Greetings Golfers,

“And the pursuit of Happiness”.

We all know the phrase from the Declaration of Independence (yes – happiness is capitalized).

The pursuit. The pursuit of money, power, fame, the perfect golf swing, the perfect martini … or the pursuit of the great, white whale.

What am I babbling about? Well, Tiger Woods is a pursuer.

After he’d torn-up the PGA TOUR as a young man, he left his coach Butch Harmon in pursuit of the perfect golf swing. Winning wasn’t enough – even winning Majors.

Was his pursuit of the perfect swing the reason why he didn’t win a Major after the age of 32? (I’m not going to go into his other “pursuits”).

I believe his comeback reflects his new pursuit of being a controlled shotmaker. Last week at the Masters, he was #1 in Greens in Regulation. The former  Tiger tried to overpower the golf course and back it up with making every putt he looked at.

However, at August National, the new Tiger was in control of his shots … and his strategy was that of an old pro … wisdom has come to Mr. Woods.

Back to the pursuit of happiness. Tiger finally looks happy. His demeanor on the course has completely changed. And his interviews aren’t robotic and hostile anymore.

If you didn’t love the happening on #18 green on Sunday you aren’t human. His reaction, his kids, his mom, the fans … the whole scene was spine-tingling/goose-bumping/tear-jerking.

We all love the triumph of the human spirit. Maybe that’s at the root of the “pursuit of Happiness”.

Cheers,

Tom Abts
GM/Head PGA Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com

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