There was a time when I could only groan when forced to watch sports on television. Since we had just one tv until I was a teenager I became resigned to watching one sporting event or another every weekend.
Depending on the season, Daddy had the old black and white RCA tuned to either football, baseball, basketball, or golf. I didn’t mind football as long as I could watch the Dallas Cowboys play, and back in the day the networks showed the bands performing during halftime.
Basketball was okay, as well, but baseball and golf were both good reasons to go outside and play. Occasionally, though, it was just too hot to spend time outdoors under the brutal Texas summer sun, and I’d end up watching the televised snooze fests with Daddy.
By far the worst was golf. The matches droned on and on while the announcers spoke in hushed voices that invited a good nap. I could read an entire book, put together a 750 piece jigsaw puzzle, and start another book in the course of a tournament. I’m sure my sighs conveyed my utter boredom and disgust, but Daddy couldn’t be coerced into switching to another program.
I learned who Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino were:
So imagine my surprise when I grew to enjoy watching golf on tv. Studly Doright and I spent most of this past weekend watching the U.S. Open, and I was as glued to the coverage as he was. It helps that our big screen television has vibrant color and surround sound making the experience much more satisfying than it was on the old black and white set.
Best of all I learned to enjoy watching the tournaments with my Dad before he passed away, and my years of forced watching with him gave me a knowledge of golf’s history that Studly is lacking. I rub his nose in my superiority occasionally, but mostly I just snuggle next to him on the sofa and we give the golfers tips on reading the greens. Sometimes they listen.
Congrats to Brooks Koepka for his back to back U.S. Open wins. He listened.
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
So pleased you can share this. Fortunately for our marriage, I am not bothered about the football World Cup 🙂
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The great thing about watching golf on TV is you can take a short nap, wake up and not really miss too much! I love it!
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Exactly so!
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My ex-wife wasn’t much of a sports fan at all, but for some reason she really took to Tiger Woods back in the early 2000’s when he was unstoppable. My shock at her wanting to watch a sporting match — golf no less — was pretty strong. So we watched together every match of his for a couple of years until eventually she got bored with it. Those are good memories if for nothing else the history Tiger made.
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He’s good for the game.
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