When we think about beating the odds, we usually think about stuff that we could easily hurdle and conquer. For most of us weekend golfers, that might include a golf ball neatly dropped into a gopher hole just off the fairway or a pack of geese trampling your golf ball on an otherwise-smooth green. We usually don’t think of the stuff that requires a little extra boost of energy and internal strength.
Hideki Matsuyama wasn’t facing those types of odds on his way to winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship this past week.
Prior to the major golf event, Matsuyama, his caddie, and his coach were all robbed at a London airport. Oddly enough, this resulted in both Matsuyma’s caddie and coach losing their passports and being forced to return to Japan to have them reissued to them.
Matsuyama was headed to Memphis on his own. Neither his regular caddie or long-term coach would be there with him.
And what does he do?
He wins that golf tournament with his caddie or coach. He won the tournament by making a birdie on each of the 2 final holes of the tournament. After having recently won the bronze medal in Olympic golf in Paris, Matsuyama looks like he is in full swing again. At this rate, I can’t wait to see what else a player like Matsuyama can do in the future.
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