Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we promise that I am, in fact, a real person. That’s right, an actual living, breathing human and not some AI-generated persona. Now, there might be some weeks where you might prefer the latter—especially if I’m talking about Costco too much—but at least you know I’m not some algorithm spitting out what it thinks you want to read. When I started writing this column nearly 11 years ago (NBD), such a thing wasn’t even imaginable, but, sadly, that’s where we are these days. I get that AI can be a tremendous tool—heck, I’m toying with an AI putter for next season—but let’s at least draw the line at writing about sports. Please. Anyway, let’s talk some golf before the machines take over everything.
Min Woo Lee: The “LET HIM COOK” is more like “HE IS COOKING” after a second win in about a month. Lee’s latest victory came at the Australian PGA
Championship, where he held off a pretty decent field for professional title No. 4.
The 25-year-old still has a way to go to catch big sister, Minjee, but he’s now up to No. 38 in the Official World Golf Ranking. And when it comes to the game’s best entertainers, he has to be unofficially ranked in the top five.
This house: We’ve seen some spectacular golf pads through the years, but this is up there with the best. An Augusta National-esque clubhouse? With a backyard golf complex? Yes, please.
Unfortunately, no one was able to take up Michael on his offer. Maybe next time. It also reminded me of the time I stumbled across a CASINO in the Amsterdam Airport. Needless to say, that did NOT end well for me. Moving on …
John Senden’s medical luck: Just a few years removed from having his son diagnosed with brain cancer, the Aussie revealed he’s been battling Parkinson’s disease
