My Year in Golf, 2016: Kevin Casey
As 2016 unwind, members of the Golfweek employee evaluate their year in golf. Up next: Kevin Casey.
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My actually very first basic year at Golfweek remains in the books, and yeah, there were some memories.
I’m going to cut finest to the chase. A particular week at Augusta National in April extended as the clear winner for my 2016.
Yes, the Masters * hint flowery music with smooth Jim Nantz voiceover *. Every golf fan dreams about being on business or residential or commercial property houses of Augusta and any who discuss they do not are phonies. I began playing golf when I was 7 and have actually in fact been yearning for that possibility for 16 years– it’s definitely appeared a range of times in between myself and my papa, likewise a devoted golf fan.
I was hoping it would happen some day, however not at 23 years of ages, and I definitely didn’t believe I would be covering among the most waited on golf rivals around the world by that age. It took area, and I’ll be completely grateful for that.
You’ve definitely explained the best location if you choose a little insight into especially what it’s like for a media member going to the Masters for the incredibly really incredibly really very first time. My extremely truly very first day at Augusta was the Sunday prior to the action, and it was an overall day.
Myself and associate Brentley Romine, likewise a first-timer at the Masters, selected to get as much as Augusta as quickly as possible for no other part than to soak whatever in. That exposed a sleep decreased night, a half-hour flight to Brentley’s home at 1 a.m. to park my car for the week, and after that an area in the traveler’s seat while he drove 6 hours through the wee early morning hours so we might reach the centers well prior to twelve midday.
It requires to have the absence of rest. We were at the Masters.
From there, the rest of the week passed rapidly absolutely, nonetheless every minute was sustaining. And I define that without even seeing the entire course!
Some other observations from a Masters newbie:
Possibly it’s simply me, nonetheless I’ve seen the trees through the screen and figured the course was rather generally limited. It stays in areas, however there are great deals of areas where it sort of look like you’re in a significant pasture.
My preferred placed on the whole Augusta service or commercial or home business or domestic residential or commercial property house was truthfully not on the 18-hole course where they play the Masters. Yes, it was a lot more great than Amen Corner. I reduced there Wednesday to have a look at out the Par-3 Contest and it’s challenging to explain how cool it is to look down at those 2 holes, surrounded by water with fans hugging every inch of quickly used land with the sun spraying down.
Anyways, it in reality took me a very long time to discover them, in the beginning going to concessions (since that’s where the beer is) however no dice. Not specifically existing shot-by-shot as Spieth shockingly lost the Masters, however I truthfully took pleasure in doing this simply as much. Whatever you’re doing on the centers on Masters Sunday at Augusta National, you’re on the centers at Augusta National on Masters Sunday.
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The Masters experience was most remarkable, however there was certainly more to my year. I went to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., for 2 weeks which was a blast.
When it stresses the real action, I do not require to state extreme on either last, thought of that if you focused, they were both wonderful. The Oregon males’s win had the cooler environment, I believe, simply due to the truth that there was your home crowd there gradually cheering on and hurrying the green at the end. Washington women’s achievement was more surreal, thinking about the marvel hole-outs the Huskies handled to win all of it.
And this is how the match ended: UCLA’s Bronte Law, the finest gamer in college golf, holes a putt to win a critical point and screams in overall satisfaction. Essentially 30 seconds in the future about 100 backyards away, Washington freshman Sarah Rhee containers a greenside bunker shot to essentially seal the Huskies win and move them to the finals.
There were lots of others I went to this year that I was thrilled in cover and entirely pleased in. It was an extraordinary year when I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016. When 2017 hits, I believe we made wonderful strides at Golfweek.com this year and will make even more rapidly.
I began playing golf when I was 7 and have in truth actually been yearning for that possibility for 16 years– it’s definitely appeared sometimes in between myself and my daddy, likewise a passionate golf player.
There were numerous others I went to this year that I mored than pleased to cover and completely happy in. When I went on the street and even when I didn’t in 2016, it was a fantastic year.
I began playing golf when I was 7 and have actually truly been yearning for that possibility for 16 years– it’s definitely appeared a series of times in between myself and my father, likewise a devoted golf fan.
It was an excellent year when I went on the street and even when I didn’t in 2016. It was an amazing year when I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016.
It was a remarkable year when I went on the roadway and even when I didn’t in 2016. When I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016, it was a terrific year.
It was an excellent year when I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016. It was an extraordinary year when I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016.
When I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016, it was a remarkable year. It was an extraordinary year when I went on the roadway and even when I didn’t in 2016. When I went on the street and even when I didn’t in 2016, it was an impressive year. It was an excellent year when I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016. It was an extraordinary year when I went on the highway and even when I didn’t in 2016.