Road Rage in the Scoring Tent
Fleck gave Bolt a hard shove and said, “Do you want to finish what we started in Australia?” There’s truth to the adage that you can learn a lot about a person’s character during a round of golf. To that I would add that if you really want to learn about a tour player’s personality, spend about five minutes in the 18th-hole scoring area after the round. ▶ Some players behave like princes, regardless of their score. Good examples: Ben Crenshaw and Nick Price. On the other hand, Ben’s college teammate, Tom Kite, would fall into what I coined The 67-76 Club. All smiles and compliments after a 67, but a steady stream of criticism—usually about the course setup, sometimes about the guy he was playing with—after a 76. ▶ I…