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Startling Golf Mysteries For E:60 to Investigate

Apr 23, 2008, 4:11 PM UTC

Jon Show is a writer for SportsBusiness Journal. Occasionally, he stops by TSB because we know nothing of his favorite sport: golf.

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â†µSince ESPN’s “E:60” is getting into the business of revealing athlete cover-ups, there are a few things I want investigated in golf.â†µ

â†µâ†µThe finances of Miguel Angel Jimenez. One of his former pro-am partners tells a story about asking Jimenez why he doesn’t play more in the United States. His response: “I do not need. I have many monies.” Nicknamed The Mechanic, because he looks like a mechanic. Although the media guide says he “has a preference for driving, rather than repairing, high performance vehicles, especially his red Ferrari.” Of course he does.â†µ

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â†µâ†µThe cowboy hat of Shingo Katayama. There’s a sushi place in Charlotte where the botox-injected owner wears a cowboy hat and low cut shirts, while encouraging everyone to do sake bombs. Her trademark: She lifts her hands over her head, shakes around, and yells “Sushi gone WILD, sushi gone WILD.” My point is that no professional athlete should wear the same head gear as the people at my sushi bar.â†µ

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â†µThe accent of Trevor Immelman. I’ve seen the movie Blood Diamond a fewâ†µtoo many times, but as far as I’m concerned, if you don’t sprinkle theâ†µword “bru” (South African for “dude” or “bro”) into every otherâ†µsentence I don’t believe you’re South African. I use it and I can’tâ†µeven locate South Africa on a map.â†µ

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â†µâ†µThe hairline of Arnold Palmer. The 78-year-old has sported the same amount of hair since 1950. He is golf’s version of John C. McGinley, the actor from Scrubs and Office Space. McGinley somehow thinks no one will notice if he just keeps adding hair. He’s gone from Phil Collins to Carrot Top in the span of five years. â†µ

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