There’s a lot of stupidity that happens in the golf world which gets veiled under the shroud of decorum. That stupidity does not extend to the ironclad rule of shutting the hell up during someone’s backswing.
Sports dad of the year keeps kid quiet during Phil Mickelson’s backswing
Not all heroes wear capes.
During the second round of the 2017 Memorial Tournament, one heroic man taught his son that lesson.
I imagine the kid was pretty excited to be so close to a professional golfer, and attending a golf tournament lets fans get as close to touching an individual athlete as probably any other sport. But there’s a time and place for yelling on the links.
As bad as talking during a backswing can be, something perhaps even worse is the scourge of people saying anything once a golfer’s made contact.
From “mashed potatoes” ...
... to “baba booey.”
But this sports dad wasn’t letting that tomfoolery happen, either, with a muzzle on before, during, and after Mickelson’s shot.
For this display of dadding, here’s hoping Father’s Day is happy for this guy. He’s earned it.
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