David Toms – Some Cheese with that Whine?
David Toms was asked during a media conference call what kind of change he would make at Augusta, if he had the opportunity to have an audience with Augusta chairman Hootie Johnson. Read on:
TOMS: “….so many rules.”
Q: “What do you mean by that?”
TOMS: Well, to me it’s still a place where the players walk around on eggshells, and you know, not knowing if they are in the right place; they are worried about their cell phones being on; having to stop by the little place, the hut on the way in, to scan your ticket; to making sure you only have one parking pass and somebody else doesn’t get in there; to making sure that the wrong person doesn’t get your pass and get thrown in jail trying to sell it to somebody else; to not signing autographs in certain spots or not asking for an autograph in a certain spot; or sitting down at the table too long. It’s just one thing after another. It’s like, you know, the only place all year where the players don’t feel like they are the most important thing there. That’s the way I see it and I don’t think that I’m the single opinion on that…..”
Now, we all have rules and regulations we must follow if someone other than ourselves sign our paychecks. And given the opportunity, we would like to suggest changes to make our work environment better. No harm in that. However, I can’t help but feel Mr. Toms has a somewhat holier-than-though attitude, given his “…it’s the only place where the players don’t feel like they are the most important thing there” comment. The PGA Tour has changed dramatically in the last 20 years and it went from being appreciative you made the cut and are going to make a check, to how come my courtesy Escalade doesn’t have tinted windows? Please Mr. Toms, have some humble pie and appreciate all the good things you’ve earned by being a PGA Professional.
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Maybe the fact of the matter is that the players AREN’T the most important thing. Gasp !
Maybe the facts of the matter is that without those that come to watch, customers if you will, there’d be no sponsors to pay them all that loot and no reason to hold a tournament.
Maybe this generation of spoiled country club brats needs an attitude adjustment. Maybe a few weeks each year of having to go into a local club and kiss the members butts would be a good thing for them.
I’ve been to well over 10 PGA Tour events and the customers aren’t treated well. They have to deal with a helluva lot more rules and don’ts than the players ever thought about.
This has got me so mad I’m gonna have to do a post about it tonite…..after I go to work and treat my customers like royalty !
The pros need a dose of reality!