Gulbis Is Back
The Natalie Gulbis reality show is back on the the Golf Channel for its second season, and she’s picked up from she left off last year. It’s an interesting show, but quite frankly, no more interesting than John Daly’s reality show, but we all know why Gulbis is back on the air. I can’t blame her for wanting to get more media exposure, as it all translates to more financial freedom at the end of the day, but she’s also a very talented golfer and I can’t help but think this takes away from her focus.
Her father is back as well, and it’s no secret that he really manages the Gulbis empire, not unlike Michelle Wie’s father. The only difference is that Gulbis senior tends to come across as a meddling (dare I see leeching) parent that looks like he belongs on a fishing hole in some backwoods county. Okay, maybe that’s kind of rough, but I think Natalie, like Michelle Wie at some point, will realize that there are professional management people out there that are probably better suited to guide their careers.
She is certainly a knock-out, but that is what american’s look for. True, this is probably taking away from her focus a bit, but not all that much as evidenced by her win in France. Would be nice for her to win one in America, like perhaps Troon North, if that course exists, since I know of it only by the TW PGA Tour 06 in which she was the only female included amongst the many current great names of golf.