Funk Can’t Let Go
Fred Funk is in a position most 50+ year-old professionals would love to be in. He lapped the field at the Champions Tour event at Turtle Bay this past weekend and won by 11 shots. The problem is (at least for the Champions Tour) is that he wants to keep playing the PGA Tour with the younger generation. And he should by all means because he’s the first 50-year-old in a while to remain competitive on the regular tour. Remember, he won th Players Championship when he was 49.
From a selfish perspective though, the Champions Tour needs him more than he needs to play the PGA Tour. Funk is a joy to watch and his attitude about treating sponsors, player partners, and fans is refreshing and something you don’t hear everyday. I know I’ve dissed the Champions Tour quite a bit, but I do see some possible good things coming the very near future, and it starts with the new crop of players coming out on the senior circuit.
First off, Nick Price will be playing his first event in a couple of weeks, and he’s adamant about coming out to win, not just show up and collect a paycheck. And you can bet that Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros will have the same attitude and fire when they show up this year. I like that because I think it’s time for the Champions Tour to lose the good-old-boys image and start portraying the professional tour that it is. And you can’t do that with cigar-chomping, cart-riding, happy-just-to-be-chasing-the-little-white-ball type of players.
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