From Ledyard to Massachusetts to see a Legend

There were no cameras allowed so you won't find any photos here of my visit to the Deutsche Bank Championship Golf Tournament in Massachusetts. There is no question that the view from my couch at home, especially with HDTV, is much better.  But I was there to see Tiger Woods.  I was lucky to be able to get within feet of him as he conveniently lined up a putt near the spot I had planted myself on the 14th hole. I was able to stare awhile as he sat even closer waiting for Phil to finish.  I even got a pretty good look at Frank, his head cover.  Cute guy.  Both of them actually.  You always knew where Tiger was on the course as a giant amoeba of people followed him and lined up from tee box to green. I joined the amoeba most of the day.

It was supposed to be cool with a chance of rain.  It didn't rain and it certainly wasn't cool with bright sun and temperatures in the upper 80's.  It really isn't a fan friendly course like River Highlands in Hartford. There are few bleachers and finding water to buy at $3.50 a bottle took some effort. The fans didn't seem to mind and it was a typical polite golf crowd.  Even those that drank a few too many beers were kind in their comments except for a few hecklers of Sergio Garcia who makes that easy.  I met some really nice people including two women who left their husbands at home. They were there to see Tiger Woods. 

He played with Phil and VJ but in the end the kids were there to see Tiger, too. Plenty of them missed school yesterday for that privilege.  One of my favorite moments from the tournament came in the shuttle bus on the way back to the parking lot.  A boy, I'd guess to be about 8, looked up at his dad and said "This was the very best day." 

I felt the same way.