I am a massive football fan. So much so, that if you look closely at the photo on the left, you will see a Seattle Seahawk head cover on my driver. That is my devotion to the team I follow, and a carefully crafted plan to make sure that my clubs stay in my bag.
*Side note*
Did you know that if you use the company head cover that you got with your golf club, you are not just advertising for that company, but are pretty much waving a sign over your driver or fairway wood exclaiming "STEAL ME!!!" If you are not into generic head covers yet, it is only a matter of time before you find your prized possession missing from your bag.
I digress. I hate the off season for football. It feels like forever between the Super Bowl and the first day of training camp. That length of time can drive me insane sometimes. But it is that length of time that might just make me a rabid fan. If there were 3 games a week and the off season was 2 months or shorter, would I still be as big of a fan? Would the "urgency" of every game still be palpable? I don't know.
Take this to the world of golf. I think the off season for golf is way too short. First off, it pretty much trivializes the first and last 5 or so tournaments of every year. If the PGA tour were to give these guys 4 months off, it would condense the season to the point that, I have to think, we would be so much more excited about these "low ratings" periods.
The other thing it would do is force the top tier players to play more often. With less tournaments on the schedule, we would see them play more often to achieve season-long goals like the money title or Ryder Cup points. I can't imagine how cool it would be to see Tiger, Phil, Jim, Vijay, Paddy, Sergio, and other big names tee it up against each other more and more.
An off season for golf? Is that such a bad idea?
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