Jon Rahm and the history of golf (“Too few pay mind to game’s history,” July 21, GGP)? Please. He gave up any connection with golf history when he sold out to the Saudis. Oh, he said he didn’t need the money as he had enough to obtain anything he or his family would ever want until they offered him more and then he took it. The history of the game is not important to Rahm. The money was. I think he still has some thoughts about going to LIV Golf but he can’t do anything about it. Or maybe he can. Rahm could be the first superstar to denounce LIV for what it is, quit playing in that farce of a league and work a deal to return to the PGA Tour. That may be historic.
Art Williams
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Fascinating, beautifully written article about Peter Thomson (“Divot: Major champ, moonlight scribe,” July 21, GGP). It was particularly interesting that he once worked in his native Australia for Spalding, a company whose American headquarters was located in our former neck of the woods in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Another Spalding ball designer, Bob Molitor, was a member of our former club, the Orchards, a magnificent Donald Ross layout in South Hadley, Massachusetts, that hosted the 2004 U.S. Women’s Open.
Also, it is a small world where lives intersect. We stayed in the Peter Thomson room at the Rusacks St Andrews hotel on the 18th hole of the Old Course the first time that I played it.
Peter MacKenzie
Venice, Florida
Golf is all about redemption and second chances, as we know.
Your article (“Max Faulkner and his Portrush magic,” July 14, GGP) brought back a memory from viewing a Senior Open Championship at Royal Portrush, and, after doing some research this morning, the memory appears to be accurate.
Credit belongs to the director of the television broadcast. Brian Barnes was leading, on the 18th green, and had an approach putt he needed to lag near the hole to assure his win. He did so, and as the ball settled the director cut to a shot of his father-in-law, Max Faulkner, behind the 18th green. Max turned to the person to his right, smiled in approval, and nodded his head in what had to be absolute, unbridled joy.
Maybe somebody can find a clip of that moment and show it. It’s always special to see how family reacts when one makes good on a second chance.
Mark Scarborough
Meridian, Mississippi
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