I GOT WOODS!
There’s a strange paradigm shift occurring in Korean society. Where previously, Korean parents would proudly boast that their son or daughter was a doctor, lawyer or reluctantly an accountant the occupation of choice seems to be professional golfer.
I quickly realised at an early age that it wasn’t the sport for me when being tutored by my father on the importance of a good swing I promptly hit him in the face on the back swing. Swing lessons came to an abrupt halt. My only regret is that no one was filming it on video camera. On more than one occasion, I caught my father looking wistfully at the television as Tiger Woods hugged his father after winning yet another tournament.
Upon greeting each other for the first time Korean parents must compare their children’s achievements in order to establish their standing in the social pecking order.
Korean Parent 1 – My son is a doctor who specialises in micro heart surgery on premature babies.
Korean Parent 2 – My daughter is a professional golfer.
Korean Parent 1– You win hands down. I tried to get my kid into it but he developed the yips and couldn’t put for shit. He can perform surgery on a heart the size of a pea but can't sink a three footer. Go figure.
With the hoards of young Korean golfers invading the professional ranks it begs the question. Are we genetically predisposed to golf?
I quickly realised at an early age that it wasn’t the sport for me when being tutored by my father on the importance of a good swing I promptly hit him in the face on the back swing. Swing lessons came to an abrupt halt. My only regret is that no one was filming it on video camera. On more than one occasion, I caught my father looking wistfully at the television as Tiger Woods hugged his father after winning yet another tournament.
Upon greeting each other for the first time Korean parents must compare their children’s achievements in order to establish their standing in the social pecking order.
Korean Parent 1 – My son is a doctor who specialises in micro heart surgery on premature babies.
Korean Parent 2 – My daughter is a professional golfer.
Korean Parent 1– You win hands down. I tried to get my kid into it but he developed the yips and couldn’t put for shit. He can perform surgery on a heart the size of a pea but can't sink a three footer. Go figure.
With the hoards of young Korean golfers invading the professional ranks it begs the question. Are we genetically predisposed to golf?
posted by Hooner at 12:26 pm
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