“There are four types of men in the world: lovers, opportunists, lookers-on and imbeciles,” wrote the 19th-century French philosopher Hippolyte Taine. “The happiest are the imbeciles.” All are well represented in the chaos prevailing in men’s professional golf. The…
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ThePGAToursignattheMemorialTournamentatMuirfieldVillageGolfClub.(AdamCairns/ColumbusDispatch)“Therearefourtypesofmenintheworld:lovers,opportunists,lookers-onandimbeciles,”wrotethe19th-centuryFrenchphilosopherHippolyteTaine.“Thehappiestaretheimbeciles.”Allarewellrepresentedinthechaosprevailinginmen’sprofessionalgolf.
Theimbeciles—usuallymoreiratethanhappy—canbefoundinthedrool-speckledranksofLIVGolf’ssocialmediatrolls,butnotexclusively.HowelsetoexplainadecisiontoholdthemostrecentmeetingbetweenthePGATourandtheSaudiArabianPublicInvestmentFundinNewYorkCityonSeptember11?PIFgovernorYasirAl-Rumayyanwasn’tpresent,andsodidn’tfacethefraughtquestionofwhethertoattendthe9/11memorialceremonythathisgovernmentcontributedsomuchtobringingabou
