ST. Andrews, Scotland-Time produces the deepest emotions in life. Looking back on nostalgia. I look forward to having hope. The time-based experience of moving along this spectrum is overwhelming, depending on how much life has lived and how much continues.
Without time, the experience of our world will be inexperienced and empty. Due to time constraints, it is deeply rooted. Time fertilizes our experience and lasts until it becomes part of our being human, not the moment it happens.
Time is extraordinary and at the same time mysterious.
The 2017 Champion Golfer of the Year Jordan Spieth said on Tuesday how many open championships have been played throughout history is not so important to him, at least in relation to his play this year.
“It’s very exciting,” said Spieth of the 150th British Open Championship in St Andrews. “If it was the 100th time [or] 143 days … nothing changes at the golf course. “
but should not do Whether the open is the 26th, 78th, or 123rd edition is important to the player. To do Context is important because it gives an overview of our lives. Opening is important for a thousand reasons, but most importantly, it’s the oldest of the world’s most important golf tournaments. Its first edition was performed in 1860, and the first trip to St Andrews took place in 1873.
“Obviously, it’s the home of golf.It’s a spiritual house, “says Rory McIlroy. I told CBS Sports last week.. “It just feels different. You can’t help but think of the people who were standing on the first tee next to the R & A clubhouse and playing there 150 or 200 years ago. It’s special. That’s not the case. “
When the United States consisted of only 37 states and the Civil War was only eight years ago, people were teeing off at the same location in the same North Sea.They teeed off there for 11 different tournaments Previous World war Me.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 150 years since we played this tournament,” said Tiger Woods. “And it’s an incredible history, the champion who won here. As I said, it’s hard to believe it’s more historic. [this year], But that’s really the case. It’s like that. This feels like the biggest British Open ever. ”
150 is any number, just like any other anniversary. It’s round and graphic designers can easily shape it into a flashy logo for sale by the marketing team. But this sport also reminds us of why golf is so special. Its roots are deeper than any other sport. And it came during the year when the sport didn’t need that reminder anymore.
“The history of the game is certainly something I keep in mind,” Woods said. “I think understanding the evolution of our game is a very important part for those who had to struggle to get into clubhouses and golf courses, especially for me.
“So I understand it from another historical perspective, but you can see this game, how it was developed, and allow us to play at these events. We must thank everything about the people who paved the way. The energy behind it.
“There are many great champions, like yesterday, for example. [at the Celebration of Champions] Hopefully some of these kids watching at home had the opportunity to thank it for seeing them playing there as it was there. I saw Bob Charles with 18 hits. I think he won in 63 years or something like that. God, being able to see directly alive was very special. I hope the children will appreciate it. ”
Ancient artifacts are amazing, especially when they endure the challenges of time. And what makes it better in golf than in St Andrews’ old course? Yes, R & A needed to extend this track to other St Andrews courses to compete with modern games. And yes, the score may be ridiculous this week. But what other courses have achieved it so far?
“This is probably the most strategic golf course in the world, but it was still beaten by sheep,” said Nick Faldo, six major winners at St Andrews and 1990 champion golfer of the year. increase.
The old course also has a unique connection with golf fans. Ordinary fans like us can’t practice batting at Fenway Park, run routes at Lambo Field, or play 5-5 at Allenfield House. It will never happen. It’s rare in golf, especially American golf. Most fans don’t have the opportunity to play the course they are watching on TV.
But is it an old course? You can play it. You can avoid bunkers like Tiger, make 18th putts like Seve Ballesteros, or make putts from the green like Constantina Rocka.
St Andrews is just magic as you can imagine. People tote golf clubs around the town all night. Bars and restaurants are like glorious storage spaces for clubs of all kinds. Keegan Bradley may cross the street, cross the Spieth at the gym, or come across a golf power broker. I’ve seen all of these on TV.
It is the smallest and largest city in sports.
It is also a place where everyone gathers to remember and project. This week’s Old Course romantically reminds me of everything I’ve seen here and wonders what LIV Golf will do for the future of sport. A manifestation of the passage of time.
“We are honored to announce the Champion Golfer of the Year on the 150th stage of this amazing championship on Sunday night,” said Martin Slumbers, CEO of R & A, looking forward to this week’s highlights. “The player will have his name inscribed in the history of Claret Jug, and what’s more special?
“With that in mind, enjoy the openness as much as we can. It will be an opportunity to talk to your children and your grandchildren for years to come.”
These events are just a moment. It’s been about 8,000 weeks since St Andrews hosted the first open championship. The opening of this course has been played in only 0.37% of the week since then. The other is St Andrews, which will not be played for at least another five years. Rory McIlroy is nearly 40 years old. Phil Mickelson inching towards 60. Time will accumulate more layers.
As time goes by, we appreciate what is around us. This is true both internally and externally. As we grow older, we become more thankful for people, places we visit and what we can see in our lives. Similarly, as external entities get older, they become more mysterious. People may be fascinated by the splendor of modern skyscrapers, but the 12th-century castles scattered throughout Scotland create dreams.
What’s happening this week on the Old Course in St Andrews can’t be designed or manufactured. You can’t spend enough money on another event to match what’s happening in this open. You can’t buy time. It’s a refreshing reality in the world of golf, where everyone seems to pay for everything.
So 150 is just a number, but much more. At dusk on Sunday evening, 155 golfers have to wait at least five years for an old rip and kiss a jug that is about as old as the tournament itself.
And if you glance at the name and year that the 2022 champion Golfer of the Year is adorning the best trophy in the sport, there’s no doubt that something will crack and spill inside him.
Time produces the deepest emotions of life, and this open is nothing if it doesn’t remind us of time.
