It’s been quite the life. I’ve survived World War II, a different brand of conflict in the form of player coups and unplayable greens on more than one occasion.
Picture this Australian Open field next year: Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler, among a host of other international stars inside the world’s Top-50 rankings.