The sport of golf means different things to different people.
Some love the game because of connections that they established with it. Someone they love or hold dearly introduced them to the world and they never want to leave. For others golf is a networking mechanism. You get out on the course, you have time with someone, you broker a deal. Tale as old as time.
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I’ve heard Taylor Twellman say throughout his coverage of professional soccer that golf saved his life. This is a big statement and I was curious what he mant by that. In discussing his preparation for the American Century Championship with him I finally had the opportunity to ask.
For Twellman it is obvious that golf checks all of those boxes. He has sentimental connections to it and experiences through family, but golf is his outlet. Golf is his space. Simply put, golf is his. He can be whoever he needs to be when he is out getting a round in.
Taylor will be among those getting in a round at Edgewood Tahoe from July 8th through 12 later this summer at the American Century Championship. This is one of the best events in golf at large and really personifies the spirit that golf has provided Taylor on a number of levels: competitiveness, fun, friendship, and more.
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Competitiveness certainly rings true and to that point I had to ask Taylor who he thinks will win the ACC this year. He noted that Mardy Fish and Joe Pavelski are players to watch out for, but that John Smoltz and Steph Curry are all players who he is chasing.
Whoever winds up winning the event is certainly going to be a good time and be filled with people who are approaching it the right way like Taylor. That’s what matters most.
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