You gotta be made of stern stuff if you’re playing October golf in Canada. There’s the numb hands, the frost delays and, worst of all, the chance you might miss puck drop if things run a little behind schedule. Apparently you also have to keep your head on a swivel for bears, which might be stretching their legs one last time before hibernation by chasing a coyote all around the course while you’re trying to stick one close for a birdie opp. No, really.
Just your normal Canadien golf conditions you have to deal with on the regular pic.twitter.com/fhgsOO7pDi
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) October 22, 2023
You’re going to have to ask Doug how you’re supposed to chip with that going on, because even Golf Digest Schools’ best instructors are stumped. Seriously, Tiger would have like five majors if he had to play in front of this instead a bunch of drunk bankers. Yet somehow, this crazy Canuck appears completely unfazed. He’s totally locked in. The only change to his pre-shot routine is a couple extra waggles while he waits for the fairway to clear. Crazy respect to this dude. A titan of the mental game.
As for the bear and the coyote, we hope they settled their difference amicably. We don’t care if one of them took a sketchy drop. We don’t care who hit into who. We’ve seen enough golf fights already this year. Shake paws and be done with it, fellas. 2024 is about peace not war.
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
