Thursday
Sep282006
"the fact that he gave that ball to me..."
Get your tissues out, Peter Kostis offers this emotional heart tugger of an anecdote to remind us that he's teaching one of the best players in the world.
I've been Paul Casey's coach five years, so when he made that ace on 14 yesterday—well, let's just say it was something special. A walk-off hole-in-one at the Ryder Cup—just the fifth in event history—to win your match! I was following Paul's foursomes match. When we reached the 14th, Paul's girlfriend Jocelyn turned to me and said, "This shot is right up his alley." It's like she knew. He didn't even see the ball go in, due to the topography.
Or the lousy shaping work. Eh, just a thought...
When he watched his swing on the Jumbotron, he could read the lips of about 5,000 people saying, "Get in the hole!" Then he gave me the ball—an amazing gesture. He said something very personal which I'd rather not share, but the fact that he gave that ball to me, of all the people he could have handed it to, shows the kind of kid he is.
My NSA sources picked up Casey's comments to Kostis and passed them along: "Peter, since I couldn't get you a room here at the K Club, maybe you can sell this on Ebay to recoup some cash to pay for that lousy $500-a-night hotel room in Kildare."
Reader Comments (6)
But I am confused; was it Kostis' swing coaching, or "fitness" deserves the credit in the case of Casey...
Uh, Kool-Aid drinkers? What's that all about?
Either way, my point was a rhetorical one about our fitness-friend Peter Kostis. I will of course sleep better at night if I know that Peter's house will remain all-Acushnet, all the time.
And while I may drink deep of the Kool Aid, you'll not get my Titleist irons or my Vokeys until you pry them from my cold, dead (but newly fit in the age of Tiger!) hands...
Why do I get the feeling that Kostis was pleased with the European win? I wonder if he and Tiger exchanged pleasantries?