UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. –– Lee Janzen was playing alongside his Champions Tour brethren in one of those over-50 majors last week outside Boston, and many stopped to tip their caps at his accomplishment of marching through a 36-hole qualifier in Purchase, N.Y., at age 50, to get back to a championship that is quite close to his heart.
Of course, there were a few skeptics, too, asking the question that Janzen refuses to ask himself: “Like, why would I try and qualify for an 8,000-yard golf course (Chambers Bay), because I’m playing with old guys now?” he says with a smile.