Like many in the world of golf, Notah Begay III would love nothing more than to be in Augusta this week analyzing the Masters. But instead his focus is on a much more serious topic as a pandemic ravages the country and especially targets Native Americans.
Begay is half Navajo and 100 percent Native American. Speaking on a media conference call alongside other Golf Channel hosts and analysts, he answered questions about the current suspended state of the game and projected how the rest of the 2020 season might play out. But before diving into questions, the 47-year-old tearfully summarized the toll that coronavirus is taking on the Native American community, and specifically the Navajo Nation.