WRITING AT HIS BLOG (and also having the piece appear at GolfChannel.com), Phil Blackmar, 60, makes a compelling case for the journeyman on the PGA Tour. Blackmar, who is 6 feet 7 inches, played 15 years on the PGA Tour and picked up three victories. He also won once on the Champions Tour.
Blackmar first quotes Teddy Roosevelt: "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood."
Blackmar then writes:
It's really hard to get to the tour, and even if you're lucky enough to earn a ticket to the show, the line of players trying to take that ticket away from you and use it for themselves is seemingly endless.