Kenny Perry has to be one of my favorite story's on the PGA Tour. When he's on the tee box addressing the ball, I know where the shot's going before it gets there. Straight at the target with a nice draw (with pretty good distance for a 47 year old...averaging 281 with the big stick).
Kenny just passed "Lefty" for PGA tour wins this year with 3...The Memorial, The Buick Open and now The John Deere Classic. One would think that with "Eldred" on the shelf for the year, Kenny may be in the conversation for the number 1 "active" player in the world.
That is until Kenny announced that he will be foregoing a trip across the pond to play in the British Open at hallowed Royal Birkdale in exchange for sucking down beer and brats at the competition diluted US Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
"I've won there (Milwaukee) before, and I've got 8 top ten finishes there", said Perry.
STELLAR!
Kenny, did it ever occur to you that your enormous success at that event might be attributed to the fact that all the talent in the professional golfing world is at some ancient track in the UK playing for this thing called the Claret Jug?
I don't know.. just a thought!
The British Open isn't the only major that Kenny is snubbing...he didn't play in the Masters or US Open this year either.
In 50 years no one is going to remember, nor will they care who won the 2008 US Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Why should they? Beating a bunch of municipal course teaching pros that got in on a sponsor's exemption isn't exactly the drama that golf fans are interested in.
However adding a Major (at the advanced age of 47) to an already impressive PGA tour career would not only be a great story next week, but one that would be remembered long after your playing days are done.
-Coop
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