Because you know how much I love the FedEx Cup, I feel it’s my duty to report that Geoff Ogilvy and Ryan Palmer are leading the FedEx Cup with 500 points. I can hardly wait for the playoffs.
Speaking of playoffs, the FedEx Cup won’t be breaking for the Ryder Cup this year, instead they’re delaying the Ryder Cup until October 1st. You think the weather is unpredictable in Scotland in July, wait until you catch the weather in Newport, Wales in October.
Oh, well. We’ll always have Sony Open and Waialae in January. If you missed Geoff Ogilvy last week he headed home for the birth of his third child. Geoff said he expects to play in the Accenture Match Play Championship in late February, but that’s another story.
As I was perusing the field of last week’s Sony Open, it occurred to me that there are more Boo’s, Bubba’s and Bo’s than Sam’s in the field. There’s also a Chad, Charlie and Chez, but only one Bob, one Billy and one Bill. I saw a Kaname, Daisuke, Ryuichi, Retief and ViJay, four John’s and one Jonathan, but no Sam’s.
Just for the record, who names a kid Briny, Brian, Blake, Brendon, Brenden, Brett, or Bryce when they could have named him Sam? And what about Y. E., W. C., D. A., D. J., T. J. and K. J.; Those aren’t even really names, are they?
At least Shigeki, Fredrik, Jesper and Henrik have an excuse; they’re all from who knows where, but Bubba is an American. Why didn’t his daddy just call him Hick?
I’m telling you, if we don’t do something fast the PGA field is going to start sounding like As The World Turns, which reminds me that Parker, Lucas, Brad, Ryan, Harrison, Tadd, and Derek will all be playing this week. And don’t forget Alex, Roland, Garth, Rory, Jason, Dean and Shane.
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, and where are all the manly names like Sam?
In Indonesia all male first children have the same name, as do all second male children and so on and so forth. In other words, if you’re a first child your name is Tom the same as your next-door neighbor’s first male child. Granted, this caused a bit of a problem when they are calling roll at school, but it’s all worth it because they have no Parkers, or Tadds, or Chezs do deal with.
Perhaps the American Indians have the best idea naming a child after the first thing they see, like Sitting Bull, Running Deer, Tall Tree or Dances With Wolves, but then again having the first name Sitting, Running, Tall or Dances is not all that appealing. But I digress.
So, here’s my message to parents all over the world; let’s get back to basics. I know all of my Japanese readers who are with child may be considering naming their next male child Shigeki, but I’m asking you to reconsider and name him Sam. The same goes for you Swedes, Danes, Koreans, English and Aussies. I know there is tremendous pop-culture pressure to name your next male child Jesper, or Fredrik, or Y. E., or Monty, or Geoff, but you must fight this with all your heart.
I’m not asking for a Bubba, or a Woody, or even a Joe, just one more Sam on Tour. Is that too much to ask?
