
Well, the Masters is gone, and it must be said that regardless of what you thought about Tiger's 3 million buck appearance fee it would be hard to argue that he didn't bring value for money.
Record crowds, great TV ratings, a boon for Victorian tourism and a lot of people talking about golf once again. What the lasting effect of it is we will have to wait and see, but he has given things a shot in the arm and one badly needed.
This months article is a story about the fine line that separates success from failure in professional golf, and the tightrope that many people walk in trying to cement a future in an extremely competitive field of endeavour.
It is mainly about a talented guy named Stuart Bouvier, but in reality I could have substituted any number of outstanding players who are out there grinding away trying to take their game to the next level in the face of insurmountable odds.