Mr. Nice Guy?
We all believe that Kuchar is Mr. Nice Guy but I recently heard a story about him that suggests otherwise. This story comes from a very good source but it is second hand.
This year there was a tournament in which one round was played at Cypress Point. Matt went to play his practice round. Before the round he heads into the pro shop and asks for a yardage book. The head pro was behind the counter and says something like this, "Hi Matt, we don't have those fancy yardage books you guys get on tour for free. All we have are these ones, which provide good information but are mainly for the guests that play our club." Matt says ok, I will take one. The head pro says they cost $20 bucks. This is when Matt shows his true colors: "TWENTY BUCKS" wha, wha, wha, I'm matt kuchar do I really have to pay for this. HP: Yes Matt, very sorry. So the kuch throws a wadded up twenty on the counter and walks out shaking his head. What a Prick. This is when somebody like Phil Michelson would break out a grand ($1000) and say: "here man, take care of your staff." It gets worse.
Five hours go by and the kuch comes back in the shop. He takes out the yardage book, now with folded up corners and an overall used appearance, and says: "Dude, this thing sucks, give me back my twenty bucks." The head pro, with a shake of his head, pulls out his own wallet and gives him a twenty.
Maybe the kuch was having a bad day. I believe that when a person is under stress there true colors fly. That was opportunity for the kuch to stay off the radar and just shut the hell up.
When I am up there for the California State Am next month I have a 50% chance of playing Cypress Point. Please, please, please, please...make it happen. If I get in there I am going to the head pro to get the skinny on this story and will report the news when I return.
Do you have any dirt on our beloved tour pros?
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