The Battle for the Green Jacket in Kingston...
History of the Green Jacket:
The Augusta National Invitational Tournament is the most sought after, highly respected, and most challenging tournament of the year. Also known as the Masters in reference to the masters of golf who participate in the tournament is just around the corner taking place on Nov 12th. A brief history, the Augusta National Golf Club itself opened in 1932, and it was not until 1939 when the first Masters tournament took place. Over the years, the game grew traction, known as the most challenging tournament of the tour. Some of the greatest names in golf have had the honour of winning the masters, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods. To win the Masters, you have to be the best of the best taking home the iconic green jacket, your name carved into the trophy, oh and a payout of around 11 million dollars! Last year, arguably the most memorable Masters to date was won by no other than tiger woods. It had been 11 years since his last victory at Augusta, and many speculated that he was done with golf before he silenced the disbelievers in classic Tiger fashion. DeChambeau is favoured to win the tournament after his performance at the US Open this year at Winged Foot. The beautiful thing about the Masters is that it is anyone's game. DeChambeau may be favoured to win, but whoever shows up next Thursday with their A-game has the opportunity to claim the green jacket as their own.
History in the Making:
This Saturday however, an even more highly anticipated event will be taking place. Yes, the first-ever Kingston Masters, which will be held at the Prestigious Amherstview Golf club. Forget Augusta; this course is home to some of Ontario's narrowest fairways, slanted greens, and geese poop-filled ponds. It will be the battle of the slices with Aidan and Stew going head to head. How many balls will be lost? How many clubs will be sacrificed? Who will be able to hold their 30 handicap game together the longest? These questions will be answered this Saturday afternoon at the first-ever Amherstview Invitational.
Friends off the Course! Enemies On!
Player descriptions:
Aidan Alderson or more commonly known as Dersy is known as the tallest player ever to participate in the Amherstview Invitational. Coming in at a whopping 9’7 feet tall, rumour has it he had to get his junior clubs made by the same people who make Shaquile Oneil’s basketball shoes. Considering Dersy only started playing golf about a year ago, he can actually put up a decent score card every now and then with the help of his foot. Make sure you guys are keeping track of strokes cause this guy will shave em quicker then he moves the ball when no one is looking. I'm just kidding, Dersy is an honourable 125 and over golfer and prides himself on not falling into scumbag golf. My closest PGA comparison would be John Dailey and I'm not talking about John's golf game. No I am referencing John’s time spent in the club house crushing double Arnold Palmers like it's his job then hitting the range, that is Dersy. He prefers to play a safe game hitting his irons of every tee box no matter the distance which will often still backfire on him. I think his biggest challenge will be keeping up with range off the tee, composure after bad shots, and restraining himself from cold beverages. Don't let his hunched stance fool you though, this man is consistent and competitive as they come and will put up a strong battle this Saturday afternoon.
Alex Stewart, the man, the myth, the 40 seconds of meditation legend. Seriously though, I have honestly never seen anyone in the history of golf take so long to prepare themselves to hit the ball. If you end up playing behind us on Saturday, I am sorry, but play through because there’s no way we finish before dark. All jokes aside, when Stew does not get so frustrated that he throws his club at the geese in the pond, he can actually hit the ball quite nicely. Stew is a right-handed golfer with a player comparison to Jack Nicklaus, but I do not mean in his prime; I mean now at the age of 80 years old. Although Aidan has the height advantage, don’t be fooled because when Stew connects with the ball, he can drive it far as hell! If Stew wants to win, he will need to hole out every shot on Saturday because if he is outside 15 yards, it’s a minimum 3 putt on the green. Be on the lookout for Stews long puts, though, because he always seems to put the first putt close, but his kryptonite is those 3 footers, which he can’t putt to save his life. If you’re a person of odds, let’s set his score over-under at 94.5 strokes. If the sun is shining, Stew has the game of his life and gets 3 hole in ones, I could still see Stew hitting the over.