Deadspin: "Justin Timberlake Opened The Ryder Cup By Reading A *&^%$ Poem About Golf"
/Deadspin was a little harsh. Though after reading the selection at PoemHunter.com, one does have to wonder who stumbled on this and thought, "Oh this'll make for a great opening to the Ryder Cup ceremony!" With JT reading it, we'll grow the game!
Thankfully, it features none of the metaphor-for-life stuff some of us find annoying. It's just one steady stream of golf-is-a-metaphor-for-life cliches!
A friendship can be forged for a lifetime as you talk, laugh and joke with others while sharing this crazy bond with a ball and clubs. Sportsmanship is exemplified at a level above other sports ~ where self honesty still shines and gives the game dignity. It is said that you can tell much about one's character by watching how they carry themselves throughout eighteen holes ~ because golf is so much like life ~ full of adversity and 'rub of the greens'. No matter how bad your round was, you keep coming back to give it another go ~ the same way you pick yourself up off of the floor when life's random hurts come your way.
And Why?
We don't need to know.
