I sat across the aisle from a certain UConn coach on an airplane and this individual couldn't have been more arrogant. Talking very loudly on a cellphone during the entire boarding process and when it was time to taxi they were asked multiple times to turn off the phone. The first two requests were ignored completely. The third request resulted in the flight attendant being shooed away with their hand. One of those people for whom the rules don't apply because they're too important. Remained obnoxious when in the air. Very disappointing.
On the positive side, I caddied for a friend in the pro-am at Colonial. The pros have to participate in a certain number of these each year and they probably dread having to do it. I get that and at the banquet the night before we heard many horror stories from past participants about how dismissive or outright rude their pro was to them. Well, we got put with Dustin Johnson and he was really cool (as was his caddie/brother Austin). Some holes he walked up the fairway away from the group but on others if you happened to be alongside him he would go through his thought process for playing the hole: where he wants to hit his tee shot so that he is left with such and such a club, etc...He knew when one of the amateurs had a putt that mattered and he would come over, unsolicited, take the player's putter and read the green and line up the putt for them. During a back-up on a par 3 he took time take pictures, sign balls, sign flags.... His easygoing demeanor never changes. I know he's done some less than wonderful things in life but this was a very good experience.
On the positive side, I caddied for a friend in the pro-am at Colonial. The pros have to participate in a certain number of these each year and they probably dread having to do it. I get that and at the banquet the night before we heard many horror stories from past participants about how dismissive or outright rude their pro was to them. Well, we got put with Dustin Johnson and he was really cool (as was his caddie/brother Austin). Some holes he walked up the fairway away from the group but on others if you happened to be alongside him he would go through his thought process for playing the hole: where he wants to hit his tee shot so that he is left with such and such a club, etc...He knew when one of the amateurs had a putt that mattered and he would come over, unsolicited, take the player's putter and read the green and line up the putt for them. During a back-up on a par 3 he took time take pictures, sign balls, sign flags.... His easygoing demeanor never changes. I know he's done some less than wonderful things in life but this was a very good experience.
