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I remember growing up watching golf tournaments in TV with my dad and brothers and thinking that golf was so boring. The announcers whispered as they tried to build anticipation, and the crowd was forced to be quiet half of the time. As an adult, I find that more and more of my life is focused around this simple, quiet sport.

A few weeks ago, our family vacation also centered around golf. And there was lots of it!

First, there was little guy golf. We brought home a "big boy" set of golf clubs that my nephew Noah could use. Interestingly enough, Noah wanted to use the plastic putter to golf.

Then, the boys played a few holes of golf at the course my brother lives on. We snuck out on the holes and watched them play a few before sunset.

Finally, we watched the really big boys golf. The pros. We took the boys to the practice rounds for the Bridgestone Invitation at Firestone Country Club in Akron. For this first time this year, I went with them and was so impressed at the amazing athletic ability of these men. (I was also amused at the fans' quiet cheering as well.)

We saw Vijay Singh

Steve Stricker

Phil Mickelson

And of couse, Tiger!

The boys gathered autographs from many -- not Tiger and Phil-- of their favorite golfers.


It was an amazing day and a great vacation celebrating one of our favorite pasttimes: golf.