Monday at The Masters

Yes, it is THAT time of year again, the time to take the drive down KenWolia Lane and smell the fresh bloom. This year Nick Levy returns to defend his title, hopeful that he can slip on the green jacket once again. However, Levy will have a phalanx of hungry and primed challengers looking to snare what he has grown accustomed to wear. Wayne Burke, the man who defies age and modern physics, is the KWGA’s hottest golfer and is the odds on favorite to win his first major. Harold Fisher, one week removed from his first career win at The Herbin Experience, looks to have his game and handicap all in the sweet spot to make a run. Not to be forgotten is Gary Johnson, the KWGA’s “Adult in the Room”, a man who has played possessed in limited starts to begin the 2016 season but has shown an ability to challenge on a weekly basis. His 66 net was good for a runner-up finish in 2015. Could this finally be HIS time?

Holly Sonders took to the practice green today to talk to some of this week’s favorites.

Holly: Nick, 2015 was a special year for you, your first major and a Masters title. How have you been preparing to defend it?

Levy: “Holly, I’d be lying to you like your current husband is if I told you I have been hitting a million balls on the range… but that’s just not the case. I’ve been chasin around two pucks named Paxton and Xavier, not golf balls that’s for sure. I am an enigma coming into this week just like I was last year, so maybe that will work to my advantage.

Holly: “Your late entry this week had everyone on pins and needles. Were you trying to work an angle?…Nick, eyes up here buddy.”

Levy: “Sorry Holly, you just look so different in person than you do on TV. How do you stand like a horse for that long when you are giving interviews? Anyway, I wasn’t trying to angle shoot anyone, especially these guys in the KWGA. Most of them hustled at bars and clubs for years so I can’t lean on that. I will just let my golf do the talking. It’s more my style anyway. By the way, if you are not doing anything later, I can take a look at your back…swing if you want? I hear your grip is way too tight.”

Holly: “Thanks, but no thanks Nick. When you can out drive me then come talk to me.”

Holly: “Gary, I don’t want to get into your nickname because I am married. Is there any chance we can we stick to golf talk today? And no I am not interested in the adult movie industry.”

Johnson: “Holly, don’t knock it until you have tried it honey. You would have quite the following if you choose that path girl. As far as my golf this week, I called my buddy Fred and asked him how I should go about things preparation-wise. You know what he said? Drive it high and hard, so that’s what I plan to do. Seriously though Holly, my time is now. I’ve added some length this season and am compressing the ball like a mule kick right now. If I can make a couple of putts, there is no reason I can’t win this thing. If I don’t win, I can count on getting yelled at at home…and we don’t want that now do we Holly?”

Holly: “Did you mean Fred Hutchinson? Oh, I met that guy last year at Oakfield. He tried to get me in his salt water pool one hot sunny afternoon. You should stay away from him Gary.”

Johnson: “Holly, I know you have a crush on me so let’s just get it in the open. If I win this week, you’re going on top of the trophy instead of the KWGA Logo, that’s if Paulina Gretzky doesn’t beat you to it. If that doesn’t prove I’m motivated to win, nothing will.”

The field is set for this Saturday, so let’s look at past Masters results…because if you have forgotten your history, you are doomed to repeat it.

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