Last year, Tiger Woods said that a 10 handicap couldn't break 100 at this year's U.S. Open. Well, Golf Digest, NBC Sports, and the USGA decided to have a contest to see if an amateur golfer could do just that. As a result, 56,000 people applied, and five finalists have been selected. I was originally excited to see who was picked, but was generally disappointed when I read about the finalists. I was hoping to read five inspiring biographies, but found only two that caught my eye...John Atkinson and Matt Rice.
Atkinson is my pick. He was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and has recovered. He was worried when he was first diagnosed that he would never be able to play the game again. But, as his friend Terry writes, "last summer he had a double treatment of chemo, walked 18 holes the next day and shot 76." His regular foursome is his dad, grandfather, and brother. I like this guy.
