Since the Europeans are likely to get smoked yet again by America's best in the Presidents Cup tourney playing out this weekend at the Bay Area's Harding Park course, the golf press needed something to light a fire under fans to hold their interest.They may have found it, temporarily, in the overblown fuss some San Franciscans made over NBA legend Michael Jordan's annoying habit of puffing his stogie smoke at will during the Pro-Am practice round.
According to Reuters, the park's head ranger,Phil Ginsburg, even went so far as to warn the PGA that Jordan's not welcome if he insists on lighting up during the event.
Jordan was installed as a "special assistant" to the U.S. team led by his close friend and fellow Nike pitchman, Tiger Woods. And the event's organizers are Harding Park should be glad to have him, cigars or not, just to infuse some much needed hype to this foregone conclusion of a "championship".
But what do I know? I'm not a cigar-smoker.
Special Fore!BlackGolfers correspondent George Burnette is, however, and here's how he weighs in...
"Stogies are part of golf's appeal; especially if you're in the fairway. I can imagine how someone may be bothered by the smoke sitting next to a cigar smoker in the stands, however. Frisco is a bastion of big government control, though.I'm surprised anyone can smoke anything within 20 miles of San Fran. I can deal with M.J.'s stogies. But I CANNOT deal with the gaudy hoop earrings!"
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