Gary Participant has delivered one other one in every of his all-time rants on Thursday morning at Augusta Nationwide.
With The Masters in full swing and Justin Rose main Scottie Scheffler after day one, legends have been all over the place on the hallowed greens.
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A type of icons is the 89-year-old Participant, who teed off within the annual honorary starters ceremony with fellow legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to kick this yr’s event off.
Later, they answered a spherical of media questions and it took a weird flip.
A reporter requested Participant when the final time he had quick meals was, mentioning that in 1997 when Tiger Woods received the Masters, he claimed he ate Arby’s each evening.
Participant’s response is one to behold.
“Properly, you do not attain 90 as I do if you happen to eat a bunch of crap. I can inform you that. However that is your alternative. All people has a alternative. I need to reside to 100 as a result of I really like folks. I really like golf. I simply love life,” Participant mentioned.
“I’ve received a younger girlfriend — I’ve modified my life. How about that, at 90, discovering a girlfriend? Tom just isn’t as outdated as me, however he is additionally discovered a brand new one.”
Participant’s bizzare rant did not cease there.
“I will inform you what, guys, you all — you or your spouse goes to die. One of many spouses are going to die, and it is not the tip of life,” Participant added.
“So many individuals that does occur they usually get so disheartened that they do not suppose they need to proceed life,” he mentioned.
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Participant didn’t cease there. He even added he is received an inventory of issues that he’s engaged on to assist attain 100.
“The best present bestowed upon a person or lady is life. So my ambition is to achieve 100,” he mentioned.
“So I went to India and I met a gerontologist, and he gave me 11 issues to work on, which I adhere to.
“So I’d drop lifeless tomorrow, however I am giving it a hell of a strive.”
Many are used to Participant’s outstanding life classes. And if you’re 89 and nonetheless capable of tee it up on a golf course, he can lecture everybody about learn how to reside an extended life.
To not point out the actual fact he’s additionally a nine-time Main champion having received three Open Championships, three Masters, two PGA Championships, and one U.S. Open.
He’s additionally one in every of solely 5 golfers to realize the profession Grand Slam.
Sadly, Woods will not capable of provide his personal opinion on the quick meals topic as he isn’t taking part in on the Masters this yr.
Woods ruptured his Achilles in mid-March in a blow that would find yourself seeing him miss all the main season.
The 49-year-old was getting ready to characteristic in The Masters earlier than seeking to tee it up within the PGA Championship, US Open and The Open.
Defending champion Scheffler trails Rose by three strokes after the previous US Open champion produced the spherical of the day on Thursday.
Ludvig Aberg, Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton and Bryson DeChambeau additionally loved spectacular begins to the week.
Nevertheless, Rory McIlroy might have performed himself out of yet one more Masters following a surprising late collapse at Augusta, with Friday’s Spherical 2 tee instances now confirmed.