Anyone who golfs in his Converses and who thinks the funnest part of golf is driving the cart and putting out, well, that person doesn’t exactly fit in on America’s most hallowed golf clubs.

Besides, our golf coverage is in the capable hands of Jenni Carlson and John Rohde. Jenni played golf in high school, at the links powerhouse Clay Center, Kan., and Rohde has forgotten more golf than I ever knew.

I’m skipping Tulsa because of a family situation and it’s best if I stay close to home. The Oklahoman is a great place to work; the PGA is one of the biggest events to hit our state in a long time, but my bosses put my welfare above our coverage, and I’m eternally grateful.