Fred Couples once had a pretty interesting explanation for all his offseason success in golf's Silly Season. He attributed it to the fact that, for the most part, his opponents in these hit-and-giggle tournaments were not practicing for them.
Then again, neither was Couples.
But, hey, if they weren't working on their games, it certainly gave him a better chance. And that says something about the talent Couples possesses -- and some of the great golf we've been denied because of a bad back that has robbed him of so much more success when it matters.
Couples probably didn't mean it this way, but his conjecture suggests that his talent can carry him a long way. How much better might things have been without the various injuries that have plagued him for most of the past 13 years, denying him practice time and the chance to compete?
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