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 Mulligan says of Goydos: "Paul can shoot 67 and it looks like 71. How many times do you hear a player say he shot 65 and it should have been 62?" (PHOTO: Mark Susson) Over the last 30-plus years, he’s remained true to my first impression. He is without a doubt one of the top 10 individuals I’ve ever met. He’s talented and diverse. He always seems to make the right choices. These are all excellent qualities in a world-class athlete. At the end of the day, Paul has ultimate respect for the game of golf and sees it from an intellectual level that most can’t imagine. Paul realized at an early age that getting the ball in the hole quickly is the name of the game. Doing this requires clear thinking and perfect decision-making. For most of his career, so many of the rounds he’s played are better than they look. Most players are the antithesis of this. Paul can shoot 67 and it looks like 71. How many times do you hear a player say he shot 65 and it should have been 62? Last year, there was an event where Paul went out in the last group of the final round with eventual winner Kenny Perry. While Perry came out of the gates on fire, Paul seemed to be spinning his wheels. On the back nine, Paul just continued plugging along before his game clicked, and he finished with a flourish. There is something to be said for a guy that is getting blown away in the final round of a 72-hole tournament only to see him grind it out to the end while continuing to do the right things. You have to drag it out of the dirt every day, every round, every shot. It doesn’t matter if you are the best player in the world or some high school kid dragging your bag around the course as the sun sets. There are guys in every sport that just bring it day after day. If you look back at the guys that Paul came on the Tour with 16 years ago, and then look at the guys he’s outlasted by 10 years, you wouldn’t believe it. There were some raised eyebrows when Corey Pavin named Paul an assistant captain on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. I think he couldn’t have made a better choice. If you could put one ounce of what makes Paul Goydos great in every player, they would all be better for it. Jamie Mulligan, who teaches Paul Goydos, is chief operating officer and an award-winning PGA professional at Long Beach’s Virginia Country Club. ALSO SEE: Paul Goydos brings wisdom as assistant captain Corey Pavin leads U.S. against Europe in 2010 Ryder Cup How Pavin has fared at the Ryder Cup Southern California's connection to the Ryder Cup |
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