Bryson - not a rich kid. Sounds like family struggled financially

[FakeClubPro]

I know there are endless BC threads but I listened to him taking questions afterwards.  Apparently, his family was not well off.  He talked about not having lunch money and had baloney sandwiches for lunch.  Is it true?  If it wasn't - why would he say it? 

 

It is kind of nice to see a guy from a humble background do so well.  Nice.  He earned it.

[Dr. Block]

New thread topics I've been considering:  "Bryson returns rental car at airport"  "Bryson favors boxer briefs while playing golf", and "Bryson used to be a fan of Jamba Juice, but isn't anymore"

 

Incase any of you are wondering, this is a Ferguson homage post. 

Edited September 21, 2020 by Dr. Block

[Kilo1545]

1 hour ago, FakeClubPro said:

I know there are endless BC threads but I listened to him taking questions afterwards.  Apparently, his family was not well off.  He talked about not having lunch money and had baloney sandwiches for lunch.  Is it true?  If it wasn't - why would he say it? 

 

It is kind of nice to see a guy from a humble background do so well.  Nice.  He earned it.

*Rushes to the grocery store to buy baloney; panics when he sees multiple brands of baloney and realizes the OP didn't mention which brand DeChambeau ate*

[straightshot7]

He says it here (3 minute 45 second mark): 

His point was that there were times when they had very little money, but his parents sacrificed and found a way for him to play golf and practice golf. Which is a fair point probably, considering how expensive golf is. 

[tbowles411]

Truth is, many of the golfers out there do not come from money and their folks have to work really hard to ensure their kid follows their dreams.  Bryson, I'm sure was no exception.

[Hawkeye77]

1 hour ago, Dr. Block said:

New thread topics I've been considering:  "Bryson returns rental car at airport"  "Bryson favors boxer briefs while playing golf", and "Bryson used to be a fan of Jamba Juice, but isn't anymore"

 

Incase any of you are wondering, this is a Ferguson homage post. 

 

Ferguson might call "baloney" on the spelling of "bologna", lol.

 

I had a bologna sandwich recently.  White bread, beef bologna, plain old Kraft processed cheese slices, ketchup and mustard.  Yummy and nostalgic.  Then I was over it, lol.

[Hawkeye77]

To the point, I don't recall anyone ever suggesting he was a rich kid.  I don't make that assumption about pro golfers.

[tbowles411]

2 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

To the point, I don't recall anyone ever suggesting he was a rich kid.  I don't make that assumption about pro golfers.

It's easy to because the stereotype is there.  All golfers have the means to play.  Not so.  Many of our junior's folks work really hard to balance the financials for equipment, tournament fees, travel, etc.  If you're showing talent, it gets expensive in a hurry and their folks do what many do:  They sacrifice and go without.  Any parent who cares, would.

[FootWedge16]

It's sad that coming from a well off family is somehow "bad". Being poor doesn't make you special. It makes you poor. 

[FakeClubPro]

50 minutes ago, FootWedge16 said:

It's sad that coming from a well off family is somehow "bad". Being poor doesn't make you special. It makes you poor. 

I wasn't trying to create class envy but it is nice to see someone who was not well off succeed.   I think Rory's dad worked 2 or 3 jobs.

[aenemated]

39 minutes ago, FakeClubPro said:

I wasn't trying to create class envy but it is nice to see someone who was not well off succeed.   I think Rory's dad worked 2 or 3 jobs.

 

Correct. And Tiger was on the lower end of middle-class. He learned his game out at like Rec Park and ElDo in Long Beach and the like. 

 

You might get more use out of a pocket knife at ElDo than anything else. 

[tiderider]

got it ... brand is now "not rich" ... 

 

?

[Kilo1545]

35 minutes ago, tiderider said:

got it ... brand is now "not rich" ... 

 

?

He's still the Tour version of that brand.  "Guys, I'm sponsored by and wear a Rolex.  I'm not some fancy schmancy Patek or Hublot guy.  I'm a working man!"  ?

[One Putter]

5 hours ago, FakeClubPro said:

I know there are endless BC threads but I listened to him taking questions afterwards.  Apparently, his family was not well off.  He talked about not having lunch money and had baloney sandwiches for lunch.  Is it true?  If it wasn't - why would he say it? 

 

It is kind of nice to see a guy from a humble background do so well.  Nice.  He earned it.

Bologna*

[Emthree]

Realistically, being born in the US and paying off your mortgage puts you in the top 1% of the planet. If you can play junior golf at a competitive level, you’re not poor.

[Fairway14]

1 hour ago, Emthree said:

Realistically, being born in the US and paying off your mortgage puts you in the top 1% of the planet. If you can play junior golf at a competitive level, you’re not poor.

Agreed !

[cardoustie]

In Canada it is Bolougna 

[td10]

7 hours ago, FakeClubPro said:

I know there are endless BC threads but I listened to him taking questions afterwards.  Apparently, his family was not well off.  He talked about not having lunch money and had baloney sandwiches for lunch.  Is it true?  If it wasn't - why would he say it? 

 

It is kind of nice to see a guy from a humble background do so well.  Nice.  He earned it.

Who cares? He's not Jordan Spieth.

[BobMorris]

5 hours ago, aenemated said:

 

Correct. And Tiger was on the lower end of middle-class. He learned his game out at like Rec Park and ElDo in Long Beach and the like. 

 

You might get more use out of a pocket knife at ElDo than anything else. 

I used to play twilight out at El Dorado years and years ago. I fully know of what you speak.

[Ferguson]

15 hours ago, Dr. Block said:

New thread topics I've been considering:  "Bryson returns rental car at airport"  "Bryson favors boxer briefs while playing golf", and "Bryson used to be a fan of Jamba Juice, but isn't anymore"

 

Incase any of you are wondering, this is a Ferguson homage post. 

 

 

Nice work, Dr. Block.  

 

 

  

[bladehunter]

14 hours ago, FootWedge16 said:

It's sad that coming from a well off family is somehow "bad". Being poor doesn't make you special. It makes you poor. 

Arguments can be made on that.  But Perspective isn’t something that i can transfer form my eyes to yours.  Nor your eyes to mine.  

[the bishop]

9 hours ago, cardoustie said:

In Canada it is Bolougna 

In Canada they put milk in bags.  NTTAWWT.  But there kinda is...?

Edited September 22, 2020 by the bishop

[kmay__]

20 minutes ago, the bishop said:

In Canada they put milk in bags.  NTTAWWT.  But there kinda is...?

Yea what else are we supposed to do, drink it out of a box ?

[freeze16172002]

If coming from money made you a great golfer. maverick mcnealy, peter uihlein and sam saunders would be the best golfers in the world

[miamistomp]

 Hogan said he was lucky to be born poor ( not that anyone has a choice ) and that gave him an advantage of knowing hard work

    Jack was disliked in the beginning because he was a country club kid and Arnie was working class ( greenskeeper dad)

 

     None of it means crap on the scorecard in the end

[smashdn]

16 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

 

Ferguson might call "baloney" on the spelling of "bologna", lol.

 

I had a bologna sandwich recently.  White bread, beef bologna, plain old Kraft processed cheese slices, ketchup and mustard.  Yummy and nostalgic.  Then I was over it, lol.

 

Fry it and an egg.  Piece of lettuce, tomato if you are inclined, cheese, some mayo and hot sauce on toast.  Pretty good breakfast.

[Hawkeye77]

3 minutes ago, smashdn said:

 

Fry it and an egg.  Piece of lettuce, tomato if you are inclined, cheese, some mayo and hot sauce on toast.  Pretty good breakfast.

 

I'll admit to trying to fry bologna many moons ago when I relied on it for cheap meals - for me the smell reminded me of Spam, which my mom used to get occasionally when I was a kid, and never liked it!  But anything creative with food is worth a try! I tend to like my nitrites cold. ?

Edited September 22, 2020 by Hawkeye77

[miamistomp]

 School lunches in Philly back in the day was bologna and guvmint cheese on white or peanut butter ( way better)

    Funny how nobody was allergic to peanuts years ago...

[cgasucks]

1 hour ago, the bishop said:

In Canada they put milk in bags.  NTTAWWT.  But there kinda is...?

I live in Vancouver, BC and that is true when the 70's and 80's, but nowadays its all traditional cartons and 4L and 1L jugs.  

[golfandfishing]

How come “not rich” is considered poor? Most of us, me included, have no idea what poor is. We were far from rich growing up and far from it now, but we’re not poor. We eat bologna sometimes, also PBJ, rice, beans, etc. We also eat ribs, chicken, steaks, salads and the like. There is a huge range from rich to poor and the overwhelming majority of us live in that range. Being poor is popular on social media so people like to say they are or were poor, all the while having cellphones, internet, cable tv, ac or heat, starbucks, closets full of clothes, sushi, cars, weekends away and all else that is staple of normal, everyday American living. 
 

I don’t know what it’s like to not have food for my family, not have money has for an old, unreliable car, to have to beg a landlord for extra days to pay rent, to skip meds for myself or child, to have to dumpster dive for clothes, to rely on a food bank for staples. This is poor, most of us have not experienced this and neither did Bryson. Eating bologna isn’t poor. It is economical, but a guy playing golf, traveling to tournaments and living a middle class childhood is not poor.