Samuel L Jackson on Feherty

Some of Feherty’s guest are obvious choices, like Annika Sorenstam or Bubba Watson, while others like Bill Russell are not so obvious. Samuel L. Jackson fits in the category of a not so obvious choice. That is until you learn a little bit more about him as a person and not just the man who owns a wallet that says “Bad Mother F%$%er”. While I am a huge Sam Jackson fan (yup, I call Robert De Niro Bobby), I really know very little about him other than he is in one of my all-time favorite movies (Pulp Fiction).

David Feherty sits down with Samuel L. Jackson (look Feherty said he loved Sam in “Driving Miss Daisy”

As it turns out, Samuel Jackson has battled substance abuse, as did Feherty, which I believe must have played at least some part in having him on the show. Listening to Feherty and Jackson talk, however, it became clear that they share more than just a healthy fear of “just one drink”.

Aside from sharing past demons, both men grew up in tough neighborhoods and were not handed their success. Jackson, in fact, did not even make a movie until he was 40 but has now has made 150, although I suspect a number straight to video but still . . . while Feherty did make it as a golfer at a younger age, he seems to just now be really hitting his stride. As a side note, in the episode, I heard Feherty say for the 1st time (for me at least) that he was a great golfer (well maybe he said he was a golf expert). In either case, I have never heard him boast about his talents. Oddly, I found his comment refreshing because the fact of the matter is that he was a hell of a golfer.

This particular Feherty show was a bit strange in that there was no major theme and Samuel seemed a bit bored for a while. That is until he began to speak about what seems to be his passion – helping the disadvantaged. Like Sean Penn, who during Hurricane Katrina, just grabbed his boat and headed New Orleans without telling anyone, Samuel Jackson seems to have a similar mentality about giving. During the show he provided just enough hints to his charitable projects which fly under the radar that you know he is the kind of guy who wants to give back for all of the right reasons.

Finally, Samuel Jackson gives hope to all of us hackers out there who started late but still want to believe that our best golf is ahead of us. Now a 5 handicap, Samuel Jackson, only started playing golf at age 40. He even shot a 78 and Carnoustie while paired with Tiger – yikes.

Now if someone can just tell me where I can get a Royale with Cheese?

PS: you must see Chance Manning introduce the Swing Blind training aid –