Grumpy-looking Stadlers are really nice guys

So, if it is his final year as a competitor in the Masters – and for the record, he has been suggesting for 20 years or so that it is – Craig Stadler is going out in style.

Trouble is, style suggests comfort which infers great warmth and with Stadler, it is difficult to even get a sense of warmth. He always looks grumpy, like he started his day with sour milk in his cereal and ended it with a cold piece of steak that was undercooked.

And guess what? It must be a genetic thing, because you could say the same about Stadler’s son, Kevin. Good gracious, he appears as if he’s permanently coming off of a double-bogey. Merry men, they are not. At least judging by appearances, but therein lies the problem. If you can’t judge a book by its cover, can you assess a person’s true personality by the dour expression on his face?