Masters mystique normalised but creativity can’t be abandoned

For a small kid growing up in Cork in the 1970s, the big American sporting occasions, like the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals and even the US Masters represented a whole world of awe and inspiration.

Quite apart from their sheer commercialism, production pomp and pageantry, they provided a once in a year opportunity to witness the larger than life superstars that we read and heard so much about, competing on the highest stage all the while showing a level of athleticism far beyond what our minds could appreciate.