Class Act From Classy Golfer

Fitting in is what every young person or Adult wants to do especially in today’s society, but for some this isn’t as easy as you might think.

Far too many individuals ( I’ll call them strange persons for all intense purposes) think it’s fun to “taunt and abuse” those less fortunate, while others do nothing when it happens.

First – I ask “why do they do nothing when they should step up and be accountable”, but yet they don’t or won’t.

By all accounts in today’s world, this form of bulling must stop and it’s not up to one individual to stop it, but rather everyone if they at least care.

We see Athlete’s that are either Pro or Amateur on the World Stage and seldom do we know what the past life was like, either at a young age or when they were in their late teen’s.

Let’s look at the most recent event in which Tiger Woods took it upon himself to  offer words of encouragement to a young person who suffered with severe stuttering issues.

As a young boy the great Tiger Woods was bullied in his younger years for stuttering and he offered up a letter to Dillon who struggled with speech issues.

Dillon was given and received strong encouragement from Tiger Woods in a letter that was shared and published by Golf Digest on its website.

Woods wrote “I know what it’s like to be different and to sometimes not fit in and I also stuttered as a child and I would talk to my dog and he would sit there and listen until he fell asleep.”

He continued “I also took a class for two years to help me, and I finally learned to stop.”

The struggles of this young high school boy was publicized when his mother got in touch and reached out to eight-time Solheim Cup player Sophie Gustafson of Sweden who played her entire career on the LPGA and in Europe with a severe stuttering problem.

Gustafson shared the mother’s letter with Golf Digest, which published a story on its website April 30.

The mother said her son tried out for the football team only to quit because of the constant teasing about his stutter. She wrote that he was on the verge of leaping from his bedroom window on April 16 until his parents stopped him.

The mother’s letter to Gustafson also mentioned that her son watched golf and was a fan of Woods.

Shortly after Golf Digest posted the story the boy (Dillon) received a letter from Tiger Woods the14-time major champion.

Gustafson tweeted her personal thanks to Woods “for sending my friend Dillon a letter and he got so happy!

It’s being framed and hanged.” She added a #class.”

Woods said in the letter that he was younger than most kids he played and often was the only minority in the field.

Not to be discouraged he mentioned “I didn’t let that stop me, and I think it even inspired me to work harder and I know you can do that too.”

Tiger continued “You have a great family, and big fans like me on your side.”

Lastly he stated “Be well and keep fighting. I’m certain you’ll be great at anything you do.”

Class act by a first class Golfer. Nice to see in today’s world of professional sports.