Apr 25

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4/25/2009 

Nick Price recently got his first win on the Champions Tour. You'd think that getting back to the winner's circle would encourage him to get ready for the British Open at Turnberry.  That's not the case, though.

It seems that Price, the 1994 Open winner, will give up his spot in the world's oldest major so that a younger golfer can chase one of the special 'career altering' moments he experienced at Turnberry.  One of the game's fiercest competitors, Price continues to also be one of the classiest competitors.

Why would he pass up a chance to relive that past glory?  According to him, it's simple. "A lot of people have said, why don't I go back to the British Open or the PGA because I won?" he said. "I say, well, I can't win, I would rather give my spot to a guy who can win it. Maybe there's a 25-year-old who sneaks into the championship like I did (at Troon] in 1982, you have a chance to win, and that might change his whole life. I certainly don't want to go to a major championship trying to make the cut. Geez, I would rather go fishing for two weeks, you know."

When it comes to top-tier golfers past and present, I don't think you'll find a more unselfish guy than Nick Price. It makes a fan like me want to cheer him on even more anytime he tees it up in a Champion's Tour event.

Keep an eye on the kid who might slip into the Open in Price's spot. You never know what kind of golf karma we might get treated to.