Sometimes sports don’t make sense

Nobody has ever said that sports makes sense all of the time or even some of the time.
This was on display again this week when Korean Tour golfer Bio Kim was suspended for three years from the Korean Tour after winning an event.
In the final round of that even, a fan was taking a picture of Kim and the shutter went off in his downswing. Kim reacted badly, flipping off the fan and then slamming his club into the ground.
He played on the PGA Tour in 2011 and apologized profusely afterward in an attempt to avoid an expected suspension. The apology didn’t sway the ruling body and he was suspended for three years and was fined the U.S. equivalent of $8,350.
If you’re like me, your initial reaction is, “Wow, that’s a little harsh, isn’t it?”
And that leads me to believe there’s something else going on behind the scenes with this suspension, something that isn’t being talked about.
Contrast that with the NFL, which this week suspended Vontaze Burfict for the 13th time in his career after another brutal head-to-head tackle. This time the suspension was for the rest of the 2019 with the threat of stiffer punishment should any more Burfict shenanigans take place when he returns.
Do those two stories seem to be make any sense when lined up against each other? As mentioned earlier, a three-year suspension for flipping the bird against a serial head-hunter like Burfict being banned for 12 games?
I’m sure there’s some logic there, but I sure don’t get it.
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It’s been quite a week for John Aber, the golf professional at Allegheny Country Club.
It started when Aber’s son, J.A. Aber, won the WPIAL Class AA individual championship at Allegheny Country Club, his home course.
Then a few days later, Dad Aber, joined four other members of the Tri-State Section PGA for a trip to the Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Texas for the 31st Senior PGA Championship.
Ed Vietmeier, Joe Boros, Ty Roush and Roy Vucinich were the others who qualified for the event, which not only is big event in its own right, but it rewards the top 35 finishers with spots in the 2020 Kitchen Aid Senior PGA Championship at the Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan next May.
Aber was the only Tri-State player to survive the cut, putting together rounds of 64 and 70 to sit in fourth place heading into the weekend. He is three shots out of the lead.
Wouldn’t that be quite a story if father and son were to win titles over the span of a week?
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It was also a big week for Rob McClellan from All About Golf who was named the Chuck Scally Sr. Player of the Year after winning three stroke play events in 2019. He won The Omega Match Play Championship, The Pittsburgh Open and the Golf Galaxy Open.
McClellan also earned the Willie McKay Low Scoring Average award after posting a 70.3 strokes per round average.
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Mike Dudurich is a freelance golf writer and hosts The Golf Show on 93.7 The Fan, Saturday mornings from 7-8 during golf season. Follow Mike on Twitter at @Mike Dudurich.