'Chubby Slam' at forefront of PGA Championship
Why can’t we win a major golf tournament anymore?
There is a new force shaping the nature of golf, personified by one man who strode purposefully around the Atlanta Athletic Club on Tuesday.
He was as thick as Guinness foam, bald and bronzed by life spent at the world’s great courses. Step lively in his company, for he was clearly very busy and late for an important meeting.
“Go get that Chubby Slam,” called out a fan who at a fleeting glance recognized one of more powerful men in the game.
Chubby is Chubby Chandler, the 58-year-old founder and head of International Sports Management, the company that has cornered the majors market.
And the Slam would be a sweep of this season’s biggest tournaments by his clients. The first three are locked up. The Masters (Charl Schwartzel), the U.S. Open (Rory McIlroy) and British Open (Darren Clarke) are safely a part of the ISM portfolio. Those and other notable clients such as world-No. 2 Lee Westwood and former major winners Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen will tee off Thursday at the Atlanta Athletic Club with the idea of completing the takeover at the PGA Championship.
The Wanamaker Trophy would make such a lovely additional serving bowl at this year’s ISM company picnic.
Chandler is a little embarrassed by the talk of a Chubby Slam, as much as it takes the attention away from the players and as much as it sounds like a new combo at Denny’s.
“I get embarrassed by it,” he said. “It’s an unbelievable situation. If my name was Andrew [his given name], no one would ever call it the Andrew Slam. It’s just because of that name Chubby. It’s something for the media to sink their teeth into.”
His blokes have a good time with the idea of their full-bodied manager having such a title role in the events of this week.
“I’m not impressed with his preparation,” joked Westwood. “I’ve seen him drinking a bit; he’s not been in the gym; haven’t seen him on the range yet. ... He doesn’t function well in the heat. He drinks a lot, but not water, unless you count tonic water.”
They are having a jolly old time. What began in earnest 22 years ago when Chandler struck up a handshake deal to represent a then-young Irishman named Darren Clarke has evolved into one of the great group runs in golf.
His success also underscores what a perfect time it is to be catering to non-American players.
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