It is the only word that seems universal in 2026, when no one can agree on how anything should be done. Everyone needs more, though, and suppliers are more than happy to produce it for consumers. At the grocery store, suddenly, alongside regular options, are versions with more protein or more fiber.
The maxxing trend has been taken to the exxtreme. Does one actually need 10 additional grams of protein in their strawberry Pop-Tarts? Is that what will lead you to hit your goals?
This conversation is not exclusive to grocery store aisles, of course. It is weighed in world affairs, financial sectors, entertainment and obviously sports. It is a constant barrage from every corner of life, and it is this current state of society that made this weekend in golf refreshing to watch unfold.
Professional golf has never had a more problem, unless we are discussing commercial load or pace of play. This past weekend had the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (sure, a stretch of the "professional" designator) and tournaments on the DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour and LPGA, as well as the Asian Games held in Japan.
That is plenty to consume in the first weekend of October, about a month after the FedEx Cup Playoffs ended. Tom Kim went straight from the Presidents Cup in Chicago to the Asian Games in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan. The games represented one of two remaining opportunities he had to earn an exemption from mandatory military service in his home country, South Korea.
Kim had to win a gold medal in either the individual competition or the team portion of the event. If he did not, his last remaining chance would be the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, where a medal of any color would lead to an exemption. Two at-bats to avoid 21 months in the military.
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