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RUSH: So yesterday was the annual charity golf tournament that Ernie Els puts on. I think it\u2019s his fifth or sixth, maybe seventh year now. I\u2019ve been to all of them. And he, way back in the founding days of this, set up a foundation called Els for Autism, he and his wife Liezl did. They have an autistic son. It has become one of the most incredible endeavors.<\/p>\n

I talked to him yesterday, and I said, “Did you ever envision –” I mean, they\u2019re breaking ground building a school now here in south Florida for children with autism, and they\u2019re doing some really great work. They\u2019ve got golf tournaments all over the country year round, it\u2019s incredible, and that\u2019s just one of the things they\u2019re doing. I played with Rickie Fowler, by the way, Rickie Fowler was our pro, and I had one of the most horrible days in a competitive round of golf I have ever had.<\/p>\n

My hand-eye coordination just wasn\u2019t the there. When that\u2019s not there, there\u2019s no fix for that. And for those of you who play the game, this is how bad it was. The caddie said, “You know what, maybe you want to swing harder.” The rule of thumb is — (laughing) The caddie said, “You know what, you\u2019re jerking it from the top, slow down. Tempo, tempo, tempo.” This guy was telling me to speed it up, and it did help.<\/line><\/p>\n

But it was a fun day all the way around. I met a lot of great people. Dennis Eckersley, great relief pitcher for the Red Sox and the Oakland A\u2019s, he and his wife were there. The place was loaded. Every golf pro you can imagine was there. They\u2019ve had such great turnout for it over the years. I mean, Ernie, I\u2019m gonna tell you, Ernie told me yesterday he never envisioned it getting as big as it is, and he was just so grateful for all the pros. I mean, they had a tournament Sunday down in Miami that just wrapped up and practically all of them were up here for the thing yesterday, and he was very moved by that.<\/p>\n

And I said, “Well, that\u2019s a testament to you.” It\u2019s just a great event to be a part of and it\u2019s got demonstrable impact that it is making on a condition that affects millions of Americans. They\u2019ve got an autistic son and they\u2019re actually making great strides in dealing with it. The co-sponsor is one of my best friends, the shot maker, Marvin Shanken, who is Ernie\u2019s partner in this golf tournament and in many other things. Marvin started the magazine Cigar Aficionado and branched out to Wine Spectator. They\u2019re now lifestyle magazines and they\u2019re fantastic.<\/line><\/p>\n

It was a good day, even though I played horribly. You never want to play horribly, but there was enough going on out there that — Mayor Giuliani was in our foursome, as is always the case. So it was Rudy and Marvin and me and Rickie Fowler, who was great. He was in the cart with Marvin so you figured, okay, he\u2019ll be helping Marvin. He\u2019d read Marvin\u2019s putts. He was helping all of us. He was a really gracious and nice guy, as is most everybody in professional golf. So it was a fun day, and that\u2019s what was going on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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