ORLANDO, Fla.—The Masters Tournament is the first sign of spring for many northerners, frostbacks and frozen tundrists (a word I invented for your reading pleasure).
The PGA Merchandise Show annually held here in January at the sprawling Orange County Convention Center is not the first sign of anything. It is merely a merciful timeout from short, dark days and wind-chill factors. Spring remains just a rumor Up North where I live (balmy Pittsburgh), especially days after New Orleans shockingly increased its all-time snowfall record from 2.6 to 8.0 inches. The golf equivalent would be Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open by about 51 shots.
