PGA golfer gives up lead to witness daughter's birth

[Deberg_1990]

Would you have done the same?


http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/28/sport/golf/golf-hunter-mahan/index.html?hpt=hp_t3


PGA star Hunter Mahan chose family over work this weekend, and though it may have cost him more than $1 million, he sounds ecstatic.

"What a whirlwind of a day," Mahan tweeted Sunday morning, "but I'm happy to announce the birth of my daughter Zoe Olivia Mahan born at 3:26 am. Thanks for all the support!
"Both Baby and Mom are doing great. Thanks to all to my sponsors who appreciate what's important in life and all my fans for being Awesome!" he added in a second tweet.
Mahan was halfway to his sixth career PGA Tour tournament victory, with a two-shot lead after Friday's second round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario.

But after receiving a call early Saturday that his wife, Kandi, had gone into labor, he withdrew from the tournament and flew home to Dallas to be present for the birth of the couple's first child rather than continuing to pursue the $1.008 million first prize.
"Kandi and I are thrilled about this addition to the Mahan family, and we look forward to returning to the RBC Canadian Open in the coming years," Mahan said Saturday, according to PGATOUR.Com.

Mahan has made more than $2.3 million already in 2013, with four Top 10 finishes this year, including a tie for fourth place at the U.S. Open and a tie for ninth place at the British Open over the past two months, PGATOUR.com says.

[TribalElder]

That was odd to watch the guy in the final pairing play alone yesterday

[Prison Bitch]

She's a former Cowboys cheerleader so you can see his point

[Bambi]

Probably. He'll make more off endorsements because of the "feel-good" nature of this story.

[Brock]

Pussification

[Deberg_1990]

Mahan has made more than $2.3 million already in 2013, with four Top 10 finishes this year, including a tie for fourth place at the U.S. Open and a tie for ninth place at the British Open over the past two months, PGATOUR.com says.

Wonder if he would have stayed if he was having a sucky year?

[Chiefshrink]

Probably. He'll make more off endorsements because of the "feel-good" nature of this story.

Yes, having those priorities in the correct alignment always comes out rosy in the end. :thumb:

[Lex Luthor]

It's not like a 2-shot lead after 36 holes is insurmountable. If he had walked off the course with a 2-shot lead and 2 holes to play, THAT would be a story.

[BigMeatballDave]

Pussification

?

[Braincase]

Big 12 Athlete.

[bigjosh]

i would have done the same thing. Always family first.

[stevieray]

Hole in One?!

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

He's tired of stroking it.

[Rain Man]

What, is she too good to give birth in the gallery? Women gave birth outside for 50,000 years.

[Rain Man]

She's a former Cowboys cheerleader so you can see his point

So you're thinking he just wanted to see her naked? It seems like there are better times to do that.

[Chief Pote]

Yes I would do it too. It's work and all of us miss work to see your child born, right? Our work is different than his...but it's still work.

[Phobia]

Put it into terms the average guy can understand... Let's say your wife is giving birth but you're going to have to give up a chance at like $5,000 to be there for her... Would you do it? The $5k is not guaranteed. You could just as easily lose it as bank it.

[bigjosh]

Put it into terms the average guy can understand... Let's say your wife is giving birth but you're going to have to give up a chance at like $5,000 to be there for her... Would you do it? The $5k is not guaranteed. You could just as easily lose it as bank it.

im broke, and i would still say fuck the money. Family first man i have always lived that way.

[Phobia]

I would make the birth if I had a choice. I've missed burying 2 of my grandparents because I was halfway around the world and all the way across the country respectively. Couldn't get back in time. Money isn't everything.

[Coach]

im broke, and i would still say fuck the money. Family first man i have always lived that way.

You got your priorities right. And I'm the same way. Money comes and goes every time. But family only comes and go once.

[Titty Meat]

How's he know its his baby?

[bigjosh]

You got your priorities right. And I'm the same way. Money comes and goes every time. But family only comes and go once.

truth.

[Bugeater]

What an idiot. He could've just had someone videotape it. Opportunities to make a million dollars don't roll around every day and he can always knock up the old lady again.

[tk13]

What an idiot. He could've just had someone videotape it. Opportunities to make a million dollars don't roll around every day and he can always knock up the old lady again.

Heck with that. Use Skype.

[CrazyPhuD]

How's he know its his baby?

She had 'Titleist' written across her forehead when she was born.

[bigjosh]

What an idiot. He could've just had someone videotape it. Opportunities to make a million dollars don't roll around every day and he can always knock up the old lady again.

no kids huh?

[Coach]

no kids huh?

Nah, he's embracing his new role of "Skip Towne" these days. :D

[Bugeater]

no kids huh?
Good grief. She's just fucking him for his money anyway.

[HoneyBadger]

A million dollars or watching your wife's vagina being torn apart.

Sounds like a no-brainer.

[BigMeatballDave]

Good grief. She's just fucking him for his money anyway.

It's not about the mother...

[BigMeatballDave]

To you Dipshits who say he's an idiot for leaving:

HES ALREADY MADE OVER 2 MIL THIS YEAR.

[CrazyPhuD]

HES ALREADY MADE OVER 2 MIL THIS YEAR.

:Poke: Dude that's only 2-3 days tops of quality hookers and blow.

[HoneyBadger]

Money can run out. Having kids will never end.

[Lex Luthor]

A million dollars or watching your wife's vagina being torn apart.

Sounds like a no-brainer.
Again, there is a HUGE difference between a million dollars and A CHANCE AT a million dollars.

[HoneyBadger]

Again, there is a HUGE difference between a million dollars and A CHANCE AT a million dollars.

There's a chance he can knock her up again too

[Backwards Masking]

A million dollars or watching your wife's vagina being torn apart.

Sounds like a no-brainer.

no shit

this thread quickly reveals the posters that consider cumming in their wives their greatest lifetime achievements

[Backwards Masking]

Money can run out. Having kids will never end.

the paradox: child tax credits don't run out either

hence why your logic and reason aren't working on the proud parents in this thread, even though you're right

[Ace Gunner]

Pussification

he'll regret this later when he finds out she's a porn star :D

[Fish]

She's an ex cheerleader named Kandi. Just tell her you were there, the one wearing the surgical mask. She'll never know the difference....

[loochy]

What an idiot. He could've just had someone videotape it. Opportunities to make a million dollars don't roll around every day and he can always knock up the old lady again.

? He's a good pro golfer. The opportunity will roll around quite often.

[bigjosh]

no shit

this thread quickly reveals the posters that consider cumming in their wives their greatest lifetime achievements

no, i consider spending time with my family more important than buying unnecessary material shit. Maybe someday you will have your priorities straight and maybe even have family.

I hope you dont have kids or a wife now, because i feel bad for them.

[BlackHelicopters]

She's an ex cheerleader named Kandi. Just tell her you were there, the one wearing the surgical mask. She'll never know the difference....

ROFL

[Garcia Bronco]

The babay was born two weeks early. I'd leave too.

[FishingRod]

It may sound and be a cliché but I work to live not live to work. There are probably a bunch of hourly workers that missing a couple of days of work would be a much bigger sacrifice. His life, his call, other than I hope the kid is ok, I could care less.

[BigMeatballDave]

no shit

this thread quickly reveals the posters that consider cumming in their wives their greatest lifetime achievements

Seriously?

Do you have a kid?

[HoneyBadger]

Some people just can't take jokes. It's quite sad how easily people get upset.

[RockChalk]

The wife in question, just because

http://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/kandi-mahan-41.jpg?w=550&h=660

[Mr. Laz]

Mahan has made more than $2.3 million already in 2013
makes the decision much easier

[ModSocks]

Depends. HIS situation isn't MY situation.

This is very simple to me. If i had Millions of dollars in my account and the means to make millions more, then i'd probably leave and see the birth.

If I have what's in my account now, then no, i don't leave.

The million dollars will go much further to helping your child than your selfish memory would.

You missed the birth of your child. That's only one day. Now you have the chance to take care of it for the rest of its life and be very well off, being able to afford the best for him/her. That's more valuable to your child and to your family...much more valuable than just YOUR memory.

[Frazod]

The wife in question, just because

http://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/kandi-mahan-41.jpg?w=550&h=660

Too fat/Omaha

[ModSocks]

What about being there for your wife?

When my wife gave birth her mom was in the room, her sister was in the room and her closest friend was in the room with me, with about 10 others waiting outside.

What would she be more thankful for? Me being there for additional support, or having a brand new, fully paid for house to raise our child in?

[BigCatDaddy]

When my wife gave birth her mom was in the room, her sister was in the room and her closest friend was in the room with me, with about 10 others waiting outside.

What would she be more thankful for? Me being there for additional support, or having a brand new, fully paid for house to raise our child in?

Yeah, I think I mis-read your post.

[MahiMike]

Yep. I told my wife about this today and she was like - "the hell? You're making money when I'm having a baby - don't stop! There will be 10 other people in that room. I don't need you there".

My wife. Always the practical one.

[MahiMike]

Depends. HIS situation isn't MY situation.

This is very simple to me. If i had Millions of dollars in my account and the means to make millions more, then i'd probably leave and see the birth.

If I have what's in my account now, then no, i don't leave.

The million dollars will go much further to helping your child than your selfish memory would.

You missed the birth of your child. That's only one day. Now you have the chance to take care of it for the rest of its life and be very well off, being able to afford the best for him/her. That's more valuable to your child and to your family...much more valuable than just YOUR memory.

Well put.

[Discuss Thrower]

So what happens when Hunter misses his little girl's dance recitals / softball games / spelling bees in a few years?

[Bugeater]

no, i consider spending time with my family more important than buying unnecessary material shit. Maybe someday you will have your priorities straight and maybe even have family.

I hope you dont have kids or a wife now, because i feel bad for them.
Yeah, because watching your wife crank out a kid is totally quality time.

[Rain Man]

Quick quiz: Which of the following events would you leave to be with your wife during childbirth? Assume it's the first kid and the first wife. Select all that apply.

A) Final round of a pro golf tournament that you're leading.
B) Giant planetoid crashing into the sun that will be talked about worldwide for the rest of history.
C) Results of a lab test that, if you're there to do the extraction, will cure cancer, heart disease, and the common cold simultaneously.
D) Your Nobel Prize ceremony in the literature category.
E) Fishing.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Ten years ago Phil Mickelson's wife was giving birth to their third child when her uterus tore. She nearly bled out in the delivery room.

I'm sure he would have felt awesome about himself had he been making the turn at Sugarloaf when that was happening to her.

A lot of times things go wrong in the delivery room. Even if they don't, I can't imagine being the kind of person that would rather be working than attending to the birth of my child.

[bigjosh]

Yeah, because watching your wife crank out a kid is totally quality time.

It certainly is.

[BigMeatballDave]

Yeah, because watching your wife crank out a kid is totally quality time.

To each, his own.

The greatest moment in my life. Nothing comes close.

[BigMeatballDave]

I was completely useless in the delivery room. I cut the cord, then sobbed like a little girl with skinned knees.

[BigMeatballDave]

Depends. HIS situation isn't MY situation.

This is very simple to me. If i had Millions of dollars in my account and the means to make millions more, then i'd probably leave and see the birth.

If I have what's in my account now, then no, i don't leave.

The million dollars will go much further to helping your child than your selfish memory would.

You missed the birth of your child. That's only one day. Now you have the chance to take care of it for the rest of its life and be very well off, being able to afford the best for him/her. That's more valuable to your child and to your family...much more valuable than just YOUR memory.

Yep. Totally different scenario.

Completely acceptable if you can help secure your family's future.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Hunter Mahan has made over $25 million in career earnings and just turned 30. That doesn't count endorsement deals or earnings from corporate and silly season events.

[bigjosh]

Yeah, because watching your wife crank out a kid is totally quality time.

I feel bad for any poor woman that ends up marrying or having a child with you, her life will be full of regret and despair.

[Titty Meat]

I feel bad for any poor woman that ends up marrying or having a child with you, her life will be full of regret and despair.

You are a fucking moron

[bigjosh]

You are a fucking moron

lol I guess having good family values makes me a moron. At least I don't go around being an internet tough guy.

[Deberg_1990]

Hunter Mahan has made over $25 million in career earnings and just turned 30. That doesn't count endorsement deals or earnings from corporate and silly season events.

I'm sure this made his decision a little easier.

[GloryDayz]

So you're thinking he just wanted to see her naked? It seems like there are better times to do that.

Wha???!!! Naked AND legs spread wide open... There's opportunity there!!!

[Bugeater]

It certainly is.
Uh huh. My wife and I sit around and relive that cherished moment all the time.

[Bugeater]

I feel bad for any poor woman that ends up marrying or having a child with you, her life will be full of regret and despair.
LMAO We'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary in a few weeks.

[stevieray]

Uh huh. My wife and I sit around and relive that cherished moment all the time....at least once a year...

[bigjosh]

Uh huh. My wife and I sit around a relive that cherished moment all the time.

Shit man if watching your child come into the world isn't something that you personally were glad to be there for, then I don't know what the fuck in life you do enjoy.

Definitely one of the most nerve racking, and overall happy experiences of my life

[NJChiefsFan]

Hunter Mahan has made over $25 million in career earnings and just turned 30. That doesn't count endorsement deals or earnings from corporate and silly season events.

And a major isn't fair away either. As somebody mentioned, unless this money is a game-changer for your family(which includes the child), I think the decision is easy.

BTW, the eventual winner Brandt Snedeker acknowledged the babies help in him winning.

''Zoe will be getting a very nice baby gift from me,'' Snedeker said. ''I can't thank Kandi enough for going into labor early. I don't know if I'd be sitting here if she hadn't. But that is a way more important thing than a golf tournament. I missed a golf tournament when my first was born, and it was the best decision I ever made. I'm sure Hunter would say the same thing.''

[Garcia Bronco]

I think the important thing to remember is there is no right way to do this and people need to decide what's best for them. I personally could be in the room but not past the blanket. My buddy har one the other day and watched the surgery. Can't do that myself. He watched them cut his wife open, pull out the ole uterus, and then the baby. He was cool with it. I would not be.

[Earthling]

He was lucky that he was in a position to be able to make that choice to return for the birth. If you are living paycheck to paycheck to barely provide food and shelter for your family then the moral implications become pretty blurred. Good on him for being there but each situation is different for each different family.