Sometimes, second fiddle is just fine

Watching Phil MIckelson make the winning birdie on 18 Sunday, I'm sure Rod Pampling felt like he got punched in the kidneys.

As his twin, even I felt a twinge.

But he's a classy guy, and didn't show the slightest hint of disappointment when he was riding to and from the interview room with his 3-year-old son on his lap. Kids have a way of putting things in perspective.

So does a $536,800 second place check.

Rod, if you ever need a look-alike, I work cheap.

On the final hole, I had a Colonial member say to me: "Hey, you look like Pampling's younger, thinner brother." He had been drinking, but so what.

It made my week.