When Yoenis Cespedes left Game 4 of the NLCS with soreness in his left shoulder, Mets fans held their breath. When news broke that Cespsedes had played golf earlier that day, social media lit up.
No pressure on the #NYMets up 3-0 on #Cubs in #NLCS so Yoenis Cespedes spends the morning before game 4 golfing at Medinah country club
Posted by Peggy Kusinski NBC Chicago on Wednesday, October 21, 2015
How could a team's star hitter spend the morning of a playoff game golfing? Who does he think he is, Michael Jordan?
It turns out the Mets support Cespedes' hobby, even on game days.
"I want him to play golf as much as possible," says Mets hitting coach Kevin Long in a Wall Street Journal feature. "It tires him out a little bit. Instead of having so much energy, it seems like when he's just a little bit less amped up and fresh, the better he plays."
When Cespedes gets to the ballpark for a night game, Long asks him an important question for the Mets' victory chances: Did you play golf?
"If he played golf, most of the time he hits a home run," Long says.
Worked on my swing at Jeff Conine's Celebrity Golf Fundraiser pic.twitter.com/6YIC7MmiCL
— Yoenis Cespedes (@ynscspds) January 22, 2014
So the answer is yes, the Mets knew Cespedes spent his pregame time in Chicago playing Medinah, home of three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships (both won by Tiger Woods) and one Ryder Cup. The team is all for it.
"For me, golf is sort of like when I go fishing," Cespedes says.
Yoenis Cespedes will play golf before World Series games if he wakes up feeling good.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) October 26, 2015
Golf freak Yoenis Cespedes can shoot in the low 70s. He’s been playing for a year. https://t.co/gJXaobZupA pic.twitter.com/FDpgrSmIAQ
— WSJ Sports (@WSJSports) October 29, 2015
Cespedes is struggling to start the World Series, going 1-for-10 in the two games in Kansas City. The Mets' clean-up hitter needs to get back on track. Maybe it is time he gets back on the links.
Oh, and by the way, Cespedes lives in Florida during the offseason. A winter of improving his handicap awaits.
Trump Golf Links At Ferry Point
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
Weekend greens fee will be $169 for city residents and $215 for nonresidents.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
This is New York City's first new golf course since 1964.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The landfill on which the course is built closed in 1963.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
It is a links-style course.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
"We've been approached by every tour about having tournaments there," Trump told the New York Post. "We want to take our time."
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
This is the city's 14th public course.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The yardage is 7,400.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The New York Times reports that the course's electric golf carts will have GPS so that golfers can order and have food delivered.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
Trump says the course is an easy bus ride from Manhattan.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
Golf instructor Michael Breed will run an academy at this venue.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The Ferry Point site covers 222 acres.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The Whitestone Bridge is nearby.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
Trees won't be an issue.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The course is next to the East River.
Trump National Golf Club, Ferry Point
The project's original opening date was scheduled for 2001.
