Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020 06:42 PM MYTAUGUST 4 — We knew all along that we wanted to have a big family. My wife, Dowd, is the oldest of five children and I am second to the youngest of six. We didn't know exactly how many children we wanted, but we knew we both had great experiences growing up and wanted to create something similar to that in our life together. We have five children now, ages nine, seven, six, four and 18 months.
Dowd and I truly are partners in this journey. Most of the things I've implemented as a father have come from her and from watching her be a mom. I think communication is so big when it comes to any marriage — any relationship, really — and especially one like ours where we're apart so much. You’ve got to know how to talk to each other. Sometimes I play golf more than I want to because of the schedule that time of the year, but Dowd has been great about it.
And leaving home is never easy. I remember when Jack was probably six years old and I told him I was going to be gone for eight days to go play in the Open Championship. He started crying in the driveway and then I started crying. I literally kissed everyone, told them I loved them and told Dowd, with tears in my eyes that I’ve got to go. Then I sat there and cried in the back of the car that was taking me to the airport. As the kids have gotten older, the dynamics change a little.
At the same time, coming home after several weeks on the road can be an adjustment. There was a time when I was having moments where I might get frustrated where I normally wouldn't have. Dowd finally said, “I understand that for the last few weeks you have been on your own schedule. You go to Starbucks when you want to go to Starbucks, you go practice when you want to go practice and you go to bed when you want to go to bed.
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