Mark Farmer is a sportswriter based out of Toronto. He is a graduate of the College of Sports Media but also holds a diploma in Marketing from Sheridan College. He has been a sports fan since he was able to walk, but has been getting paid for his obsession since 2011, working for various companies including XM Satelitte Radio and TSN. He loves playing a round of golf any time, any where, any weather (he isn't very good, but he tries). If you're going to comment on his writing, please only positives, He is human you know. Follow Mark on Twitter @farmerm1987, on Instagram @farmboslice or email him at mark.farmer@sportsupfront.com
Golf is one of the most difficult sports to master, if it can be mastered at all.
Every weekend the professionals you see on the PGA Tour do their best work chasing a little white ball around a gigantic piece of real estate. What doesn’t get a lot of coverage is how those pros have gotten to where they are today. Most of them slugged it out on mini tours for years.
Erik Compton is among those who’ve made the progression to the PGA Tour. …
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When you type Ray Lewis’ name into Google, the first auto complete suggestion is quotes.
We remember Super Bowl XXXV against the New York Giants where Lewis became only the second linebacker in NFL history to be named the MVP of the game. We’ll never forget the famous Ray Lewis introduction at every Baltimore home game. Lewis ripping up a piece of grass telling us all, “this is my house”.
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