Funny story. I'm the giant on the right. On the left is a former NFL safety for the Skins and Raiders. The guys in the middle are lawyers (and good golfers).
I took the shuttle from my hotel to the clubhouse and got out with the NFL player, the lawyer and former Dallas Mav Michael Finley.
I set my bag down and looked for registration inside the clubhouse. Before I could head upstairs to the table, a man stopped me with his wife. They had a Canon digital camera. I thought they wanted me to take their picture.
As it turns out, he thought I was a professional athlete and before I knew it he was hugging me and his wife snapped a photo.
I'm not a professional athlete.
It got closer to tee off so I went to find my cart and bag and partner. I noticed that they clearly didn't have my name on the cart and since I was alone they paired me up with the lawyer, which was fine. Apparently I took "Nick Van Excel"'s spot (it's Van Exel for those who watched NBA).
The guy came up to me again asking if I would golf with him and then called me Nick repeatedly. So of course, I told the guys I was golfing with who doubled over laughing.
So somewhere in Puerto Rico there's a man and wife who are going to post a picture of the husband and me and I hope his friends and family all find it as funny as I did.
And yes, I repeatedly told him I am not Nick Van Exel or a pro athlete. He didn't believe me 😂