Are you a recreational or maybe even an avid golfer who finds themselves struggling with alcohol addiction?
Maybe it has just started or maybe it has been going on for years…
Maybe it started in college or maybe it started when you began playing golf and it went from social drinking to a real problem…
Whatever the case might be, it can be easy to find yourself feeling alone – like you are the only one – however, that is not the case. Several golfers – and other pro athletes for that matter – have struggled with addiction. Furthermore, even sometimes it can be seen in the spouses of athletes.
A recent story that you might can relate to is that of Billy Horschel…
Following his fourth career PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship in May of this year, Horschel opened up about how deeply emotional the win was for him. While he was not ready to go into great detail, he did mention that there were some outside issues that had been effecting his life off the course:
“Not at this time. Just life gets in the way sometimes and, you know, it’s truly special to be winning on something on a day like this that’s I honestly — I’m not able to talk about it right now. But it’s just lot of stuff happens in the last year and this is just — this is nice,” Horschel said.
However, the following day, his wife Brittany, took to her official Twitter account to share just what the struggles were that Horschel was referencing in his emotional talk:
Amongst a long, and heart felt post, Brittany said, “I am an alcoholic.” She noted that she had spent the previous summer down in a treatment center that helped her overcome the disease. She continued on to say that during that time Horschel took on 100% responsibility of caring for their toddler, the house, and all the other responsibilities that come with it.
Toward the end of the post, she noted that on Saturday, it marked her one year of sobriety – hints why Sunday was such an emotional day for her husband.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV6zKmt7S5E
You see, addiction is not all that uncommon. But also, it is not a victimless crime. Addiction can strike in the most unsuspecting of places, in the most unsuspecting of people. And, it can go on to effect so many of those around you. It can go on to leave so many around you silently hurting.
So, if you – or someone you know – is struggling with addiction, make the move to reach out and get help. You won’t regret it.