And Jackson, his longtime partner in crime on the course, had long ago become a Yoda-like sage regarding the forces around Bobby Jones' revered track.
The weather held, sort of, and so did the expectations of fans for many of the current hot golfers in Thursday's first round of the British Open on the revered Old Course.
Not only is he the owner of internationally (and of course, locally) revered Brazilian clubs like Warung Beach Club, and D-Edge in São Paulo, but he's also a respected presence as a DJ mostly pushing the exciting blend of house and techno that has graced the halls of his own nightclubs for decades.
While TV baker Paul Hollywood, aspiring Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, and, of course, George Clooney are revered for their "distinguished" salt-and-pepper look, it seems that letting nature take its course is still taboo for women.
The 1980 team, of course, is justly revered.
Today, of course, he is revered for his emphasis on reconciliation.
In New York he is both revered and reviled, depending, of course, whether the Yanks won or lost the World Series and whom the team has recently traded or fired.
In North Korea, of course, the feared and revered leader Kim Jong-is is another short Korean, albeit one who favors elevator shoes and a bouffant hairstyle.
The revered commentator Peter O'Sullevan would stop talking when the course announcer gave out the prices over the loudspeaker, otherwise the viewers would never find out.
There are, of course, another couple of realities: King Bhumibol, revered by all Thais, turns 84 this month and is not immortal; and his heir, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, is an unpopular playboy.
