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Byline: Ed Sherman
CHICAGO _ Reporters were asked to assemble before sunrise the Monday after the Mercedes Championships in Kapalua. The enticement was a round of golf on the Plantation Course. I know, tough life.
As we gathered in the dark, a familiar figure came rushing to the first tee. A group including Fred Couples apparently wanted to try to get out before our outing. They didn't care that they needed headlights to see their drives.
It did seem odd that Couples would be forced to sneak on in front of a bunch of media hackers. Then again, Couples had fallen so far out of the spotlight he'd practically become just another resort golfer. He wasn't at the Mercedes as a player. He worked the event as an analyst for ESPN.
The gig was viewed as an audition for a postgolf career that appeared to be arriving much too soon for Couples.
Little did anyone know that Couples had one more run left in him.
All hail Freddie. He's back.