It’s not easy deciding on a sport to watch in the month of April.
The options are seemingly limitless, as multiple worlds collide in the sports universe when April rolls around.
We’ve already witnessed two fantastic NCAA Tournaments that were capped off with national championship wins by the Duke Blue Devils on April 5 and the University of Connecticut Huskies on April 6. Basketball junkies continue to get their fix as the NBA wrapped up its regular season and began the exciting playoffs on April 17.
Major League Baseball kicked off on April 4 when the Boston Red Sox hosted the World Champion New York Yankees and the National Hockey League became watchable now that the playoffs have arrived.
The National Football League even dominates with the three-day extravaganza that is the NFL Draft.
But the month of April belongs to golf, and it was fairly easy to comprehend on a certain lazy Sunday.
On April 11, I was stuck on my couch with some serious choices to consider. My first dilemma involved the NBA and MLB. At 1 p.m., the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Orlando Magic in potential preview of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals, while my beloved Cincinnati Reds faced off against the Chicago Cubs.
Those options were trumped, though, when the final round of the Masters began.
It’s must-see television when Woods enters the final round of a major in striking distance. And with Phil Mickelson tied for the lead heading into Sunday, it was a easy choice to shift my attention away from baseball and basketball when golf came on at 2 p.m.
After watching Mickelson put on his third green jacket, it’s safe to say that the Masters is the highlight of the best sports month of the year. It’s the biggest golf tournament of the every year and the major owns a certain mystique thanks the beauty of Augusta National and the challenges the course constantly throws at its competitors.
It doesn’t get much better than April with every major sport sharing the spotlight.