The reference was to Rory McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked male golfer in the world, and Caroline Wozniacki, the former No. 1-ranked women's tennis player in the world. The two are dating, taking trips to each other's events and enjoying the life of young, talented, rich and good-looking stars.
McIlroy even showed up at a Wozniacki exhibition match with Maria Sharapova earlier this week in New York and played a point against Sharapova for the crowd.
But the McIlroy-Wozniacki pairing is hardly the first time golf and tennis have crossed paths, or the first time players from the two sports have dated. In fact, in this year's BNP Paribas field is Ana Ivanovic, who has been dating Australian golfer Adam Scott for some time.
And of course there is the most famous of pairings in recent years between two of the legends of their respective sports. Greg Norman and Chris Evert began dating and eventually married. The marriage, unfortunately, didn't last, but for a while Norman and Evert were among the all-time sports power couples. Whether McIlroy and Wozniacki ever will reach the level of the Norman-Evert marriage is anyone's guess.
But dating and marriage is just part of the crossover appeal of golf and tennis. It's well known that Jack Nicklaus, perhaps the greatest golfer of all time, has always been a tennis enthusiast.
But it is tennis players who seem to enjoy getting away to the golf course more than the other way around. That may not be any truer than it is at the BNP Paribas Open.
Before the Indian Wells Tennis Garden opened, the tournament was held at a very good tennis facility surrounded by the Indian Wells Golf Resort. It certainly was no secret that some players such as Boris Becker spent more time on the two golf courses at the resort than he did on the practice courts.
Heck, even the guy who owns the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and tournament, billionaire Larry Ellison, bought a home in the desert that features an ultra-private 18-hole golf course at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in Rancho Mirage.
The comparisons between the two games are obvious. For a left-handed tennis player, the right-handed golf swing almost perfectly mimics the left-handed backhand stroke. Both games require a high degree of hand-eye coordination. Both games are very difficult to master, even for the top professionals.
There are other comparisons. For instance, you can be a top golfer like Luke Donald and still have your career measured by the fact you haven't won a major championship. Andy Murray is one of the Big Four in men's tennis these days, but he is the one of the Big Four without a Grand Slam title, and people remind him of it all the time.
Even this week, there have been reports of tennis stars taking their day off and getting in a quick 18 holes at a local course, often the Indian Wells Golf Resort.
So golf, tennis and the desert go hand-in-hand this week just like the desert and warm temperatures and blue skies. Or maybe like Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki.
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