Column: Fall shows winning is never as far away as it seems

Carlos Ortiz acknowledges the gallery as he walks up the 18th green during the final round of the Houston Open golf tournament, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Robert Streb holds the trophy after winning a second hole playoff against Kevin Kisner at the RSM Classic golf tournament, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in St. Simons Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

FILE - Stewart Cink, right, walks with his caddie and son, Reagan Cink, down the 18th fairway of the Silverado Resort North Course during the final round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament in Napa, Calif., in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. Cink revealed Wednesday, Nov. 18, he and his wife had the coronavirus in March and didn't realize it until antibody tests were positive in June. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)