This Isn't Goodbye, But More Like See You Soon

Last month, it was eight years ago that I began on this journey of covering golf. It began in the basement studio of a friend of a friend's house - just me and a mic, for an hour, with an audience of probably one or less. The dream, though, was that I could one day cover golf and share my passion for the game with a real audience as my job. 

It probably sounded kind of odd to people that I was a J-school dropout (on the first day, no less), but still had this aspiration. Frankly, it didn't make much sense to me at times. But, over the years, I've been fortunate enough to find and work with great people that have been willing to give me a chance to prove my worth. They understood my goal, my singular focus and gave me the opportunity to work hard for a hobby I hoped would become a job.

On Tuesday evening, that dream became real. I have accepted a role with NBCSports.com as their golf blogger. Full-time. It begins next month.

The details aren't 100% done yet. The name is going to be Pro Golf Talk, in the model of their other sports blogs. It'll launch probably in mid-November.

I'm extremely grateful to everyone at NBCSports.com for the opportunity to build a community that hopefully resembles the one we have here - intelligent, thoughtful, engaged. What I have done here will be done there.

This unbelievable opportunity would not be possible without the good folks here at SB Nation. Jim Bankoff, Tyler Bleszinski, Kyle Ragsdale, Chris Mottram, John Taylor, Chris Haines, Trei Brundrett - and others - these men make SB Nation work. Their passion and savvy for what the sports fan craves is potent and tangible. They've turned their collective energy into a remarkable business and are growing every day. I truly believe SB Nation is changing how sports fans engage with their obsession and how they get their fix.

Invariably, though, this new gig means I will be leaving Waggle Room. I hope that you'll add another bookmark for my new home in your browsers, RSS readers, and such. Consider it a personal invitation. I love all of you that come here each day (or at least pretty often), read and comment, e-mail me, and are a part of the dialogue that makes Waggle Room go. You're a big reason why this site is what it is.

When I came to Waggle Room, it was because Mulligan Stu could no longer commit to this site, and he made the decision he had to make. Unfortunately, in the time between him leaving and me joining, the site had a gap in direction. Keeping that in mind, I want Waggle Room to continue to grow after I leave. That's why I'm entrusting Waggle Room to Charles Boyer - the man you know here as Old Man Par. Charles has agreed to take up Waggle Room v. 3.0 and do his thing here. I love Charles' writing style and how he thinks. He's a perfect fit to be the next leader here.

This is all still so surreal to me. I can't believe my dream has come true, but inside, I always believed it would. Thank you to all of the people in my life who have supported what likely seemed a Quixotic quest. We still have more windmills to fight, so I hope we can do it together.