Even at 40 an athlete can find a sporting masterpiece

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Angela Stanford teeing off on hole 1 during the HSBC Women's World Championship Round 1 at Tanjong Course in Sentosa on Feb 28, 2019.

ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Forget all that stuff about 40 being the new 30 because it's just sweet, bumper-sticker babble. Forty in sport is just 40. It's a lot of years and a lot of miles walked and your bones will remind you of it. It's a lot of shots played and a lot of tape used to patch up a beaten-up heart.
Forty is a lot of waiting for a first Major.
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