Tim Herron is an unusual place in life. He's in his late 40s and rooting for time to fly.
"I'm looking forward to turning 50 – February 6, 2020,'' he said. "And then I want time to really slow down.''
Herron will gain access to the Champions Tour on that date. And then he is hoping to repeat what has been done by many previous "youngsters'' in the PGA Tour's senior division:
"I want to be competing well enough to take advantage of that 50-to-55 window that's there with the Champions.''
There are the amazing exceptions, such as Hale Irwin in an earlier generation and now Bernhard Langer, but this is true for a high number of seniors: Those first five years are the best time to harvest some hay on the Champions Tour.
To get ready for the birthday that depresses a good share of the population, Herron is playing as often on the 2017-18 PGA Tour and his marginal exempt status allows.
"I'm in what they call the Veterans Category,'' Herron said. "That doesn't get you in often. My status should be a bit better after this weekend at Colonial.''
What's always been known to golf fans as the Colonial was now billed as the Fort Worth Invitational on this Memorial Day weekend. Herron was given a sponsor's exemption, mostly because of his standing as a past champion.