Tom Lehman, one of the world’s finest golfers, has struggled with perfection.
For years, he tried to achieve it. When he failed, he felt guilty, ashamed, depressed.
Then, in 1998, after the missteps had stacked up, Lehman came to the back nine, a realization that signaled the start of what he called the second act of his life: God had forgiven him; now it was time to forgive himself.
This was the core of his message Tuesday morning at the annual Charleston Leadership Prayer Breakfast, an ecumenical Christian event that drew about 1,000 to the Charleston Area Convention Center.