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VIDEO: Barkley dishes specifics on Michael Jordan’s golf gambling habits

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Surely you’ve heard wives tales about Michael Jordan’s propensity for gambling over the years, whether it’s betting the average person’s yearly salary on one hole of golf or putting millions on the line in a night of blackjack. But how true are the rumors? How much does Jordan really gamble on the course?

Fellow NBA Hall-of-Famer and golf-gambling buddy Charles Barkley broke it down on the Dan Patrick Show. As it turns out, Jordan’s golfing bets are bigger than you even imagined.

“Back when I would play, it was pretty much even [between me and MJ],” Barkley said. “But I tell you what, and I apologize to Michael for saying this … we’d be playing golf with certain people, and we’d be playing a couple of hundred dollars a hole. But he’d be playing some for guy for $100,000.”

Wow. That’s bit more pressure than your weekly $5 nassau, eh?

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  1. Denton

    Mar 27, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    Played golf with MJ in Japan in the mid-1990’s. MJ never betted with me, because I couldn’t afford it, but his two bodyguards that followed him around the course were betting $500 on every swing, putt, or anything else. Became pretty evident though that MJ doesn’t become interested in things until there is pressure. Gambling isn’t a thrill because he wants the money, feeling and beating the PRESSURE is his thrill. If it ain’t big, it ain’t pressure. He needed a 40 foot putt on the 18th hole of our match to win and he drained it center-cut. MJ always wants the last shot to count for something. The epitome of a great player.

  2. Jim

    Mar 27, 2017 at 11:11 am

    It’s all relative. 4,000 in bank – 100 a hole’s a lot
    40,000,000 in bank – 100K just makes it interesting…

    God Bless ’em! HooYah…

    Hope the caddies see figure tips from those matches

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.

From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.

For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • btyh: “Holy offset.”
  • Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
  • bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”

Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”

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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing

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As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.

Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.

Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.

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