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J.J. Watt beats his predicted score at Erin Hills by 30 strokes. Hmm…
Sandbagger, too humble, or is Erin Hills really just too easy?
Playing Erin Hills today.
Projected Score: 147 pic.twitter.com/Ll4kGUt9zP— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 19, 2017
J.J. Watt, an All-Pro defensive lineman for the Houston Texans, took to Erin Hills with some buddies on the Monday after the 2017 U.S. Open to try his luck on the track many are calling “too easy.” He’s obviously a great athlete, and is known as a super humble guy, but he predicted a score of 147 and shot a 117! I guess it turned out he doesn’t “suck” as bad as he thinks he does.
If you took the under… you win.
(Erin Hills is hard, but I suck at golf) pic.twitter.com/LzZiA1WXMi— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 19, 2017
Or maybe the course is really just too easy like everyone thinks it is?
- “If J.J. Watt would have played Oakmont in ’73, he’d have shot thirty strokes higher than his prediction, not thirty strokes lower!” –Johnny Miller, probably
Hey, @JJWatt, we were playing behind you on the back 9 @ErinHillsGolf and I think we found something that belongs to you… ?????????????? #usopen pic.twitter.com/AyCttumt6C
— Stephanie Wei (@StephanieWei) June 19, 2017
But as Stephanie Wie pointed out, he may have lost one of these sweet Texan-logo’d golf balls in the process.
- “See I told you that fescue was unfair… even though I was totally kidding.” — Kevin Na, probably
Watt also took to Instagram to provide a few live updates during the round, which seemed to have been interrupted by a bit of inclement weather.
- “But what’d he think of the setup, though?” — Adam Scott, probably
Thirty strokes lower than a predicted score obviously raises some sand-bagging concerns, especially with what appears to be a pretty good golf swing, but trying to project an exact score when you’re slotted to shoot way above 100 is no small task. It’s not like he predicted 110 and shot 80 — that’d be more of a red flag.
It’s just nice that in the wake of every media member in existence calling golf dead because “there’s no Tiger Woods replacement,” and “there’s too many first time winners now,” that people are still excited about playing golf.
And people always say you need patience at a U.S. Open venue… how about playing behind a foursome that shoots a combined total of 508? That’s a lot of strokes.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons
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
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
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.
What happens when 4 #PGATOUR pros take a day off?
Luckily, the cameras were rolling.
Watch @shanelowrygolf, @graysonmurray, @smyliekaufman10, and @samrydersu in #SrixonVS. pic.twitter.com/C4LJwQgmZ7— Srixon (@SrixonGolf) June 25, 2018
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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robin
Jun 28, 2017 at 1:26 pm
Keith maybe you should learn to use the world wide Web.
Robert Parsons
Jun 21, 2017 at 12:19 pm
I would have slit my wrists waiting on every tee box. I hope to God they let every group play through while they hid their Easter eggs all over the course.
rafe
Jun 21, 2017 at 10:34 am
uhhhhh hey jj, how about treating some troops to a round of golf instead of your buddies
Harry
Jun 22, 2017 at 6:45 am
Why should he do that? Do pro athletes owe “the troops” special favors that you don’t?
Jefe
Jun 27, 2017 at 8:31 am
Dude can’t play a round of golf without being criticized? The internet is a scary place.
keith
Jun 20, 2017 at 3:44 pm
uhhhhhhh hey jj maybe try to break 100
keith
Jun 20, 2017 at 3:44 pm
uhhhhhh hey jj maybe try to break 100