BuzzRoll

This is how PGA Tour pros gamble during tournament rounds

Published

7 years ago

Jul 30, 2017

While we know plenty of players on the PGA Tour gamble during practice rounds, gambling during tournament rounds is even less discussed.

Of course, officially, nobody on the PGA Tour gambles and the practice is prohibited. Unofficially, well…

As much as the PGA Tour takes a Judge Smails tack with the matter, players gamble during tournament rounds, as the Undercover Tour Pro tells Golf Digest.

The pro says he never starts a tournament-round wager on the first tee. Rather, a situation will arise like the following: The pro and the player in his pairing are both well outside the cut line. In order to make things interesting, he decides to make a wager.

Likewise, if both players are near the bottom of the leaderboard on Sunday.

The pro says:

“Even if I shoot 65, I move up maybe 10 places. And a solid round like 69 or 70 is going to yield something like $1,500 more in prize money, pre-tax. It might sound illogical, but the glory of taking a few hundo off a colleague becomes more interesting than a potentially slightly larger cut of a purse.”

He also offered this unique perspective on inside-the-ropes in-tournament wagering.

“At the end of a disappointing week, the last thing you want to do is grind. But if you’re not always trying to get it going, you’ve got about zero chance of discovering that thing—some little key or thought—that turns your game around.”

So there you have it, it’s fun for the pros and for the good of the game.

Your Reaction?

LIKE81
LEGIT11
WOW5
LOL3
IDHT7
FLOP10
OB9
SHANK141

BuzzRoll

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

Published

3 months ago

Jan 16, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

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

Your Reaction?

LIKE2
LEGIT1
WOW1
LOL0
IDHT0
FLOP0
OB0
SHANK0

BuzzRoll

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

Published

4 years ago

Oct 15, 2020

Gianni Magliocco

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”

Your Reaction?

LIKE5
LEGIT1
WOW0
LOL0
IDHT0
FLOP0
OB0
SHANK2

BuzzRoll

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

Published

6 years ago

Jun 25, 2018

GolfWRX Staff

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.

Your Reaction?