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Tony Romo shoots 81, withdraws from pro event in Texas

Published

6 years ago

Feb 28, 2018

Well, things could get interesting at next month’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship! Tony Romo, sponsor’s invitee to the event, just shot 81, then withdrew after 27 holes, in his mini-tour tuneup for the event.

Playing on the North Texas PGA Players’ Tour, Romo joined a field of 87 for a 36-hole event at Bridlewood Golf Club in the Dallas suburb of Flower Mound.

Romo’s opening round 81 was lowlighted by a a quintuple-bogey 10 on the second hole and a triple bogey on the fifth hole. Hard to bounce back from that.

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback carded a respectable 2-over 38 for his opening nine holes in round two before withdrawing.

However, the plus-0.3 handicap hardly walked off the course in disgust. Rather, according to PGATour.com’s Sean Martin, a substantial rain delay left Romo in danger of missing a flight, so the former gunslinger had to withdraw.

So, let’s tap the brakes on the #takes.

The current CBS analyst’s cards are below. As you can see, a few (really) bad holes derailed him, and Romo was relatively steady otherwise.

Toni Hakula, a former University of Texas standout, won the event at 16 under.

We had seen Romo in action most recently at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier this month, where he played alongside Will Zalatoris. The pair were 17 under after 54 holes, missing the cut by three strokes.

Romo will play in the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on a sponsor’s exemption March 22-25 in the Dominican Republic.

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Report: Greg Norman spotted following a surprise grouping on Thursday at the Masters

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22 hours ago

Apr 12, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Greg Norman is at this week’s Masters tournament but found himself in a situation where he had to buy himself a ticket to enter the grounds.

Speaking to the Washington Post, Norman explained why he was at Augusta National:

“I’m here because we have 13 players that won 10 Masters between them. So I’m here just to support them, do the best I can to show them, ‘Hey, you know, the boss is here rooting for you.’ ”

So who was Norman following during the opening round of this year’s Masters? Well the answer may surprise you.

Per Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig, Norman was spotted following the LIV-less grouping of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

Spotted in the gallery at Augusta: Greg Norman following Rory McIlroy ? (and Scottie and Xander)

— Bob Harig (@BobHarig) April 11, 2024

We’ll find out a little later today whether Norman will make his third appearance in as many days at this year’s opening major.

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Collin Morikawa makes surprising late putter switch at Masters

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2 days ago

Apr 11, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Collin Morikawa has had plenty of success with a blade in his hands over the course of his young career, but after a lean spell on the greens lately, it appears that the 27-year-old is ready to try something new.

Related: Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia make significant equipment changes as 2024 Masters looms

The California-native began the year with his TaylorMade TP Soto before switching to a Logan Olson proto last month. Now at this week’s Masters, Morikawa has been spotted with a Spider Tour X, the same flatstick that Scottie Scheffler will be using at Augusta.

The move would represent a big change, but it has been a very frustrating year on the greens for Morikawa, who will hope the TaylorMade mallet can offer him a similar upturn in fortune to that of Scheffler. In 2024, Morikawa ranks 164th for Strokes Gained: Putting, and 157th for Total Putting.

We’ll keep an eye whether Morikawa puts the mallet into action on day one of the Masters.

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Dave Portnoy places monstrous outright bet for the 2024 Masters

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3 days ago

Apr 10, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Fresh off of winning $2.76 million on UConn’s victory over Purdue on Monday night, Barstool Sports’ founder Dave Portnoy has just placed a massive bet for this year’s Masters.

Tweeting on Wednesday morning, Portnoy revealed that he has placed $300,000 on Scottie Scheffler to win this year’s Masters at odds of +450.

Should he win, that’d be a total payout of $1.65 million.

Keep the momentum. For people who wanted me to hedge for is why I didn't. So I could take another shot at glory. #DKPartner #scotty pic.twitter.com/X9a0X8HOTZ

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 10, 2024

Scheffler is one of the shortest priced favorites of recent times at the Masters, and is looking for what would be his third win in his last four events.