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Tweets of the Week: Tiger’s strange eating habits, Bubba’s new paint job, and Mickelson’s giant calves
Dustin Johnson strolled to victory at the WGC-Mexico, while Martin Trainer won his maiden title on the PGA Tour at the Puerto Rico Open. Here are some things you may have missed this week, however, and some of the quirkier moments from the world of golf dished out in the Twittersphere over the past seven days.
Mickelson’s Hulk Legs
Lefty’s enormous calves whipped up a storm on Twitter throughout the week…
MICKELSON’S CALVES ????
(via kharms27/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/8kVAfJtcRY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 20, 2019
…while this old video of Mickelson learning Spanish made a timely return for the week that was in it. He hasn’t changed at all, has he?
Phil and Spanish go way back.
pic.twitter.com/iRV1YO3EPU— Skratch (@Skratch) February 20, 2019
Shankaliscious
McIlroy’s week got off to an inauspicious start on the range…
McIlroy has the same warm up routine as me…???????? #golf #fail pic.twitter.com/visNbiUHP6
— Lads Golf ™ (@Lads_Golf) February 20, 2019
…while Rickie Fowler decided to show off his hosel rocket skills in live tournament play.
Whoopsie. pic.twitter.com/ppdVILTdMd
— Skratch (@Skratch) February 22, 2019
Bubba’s New Paint Job
Homina. Homina. Homina.
New @PingTour G410 driver & new Paint job!! ???????? #BubbaDriver #PlayYourBest pic.twitter.com/RL6KlmIYAQ
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) February 19, 2019
Incoming
Patrick Cantlay came this close to making a hole in one on a par four in Mexico…while Kevin Kisner was on the green putting for par…
This close to a hole-in-one for Patrick Cantlay on the 395-yard 12th. @K_Kisner got a front row seat. pic.twitter.com/lbNmAtEceH
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) February 23, 2019
Tiger’s Eating Habits
Sorry, but what?
They just said on the NBC golf broadcast that Tiger only eats while walking downhill because it affects his breathing eating uphill.
I like fries in my cart.
— James Duthie (@tsnjamesduthie) February 23, 2019
Poulter Keeps His Word
The Englishman finally saw his vision come to fruition this week at the WGC-Mexico.
I told you one day it would just be me and Tiger…. ???????? pic.twitter.com/xOlXewypsF
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) February 24, 2019
Tiger’s Fire Intro
Can we get this announcer for every event, please?
Tiger’s opening tee shot(s) did not live up to his first-tee introduction. pic.twitter.com/BkZCgvOnLk
— Skratch (@Skratch) February 21, 2019
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TaylorMade signs 15-year-old AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year to an NIL contract
This week, TaylorMade Golf announced that they’ve signed AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year, Miles Russell, to an NIL contract.
In a statement, TaylorMade called Russell “nothing short of remarkable”.
“Miles’ record setting success at his young age is nothing short of remarkable and we are excited he chose us to support him in his growth as a golfer to continue to accomplish his career goals. Identifying and developing the top junior talent in the world has always been a priority for us at TaylorMade. Miles and his family epitomize the type of athlete and human being we are looking to add to Team TaylorMade.”
Russell has broken plenty of records in recent months. This season, he was named American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Boys Player of the Year, making him the youngest male player to receive the award. The record was previously held by Tiger Woods who was about 10 months older than Russell at the time he received the award.
At age 14, J he became the youngest player ever to win the Junior PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass at age 14.
The 15-year-old also played in his first Korn Ferry Tour event on Thursday, the LECOM Suncoast Classic, and shot a first-round 68.
In the aftermath of the agreement, Russell released a statement.
“I have had a great relationship with the team at TaylorMade for years now and couldn’t be more excited to continue to work with them in the future. TaylorMade has a history of developing the top junior talent in the world to help reach their goals of becoming PGA TOUR and major championship winners. I am looking forward to working with the team to reach those and other goals I have laid out for my career.”
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Group of PGA Tour caddies sign endorsement deal with underwear company
In an interesting turn of events, a group of PGA Tour caddies have signed an endorsement deal with an underwear company.
Geno Bonnalie (Joel Dahmen), Aaron Flener (J.T. Poston), John Limanti (Akshay Bhatia) and Joel Stock (Will Zalatoris) and John Ellis (Wyndham Clark) have signed a deal with the underwear brand, SAXX.
Here are some details about the endorsement deal:
- The deal eclipses six figures in total value, extending what last year marked the first significant apparel agreement with a group of pro caddies. Of note, Geno and John Ellis appeared in the Netflix docuseries, Full Swing.
- The caddies will wear SAXX underwear, shorts and polos on and off the course.
- SAXX will donate $100 to the Testicular Cancer Foundation for every birdie made by the caddies’ players for the rest of the season.
- SAXX will bring the Ball Masters to the masses at the Travelers Championship, hosting a fan activation with underwear giveaways, photo opportunities, appearances from the Ball Masters and more.
- Fans can become an honorary Ball Master, which includes a year’s worth of underwear, among other things. Go to SAXX.com/ball-master-application from now until June 15 to enter.
The partnership is great for the caddies and also represents a great cause.
Check out the video they shared on YouTube:
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Man charged with stealing millions of dollars worth of memorabilia from Augusta National
According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, a man has been charged in Chicago with stealing millions of dollars’ worth of memorabilia from Augusta National.
The man, Robert Globensky, was charged with transporting the memorabilia across state lines.
The report states that between 2009 and 2022, Globensky allegedly transported “millions of dollars’ worth of Masters golf tournament merchandise and historical memorabilia” from Augusta National “and transported to Tampa, Florida, knowing the same had been stolen, converted and taken by fraud.”
The document was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Per the court records there is no mention that Globensky worked for the golf club.
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