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Poulter and Spieth, not-so-courteous courtesy cars
There’s been more in the news (depending on your definition of news) about courtesy cars recently than any golf fan has ever asked for, but it seems PGA Tour players have been playing fast and loose with their free wheels the past few weeks.
Car aficionado Ian Poulter had his courtesy car towed on Saturday after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open when he parked too far from a Korean restaurant, where he was dining with his caddy, and he couldn’t get it back.
[quote_box_center]”There were 60 spots in the car park,” Poulter told the Associated Press. “We walked 40 yards to a restaurant, but apparently that restaurant that we ate in wasn’t quite in the vicinity of where I should have parked. The kind security guard who was standing by my car as I parked waited until I left and then called a tow truck to tow it away so he could make some money.”[/quote_box_center]
Poulter thought his car had been stolen after leaving the restaurant.
“I told him my car had been stolen,” Poulter said. “He said, ‘Nope, we towed it away.’ I said, ‘That was awfully nice of you.’ A few similar words.”
I’m sure “a few similar words” weren’t as similar to “awfully nice” as Poulter said.
Oh get over it. Just call the towing service and get the car back, right? Well, it wasn’t that easy.
The courtesy car this week at Torrey Pines is a @Hyundai Genesis. Seriously impressed how good it is. Drives great. pic.twitter.com/4yYZkiYgZD
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) February 5, 2015
[quote_box_center]”Obviously, we sign a nice piece of paper in the office that says we drive the car for the week, so I’ve got no documents that says this is my vehicle,” he said. “I had to leave it there and get a taxi. Uber to the rescue.”[/quote_box_center]
According to Poulter, parking in the wrong place wasn’t actually his fault — he was just obeying the orders of his caddie Terry Mundy.
[quote_box_center]”It was brilliant, because my caddie told me to park there,” Poulter said.[/quote_box_center]
Mundy will certainly hope to make better decisions for Poulter on Sunday, since he sits just three shots out of the lead at Torrey Pines
Jordan Spieth also made headlines for getting a courtesy car towed in the parking lot at last week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open — except it wasn’t his.
He was playing a prank on PGA Tour rookie Justin Thomas, who reportedly parked in Spieth’s designated parking spot.
The two have known each other since they were 14 years old when they both represented the U.S. at the Evian Junior Masters in France, but even a long-lasting relationship can’t get in the way of good-natured rookie hazing.
[quote_box_center]”I’m not going to be outdone by a rookie,” Spieth said. “When I arrived, I decided to tip the valet guys and tell them, ‘My buddy is trying to mess with me. Can we tow his car out of here? Can you put my car in there and not mention it and tow his somewhere else?’ There’s always an extra set of keys (for courtesy cars), so they got the keys and took his car three lots over.”[/quote_box_center]
Spieth’s agent, Jay Danzi, told Thomas in the clubhouse that the car had been taken back to the Hilton Hotel, which was an estimated 20 miles from the course in downtown Phoenix — except the rookie was staying only a mile away from TPC Scottsdale in a house.
“He had me going. … I just wanted to leave,” Thomas said. “He eventually told me the guys moved it to one of the other parking lots. I came over and the head valet guy is smiling at me.”
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
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WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
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- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
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- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
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- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
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- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
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WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.
The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.
GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Ben Taylor – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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Pullout Albums
- Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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- Swag cover – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Greyson Sigg’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Davis Riley’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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michael
Feb 13, 2015 at 12:49 pm
Restaurants and courtesy cars. Gee I wonder how all the hungry children in this country feel going to bed every night after looking for food in restaurant dumpsters. Where do they park??????
Zra
Feb 10, 2015 at 9:28 am
Maybe things are different in my country, but could anyone enlighten me how Poulter parked the car in a parking lot near the restaurant and still got it towed ?
mike pickens
Feb 10, 2015 at 7:06 pm
restaurants own or lease their own parking lots, Ian probably parked in a lot owned/leased by restaurant A, but walked into restaurant B, which the “kind security guard” witnessed and then made the call for the car to be towed
cb
Feb 9, 2015 at 12:31 am
I would have loved to be that uber driver