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Kevin Na bet Bubba Watson $100 he couldn’t drive a 363-yard hole
The 14th hole at Muirfield Village was playing at 363 yards yesterday. Traditionally, players lay up short of the water and play a wedge to the angled putting surface. Not Bubba Watson though, as egged on by Kevin Na.
The carry to the putting surface looked to be about 330 yards, and with neither player anywhere near contention, it seems Kevin Na decided to place a little wager with the longest hitter in his three-ball, Bubba Watson.
Per this tweet from the APTC (Association of Professional Tour Caddies), it looks like Na bet Watson one hundred bones he couldn’t drive the green.
Lucky fan wins $100. Kevin Na bet @bubbawatson he couldn’t drive the 14th green. Kevin paid up but fan got the $. pic.twitter.com/B1Y2Pz7bjM
— The APTC (@TheAPTC) June 5, 2016
As you can see from ShotLink, Bubba uncorked one and found the putting surface.
And as you can see from the tweet, Bubba gave his winnings to a kid in the gallery.
We reached out to the APTC for more details on the drive-the-green wager and will update this story with any additional information that comes across our desk. No word on what the newly enriched kid plans to do with the Benjamin — although we’d understand if he went in for $100 worth of Memorial milkshakes.
Watson finished at even par, tied for 65th. Na, finished tied for 74th at five over (and $100 poorer).
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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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cgasucks
Jun 7, 2016 at 2:08 pm
I wish I could hear more stories of players who have no chance of winning a tournament would screw around during a competitive round…be great for the fans….
Ian
Jun 7, 2016 at 5:17 am
Lol – They don’t make characters like Ted Ray in golf anymore – WRXers lament boring golf characters.
Enter Bubba Watson – big swinging, big mouthed – WRXers can’t stand him.
I say You go Bubba, keep slinging those rediculous drives! Maybe in 100 years they’ll look back and say they don’t make characters like Bubba Watson in golf anymore…
Christosterone
Jun 7, 2016 at 10:08 am
Agree completely…I am flummoxed by the disdain for Bubba…
He is seemingly a great son, husband and father….what more can you ask?
-Christosterone
Dave
Jun 6, 2016 at 7:04 pm
Comes under who cares
ooffa
Jun 6, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Very slow news day I guess.
Chris
Jun 10, 2016 at 1:04 pm
This is a golf website. What else do you expect to read here? This fits in perfectly on this site and some of us actually enjoy reading positive stories like this.