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A Web.com Tour event introduces “walk-up” music to golf

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If you’ve ever been to a Major League Baseball game, you know it’s common practice for the home team to blast “walk-up” music for its players as they approach home plate for their at bat. Typically, they are songs that the individual has chosen that have some meaning to them, or simply get them pumped up.

The tournament hosts of the Digital Ally Open on the Web.com Tour are taking a page out of baseball’s book this week and have asked players for their “walk-up” music.

The player in the group who hits the ball closest to the pin on hole No. 17 will hear the song they selected (as long as it’s appropriate) as they approach the green. For Scott Langley, he opened his song choice up to Twitter, and he was flooded with interesting responses from fellow Tour pros. Below are a few of the song requests.

I’m not sure Justin Thomas’ request — “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent — would pass the Parental Advisory censor provided by the Web.com Tour, but funny nonetheless. In the end, Langley’s song choice came from his daughter, and the runner-up came from Tour pro Kelly Kraft.

If you decide to tune into the action to hear the song choices, look out for “Double Bogey Blues” to hit the airwaves at some point. The song was featured in the movie Tin Cup, which I’d estimate every golfer on the planet has seen… probably multiple times.

Another prediction to make an appearance is “Any Way You Want It,” by Journey, a hit song that was made even more popular among the golfing community by Caddyshack.

And for any fans or friends of John Daly, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear “Hit it Hard,” Daly’s hit single that he’s performed a few times at a few bars in his day.

I’m sure the “no music is allowed on the golf course” crowd won’t be happy about this, but I think it’s an A+ idea from the folks running the Digital Ally Open.

This leaves only one question: What song would you choose as your walk-up song?

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Dave R

    Jul 28, 2017 at 10:37 am

    Personally I like a little music while golfing,I guess it depends on the individual . But you still have to respect the others playing.

  2. Sam

    Jul 28, 2017 at 9:53 am

    This is more of a WWE thing than an MLB thing

  3. Matt-78

    Jul 28, 2017 at 9:09 am

    Considering this is web.com and who the sponsor is, I think this could be fun. I would love it at local scrambles, etc! But, I draw the line at PGA Tour events. I think it would be contrived, forced and distracting no matter the event or sponsor.

  4. Dave

    Jul 28, 2017 at 9:00 am

    Catering to Millenials I see… This will be the thing at the Phoenix Open next year.

  5. Patrick

    Jul 27, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    When I play , sometimes I can’t get a song out of my head. Lately I’ve been singing ( sort of) lines from the Yes album ” Close to the edge/ close to the border. This mimics those moments when my ball skirts a water hazard or a putt lips out. I know when I get ready to hit a difficult drive I start to sing ( to myself) the Toronto Blue Jays theme song: Okay Blue Jays, let’s play ball. Whatever works I guess. I like the idea of a walk up tune for a golf event. It’s worth a try.

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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