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Tweets of the Week: Joe LaCava shows his tough side, James Hahn takes sides in the Garcia-Kuchar controversy, and group of golfers in Georgia get an unexpected visitor
Over the weekend, Kevin Kisner captured the WGC-Match Play, while Graeme McDowell took home the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Here at Tweets of the Week, we take a look at some of the things you may have missed though, and some of the quirkier moments from the world of golf dished out in the Twittersphere over the past seven days.
Do Not Mess With Joe LaCava
Give me that hat.
@RiggsBarstool @BarstoolTrent Your boy Joey with the patron move. Watch Joey!! pic.twitter.com/ImCNsjskx4
— mcrow (@mcrow99) March 29, 2019
Pros Open Up On the Garcia-Kuchar Spat
Lee Westwood didn’t take sides…
Nobody comes out a winner from this incident. Sergio, Kuch or the rules(once again). If Kuch says it’s good, it’s good. After or not. Just makes golf look stupid and grabs the headlines. Which we don’t need.
— Lee Westwood (@WestwoodLee) March 30, 2019
…while James Hahn didn’t hold back on who he felt was to blame for the incident.
Did Kuchar seriously not give a 6 inch putt to Sergio just now? And called a rules official to confirm he did not give him the putt. Seriously? And the announcers are siding with Kuchar? Shame on you guys. Sergio deserves better than that.
— James Hahn (@JamesHahnPGA) March 30, 2019
Tiger Shows Off His Foot Wedge Game
Even the ???? uses the trustee foot wedge every now and then #FindYourGame @TigerWoods (????: carsonstepler / Instagram) pic.twitter.com/nex0T9popd
— Supreme Golf (@supremegolf) March 25, 2019
Peter Kessler’s Bizarre Take
Is it too late to claim your Twitter account has been unknowingly hacked…for the last six months?
8,500 of you people willingly follow the account of someone who criticizes an addict opening up about their relapse and signs tweets with their initials. smh pic.twitter.com/9uYW8FGZrV
— Sean Zak (@Sean_Zak) March 28, 2019
Bryson’s Mind Is Blown
Any WRXers know what has Bryson bewildered by Tiger’s shot?
???? @TigerWoods leaves Bryson befuddled. pic.twitter.com/wzNEUVMlMh
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 26, 2019
Room for one more?
A nine-foot alligator decided to join a group of golfers at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Georgia.
MASSIVE 9-foot alligator surprises these Savannah golfers and plops down on the 17th hole. ????????????????????????
Video credit: Ed Vance/FB pic.twitter.com/Yk59k42okF
— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) March 27, 2019
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Phil Mickelson drops big retirement hint; Says LIV will grow the game ‘on a much more global basis’
While speaking with Bloomberg, golf legend Phil Mickelson acknowledged that he is inching close towards retirement.
“I’m 53 now,” Phil said, “and my career, you know, it’s — if I’m being truthful, it’s on — it’s — it’s — I’m a — it’s towards its end.”
Mickelson added that one of his focuses now is helping other young players.
“Now, I would like to help others find the same enjoyment and fulfillment that the game has provided me. I’d like them to experience that as well.”
The six-time major champion credited LIV with reaching new markets in golf to help it grow.
“I think that’s exciting for everyone involved in the game because we are going to reach markets that we didn’t reach before. I think it’s going to inspire more golf courses, inspire more manufacturers selling clubs and equipment, but also inspiring young kids to try to play golf professionally. I just see that the game of golf is going to grow on a much more global basis because of the excitement and the presence that LIV Golf has.”
Mickelson is playing at this week’s LIV Singapore and shot a first round 72 (+1).
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Tiger explains why golf has ‘negative connotations’ for daughter Sam
While Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, has certainly inherited his father’s love for golf, his daughter, Sam, has not.
On Wednesday, Tiger made an appearance on The Today Show with Carson Daly and explained his daughter’s relationship with golf.
“Golf has negative connotations for her. When she was growing up, golf took daddy away from her. I had to pack, I had to leave, and I was gone for weeks. So, there were negative connotations to it.
“We developed our own relationship and our own rapport outside of golf. We do things that doesn’t involve golf. Meanwhile, my son and I, everything we do is golf related.”
The nine-minute interview touches on plenty of other subjects, such as Tiger’s relationship with his late father, Earl.
It’s arguably the most open we’ve seen the 15-time major champion in an interview and is most definitely worth watching.
Tiger Woods sits down with Carson Daly to talk about golf, growing up in Southern California, his father and his new apparel line, Sun Day Red. pic.twitter.com/2TFbSNxzxq
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 1, 2024
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Gary Player claims this is what ‘completely ruined’ Tiger Woods’ career
While speaking with KW Golf, golf legend Gary Player said that he believes swing coaches ruined the career of Tiger Woods.
“The US Open at Pebble Beach, he won by 15 shots. You know what that’s like? It’s like running the 100 meters in seven seconds. The next week, he’s having a lesson from a man who, I don’t think, if he played in the Masters, could break 80.”
“And then he goes to another guy who couldn’t probably break 85 in the Masters with the pressure, or the British Open or the PGA on the final day. And he’s having lessons from them.”
“Why did Tiger do that? He was so good, but I understand he wanted to get better,” Player went on. “If he had just gone along and never changed, he would have won at least 22.. He would’ve gone down as the greatest athlete the world has ever seen.”
In 2008, Woods had won 14 majors and was 33 years old. It would take him eleven years to win his 15th at the 2019 Masters.
In addition to the swing coach issue, there are many other issues throughout the career of Woods that golf fans will look back on and wonder “what if.”
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