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‘What a f*****g week for Q-School’ – Tour pro suffers a series of nightmare breaks

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2 years ago

Apr 1, 2022

Over the last few months, the world of golf has experienced the more fortunate players and with Paul Casey’s pitch mark issues at Sawgrass, the less blessed.

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The epitome of bad luck, however, was surely experienced by golfer Toppie Hogan, competing in a Canadian tour qualifying event at Litchfield Park, Arizona.

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First highlighted by Ryan French, the champion of mini-tours and Monday Q-schools, Toppie had been “as sick as a dog” before shooting a 4-over 76 in his first round.

That would seem enough to exhibit some bad timing, but things got worse.

As he posted himself:

“Tee off in 75 min for my 2nd round, sicker than a dog and well….My car is gone, 2nd denali stolen out of a gated garage in 2.5 years for me!”

13 hours later, Ryan tweets again: “an AMAZING update to this….”

“A woman in Toppie’s complex was drunk and thought his car was parked in her spot and had him towed.”

an AMAZING update to this:

A woman in Toppie's complex was drunk and thought his car was parked in her spot and had him towed. https://t.co/Df131ABAHl

— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) March 31, 2022

Luck is said to run in threes, and Toppie’s day got even more unpleasant.

On the driving range before the start of his second round, Toppie cracked his 3-wood to further inhibit his chances of qualifying, before shooting 7-over and signing for 79.

The irony of this particular damaged club was probably lost at the time, but just a month ago, during an Outlaw Tour event, Toppie used that club to record a hole-in-one at the par-4 sixth hole in St Louis.

In yesterday’s third round, Toppie recorded a level-par 72 to lie in 93rd place, an admirable achievement given his previous 48 hours.

Report: Greg Norman spotted following a surprise grouping on Thursday at the Masters

Published

2 days ago

Apr 12, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Greg Norman is at this week’s Masters tournament but found himself in a situation where he had to buy himself a ticket to enter the grounds.

Speaking to the Washington Post, Norman explained why he was at Augusta National:

“I’m here because we have 13 players that won 10 Masters between them. So I’m here just to support them, do the best I can to show them, ‘Hey, you know, the boss is here rooting for you.’ ”

So who was Norman following during the opening round of this year’s Masters? Well the answer may surprise you.

Per Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig, Norman was spotted following the LIV-less grouping of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

Spotted in the gallery at Augusta: Greg Norman following Rory McIlroy ? (and Scottie and Xander)

— Bob Harig (@BobHarig) April 11, 2024

We’ll find out a little later today whether Norman will make his third appearance in as many days at this year’s opening major.

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Collin Morikawa makes surprising late putter switch at Masters

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3 days ago

Apr 11, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Collin Morikawa has had plenty of success with a blade in his hands over the course of his young career, but after a lean spell on the greens lately, it appears that the 27-year-old is ready to try something new.

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The California-native began the year with his TaylorMade TP Soto before switching to a Logan Olson proto last month. Now at this week’s Masters, Morikawa has been spotted with a Spider Tour X, the same flatstick that Scottie Scheffler will be using at Augusta.

The move would represent a big change, but it has been a very frustrating year on the greens for Morikawa, who will hope the TaylorMade mallet can offer him a similar upturn in fortune to that of Scheffler. In 2024, Morikawa ranks 164th for Strokes Gained: Putting, and 157th for Total Putting.

We’ll keep an eye whether Morikawa puts the mallet into action on day one of the Masters.

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Dave Portnoy places monstrous outright bet for the 2024 Masters

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4 days ago

Apr 10, 2024

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Fresh off of winning $2.76 million on UConn’s victory over Purdue on Monday night, Barstool Sports’ founder Dave Portnoy has just placed a massive bet for this year’s Masters.

Tweeting on Wednesday morning, Portnoy revealed that he has placed $300,000 on Scottie Scheffler to win this year’s Masters at odds of +450.

Should he win, that’d be a total payout of $1.65 million.

Keep the momentum. For people who wanted me to hedge for is why I didn't. So I could take another shot at glory. #DKPartner #scotty pic.twitter.com/X9a0X8HOTZ

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 10, 2024

Scheffler is one of the shortest priced favorites of recent times at the Masters, and is looking for what would be his third win in his last four events.