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YouTube sensation ejected by Brooks Koepka at Open Championship party

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British YouTube sensation Rick Shiels this week revealed how Brooks Koepka had him removed from the VIP section of a Scottish nightclub during the running of the 150th Open Championship.

The popular ex-professional has been a worldwide hit on social media, with many fans pointing to the manner of his presentation and demeanor.

A typical example of a recent comment reads, “in some way your videos have rekindled my desire to get back out and play again,” so it’s hard not to feel some sort of sympathy when hearing his latest podcast, despite the humor behind it all.

He starts the tale of last Saturday night, a day after the four-time major winner had missed the cut at St. Andrews:

“So it’s Saturday night, I’m out and having a nice time, just as I was Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night… St Andrews is a good place for this, lots of good places… shout out to Dunvegan who very much looked after me with a VIP pass, a shout out to Sounder Bar, which also looked after me, and also to an establishment called ‘The Vic’,” said the man who tried to break 75 on The Old Course just days before the big event.

“Now ‘The Vic’ is the place where you end up at the end of the night. I didn’t realise St Andrews had this establishment, which I absolutely fell in love with, okay?”

“So luckily enough I got quite friendly with the manager after spending just about every single day in there, I spent a lot of money in there… I’ve not checked my bank account yet… so I walk in, through I go and they tell me they’ve got Brooks Koepka upstairs in VIP… I think ‘sweet’.”

“So we go upstairs… it’s VIP, but it’s not VIP. It’s just a bit of a roped off area. Just IPs. So we get to the rope, there’s a security guard there, and it’s busy, quite popping. Then a guy in VIP, who I didn’t know, puts his hand up and says ‘these two can come in’. So I’m looking around thinking whatever, walking in, this is alright isn’t it, champagne everywhere, I’m having a good time. I’m thinking this is where I could turn into Shielsy in a minute!

“So I’m in there. I lasted, guy… a grand total of 90 seconds. I come in, it’s like a U-shape VIP bar. I go round the corner and end up talking to Sam Westwood, Lee Westwood’s son, who reckons he can beat me. I’m like okay, whatever, no problem. That conversation was short and very brief, and then I turned to my left and I see Brooks.”

“So I see Brooksy, here’s there, I’m thinking this is cool. I might introduce myself. Dream scenario… he will come up to me and give me a big hug and say,”Rick, love your videos pal, that was the dream, let’s have some champagne, let’s have some Sambuca.”

“He missed the cut. This was Saturday. I’m like, here we go, Brooksy. So I turn to him and he looks at me right in the eye and he taps the security guard next to him, the bouncer, turns back to me, points at me, points at my mate Neil, and then indicates to the bouncer to remove us from the VIP section.”

“I’m like, what have I done to offend Brooks Koepka?! So I’m like this is really embarrassing now… 90 seconds ago I walked in here like cock of the land and now I’m walking out with a tail between my legs.”

“This is now a feud… Brooks Koepka, why did you kick me out of VIP? What happened?!”

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Phil Mickelson reveals he won’t be pursuing broadcasting career when he retires from golf

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On Tuesday, Chris McKee, a Toronto writer and radio host, wondered aloud on his X account if Phil Mickelson will be a commentator after his playing days are over.

“The second Phil Mickelson retires he’ll instantly become the most sought after TV analyst in golf. Would any PGA Tour broadcaster (CBS, ESPN, NBC or Sky) bring him in or would he have to stick to LIV broadcasts? #LIVGolf”

Mickelson saw the post and responded, saying he’s not interested in moving from the course to the broadcast booth.

“Thank you for the kind words. However, just cuz someone CAN do something doesn’t mean they SHOULD do it. Instead of commentating, I’m going to shoot some Pros vs Schmos 9 hole matches. I’ll share insights throughout as well as talk a little smack. It won’t be the highest quality video but it’ll be fun for me to do and fun to watch I think too.”

While I believe many fans would like to see Phil in the booth, his idea of “Pro’s vs Schmo’s” could certainly be intriguing.

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PGA Tour pro sounds off on ‘unfair’ PGA Championship invites

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This week, the PGA of America made some surprising announcements regarding the field of next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla.

The event now will feature 16 LIV players with Talor Gooch, Dean Burmester, David Puig, Adrian Meronk and Patrick Reed receiving special exemptions.

PGA Tour player, Dylan Wu, took issue with how the exemptions were used and went to X to share his thoughts.

“Why is there never “real” qualifications for the PGA Championship? You have a points list and World ranking invite. Usually just outside top 100 in OWGR gets in. Chan Kim ranked 104th in OWGR doesn’t get in. SH Kim at 107th isn’t in.”

“Jesper Svennson ranked 108th gets in. Tim Widing 120th gets in. Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald gets a spot. A bunch of guys get leapfrogged even though they’re ranked higher than others. Seems like they just invite whoever they want. Unfair to the guys on the edge like Chan and SH”

“Just seems like the world of professional golf is in a weird spot and I love that the tournament invited a handful of great LIV players but figure out a correct system for a major championship where guys know they’ll be in or not. ????”

Fans who replied to Wu seemed to agree that a more definitive ranking system for the PGA Championship should be established.

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Report: LIV star turns down PGA Championship invite due to ‘personal commitments’

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On Tuesday, the full field for the PGA Championship at Valhalla was released. In some surprising news, a handful of LIV players were granted exemptions including Dean Burmester, Patrick Reed, Lucas Herbert and Adrian Meronk.

The most surprising omission was Louis Oosthuizen. The South African has been one of the most consistent players on LIV this season, and also won two DP World Tour events in the fall.

According to the AP’s Doug Ferguson, Oosthuizen was actually given an invitation, but declined due to “personal commitments”.

In total, there will be 16 LIV golfers teeing it up next week at Valhalla.

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