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Tiger’s ex-coach claims majors aren’t as important to LIV pros as ‘golf media’ thinks
One of the most important storylines surrounding LIV Golf is whether or not the PGA Tour defectors will be eligible to play in major championships going forward.
Players such as Dustin Johnson, Bryson Dechambeau, Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson are exempt to play in some of the majors as past champions, but many others do not have that luxury.
It is also not a guarantee that previously exempt major champions will be eligible to compete in majors in the future depending on what the governing bodies decide to do with players who may be suspended from their respective tours.
Provided they remain eligible, the only way for most of the LIV Golf roster to play in majors will be to accrue OWGR points. As of now, LIV Golf events are not worth any points, thus creating a conundrum.
Hank Haney, who shared his thoughts on Twitter, believes the players don’t care as much about being able to play in major championships as “golf media” is making it seem.
The golf media is making such a big deal about OWGR points and majors. A lot of the top LIV players have already won their major. Higher OWGR was a way to make more in endorsements, not much of a worry now if you made the LIV.
— Hank Haney (@HankHaney) July 27, 2022
Haney makes a fair point about players using their OWGR as a way to earn endorsement deals as it is certainly a major factor. However, his comment about players having “won their major” raised some questions. A golfer’s legacy is oftentimes determined by how many majors they’ve won. For the best players in the world, winning majors has always seemed to be of great importance.
Haney also tweeted that for many players, making as much money as possible is the primary goal.
Clearly majors isn’t the be all end all to all players.?is to a majority of them. What are the reasons players want to win majors? ?is high on the list, let’s not be naive. LIV is guaranteed money with huge purses and small fields =?
— Hank Haney (@HankHaney) July 27, 2022
He reiterated in a later tweet that once a player has been paid by LIV, his OWGR becomes irrelevant to them.
Do people really think that somebody who’s won a major or someone who’s likely to never win a major, which pretty much covers everyone, do you think they care what their OWGR is when they signed w LIV for $50m and they are now likely to be making $5m+ expenses paid for 14 weeks?
— Hank Haney (@HankHaney) July 27, 2022
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Butch Harmon reveals what he worked on with Rory McIlroy during visit earlier this year
While speaking on the “Son of a Butch” Podcast, legendary swing coach Butch Harmon revealed what he worked on with Rory McIlroy when the four-time major champion went to visit him after the Players Championship this season.
Butch Harmon on what he worked on with Rory:
“The work I did with him wasn’t a tremendous amount of changing what he did, it was his attitude and the way he played certain shots. From 150 yards and in he made a full swing like he was hitting a driver and I wanted him to make…
— Matt Vincenzi (@MattVincenziPGA) May 15, 2024
“The work I did with him wasn’t a tremendous amount of changing what he did, it was his attitude and the way he played certain shots. From 150 yards and in he made a full swing like he was hitting a driver and I wanted him to make more 3 quarter swings and chop the follow through off a little. He’s a very high ball hitter, but with short irons high balls aren’t good, it’s hard to control, we wanted to bring the ball flight down.”
The work certainly seemed to help McIlroy, as he went on to win the Zurich Classic alongside Shane Lowry and the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in back-to-back starts.
Rory will now tee it up at Valhalla for the PGA Championship, which is the site of his most recent major victory in 2014.
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Brandel Chamblee says this technological development was key to Phil Mickelson winning major championships
While speaking with GolfWRX, Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee shared that he believes the solid core golf ball helped Phil Mickelson win major championships.
“One of the consequences of the solid core golf ball coming around was it put the straightest of hitters in the rough.
“Phil started winning majors in 2004, I don’t think that’s any coincidence. I think he started winning majors after the solid core golf ball came along and put everybody in the rough.
“And so [Phil] is like ‘I got you in the rough, I’m going to kick your a**. This is my game. I’ve been in the rough my whole career. I can go over trees, through trees, around trees.’
“Because he’s got that amazing creativity and Phil is an underrated iron player, phenomenal iron player. Great, great great out of the trouble. If you put the top-40 players on a list and ranked them in terms of accuracy, he would be 40th.
“So, I think that was one of the consequences of the solid core golf balls was it allowed Phil to win major championships.”
Mickelson went on to win the Masters in 2004 as well as five additional majors from 2004-2021 including three total Masters, two PGA Championships, and an Open Championship.
Check out the full interview with Chamblee below:
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Former Augusta National employee pleads guilty to transporting stolen Masters memorabilia; Arnold Palmer’s green jacket among stolen items
The document was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Since then, more details have emerged about the case.
According to Darren Rovell of Cllct, one of the items that was stolen was Arnold Palmer’s green jacket.
The Chicago Tribune also reported that Globensky was able to steal the merchandise due to his role as a former warehouse coordinator at Augusta National who oversaw the Masters merchandise that was sold.
Rovell states that “A source with intimate knowledge of the case said an Augusta National member, who knew the jacket was missing, contacted a well-known collector who had gained a reputation for tracking down rare items. The member’s goal was to return the jacket to Augusta under the guise of purchasing it in a private sale.”
The plan worked, and the man agreed to sell the jacket for an agreed upon price of $3.6 million. After the sale was complete, the FBI swarmed the house of the thief.
Cllct also reported that Globensky pled guilty in a federal court in Chicago on Wednesday and now faces up to 10 years in prison.
The Chicago Tribune adds that Globensky’s plea deal includes an agreement to provide the government a cashier’s check for $1.5 million in the next few days.
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