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Jalen Rose’s golf swing has gone viral…but for all the wrong reasons

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2 years ago

Aug 29, 2022

Jason Daniels

Being a great in one sport does not make you great in every sport.

In fact, it may make you look a little silly.

Related: US Amateur winner explains reasons for slow play following stinging criticism

Former Indiana Pacers small forward, Jalen Rose, was a guest at The Ally Challenge, the grand finale of the PGA Champions Tour, and prepared to take his tee shot at the 155-yard par-three 17th hole.

Related: Tour issues memo to players after TV coverage was pulled due to ‘excessive swearing’

It wasn’t pretty.

Having missed the ball five times in succession, Jack Nicklaus had seen enough, popped into action and give his well-meaning advice. And it was simple.

Picking up Jaden’s iron, he states, “You see this thing here? That’s what you hit the ball with!”

Don't show this to anyone at @espn. @JalenRose was an amazing sport in helping to raise money for charity at The @AllyChallenge.

(Remember what @JackNicklaus taught you!) pic.twitter.com/K7q7Jp3ZEO

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) August 28, 2022

If getting advice from anyone, at a well-attended charity event, it may as well be from an 18-time major champion and eight-time Senior major winner.

The hints were a lot less technical than he would usually submit.

“Swing it back, swing it through,” said the Golden Bear, before insisting Jaden “let the club do the work. Ok?”

As if by magic, the ESPN presenter got iron on the ball, duffing it along the ground for 10 yards.

Sadly, that wasn’t the only mess the 49-year-old made at the Grand Blanc course.

Bo$$ Moves! @JalenRose ????? https://t.co/Pkt1HhK4vC

— SEEMA SADEKAR (@TheSeemaSadekar) August 28, 2022

Replies were pretty much as expected, with one commenting, “Jalen’s swing makes Charles Barkley’s look good,” whilst another summed up the game in general.

“Love/hate golf for this exact reason. You can take an incredibly athletic person and they can’t use a club to hit a ball that is sitting on the ground. Incredibly humbling. Makes him look like he’s never played a sport in his life.”

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

Published

15 hours 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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2 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.

Related: Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia make significant equipment changes as 2024 Masters looms

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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3 days ago

Apr 10, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

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.