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Legendary announcer not expecting call from LIV after ‘spat’ with Greg Norman

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1 year ago

Nov 17, 2022

Matt Vincenzi

Last week, Roger Maltbie was told he wouldn’t be returning to the broadcast booth for NBC in 2023.

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Maltbie did an interview with Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio to discuss his career and plans going forward. The 71-year-old said that “there’s hurt feelings and there’s also a lot of gratitude.”

"There's hurt feelings and there's also a lot of gratitude."

The golf world is still reacting to the news that Roger Maltbie's time with NBC Sports is ending. Maltbie himself reacts with Gary & Drew on McCord & Stoltz. Hear the full interview on the SXM App.@thesleezyman pic.twitter.com/BPQd78kdMi

— SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio (@SiriusXMPGATOUR) November 15, 2022

After working for NBC for 31 years, Maltbie was asked if he’d consider going to broadcast for the PGA Tour’s rival in LIV Golf next season. While he wasn’t opposed to the idea, Maltbie indicated that it was unlikely due to the fact that he and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman had a falling out at some point, so he doesn’t think they’d be interested.

“I guess at this age, at 71, you never say never, but that would shock me beyond belief.

“Greg Norman and I had sort of a spat you might call it years back, and I doubt that I would get a call from LIV, let’s put it that way.”

Despite his poor relationship with Norman, Maltbie defended the players who’ve joined LIV and indicated he has no issues whatsoever with the controversial league.

“This LIV thing, it’s kind of crazy,” he said. “There’s so much hypocrisy involved in it.”

“I don’t begrudge any player that accepted that money or decided to do that. That’s still a decision that is 1,000% their right. I don’t like the idea that they think they could do that and play the PGA Tour. I don’t follow that, but I’m not upset with it.

“There are people that have this moral outrage about accepting money from the Saudi Investment Fund and it’s like, really? All the business that our government does with Saudi Arabia, and the largest corporations in America, so many of them do some business with the Saudis.

“Why all of a sudden are golfers the moral compass of the world? I don’t understand that. So, I have no problem with those guys taking that money.”

‘It’s in the works’ – Sequel to Happy Gilmore is reportedly on the way

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2 days ago

Mar 22, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

In what will come as a pleasant surprise for many Adam Sandler fans, “Happy Gilmore 2” is reportedly in the works.

The original, “Happy Gilmore” is a hilarious movie about a former hockey player who becomes a professional golfer to get his elderly grandmother’s house back from the IRS.

While appearing on the The Ken Carman Show, Christopher McDonald, who’s better known as “Shooter McGavin” from the movie, said the sequel is in the works.

“I saw Adam about two weeks ago and he said, McDonald, you’re gonna love this. I said, ‘What is it?’ He said, ‘How about that?’ and he hands me the first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.”

“He showed me that and I thought, ‘Wow, that would be awesome’. It’s in the works. Fans demand it. I was very, very pleased when I saw that.”

It’s unclear which other original cast members will be returning but as long as Sandler (Happy Gilmore) and McDonald are in the movie, it should be a hit.

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Why Kevin Streelman sought USGA approval to use this equipment tool as he leads Valspar after round one

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2 days ago

Mar 22, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

The first round of this week’s Valspar Championship proved to be quite difficult and the first-round leader for the event was a bit surprising.

Kevin Streelman, who missed the cut in four of his past five events, including three in a row, made seven birdies and was bogey-free on his way to a 64 (-7).

“I knew today was going to be solid and then it’s going to be hold-onto-your-shorts here for the next few days,” Streelman said in his post-round press conference. “So trying to just keep a good attitude and have some fun.”

Interestingly, Streelman tried out a new ball marker this week that he had to seek USGA approval for prior to teeing it up.

“It’s kind of cool little new ball marker I’m using that is legal that can kind of give you some visual cues that I think is pretty helpful. I was using that today, which I think kind of helped, as well.”

The marker has a line on it that gave Streelman a visual cue prior to hitting the putt.

Through ten holes in round two, the 45-year-old is at -6 and holds a share of the lead.

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The wild reason why Mark Wahlberg was initially denied entry to an Australian golf club

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3 days ago

Mar 22, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg is known for his love of golf but received a shock recently when he was initially denied entry to Sydney’s Elanora Country Club.

The reason? His socks. As first reported by the Australian Daily Telegraph, Wahlberg turned up to the club wearing black socks, which is against the Australian club’s all-white sock policy.

Speaking to the publication, the club’s general manager Cathy Neagle confirmed the reason for the denial, saying: “We have dress standards. They do include white socks.”

Taking to Instagram, Wahlberg mimiked an Australian accent to poke fun at the decision saying: “Socks not allowed on every golf course in Australia, believe it or not. Some courses require you to wear white socks. These are gym socks, man! What?!”