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The 10 most read articles on GolfWRX in 2022
With the year almost in the books, here we take a look back at the top-10 most read articles on GolfWRX for 2022.
After an extremely dramatic year on and off the course, here are the top-10 stories that grabbed the attention of WRXers over the past 12 months. And THANK YOU for reading and your loyal following.
10. ‘Gimme a f–kin’ break – you’re just a golfer, dude’ – Charles Barkley rips ‘no fun’ Tiger
Charles pulled no punches when speaking about his old friend this year.
9. Ex-mentor of Zalatoris explains why he believes Justin Thomas holds a grudge against him
Social media drama!
8. ‘Should be banned’ – Major champ roasted for ‘painful’ AimPoint routine over 4-foot putt
Golf fans were less than impressed with this routine from Keegan Bradley.
7. Rickie Fowler gives surprising update amid heavy links to LIV Golf
Rickie has been a source of plenty of speculation in 2022.
6. Lydia Ko leaves reporter speechless with honest reason for back pain
One of the best post-round interview moments of recent times.
5. Photo showing devastating extent of Tiger’s leg injury leaves fans in shock
The photo that broke the golfing internet.
4. Jordan Spieth reportedly blanks Kevin Na in awkward exchange at US Open
The PGA Tour-LIV conflict dominated the headlines in 2022.
3. ‘Your tee times at Augusta are numbered’ – Wife of Masters legend lashes out at Bryson DeChambeau
Even the wives got involved.
2. Justin Thomas gifts caddie Bones the major winning memento he never got from Phil Mickelson
A big and well deserved memento for a legend.
1. Lexi Thompson’s behavior following Women’s PGA defeat sparks fierce debate
Coming off a tough loss, Lexi’s post-round PGA Championship actions sparked a debate online.
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Bryson DeChambeau yells at grown man to return golf ball to kid at PGA Championship
On Sunday at the PGA Championship, Bryson DeChambeau came one shot shy of winning his second major championship.
Plenty of Bryson’s skills were on display, such as his ability to reach 196mph ball speed on his drives and his underrated short game.
Another aspect of Bryson that was shown on Sunday was his likeability, which to some fans, is a new phenomenon.
At one point during his round on the back nine, DeChambeau flipped a ball in the stands to a kid, but it was intercepted by a grown man who took off running with the ball.
DeChambeau screamed “Hey!” for the man to stop and demanded that the ball be given back to the kid it was intended for.
???? Bryson DeChambeau tossed a boy his ball on his way to the 10th tee but it got intercepted by an older man… Bryson yelled at the man until he retuned it to the boy ????? #PGAChampionship
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) May 20, 2024
Fans are certainly beginning to embrace DeChambeau and are realizing how good he is for the game of golf.
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- Phil Mickelson drops big retirement hint; Says LIV will grow the game “on a much more global basis”
- 2-time major champ announces shock retirement from the sport at age of 33
- Tiger explains why golf has “negative connotations” for daughter Sam
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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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- 2-time major champ announces shock retirement from the sport at age of 33
- Tiger explains why golf has “negative connotations” for daughter Sam
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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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