19th Hole

Tour pro says ‘LIV would be done’ if Brooks Koepka returned to PGA Tour

Published

1 year ago

Feb 17, 2023

Alan Shipnuck, the man that wrote the most read golf volume in 2022, has indicated that Brooks Koepka may have “buyer’s remorse.”

As revealed yesterday, in the latest round of #AskAlan, written for The Fire Pit Collective, the author of “Phil: the Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized) Biography of Golf’s most Colorful Superstar” reveals that the four-time major winner is “supposedly rethinking his career choice.”

Having initially stating he was “with the PGA Tour. It’s where I’m staying,” the former world number one had a complete reversal, and jumped ship to the Saudi tour, claiming he wasn’t worried about entry into the majors:

“You play anywhere around the world, you’ll be just fine, you’ll get into them,” Koepka said. “I made a decision. I’m happy with it, and whatever comes of it, I’ll live with it.”

During the Q&A, reader @HighFades asked, “Who’s the first LIV golfer to come back to the PGA Tour? And how would that work, etc.? Feel like this is inevitable at this point.” As always, Shipnuck was open with what he had heard.

“I’m hearing a lot of rumblings that Brooks Koepka has buyer’s remorse,” answered Shipnuck.

“He took the money when his brittle body was still being put back together, and in private he has confided to folks he wasn’t sure if he would ever get fully healthy again. But now Koepka is feeling frisky and supposedly rethinking his career choice.”

“The guy has one of the biggest egos in golf, and as the PGA Tour creates ever-increasing buzz with its elevated events and even the state-sanctioned TGL, Koepka has to feel like he’s on the outside looking in.”

Now Eddie Pepperell has weighed in, saying that should Brooks return to the PGA Tour, “LIV would be done.”

If (and I’m sure this is just rumour-ville shit) LIV’s biggest star (arguably), wanted to come back to play PGAT this soon, that sends a dire message about LIV. If the PGAT allowed him back, I’m sure it wouldn’t be long before others followed suit.. so LIV would be done, IMO.

— Eddie Pepperell (@PepperellEddie) February 16, 2023

LIV needs something to prove the huge investment is achieving its target.

2023 is absolutely vital for Greg Norman and co, and the next few months will tell us an awful lot.

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

Published

1 day 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.

New here?

Find out more about GolfWRX and the GolfWRX forums.

Your Reaction?

LIKE9
LEGIT1
WOW0
LOL5
IDHT1
FLOP3
OB0
SHANK21

19th Hole

Collin Morikawa makes surprising late putter switch at Masters

Published

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.

New here?

Find out more about GolfWRX and the GolfWRX forums.

Your Reaction?

LIKE16
LEGIT1
WOW2
LOL2
IDHT0
FLOP1
OB0
SHANK5

19th Hole

Dave Portnoy places monstrous outright bet for the 2024 Masters

Published

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.