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Tour pro absolutely roasts Cameron Tringale to make LIV Golf point
One of the most outspoken detractors of LIV Golf has again slated the Saudi-backed tour.
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Eddie Pepperell, who has been active in many arguments against players that jumped from the DP World Tour as well as PGA Tour, was quick to respond to a tweet that claimed, “The future growth [of LIV] is unlimited. This is undeniable!!”
The two-time DPWT winner found that comment just too much of a tee-up, responding with a tweet that ended up:
“Well, if you spend in a year a significant chunk of what another institution has (probably) spent in nearly a century, it shouldn’t be surprising you’d get players like Cameron Tringale in return. It almost definitely isn’t the future.”
Whilst LIV has spent unprecedented amounts tempting the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith in its first year, it hasn’t quite lived up to the promise of recruiting six or seven top-10/top-20 players for the new roster that started last week, at Mayakoba.
Following Charles Howell III victory in Mexico last week, @LIVTracking posted a photo of a smiling Patrick Reed (finished 38th of 48 players) below the comments, “LIV has a better format, faster pace of play and a superior broadcasting.”
#LIVGolf – Established 2022 #PGATour – Established 1929
With ONLY 9 tournaments played, #LIVGolf already has secured bigger stars and greater venues. LIV has a better format, faster pace of play and a superior broadcasting. The future growth is unlimited.
This is undeniable?? pic.twitter.com/GRSTU4m793
— LIV Golf Insider (@LIVTracking) March 13, 2023
Comments were mixed, with one twitter account unimpressed with some of the signings:
No offense to either guy but Steele and Pieters are not big stars. I watched about 10 mins of the LIV broadcast and I'd say it was about 8 mins of Feherety, Foltz, and Heng talking about nothing to do with golf or anything about the tournament. Put 70 guys on the course 4 pace.
— Mike Forsythe (@MikeForsythe11) March 13, 2023
There were those that agreed with the post, one comment seeming to be very happy with what was on offer for 14 weeks of the year:
“Have spent four days with LIV Golf at Mayakoba. Compared to what I’ve seen in the past (PGA), LIV has doubled the amount of people coming through the gates. Will be going to Arizona this week. I expect to see a great golf tournament and a ton of fun for the spectators.”
Either way, Pepperell remains unmoved.
Last year he berated former tour colleagues Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter for not playing at Valderrama, now ironically a course on the LIV schedule for ’23, whilst he re-iterated the point recently.
Commenting on rumors of the ‘death’ of the DPWT, Pepperell said:
“If this happens and we look back and conclude that LIV Golf put the knife into the back of the European Tour, how are Westwood and Poulter and Sergio [García] and these guys going to feel about themselves, knowing they have been complicit?”
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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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