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Report: 5-time PGA Tour winner blasted and called a cheat after taking part in scramble listed as 8.8 handicap

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Update 6/1: Holmes offered his side of the story. Details here. 

BUSTED!

On second thoughts, it should be easy to spot Jonathan Bradley and his unique swing, especially in a six-player scramble. However, five-time PGA Tour winner J.B Holmes remained covert until it really counted.

As reported by Ryan French on Twitter and his website, the former world number 12 and two-time major top-five was part of the 22-team Gangsome held at Franklin Bridge Golf Course in Tennessee. The event involved a ‘Calcutta’ – a method of auctioning each team, with the pot divided by the top teams. Crucially, Ryan reports, only two of the four-man team could be plus handicappers, and “it’s not uncommon for teams to buy themselves, or at least a share of their team.” Bradley was listed as having a handicap of 8.8.

Team Bradley led after the first day, and with around $70k on the line, everyone was tuned into the round two leaderboard as his team teed off on the third hole. It was then the owner of the club recognized Holmes from his swing and it was decided that his team would be “refunded its buy-in of the Calcutta but be ineligible for the big money.” They were, however, allowed to play for the silverware.

As the teams approached the clubhouse for post-event dinner, it was clear that Jonathan Bradley and his teammates had been crossed off the leaderboard, prompting jeers and shouts of ‘Bullshit!’ from the other players and bidders that would certainly have not known they were betting on teams containing a fully fledged top grade professional.

Ryan reports that the team didn’t stay around for the full presentation, grabbing their trophy and making for the exit. Even though they hadn’t done anything wrong in having a pro on their team, one member confirmed that, “What they did do is lie and cheat their fellow members by signing up Holmes under a different name.” And, presumably, with a completely incorrect handicap!

It’s unclear if Holmes saw this as a bit of a laugh, but he certainly saw the funny side, posting on Twitter for the first time in 2023…

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  2. emncaity

    Jul 18, 2023 at 7:08 pm

    He knows exactly what he did. He also knew a certain percentage of bros out there would think it was OK. Imagine a Jones, Hogan, Nicklaus, Watson, etc. doing a thing like this.

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  58. Dre day

    Jun 5, 2023 at 10:47 am

    Who cares non story play better woosies. I don’t see any writers who can play worth their weight. More gossip columnists, absolutely worthless

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  64. Jbone

    Jun 2, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    Sounds like any other scramble tournament…don’t hate the player hate the game. If the media didn’t hate JB bc he plays slow this wouldn’t be circulating.

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    • emncaity

      Jul 18, 2023 at 7:06 pm

      Wrong. Misrepresenting yourself like this is unethical. Period.

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‘It was devastating’ – Keegan Bradley reveals the call he got that made him believe he was on Ryder Cup team

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This week, Keegan Bradley was a guest on the Foreplay Podcast. The 37-year-old was one of the players who seemingly narrowly missed a spot on the Ryder Cup team, and shared a heart wrenching story of how it all went down.

Apparently, Zach Johnson texted all of the players in consideration for a Captain’s pick that they’d be getting a call the following day about whether or not they’ve made the team.

When the next day arrived, Keegan got a call from Netflix, who said “Keegan, we got a camera crew five minutes from your house.”

At that moment, Bradley let himself believe that meant he was going to be heading to Rome for the Ryder Cup.

“Why would they be sending a camera crew if I’m not to get picked? For the first time, I let my brain think I did it.”

He then said he knew immediately by the tone of Zach’s voice that he wasn’t going to be picked.

“It was devastating.”

You can catch the full episode here.

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Brooks Koepka explains why he understood the case for and against picking Dustin Johnson for the Ryder Cup

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Brooks Koepka is the lone LIV golfer in next week’s Ryder Cup. This will be the 33-year-old’s fourth Ryder Cup, and second in Europe. In his three prior Ryder Cups, Koepka is 6-5-1 overall, including 2-0-1 in singles matches.

Koepka was extremely close to being an automatic qualifier but slipped out of the final spot during the FedEx Cup playoffs.

The five-time major champion spoke about his Ryder Cup preparation prior to this week’s LIV Chicago event, in which he will be taking a flight to Rome directly after.

“My whole mindset has been to practice for (the Ryder Cup) the last few weeks. I mean, look, I think it’s one of the top six, seven biggest sporting events you can have. It’s a little bit more eyeballs, a little bit more pressure.”

When asked if he “plays for legacy” now after all he’s accomplished, Koepka said “I think everybody remembers their record”.

“I think everybody remembers their record, or that’s kind of what you’re known by, wins, losses. Poulter has pretty much made a career on that. Yeah, I think you can.”

While speaking with Sports Illustrated this week, Brooks was asked about the fact that Dustin Johnson, who went 5-0 at Whistling Straits in 2021, was not chosen as a captains pick this time around.

“I get the case for DJ. He played great the last time, played great last year. Hasn’t really played that great this year … or hasn’t played to DJ’s standard. That’s a better way to put that. And he didn’t play well in the majors. So I can see why he didn’t get a pick. But if they had picked him, it’s DJ and I could see that one as well.”

Although there will be no other LIV players in Rome, Koepka said he’s not worried about who he plays with and can “play with anybody”.

“I can play with anybody, and I will play with anybody.”

It will be interesting to see who Koepka is paired with next week at Marco Simone.

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Free agent Matt Fitzpatrick explains why he can’t play golf clubs made by these two manufacturers

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The 2022 U.S. Open Champion, Matt Fitzpatrick, is currently an equipment free agent. He recently sat down with GolfMagic to discuss why he isn’t tied down with a manufacturer and what his outlook is going forward.

“I struggle with TaylorMade and Callaway clubs because of the way their woods and hybrids are designed. The soles aren’t very good for me so my interaction with the turf is terrible with those. Until that changes, I’d never be able to get on with them. PING and Titleist have always been a little bit better for me.”

With TaylorMade and Callaway off the table, Fitzpatrick is currently using Titleist TSi3 and is also experimenting with a Titleist TSR3.

According to the photos captured by GolfMagic, Fitz is still using his Bettinardi BB1 Fitz, but also has a different Bettinardi prototype he’s experimenting with in Rome.

With tight fairways at Marco Simone, the Englishman will be hoping that whichever driver he chooses keeps him in the fairway at next week’s Ryder Cup.

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