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Max Homa shares all-time hilarious story about when he once aimed at grandstand during event
World #7 Max Homa took to the screen this week, appearing on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast.
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Appearing initially with youngest son Cam, the popular 32-year-old discussed all manner of topics with hosts Big Cat and PFT, including his chances this week and his course record at LACC.
Bouncing out of the stalls, Homa first denied that he had that much local advantage, a factor that has seen him rise up the odds boards over the last few months.
Is it his local course? “Not even remotely!” he denied, before explaining that he simply “played and won a college event here and suddenly is a favourite to win.”
Surely his much-quoted round of 61 sees him in favour?
“It’s 20 miles from my home but far from my home golf course,” he said after giving up the view that the course, “is too exclusive for me!”
The hosts then turn to an incident from last weekend’s Canadian Open.
During the play-off with eventual winner Nick Taylor, sole rival Tommy Fleetwood hit his second shot into the hospitality tent at 18, received a free drop, matched his opponent’s birdie, and moved on.
Big Cat wondered why players just don’t keep doing that, before they agreed he was talking to a professional!
The chat prompted the re-telling of Homa’s “favourite Joe [caddy Joe Greiner] story.”
“We were in Minnesota, 3 years ago, maybe,” Homa starts.
“The last hole is a par-5, second shot all over water. We were between a 3-iron and 3-wood,” he explains before continuing.
“The pin is just past the water and there is a decent amount of green, a bunch of rough, and then the grandstand. And I remember 3-iron into the water, 3-wood too much.”
“So Joe says, ‘Listen, I got a great idea. Let’s hit 3-wood. If it comes out really good, it will just fly long into the back-stop, basically. It will bounce into the grandstand, stop in the rough. And, maybe, if you hit it hard enough, it will shoot back onto the green.'”
Homa liked this idea. “And he was kind of cocky, the way he said it. And I thought, ‘Brilliant – genius!’ This is why I pay you the big bucks!'”
“So we hit 3-wood, and it’s right at it, but it’s…I hit it good so it’s definitely going over the green into the stands, and he’s yelling, ‘Hit that back stop! Hit that back stop!'”
Homa recalls the incident like it was yesterday.
“It was 280 yards away and I can still hear the ping of one of the metal parts of the structure,” he remembers.
“It hit the dead centre of the middle of the middle pole, straight back past the flag and into the water.”
“I go to look at Joe,” Homa continues to a studio of laughter. “Honestly, of all the bad shots….I go to look at Joe ‘cos I was going to lose my mind laughing.”
“Everything went perfect, he thought it was great. But he was 30 yards ahead of me with his head down.”
“He thought he broke the game!”
You can watch the entire interview here.
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“Is it a Titleist?” – Jerry Seinfeld shares never-before-heard details of iconic scene
On Thursday, legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld joined the Rich Eisen Show and shared an awesome story from a “Seinfeld” episode titled “The Marine Biologist.”
In the episode, a golf ball goes into the blow hole of a whale. According to Seinfeld, that was never in the episode’s script.
Seinfeld recalls saying the night before the filming of the episode, “What if what puts the whale in distress is Kramer’s golf ball?”
“He’s hitting golf balls at the beach. George is at the beach with a girl, we haven’t connected them!”
“We write that speech the night before at two o’clock in the morning…The sea was angry that day my friend.”
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Kramer finishes the iconic scene by asking “Is it a Titleist?” Seinfeld told Eisen the show sought Titleist’s permission to mention its name, saying the ball had to be a Titleist. Fortunately for lovers of the iconic show, the company agreed.
If (somehow) you’re unfamiliar with the scene, check it out below.
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Phil Mickelson drops big retirement hint; Says LIV will grow the game ‘on a much more global basis’
While speaking with Bloomberg, golf legend Phil Mickelson acknowledged that he is inching close towards retirement.
“I’m 53 now,” Phil said, “and my career, you know, it’s — if I’m being truthful, it’s on — it’s — it’s — I’m a — it’s towards its end.”
Mickelson added that one of his focuses now is helping other young players.
“Now, I would like to help others find the same enjoyment and fulfillment that the game has provided me. I’d like them to experience that as well.”
The six-time major champion credited LIV with reaching new markets in golf to help it grow.
“I think that’s exciting for everyone involved in the game because we are going to reach markets that we didn’t reach before. I think it’s going to inspire more golf courses, inspire more manufacturers selling clubs and equipment, but also inspiring young kids to try to play golf professionally. I just see that the game of golf is going to grow on a much more global basis because of the excitement and the presence that LIV Golf has.”
Mickelson is playing at this week’s LIV Singapore and shot a first round 72 (+1).
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Tiger explains why golf has ‘negative connotations’ for daughter Sam
While Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, has certainly inherited his father’s love for golf, his daughter, Sam, has not.
On Wednesday, Tiger made an appearance on The Today Show with Carson Daly and explained his daughter’s relationship with golf.
“Golf has negative connotations for her. When she was growing up, golf took daddy away from her. I had to pack, I had to leave, and I was gone for weeks. So, there were negative connotations to it.
“We developed our own relationship and our own rapport outside of golf. We do things that doesn’t involve golf. Meanwhile, my son and I, everything we do is golf related.”
The nine-minute interview touches on plenty of other subjects, such as Tiger’s relationship with his late father, Earl.
It’s arguably the most open we’ve seen the 15-time major champion in an interview and is most definitely worth watching.
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