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Jordan Spieth had a saucy 5-word response following Kevin Kisner’s viral short-putt criticism

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Last week, Kevin Kisner made his debut in the booth during The Sentry at the Kapalua Plantation Course. The public sentiment was that the former Georgia Bulldog did a great job in his first run, and his willingness to poke fun at his friends and competitors was well received.

One player that Kisner gave a bit of a hard time to was Jordan Spieth. Spieth found himself in contention over the weekend, but some short, missed putts really hurt his chances.

While Spieth was setting up a three-footer, Kisner commented on how much time he was taking on the putt.

“I’m watching this distance — this is always the distance I make him putt when we play matches because you never know what you’re going to get.

“He’s spent more time on this 3-footer than he does on 25-footers. If I was going to help him, I’d tell him to speed it up a little bit on these and just knock it in. He knows how to make these.”

Of course, Jordan missed the putt.

“That’s 3 feet, Jordan. Just knock it in, bud. Ninety-nine percent on Tour,” Kisner said after the lip-out.

On Tuesday, Spieth appeared on Sirius XM’s “Gravy and the Sleeze”, and talked about Kisner’s comments on air.

“Yeah, he actually came up and told me the shots he was taking at me while I was warming up on Sunday, which is like 101, don’t do that.

“So I was like, you’re a d**k, please leave.”

Spieth added that he knew he’d “be on the receiving end of some with Kis, and I know it’s just love from him,” and applauded the job he did in the booth.

The three-time major champion also hilariously thought that Kiz was in his “mid-40’s” rather than 39.

You can hear the clip on Sirius XM’s X post below.

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The Open TV ratings don’t make for pretty reading

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According to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, last week’s Open Championship suffered its lowest television rating in almost a decade.

The final round was down four percent from Brian Harman’s win in 2023 at Royal Liverpool, which offered very little drama down the stretch. It was the lowest-rated final round since Zach Johnson’s win in 2015 at St. Andrews: and that was a Monday finish.

Stars such as Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland all missed the cut, which may have contributed to the lack of interest from casual golf fans.

This year, the Masters and The Open have decreased in ratings while the PGA Championship and U.S. Open saw an uptick. It’s fair to speculate whether the inclusion of Bryson DeChambeau deep into contention had an impact.

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‘That looks brutal’ – First photo of Tiger Woods’ leg without sleeve shows depth of injury

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It’s been a struggle of late for Tiger Woods on the golf course. The 15-time major champion has only teed it up five times in 2024, finishing 60th in The Masters and missing the cut in the other three majors. He also played in the Genesis Invitational and was forced to withdraw.

Woods has many ailments, but none as debilitating as his surgically repaired leg. Since his car accident three years ago, the 48-year-old has rarely been seen without wearing a leg sleeve. However, on Monday, a fan was able to take a photograph of Woods’ leg without the sleeve.

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The photo was taken at an event Tiger’s son, Charlie, was playing in by “blakebunkersgolf” on Instagram, and one of the top responses on X towards the photo was simply “That looks brutal.”

Woods has struggled with the lack of reps on the course but hasn’t given any indication as to whether his schedule will look any different come 2025.

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John Daly says this is the best golf course in Scotland…and it’s not St. Andrews

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John Daly withdrew at last week’s Open Championship with a knee injury, but the 58-year-old was back on the links this week showcasing one of the most famous golf courses in the world for his fans.

While at Trump Turnberry, John Daly recorded a video of the 18th green.

In the video, the 1995 Open Champion shared his opinion that Turnberry is the best golf course in Scotland, even better than St. Andrews.

“Hey everybody, John Daly here. I’m at Trump Turnberry today. I went out and tried to play a little bit. This place is amazing. It is the best golf course in Scotland, I think. St. Andrews is my baby, but I think I just found my new baby. I’m at the 18th green right here, this thing is unreal.”

Turnberry hosted its first Open Championship in 1977, which was dubbed “The Duel in the Sun” when Tom Watson beat Jack Nicklaus by a single stroke. The most recent Open the course hosted was 2009, where Watson almost won again, but lost to Stewart Cink in a playoff.

The course is not slated to host any Open Championships in the foreseeable future.

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