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Golf analyst crashes Mercedes on live radio

Published

10 years ago

Oct 1, 2014

We’ve heard ad nauseam, “Don’t text and drive.” Well, there should be a new P.S.A. (public service announcement) reminding everyone “Don’t analyze the Ryder Cup on live radio television while driving a Mercedes.” Not as succinct, but saving lives isn’t all about having a good slogan.

On Monday, Melbourne Radio personality Mark Allen was discussing his thoughts about the 2014 Ryder Cup and Tom Watson’s coaching strategies on a live-call with Australian Sport’s Entertainment Network’s Kevin Bartlett, when he allegedly rear-ended a vehicle while driving. The collision was audible, and Allen’s reaction was pricelessly casual.

“Oh! I’ve just crashed,” Allen says in the audio recording. “I’ve just crashed, K.B. I’ve just crashed the car.”

Allen, a former Australian golfing professional, avoided incriminating himself on the airwaves and assured he was chatting “hands-free” while relaying his expert opinion. This will serve as a warning shot to all radio experts and analysts — don’t conduct call-in interviews while operating an automobile, especially a Mercedes-Benz! Or, at the very least, drive in the slow lane at a safe-following distance on a speakerphone or bluetooth.

The REAL lesson here, however, is that no one discusses Captain Tom Watson’s decisions publically and escapes unscathed — if only the accident happened before Team USA’s press conference, maybe Phil Mickelson would have avoided the media firestorm.

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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

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3 days ago

May 7, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

1 week ago

Apr 30, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.