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Tweets of the Week: Aaron Rodgers wants Hosung Choi as a partner, Adam Hadwin’s disbelief, and a fan keeps Phil Mickelson informed
Adam Long was a shock winner at the Desert Classic, and Shane Lowry captured the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, his first title in almost four years. But here are some things you may have missed over the last week, and some of the quirkier moments from the world of golf dished out in the Twittersphere.
Aaron Rodgers Wants A Piece Of Hosung Choi
Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, made his request to play with internet sensation Hosung Choi at next month’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am…
Definitely pair him with me and @jerrykelly13pga #bodyleandreamteam @eblof https://t.co/xLAI4Xq8kT
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) January 15, 2019
…who wouldn’t want to play with him, right?…
Hosung Choi is going to save golf. pic.twitter.com/p2tWb2tygv
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) January 20, 2019
…And it looks like Rodger’s is getting his wish.
— ATTPebbleBeachProAm (@attproam) January 18, 2019
Jerry Kelly’s Impossible Eagle
Rodgers’ partner at Pebble Beach last year made one of the craziest eagles ever seen at last week’s Champions Tour event in Hualalai.
Are you kidding me?!
Possibly the wildest eagle you'll ever see from @JerryKelly13PGA @MEC_golf. ???????? pic.twitter.com/XFwpXQ48xi
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) January 20, 2019
Adam Hadwin’s Disbelief
While over on the PGA Tour, Adam Hadwin didn’t do very well at hiding his shock that this putt from Phil Mickelson didn’t drop on Sunday evening.
???? @PhilMickelson … to take the lead …
They can't believe it. pic.twitter.com/ctEFUNCPHy
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 20, 2019
Fan Keeps Mickelson Informed
Speaking of Lefty, a fan was courteous enough to inform the 48-year-old of the situation in the NFL game between the Saints and Rams. What a gentleman.
A fan was nice enough to inform Phil of the Rams-Saints score. pic.twitter.com/XgGtTDWDen
— Skratch (@Skratch) January 20, 2019
Alan Shipnuck Critiqued
While acclaimed Golf.com writer, Alan Shipnuck, received some positive feedback from a reader last week.
I love hearing from the readers… https://t.co/BmX7w3yrEI
— Alan Shipnuck (@AlanShipnuck) January 17, 2019
The Content Committee
The European Tour released this funny video of some of the European Tour’s biggest names brainstorming for ideas to boost content on the Tour. I’m all in on “Monty’s Pythons” by the way.
New Year. New ideas. ????
Introducing #TheContentCommittee pic.twitter.com/BVJZ0E9nd4
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 18, 2019
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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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- Phil Mickelson drops big retirement hint; Says LIV will grow the game “on a much more global basis”
- 2-time major champ announces shock retirement from the sport at age of 33
- Tiger explains why golf has “negative connotations” for daughter Sam
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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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