New Podcast with Luke Elvy to discuss the LIV Adelaide reaction and how LIV builds on this success in other events around the world. Links below:
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Viktor Hovland after winning $21.6M in 8 days:
“It’s not like I’m spending money out the wazoo every week. I don’t need a lot to be happy, I don’t need a lot to live within my means. So, obviously it’s nice for my family to have that protection and my eventual kids that I’ll…
Bob Mac came into this Ryder Cup off an MC and clearly struggling with his game. He then went undefeated and turned over the US Open Champ to be the leading points scorer of any European rookie. Now he’s singing proclaimers like the champion he is!! 👊🇪🇺
Viktor Hovland on what he’s spent his $34.5 million earnings on from this year:
“Nothing, not necessarily materialistic thing but I took my Mum on a nice trip to Malta and we went there hung out and ate good food and checked out some places and site see’d a little bit so that’s…
In the 2006 Matchplay, Stephen Ames said about his match with Tiger Woods: “Anything can happen, especially where he’s hitting the ball.”
Tiger then won the first 9 holes to beat him 9&8!
“I think he understands now.”
Scottie Scheffler’s ball striking is another level, and his ability to call yardages before hitting a shot with any club throughout the bag really is exceptional.
Watch this video, it’s mind blowing how good he is.
Some of the LIV offers that were rumoured to have been rejected by players:
Tiger $800m
Hideki $400m
Rahm $300m
Willy Z $130m
Sam Burns $100m
I wonder how these guys feel right now 😕
Alex Fitzpatrick is playing on the Challenge Tour this year and is ranked 561st in the world. He just shot a moving day 65 to move into T4, 2 shots clear of his older brother Matt. This is his first ever major championship. Class 👏 🏴
Bryson DeChambeau played a 510 yard par 5 with a junior set of clubs and went driver, driver, putt from the off the green, putt for a birdie 4. Easy game!
I’m absolutely gutted to see Viktor eject like he has today and I put the blame firmly on Patrick Cantlay. The pace of play has been abysmal and Viktor is clearly fed up with it. It’s about time officials started doing something about this as it sucks for competitors and fans!
Rory hit a persimmon driver today with 168mph ball speed and it only only flew 265 carry with a modern ball. I’d love to see one event a year where these guys played links golf with old school equipment 👌
Bryson DeChambeau has a new set of 3D printed irons in his bag this week that cost roughly 10k to produce a one off set. They have a more forgiving face bulge allowing off centre hits to fly straighter and were only approved by the USGA on Tuesday.
You have to admire his…
If there was a LIV v PGA Tour team event right now in a Ryder Cup format with Phil and Tiger as captains, it would be the most watched golf event in history.
How good is it to just click on any player and watch immediate highlights of every single shot they’ve hit. The Masters app is the greatest app in the world.
Tiger Woods just walked off the 16th green to shake hands with Verne Lundquist. His call in the 2005 Masters will always send shivers. 2 of the greatest ever.
McGinley absolutely spot on:
“We’ve had 2 or 3 Italian Opens at this golf course and not 1 American player has come over to play in that.”
Imagine thinking you can turn up to the hardest away game in sports without preparing as well as your opposition.
🇪🇺 9.5 - 2.5 🇺🇸
Jon Rahm on how he managed to turn his score around yesterday and not just ‘give up’:
“It's my job, right? I mean, people, it's like I said in the press conference. People pay their hard earned money to watch me perform. It's my job to perform. They don't care if I slept good or…
Who would win in a ‘swear off’ between Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm?
Tyrrell: “I’ve got everyone covered. Anytime of day, anywhere. Doesn’t matter what we’re doing, I’m swearing.”
Reporter: “What about now?”
Tyrrell: “F-k off” 🤣🤣🤣
Never change
@TyrrellHatton
Rahm:
“I told Scottie, ‘We all get emotional.’ The first two days, they were showing those videos, I couldn’t stop crying. This means a great deal to all of us. It shows when you have the best players crying on national TV.” “It's a beautiful sport, and we should focus on the…
Scottie Scheffler’s ball striking and shot shaping is another level. In this clip he gives a demonstration of how he does it. He makes it look so simple 👌
When Bryson DeChambeau was a junior, he used to play from the forward tees to help get himself in the mindset of going super low. He said it helped him shoot 58 today and it’s a great lesson for kids who get uncomfortable when they’re going deep.
“Yeah, so for any junior golfers…
A final round 62, to win his first title in 5 years, on Mothers Day, less than a year after his Mum passed. Golf has a funny way of delivering these storylines. That was awesome from J Day. Welcome back to the winners circle! 🙌🇦🇺
Nike Golf gave us some epic ads, but none were as good as this one of a young Rory McIlroy being inspired by a peak Tiger Woods as a kid. I wouldn’t Mind so many ad breaks during golf coverage if they were all like this!
Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed are ranked 70, 118 and 425 in the Official World Golf Rankings, but they just finished T2, T2 and T4 at the Masters. The OWGR have very obvious flaws and should no longer be used as qualification criteria for major championships!
Only 5 players have ever completed the modern Career Grand Slam: Sarazen, Hogan, Player, Nicklaus, Woods.
Only 2 players have ever completed it multiple times: Nicklaus and Woods (both 3 times).
Only 1 player has ever held all 4 Majors at the same time: Eldrick Tiger Woods.
Love this from Viktor:
“A lot of people over estimate how much they can do in one day, but they under estimate what they can do over time”
Amazing mindset. Improvement isn’t about big jumps, it’s about continually getting better 👌
Kyle Berkshire has set a new world record long drive of 579.63 yards, confirmed by land surveyors, in cold weather and with a 20-25mph tail wind at Rochelle Ranch in Wyoming. The ball flew over 500 yards. What a beast!! 💪 🚀
@_longdrivers_
@KyleBerkshire
Ludvig Aberg since turning pro:
23 starts
2 wins
11 top 10s
Ryder Cup win
2nd in the Masters on his majors debut
It’s difficult for top amateurs to live up to the hype in the pro ranks but Ludvig is exceeding it. So impressive.
The fact someone took the time to count Brian Harman’s total tournament ‘waggles’ yesterday was embarrassing, especially when he’s lapping the field in a major. As a sport, we really need to learn how to lift up our champions and not find any way possible to knock them down.
Justin Rose summing up perfectly how Europe have had so much success in Ryder Cups:
“We’re united by a culture. We’re united by a generation of players that have come before us and this is our time. Luke’s been very clear on that message. This is our time to shine, not because…
Viktor Hovland is not only one of the best golfers on the planet, but such a genuinely down to earth guy too and a content King. It’s impossible not to love his positive energy! 😃🇳🇴
Rickie Fowler has the biggest day of his career tomorrow and he’s still waiting around in the pitch black to sign every autograph for the kids.
I hope he gets it done so bad!
@GolfDigest
Matt Fitzpatrick’s caddie Billy Foster was awarded a personal replica of the Ryder Cup by captain Luke Donald today. Billy has caddied for European legends like Seve, Sergio and Westy and been a part of 15 Ryder Cups over the last 3 decades. Well deserved 👏🇪🇺