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Charley Hull pranked her caddie with a fake scratch ticket. The danger is she may not get the last laugh.
Mark Baldwin
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My mom loves @markbaldwin1 but she’s still mad about the prank he and others pulled on me at the Pebble Beach Pro-am. Mark writes about caddie pranks, and why Charley should maybe count her own clubs for awhile just to make sure there isn’t 15. https://t.co/SCrjvpD8T2
God Bless public golf. This isn’t #shrink this is just funny. https://t.co/rZ1ItXxEVh
Never has the saying “a tale of two nines” been more appropriate https://t.co/sxpfj47rLe
My take on Brad Dalke round today. 1. If you think he sucks all of sudden that’s on you. He sucked today. But he very literally had the LEAD in a DP event like 3 weeks ago. 2. That doesn’t mean +11 isnt bad, it is. And if you want to argue a sponsor exemption shouldn’t have been used on him, I would disagree but also understand people who had that view. 3. Expectations change everything. I would guess Brad went into the DP event with very little expectations. 36 holes in he was T2 or whatever. That changes things. And the “feel comfortable with feeling uncomfortable” takes time. Id assume he teed it up today with different expectations and that feeling is probably uncomfortable. Guys on tour know they don’t have their best stuff they have experience to deal with it. For rookies, sponsors exemptions, things move fast once things go the wrong way. 4. The Yips are undefeated. I’m not sure that’s what happened but Brad had some real wayward drives today. And by all accounts it’s the strongest part of his game. But he struggled with yips as a pro and when shit is going bad old thoughts can creep in. Troy Merritt told me at each step of getting over the yips he battled them again. Meaning when he was in contention at a DP event and hadn’t yipped any in long time prior, they snuck back in. And it will take time to not have any when in contention. 5. Bad rounds happen, really bad rounds happen. He beat a Tour player today.
He’s an opera singer. And a decent golfer. https://t.co/P1qYsuqAvq
ListenOne year ago, Ryan Gerard had to decide whether to wait for a spot in The Open or board a flight to the Barracuda Championship. The choice changed his career.
My take on Brad Dalke round today. 1. If you think he sucks all of sudden that’s on you. He sucked today. But he very literally had the LEAD in a DP event like 3 weeks ago. 2. That doesn’t mean +11 isnt bad, it is. And if you want to argue a sponsor exemption shouldn’t have been used on him, I would disagree but also understand people who had that view. 3. Expectations change everything. I would guess Brad went into the DP event with very little expectations. 36 holes in he was T2 or whatever. That changes things. And the “feel comfortable with feeling uncomfortable” takes time. Id assume he teed it up today with different expectations and that feeling is probably uncomfortable. Guys on tour know they don’t have their best stuff they have experience to deal with it. For rookies, sponsors exemptions, things move fast once things go the wrong way. 4. The Yips are undefeated. I’m not sure that’s what happened but Brad had some real wayward drives today. And by all accounts it’s the strongest part of his game. But he struggled with yips as a pro and when shit is going bad old thoughts can creep in. Troy Merritt told me at each step of getting over the yips he battled them again. Meaning when he was in contention at a DP event and hadn’t yipped any in long time prior, they snuck back in. And it will take time to not have any when in contention. 5. Bad rounds happen, really bad rounds happen. He beat a Tour player today.
| Pos | Player | Thru | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keenan Huskey Qualified | F | -8 |
| T2 | Daniel Azallion Qualified | F | -6 |
| T2 | Justin Quiban Qualified | F | -6 |
| T2 | Ryan Celano |
Blades Brown has made what I think is the smart decision. On Friday when the field was released for the Rocket Blades was third alternate. He would have gotten into the field yesterday. However, he WD and is playing the KFT event in Utah. Despite a 5th place last week on KFT, Blades didn’t move up (or down) any spots in points, remaining 12th. Top 20 get cards. Although he’s nearly 200 points ahead of James Nicholas in 20th, things can quickly change so smart of him to keep playing KFT.
| Pos | Player | Thru | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blair Bursey Qualified | F | -9 |
| 2 | Cougar Collins Qualified | F | -8 |
| T3 | Jake Scott Qualified | F | -7 |
| T3 | Peter Bradbeer |
On Sunday former West Point grad and 5 year Army veteran finished up the Open Championship after making the cut in the first Major he’s ever played. What did he do to celebrate? He got on a flight to Tampa Florida that landed at 5pm last night. “Stopped at Dicks to buy a push cart” and arrived in Valdosta Georgia at 10pm for an Australian Tour Q-school that started today. He shot -1 and is T10. I asked if he was tired and he admitted he was but then said “I love it man, nothing beats it”
| Pos | Player | Thru | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Ohr Qualified | F | -8 |
| T2 | Bryce Wheeler | F | -7 |
| T2 | Daniel Hudson | F | -7 |
| T2 | Max Green | F | -7 |
| T2 | Nolan Johnson | F | -7 |
| F |
| -6 |
| T5 | Ben Silverman | F | -5 |
| Score |
|---|
| 1 | Jonas Baumgartner (p) Qualified | F | -12 |
| T2 | Jimmy Paradise (p) Qualified | F | -10 |
| T2 | Matthew Kress (p) Qualified | F | -10 |
| T4 | Barry Schenk (p) Qualified | F | -9 |
| T4 | Carson Lundell (p) Qualified | F | -9 |
| F |
| -7 |
| T3 | Zach Mandry Qualified | F | -7 |
| Score |
|---|
| 1 | Brian Ohr Qualified | F | -8 |
| T2 | Bryce Wheeler | F | -7 |
| T2 | Daniel Hudson | F | -7 |
| T2 | Max Green | F | -7 |
| T2 | Nolan Johnson | F | -7 |
