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@KVanValkenburg And it was English announcer Ben Wright who talked about a « foreign invasion » a minute before 😁

When the American announcer asks how you feel about all these "foreigners" on the leaderboard. (This is a real thing that happened on the 1986 broadcast, btw.)

@DPWorldTour That’s the DP world tour for you baby !

❌ Out of bounds on the first hole 😡 Hit the wrong ball 😣 Triple-bogey on the 15th 📊 Eight over on the front-nine 😃 Three under on the back-nine Three birdies on the back-nine puts Akshay Bhatia in good spirits despite having a challenging start to his DLF Golf & Country Club debut 🗣️ “Yeah I’m glad I didn’t shoot 80. It was a tough day, I hit the wrong ball which was very unfortunate.” “Look, this golf course is hard so I can just try and get it back to even par, I think that will be a nice comeback for me. Never give up and that’s the goal.” #HeroIndianOpen

@fried_egg_golf IMO, Xander was the last truly unexpected breakout player who happened to be a world beater in the long run. We’ll see for the Bridge but Griffin and Spaun are unsurprisingly going back to where they probably belong

"Jacob Bridgeman is the singular player who has most altered my perception this year. He is a very, very good player. A reasonable comp is 2025 Ben Griffin — someone who steadily improved over his first couple of seasons before breaking out and becoming a bona fide top-20 player in the world. Bridgeman’s four top 10s on the PGA Tour this year are tied for the most of any player, a total that includes an enormous win at Riviera, where he edged out Rory McIlroy by a stroke. Bridgeman is solid throughout the bag, but his putting is outrageously good. He is gaining 1.33 strokes per round on the greens this season, a number that would stand as the best-ever if maintained. The year is young and his putting may very well regress, but Bridgeman could still post the best strokes gained putting season of the ShotLink era even if his putter cools off a little bit. For reference, Jason Day currently holds the record at 1.13 strokes gained per round in 2016. Bridgeman may not be on the short list of favorites entering major season, but I do expect him to contend in more big tournaments this season, and a run at a major championship is not out of the realm of possibilities." - @JosephLaMagna in his Weekly Update

@acaseofthegolf1 @EU_Commission Proud that the Alps Tour originally hailed from France. We are the world’s authority on non-elite golf.

Why is this not a continent wide holiday @EU_Commission ?

@LDNRom @jamierkennedy @DataGolf You’re welcome. Available upon request

@DebitStan @jamierkennedy @DataGolf Thanks for clearing this up, extremely necessary and useful input, Stan.

In the last 10 Masters... the average winner is 32 years old and ranked 9th in @DataGolf rankings. In the last 20 Masters... the average winner is 32 years old and ranked 9th in @DataGolf rankings. Bryson is currently 32 years old and ranked 9th in @DataGolf rankings.

@BrendanPorath Block letters DLF hats coming in every pro shop this spring

I'm worried that DLF has gone too mainstream.

@PGATOURSMartin Charles should caddie for him if he qualifies

The top 50 in the world ranking at week’s end earn invitations to this year’s Masters. The player currently ranked 51st? Pierceson Coody, the grandson of 1971 Masters champ Charles Coody. Pierceson is on the precipice of his Masters debut.

@Sir_NickFaldo Good Lord, at first glance I thought it was an obituary 😰😰

@therealmcnair All right then, let’s just stick to the strong and silent type that you described. PS I’m French and kind of woke but I still dig your vibe

@DebitStan Probably a click exessive? Directionally not far off but maybe just a pinch too much?

I have no interest in convincing you to like this. If it offends you, irritates you, or doesn’t make sense to you, leave. Truly. We’re not here to win everyone over. We’re not here to scale a soulless, catch-all “lifestyle” brand. There’s no PGA show booth or fancy model photo shoots or instagram ads. Most brands want volume. We want conviction. A small group of people who actually get it is worth more than a million empty purchases. No ads. No funnels. No always-open store begging for attention. We make small batches. We make them right. And we stand behind every single piece. We’re old school. This is for patriots. Purists. Cotton wearers. Men of character. Hard workers. Ball strikers. Foxhole guys. Take your hat off and shake the hand type dudes. Yes sir no ma’am. Hold the door open. Be of service to your community. Care about something bigger than you. And anyone curious. If that sounds like you, you’re in. If not, there are a thousand other brands happy to take your money. We’re not one of them.

@jamierkennedy Who’s Jon Rahm ?

Top 10 players in the world, since August. What stands out?

@DPWorldTour My god he needs to speed up

Currently ranked 1405 in the world, Bo Jin is making his DP World Tour debut and has made seven birdies through 16 holes 🇨🇳 #HainanClassic

@LukeKerrDineen I’m sure you were thinking of swinging like Brooks on that one

Day infinity of me trying to get the AoA more down and the path more left AoA good on this one though. Striped it

@JoelMBeall I don’t get how you can fit 26 signature events and a feeder tour in an 8 month stretch ? Will we have multiple events on most weeks ?

There should be a lot of optimism coming out of Rolapp’s remarks. There is a vision. But for all the bells and whistles, nothing was announced because there is real interference from several people and stakeholders on the future. Ways to go before anything comes to fruition.

@acaseofthegolf1 Something I don’t get though, if there’s 26 siggie events in 8 months, where will the secondary events fit ?

I don't agree with some of what he said, but also way too many questions still to be answered to form any real opinion. But I thought he was really, really, good. He wasn't defensive, he speech was consise and not filled with sponsor BS. I thought it was the best commish presser from the PGA Tour I've seen.

@KVanValkenburg I already had a lot of fascination for Calvin Peete, but your piece took it to another level. What a life. An absolute sports hero if you take everything into consideration, not sure there’s an equivalent. Bravo KVV 👌

Still very proud of this piece. Calvin's story was so much more than a guy who hit dead straight drives because of his broken arm. youtube.com/watch?v=Rrcj9x…

True Players only this week.

@MattVincenziPGA As much as I dislike the guy’s speech, his move is a thing of beauty

Incredibly beautiful out here. AK cranked this one.

@KylePorterNS DB might reach that number 10 years from now !

@DebitStan Furyk won nearly 20 times!

Career comps for Daniel Berger. Probably a little better than: Lucas Glover Probably a little worse than: Rickie Fowler Probably most similar to: Keegan Bradley