Ricky Champagne

Checked in on the squid community recently. There were some concerns. open.substack.com/pub/bentflags/…

@airplanebiscoff You actually got the JJD-TXLJ309?! Lucky duck. Just playing. NewTitleist and FJ. Great day indeed!

what a treat to come home to

@TheGhostofhogan Gotta believe the same for zookeepers.

In the golf biz if you’re a pga pro most courses will take care of you if you call ahead, perks of the business. I wonder if professional bowling has the same brotherhood? Flash your PBA card and get comped?

First day of spring. Someone’s celebrating.

@bantamgolf Dining with the elites I see. Hope they’re picking up the check.

Couple of heavy hitters at the breakfast table this morning.

@thwacknicklaus Something about the rhythmic clack of the irons matching the stride. It can be hypnotic.

I will play golf in any conditions. Just love to play. But I abhor riding in a cart. If a course won’t allow me to walk I typically won’t play it.

@TheGolfDivoTee Is this what people look like when they aren’t holding cell phones?

One of my favourite images of Ben Hogan at Carnoustie - The transfixed gaze of a group of awestruck spectators is a sight to behold.

The amount of zero-torque putters on practice greens is staggering. It’s comfortably the High Protein of the golf world.

@pmcdonaldCBS Beautiful in its simplicity.

Still the greatest champions dinner menu of all time

@bunkeredgolf Worked on a course and routinely found lots of things: lighters, cigar cutters, warm beers. The strangest has to either be a snorkel or a thong wrapped around the steering wheel. Different days.

What is the strangest thing you've ever found on a golf course? ⛳️

@SashoMacKenzie @TheStackSystem @Fit_For_Golf @jertybird @LukeKerrDineen Nice to see some pro blade data to counter the overwhelming push to mallets. How does this exercise look at different handicap levels?

Mallet or Blade? We analyzed ~20,000 rounds in Stack Putting. Golfers complete simulated 18-hole rounds (4–30 ft putts) on a practice green. Results, handicap, and putter type are recorded, and strokes gained is calculated vs a chosen handicap. 📊 SG (vs 12 hcp): • Blade: 0.74 • Mallet: 0.59 • Mid-mallet: 0.38 Average handicap was nearly identical across groups. The differences are real—but small relative to player variability. Blades are associated with slightly better results… but this isn’t great science. It’s observational, not causal.

@MyGolfSpy Just want to recognize my guy right here hitting a 12 foot putt nearly 8.5 feet past. I think we’d get along.

The takeaway Across: • Overall performance • Holed percentage • Strokes gained • Multiple distances • Paired tester analysis Mallet putters consistently outperformed blades. That doesn’t mean every golfer must switch. But if you care about performance… The data strongly favors mallets.

Blade vs Mallet Putters — What the Data Actually Says We analyzed 43,000+ putts using our algorithm and the @PuttView testing system to answer a simple question: Do mallet putters outperform blades? Short answer: Yes. And it’s not particularly close. Here’s what we found 👇 1️⃣ Overall Performance 2.6 stroke advantage for mallets. And it wasn’t just one or two golfers skewing the results. (85%) testers putted better with a mallet.

@Luke_Elvy Gotterup and Aberg get my vote.

Thinking after The Players that the PGAT has 2 big stars in Scottie & Rory. LIV has Bryson & Rahm - who would be the next biggest name in golf right now?

@golfclubenjoyer Spotted the driver head tucked in the carryon. This is a guy well versed in travel.

Hometown boy couldn’t get it done. Onwards and upwards

@SungjaeBurner And still got the “S” flex sticker? Thats a gamer.

Playing partner WITB. Do NOT play him for money.

@NUCLRGOLF G400 LST - Just something about it seemed perfect.

🚨#DISCUSSION ⛳️ — What was your favorite driver of all time? 🔥

-3 through four. You should have seen the looks I got doing aim point at the rubber volcano.

Brought my putter to mini golf with the family. Nobody appreciated the commitment.

@Cackalacman Outstanding. Hard to justify the big name brands approaching $60 a box.

Only MaxFli can get 4 dozen PERSONALIZED golf balls for $120

Yes, I know Tommy Fleetwood is swinging a 9-wood. But so is my Aunt Myrtle. I’m still trying to reconcile the two.