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James Bates

@jameshbates

Aussie in Austin, Tx!

Austin, TX Katılım Ağustos 2009
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Ryan Mouque
Ryan Mouque@ryanmouquegolf·
How good did young Matt Fitzpatrick swing it! 😯 Obviously he’s made some changes that better suit him now, but he swung the club so good “aesthetically” when he was young @MattFitz94
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Raymond Williams
Raymond Williams@_raymondwill·
Heavy sunglasses weekend at RBC Heritage. Feels like more guys are leaning into lenses on TOUR lately… and yeah, they might be getting bigger too. Less style, more performance. What’s been your favorite pair of sunnies lately?
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James Bates
James Bates@jameshbates·
@KylePorterNS @ShipSticks Scottie Scheffler going off at his 3rd round post round media “that’s just a terrible question. Next question. Awful (laughs)” 🤣
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Kyle Porter
Kyle Porter@KylePorterNS·
We're giving away a $250 gift card from @ShipSticks on the newsletter today. All you have to do is comment below with your favorite moment from the 2026 Masters (the more ridiculous, the better) and be subscribed to our free newsletter, which will go out later today.
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James Bates
James Bates@jameshbates·
@SHistorians How do / did folks get season tickets in the first place?
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Society of Golf Historians
Society of Golf Historians@SHistorians·
Right or wrong, the folks who get Masters tickets on an annual basis and who sell them are in a corner. The Masters has hundreds of millions of dollars of resources. They could easily employ folks to buy tickets off the street and/or via the online ticket market and cancel those season ticket holders. If they truly want to end the re-sale market, it would take a couple years but they could destroy the secondary market.
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Augusta National can take your Masters badges back anytime and they DO NOT have to give a reason. It is considered a privilege to have a badge/ticket. They have cracked down big time on secondary sales.

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Rick Golfs
Rick Golfs@Top100Rick·
Australian golf culture so is much better than USA golf culture. It’s not close. Before my fellow Americans get mad, at least read first. It’s crazy how much better they do almost everything. 5 reasons why Australian golf rules:
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Rick Golfs@Top100Rick·
Victoria Golf Club #93/Top 100 world 1927 - Alister MacKenzie Private Nestled next door to Royal Melbourne and down the road from Kingston Heath, Victoria stays under the radar comparatively to those stalwarts. But dare I say it…it deserves to be in the same convo. Victoria is so much fun. Its land and style sits right in between those other courses. It’s less hilly than RM, way more than Kingston. It’s not as wide as RM, but provides more breathing room than Kingston Heath. The bunkering is incredible. It’s so tightly edged and cut into every green. They make the greens smaller then they appear, when combined with the firm and fast turf. The short par 4’s are so fun. Thanks to the crazy firmness, even a 350 yard par 4 can be attacked if downhill and downwind. The first hole is a 265 yard par 4, ripe for an opening birdie or double lol. The firmness and sloping fairways mean you really have to judge your distance. 250 yards to lay up before a bunker? You legit may need to hit your 180 club. 230 from a green? May want to hit your 190 club…and you still may go too far. The greens are fabulous, with good sized slopes. False front and sides are there to real havoc when you hit the wrong place. Also many of the greens have tight roll offs behind the greens punishing those who come in hot. The clubhouse is incredible and a rare original. Tons of Peter Thomson memorabilia is around, saluting the past member and 5 time Open Champion. Victoria is about as much fun as you can have on a golf course. A perfect day with an amazing host and friend.
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James Bates
James Bates@jameshbates·
What’s Akshay chipping cross handed for? Guy chips it so good conventional #APInv
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Kyle Porter
Kyle Porter@KylePorterNS·
Who is the most underrated golfer in the world right now?
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Rick Golfs
Rick Golfs@Top100Rick·
Guys, this is what $85 USD can get you in Australia. Weekend rate. Is there a better value golf course on the entire planet? St. Andrews Beach may be the actual best deal on literal earth. I cannot think of a better one. I’m stumped. Plus Kangaroos.
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Jonathan Wall
Jonathan Wall@jonathanrwall·
Never did a holiday gear giveaway in December. Major whiff on my part. Let’s make up for it. 👀 Giving out the gear pictured — 2026 Bridgestone Tour B (two dozen of each), TaylorMade TP5 limited, Vokey SM11 60-08M lobber, Odyssey Ai-Dual, TaylorMade Yeti cover. Just need to comment with one of the following: Tour B [fill in the model you want], TP5, Odyssey, SM11 or Yeti. I’ll pick winners tomorrow at random and reach out via DM. 🤙🏻
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Tron Carter
Tron Carter@TronCarterNLU·
Catching up on round 2 of the Aussie Open. Simply brilliant. Aussie commentators, great weather, great energy from the crowds, I’m buzzing. Pro golf on the Sandbelt is life affirming.
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James Bates
James Bates@jameshbates·
@RamsayGolf Tricky, fun course Woodlands. Not easy at all! The 4th is a beauty
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Andrew Kirby
Andrew Kirby@AndrewKirbyGolf·
Interesting leaderboard at the Australian open I said yesterday that RM is the perfect course for Cam Smith Great to see him playing well again 😎
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No Laying Up
No Laying Up@NoLayingUp·
Get hyped: Royal Melbourne will be on your televisions at 4 PM ET today.
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JJ Watt
JJ Watt@JJWatt·
The crazy part is, I have some sort of subscription because I watch Espanyol matches on ESPN+ But I can’t watch MNF. I don’t understand it and quite frankly just don’t really care to figure it out right now. Just frustrating. All of it.
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JJ Watt
JJ Watt@JJWatt·
So we’re just not watching Monday Night Football huh? I’m not buying another streaming subscription…
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SEC Numbers Guy
SEC Numbers Guy@secnumbersguy·
SEC Teams with 29 wins since 2023: -Texas That’s it. That’s the list.
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