Brendan Quinn
@BFQuinn
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Sportswriter jawn for @TheAthletic | Ad astra per alas porci | Find me over at the other place
Detroit, via Philadelphia
Joined November 2010
Thanks for the note, X. I celebrated by creating an account on the other site. Will continue to share stories/links here. But hoping to engage and be active on Bluesky. Give a follow. Same name.
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An uncle remembers him, at 2 or 3, smoking a shot and demanding to see him do it again. An old tour pro remembers him, at 7 or 8, poking around, asking “in-depth questions about divot patterns.”. On what goes missed when understanding Scottie Scheffler: .
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“Even as a kid, I don’t think he ever dreamed these things."
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RT @nytimes: From @TheAthletic: The 153rd Open Championship will go down as the week everyone tried, and failed, to understand Scottie Sche….
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“Even as a kid, I don’t think he ever dreamed these things."
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Yesterday’s finally story from Portrush:. On Scottie Scheffler, memories of a young savant, and what’s worth understanding.
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“Even as a kid, I don’t think he ever dreamed these things."
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RT @TronCarterNLU: This was my favorite piece of the week. I was in the UK in ‘23 and ‘24 during the Open and I didn’t realize how much I m….
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Here’s @GabbyHerzig on Scottie Scheffler and perfection at Portrush. We’re running out of ways to say how good the man is. This is a mighty try —
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Scheffler, 29, shot a 68 in the final round and is now three-quarters of the way to the career Grand Slam.
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RT @GabbyHerzig: Wrote about what I witnessed from Scottie Scheffler out there today (straight wizardry) and why his game is meant for link….
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He's the type of player who can cause a championship to feel like it's over simply by the way he approaches each new task in front of him.
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In a career that’s running out firsts, Rory McIlroy is in the midst of one — playing an Open Championship weekend in his home of Northern Ireland. And all eyes remain on him. And he's 1 under through 1.
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"I feel like my game's definitely good enough to make a run."
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You will note these Hawks are not dead.
Everyone meet Cheyenne and Cain, the hawks keeping seagulls away from the fan village at The Open. Admirable work!
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RT @BFQuinn: Good morning from Portrush. Do yourself a favor today and listen to something different. My story on the sound and the charm….
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"It's like you're telling stories over a beer, reflecting on the day at the pub. There's an intimacy and loyalty."
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New one from Portrush …. This time, Rory McIlroy’s final walk isn’t over .
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"I feel like my game's definitely good enough to make a run."
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Good morning from Portrush. Do yourself a favor today and listen to something different. My story on the sound and the charm of Open Radio: .
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"It's like you're telling stories over a beer, reflecting on the day at the pub. There's an intimacy and loyalty."
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RT @GabbyHerzig: Matt Fitzpatrick hit his lowest. Now he's co-leading the Open Championship.
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The former U.S. Open champion felt like he hit rock bottom 122 days ago. But he has found a new coach, a new caddie and a groove.
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RT @JonCarroll03: I stumbled upon British Open Radio on a drive during the Cam Smith/Rory duel at St. Andrews. A phenomenal broadcast that….
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New one for @TheAthletic . On the romance of broadcasting, the power of language, and the time machine that is Open Radio. “This feels like a return to simpler days.".
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"It's like you're telling stories over a beer, reflecting on the day at the pub. There's an intimacy and loyalty."
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RT @GabbyHerzig: A course can be one of the world’s best without an exclusionary model — that’s how it was always supposed to be. On Royal….
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Royal Portrush is not only open to visitors, but its yearly membership dues are what the average American golfer spends on public tee times.
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Unexpected development: The comment section of today's story on Scottie Scheffler's unfiltered commentary on the meaningless of golf results has turned into . an exploration of life itself.
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Nihilist Scottie Scheffler made his triumphant return today, a welcome surprise. Every once in a while, Scheffler, one of pro sport’s most unexplored mega-stars, lets this out — his most insular side, the side that asks, “What’s the point?”. My story —
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"I love getting to live out my dreams. But at the end of the day, sometimes I just don't understand the point.”
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Hello from Portrush, Northern Ireland, where, even on a week that’s so big, everything can feel very small.
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RT @BFQuinn: New for @TheAthletic and @nytimes . Art Spander has seen everything. The Miracle on Ice. Kirk Gibson. The Catch. But nowadays?….
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Why is Art Spander, nearly blind and unable to type his own stories, still covering events at 86? Because he is the job. And because of Liz.
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