Ryan Ballengee
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Owner @golfnewsnet. Always working on a few things. Sign up for The Break, my twice weekly golf newsletter, at the profile link.
Joined August 2008
John Daly knowing Tiger Woods is on the hook for his son's hole-in-one bar tab
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Between Scottie Scheffler getting arrested and Rory McIlroy filing for divorce, Brooks Koepka is gonna have to rob a bank to get any time on Full Swing next season.
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Once and for all. A top-5 golf photo of my lifetime. Richard Heathcote of Getty Images.
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Shoutout to this Golf Channel cameraman who absolutely BOOKED IT after Lydia Ko's shot to get to Nelly Korda in time for her shot.
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Scottie Scheffler playing the kind of golf Kim Jong Un says he plays.
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If Jason Day doesn't show up dressed like this with a Malbon logo on it, what are we even doing?
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I'm going to tell my kids that Johnson Wagner won the 124th US Open.
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Lexi Thompson just drove a 296-yard par 4 on the PGA Tour, and there are 7-handicaps on the Internet who insist they could be competitive on the LPGA. GTFO.
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Perhaps a first-ever case of hydrostopping at The Chevron
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Let's all agree we never need to see the Norwegian track suit ever again
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A "I'm Scottie Scheffler" campaign from Nike would have done millions.
Scottie’s keeping that “player” credential ON to avoid another PGA week mishap
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When I tried out for my high school golf team, needed a last-hole 3 for 39. In the fairway, wedge in hand, skulled it bad. Everyone was watching. It hit an overhanging branch behind the green. Dropped to 7 ft. Made bird & the team. This is way crazier.
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Charlie Woods mowed down some kids last weekend in a local US Kids Golf event in Florida. Shot 3-under 33 for 9 holes to win by 5!
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If TGL can be like this most weeks, this thing is a winner.
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From Sepp Straka's PGA Tour bio: "Travels to tournaments with Diet Coke if he knows the event provides Pepsi products." Just became one of my favorite players.
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You, a normie: Rory must be really bitter to leave Pinehurst so fast. Me, a nerd: Really gotta hand it to the US Open logistics and traffic team that this was even possible.
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Approximately 11.5 months of nonstop pro golf start this week!.
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Very big "Morning of Day 3 of a buddy trip" vibes here
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The ultimate Scottie flex would be to play in the Zurich Classic next week by himself.
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The putting green at a PGA Tour Superstore on a Monday morning is where a lot of men are working through some deep, dark stuff.
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One guy gave up after 22 holes, and the other guy went ballistic when he made the cut on the final hole. Golf is about your brain and heart as much as it is about your muscles.
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Played the muni down the street yesterday with a few buddies. The group in front of was 4 kids, probably 12-13 years old tops. They played 9 holes from the fronts in T-shirts, gym shorts and backward hats. Looked like they had an absolute blast. More of this in golf, please.
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Every golf course in America needs a sign like this one at Otter Creek in Indiana
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If there's 1 golf opinion I'm willing to fight about, it's that the professional tours need to penalize slow players publicly with strokes, not privately with fines. Make slow players into pariahs. They're ruining competitive golf, all the way down to juniors.
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Nickelodeon is putting on a golf competition called the Slime Cup and I am jacked up about it
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You cannot tell me this is better than Jason Day's sweatsuit
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Get Southern Hills on the every 5-7 year plan, and all the pampered f****s can skip it if they want.
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Taste of the Masters is great, but I'd consider selling my plasma for a case of the Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches
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If you're 30 and older, you got to see MJ, LeBron, Tiger, Bonds, Trout, Gwynn, Maddux, Ryan, Serena, Roger, Rafa, Messi, Gretzky, Crosby, Ovechkin, Earnhardt, Jimmy Johnson, Brady, Manning, Rice, Montana and so many more. What an amazing lifetime so far as a sports fan.
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Every week that Spieth plays, one of the four PGA Tour Live feeds should follow only him, with no commentators and live mics for Spieth and Michael Greller.
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Jon Rahm is never letting that Memorial WD go, and I'm glad he isn't.
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My son just asked me, "Who's Tiger Woods?" after I jumped up and applauded at the TV. I have a whole library of books and videos saved for this very moment.
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Feels like Kiawah should be on the every-5-years plan.
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Fowler playing LIV Golf can probably be seen one of two ways: a popular player going to a breakaway circuit or a struggling player finding a pillow-soft landing.
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These Mizuno Pro 241s, in a limited-edition Masters green finish, may be the most beautiful irons I've ever seen. Almost too stunning to actually use.
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Imagine being 16, strolling around Augusta National in 69 shots while on national TV. That's some baller stuff.
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Would love to see in Tim Finchem's last act as commissioner that he change the PGA Tour logo.
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The 2019 US Open:.1. It's Pebble.2. Tiger at the site of his masterpiece.3. Phil going for the Slam where he won this year.4. Spieth's back.5. Koepka going for 3 in a row.6. Rory just won by 7.7. DJ could get revenge for 2010.8. Potential USGA apocalypse?.9. Cantlay surging.
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Holy smoke. The PGA of America just announced the KPMG Women's PGA purse has DOUBLED this year to $9MM.
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A little pixelation and Phil is Upscale Club Pro Guy.
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Rip up that 2022 contract now, PGA of America. Right now.
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Rahm spotted the field a four-putt double bogey on the first hole of the tournament and played in the bad half of the draw, and he's up 4.
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I can't understand a world where someone as beloved as Jarrod Lyle has to say goodbye to his wife and children at 36. Heartbreaking. The older I get, the more uncertain I am of anything.
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Just got a surprise delivery of these Marvel-themed Super Stroke putter grips and ball markers. These are pretty awesome. They come out tomorrow on the Super Stroke website.
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I don't obsess much over golf clubs, but I would pay an unhealthy sum of money for these blue Mizuno Pro 221s
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Saw this world championship mullet at the Solheim Cup
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Mac Hughes double-fisting beers in preemptive celebration for Corey Conners. God I love Canada.
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If you're like me and played golf for a long time, I have no doubt you've made a putt and done the Chi Chi Rodriguez sword dance. One of golf's greatest characters. RIP.
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Fred Ridley has to be living in the top 0.05% of best lives. Chairman of Augusta National, played in the Masters, led the USGA. And he could probably walk down the street completely unbothered.
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No offense to good golfers, but I generally prefer to play with bad golfers because they have more fun and less requirements for what makes their round fun. Good people, good conversation, laughs, some booze, a day in nature. Repeat.
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Daniel Gale won the absolute best trophy in golf today, taking the NT PGA Championship on the PGA Tour Australasia
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At least once per Patrick Cantlay round, I wonder if I've accidentally paused the TV.
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Have you ever played a golf course you really liked but thought the logo stunk so much that you just couldn't buy any merch, even if you wanted to?.
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Justin Thomas is getting in the golf course design game, teaming up with Nicklaus Design on a new Florida development called Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens. More to come with renderings of the design.
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Let me just tell you that Orange County National looks nothing like this
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Viktor Hovland is gonna get his clubs in time for Thursday, right? Or Ping will ship emergency sticks. But worst-case scenario, the Kapalua pro shop has a set of JetSpeeds in regular flex waiting for him for $80 per day.
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Luke Littler came out to Cody Rhodes' theme song after Cody had a video message for Littler, who is apparently a big WWE fan. My guy.
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To be clear, Trump National GC in Bedminster, NJ, is set to host the 2022 PGA Championship.
Rip up that 2022 contract now, PGA of America. Right now.
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This is the Tiger Woods people wanted to see and hear all these years, all in this speech.
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The next decade of the US Women's Open venues is jaw-dropping:. 2022 -- Pine Needles.2023 -- Pebble Beach.2024 -- Lancaster CC.2025 -- Erin Hills.2026 -- Riviera .2027 -- Inverness.2028 -- Oakmont .2029 -- Pinehurst .2030 -- Interlachen.2031 -- Oakland Hills.
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How can you not hear what Jon Rahm is saying and not be a fan? That's some beautiful stuff.
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No one is prepared for the amount of Michael Block content coming their way next week.
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I would love to hear Kevin Kisner's inner monologue as he makes putt after putt to win holes. I imagine him saying, "Eat sh*t, ::Name here::" every time.
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Someone asked me pre-tournament about the chances of Valhalla hosting a future PGA Championship now that the PGA doesn't own the club. Right now, feels like way less than zero.
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Burn it all down, and make Phil captain for Bethpage with 12 wild-card picks.
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Jim Herman's 2018-19 season:.MC.MC.MC.MC.T43.MC.MC.MC.MC.MC.T61.MC.MC.MC.MC.MC.T71.MC.MC.WIN. Golf is either the dumbest or the greatest game in the world.
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Two things I hope change in golf after all this is over:. 1. More US private clubs open up for occasional public play, like in the UK and Ireland. 2. More courses offer free play and deep discounts to first responders and emergency personnel, like they've done for our military.
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@GrantHorvatGolf Hell yeah. If the Masters champion can hit the best and worst shots you've ever seen in a single round, why should anyone else say no at that?.
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Mike Trout's ball speed with the driver would be about 15th on the PGA Tour. That zillion-yard hook would put him in Spieth territory for accuracy though.
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That feeling when you run into a bachelorette party in Nashville
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It still boggles my mind that billions are being thrown around in a professional sport where, for one day per year, 10 million Americans watch it, and for many days of the fall, less than 200,000 Americans watch it.
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Jack decided there were gonna be 4 majors this year after all.
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I will only celebrate Reebok's return to golf if they release The Pumps with a golf ball instead of a basketball
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The Masters has four streams. You can even make YOUR OWN stream. No commentators. Mics are live. No commercials. They did it. They made it perfect.
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Joanne Carner shot her age (82!) today at the US Senior Women's Open?! Unbelievable
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Me in January: If Tiger plays four rounds and can still walk, that's great. Me in March: Valspar was cool, but not getting my hopes up. Me after The Open: He can totally win again. Me after the PGA: Tiger could catch Jack next f'n year.
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A Wayfair merchant is selling a putting mat with a bad Photoshop of a younger DJ smashing driver off the deck on the mat toward someone's house. I'll take 10.
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Things I love about TGL:. Spectacular pace of play.Right amount of chatter.The tech stuff is cool.The green complex is legit.The holes are interesting as a challenge. Things I want to see:. Launch monitor data.A little more lean-in on changing green.
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Congratulations to Adam Scott on becoming Lyle Lovett.
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So, if you're a European Tour member living in Europe, and you think you have a chance of getting into the Masters through the OWGR, you have 27 hours to leave Europe and figure out the rest.
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Greg Olsen getting a demotion after this game is such a dud. He's been awesome in this role.
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Tiger Woods has non-life-threatening injuries, according to a spokesperson for the LA County Sheriff's department.
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Stay-at-home Easter docket:. Get up.Easter egg hunt.Easter baskets.Breakfast.Mass on TV.Easter egg hunt 2.Watch Tiger win the 2019 Masters.Easter dinner. Pretty great day there.
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All in on Rickie Fowler tomorrow. Would be a pretty awesome thing for him to win.
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THREAD: We played Pinehurst No. 3 today with a genuine American treasure. Meet Ann Magee. She's 82. She hits righty, except she chips and putts (with a claw grip) lefty. And she's got a better swing than almost anyone. Let me tell you about our great day!
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I'm pretty convinced 95% of golfers have never and will never win a scramble, and then there are 5% who have won 95% of scrambles.
I’ve decided playing in scrambles is a lose-lose - if you win, everyone assumes you cheated and if you lose everyone in your group grumbles that the winning team cheated. That formula doesn’t exactly add up to fun.
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For the first time, the US Women's Open champion is going to make $1 million. The total purse is $5.5 million. That's a big deal IMO. And from what I've been told, there's a longer term plan in place to further boost the Women's Open purse.
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Round of my life. Shot 66 at Tobacco Road. By about the fifth hole, I knew it was an all-time favorite. What a course.
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I regret to inform you that Aaron Rodgers might have been a little dishonest about his index.
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