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This week marks 10 years since our daughter died.
I hadn't written about that very life-changing week since then, but wanted to revisit it to see what I've learned, how my life is different and what hasn't changed at all.
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JJ Spaun said he started today going to CVS at 3 a.m. because his daughter was throwing up. Ended it winning the U.S. Open on Father’s Day.
Maybe the most dad life Sunday of all time.
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John Daly wheeling up to the green at a major with a cig in one hand, his putter in the other and a McDonald's cup in the cart. The American Dream distilled to a screenshot.
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Imagine being this kid. You're 20, played high school golf and some in college golf, and your buddy surprises you by asking you to caddie in the Masters. Insane. Then he makes the cut and is the low am! Wild. All of a sudden you're shaking hands with the best to ever do it in his 100th round at Augusta after going 18 on a perfect April day with him. Golf is the best.
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Ranked No. 5 in the world, made $9.4M this season, won a grueling event last night and now looping 36 for an old teammate today.
The best dude in pro sports.
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We are getting dangerously close to "he's either going to win the Masters, or it's going to be the most heart-wrenching, soul-sucking defeat in golf history" territory.
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OK this was sick.
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Winning a golf tournament for $4 million and your wife handing you a baby with a poop stain square in the middle of his back is peak dad life.
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A 63-year-old Larry Mize who averaged 230 off the tee playing in his final Masters beat a 28-year-old Bryson DeChambeau who averaged 310 off the tee at a place he once described as a par 67 for him this is the greatest sport on the planet.
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Scottie Scheffler eight weeks ago.
• 0 wins in 70 PGA Tour starts
• $8.7M career earnings
• Ranked No. 14 in the world
Scottie Scheffler today.
• 4 wins in 76 PGA Tour starts
• $17.6M career earnings
• Ranked No. 1 in the world
• Masters champion
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Scottie Scheffler earned $62,228,357 in total PGA Tour money this year.
That's ...
• $3.3M per tournament
• $830K per round
• $12K per shot
• $3K per minute on the course*
Insane, insane stuff.
*assuming 4.5 hour rounds
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Among the scenes from last night, I found this one to be as beautiful as any. Justin Rose's wife hugging Rory, telling him, "I'm really, really happy for you."
Incredible sport. Incredible day. Still can't believe it.
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Annual reminder that no phones at the Masters is the best fan policy in all of sports.
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Rory Tracker
This was a pretty great follow up from Scottie on his presser early in the week.
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From 190 yards with a major on the line, and you hit this shot? Come on.
LPGA
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I'm sure Rory is pleased with the Tour rolling him out week after week to fight its battle so that, in the end, Phil, Brooks, Bryson and DJ could walk away with $500M and reunification with the league he defended.
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Golf Channel
I remember when men were men and presidents pounded driver with reckless abandon instead of hollering about their handicaps on national television.
Siraj Hashmi
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Ryder Cup Europe
I think Rory is now ...
• Unquestionably the best player of his generation.
• The greatest European golfer of all time.
• One of the 15 most accomplished golfers ever.
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Niall
Scottie’s 2024.
Second Players
Second Masters
7 wins
World No. 1
First child
$30 million
Jail
Gold
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Scheffler on whether the Cat had an influence on him: "I play Tiger's irons. I wear his shoes. I wore his shirt this week. Tiger on the golf course is ridiculous ... We're so glad to have him back."
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Scottie Scheffler complimenting the Louisville PD officers who booked him and thanking them for their work right after shooting 66 at a major is the most Scottie Scheffler thing ever.
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Scheffler said he cried like a baby this morning because he was so stressed out. Said he told his wife he didn't think he was ready for the moment. Wow.
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Rickie's trying to win the biggest, most stressful tournament of his life, just three-putted the last hole, did various media obligations for 30 minutes and is still signing everything in sight as darkness falls on LACC.
Pretty awesome stuff.
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Imagine wanting a cameraman to protect the brand when you could just properly manage it like this.
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Choking out “I’m a grass cutter” through tears after caddying your son’s first Tour win is such an all time quote. 😭
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Tiger Woods, after not playing competitive golf for over 500 days, beat eight of the top 12 players in the world at the Masters today.
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Viktor honestly might be the most likable professional athlete in the world.
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Scottie said he was watching himself on TV from jail and trying to do the math on whether he could make his tee time I cannot believe I am typing these words.
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Scottie from 2022-2025
• 81 events
• 20 wins
• 4 majors
• 2 Players
• 2.8 SG/round
Tiger from 2002-2005
• 79 events
• 18 wins
• 4 majors
• 0 Players
• 2.8 SG/round*
*per Data Golf, which only includes 2004-2005.
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Every single photo of these two makes it look like Phil is trying to talk Rahm into something that's "technically not illegal."
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Rory: "My 21st PGA Tour win. One more than someone else ..."
Greg Norman has 20.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rory's PGA Tour season ...
• Won CJ Cup
• Won Canadian Open
• Savaged Greg Norman
• Won Tour Championship
• 10 top 10s in 16 starts
• Top eight at all four majors
• $27 million earned
• Saved golf
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Haha, this is awesome. Dude has done everything in golf, and he's out here filming his buddy with an iPhone two weeks after breaking his heart.
Europe must just make more putts!
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The No. 1 player in the world (by far) was asked today about what defines him.
Spoiler: He got emotional. And it's not golf.
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Really good, really well said. Loving people whose decisions you disagree with is the opposite of how the world has gone over the last 10 years.
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Rory beat or tied 97.5% of golfers he faced across all four majors this year and somehow didn't win any of them.
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Two signs of Tiger's greatness.
1. 12 months after browsing prosthetic legs you beat 75% of the best players in the world over two rounds at Augusta National.
2. The runaway leader and No. 1 player in the world wears your shoes.
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In the last 55 years, 12 humans have walked on the moon. In that same period of time, one human has won all four men's major championships in his career.
That club could grow to two tomorrow.
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Here's the No. 1 player in the world in handcuffs this morning. Surreal image from ESPN.
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Scottie since this tweet ...
15 tournaments
15 top eight finishes
6 wins
2 major championships
196 under par
45 rounds in the 60s
$25.2M in prize money
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Tiger Woods, who had played 24 holes of golf in 2024 before this week, just beat the following golfers over the first two rounds of the Masters.
Tyrrell Hatton
Brooks Koepka
Patrick Cantlay
Shane Lowry
Will Zalatoris
Jason Day
Phil Mickelson
Joaquin Niemann
Rory McIlroy
Tony Finau
Jon Rahm
Adam Scott
Rickie Fowler
Hideki Matsuyama
Justin Thomas
Wyndham Clark
Viktor Hovland
Sam Burns
Brian Harman
Jordan Spieth
Dustin Johnson
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I think it’s the “I do” at the end that really brings it home. Exquisite stuff.
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Gary Player having so many grandkids that he has a qualifier for them to see who plays with him in the PNC is the most hilarious on brand thing I’ve heard in a while.
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Scottie warming up for a $25 million round with wired headphones is amusingly on brand.
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Hovland's back nine.
• 6/7 fairways
• 9/9 greens
• 3.5 SG approach lol
• 6.5 SG total
• Six birdie looks inside 9 feet
• Eight 3s
• 11 putts
• 28 total shots
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If Tommy can talk after that, then I think anyone can talk after pretty much any tournament.
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Rory: "I was subpoenaed by his lawyer on Christmas Eve. Trying to have a nice time with my family and someone shows up on your doorstep and delivers that, you're not going to take that well. I'm living in reality, I don't know where [Reed is] living."
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Scottie Scheffler's last four seasons.
• 82 starts
• 45 top 5s
• 18 wins
• 3 majors
• 2 Players
• 1 gold medal
• 4 missed cuts
• ~$75 million in official PGA Tour money
• 141 weeks at world No. 1
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"I love being able to play this game for a living. It's one of the greatest joys of my life, but does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not."
All-time five minutes here from Scottie.
Must watch stuff.
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Hitting it to 3 feet to possibly win the match after telling the crowd to "shut the f*** up" is kinda sick.
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TheGolfDivoTee™
Brooks currently comparing tobacco brands with Chez on the 12th tee if you’re wondering how nervous he is about winning three straight U.S. Opens.
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Homa: "I told my wife -- when we talk about things money can't buy, money cannot buy that feeling [on the 18th green], and that was something that I will remember forever, and I will tell anybody who ever wants to hear how that felt."
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This time four years ago, Scottie had 0 PGA Tour wins and there was talk about whether he could close out a tournament.
Four years later, and he’s two rounds from being probably one of the 20 best players in the history of golf.
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If you ever need to explain to someone the Jordan Spieth Experience, show them this screenshot and tell them he made eagle.
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Morikawa's first 50 PGA Tour events as a pro.
5 wins
2 majors
4 major top 10s
$14M earned
Filthy.
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Rory just *flew* out of the parking lot. May have been off the property before Bryson signed his card.
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• Red-wine braised short ribs
• Chive potato salad
• Truffled mac and cheese
• Hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream
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Rory said he watched Zootopia with Poppy this morning. "Very good movie if anyone's interested."
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Scottie Scheffler in 2024.
• 20 starts
• 8 wins
• 17 top 10s
• Second Masters
• Second Players
• Gold medal
• FedEx Cup
• Every week at world No. 1
• 3+ SG/round
• $62.2M in total money
• Jail during a major
• Became a dad
Truly a one of one season. Nothing like it before. Don't think there will be anything like it ever again.
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Some final Masters thoughts.
1. Five is so many. Adam Scott, JT and Scottie combined. It's so, so many. Only 14 players since WW2 have won five or more. Tying Brooks and Seve with the best golf of your life, and now, improbably, Palmer is back in play.
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Tom Kim jumped in and asked a question in Rory's presser today, which was hilarious. The answer, though, was terrific and instructive.
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Truly caring about something is such an underrated personal characteristic. This is so great.
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The Masters leader getting sunscreen off his hands by rubbing the grass. Normal stuff.
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Such a great question from @KVanValkenburg, and it gets Tiger thinking and talking in a way you can tell is authentic and not canned. You can almost *see* him trying to work out his answer in real time. So good.
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The first 45 seconds of this are so intense.
"Do not say a word! Do not say a word!"
Golf on CBS ⛳
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Who ends their career with the most majors?
Brooks: currently 5
Rory: 5
Scottie: 3
Spieth: 3
Rahm: 2
Bryson: 2
Xander: 2
Morikawa: 2
JT: 2
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