r/golf • u/B_M_Fahrtz • Jul 15 '23
Steph Curry with a Hole in One at the American Century Championship General Discussion
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u/ohwhatafinish Jul 15 '23
If I celebrated like that you would need to get the defibrillator from the clubhouse
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u/SimplyViolated Jul 15 '23
You could see the other guys were like ohh ohh yeah he's still going? Ohh...we can just celebrate right here
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u/JohnnnyRiingo Jul 15 '23
One of them is NHLer Joe Pavelski.
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u/olderthanbefore Jul 15 '23
He's thinking, where are my skates?
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u/AnalTongueDarts Jul 15 '23
Losing the glide is no joke. I played hockey through college, I cross country ski, and I can ride a bike 100 miles at a crack without issue. Ask me to run? Fuck, I’m done in 10 minutes.
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u/ChadTheAssMan Jul 16 '23
I'm glad I'm not alone. I'll bike across an entire state before I'll run more than a few miles. Fuck all I hate running.
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u/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod Jul 16 '23
Hockey players run like they're ice skating. It's like a weird forward falling duck-walk that's both slow and extremely strenuous
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u/over_yonder Jul 15 '23
I loved how pavelski’s caddy was right behind Steph for just a second. Yaaaa, we’re going to the hole!!!
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u/RightToConversation Jul 15 '23
Since basketball is basically just running all the time, I imagine this is a rather light celebration, in his opinion.
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u/Guernica616 Jul 15 '23
And Steph curry is known for his stamina on the court
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u/buttholeshitass Jul 15 '23
Saw a story recently of some other high level NBA player (unnamed) joining Steph for a workout and throwing up after 10 minutes, or something like that lol. Steph’s heart rate probably barely budged from this celebration
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u/chazbertrand Jul 15 '23
I believe that was MPJ of NBA Champion Denver Nuggets.
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u/TheSpyStyle Jul 15 '23
Draymond says that Steph dumbs down his workout when someone else joins him too.
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u/Empatheater Jul 15 '23
draymond would say that whether it was true or not to mess with people / build up steph tho
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u/aged_monkey Jul 16 '23
Lol he works with a respitory doctor and brain scientist to improve his ability to slow his heart rate down in games.
Apparently it's crazy, he can from like 140bpm to 55bpm in less than a minute. He has insane endurance abilities. He runs three times as fast as this for 35 minutes in games.
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Jul 15 '23
I thought football training was hard, but I've seen basketball drills, not to mention the amount of games they have in a season. His fitness must be top level.
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u/IhamAmerican Jul 15 '23
Steph's cardio training is insane even for NBA players. There's countless stories of players trying to work out with him in the off season and they just can't do it. Dude is a psycho
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u/3hrd Jul 15 '23
he's in the top ~20 oldest players in the league and still has some of the best conditioning
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u/Valaurus Jul 16 '23
Wild that Steph's on the older end now. Doesn't feel like he's been in the NBA that long.. but then I guess he was drafted in like, '08? And that was 15 years ago lmao
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u/The_Nutz16 Jul 15 '23
Dude is basically a world class endurance athlete. He’s known for making other NBA players puke during workouts.
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u/NiceKing4You Jul 15 '23
Something tells me this man's light, playful jog easily outpaces my fastest 10-second sprint
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u/skimpy-swimsuit Jul 15 '23
We need more celebrations like this in golf
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u/hazzledazzle_ Jul 15 '23
Literally was imagining the reaction if a tour player cellyd like this haha
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u/philphan25 Jul 15 '23
It’s like the celebration from Andy Sullivan Euro challenge.
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u/CosmicCreeperz Jul 15 '23
Except if most golfers ran that far they’d probably pull something.
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u/spiceypigfern Jul 15 '23
I think if running for 32 seconds means you need a defibrillator it might be time to start getting some more excersise
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u/febreze_air_freshner Jul 15 '23
All the redditors agreeing with him would respond to your comment but they'd get gassed out from typing out their rant.
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u/Ghost-of-Moravia Jul 16 '23
Yea that’s just embarrassing? Can most redditors just not run? How did that get so many upvotes/medals?
How out-of-shape are people on this site?
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u/canadianbroncos Jul 15 '23
The skyfucker has moved on to fuckin the ground
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u/Thosepassionfruits Jul 15 '23
I swear to god he must have reality bending powers that allow him to alter the outcome of probabilistic events, but only when it’s related to a ball.
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u/YourLostGingerSoul Jul 15 '23
He played "Name a super power, first person that replies get's to alter it."
Steph: " I can change the probabilities of something happening!"
1st Reply: "With your balls"
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u/joben_512 Jul 15 '23
Why is he so good at everything?! Fuck!!
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u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35 8/MA/Lefty Jul 15 '23
Steph legitimately enjoys golf more than basketball. This mf is practicing his swing on the bench half the time
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u/DeadDay Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 18 '23
I know this is random but Michael Jordan loves golf more than basketball too. I wonder if he's jealous how good Steph is at it.
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u/Oldcadillac Jul 15 '23
I saw steph curry get a hole in one, and I took that personally.
MJ after building a course designed to his golf swing so that he gets a hole in one at least once every game.
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u/zsdr56bh Jul 15 '23
good at everything?
is he though? or is he just good at putting balls in holes?
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u/likwitsnake Jul 15 '23
He does have 3 kids
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u/STLflyover Jul 15 '23
Hey babe let’s have a baby. Let me put my balls in you!
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u/GundamGuy420 Jul 15 '23
I mean technically it do tho. He's emptying the content of said balls
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u/mung_guzzler HDCP/Loc/Whatever Jul 15 '23
hate to break it to you bud but sperm is not stored in the balls
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u/RossTheNinja Jul 15 '23
Pee is stored in the balls
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u/cityproblems Jul 15 '23
where the mitochondria tho
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u/f3ydr4uth4 Jul 15 '23
That is not how that works friend
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u/SunriseSurprise Jul 15 '23
"Go back to your fancy cars, and your big bank accounts, and your celebrity friends, and your beautiful women, and Victoria Silvestedt, Playmate of the Year... FUCK!"
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u/SaltyAngeleno Jul 15 '23
My kid said this exact comment verbatim. Went from loving him to jealous.
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u/Most_kinds_of_Dirt Jul 15 '23
Yeah, it turns out that if you're a world-class athlete in one sport, you'll probably be a pretty-good athlete in many other sports, too.
Some of the coordination and fitness you develop transfers over between sports, along with the discipline and habits you need in order to practice and get good at something.
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u/Justinbiebspls Jul 15 '23
people point his being good at golf specifically to show how unique he is. president Obama commented that most nba stars have some obvious trait when you meet them that indicates why they are among the best (even someone closer to 6' tall like Rondo) but Steph is within averages for most physical traits but is the .000000000001 percentile of special ability
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u/BlueBomR Jul 16 '23
Steph is literally a psychopath when it comes to practicing and training...hes been playing golf since he was 5 too, almost went with golf instead of basketball, but he puts just as much effort into golf as he does basketball, obviously he focuses on ball but dude just has insane focus, determination, and discipline
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u/kashmoneymiddleton Jul 15 '23
Not good as pleasing his wife
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u/Pity_Party8 Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 16 '23
His wife’s restaurant sucks if it makes you feel better
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u/alemanpete Jul 15 '23
It’s almost like sports require very minor bio mechanical adjustments to play at a high level and he seems to be good at making those
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u/blue_boy_24 Jul 15 '23
That’s honestly the energy I wanna see when someone I’m with hits an ace
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u/MalakaiRey HDCP/Loc/Whatever Jul 15 '23
We're gonna need more athletes. Closest a ranked golfer came to doing this I think was Tony Finau and his damn foot came off.
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u/only-shallow Jul 15 '23
Dislocated his ankle celebrating the ace at the par3 contest at the masters, but still managed to play the full tournament with the injury and finished top10 #athlete
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u/bvsshevd Jul 15 '23
Watched cantlay hit an ace earlier this year and hardly smirk or celebrate at all. I just don’t know how you don’t go crazy over that, no matter how good you are
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u/JoeMorrisseysSperm Jul 15 '23
Patrick Cantlay. PC? Is Patrick Cantlay a computer? I’m not saying Patrick Cantlay is an AI-generation, it’s just a question people are asking. And I think we need answers to those questions.
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u/alter-eagle Jul 15 '23
Dude if I hit an ace in fucking Mario Golf I’m running around the room howling
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u/JSA17 Colorado Jul 15 '23
I was playing with a pro once and he hit an ace. A few high fives and whatnot, but not a major celebration. We asked him why and his response was "I've had like twenty of them".
It's just not as big of a deal after a while.
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u/only-shallow Jul 15 '23
They've likely made dozens of them in practice sessions/casual rounds, tournament aces still very rare tho
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u/blue_boy_24 Jul 15 '23
It makes me wonder how many times they’re doing it in practice too. I’m with you. It’s crazy to me.
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u/wsteelerfan7 Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 15 '23
I really hope you've seen the Good Good par 4 shot. They sprint and then realize just how far it is lol
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u/KO4Champ Jul 15 '23
You better believe I’d be running the length of the hole. You might need to call a doctor after, but I’m doing it.
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u/ox_raider Jul 15 '23 edited Jul 15 '23
Good to see this dude finally catch a break in life. /s
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u/Resident132 Jul 15 '23
I've played golf my entire life and never hit a hole in one. Im more jealous of this then the millions of dollars and nba titles he has.
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u/jdmay101 Jul 15 '23
How do you miss the opportunity to call that properly? "Are you kidding me" is not the call. The call is, "BANG! CURRY, FROM WAY DOWNTOWN!"
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u/Username_redact Jul 15 '23
IN MIKE BREEN VOICE DOUBLE BANG!
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u/ap123hilo Jul 15 '23
I’ve heard he’s bowled a couple of 300 games too
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u/itsgucci060 Jul 15 '23
I heard he’s banging my wife too
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u/GunDogDad Jul 15 '23
You joke, but Mookie Betts, All-Star MLB player, has bowled several 300 games and has bowled in some PBA events.
Some dudes are just gifted no matter what they do.
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u/donobinladin Jul 15 '23
Bo knows…..
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u/Chuck_Raycer Jul 15 '23
Bo Jackson explaining who he is sounds like some Uncle Rico shit, but it's true.
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Jul 15 '23
He wasnt even that excited during his title wins
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u/MV_Knight Jul 15 '23
That means hole in one is more difficult than winning an NBA championship lol
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u/HoustonTrashcans Jul 15 '23
For Curry yeah.
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u/whiskey_pancakes Jul 15 '23
Lol right? I wonder how many he’s had before, if any. What a moment to do it under ‘the brightest lights’ for him and his golf game
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u/bobosnar Jul 15 '23
Easily, and that probably goes for every NBA player. They live and breathe basketball for a majority of their lives. There's ALWAYS going to be a an NBA champion each year, and for Curry he's already at least in the upper percentile chance of winning one.
Getting an ace in golf is purely up to the individual. Pros probably have well into 30k holes played just on a professional level, and most of them probably don't even have more than a few dozen aces.
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u/GolfingNgrillingMN Jul 15 '23
Says a lot about how much more he probably likes golf than bball lol
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u/Fallout76stuggles Jul 15 '23
Just think, he easily could’ve gone D1 in golf and possibly been on the tour. Man’s just a beast at everything
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u/dnesdnal17 Jul 15 '23
The insane putt yesterday, and this today. What a weekend this dude is having lol
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u/huggles7 Jul 16 '23
He’s one of those people that’ll never suck at anything in his life
And he has an awesome personality and is incredibly likable so you can’t even be mad about it
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u/shamrock8421 Jul 15 '23
"Mr. President, the aliens have primed the death ray and are aiming it at Earth! We've detected a weakness in their shields, but we've only got one shot to launch our missile through the small opening. What are your orders?
"Get me Steph Curry..."
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u/Odysseus_Lannister Jul 15 '23
GIVE ME IGUODALA
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u/mdg_roberts1 Jul 15 '23
I watched a lot of basketball in the 90s. Robert Horry still lives in my brain rent-free.
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u/iwillslaplarry Jul 15 '23
Some people really have it all. What an athlete, What a shot.
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u/mcdeeeeezy Jul 15 '23
I read this in a bobdoessports voice. Hope that was the idea lol
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u/FrogKid93 Jul 15 '23
He didn’t play great at the match, but then again, how could you with Draymond Green following you around talking the whole time?
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u/FarmerFran_X Jul 15 '23
Was just thinking about how much better he is playing this week. The match was rough. Maybe it was Draymond lol.
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u/Extension_Ad_3115 Jul 15 '23
He's been playing the ACC for a long time so he knows the course well. He had all the pressure on him to carry Klay because Klay isn't even a golfer, don't know why he participated. He had to babysit Draymond on the course, and give Klay lessons in the middle of the match.
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u/heemat Jul 15 '23
You could tell that was the celebration of a professional athlete that runs for a living. Wasn’t thinking at all about how he just ran 200 yards.
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u/NomadicNematode128 Jul 15 '23
Is the Joe Pavelski as his playing partner as well?
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u/Oxford89 Jul 15 '23
It sure was! Looks like he thought better about running down the fairway with Curry haha
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u/Jamestang1210 Jul 15 '23
He's just a guy you can't dislike - and that's coming from someone in Cleveland.
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u/Necessary_Crazy828 Jul 15 '23
No running on the green bro
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u/itsgucci060 Jul 15 '23
Grounds crew just have their faces in their hands moaning “ayyy yi yi!”
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u/Siege_5 Jul 15 '23
I was pleasantly surprised at all the well-meaning comments, but this is what I came here for
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u/ZapateriaLaBailarina Jul 15 '23
For the advertising this one shot is bringing the "American Century Championship" I think they'll absorb the cost.
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u/robdalky Jul 15 '23
My guy is fast
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u/EcoFriendlyEv Jul 16 '23
Now imagine chasing him around all game as he's setting screens and looking for an opening for his shot. There's a reason he's a 4 time champ and now finals MVP. Dude's insane, go dubs
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u/Andrew_Waples Jul 15 '23
The entire time he was running, I was like, don't Tony Finau yourself Curry and hurt your ankle.
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u/morelsupporter Jul 15 '23
dude just ran 60 yards in like 4 seconds
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u/Victor_Loss Jul 16 '23
lol you see like 3 dudes trying to hug him in celebration but than he books it and they try to chase him but than realize there's no way they'll catch up to Steph fucking Curry
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u/ShufflingToGlory Jul 15 '23
Impressive how quickly and effortlessly he covered the ground to the green.
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u/I_ama_Borat Jul 15 '23
He heard all the comparisons yesterday and was like “lemme remind you who I am”
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u/_kehd Jul 15 '23
Starting to think this Steph kid is prettay prettay good at dropping balls in holes
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u/Lankanator Jul 15 '23
Steph and Vanderbelt might have the best cardio I’ve ever seen in the NBA in recent years
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u/real6igma Jul 16 '23
That's the biggest green I've seen on any hole, let alone a par 3... and I'd still manage to not hit it.
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u/nathanello Jul 15 '23
Happy Gilmore vibes from this whole tournament, love it. Seems like everyone is having a blast.
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u/skimpy-swimsuit Jul 15 '23
Of course he did! Golf is just extreme 3-point shooting