{"id":349406,"date":"2025-12-16T18:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/349406\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:04:15","slug":"the-greatest-golf-partner-on-the-planet-a-brutal-slow-play-video-goes-viral-and-a-potential-new-pga-tour-slogan-gets-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/349406\/","title":{"rendered":"The greatest golf partner on the planet, a brutal slow-play video goes viral and a potential new PGA Tour slogan gets revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another edition of The Grind<\/a>, where we\u2019re still sore from shoveling our driveway on Sunday. Between the weather forecast being WAY off and me underestimating how heavy the snow was, that was about as tough of a clean-up as I\u2019ve ever had. But the show Grind must go on and there\u2019s plenty of golf to talk about it. So allow me to continue with the final installment of Year 13(!). Just let me get my heating pad set up first . . . OK, that\u2019s better. Let\u2019s do this.<\/p>\n

WE\u2019RE BUYING<\/p>\n

Q School heros: With only five PGA Tour cards available from a field of 174, this tournament remains the ultimate pressure cooker. So kudos to A.J. Ewart<\/a>, Adam Svensson, Alejandro Tosti, Marcelo Rozo (More on him later) and Dylan Wu for coming out on top.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI came here with the goal to win a golf tournament . . . So to do it feels great,\u201d Edwart said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like the old saying of \u2018aim small, miss small.\u2019\u201d Good strategy. And Wu beat Ben Silverman for the final spot with a birdie on the first playoff hole:<\/p>\n

A playoff to get your dream job back? Talk about clutch!<\/p>\n

Jayden Schaper: Not to be outdone in the clutch category, though, was this 24-year-old South African looking for his first DP World Tour title in a playoff. But after finding a fairway bunker, Schaper pulled off this incredible shot to set up the winning eagle at the Alfred Dunhill Championship<\/a>. It was so good that even his opponent, Shaun Norris, applauded:<\/p>\n

What a moment. Then again, we probably should have expected this from a guy who\u2014at least, according to Wikipedia\u2014has CLUTCH as a nickname:<\/p>\n

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Usually I\u2019d say you need more than one DP World Tour win to earn a nickname like that, but when you get that by hitting arguably the shot of the year in a playoff, I\u2019ll let it slide for now. Also, it’s kind of unfair to have a cool nickname when you already have such a cool name. Just saying.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Novak: Especially in a team event. Because after winning both the Zurich Classic AND the Grant Thornton<\/a> in the same year, Novak has to be considered one of the greatest playing partners on the planet. That’s the calendar Grand Slam of PGA Tour team golf!<\/p>\n

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Johnnie Izquierdo<\/p>\n

The powers that be have to get this guy on Team USA for the next Ryder Cup. Oh, and, of course, congrats to Lauren Coughlin as well. Crazy enough, this silly-season event produced the biggest check of her golf career:<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing silly about that.<\/p>\n

WE\u2019RE SELLING<\/p>\n

Ben Kohles\u2019 penalty: There\u2019s no good time to get a one-shot penalty, but this has to be about the worst possible time. The 54-hole co-leader was still tied for the lead on the eighth hole on Sunday when he accidentally moved his golf ball while moving some debris. The four-time Korn Ferry Tour winner made double bogey on the hole, another double on the next and wound up finishing tied for 29th:<\/p>\n

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Ouch.<\/p>\n

Camilo Villegas\u2019 putt: There\u2019s no good time to miss a short putt, but this has to be about the worst possible time. With a chance to finish the event with five consecutive birdies, Villegas missed a three-footer on the final hole and wound up missing a playoff for that fifth and final PGA Tour card by one shot. Ouch again.<\/p>\n

There’s no video online of the putt, but maybe that’s best for Camilo.<\/p>\n

This pre-shot routine: Theo Humphrey went viral during Q School\u2014and not for a good reason:<\/p>\n

I feel for the guy, but I also feel for anyone playing with him. Or behind him. Incredibly, with all that going on, Humphrey finished T-13 to earn full Korn Ferry Tour status for next season. Hopefully, for the sake of the entire tour, he\u2019ll be spending all offseason working on hitting the ball quicker.<\/p>\n

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ON TAP<\/p>\n

The winter season rolls on with the PNC Championship, AKA that one Tiger and Charlie Woods usually play in. There\u2019s also the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the DP World Tour and the new Optum Golf Channel Games on Wednesday night. To talk about the latter, we had NBC Sports\u2019 Smylie Kaufman<\/a> on this week\u2019s episode of The Loop podcast:<\/p>\n

To be honest, I thought he\u2019d be more excited about his LSU Tigers hiring Lane Kiffin. But Smylie was great as always. And if his latest player breakout prediction breaks out, then Cameron Young is going to have one heckuva 2026.<\/p>\n

Random tournament fact: Bernhard Langer has won the PNC Championship a record six times. He won back-to-back years with his son Stefan in 2005-2006 and has won four times with his other son, Jason, including last year.<\/p>\n

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RANDOM PROP BETS OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

\u2014Tiger and Charlie are done playing in the PNC: 1 MILLION-to-1 odds<\/p>\n

\u2014Bernhard will be the first to win the PNC with a (great?) grandchild: 2-to-1 odds<\/p>\n

\u2014Ben Kohles will be more careful moving debris around next time: LOCK<\/p>\n

TWEET OF THE WEEK (KNOWLEDGE DIVISION)<\/p>\n

Nice job by Golf Magazine\u2019s Sean Zak finding this little trademark gem concerning a possible new slogan for the PGA Tour\u2014that also happens to take a shot at LIV Golf:<\/p>\n

I still don\u2019t get why they ever dropped \u201cThese guys are good,\u201d but \u201cWHERE THE BEST BELONG\u201d is certainly a lot better than \u201cLive under par.\u201d<\/p>\n

TWEET(S) OF THE WEEK (COMEDY DIVISION)<\/p>\n

Willy Wilcox had the best reaction to the false report that his boss, Sungjae Im, was heading to LIV. First, this:<\/p>\n

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And then this:<\/p>\n

If there was a PGA Tour Caddie of the Year Award, my vote would go to Willy.<\/p>\n

PHOTO OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

Staying on topic, here\u2019s how Si Woo Kim (finally) announced his own LIV rumors weren\u2019t true:<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a fan of the Presidents Cup, you\u2019re certainly glad those two Korean starts aren\u2019t leaving the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

This might be the wildest golf video of the year. An unexploded artillery shell was found at Royal Liverpool and the club had a specialist carry out a controlled detonation:<\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s an explosion shot.<\/p>\n

VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK (NON-BOMB DIVISION)<\/p>\n

Nike was ready for the announcement that Scottie Scheffler had won PGA Tour Player of the Year (for a fourth consecutive year) with this great commercial:<\/p>\n

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Of course, it helps when the outcome is a lock and you have months to prepare.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK IN PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION<\/p>\n

Aww. Good job supporting the baby\u2019s head and neck area, Andrew. What a year it’s been for him and his family.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK IN CELEBRITY GOLFERS<\/p>\n

LeBron James can\u2019t stop thinking about golf. Even during games.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t ever want this guy to retire, but I\u2019m glad he has a lot more golf to look forward to.<\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

\u201cI cried before leaving my house this morning. Emotions were running, but I told myself, \u2018you have to see the emotions, recognize them, hug them and then just move on,\u2019 because they are there. I cannot lie to myself, it probably\u2014it was the biggest round of my golfing career. But I cried it out. I told myself I was prepared, that I was ready for this, that I always play for this moment and that it was going to be my day.\u201d \u2014Marcelo Rozo<\/a> on dealing with big feelings ahead of Q School\u2019s final day. Way to go, Marcelo.<\/p>\n

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THIS AND THAT<\/p>\n

Congrats to Aldrich Potgieter<\/a> on winning the PGA Tour\u2019s Rookie of the Year Award. So far those LIV rumors circling around the young South African haven\u2019t panned out. . . . Justin Thomas generously donated $1 million to his alma mater, the University of Alabama, to go toward the men’s and women’s golf facility there. And if you’ve seen Golf Digest’s video on this facility (called the Crimson Reserve), you know it’s pretty insane:<\/p>\n

Our full NEWSMAKERS of 2025 ranking<\/a> is out and Rory McIlroy is No. 1. I just want to thank Rory for all the content he gave golf writers this year. In fact, I put this \u201c57 things that happened to Rory McIlroy in 2025\u201d<\/a> post together, so, enjoy. You, too, Rory. . . . It was a productive Golf Digest holiday party this year for yours truly as I shocked many by finishing second in the long drive competition with a poke of 297 yards:<\/p>\n

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Did everyone in the company compete? No. Did I try to keep the competition from certain people? Yes. But I still hit one 297 (Thanks to Mike Carroll and his Fit For Golf app!<\/a>). And winning a Therabody Cube as a prize helped me deal with a sore knee the next day. Man, I’m old. . . . And speaking of getting up there in age, a sincere thank you to everyone who has read The Grind over these past 13 years. Happy holidays and see you in a couple weeks!<\/p>\n

RANDOM QUESTIONS TO PONDER<\/p>\n

How many POYs will Scottie wind up winning in his career?<\/p>\n

How many times will I wind up shoveling my driveway this winter?<\/p>\n

How much would I pay to skip ahead to spring?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we\u2019re still sore from shoveling our driveway on Sunday. Between…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[151925,151927,38281,151923,49,33606,48,104706,622,26062,151924,150847,150803,2327,151638,3747,151926,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-349406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-adam-svensson","9":"tag-alejandro-tosti","10":"tag-andrew-novak","11":"tag-ben-silverman","12":"tag-ca","13":"tag-camilo-villegas","14":"tag-canada","15":"tag-dp-world-tour","16":"tag-golf","17":"tag-golf-tournament","18":"tag-jayden-schaper","19":"tag-korn-ferry-tour","20":"tag-lauren-coughlin","21":"tag-lebron-james","22":"tag-marcelo-rozo","23":"tag-pga-tour","24":"tag-smylie-kaufman","25":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}