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TaylorMade came in scorching hot with some Euro Tour level content on social. The Masked Swinger was unveiled featuring 5 of their pros in full animal costumes, taking real sus looking drives. Haven't watched a second of The Masked Singer on FOX, and spent WAY too many seconds trying to guess who was who here. Niche content to the max.
Definitely worth a watch, just click the photo above for the original tweet but don't scroll down as they have the picture reveals below.
Speaking of Twitter... you see this Elon stuff? $8 for a blue checkmark? Shout out to my own mother who dropped this into the family group chain yesterday.
Speaking of investors...
AIN'T NOBODY F'N WITH THIS CLIQUE
When I first saw this image announcing the latest round of investors in Tiger and Rory's company TMRW Sports, I stared at it like a Magic Eye poster. (Immediately concerned that the Magic Eye poster reference not only dates me but alienates about half the readership... but we push on.)
I mean, there is another LEGEND that pops out every time I look at it. It's insane that it took me three glances to even recognize Chris Paul and Crosby.
Golf.com broke it down well...
"All together the group of athletes total eight NBA championships, eight MVP titles, 42 grand slam titles. They’ve got a bunch of F1 race victories, NFL Pro Bowls, Olympic medals, even Emmy and Grammy awards."
So far it seems that the only announced venture is the TGL golf league which will feature a two hour nationally televised match between two teams of golfers in a stadium setting—slated to launch in January 2024. But if this investor list is any indication, we have a LOT of massive updates to come.
Post-Halloween costume round up
THE GOOD, THE SCARY AND THE GOAT
It's weeks like this where I appreciate the fact that my writing stops JUST short of actual journalism because then I can rely on actual golf journalists like golf.com's Claire Rogers to dig into the hard-hitting stories instead.
Overall, the costumes were largely disappointing tbh. Patrick Cantlay was the Pope, Kevin Na was Batman and DJ... didn't do a damn thing.
But my favorite of the year goes to Rahm with his Lion King family setup. To say I haven't done this exact pose with Jack daily would be a lie. And I will never lie to you! Unless it's a hilarious one, then who cares?
Scariest costume pic is hands down this image of Henrik Stenson in the "Spiderman on 'roids" getup. Scariest, because of the true crime docuseries photo style. This pic gave me massive "Have You Seen This Man?" vibes—or I could even picture someone narrating over the top, I never knew that Henrik had this dark side within him. He always was such a fun-loving goof ball around me, so when I heard his previous three caddies all passed away from natural causes, I didn't bat an eye.
And, of course, there is the GOAT.
A drunken T Bell order for the agesf...
WEAK SAUCE, JOHN DALY
$446.10
That was the total on John Daly's drunken Uber Eats Taco Bell order.
Mind-boggling yet also, somehow understandable.
I've been known to order a little T Bell late night with my signature dish being the Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, no sour cream and extra fiesta. (Gets a chuckle about 3% of the time.)
The receipt gets cut off, so far be it for me to comment on the choices made. BUT I was a bit miffed to discover that John Daly, the man with the spiciest pants in the game, is a mild sauce guy??? No Diablo? Weak sauce.
"Welp—I joined the office fantasy league" update
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
Level setting before I begin to spiral a bit off my TWO GAME win streak... I am still tied for last place in my division, second to last in point scored and in a log jam of a tie for places 7 through 11.
BUT
I am also one game out of the 6 spot in the playoffs, two games out of last place and... look who I am playing this week!
Who's (hopefully) getting the smoke this week?.
Let's meet my opponent Wifey Wes Beckham Jr. aka Bad Birdie Wes
Title
Wes Ball, Project Manager of Brand (Now, is the name part of the title? Is that negotiable too?)
Hometown
Valparaiso, NE (Fun Fact: a shocking amount of the BB team is from Nebraska.)
Favorite NFL Team
Whichever team OBJ decides to join. (Who's going to tell her?)
Most likely team in our league to offer a garbage trade?
Collin… He thinks he can take advantage of me?? (Cryptic but it's not Bill so I love it.)
Person you most want to beat in the league?
You, because that could take me out of last and put you there instead, consequently requiring you to fly out to our Holiday Party and sing a song in front of the entire company acapella. (It's acapella?!?!?!?!)
Person you most regret drafting?
OBJ?…. What a waste of space but I can’t let go. (The team name commit was valiant but restricting alright.)
Favorite club in the bag?
5 iron. Something just always feels right with her.
Worst club in the bag?
My hybrid. Something just always feels wrong with him. (A multi-gendered bag—now this is true innovation.)
Favorite BB polo pattern?
The Gardens. (Sneaky good. Loved the illustration style on this one.)
Favorite part of Breakfast Balls?
r/Golf is always an enthralling bit, or any Bryson vs Rope Saga coverage. (You and Vijay, still on that rope game.)
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