Really harshin' the PGA season mellow here... though admittedly it's helping with my FOMO as the number of insane clips from the Phoenix Open is down about 50% so far.
Max Homa—all-time vibes guy
"WHEREVER THE LIQUID TAKES ME"
Add this quote to the list of relatable things Max Homa has done in his career.
When asked by a reporter this week if he'd ever attended The Phoenix Open as a fan, Max replied no but plans to absolutely attend once retired.
The reporter followed up by asking where he'd sit. Max's reply?
"Wherever the liquid takes me"
This could've easily been the tagline to my semester spent in Europe. Countless nights wandering foreign cities with my friends, thinking Jack and Coke was such a confident and grown-up choice. Little did I know, as an actual grown-up I would barely make it through two double IPAs without a splitting headache the next morning.
Though speaking of liquids, if you're in AZ, you got to try our Bad Birdie beer. I got a taste and the term "crushable" couldn't be more apt. Juicy and bright and perfect for kicking your feet up on a golf cart, middle of the fairway, watching your buddy searching through the thick stuff for their ball.
Do you drive over and help? Nah. Life is good in the center cut. And you've got a heated match goin' anyways.
Lucas Glover is THAT guy!
I GUESS I HIT SNOOZE?
We all have that person in our golf crew who no matter what hour the tee time is... pushes it to the LAST minute to arrive.
An act that perplexes me on so many levels.
A) If I'm golfing, then that means I've had days if not weeks of excitement building as I count down until tee time.
B) As the "arrives at the course wayyyyy too early" guy, to think you could just arrive and walk directly to the first tee, swing, and have any chance at making a good shot is mind-boggling. I will warm up for over an hour sometimes and still rip a slice into the trees.
C) Having felt the stress of covering for said buddy with the starter, I could never put someone through that. Sue me... I'm a people pleaser.
I say all this because Lucas Glover, actual PGA Tour player, straight up missed his tee time at The Phoenix Open this week. He got a text one minute before his tee time and Lucas was still at his hotel.
His excuse was apparently, "I just misread my text messages."
But what's even more wild is that not a single person from the tournament communicated with him prior to his ONE MINUTE WARNING nor did his caddie or tour reps or anyone.
Brutal.
This week on r/golf
BAHRAIN—SAND GOLF IN AN OIL FIELD
On Golf Reddit this week, u/nhp980 posted a carousel of photos from a recent round he played in Bahrain.
The entire course appears to be made of sand and as seen in the image above, active oil pumps were Bahrain's version of oak trees.
The original post didn't have much, but the comment section had some really interesting nuggets—ones I will refuse to fact check for fear they aren't true.
Raking greens.
Feels like that would be equal parts Zen garden and zamboni. But I'm super intrigued by what that putting experience is even like. Users report that it's a SUPER fine grade sand as opposed to the rocky stuff we find in bunkers. So is it really slow or like glass?
Lol - no way. But I promise to spread this rumor, true or not.
Now we're adding oil to the mix! Got to be a fire hazard for you smokers out there...
And I absolutely hate that they call them browns—come on, what about like Sandies or like, Beaches in Regulation?
All that said, color me intrigued. Anyone know of sand courses in the US? Preferably within an hour driving distance of San Diego...
Curb press tours are can't-miss occasions.
LARRY DAVID: KING OF THE PRESS TOUR
Sad days ahead as Curb Your Enthusiasm enters its final season—and with it comes one last press tour for Larry David.
I don't know if anyone is better suited for a press tour than LD. He uses the opportunity not as plug per se but instead just a nationwide Festivus-style airing of grievances.
His latest was on the Bill Simmons podcast where he weighed in on Doc Rivers accepting the head coach position for the Bucks.
“It’s very upsetting... It’s very upsetting because he’s a big loser on the golf course. Consistently. So, I’m going to miss that.”
Absolutely savage. But he continued!
"He’s obviously taking the job because he doesn’t want to pay for the next dinner. That’s why he’s going to Milwaukee! This man will go to any end to not have to pay for something.”
It's a nice reminder that while the show is ending, Larry literally lives Curb every day of his life.
True retirement goals.
Venn Diagram Test
CONVERSATION PITS --> BUNKERS
Hi, my name is Scott and I am addicted to AI-generated golf content.
The latest here comes courtesy of Will Watt and the team at Contours Golf then re-posted by Hype Golf on Instagram.
The concept is simple, interior design but make it golf.
Ever since I first watched Mad Men I've been dreaming of the day that I could own a home with a conversation pit style living room. And now that I've seen these bunker inspired pits, if I were on one of those house hunting shows it would be squarely in my Must-Haves.
Click through the picture above to see the full carousel but I didn't need to see a single one beyond the main image.
Mahogany book shelves, comfy looking couch, AI homes always seem to have enormous windows on at least half the room, and then the landscaping coming right into the living room!
God help me if I am ever able to afford a home like this, but you better be sure that when that day comes I will have a War and Peace sized novel of AI inspo images for that poor interior designer.
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