Let's rundown some highlights from the ladies
LE OLYMPICS PART DEUX
Somehow Scottie did it... that son of a gun. And here's to the list of his accomplishments this year floating around on social that ended with Baby, Arrested, Gold Medal. What a season.
Today, though, we turn our attention to the women's field.
More specifically, I will be turning our attention to Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa. And even more specifically to GOLF.com who spelled Ashleigh's name wrong (Ashley) in the URL and entire article about the shoe incident I'm about to describe.
Whoops. But hey, in a world of lightning fast content, who has time for editors? (Says the guy with no editor...)
The actual story is the gaping hole in Ashleigh's left shoe. No this isn't some fashion thing like pre-ripped jeans or shredded vintage t-shirts purchased brand new from Shein or whatever.
She apparently obliterated her pinky toe seven weeks ago on a bed post in her rental home while on Tour. A situation I imagine everyone can relate to. The only completely broken bone I've ever had was when I slid into my bedroom wall as a kid trying to play soccer and jammed my own pinky toe.
But the pain for Buhai is still so significant that she had to let the dogs out a bit and cut a hole in her shoe.
And how's it working out for her? Welp, she's T6 after two rounds... soooo...
Other notable nuggets:
- Swiss golfer Morgane Metraux fired a 28! on the front nine on Thursday and said she knew nothing of the course until Monday of this week. Now THAT'S a traveling handicap.
- Lydia Ko is 100% in the mix to not just medal in all three games but potentially complete the medal Grand Slam if she can win gold which is a pretty bada$$ fun fact in future icebreaker sessions. She also would earn the final point required to make it into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
- Nelly and Rose are lurking. Totally within striking distance and would love a similar Scottie-style sneak-up in the final rounds from the pair to dominate the podium.
- Celine Boutier had herself a day on Wednesday with a red-hot opening round in front of her hometown French crowd. Which must be an incredible feeling considering how electric that atmosphere is right now.
Watching the Top 50 and Top 70
WYNDHAM'S GOT STAKES!
Golf Digest put out a nice roundup of the PGA pros with the most at stake heading into the Wyndham this week.
The quick overview is that while previously it was the Top 125 cut that most people had their eye on with players trying to keep their Tour card. Now, the Top 50 and Top 70 cuts are the most meaningful. Top 70 earns a spot in the FedEx Cup Playoffs and Top 50 earns a spot into the signature events next season with the juiced prize pots.
So with all that said, here were the three biggest guys at risk.
- Jordan Spieth - currently ranked 62nd and apparently in a relatively safe spot to make the Top 70. However, the signature event cut is very much in play and with rumors swirling that he's going to need a major procedure on his wrist—we may not be seeing much of Jordan for a while.
- Nick Dunlap - the rookie who burst onto the scene after winning the Amex earlier this year is currently ranked 65th with a solid shot at making the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The real test will be if he can get hot late and somehow sneak into the Top 50...
- Min Woo Lee - ranked 61st and while he didn't do great at The Olympics, he's the reverse situation of Jordan. Gaining fame over the past year or two and could be in for a massive pay day if he can finish strong into the Top 50.
Yay? Or Nay?
MAROOCH GUY HAUNTS ME
I've been watching this dude @Speedgolf on TikTok for quite some time now—and for the life of me I can't decide if he haunts my thoughts in a positive or negative way.
Click through for a link to one of his more popular TikToks but the gist is it's a completely unkempt looking Irishman who gives nontraditional swing tip videos using branches and rocks and stuff he finds out in the Irish countryside. Oh yeah, and he's SCREAMING it at you the entire time.
The video above talks about how if you can get your trail arm into the same position as when you skip a rock, it's money. Which haunts me in a great way, simple and clear visual for myself and it's helped. But until I researched him more, I definitely thought I was watching videos from a completely off the scales insane person and it felt almost like a horror movie. Haunting me in a bad way.
However, I googled around a bit and discovered that he is actually a man named Rob Hogan who wrote a book about the history of speed golf and made a name for himself by apparently becoming the 2013 Speed Golf champion.
So my conclusion is simply that this is one extreme fundamentalist path that people who get wayyyyy into running could take. It starts with marathons, then ultramarathons, then next thing you know you've grown out a Forrest Gump hairstyle and wander the countryside making TikToks and screaming.
It tracks.
Elsewhere on TikTok
THIS COULD'VE BEEN MY LIFE
Another algorithm find from TikTok over the past few weeks has been this dude from Wisconsin Danny Sanicki who posts entire mini golf tournaments of him and his friends basically every day.
It's 100% wholesome and they all happen at the most basic, anywhere in America mini golf courses. Maybe they go on vacation and do a crazy one, but for the most part it's courses featuring slightly ripped felt here and there and a too-low brick wall where balls bounce over—all just peak midwest mini golf.
I bring this all up because I realized that if I had just stayed in Illinois after college, this absolutely would've been my life. Me and the fellas playing mini golf at Congo River, having constant tournaments and keeping tabs on how many rings we all had.
If you like a mindless follow, go find him. Well worth your time.
Also, for anyone who already follows—easily my favorite character of his crew is Bella. It's unclear if she is a friend or sister or girlfriend or what but she's a stone cold killer on the course. Shows zero emotion. Wipes the floor with some of these guys. And after massive putts, Danny (who narrates the videos) will yell "Bella's pumped for that one" as she gives a completely dead-faced Aubrey Plaza style expression and calmly taps in her ball.
Pure gold.
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