Shipnuck is a stone cold killer
PHIL'S TAKING $40M L'S
Dude, what did Phil do to Alan Shipnuck??
Nothing would delight me more to learn that it was some Seinfeld-ian slight like perhaps a double dipped chip or something.
Whatever the reasoning was, The David to Phil's Goliath, Alan Shipnuck of the Firepit Collective continues to drop absolute haymakers on Lefty in advance of the May 17th release of his unauthorized biography on Phil.
This week, Alan added a little color to the already well-known fact that Lefty loves to gamble. In my naive little mind, I was thinking his gambling habits were maybe a grand here and a grand there with Phil coming out on top mostly because, well, he's a PGA legend. How could he lose?
Turns out, the guy loses, like, a lot. $40 MILLION DOLLARS in gambling debt accrued over a 4 year period?
Absolutely mind-boggling. And considering Alan's book drops the Tuesday before the PGA Championship next week... chances we get Phil back to defend his title continue to plummet.
Can you imagine the circus if he returns though?
JORDAN'S PGA AIRBNB IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
In more wholesome news, I was tickled by a story from golf.com about how Jordan hosts Jason Dufner and Justin Thomas at his own house while the PGA Tour is in town for the Byron Nelson this week.
It's always heartwarming to me to know that despite these guys making gobs of money for simply making the cut, they still are essentially just like us in that they visit their buddy's hometown and opt to stay in his guest room instead of finding a nice hotel suite.
Imagine a world where they're all in contention, waking up at same time to head out to the course. But Jordan's got to make 'em all some scrambled eggs and coffee. Even funnier if they all carpool—knowing that they're about to play one another for a potential million dollar prize. Maybe Jordan purposely makes sure that his son Sammy's room is nearby—forcing them to listen to his crying in the middle of the night.
It's the equivalent of hometown fans setting off the fire alarm at the hotel of the visiting squad.
Dastardly. (Mostly I just needed an excuse to use that word.)
THE SLOW PLAY STRUGGLES CONTINUE
Ziregolf love part 1 - been sitting on this gem for a few weeks and my mood is finally ideal to post.
Haters will say it's staged. I say, let me dream.
A GIFT OR A CURSE?
For as much as I knock Ziregolf for being just a re-post factory... I'm highlighting 'em twice in one BB... so the joke is on me I guess?
Also, what do I even do here? What is Breakfast Balls really? Am I just a re-post factory of re-post factories? Am I adding value? Am I the product of what I pass judgment on the most? Or am I just a reflection of the social media golf culture that we all interact with each day? Whoa... got all existential on you. Sorry.
Anyways, an interesting convo emerged in the BB Slack this week as we mused on whether hitting a hole in one in your FIRST ROUND sets unrealistic expectations or sparks so much joy that you are hooked for life?
I find that the hole in one early in your golfing career must be a joy sparker but from a third party onlooker perspective, it actually feels a bit un-earned. Hole in ones should be the product of a lifetime of grinding. A lucky happenstance that the golf gods bestow upon you when they deem your misery has gone on long enough.
Either way, good on this kid! May he ride the wave of this moment for the rest of his golfing life.
BAD BIRDIE WHERE'S WALDO RETURNS!
Calling all Bad Birdie fans in the greater Oklahoma area... Bill and Krooks are inbound!
For those wondering where Bill and Krooks have been... I share your wonderment. Honestly, I don't know.
Do they have such high standards on their rider now that they only attend majors? Were they so discouraged from not attending the Masters that they needed a sabbatical to collect themselves? Or is it that they only attend events where they can hang with Jena Sims in a Michelob Ultra watching party? Time will tell.
But what I do know, is that they're back next weekend at Southern Hills and if you plan to attend (or watch on TV) we're going to play a little game and give away some merch! Stay tuned.
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