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Proof of Life
This summer has made me question why I keep showing up at pro golf tournaments. Three days at the Arizona Open gave me an answer.
Mark Baldwin
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ListenDavid Hansen never played varsity golf in high school and didn’t play in college. He works two jobs to keep his pro golf dream alive and Monday qualified for his first Korn Ferry Tour event at 32.
Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss Ryan's plan to cover LIV Indianapolis, and take social media questions about the latest reports from LIV, the DP World Tour, Americas Tour, and how to improve the pro golf ecosystem more broadly.
Fighting Illini alumnus Tommy Kuhl has been struggling in the pro golf ranks since turning pro. He Monday qualified this year into the ISCO Championship and just Monday qualified for the Pinnacle Bank Championship on Korn Ferry Tour. He talks about dealing with anxiety, the challenges of pro golf, and the importance of building a support system to keep the game in perspective.
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| T1 | Jay Nimmo Qualified | F | -7 |
| T1 | Jimmy Dales Qualified | F | -7 |
| T1 | Tyler Isenhart Qualified | F | -7 |
| T4 | Braxton Kuntz Qualified | F | -5 |
| T4 | Grant Engle Qualified | F | -5 |
Jeeno Thitikul's Win, Steelman's KFT Victory, Spieth Misses Top 50, Scottie Wins by 8!
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| 1 | Ryan McCormick Qualified | F | -9 |
| 2 | Owen Stamper Qualified | F | -8 |
| T3 | Daniel Wetterich Qualified | F | -7 |
| T3 | David Hansen Qualified | F | -7 |
| T3 | Joey Herrera Qualified | F | -7 |
“I was two under thru 8” Professional pickleballer, professional golfer and damn good pianist Domenico Geminiani https://t.co/teg6xYSXnF
Bryson gave me a call this afternoon, we spoke for about 20 mins. While the conversation will remain off the record, I really appreciate him calling. A lot of players wouldn’t have done that.
Got booted off the range by Bryson today. #1,892 on the list of what the hell has happened to my life. https://t.co/2FR03fGWdl
Few highlights. - he didn’t give details of investor - he said there is a deadline that need players to commit but didn’t say when that is. - he continued to sound optimistic that this could get done while understanding they were under a time crunch - he wouldn’t comment on individual players including Rahm and Bryson. Did say he has a lot of conversations with Bryson.
My question: Fresh Tape founder said "its pretty simple, when a small business does the work, it deserves to be paid". What is your response to that and how do you explain that to vendors that you want to work with in the next version of LIV? He said (paraphrased). He comes from family of small business owners and all he can say they will do everything they can do to make everyone right. And then said that the new version will be sustainable and that is what he would sell to future vendors.
