👀 Scottie went 16 for 16 on 10' putts!

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• Scottie may be unstoppable now

• AK may be decent now

• Pros making greenskeepers cry

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Don’t call it a comeback…

…he just needed a new putter.

Remember last week, when Scottie Scheffler was number one in everything, except putting (144th)?

We also mentioned, in Thursday’s issue, that Scottie was bringing a new putter (Taylormade Spider-X) to The Arnold Palmer.

In a phrase — it worked.

Scottie was 16 for 16 on putts within 10 feet. He was number one in the field for strokes gained putting in his final round.

The result: His 2nd win at the AP Invitational by 5 strokes.

Not to mention, he blew up golf twitter/X with people who were astonished at the turnaround.

One thing’s for sure, Scheffler’s got a huge opportunity for dominance for the rest of 2024 — at least in PGA events.

With so many LIV guys playing so well (you see Niemann’s ace in Hong Kong and AK shot a -5 round), The Masters and other majors, outside of the PGA, may give him a bit more competition.

Sure, there’s Rory, Hovland, and others. But even they seem to admit that Scottie’s going nuts right now:

Anthony Kim is may be back!

AK didn’t come in last. Repeat, in his second event, Anthony Kim did not come in last.

He was 50/54. 

BUT…he shot 5 under on his last round. At that rate, if he’d done that the first and second round (LIV only does 3-round tourneys), he’d have been in contention to win!!

That’s a huge improvement from his first tournament.

It seems like he’s got eyes on actually performing, too. In fact, since LIV doesn’t have as many events, Kim signed up for another (not LIV) pro golf tournament this coming week.

Why? He knows he’s gotta get reps in.

Can he go from bottom 5 to top 5 in a LIV tournament, with the likes of Rahm, Niemann, Koepka, et al?

We’ll see. But we have to wait until April.

The most shocking AK news? He hasn’t even been fit for clubs yet!

Seriously, pro golfers have more talent than others, sure. But they’re also practically bionic with the right clubs in hand.

Kim’s been in the field with like a stock set from Dick’s, or something. Imagine if he shaves more strokes by dialing in his bag?!?!

My man’s going to pull an Inigo Montoya:

Here’s his short, post-final-round interview:

Pro golfers need to chill

Back in February, we mentioned the hot mics on golfers were giving a look at the not-so-clean language pros use when they aren’t playing well.

Well, this past week, you didn’t need to be “mic’d up” to see the frustration.

The best in the world were taking out their frustrations on the course — literally.

Here’s one X/twitter user calling out two big names, Rory and Wyndham, for destroying property with their clubs. (Note: there are two videos, one’s in another post attached.):

On behalf of your local greenskeeper, respect their work. Let out an expletive, but don’t take it out on the Bermuda 🙏.

Meme of the Day

Aren’t we all. 😂😂

This is your friendly reminder we are on the cusp of entering prime pro golf season.

Next up, starting Thursday? The Players Championship!

Is it a major? No. But it’s often affectionately called “the 5th major” and most notable names are going to play.

We’ll take it and be back with a look, in Thursday’s issue.

Later gator,

E.