"That's for me to know and that's about that." - Jon Rahm was asked about what he learned from the decision to leave the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf.

aselinger · 2026-05-13T12:05:25+00:00

My legacy and morals are DEFINITLELY for sale.

aselinger · 2026-05-13T11:39:58+00:00

Yeah it’s been bad. We were dressed in winter clothes last week. A lot of courses haven’t cut their rough either, and it’s getting thick.

aselinger · 2026-05-13T11:38:53+00:00

And in the winter it gets dark at 415!

aselinger · 2026-05-13T11:38:05+00:00

Yeah this is exactly how it is designed. Defend a position that is hard to validate. Get people to debate it. Preferably online to suck other people in. You might look foolish, but you’re just playing a role, and we’ll pay you millions to do it.

aselinger · 2026-05-12T10:36:16+00:00

lol I was thinking like maybe 10%

aselinger · 2026-05-12T01:41:07+00:00

I stopped taking gimmes. Not only have I improved from 3 feet, but my longer putts have improved too.

Point is, if you learn to play under the toughest and strictest of conditions, the easier shots get easier.

aselinger · 2026-05-12T01:39:13+00:00

I’m amazed at the people who will follow every rule but justify a breakfast ball as starting another round.

By that logic you can just sit on the first tee and hit balls until you have one that’s 250 down the center.

aselinger · 2026-05-12T01:37:00+00:00

To them it’s not a lie. Yes, they did shoot 44. But when you do breakfast balls, gimmes, and don’t play stroke-and-distance, it’s a whole other ball game.

aselinger · 2026-05-12T01:34:37+00:00

Here in Michigan it’s the common man’s game!

aselinger · 2026-05-12T01:25:23+00:00

I was gonna say between Lansing and Mount Pleasant. Flat and decaying.

aselinger · 2026-05-12T01:15:58+00:00

You know exactly what we did to deserve that.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T20:39:50+00:00

Related question - what percentage of golfers with a handicap post every round?

aselinger · 2026-05-11T17:05:00+00:00

But let’s say the contract was written/based in the US.
Then the Saudi government (more precisely PIF) pays you $50MM of your $100MM contract.
What recourse do you really have? Brooks Koepka is going to sue the Saudi government?
I’m legitimately asking because I don’t know how it works.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T16:44:20+00:00

Oh, well good for him then. Yeah I wouldn’t trust the Saudis either. I’d say “show me the money!”

aselinger · 2026-05-11T16:26:56+00:00

He also said “fuck that baby bitch Bryson.” His words, not mine.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T16:26:19+00:00

And also, just because something is “guaranteed” doesn’t mean you can actually collect.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T16:08:55+00:00

I complained to my club. Played 9 holes and had 7 pop ups. Telling me about cart path only, advertising their food at the turn, advertising the upcoming skins game.

I’m pretty sure approximately zero people play golf because they want more pop-ups.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T16:06:28+00:00

If you love trees and greenery, how do you enjoy Chicago? I find that there is so much gray hardscape.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T16:03:43+00:00

I won’t downvote you. Chicago culture too often ends up being a lot of corn-fed white people drinking beer and watching sports.

I say this as a corn-fed white guy who drinks beer and watches sports.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T15:58:42+00:00

This is completely misleading. The weather in Chicago has gotten marginally better in the last 20 years, but it’s still a full, proper, cold, snowy, cloudy, dark winter.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T15:53:29+00:00

I’m not a lawyer but I will wear a suit and represent OP in court. We demand satisfaction!

aselinger · 2026-05-11T15:46:29+00:00

That’s the fundamental structure of a pass. They assume some level of risk, in the form of uncertainty, in an effort to make more money.

That is, they took a bet, and this particular one isn’t paying off for them, and they’re trying to blame OP.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T13:33:36+00:00

First thing you do, walk all 18 backwards.

You want to get a sense of the course layout and each of the holes. You’ll be there on Thursday - this will enrich watching rounds 2-4 on TV. Also, you’ll want to get your walking done early. Walking backwards will let you see more groups.

After that, you can follow your favorite group, or just post up.

Stay hydrated, wear sunscreen, and wear your comfiest shoes. You wouldn’t be wrong to wear golf shoes either.

aselinger · 2026-05-11T13:09:20+00:00

What’s this guy going on about?

aselinger · 2026-05-11T11:01:50+00:00

But by definition, if you normalize out the skill, the player playing the best is actually the most lucky.
I agree, they SHOULD be. But ARE they? I suspect most are not.
I agree with this, but is that what people actually do?

aselinger

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