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LIV duo hit back at Barstool Sports writer who criticized their ‘lame’ decision not to play Open qualifiers
On Tuesday, Barstool Sports’ Dan Rapaport took to Twitter to criticize a handful of LIV golfers who decided against attempting to play in a local qualifier to get into the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
So Eugenio Chacarra left Oklahoma State to turn pro as the No. 2 amateur in the world…joins LIV…and doesn’t even try to qualify for the U.S. Open or the Open Championship? https://t.co/V08mdatNnD pic.twitter.com/J1cjXPyC9e
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) July 4, 2023
After implying their decision was “lame,” Eugenio Chacarra, who as Rapaport alluded to, was the number two ranked amateur in the world before turning professional, responded.
Will be good if you ask why there are Health reasons not nothing else ….!
— Eugenio Chacarra (@Eugeniochacarra) July 4, 2023
Chacarra recently appeared on a podcast with golf Twitter’s “Flushing It,” and talked about his injury.
In response to Dan, Eugenio Chacarra told me a couple of weeks ago that he didn’t enter US Open/Open qualifying because he is rehabilitating an injury. There’s nothing more to it than he needed some down time during LIV’s summer break to recover. @Eugeniochacarra https://t.co/L5yvaFgbCl
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) July 4, 2023
On LIV, players must finish in the top-24 of the season-long standings to avoid being eligible for relegation. It stands to reason that a 23-year-old would focus on securing a spot on a tour to play on before traveling to local qualifiers.
Anirban Lahiri, who Rapaport also questioned in the tweet, responded to the Barstool Sports writer.
I welcome you to play the qualifier in week 9 after playing 7 out of 8 weeks in multiple continents and hemispheres all while flying back and forth to India after losing a parent. Compared to life golf can sometimes be lame. See you @TheOpen sectionals in the UK on July4th??
— Anirban Lahiri (@anirbangolf) June 6, 2023
Lahiri recently lost his mother-in-law to cancer and has been going through some hard times with his family as a result.
“So, even though it hasn’t been easy these last few days and I am so looking forward to be in India and support my wife during the post-death rituals,” Lahiri told Indian golf reporter Joy Chakravarty prior to the LIV Golf event in Singapore.
Rapaport has yet to reply to either Chacarra or Lahiri.
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Golf fans are loving this awkward Bryson fan interaction video at latest LIV event
Over the weekend at LIV Golf London, Bryson DeChambeau continued his solid run of form, finishing in 13th place. Centurion Club had a respectable turnout of fans on site, with plenty following the big-hitting Dechambeau.
At one point, a fan reached out to fist bump the former U.S. Open champion but didn’t quite reach. The Crushers GC, of which Bryson captains, made a light-hearted post on Instagram with a video of the moment.
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“These fans edits are getting out of control… ?”
DeChambeau commented on the post, “just a couple inches short…”
The 29-year-old will tee it up next at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. He had success at the Open Championship hosted by St. Andrews last year, finishing in 8th place.
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Content creator leaves golf fans triggered after showing how to make the perfect ‘John Daly’ cocktail
John Daly is one of the biggest names in golf despite not having played at very high level for quite some time due to injuries and health issues. Over the weekend, Daly found himself in some social media controversy once again, although it was no fault of his own.
A popular TikTok account, @cookingwith_darryl, mentioned a drink he called the “John Daly” in one of his videos. The food connoisseur has gotten very popular on the app by posting videos while cooking on his Blackstone grill.
“In my opinion there are two drinks synonymous with golf. You want to argue with me? Bring it! One is the Transfusion, the other is the John Daly. Let’s make the perfect John Daly.”
Darryl then went on to explain the ingredients: A chilled glass, vodka, and equal parts lemonade and iced tea.
@cookingwithdarryl Another classic drink for the golf course…The John Daly #drinks #golf #rukiddingme #rhoback ? original sound – dpostelnick
However, the TikTok users in the comment section were furious with the content creator, saying the drink he described was an “Arnold Palmer,” not a “John Daly.”
Darryl was sure to point out the very important distinction between the two: the “John Daly” contains vodka and “Arnold Palmer” does not.
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‘Heartbreaking’ – Matt Wolff responds after being blasted by LIV teammate Brooks Koepka
Yesterday, Smash GC captain Brooks Koepka publicly blasted his teammate Matthew Wolff in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
“I mean, when you quit on your round, you give up and stuff like that, that’s not competing,” said Koepka. “I’m not a big fan of that. You don’t work hard. It’s very tough. It’s very tough to have even like a team dynamic when you’ve got one guy that won’t work, one guy is not going to give any effort, he’s going to quit on the course, break clubs, gets down, bad body language, it’s very tough. I’ve basically given up on him—a lot of talent, but I mean the talent’s wasted.”
On Friday morning, Wolff issued his response to Koepka via Sports Illustrated.
The 24-year-old said it was “beyond disappointing” to read Koepka’s comments.
“I read the SI interview with our Captain Brooks Koepka and it was beyond disappointing to me. When I chose to join his Team in 2023, I did so with much optimism about my new home as part of Team Smash and equally as important the chance to be around and learn from a player of Brooks’s stature. Like everyone who has ever played the game at the highest level, I have had competitive moments in the past that I feel I have let myself down and even others in our new team environment. This has been quite difficult for me. My challenges on and off the golf course with my mental health has been well documented. I deal with those challenges every day.
“However, while my 2023 season has not been all I had hoped for to this point, I have made positive strides in managing my life and feel Ike my game is turning for the positive. To hear through the media that our team leader has given up on me is heartbreaking. It’s not what a team member looks to hear from its leader, and I think we all know these comments should have been handled much differently. But I’m moving forward and won’t ever give up on myself. While on course results may not appear now to be positive indicators, I’m trying to win an even BIGGER game with my life.
“Finally, I trust Brooks wants what is best for our team. But it’s hard to imagine his comments in his recent SI interview in any way line up with those priorities. This will be my last comment on this matter. I’m heading out today to the Centurion Club trying to help our team win this week. I appreciate everyone’s continued support and your respect for my privacy.”
Both Koepka and Wolff will be teeing it up at Centurion Club on Friday. Koepka will be playing with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, while Wolff will play alongside his fellow Smash GC teammates (minus the captain) Chase Koepka and Jason Kokrak.
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Mike
Jul 6, 2023 at 4:41 pm
Another mighty brave soul with a pen.
MX
Jul 6, 2023 at 6:26 am
Rapaport is pure trash. Just like everything else at Barstool.
Chris
Jul 5, 2023 at 5:36 pm
Dan is the equivalent of Tucker Carlson for the Golf world. When his sources or research gets questioned, he doesn’t defend his journalistic integrity, or his reporting, or his adherence to facts/truth. He literally pulls out the “I get paid for my opinion” card. I.e. he isn’t a journalist. He’s just a guy who throws out hot takes on twitter.
The bummer is why GOLFWRX provides him any coverage. But for some reason the main home page of GOLFWRX has morphed into TMZ. Topics that would get shut down in the forums, make the front page. Must be the clicks and revenue they generate.
P
Jul 5, 2023 at 1:07 pm
I’m so glad Twitter is in turmoil to stop these clowns
Who TF is Rapapapapapapapo or whatever