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Instant Classic at Bay Hill and THE PLAYERS Championship Preview ๐
Kitayama solidifies his place among the PGAโs big boys.
Bantee
March 08, 2023
Golf Industry News
Netflix x PGA Tour confirm Full Swing is greenlit for Season 2 and will be coming back in 2024.๐ฟ
Run it back.
@netflix's ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ is coming back for Season 2.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
Mar 7, 2023
LIV Golf aims to recreate 16th Hole at Waste Mangement Open. This is a bold move from LIV GOLF, as the iconic 16th at WM is known for its unique and electric environment and seems almost impossible to match.
Do you think LIV will be able to pull this one off? Hit us up on Twitter with your thoughts at @banteegolf.
I mean this is awesome. Have to imagine there will be at least 40-50 people in these stands. Will be a SCENE.
— One-Over (@OneOverPod)
Mar 8, 2023
PGA Tour News
๐นBay Hill Recap: WOW! What a tourney.
What a weekend at Bay Hill. In what was the best weekend of golf since The Open at St. Andrewโs (in our humble opinion), Kurt Kitayama finally solidified his place among the PGAโs big boys. After coming up short against Rahm, Rory, and his good buddy Xander in previous tournaments, Qzilla showed the absolute junkyard dog that resides deep within his soul and pulled out a win at Arnieโs place. After driving it OB early on the back 9 and with Rory, Scottie, Lord Hatton, and Jordan all charging, hope looked lost for Kurt. But the Californian dug in and dropped a dart on 17 to pull a win from the depths of defeat. He also pulled the CLASSIEST move of all time by marking a 1-centimeter putt on 18. Hang that photo in the Louvre.
What a place to win your first. Congrats, Kurt! #APInv ๐
— apinv (@APinv)
Mar 5, 2023
Thoughts on Kurt Kitayama marking his putt? ๐ค
— HowDidiDo (@HowDidiDo)
Mar 6, 2023
In other news, the three-man battle for world #1 raged on as Scottie reclaimed the title heading to Sawgrass. Simply put, we are jacked for THE PLAYERS.
Weekend Preview: THE PLAYERS ๐๏ธ
THE PLAYERS is off to an awkward start with Cameron Smith absent from the field, as the Aussie took his talents to LIV Beach. With last yearโs winner out of the picture, the stacked field is primed for a weekend full of drama in Ponte Vedra, and weโre stoked to watch. The 5th Major is officially here.
No defending champ this week. twitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest)
Mar 7, 2023
The 2023 Players purse
1st: $4.5M
2nd: $2.7M
3rd: $1.7M
4th: $1.2M
5th: $1.0M
6th: $906K
7th: $844K
8th: $781K
9th: $731K
10th: $681Kโข $25M total
โข Biggest in Tour history
โข Top 41 make 6 figures
โข Last place is $54K
โข First is more than Tiger made in his first 2 seasons— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS)
Mar 8, 2023
Groupings and starting times for the first and second rounds of THE PLAYERS Championship
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms)
Mar 6, 2023
The stage is set ๐
It's @THEPLAYERSChamp week.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
Mar 6, 2023
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Mar 8, 2023
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One-Over Pod
Tom is back on Episode 118 to recapping a thrilling Sunday at Bay Hill and he discusses the best ways to get your thighs to look like Kurt Kitayama's, in a new segment called "Leg Dayโ. Tune in below and check back on Thursday as him and Neil preview THE PLAYERS Championship.
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