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December 12, 2024

Kuchar epically fails quiz, golf’s most underrated weeks

Matt Kuchar and Jason Day on the Grant Thornton Invitational.

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Whats up, associates, and welcome to a Gulf Coast version of the Rogers Report! I’m at present on the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Membership in Naples, the second cease alone private “Florida Swing”. I began my week at GOLF’s Prime 100 Academics Summit at Cabot Citrus Farms, the place I obtained to satisfy (and search recommendation from) the perfect golf instructors on the planet. Then I made the three-and-a-half hour drive to Naples to attend the second iteration of (and my first-ever) Grant Thornton Invitational.

Main season could also be lengthy over, of us, however please permit me to clarify why the subsequent two weeks are among the greatest in golf. However earlier than we get that, some private information: The TGL broadcast crew was introduced on Thursday morning, and I’ll be serving as a digital host for the league! I’m so excited for it, and naturally, you’ll get the total debrief proper right here on the Rogers Report come January.

The Grant Thornton Invitational-PNC Championship back-to-back: essentially the most underrated weeks in golf?

I do know, I do know, it’s the “offseason.” The CME Tour Championship and Tour Championship are behind us. However that doesn’t imply you possibly can ignore the golf. This week, LPGA and PGA Tour professionals are teaming up on the Grant Thornton, which means we are going to get a ton of fine content material, like when Disney Channel had these crossover episodes once we had been children. As a lot as I like watching PGA Tour occasions and LPGA Tour occasions on their very own, there’s one thing particular about gamers from every coming collectively for every week. It’s undoubtedly a aggressive ambiance at Tiburon, however an enormous a part of it leans into bonding and enjoyable.

The professionals’ personalities are going to be on show in methods we aren’t often used to over the subsequent few weeks. Workforce occasions are likely to deliver these out, and the Grant Thornton is not any exception. Similar factor with the PNC Championship. The professionals could also be at work, however in a “bring-your-kid-to-work” type of method. It’s extra concerning the shared expertise than the rest. So ensure you’re being attentive to social media over the subsequent 10 days or so, as a result of I’ve a sense we’re going to get some hilarious, healthful and enjoyable content material from each he Grant Thornton and the PNC. (Bear in mind, Tiger’s “huge canine” meme originated on the PNC.)

This final notice actually solely applies to those that attend the Grant Thornton and/or PNC Championship, however I’ve discovered there are few issues I take pleasure in greater than being at a Ritz-Carlton golf course, particularly close to the vacations. There are countless locations to discover, and you’ll’t beat the meals or clubhouse.

Kuch and Kang’s hilarious quiz

Bear in mind after I mentioned we’d get some nice crossover content material this week on the Grant Thornton? Megan Khang and Matt Kuchar kicked issues off with an unbelievable back-and-forth whereas 27-year-old Khang quizzed her 46-year-old teammate on some Gen-Z slang. Do your self a favor and take a look at this hilarious video.

Kuchar delivered; he’s is the last word dad on this video, excitedly placing his personal spin on each phrase regardless of being spectacularly unsuitable. I’m truly impressed that whereas Kuchar went zero-for-six right here, he was capable of give you a solution for each time period. Kuch, it is perhaps time to ask for some Gen-Z slang classes out of your sons. I’m positive they’d be very happy that will help you out.

A healthful press convention

My favourite a part of Thursday on the Grant Thornton Invitational was Lydia Ko and Jason Day’s press convention. It’s clear the defending champions are giddy to be again, but it surely’s much more clear how a lot Day and Ko respect and admire one another.

A number of excerpts from the transcript:

Day: I’ve heard quite a few — truly, plenty of tales about how she’s one of many nicest individuals on the LPGA and clearly I feel lots of people know that by now. Pure class on and off the golf course.

Ko: I keep in mind Jessica Korda was like, oh, you’re taking part in with Jason, proper? She was like, you’re taking part in with the nicest individual on the planet, you guys are going to be the nicest crew.

Ko: Once I performed the Tour Championship a couple of weeks in the past, I used to be like, man, it will be good if I had a associate like Jason, it will simply make my life lots simpler.

Day: I’m an enormous fan of Lydia and her recreation. Extra in order an individual as nicely, she’s large.

Ko: I truly instructed a number of individuals this, of all of the gamers I’ve performed with, Jason’s recreation, whether or not it was ball-striking, with the motive force, iron, wedges and placing general was truly the perfect participant I’ve seen.

Of us, discover a golf associate who will hype you up the best way Jason Day and Lydia Ko hype you up. Even for those who don’t have a fraction of the expertise they do.