Joseph LaMagna
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@fried_egg_golf - analysis/strategy for pro golfers ⛳️
Austin, TX
Joined August 2011
Starting tomorrow, I’m going to be writing a free weekly newsletter covering topics in sports, with a focus on strategy. If you’re just casually interested in sports or a hardcore fan who crunches numbers, I think you’ll like it either way!.
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Not having a way to watch the Scheffler-McIlroy-Schauffele pairing live is massively disappointing.
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my family asking if i have money on the nfl game we’re watching
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going spieth mode at the bars tonight: not checking any of the numbers that get put on my card.
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I have to agree. Watching Tiger finish his round on Hole 5 as opposed to 18 would have been really special.
Quality viewing @TheOpen. The unpredictability of The Old Course from bounces to weather is unlike anything in golf. Can’t turn it off. Thinking pace of play might have improved with a shotgun start? What you guys think?.
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I don’t know if this makes sense but watching the Chiefs tonight felt like watching Scottie Scheffler.
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The Justice Department has the opportunity to do the funniest thing of all time.
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Break 50 with the greatest to ever play the game dropping tomorrow… this video is insane.
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I wish this was a shotgun start so JT and Rory could battle down the stretch on random holes without knowing where the other player stands.
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Playoff holes shouldn’t be holes on the scorecard. “Ok the hole is the 17th tee to the 18th green. Figure it out.”.
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Can we leave these kinds of tweets in 2024?.
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This morning I’m thinking about this quote from Steve Williams in 2015
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Rickie, Rory, and DJ all in the top 5 of a major. Throwing it back a decade
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leading the field tee to green. almost dead last putting. opening round 68. currently tied for 10th. the usual.
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@PGATOUR @TheRealJRSmith @NBA @NCATAGGIES Did anyone tell him he’s going to have to keep track of his opponent’s score?
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Me opening a present after I’d leaked to a family member that I wanted it
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Hole locations for the final day of the Wyndham Championship
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Official tiering of PGA Tour courses updated for 2025
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If you like Rory McIlroy’s chances at Valhalla next week, just wait until you hear where they’re playing the 2025 PGA Championship.
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Continues to amaze me that golf, arguably the sport most suitable for hosting skills challenges, does not have an All-Star Weekend. Brand every skills challenge and compensate the top talent on Tour to compete.
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There really is nothing more PGA Tour than a no-cut, $20M-purse “Signature Event” in Hilton Head four days after the Masters.
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Cam Young and the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain’s picks
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One thing I am sure of: if Augusta National made its debut this week, some players would complain about it.
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He really should step down. For everyone’s sake. He doesn’t have the respect of either side at this point. And it’s been over a year since the Framework Agreement and there’s no discernible progress.
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A meaningless “accomplishment” in the era of speed, Trackman, and failure to regulate equipment responsibly.
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every once in a while i search for this tweet and watch it like five times in a row.
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This is a fake golf tournament. The season finale can’t be a fake golf tournament. The day the tour moves on from this ridiculous format will be a good day for golf 🙏🏻.
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Free relief from against the fence to the second picture. Just so ridiculous
Oh give me a break. This Xander relief is absurd.
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Gotta figure out how to get more match play into professional golf. Creates genuine drama. Should be a high priority item.
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Scottie with a putter is like if Blockie picked up speed. Oh, he did. We’ll see who World No. 1 is in May.
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golf broadcasts when a player in contention used to battle alcoholism or another form of adversity
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I would ask anyone who has left or is considering leaving: have you ever had to apologize for being a user on Twitter?.
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At 38, Keegan Bradley is the oldest golfer in the top 30 of the OWGR. Takes serious talent to be relevant for as long as he has.
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The winner at Augusta National may barely crack double digits under par this week. A reminder that if you simply have hundreds of millions of dollars, acres of land to extend tee boxes, a SubAir system, and perfect blustery conditions, golf courses can still defend themselves.
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The opening hole at Bolingbrook Golf Club, site of LIV Chicago this week
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Annual plea for Scottie to win this sham of a tournament by 15 and destroy it for good 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.
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Hard to watch this without lamenting what modern equipment has done to the sport.
#TigerTuesdays.TW was a force to be reckoned with on the par 5s at Muirfield Village back in the day.
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The longevity of Rory’s career is incredible. Seventeen years into his pro career and showing no signs of slowing down. Truly a unicorn in the modern game.
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I don’t care about score to par. But this is not a major championship test.
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Uhhh, did anyone else catch that Sergio audio on PGA Tour Live? Think I heard (to a rules official), “Couple more weeks then I don’t have to deal with you anymore”….
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Am I still going to have to deal with “Kevin Kisner is a match play specialist” people after this week or are we good now?.
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This group of players made three cuts collectively in major championships in 2023.
Ladies and Gentlemennnnnnnn…presenting the 2023 Mule Hall of Fame Class. 👏👏👏
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Rory not playing with Blockie at the Zurich Classic is the greatest missed opportunity of our lifetime.
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I’ve seen some dumb arguments on this app, but calling someone a hypocrite for being excited about TGL while not enjoying LIV has to be one of the dumbest.
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The rough saving shots on 17 has got to go. The best golfers in the world don’t need bumpers. It’s egregious!.
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Ok, a thread on why this tired argument is disingenuous, misses the point, and promotes a one-dimensional style of golf (1/X).
It’s 6 for 6 for drama and the 2008 Ryder Cup was not a snooze fest…but just think how good it would be if they cut all the trees down as well as the rough so players could chase angles and have more options around the greens. 🤔🤣🤣🤣.
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PRESS RELEASE: PGA Tour announces Sponsor Exemptions for the next 3-4 years.
PRESS RELEASE: PGA TOUR announces 2025 Player Advisory Council
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Should go without saying…but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this pin placement or this shot ending up in the water.
"What are you gonna do?". Scottie Scheffler was at a loss for words after his tee shot at No. 15.
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The relationship between Trump/Kushner and LIV golf has been one of the most under-reported stories in sports. Nobody wants to touch it.
Former US President Donald Trump told golfers that they should join the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and “take the money now,” as the breakaway series prepares for its next event at Trump National Golf Bedminster.
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Love the Masters. Best tournament in golf. But not being able to watch the final group on a major championship Saturday is indefensible.
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So tired of the same questions and nonanswers about issues 99% of people don’t care about. Ask about the driver head.
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If the golf ball flew 500 yards, every sane person would agree there’s a problem. The notion that you cannot, under any circumstances, regulate equipment is completely ridiculous.
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Paul Azinger reallyyy let us know who he is this weekend.
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"I don't know what you (Rahm) gain by hitting driver here, except having a little sand wedge in." Maybe having a little sand wedge in is good.
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Some of you got mad at me when I said 59s don’t matter anymore. They don’t. Nor does -35. They’re all just numbers on a card now. Equipment has completely overrun the sport.
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Deeply unserious. Using “Distance per Shot” as a skill estimate is so bad that it feels like parody.
SI debuts its first ever World Golf rankings!. Our ranks use new calculations and focus on the best players right NOW, taking all tours into consideration:
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I know some of you want “more positivity” and I hear you. But leadership in pro golf is actively harming the sport. Failure to regulate equipment and lack of golf IQ for what makes a compelling golf tournament is significantly holding back the sport. Needs to be called out.
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Manningcast really is the best. So glad to be back 🙌🏻
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@chambleebrandel Hell yeah, brother. Let's go! . 1. To start, are you comparing our 2 minutes of commercials per 60 minutes of content policy to the PGA Tour's 18 minute policy? . 2. Do you actually think we believe there should be ZERO commercials in professional golf? . 3. Do you actually think.
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Official tiering of PGA Tour courses updated for 2024
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Tiger Woods is nine solid holes away from making history with 24 straight made cuts at the Masters. Cut lines provide meaning. Making the cut has significance in the historical record. Real golf tournaments have a cut.
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“Dad, what was it like watching Cam Young hit drives on the Serpent?”
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This should probably have been televised….
Hideki Matsuyama holed out for eagle on the par-4 third hole from 107 yards, just the fourth eagle on No. 3 since The Sentry moved to Kapalua in 1999. He is currently two shots ahead of Collin Morikawa.
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The problem in pro golf isn't that scores are too low; it's that shot value has been drastically reduced. Driver has become extremely fargiving and long irons are a lost art.
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Lot of pro golfers would have stood on that sprinkler head and taken a free drop. Respect to Nick Taylor.
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Going to be one of the best viewing experiences of the golf year.
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Harman winning by a wide margin in front of a crowd that doesn’t want him to win without his family there. Killer stuff. Have to respect everything about this performance.
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The people who dislike the fumble through the end zone rule are the same people who think you should get free drops from divots in the fairway.
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The predatory nature of retail sportsbooks will be a huge topic over the next five years. This is insanity. Not good!.
NEWS: @DraftKings users can now buy better parlay odds via subscription. The new $20/month product, Sportsbook+, is being tested in New York. It will nudge users to the types of bets that are most lucrative for $DKNG. More at @Sportico 👇.
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So much of this year has been clouded by delusion and hypocrisy. This clip is different. Lot of hard work and resolve in this video. Captures what golf is supposed to be about.
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@TigerWoods @usopengolf @JPProAm @TheOpen any thoughts on the Fireballs’ ability to compete with the Niblicks?.
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Ok looks like Jon Rahm, undoubtedly one of the best players in the world, is going to LIV. Can’t blame him; the PGA Tour has no leg left to stand on. I don’t think it’ll have a meaningful impact on LIV’s viewership numbers, and it weakens the PGA Tour. Anything I’m missing?.
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Wanted to see the event before saying too much, but I really don't think this should be getting OWGR points
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Free drops are compromising the integrity of professional golf tournaments.
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Seems crazy but I’ve seen people with worse track records manage to keep their job
This just in: Dallas is not making a head-coaching change and Cowboys’ HC Mike McCarthy is returning for the 2024 season, per sources.
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Chamblee CC.
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In today’s press conference, LMPD revealed that Detective Bryan Gillis’ body camera was on but it was at commercial break.
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