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Si Woo Kim, Charl Schwartzel have an awkward handshake for the ages at the 2021 Masters

After playing together with Corey Conners on Friday in the second round of the 2021 Masters, Si Woo Kim and Charl Schwartzel went to congratulate each other on the day and had one of the most awkward handshakes and fist bumps ever. Charl Schwartzel even shook one of Si Woo Kim’s fingers. It was bad and reminiscent of the awkward handshake threesome Schwartzel...

Jason Day looks up with binoculars to find his ball in a tree at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational

Jason Day’s ball got stuck in a tree during the second round of the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla. Per the Rules of Golf, when a ball gets stuck in a tree, a player has to be able to identify their ball in order to be allowed to declare an unplayable lie and get relief. Otherwise, a golfer has to go back to where...

Jordan Spieth holes out for eagle at Pebble Beach for second time this week; raises hands in triumph

Jordan Spieth is back! Have you heard? After getting painfully close to winning the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open, he is again in contention on the weekend at Pebble Beach. During Saturday’s third round of the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Spieth holed out his second shot on the par-4 16th hole for his second hole-out eagle of the week on the Monterey...