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Before the pandemic started, one of the last regular tournaments on the PGA Tour was the 2020 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles. One of the Genesis vice-presidents showed up into the CBS 18th tower broadcast booth for the sponsor interview wearing a shirt that was way too tight.
In the third round of the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bryson DeChambeau finally tried to drive the green at the par-5 sixth hole. When he knew he had successfully cleared the water and was just to the right of his intended target, he raised two arms in triumphant celebration.
Bryson DeChambeau nearly drove the par-5 sixth twice at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational and overpowered the Orlando host, Bay Hill Club and Lodge. Still, that was barely enough to hold off 47-year-old Lee Westwood to win at The King’s place. When he won, he went nuts with his celebration.
At The Players Championship 2021, Bryson DeChambeau was absolutely stunned what happened to one of his shots at TPC Sawgrass. His jaw literally drops, just like in the movies, at what happens.
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 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...
In a commercial for Viacom’s new Paramount Plus streaming service (replacing CBS All Access), Bryson DeChambeau appears to represent CBS’ coverage of the PGA Tour. DeChambeau, along with others representing what will be available on the service, are climbing the mountain in the Paramount logo. DeChambeau is a good sport, but he looks ridiculous. BRYSON...
Brooks Koepka was getting frustrated after a bad drive in the second round of the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open, so he bent his driver shaft along his back to the point just before it broke in two. This is a great way to show incredible frustration with just enough restraint. How did that shaft stay in one piece? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ZwukWw98oy — Caddie Network...
Amanda Balionis interviews PGA Tour golfers after their rounds during events with CBS Sports has coverage. She also appears in a Stifel commercial where she interviews a golfer who is full of shit.
At one point, the golfer says something that forces Balionis to turn to the hard camera with an incredulous look.
In one of the European Tour’s greatest spoof videos, they had a session of the Angry Golfers support group, including Tommy Fleetwood, Ian Poulter, Eddie Pepperell, Henrik Stenson and Tyrell Hatton. Pepperell said he likes to eat chocolate as a coping mechanism, which he does along with going on Twitter and fighting back against the trolls and haters. This look...