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Celebs at Pebble Beach
โKeep your sense of humor. Thereโs enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a game youโre supposed to enjoy.โ -Amy Alcott
News Slice
๐๏ธ The Pebble Beach Pro-Am wrapped up yesterday after it was delayed on Saturday due to high winds ๐จ and rain ๐ง๏ธ. This forced a Monday finish for the pros and amateur competition to be shortened to 54 holes.
๐ง A-A-Ron Rodgers won the amateur competition and regardless of him ending up back in Green Bay or somewhere else next season it looks like we know where he'll be spending a lot of time in retirement. He was teamed up with Ben Silverman ๐จ๐ฆ and they beat out Peter Malnati ๐บ๐ธ and Don Colleran ๐ฆ, the retired president and CEO of FedEx
Justin Rose ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ won the pro competition with -18 and getting his first PGA tour win since 2019, ending a four year drought. This also made him eligible for the Masters at the Augusta National โณ๏ธ.
A little about the Pro-Am๐
The Pro-Am is a tournament held annually at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Each professional golfer is paired ๐ค with an amateur golfer, usually a celebrity or business figure, for the first three rounds, which has 156 amateurs and 156 pros. Itโs a best-ball format, which means that each player plays his own ball. At the end of the hole they take the best score (amateurs get to use their handicaps). Since each professional is playing their own ball all the way through, those scores count for the individual pro competition, just like any other PGA tournament.
๐๐ฐ Last year, the tournament raised over $200 million for charities in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties, and this year the foundation plans to raise over $18 million. The tournament includes three major events, the 3M Celebrity Challenge, the Chevron Challenge, and the Cisco Million Dollar Hole In One for Charity, with prize money going to various charities.
๐ธ Some Notable Amateurs:
Josh Allen ๐
Will Arnett ๐ฌ
Jason Bateman ๐ฌ
Larry Fitzgerald ๐
A-A-Ron Rodgers ๐
Bill Murray ๐ฌ
ScHoolboy Q ๐ค
Pau Gasol ๐
Alfonso Ribeiro ๐ฌ
Macklemore ๐ค
The amateurs all use their various handicaps to even the playing field. At the end of the tournament they subtract their handicap from their total.
๐ A golf handicap is just a special number that helps you play against other people who are better or worse at golf than you. Itโs calculated by looking at how many strokes it takes you to complete a round of golf and how hard the course was that you played on.
Top 5 Amateurs by Handicap:
๐บ๐พAlfonso Ribeiro (1) - Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
โฝ๏ธ Gareth Bale (2) - Retired Futball player (itโs called Soccer)
๐ค Jake Owen (3) - Country Music Artist
๐บ Bret Baier (3) - Media Personality
๐ฌ Michael Peรฑa (4) - Actor
Tournament Stats:
๐ฐ Purse: $9M
๐ Winner: Justin Rose ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | $1.6 prize ๐ฐ
๐ Location: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California, US
Swing for the Fences
Digging Basements โ๏ธโณ๏ธ
When we think to ourselves about the many ways to improve our game, we usually find ourselves having that inner monologue that consists of sayings such as "If I could just hit a damn fairway with my driver"... or "If I only had 9 beers instead of 12, I would be great at this". I get it, those are all legitimate concerns when trying to improve our swing. If you would have just denied that 10th beer, you're in the express lane to breaking 80.
As nice as it feels to be dialed in with the driver, none of that will matter if you aren't hitting any greens in regulation. You need to give those irons some love on the range as well. Think about it, there are (give or take) 7 different irons in your bag, not including wedges. It's probably important that you know how to use at least a few ๐คทโโ๏ธ. One of the most common issues amateurs struggle with is making good contact with the ball, in particular hitting the ball first before the ground. Check out the videos below that will help you put those issues to bed.
Nobody wants to be the guy above. As a wise man once said - "You're not that guy pal, trust me. You're not that guy!"
Course of the Day
๐ Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California, US
Pebble Beach Golf Links, which is where the Pro Am was just held, is known for its stunning coastal views and challenging holes. It has held numerous high profile golf events, including the U.S. Open Championship five times.
Itโs a public course but itโs extremely hard to get a tee time. The rates are already high and are increasing to a whopping $625๐ฐon April 1st (not for an April Fools joke)! If you want to book a tee time, despite potentially skipping the college fund for the kids (they will probably be fine) then your best bet is to obtain golf reservation privileges by staying at the resort, where rates start at about $1,000 per night ๐ธ.
Definitely a ๐ชฃ bucket list course where you wouldn't mind shooting 100 for the day, and instead enjoy just being there and taking in the views.
19th Hole
Most of us I am sure at some point have dreamed of owning our own golf course, preferably in our own backyard, all to ourselves... and of course with unlimited bev carts. Or even having a man cave that includes a putting green and the dopest simulator that money can buy ๐ฐ. Unfortunately, that isnโt in the cards for most of us ๐. But that doesnโt mean we canโt dream big!
Thatโs where AI comes in. Unless you have been living under a rock the past couple of years, you know that AI has gained some popularity as of late. Itโs amazing the things it can do, from generating cool avatars of yourself to literally writing college papers ๐ (donโt do that kids).
We here at Mulligan Report wanted to have some fun and messed around with some AI to generate cool golf cart concepts we would like to see in our backyard oasis. Enjoy the photos and of course, play more golf ๐
