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Mike Purkey

@mikepurkeygolf

Golf journalist for more than 30 years, holding senior positions at GOLF Magazine and Global Golf Post, correspondent at a number of national publications.

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For those clamoring for relief from divots, I'm reminded of the late Bruce Edwards when asked about the difference between Greg Norman and Tom Watson( he caddied for both). When Norman was in a divot he wanted relief, when Watson was in one he would say " Watch This"

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Brandel Chamblee says TPC Sawgrass is the best course the professionals will play. Golf Channel is drunk on the PGA Tour’s Kool-Aid.

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My golf is over. The chipping yips finally got me. I fought hard but I've been beaten into submission. I've done a lot of what I wanted to in golf, so there are no regrets. But I'm damn sure going to miss it.

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The American Psychiatric Association’s definition of a narcissist includes, “lack of empathy, envy, a need for admiration, self-importance and a preoccupation with ideal love or brilliance.”

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If Patrick Reed had uttered the homophobic slur instead of Justin Thomas, would people be so quick to let him off the hook?

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For Brandel Chamblee to equate the signing of incorrect scorecards by Jackie Ping and Roberto DeVicenzo to Jon Rahm’s w/d due to COVID, is simply irresponsible. No one has ever died from signing an incorrect card.

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Masters 2023 Brooks Koepka clutch golfdigest.com/story/masters-… Using Shane Ryan's logic, Jack Nicklaus -- runner-up in majors 19 times -- would be golf's all-time choker.