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Happy Wednesday. While most PGA Tour pros were competing for millions in prize money, Scott Stallings was running 26.2 miles through Boston's punishing hills for a different kind of victory. The three-time Tour winner hasn't hit a competitive shot in over a year due to shoulder and elbow surgeries, but transformed his recovery period into marathon training that raised over $20,000 for Golf Fights Cancer. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan's advice to his fundraising runner? "Just don't be a headline"—wise words from someone who's had his share of them during golf's tumultuous civil war period. ⬇️

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🔍 Today’s highlights:

• 👀 Justin Thomas is having the most lucrative week of his life without hitting another golf shot (seriously)

• 🤔 The world's #1 female golfer has found an unexpected mental escape from her high-pressure career—children's building blocks (here’s why it works)

• ❌ The remarkable post-pandemic golf boom faces four major threats that industry leaders are desperately trying to navigate (golf is in danger)

🐝 Stinger of the Day

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🎙️ The Starter

Last Starter: 63% of readers knew that Lee Trevino was nicknamed the “Merry Mex.” This guy was a wizard with his wedges. So, let him give you a 2 minute wedge lesson (free). You need it. ⬇️

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📰 GOLF STORIES

 👀 Justin Thomas just made a LOT of $$$

Justin Thomas is having the most lucrative week of his life without hitting another golf shot. Just 24 hours after ending his three-year PGA Tour victory drought at the RBC Heritage, Thomas' English soccer investment delivered an even bigger payday when Leeds United secured promotion to the Premier League. The two-time major champion's 2023 investment alongside Jordan Spieth (while Rickie Fowler pulled out after relegation) just triggered one of sports' most valuable achievements—a promotion worth nearly £150 million in TV money alone. Between Sunday's $3.6 million tournament check and Monday's soccer windfall, Thomas might have made more money this week than during his entire three-year winless streak. ⬇️

🤔 World #1 uses Legos for competitive edge

The world's #1 female golfer has found an unexpected mental escape from her high-pressure career—children's building blocks. Nelly Korda revealed she's become obsessed with LEGOs as her primary stress-relief method during tournament weeks, completing three full designs during a single Arizona event. Unlike last year's media circus with Met Gala appearances and Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoots, Korda's now finding sanctuary in plastic bricks, even convincing her father to join her building sessions. The surprising hobby isn't just childish play—psychologists confirm these activities push the brain toward spontaneity and help release workplace stress, particularly useful in "one of the more stressful workplaces" of professional golf. ⬇️

 ❌ 4 Reasons why the sport of golf is in trouble

The remarkable post-pandemic golf boom faces four major threats that industry leaders are desperately trying to navigate. While participation has surged an astonishing 38% since 2019—including dramatic increases among women, juniors, and people of color—USGA's Mike Whan warns this momentum could vanish if the sport splinters over pro golf's money wars, controversial distance rollbacks, impending equipment tariffs, and water sustainability challenges. The potential nightmare scenario? $800 drivers resulting from Chinese import tariffs combined with growing environmental boycotts targeting golf's massive water usage in an increasingly drought-prone world. ⬇️

⛳️ How to not suck (at golf)

Read:

• 🧠 The secret behind Justin Thomas’ crazy clubhead speed

• 😱 How a simple grip change can fix your bunker shots

• 🧐 This singular technique separates scratch golfers from average players

• 👀 How Augusta National uses this ball marker trick to maintain perfect greens

🍻 THE PARKING LOT

Phil Mickelson & Grant Horvat vs Jon Rahm & Josh Allen ⬇️

Read:

• ❌ Golf course threatens to expose couple using parking lot for “secret affair”

• 👀 Xander Schauffele is launching his own app

• ⛳️ Andrew Novak had the perfect response to a fan who said he bet on him

•  🤯 See where Tiger Woods ranks on the list of the 50 richest athletes of all time

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