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July 04, 2025

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Happy 4th of July. The PGA Tour just completely overhauled the $100 million FedEx Cup payout structure, ditching the controversial starting strokes system and spreading the money across three key points in the season. Instead of one massive year-end bonus, players will now earn rewards throughout: $20 million split among the top 10 after the regular season, $22.925 million distributed after the BMW Championship, and $40 million at the Tour Championship. The biggest change? No more starting strokes at East Lake, meaning the Tour Championship winner actually has to play the best golf that week to earn the $10 million first prize. Under the old system, Scottie Scheffler would have made $7 million less in 2024 despite his dominance. ⬇️

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🔍 Today’s highlights:

  • 👀 Max Homa thinks social media is a “safe haven for assholes” and will never return. He’s known for his hilarious viral tweets.

  • ⛳️ 20-year old Aldrich Potgieter just became the poster child for the ball rollback - his average drive is 7 yards farther than Rory Mcllroy’s

  • 😢 A former U.S. Open champ thinks LIV players should never be allowed back on the PGA, unfair they can compete for prize money (what a surprise)

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📰 GOLF STORIES

👀 “Safehaven for assholes”

Max Homa just delivered a brutal assessment of X (formerly Twitter), calling it "a safe haven for assholes" and explaining why he won't be returning to the platform that helped launch his career. The six-time PGA Tour winner left X earlier this year after building a massive following through his witty takes and Average Dude persona, but four months later he's showing no signs of coming back. "You get people telling you you should die on the internet," Homa told reporters at the John Deere Classic, citing the platform's toxicity and impact on his mental health. While he misses connecting with fans, Homa said the constant hate and anger made it "a waste of energy" that wasn't worth the trade-off. ⬇️

⛳️ This 20-year old is now the posterchild for the controversial ball rollback

Aldrich Potgieter just became the poster child for golf's distance explosion, averaging drives seven yards longer than Rory McIlroy while recording eight drives over 330 yards during his breakthrough Rocket Classic victory. The 20-year-old South African rookie's top swing speed of 132.58 mph sounds enormous until you realize it's not even in the top 15 recorded this year. Here's the scary part: in 2015, not a single PGA Tour player swung faster than 129.38 mph, but this year 25 players have already surpassed that figure. Average swing speed has jumped 2.57 mph in just five years—the largest increase in any five-year window since tracking began. With 52 players now swinging at or above the proposed 125 mph test speed, Potgieter represents exactly why golf's rulemakers are pushing the controversial ball rollback. ⬇️

😢 Should they let the LIV guys back?

Former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover just delivered a blunt message about LIV Golf players returning to the PGA Tour: "I don't want to play with them." The veteran believes both sides are past the point of caring about reunification, with new CEO Brian Rolapp reportedly telling members that talks are at a stalemate. "They made their decision, and I don't blame any of them," Glover said on his radio show, "but they also went away from this Tour, and they chose to." While admitting his stance might be short-sighted since top LIV players could boost TV deals, Glover doesn't want players who "chose another path" competing for prize money with current Tour members. ⬇️

⛳️ How to not suck (at golf) ⬇️

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  • 🧠 You might be hitting your wedges too high. Here’s how to know.

  • 😱 The most irritating course condition? Here’s what 1,000 golfers said

  •  🧐 How to break 100 for the first time, according to legendary teacher

  • 📈 3 common ball striking mistakes bad golfers make in their swings

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