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Tweets of the week: Gary Player’s feat of strength, Sir Nick needs help, and more
This week’s edition of “Tweets” is a motley collection, featuring news of everything from Lydia Ko’s official status as a Callaway staffer to Nick Faldo’s difficulty with his BlackBerry. In other news, Nick Faldo still has a BlackBerry.
Last week, Jimmy Walker lifted the trophy at the Sony Open in Hawaii for his second “W” in the past three months (Walker won the Frys.com open in October). Although he’s a more prolific poster of ridiculously beautiful skyscapes and nature scenes and retweeting, Walker did take to Twitter following the win.
See what he said and more below.

Jhonny Vegas (never to be confused with English comic Johnny Vegas), who had shoulder surgery in 2013, is getting his game back in shape. Vegas has teed it up three times during the 2013-2014 season and has two made cuts under his belt. In a small sample, he’s 133rd in strokes gained putting, so seeking out the putting guru is a prudent move.

Colt Knost tweeted the following photo of one of his “favorite people in all the world,” Luke List. Hopefully they removed the baby from the stroller before the silly photo. Happy 29th, Sir Double L.

From Double L to DL III, Davis Love tweeted the following shot of his gear-filled locker, featuring Kingmade Jerkey, which seems to be the primary form of sustenance for professional golfers.

If you follow the third-place finisher at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Twitter, you know that Kevin Streelman and wife recently had a child. And if you follow a multitude of professional golfers on Twitter, you know they often receive trinkets from their sponsors after bringing new life into the world. This putter (and its headcover), courtesy of Scotty Cameron, is one of the cooler gifts.


Breaking news: Bubba Watson is tweeting something a.) related to one of his sponsors b.) involving a “cool” golf cart. It’s here because you’ll probably hear it somewhere else, as its newsworthy when Bubba does crazy things like getting free golf carts.

Here’s something actually newsworthy: As we reported recently, Lydia Ko has joined Callaway Golf. She tweeted the following selfie with her new staff hat.

In equipment related tweets: Vaughn Taylor is excited about the new TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB irons.

Hopefully Nick Faldo got this situation sorted out…Any word on what to do when your VCR won’t play the tape you just rented from Blockbuster?

Nicholas Thompson snapped a picture with President Bill Clinton, who is the master of ceremonies of sorts at the Humana Challenge.

Of course, in the “Distinguished Individuals at the Humana Challenge Department,” Gary Player took the cake. We’ve all heard his “1000 sit-ups a day” comments throughout the years. Apparently, he wasn’t kidding, as he invited Amanda Balionis to….stand on his stomach. Reminder: Player is 78, folks.
And, as you’ll see in this video Amanda Balionis posted on Twitter, he still has game…and I’m not talking about his golfing proficiency.

Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
With the second major of 2026 now behind us, the PGA Tour arrives in Texas for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
GolfWRX Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, is on site at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, and he’s already captured several WITBs and a look at some new colorways of just-spotted L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.

General Albums
- 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #3
WITB Albums
- Brennan Little (Gary Woodland’s caddy) – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adam Svensson – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Martin Laird – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Lee Hodges – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Aaron Wise – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Dylan Wu – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- AJ Ewart – WITB – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- New Graphite Design Tour AD shafts – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i putters (new colors) – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

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How much each player won at the 2026 PGA Championship
Aaron Rai upset the odds to win his first major championship on Sunday at Aronimink, firing a final round of 5-under par to see off his competitors and claim the winner’s check for $3,690,000.
Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley were the best of the chasing pack, with both men sharing runner-up spot which was good enough for each to receive a check for $1,804,000.
With a total prize purse of $20.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 PGA Championship.
Players who missed the PGA Championship cut each received $4,300 each.
1: Aaron Rai, $3,690,000
T2 : Jon Rahm, $1,804,000
T2 : Alex Smalley, $1,804,000
T4: Justin Thomas, $843,866
T4: Ludvig Aberg, $843,866
T4: Matti Schmid, $843,866
T7: Cameron Smith, $637,050
T7: Rory McIlroy, $637,050
T7: Xander Schauffele, $637,050
T10: Kurt Kitayama, $496,707
T10: Chris Gotterup, $496,707
T10: Justin Rose, $496,707
T10: Patrick Reed, $496,707
T14: Matt Fitzpatrick, $364,762
T14: Scottie Scheffler, $364,762
T14: Max Greyserman, $364,762
T14: Ben Griffin, $364,762
T18: Maverick McNealy, $229,128
T18: Jordan Spieth, $229,128
T18: Stephan Jaeger, $229,128
T18: Padraigh Harrington, $229,128
T18: David Puig, $229,128
T18: Harris English, $229,128
T18: Min Woo Lee, $229,128
T18: Joaquin Niemann, $229,128
T26: Nick Taylor, $125,523
T26: Alex Noren, $125,523
T26: Cameron Young, $125,523
T26: Andrew Novak, $125,523
T-26: Daniel Hiller, $125,523
T26: Tom Hoge, $125,523
T26: Sam Burns, $125,523
T26: Hideki Matsuyama, $125,523
T26: Bud Cauley, $125,523
T35: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $78,805
T35: Patrick Cantlay, $78,805
T35: Ryo Hisatsune, $78,805
T35: Daniel Berger, $78,805
T35: Ryan Fox, $78,805
T35: Haotong Li, $78,805
T35: Aldrich Potgieter, $78,805
T35: Si Woo Kim, $78,805
T35: Martin Kaymer, $78,805
T44: Chris Kirk, $53,743
T44: Matt Wallace, $53,743
T44: Shane Lowry, $53,743
T44: Jhonattan Vegas, $53,743
T44: Denny McCarthy, $53,743
T44: Chandler Blachet, $53,743
T44: Taylor Pendrith, $53,743
T44: Dustin Johnson, $53,743
T44: Nicolai Hojgaard, $53,743
T44: Michael Kim, $53,743
T44: Kristoffer Reitan, $53,743
T55: Collin Morikawa, $34,186
T55: Corey Conners, $34,186
T55: Andrew Putnam, $34,186
T55: Brooks Koepka, $34,186
T55: Mikael Lindberg, $34,186
T60: Sami Valimaki, $29,218
T60: Sahith Theegala, $29,218
T60: Rico Hoey, $29,218
T60: Rickie Fowler, $29,218
T60: Brian Harman, $29,218
T65: Casey Jarvis, $26,900
T65: Jason Day, $26,900
T65: Rasmus Hojgaard, $26,900
T65: Keith Mitchell, $26,900
T65: Sam Stevens, $26,900
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VladMNE
Mar 30, 2014 at 6:12 pm
I was interested to learn more about the man who designed golf course near my place (Lustica Peninsula – Montenegro). I see know that he is big deal in the golf world (forgive my ignorace, still learning)
Tony Lynam
Jan 18, 2014 at 10:29 am
Nothing to see here, move on……
mrak
Jan 18, 2014 at 12:07 am
oh sweet. rich people.