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This wild tale of legendary football coach Pep Guardiola playing golf at Liberty National proves his coaching obsession

Published

2 years ago

Dec 12, 2023

While speaking with GolfWRX, agent Chubby Chandler told a fantastic story about the time he played golf with legendary football coach, Pep Guardiola.

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“There’s a soccer coach in Europe and Britain called Pep Guardiola who is the best in the world, and he came to the Masters with us in 2013, I think. He was between jobs Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

“And he his agent rung and said 10 days before the masters, he said, could you, could you facilitate Mr. Guardiola and his son for the Masters?”

“I said, oh yeah, of course, we can because we used to have this big facility and we used to have like 90 people eat, eating every night, family guests, players, everything, but you know, to have Pep there was a big deal.”

“So we looked after him and he was just great with everybody. Absolutely great. And he lived in New York then and I was dating a girl in New York and they said will you be in New York next week?”

“Yeah,” Chubby replied.

“Do you want to play?” said Pep.

“Because I’m a member of Liberty National bizarrely and we went and played Liberty National and he, you know, we were talking in the car going and, and he’s, he’s telling me how it was great for him there because nobody knows him and he can just play, and he says, you know, I used to think the girls like me, he said, but I know now they used to like the badge, not me.”

“And I mean, he’s a handsome bugger and, we get to the golf course and the assistant on the range actually knew who he was, which is quite a surprise. He comes over to me, he says, is that the soccer coach?”

“And we go out and there’s just two of us on a cart with a caddy and we, I’m trying, I’m making conversation about his new job and this, that and the other and we get into the specifics of soccer a bit. And I said, you know, who would you sign, if you could sign one player to go to Bayern Munich, who would you have?

Guardiola replied by saying a guy called Iniesta [Spanish player Andrés Iniesta].

“And then he started going on about why he would sign him. And then he starts telling me that he didn’t understand [how they play] in Britain. ‘Because they play the good players down the edge of the pitch and the edge of the pitch acts as a defender. So that good player can only go one way, he can only come inside, he can’t go outside. He said ‘I don’t understand that’.”

Guardiola then went on to lay all of the headcovers and towels on the fairway, acting as the players on the field to demonstrate what he meant.

“He said, you know, I play in yesterday, he goes down the middle and then next thing we’ve got head covers and towels all over the fairway and he’s showing me the tactics on the eighth fairway at Liberty National. And I’m thinking this is crazy. This guy is the best there is and he’s showing me who actually knows nothing about it.”

“And we got round to the short of 14 and he had to have the photograph with the, with the statue of Liberty in behind us.”

Guardiola is currently the manager of Manchester City.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

1 month ago

Apr 7, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”