Golf’s odd, almost inexplicably complicated relationship with … shorts

The United States will go into this year’s Ryder Cup as underdogs, claims Masters champion Patrick Reed.

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PING SIGMA 2 FETCH PUTTER $219.99 A distinctive golf-ball-size center hole in this new design enables you to pick up the ball or remove it from the cup with the putter head and not have to bend down. This circular shape allows for efficient perimeter weighting, creating an extremely high MOI for a putter its size, and its 365-gram head is extremely stable on shorter putts – so hopefully, you can start banging in those 5-footers with consistency. PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE: Click here to buy. G/FORE CAN’T BREAK 80 TRUCKER CAP $45 Get the knowing nods from your fellow duffers with G/FORE’s cap crafted from tech cotton twill fabric and mesh, with custom cording and an adjustable snapback closure. Looks good on the course as well as the nearest 24-hour diner. Click here to buy. BLUE Q GOLF SOCKS $12.99 Not sure which Blue Q’s “bandâ€� member wrote the following description for these socks, but it might have been Serg, the official warehouse beer taster: “Look, I know very little about golf, but I know that there’s a lot of beer involved. And when you’re drinking beer, you want your feet to be comfy, right?â€� Click here to buy. CALLAWAY SUPERSOFT GOLF BALLS $21.99/dozen These affordable Callaway golf balls are available from PGA TOUR Superstore in four different colors – including a multi-color ball that will brighten up even the harshest of rounds. PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE: Click here to buy. GOLFJAMS SPEAKER SYSTEM $149 Golfjams’ Bluetooth speaker is designed to easily attach to the front or back downpost of a golf cart, and the weather-resistant speaker – its splash-proof rating of IPX5 sounds pretty impressive – and advanced lithium battery offers 22 hours of unlimited playing time. Hopefully your round won’t last that long. Click here to buy. LOUDMOUTH SCRATCH PANTS $99.50 Of the five styles in Loudmouth’s newest collection, these Scratch stretch-tech pants really caught our attention. Or you can choose from the  bolder offerings, including Gift Wrapped or Ground Under Repair. Click here to buy. TRAVIS MATHEW WISE GUY BLAZER $130 Be the life of your club’s party (or at least the primary discussion point) with this blazer from Travis Mathew’s Christmas collection. PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE: Click here to buy.

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2021 Charles Schwab Challenge, Round 1 Scoring Conditions: Overall: +0.88 strokes per round Morning wave: +0.88 Afternoon wave: +0.88 Current cutline (top 65 and ties) 68 players at +1 or better (T57) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 1. 1 over par: 41.2% 2. E: 28.8% 3. 2 over par: 19.7% Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Jordan Spieth (T1, -7, 31.0%) 2. Sergio Garcia (T1, -7, 13.4%) 3. Jason Kokrak (T3, -5, 7.2%) 4. Daniel Berger (T14, -2, 3.9%) 5. Patrick Reed (T14, -2, 3.4%) 6. Collin Morikawa (T24, -1, 2.7%) 7. Brandt Snedeker (T5, -4, 2.6%) 8. Adam Hadwin (T5, -4, 2.6%) 9. Tony Finau (T24, -1, 2.4%) 10. Cameron Tringale (T8, -3, 2.2%) NOTE: These reports are based off of the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the Charles Schwab Challenge, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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