Gheorghe will explain the radically changed Presidential election landscape in a future post, but in an effort to bide some time and avoid having to think, we'll kick the week off with a brief look back at Xander Schauffele's win at Royal Troon. And Gheorghe will explain the hidden advantage the 30 year-old American had on Sunday.
If you watched the final round, you might've caught a few candid moments between Schauffele and his caddie, Austin Kaiser. The two have been friends since they played together on the San Diego State University golf team. Schauffele has been vocal about the importance of their teamwork to his success. Check out this moment from the walk down 18 after Schauffele hit his iron onto the green and the duo knew they'd won - Kaiser goes about doing his job, giving his pro his putter and replacing a divot, while the pro waits for him so they can walk together and receive the adulation of the crowd.
Classy! pic.twitter.com/pENYKlhBVw
— Oma Golf (@oma_golf) July 21, 2024
Which brings me to the advantage I think Kaiser offers Schauffele. At several key moments on the back nine, as Schauffele hit one clutch shot after another, the two could be seen laughing with one another. I don't think it's a stretch to suggest that the comfort the pro feels with his friend and caddie is a real and significant boost to his confidence and mental strength. Now that Schauffele has won a couple of majors after falling short several times, it says here there will be several more over the next few years.
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How do we feel about Xander's black costume? Gonna start using different words to describe clothing and see which doesn't get me Z-burned.
"Costume" is amusing.
"Ensemble" might get you shunned.
"Attire" is boring.
"Getup" is approved.
"Duds" as well.
x's gary player homage fit slays, though i don't love the styling of the adidas kicks.
Does the abbreviation “fit” cross the Cooley line of acceptability, Z? Asking for a friend.
Fit feels a little twee to be said by the over 50 crowd.
Cool. I’ve got nearly 10 months to rock that jargon.
i have children in their early 20s and i coach high school kids. i will use fit as i…see fit.
Rob's a hip zaddy and he doesn't care who knows it.
I doubt Isbell's dad would approve of fit. I think he would say people wear clothes.
Oh, right... Isbell. Duh, whitiot.
I sometimes drive a fit, though I think I'm going to roll to obft in my minivan so i can take the kids to tortugas.
You can drive either car but never say they're broke.
Got it. When that happens, they're broke down, right?
I checked in on clayy traviss earlier, and they claimed to be very confident in their mans based on some 'democrat polls'. They segued from that into titanic metaphors with a dash of transphobia, for what it's worth.
watched the final episode of shogun last night. good stuff - much more focus on the japanese characters and the political intrigue amongst the nobles than in the version that aired back in the 80s. beautifully shot, excellent plot twists in the final episodes.
My husband works in the area!
tomorrow's post is a doozy, at least in terms of wordcount. you may wish to print it out and take it with you for your morning constitutional.
I'm absurdly late with this, but bears mentioning: When I commented a few posts back about state of Alabama legislation concerning Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis birthday observance as premise for a punchline, Tim provided context that it was actually an effort to give state workers a choice, not simply another example of cracker, bass-ackward behavior from a convenient punching bag. I was not aware of the context, and Tim was right in giving credit.
I have no doubt that more jokes will present themselves in the future.
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