"Last week in golf" is a look back at the compelling, funny, and often strange stories from around the golf world over the past seven days.
Proud to announce my partnership with @DUDEproducts and unleash #DufDUDE on TOUR. Stay clean and join #DUDEnation! @DUDEWipes pic.twitter.com/Y2wcYeiyLF
— Jason Dufner (@JasonDufner) January 9, 2019
Jason Dufner - one of the most laid-back players on the PGA Tour - announced his partnership with "Dude Wipes" this past week, a perfect fit for the male-oriented hygiene products. It's pretty obvious who will have the cleanest behind on Tour this season.
Get a look at the Nike Air Max 1 Golf Grass shoes https://t.co/PLtImCDoKO pic.twitter.com/ljvq1x06rI
— Blog Dady (@TRENDINGHITS1) January 13, 2019
A soon-to-be-released edition of Nike golf shoes covered in artificial turf was leaked this past week. The unique design will likely never end up on the feet of Tiger Woods - but imagine what would happen if they did.
The Web.com Tour is experimenting with mic'd-up players during its first event of the 2019 season. Up-and-coming star Maverick McNealy was the first player to test out the new broadcast feature.
Mic'd up Maverick. 🎤@MavMcNealy is wearing a mic during his round today at the @BahamasWebTour. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/mjK2gDrSTs
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) January 13, 2019
Whether or not the player in question is overly interesting, mic'd-up golfers should be a staple moving forward. Plus, sound bites like this one are amazing:
Is there any better feeling than a perfectly struck tee shot??pic.twitter.com/FYE4IjJ4zO
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) January 13, 2019
More new-golf-rules talk, this time regarding people taking advantage of legal double hits. The dreaded chunked chip that you hit twice might be the most embarrassing shot in golf. Not anymore!
Check out these trick shots that probably still wouldn't fly on the PGA Tour but are cool nonetheless:
Avid golfer Justin Timberlake was filmed at a Top Golf location absolutely crushing this ball with a Happy Gilmore-style swing and generating a perfect draw. Timberlake is nearly a scratch golfer and it shows.