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Really proud of that
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
and
@garrettmorrison.bsky.social
could partner with Pablo Torre Finds Out to explain this important story, and Garrett's reporting is excellent. This is an important story that goes beyond golf and politics.
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How Trump Hijacks Courses for the People — for Himself | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dJaDf3QJFM&t=1s
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In honor of Caleb Williams throw to Cole Kmet, I tried to come up with a list of golf shots you'd put in the Hall of Almost Fame, hero shots in a losing effort.
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The Most Underrated Golf Shots of All Time
Fried Egg Golf's Kevin Van Valkenburg shares the Almost Hall of Fame, a collection of the most underrated golf shots of all time.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/best-underrated-golf-shots-majors-all-time
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Is Scottie in the midst of an unthinkable run where he's going to rack up a dozen majors over the next decade? Probably not. But we also can't close the door on the possibility either. A short essay for
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to kick off Scheffler's season.
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Golf hardos love to tell you that you shouldn't be playing blades. They fundamentally misunderstand why some of us play the game. Don't let em bully or shame you.
#YOTB
A column for our
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
newsletter.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/ror...
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Defending Bladed Irons
After Rory McIlroy moved to cavity back irons, Fried Egg Golf's Kevin Van Valkenburg defends the use of bladed irons, no matter a player's ability.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/rory-mcilroy-cavity-back-blade-irons
3 days ago
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7 days ago
Jarrett Stidham rn:
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With Jordan Spieth, its the hope that kills you.
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www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
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'Healthy' Jordan Spieth and the Hope That Kills You
With Jordan Spieth, it's the hope that kills you. The three-time major winner says he's feeling healthy and ready for a strong return in 2026.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga-tour-jordan-spieth-injury-health-hope
8 days ago
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15 days ago
great writing from KVV with some insightful points about the value of work and why you should take your chances since the company/university/boss will never love you back.
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Vijay Singh doesn't owe anyone a graceful goodbye. And no, he is not taking anyone's spot. An ode to the idea that you are welcome reap the rewards of your years of work.
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
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Vijay Singh Isn't Wrong for Playing PGA Tour's Sony Open
Vijay Singh isn't in the wrong for using the PGA Tour's career money exemption to play the Sony Open. It's the rule that deserves scrutiny.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/vijay-singh-pga-tour-career-money-sony-open
15 days ago
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17 days ago
The Lowdown is the best damn show not enough people are watching. I can exclusively report that FX has ordered a second season of the delightful Ethan Hawke comic mystery series:
www.whatsalanwatching.com/the-lowdown-...
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The Lowdown, the best show you're not watching, is coming back for Season Two
FX has officially renewed the Ethan Hawke-led comic mystery series
https://www.whatsalanwatching.com/the-lowdown-the-best-show-youre-not-watching-is-coming-back-for-season-two/
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Failed in basically all my goals this year except one: Made a vow to reconnect with people by phone I hadn't talked to in years. Led to some super fulfilling, fun catch ups. Might run it back in '26. Less texting, more talking.
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Tiger Woods turns 50 this week. It made me think about how easy it is to look backwards, and get lost in nostalgia, and how important is is to look forward.
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
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Five Thoughts on Tiger Woods' 50th Birthday
As Tiger Woods turns 50, Kevin Van Valkenburg expands on the major milestone and what it means going forward.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/five-thoughts-tiger-woods-50-birthday
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Very fun moment on this week's Shotgun Start pod when Rory appeared by surprise, then shared with us a gift his caddie Harry had given him for Christmas, a gift no one else could appreciate like he could.
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A true treat for
@splitzoneduo.com
subscribers today as the great
@kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social
joins us to talk about the Montanan meaning of the Brawl of the Wild (corporate name that locals don't actually use, as we have learned)
www.splitzoneduo.com/p/montana-vs...
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Inside the Brawl of the Wild with KVV
What is this game mean to, and say about, Montana?
https://www.splitzoneduo.com/p/montana-vs-msu-rivalry
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The Comfy Dude
about 2 months ago
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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To wrap up our week of mulling The Year of Rory, I wrote about the joys of being wrong about an athlete, for
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/ror...
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I Was Wrong About Rory McIlroy's Masters Triumph
After years of front-row seats to watch Rory McIlroy come up short at major after major, Kevin Van Valkenburg details what it was like to see McIlroy win the 2025 Masters.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/rory-mcilroy-masters-art-of-being-wrong
about 2 months ago
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Baltimore Banner Sports
about 2 months ago
Joe Flacco has become something better than ‘elite’
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Joe Flacco has become something better than ‘elite’
Flacco is 40 now, near the end (presumably) of a tortuous career that has somehow led to him being one of our most liked athletes.
https://buff.ly/WJ91wjC
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Need something to read, watch or listen to this holiday season? We gathered up our favorite non-Fried Egg content in golf media this year and linked it all in one place.
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Fried Egg Golf's Favorite Content from 2025
A list of the Fried Egg Golf staff's favorite articles, podcasts, blog posts, videos, and other odds and ends we’ve enjoyed in 2025.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/content-cornucopia-fried-egg-golfs-favorites-from-2025
about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
"Collecting that experience" is an incredible euphemism for "Asking a guy about the fact that more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct"
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In this week's KVV Mailbag for
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
I picked my Top 5 karaoke songs, compared golfer to FNL characters, and contemplated a world where Rory didn't win the Masters.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/gol...
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Mailbag: Friday Night Lights, Karaoke, and Gary Player
In Kevin Van Valkenburg's latest mailbag, he answers questions on golfers as Friday Night Lights, the best karaoke songs, and Gary Player.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/golf-mailbag-karaoke-gary-player-friday-night-lights
2 months ago
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This week in
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
, I wrote a few words about mental health and in praise of the golf buddy.
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In Praise of the Golf Buddy
Sometimes you need a golf buddy, and other times you need to be the golf buddy, and it's an important role to play in a friend's life.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-praise-of-the-golf-buddy
3 months ago
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Gary Player declaring himself the third best golfer of all time is cool, but you know what's really cool? The Fried Egg staff each declaring our GOAT Halloween candy.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/bes...
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What's the Best Halloween Candy?
The Fried Egg Golf staff got together to make their impassioned cases for the best Halloween candy on the market.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/best-halloween-candy
3 months ago
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I think people being upset about Good Good sponsoring a PGA Tour event is mostly performative, but even if it's genuine, the idea that we suddenly have standards for sponsors in golf is a lie. I wrote about for the
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
newsletter.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
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The PGA Tour's Good Good Championship Is a Good Thing
The PGA Tour's partnership with Good Good Golf to sponsor a FedEx Cup Fall event is a good thing for golf.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga-tour-good-good-championship-golf-fall-event
3 months ago
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So good.
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How many swings does Tiger have left? I pondered the question in today's
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
newsletter.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
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What Tiger Woods' Latest Surgery Means for PGA Tour Career
Tiger Woods underwent yet another back surgery, adding to his long list of injuries and bringing into question his future in professional golf.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga-tour-tiger-woods-surgery-injury?utm_campaign=7069980-2025%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8CNHHaqoi2QNKio_H0l6zTbzc-IpaAlJbatYis8LorweiTerMrlIDQB2Ry01O6rxGPDZQ9_ne-mfeWJ4eZUCgpsWiPoA&_hsmi=384843170&utm_content=384843170&utm_source=hs_email
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For this week's Monday
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
newsletter, I wrote about Dustin Johnson and Robert MacIntyre and different kinds of cool.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/dun...
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Staying Cool at the Dunhill Links Championship
On Robert MacIntyre and Dustin Johnson at the Dunhill Links Championship, where one player is maximizing his talent and the other is coasting on his.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/dunhill-links-robert-macintyre-dustin-johnson?utm_campaign=7069980-2025%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8kfMELDZQ5f9wnC9bOSw-pGpNj0Cm2NwmOXMdZlMjPrsLrNy0X25WU6TTZMkR5eU8GxPqj4T-kJFxwE0PlLMG3xemNBw&_hsmi=383791949&utm_content=383791949&utm_source=hs_email
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I had three final thoughts from the Ryder Cup, but No. 3 is probably the one that will linger. The fans who screamed vile stuff about Rory and his wife? In the Hall of Fame of Losers.
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2025 Ryder Cup Final Thoughts
Touching on what could have been for Justin Thomas, press conferences, who wasn't there for the United States, and the rowdy Bethpage fans.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/2025-ryder-cup-bethpage-usa-europe-final-thoughts
4 months ago
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The data people involved with the U.S. Ryder Cup team need to resign. Either they're being ignored or they're being outclassed. My latest for
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/usa...
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U.S. Ryder Cup Team Needs Major Change After Bethpage
After a rough showing for most of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, the United States team needs to make a major change to its operation to compete with Team Europe.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/usa-2025-ryder-cup-stats-keegan-bradley-decisions
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Fridays
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Shotgun Start flashback was amazing. Full support for
@kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social
curating these purely for opportunities to do silly accents
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Hey friends, I'm very excited to start a new gig today. Hope you'll follow along as I continue to tell stories with the awesome
@friedegggolf.bsky.social
team.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/kev...
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Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Fried Egg Golf
We're proud to announce the hiring of Fried Egg Golf's newest staff member, Kevin Van Valkenburg, who will serve as our Director of Content.
https://www.thefriedegg.com/articles/kevin-van-valkenburg-introduction?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaelt1agFBpPiFovTEoANqrt-_L_7p7OafbJ_N6lNGK8Ixw1UisGr9Sc6-a4Uw_aem_mgmq-FNPrMbJFwdO5J-ESg
4 months ago
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This is so wonderful and somehow hopeful in the face of despair.
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5 months ago
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Doubleday Books
6 months ago
We are honored and thrilled to share the cover of
@tomjunod.bsky.social
's upcoming memoir: IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN. Preorder your copy now:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/89092/...
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In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod: 9780375400391 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hi...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/89092/in-the-days-of-my-youth-i-was-told-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-by-tom-junod/
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Mina Kimes
6 months ago
New installment in Lenny’s Book Club: AMERICAN KINGS: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE QUARTERBACK by
@sethwickersham.bsky.social
. Can’t wait to read this. Preorder now:
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/789617...
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8 months ago
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8 months ago
The Ringer's Hollywood bureau chief
@alansiegella.bsky.social
has a new book out about The Simpsons that you need to buy right now. So many amazing nuggets about what the show owes to ('60s) Batman, the feud w/ Barbara (not just George) Bush, and more.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
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Stupid TV, Be More Funny
This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of The Simpsons combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the show’s creative team th...
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-siegel/stupid-tv-be-more-funny/9781538742860/?lens=twelve
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For this week's
@nolayingup.com
narrative podcast, I wrote a love letter to my local muni (but really, munis everywhere). Neil and Randy and I also have a fun discussion about what makes a great muni in the back half of the pod.
open.spotify.com/episode/1lv6...
8 months ago
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Selena Larson
8 months ago
Sometimes I’m just like everything is so dumb and stupid what is the point and then I see Big Bird in a Larry Bird jersey and it’s like wow the world is beautiful and worth fighting for
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For this week's
@nolayingup.com
narrative podcast, I wrote a love letter to my local muni (but really, munis everywhere). Neil and Randy and I also have a fun discussion about what makes a great muni in the back half of the pod.
open.spotify.com/episode/1lv6...
8 months ago
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Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio)
8 months ago
Finding out that the Winklevii aren't ball knowers
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Mina Kimes
8 months ago
Hello twitter emigres! If you are here, poking around, a bit confused—a lot of the football folks you know are already on this app! Smash the subscribe button on this starter pack and you’ll instantly have a timeline 👇
go.bsky.app/8RH6KbH
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People make smarmy jokes about Infinite Jest but man, so much of it turned out to be prescient.
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8 months ago
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Jacob Pomrenke
9 months ago
Now that the Black Sox players have been removed from MLB's permanently ineligible list after 104 years, here's the most accurate history we know on what really happened in the 1919 World Series, from SABR's Eight Myths Out:
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Andor has a real chance to stick the landing and be a Top 10 all-time show. Not even joking a little.
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9 months ago
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Lila Byock
9 months ago
This definition of corruption is so pedantic as to be nonsensical. Corruption is an umbrella category of which a bribe is a part.
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The Righteous Gemstones was closer to a documentary than it was to fiction.
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9 months ago
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Pigskin Books
9 months ago
📘 American Kings by @SethWickersham (Sept 9) Football book of the year? A deep dive into the most mythologized position in US sports: quarterback. From Unitas to Arch Manning, Wickersham explores the ambition, pressure, and price of chasing football royalty.
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9 months ago
On a lighter note, the Eagles fans who met at the Super Bowl parade got married and the Vows story is really quite sweet
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/s...
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egg price watcher
9 months ago
Me after watching Andor
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Kat Tenbarge
9 months ago
I think the suggestion that any kind of human-to-human interaction should be replaced with human-to-chatbot interaction should be scrutinized as a kind of moral rot. It’s antisocial ideology and should be treated as such
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Stressing over how many lawns I would have to mow to pay off this debt if this was my dad.
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9 months ago
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Steve Naventi
9 months ago
The only NFL Draft analysis you need.
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