⛳️ Quick Recap: Houston Open

Plus: The Only Swing Tip You'll Ever Need (Ben Hogan)

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Josey Orr
April 01, 2024

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Good Morning! Welcome to Shanks. Great news: The Masters is next week and we promise there’s not a single stupid April Fools joke in here either.

  • Quick Recap: The Houston Open

  • Guy Builds His Own Course For 250k

  • The Only Swing Tip You’ll Ever Need (Ben Hogan)

  • Shots Heard Round The World

  • Thing We’d Buy If We Weren’t Broke

Quick Recap: The Houston Open

Jaeger Holds Off Scheffler

“I’m going to try to beat his brains out this weekend.”

That’s what Stephen Jaeger said to the media on Friday after the second round.

He was talking about world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

To be clear, he wasn’t talking smack, the comment was actually made after he spent a good amount of time publicly admiring Scottie’s golf game. Then he ended his commentary with the above quote.

Gotta respect the competitive spirit, right?

Of course, he didn’t know at the time that his first tour victory would come down to a miss by Scottie on the 72nd hole.

Speaking of the 18th, Scottie had some issues there this week and they ended up being the difference in the tournament.

First he had that terrible 3-putt double bogey on Friday and then he missed this 7 footer to force a playoff on Sunday.

As Brandel Chamblee said about 300 times on the broadcast, he just never stepped up and took command of the golf tournament.

Jaeger’s even-par back nine was enough to hold him off and nab his first win.

Scottie Fails, Nelly Succeeds

While Scottie couldn’t hang on for three in a row, Nelly Korda did.

She shot 65 on Sunday en route to her third straight LPGA victory. She’s the women’s world number one for a reason.

She’s got one of the most admirable, smooth, consistent swings you’ll ever see.

Shanks Picks Recap 2024

Stephen Jaeger was our top ten pick, which obviously cashed at +360.

Outright Picks: 0-12

Top Five: 3-9

Top Ten: 4-8

Top Twenty: 2-10

Longshot: 1-12

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Guy Builds Course For 250k

Yep, an incredible par three course, in Northern Michigan, built for a quarter of a million dollars.

You can view the original Reddit post here.

This course is now the Short Course at Manistee National Golf Resort. 

The Only Swing Tip You’ll Ever Need

Seriously, this is poetry in motion.

Shots Heard Round The World

Thing We’d Buy If We Weren’t Broke

The one thing everyone seems to say about NB Golf shoes?

They’re comfortable!

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That’s all folks! See you Wednesday with some picks for The Valero.