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David Morland IV shoots 61 to take Hoag Classic lead
Monday qualifier David Morland IV shot a 10-under 61 on Friday at Newport Beach Country Club to take a two-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions' Hoag Classic
Hatton, Kang share lead on a tough day at Bay Hill
Tyrrell Hatton and Sung Kang shared the lead after two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Tiger still not ready, will miss The Players Championship
Tiger Woods remains out of golf as the Masters nears
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Jason Day out again with back injury
Jason Day can't escape back problems. The former No. 1 player in the world withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the second straight year
Lucy Li’s professional debut was less than stellar
Lucy Li, once a child prodigy, is now a professional golfer. The 17-year-old played her first Symetra Tour round in Florida and shot a 75
Kenya Open on European Tour postponed due to virus concerns
The European Tour is losing another tournament this year because of the new coronavirus
Golf’s famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open uprooted by wind
A tree famous in pro golf for appearing overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open has met its end
Ohio State fan holds up “Nice” sign for 69th point, ESPN announcer calls it perfectly
Much like the “crying Jordan” meme, the “69… nice” joke is one that always plays on social media. That's the best thing you can say about a good Twitter joke, that it works every time, because there are a lot of recycled jokes people overuse that need to be taken out back and shot. But “69… nice” always “slaps,” as the kids say.
The gag has reached a point where play-by-play guys have no problem alluding to it on sports broadcasts. This past October, SEC Network's Tom Hart expertly used the joke after a 69-yard touchdown run by Ole Miss running back Jerrion Ealy. For those who missed:
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What made this so perfect was that while Hart may have planned it for a long time, he still needed a 69-yard touchdown to happen at some point. When and if it does, you have to time it right and make sure the delivery is on point and not forced. Hart's call checked all of these boxes, making him an instant legend.
But he offic..