Brooks Koepka, a four-time major winner and the world’s 11th-ranked golfer, hasn’t been at his best this season, missing the cut in four of his last seven events including the Masters Tournament held earlier this month. The 30-year-old played Augusta at much less than full strength, toughing it out despite undergoing knee surgery just three weeks earlier.
But even in his injury-diminished state, Koepka is still confident he’d have no trouble annihilating Barstool boss Dave Portnoy (best known for his prolific pizza consumption and strong takes on the GameStop Short Squeeze), wagering $250,000 he could beat El Pres golfing left-handed.
Koepka, a recurring guest on Barstool’s popular Pardon My Take podcast, made an appearance in Portnoy’s Twitter mentions Thursday, commenting on an autographed plaque from the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills, which Koepka won for his second career major. Portnoy countered Koepka’s wisecrack with one of his own, making the delusional claim he actually posted a lower score on the same course.
Pres is likely referring to the -3 67 he carded at Shinnecock three years ago, which in no way reflects how he actually played (his score was inflated by the help of unlimited mulligans). No stranger to shameless publicity stunts (remember, this is the man who once paid Jose Canseco over $1 million for a fight that lasted roughly five seconds), Portnoy quickly took Koepka up on his offer, then pounded his chest with a series of taunting tweets, striking the tone of a wrestler cutting a promo for WWE.
It’s unclear when or where this proposed showdown will commence, but knowing the Barstool founder’s MO, Portnoy will milk his 18 holes with Koepka for all they’re worth.
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