Grammy winner Macklemore knows the right sounds when he hears them. So that crisp crack when the middle of his 5-iron hit his ball in late 2018 as he gave golf his attention for the first time was all it took. He was hooked. His ball though didn’t hook. Well at least not on that occasion. “I randomly played one day after Thanksgiving in 2018 and hit a 5-iron out of the sand and I hit it pure and I have been very addicted ever since. I just want that feeling,” the popular rapper said ahead of the AT&T Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge that precedes this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. “I love that feeling of hitting a great shot. I love hitting a green in regulation, piping a drive. I love even just the ups and downs, the humility that the game brings, the swing of emotion, the mental fortitude that it takes, the patience, the spiritual practice of accepting whatever you just did and letting it go, the exercise, the camaraderie. I truly love everything about the sport.” Between his incredible career and juggling life with two kids, Macklemore says he doesn’t get to play as often as he would like but he jumped at the chance to be part of Wednesday’s charity challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a forced change of this week’s TOUR event with the “Am” part of the Pro-Am missing. But in lieu of this and the traditional pre-tournament charity events the AT&T Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge stands to raise more than $1.6 million for Monterey Peninsula Foundation charities. The five-hole match play challenge will be broadcast on PGA TOUR LIVE and Golf Channel from 3-5 p.m. PT with three teams of two celebrities. Each team will represent charities in the community targeting basic necessities with Macklemore joining actor Alfonso Ribeiro on Team Food Insecurity. Team Health Equity consists of actress Kathryn Newton and former Miss America and Golf Advisor Lifestyle Correspondent Kira K. Dixon and Team Education Insecurity has NFL star wide-receiver Larry Fitzgerald and actor, comedian and all-around entertainer Bill Murray. Jim Nantz will serve as host while San Francisco 49er’s Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young will serve as official scorekeeper and Train’s Pat Monahan will treat viewers to a musical performance. “I’m excited. Last year I think I was on TV three or four times. Every shot counting and being televised is slightly nerve wracking. But we’re playing for some great causes and that’s what it’s all about, so we’re going to have fun,” Macklemore said. Macklemore and his work have long been associated with inclusion and equality. While not on the same scale as some of his bigger social pushes the artist hopes golf continues to open its doors to all walks of life. “The game is amazing. It’s not one of those sports that you can just pick up right away. It takes a little bit before you get that first dopamine hit of a great shot. But I think that in general we need more people playing. We need more accessibility. We need to really just open up the floodgates of kind of the old guard of what golf is and the exclusivity and make sure that all people can play, that courses are affordable, that equipment is readily available to those that need it, and we get youth out there enjoying this amazing sport,” he said. Last year Macklemore partnered with Lanto Griffin in the tournament proper but was unable to make the cut, a goal of his for future years when things return to normal. Despite being out of the mix the musician says the week only spurred on his love of the game. “It was incredible. It was a phenomenal experience, bucket list, completely terrifying. I had no idea how to hit an iron all of a sudden,” he laughed. “Shooting in the high 80s at home with some mild cheating with friends. Get down here, can’t improve your lie, you got to play it how it lands, man. That’s just a whole different sport. “All of a sudden I’m coming over the top. I’m slicing the ball. Jason Day’s trying to give me lessons on how to come from the inside. I don’t even speak that language. It was crazy. But it was literally Disneyland for a golfer like myself. I felt like I was a child, and this was the oasis and that’s exactly how it feels this year.”
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Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Adrian Otaegui | +1600 |
Thomas Pieters | +1800 |
Jordan Smith | +2000 |
Yannik Paul | +2000 |
Adrien DuMont De Chassart | +3000 |
Alex Fitzpatrick | +3000 |
Bernd Wiesberger | +3000 |
Richard Mansell | +3000 |
Antoine Rozner | +3500 |
Guido Migliozzi | +3500 |
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1st Round 3 Balls – J. De Bruyn / S. Broholt Lind / P. Figueiredo | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jannick De Bruyn | +120 |
Pedro Figueiredo | +190 |
Soren Broholt Lind | +240 |
1st Round 3 Balls – L. Grinberg / M. Jordan / K. Aphibarnrat | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | +110 |
Matthew Jordan | +135 |
Lev Grinberg | +400 |
1st Round 3 Balls – R. Cabrera Bello / T. Lawrence / M. Besard | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thriston Lawrence | +105 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | +220 |
Matthis Besard | +240 |
1st Round 3 Balls – D. Gavins / J. Weon Ko / J. Meyer De Beco | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jeong Weon Ko | -120 |
James Meyer De Beco | +190 |
Daniel Gavins | +375 |
1st Round 3 Balls – A. Cockerill / A. Hidalgo / M. Kinhult | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Cockerill | +150 |
Angel Hidalgo | +175 |
Marcus Kinhult | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – Y. Paul / S. Forsstrom / Z. Lombard | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Yannik Paul | +120 |
Zander Lombard | +180 |
Simon Forsstrom | +250 |
1st Round 3 Balls – G. Green / A. De Bondt / J. Guerrier | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Julien Guerrier | +120 |
Gavin Green | +125 |
Alan De Bondt | +425 |
1st Round 3 Balls – G. Migliozzi / D. Frittelli / D. Van Driel | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Guido Migliozzi | +130 |
Darius Van Driel | +135 |
Dylan Frittelli | +320 |
1st Round 3 Balls – N. Colsaerts / E. Molinari / M. Siem | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Marcel Siem | +130 |
Edoardo Molinari | +160 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | +260 |
1st Round 3 Balls – H. Long / J. Morrison / F. Zanotti | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Fabrizio Zanotti | +130 |
James Morrison | +150 |
Hurly Long | +280 |
1st Round 3 Balls – A. Arnaus / B. Wiesberger / M. Penge | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Bernd Wiesberger | +100 |
Marco Penge | +210 |
Adri Arnaus | +260 |
1st Round 3 Balls – J. Schaper / A. Pavan / I. Cantero | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jayden Schaper | +150 |
Ivan Cantero | +160 |
Andrea Pavan | +220 |
1st Round 3 Balls – J. Dean / F. Schott / R. Gouveia | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Freddy Schott | +145 |
Joe Dean | +185 |
Ricardo Gouveia | +190 |
1st Round 3 Balls – A. Wu / D. Bradbury / N. Bachem | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dan Bradbury | +130 |
Ashun Wu | +185 |
Nick Bachem | +220 |
1st Round 3 Balls – F. Celli / J. Davidson / A. Saddier | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adrien Saddier | +145 |
Filippo Celli | +185 |
Jack Davidson | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – J. Luiten / J. Gumberg / M. Kawamura | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Joost Luiten | +115 |
Masahiro Kawamura | +160 |
Jordan Gumberg | +320 |
1st Round 3 Balls – J. Winther / L. Canter / D. Whitnell | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Laurie Canter | +125 |
Jeff Winther | +175 |
Dale Whitnell | +250 |
1st Round 3 Balls – M. Kieffer / L. De Jager / M. Korhonen | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Louis De Jager | +170 |
Mikko Korhonen | +170 |
Maximilian Kieffer | +190 |
1st Round 3 Balls – D. Ravette / R. Paratore / T. Lewis | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Ravetto | +140 |
Renato Paratore | +190 |
Tom Lewis | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – C. Hanna / J. Harding / S. Kjeldsen | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chase Hanna | +130 |
Soren Kjeldsen | +135 |
Justin Harding | +320 |
1st Round 3 Balls – Y. Van Doren / J. Girrbach / S. Jones | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Joel Girrbach | -140 |
Sam Jones | +230 |
Yente Van Doren | +325 |
1st Round 3 Balls – A. Blomme / E. Kofstad / M. Rottluff | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Maximilian Rottluff | +150 |
Espen Kofstad | +170 |
Adam Blomme | +210 |
1st Round 3 Balls – F. Kennedy / S. Friedrichsen / W. Enefer | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Will Enefer | +170 |
Frank Kennedy | +180 |
Sebastian Friedrichsen | +180 |
1st Round 3 Balls – C. Mivis / J. Prinsloo / J. Donaldson | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jamie Donaldson | +120 |
Jaco Prinsloo | +170 |
Christopher Mivis | +275 |
1st Round 3 Balls – J. Tollenaire / G. Porteous / J. Dantorp | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jens Dantorp | +115 |
Garrick Porteous | +150 |
Jarno Tollenaire | +325 |
1st Round 3 Balls – S. Gallacher / M. Armitage / M. Elvira | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Manuel Elvira | +110 |
Marcus Armitage | +150 |
Stephen Gallacher | +350 |
1st Round 3 Balls – R. Mansell / A. Sullivan ?C. Jarvis | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Richard Mansell | +140 |
Andy Sullivan | +170 |
Casey Jarvis | +220 |
1st Round 3 Balls – T. Pieters / P. Larrazabal / A. Fitzpatrick | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Pieters | +135 |
Alex Fitzpatrick | +175 |
Pablo Larrazabal | +220 |
1st Round 3 Balls – B. Stone / S. Jamieson / M. Baldwin | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Scott Jamieson | +150 |
Brandon Stone | +170 |
Matthew Baldwin | +210 |
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Tim Widing | +2000 |
Vincent Whaley | +2500 |
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Trent Phillips | +3000 |
Frankie Capan III | +3500 |
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Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
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KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Steve Stricker | +400 |
Stewart Cink | +650 |
Richard Bland | +700 |
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Jerry Kelly | +1600 |
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Bernhard Langer | +2200 |
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Charles Schwab Challenge | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +280 |
Collin Morikawa | +1200 |
Jordan Spieth | +2000 |
Max Homa | +2000 |
Tony Finau | +2500 |
Harris English | +3000 |
Brian Harman | +3500 |
Tom Hoge | +3500 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +4000 |
Keegan Bradley | +4000 |
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1st Round 3 Balls – L. Donald / C. Syme / S. Bairstow | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Conor Syme | +145 |
Sam Bairstow | +160 |
Luke Donald | +230 |
1st Round 3 Balls – D. Law / A. Levy / M. Helligkilde | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alexander Levy | +145 |
Marcus Helligkilde | +175 |
David Law | +210 |
Tournament 3 Balls – H. English / T. Finau / J. Spieth | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | +165 |
Tony Finau | +175 |
Harris English | +180 |
Tournament 3 Balls – B. Harman / S.W. Kim / C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brian Harman | +170 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +175 |
Si Woo Kim | +175 |
Tournament 3 Balls – T. Hoge / M.W. Lee / D. McCarthy | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Denny McCarthy | +175 |
Min Woo Lee | +175 |
Tom Hoge | +175 |
Tournament 3 Balls – S. Im / B. Horschel / A. Putnam | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | +170 |
Sungjae Im | +170 |
Andrew Putnam | +180 |
Tournament 3 Balls – S. Scheffler / C. Morikawa / M. Homa | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -155 |
Collin Morikawa | +230 |
Max Homa | +400 |
Tournament Match-Up – B. Horschel vs D. Berger | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | -200 |
Daniel Berger | +150 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Kirk vs H. English | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | -165 |
Chris Kirk | +125 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Finau vs S. Kim | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | -120 |
Si Woo Kim | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – D. McCarthy vs T. Hoge | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Denny McCarthy | -115 |
Tom Hoge | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Lee vs S. Im | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | -115 |
Sungjae Im | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Morikawa vs S. Scheffler | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -275 |
Collin Morikawa | +200 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Bezuidenhout vs K. Mitchell | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -175 |
Keith Mitchell | +135 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Rai vs T. Moore | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Moore | -120 |
Aaron Rai | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Spieth vs M. Homa | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -115 |
Max Homa | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Scott vs J. Rose | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Rose | -120 |
Adam Scott | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – B. Harman vs S. Straka | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Brian Harman | -135 |
Sepp Straka | +105 |
1st Round 3 Balls – A. Dumont De Chassart / M. Manassero / A. Oteagui | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adrian Otaegui | +110 |
Adrien DuMont De Chassart | +210 |
Matteo Manassero | +240 |
1st Round 3 Balls – P. Waring / N. Norgaard / J. Scrivener | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Waring | +145 |
Niklas Norgaard | +185 |
Jason Scrivener | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – M. Schneider / M. Southgate / G. Forrest | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Marcel Schneider | +150 |
Matthew Southgate | +175 |
Grant Forrest | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – J. Smith / D. Hillier / R. Langasque | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Smith | +115 |
Romain Langasque | +200 |
Daniel Hillier | +240 |
1st Round 3 Balls – R. Ramsay / A. Rozner / J. Veerman | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Antoine Rozner | +160 |
Johannes Veerman | +170 |
Richie Ramsay | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – L. Nemecz / D. Huizing / T. Vailant | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Daan Huizing | +145 |
Tom Vaillant | +180 |
Lukas Nemecz | +200 |
1st Round 3 Balls – M. Schwab / T. Clements / E. Pepperell | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matthias Schwab | +130 |
Eddie Pepperell | +175 |
Todd Clements | +240 |
1st Round 3 Balls – S. Sharma / G. Wiebe / N. Elvira | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nacho Elvira | +125 |
Shubankar Sharma | +130 |
Gunner Wiebe | +375 |
1st Round 3 Balls – D. Fichardt / OM. Prakash Chouhan / H. Barron | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Darren Fichardt | +110 |
Haydn Barron | +170 |
Om Prakash Chouhan | +300 |
1st Round 3 Balls – R. Fisher / J. Brun / S. Tarrio | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Santiago Tarrio | +140 |
Julien Brun | +170 |
Ross Fisher | +220 |
1st Round 3 Balls – S. Garcia / B. Rusch / A. Wilson | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Wilson | +130 |
Sebastian Garcia | +180 |
Benjamin Rusch | +230 |
1st Round 3 Balls – S. Crocker / D. Brown / C. Hill | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Calum Hill | +175 |
Daniel Brown | +175 |
Sean Crocker | +175 |
1st Round 3 Balls – C. Purcell / L. Ruuska / J. Nicholas | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Conor Purcell | +125 |
James Nicholas | +160 |
Lauri Ruuska | +275 |
1st Round 3 Balls – K. Ulenaers / A. Del Rey / F. Lacroix | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Frederic Lacroix | -105 |
Alejandro Del Rey | +135 |
Kristof Ulenaers | +500 |
1st Round 3 Balls – N. Von Dellingshausen / A. Garcia-Heredia / R. Enoch | |
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia | +140 |
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen | +170 |
Rhys Enoch | +225 |
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Type: Rory McIlroy Next Girlfriend – Status: OPEN | |
Amanda Balionis | +100 |
Paige Spiranac | +800 |
Natalie Gulbis | +1200 |
Nelly Korda | +1600 |
Sandra Gal | +2000 |
Anastasia Detiuc | +2500 |
Cheyenne Woods | +2500 |
Iona Stephen | +2500 |
Jessica Korda | +2500 |
Paula Creamer | +2500 |
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US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Xander Schauffele | +1200 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Viktor Hovland | +1600 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1800 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2800 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Xander Schauffele | +1400 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Viktor Hovland | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +175 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |