Michael Collins

That guy who looks like that guy who does that thing.

[Michael Collins @ESPNCaddie]

OFFICIAL TRAILER!
Caddie & The Kid with Ken Griffey Jr. and Michael Collins | Arizona Golf... https://t.co/oRNrYNA4BC via @YouTube
Coming this Thursday. 🤯😂🤣

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

"What I'm most proud of is that my career lasted long enough for me to see little girls grow up watching @SportsCenter, enter this business & succeed in it."

After hosting 5,500+ editions of SC, legendary anchor @lindacohn is retiring from ESPN June 30

🔗https://t.co/mQlS2Eq07S

[Boo @IzaBooboo]

Ok, but

[Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369]

I'm launching a website called OlderFans where I post today's injury and the wildly normal thing that caused it

[U.S. Open @usopengolf]

Hole locations for Round 4 of the 126th U.S. Open.

[CJ Fogler 🫡 @cjzero]

Rory McIlroy hitting from the Windows XP default wallpaper

[MYGOLFSPY @MyGolfSpy]

Pebble Beach caddies just voted 180-56 to unionize.

At one of the most iconic golf properties on earth, the guys carrying the bags are basically saying:

“We love the job. We’d also like a say in how the job works.”

Hard to argue with that

Crack a cold one, and read what happened: https://t.co/VrJE1R1h5C

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America.
Everything is free, enormous, air conditioned, comes with chips, and has five grocery stores within a mile that will sell you any cut of any animal you have ever imagined.

Write that down. 🦋

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

He is NOT the best golfer in the world.

But he may be the best interview.

A 3-minute highlight of Harry Higgs U.S. Open press conference.

[PGA TOUR Communications @PGATOURComms]

Hole locations for the third round of the U.S. Open

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇵🇹 Portugal fans stayed behind after the match in Houston stadium area to clean up their section.

Japan set the standard and now everyone else is trying to catch up.

Writer: Julie

[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

Xander Schauffele never finishing outside the Top 15 at a U.S. Open in nine appearances is genuinely one of the most under-appreciated streaks in golf.

[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

Folks, the @fried_egg_golf Live Blog would like to endorse smoking on golf courses. Just not by me. Thank you for your attention to this matter. https://t.co/K28b9KRnpg

[Michael Collins @ESPNCaddie]

2 hour fog delay but WE ARE BACK GOLFING @usopengolf

[Range @range_finance]

The U.S. Open winner takes home $4,300,000 this week at Shinnecock Hills. But the headline number is never the take-home number.

Our partner @Mike_kim714 — one of the most refreshingly honest voices in pro golf — has openly shared the real math behind a Tour pro's earnings. We turned his numbers into a clear breakdown:

- ~10% of the winner's check goes to the caddie
- Federal + state income tax takes ~32%
- A top-50 pro effectively runs a small business — caddie, coaching, travel, physio can top $1M/year
- On a $5M season, take-home lands around $2.4M

And because pros pay income tax in every state they play, where you win matters: the same check can carry a ~$478K swing between a California and a Florida event.

A good reminder for any high earner — athlete or not: what you keep matters more than what you make.

Good luck at Shinnecock, Michael. 👏

—
Michael Kim is a paid partner of Range. Shared for educational purposes; not tax or investment advice.

#USOpen #WealthManagement #Golf

[PGA TOUR Communications @PGATOURComms]

Hole locations for the first round of the U.S. Open

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

James Nicholas is hitting the opening tee shot at at Shinnecock tomorrow morning at 6:35. I asked him tonight what time he was getting up.

[Golf Digest @GolfDigest]

A new level of smack talk has been reached. 😂

More: https://t.co/cEPMLhm9O0

[The R&A @RandA]

The R&A, USGA, PGA Tour and DP World Tour today issued a joint statement regarding distance in the sport.

[Michael Collins @ESPNCaddie]

His caddie nickname… Radio

[Lew Klein @lewpy]

@UnSportsESPN @ESPNCaddie Reminder Patty, all "great" caddies are called by their nickname. Fluff, Bones, etc. Is M Kim calling you "Patty" going forward? I think he has to.

[Michael Collins @ESPNCaddie]

Sneaky smart bunker raking move!👏🏽👊🏽