Ryan Ballengee

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Bob and Brian are joined by @RyanBallengee from @GolfNewsNet as they get his thoughts on the news around golf: https://t.co/dh9Elh3ODe

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You gotta pay the Troll Toll.

[TGL @TGL]

🚨 NEW HOLE DESIGN JUST DROPPED 🚨

The Last Toll | Par 3 | 241 yds

In a world that fell apart, this bridge still decides who gets through.

Designed by Gil Hanse, The Last Toll asks for courage under the truss, touch over the road, or craft around the towers. There’s no toll booth here—the only toll players will pay will be in choosing trajectory and shot shape, plus holding their nerve.

Playing as long as 241 yards, teams will be asked to either hit a high fade over the broken road, a draw around the bridge towers, or a low shot to thread the needle under or through the mayhem.

Which leaves the final question... how will you pay the toll?

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@JoshZerkle It's tough sledding these days. The Tour has a game, but some buddies complain about the site. I've kinda been thinking of trying to come up with my own, without the betting aspect.

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@LyingFour Are we sure it's that Jericho?

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Truly dark day for the sport.

[Eric Patterson @EPatGolf]

RIP to this big, beautiful cock

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Congrats to @SProctorGolf on winning the USGA's Herbert Warren Wind award for the best golf book of the year, Matchless! Awesome honor.

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@TheQuarterZip That dude is probably 29 and looks 48

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@RobertDDamron @TwoGlovesGolf @willhaskett I like the way you think

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The Bridgestone VS Black may be the most impressive golf ball I've played in a long, long time. It's a step up.

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@TwoGlovesGolf I'll have to give them a go, I haven't tried the new ones

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@jplocic @bridgestonegolf They do a great job seeding with media

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@don10190878 There's an embargo on the ball details, and I think it's until Jan 20, so I'm assuming around that time

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@ccaseny 69 at Argyle Country Club

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@TwoGlovesGolf The Chrome Tours are solid

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@TheModelManiac About 170 ball speed normally, but a little lower today. A little extra pop off the driver, a little extra spin with the short irons and really good green side control. All around strong.

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I had a buddy play the Blue today, and he was very complimentary. Definitely more pop off the tee for me in the Black and no loss of green side spin. I tried a few skippers today and they performed just as I would have hoped. If anything, a tiny bit spinny on a few short iron shots.

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@jamierkennedy @willhaskett I had my one shot, so I'd happily loop for you and tell you where to avoid

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@willhaskett @jamierkennedy I definitely didn't play it at tour length, but 3 seemed mildly getable and 9 seemed very pin-dependent

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@acaseofthegolf1 They gotta come up with a time limit to use the one-time exemptions. By age 52 or something.