{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/69897f9356f458a8515fbafd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"CHAOS IN PHOENIX - February 9th, 2026","description":"<p>A breakdown of the chaotic Sunday deadlock at the WM Phoenix Open, Scottie’s charge, and the lifetime ban handed out for paid heckling.</p><p><br></p><h3>THE MONGOLIAN REVERSAL</h3><ul><li>We unpack the madness at TPC Scottsdale, from Michael Thorbjornsen’s collapse on sixteen to Hideki Matsuyama’s near-disaster on eighteen. Despite skulling a bunker shot into the lip, Hideki finds himself deadlocked at 16-under with Chris Gotterup, who fired a final-round sixty-four.</li><li><strong>History Made:</strong>&nbsp;The final group featured the first-ever pairing of two Japanese stars, Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune.</li><li><strong>Fun Fact:</strong>&nbsp;The viral moment of the weekend wasn't a shot, but Bennett Scheffler perfectly mimicking his dad Scottie's signature head swivel.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>NO MORE NONSENSE</h3><ul><li>The PGA TOUR drops the hammer on YouTuber Jack Doherty, issuing a lifetime ban for paying a fan to heckle Mackenzie Hughes. We discuss the line between content creation and harassment, and why the players are celebrating the decision.</li><li><strong>Quote:</strong>&nbsp;Mackenzie Hughes on the incident: \"I didn't lose much sleep over it.\"</li><li><strong>Reaction:</strong>&nbsp;Michael Kim weighed in on social media, simply calling the prankster \"soft.\"</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Travis Kelce makes a young fan’s day • Si Woo Kim hugs Colt Knost mid-round • Phil Mickelson battles Brandel Chamblee on X</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}