The legend of NBA nice Michael Jordan goes far past the basketball courtroom, extending all the best way outdoors to a few of the finest golf programs in America. And Jordan the golfer is quite a bit like Jordan the baller: hyper-competitive, stuffed with trash speak and nearly allergic to anybody getting the perfect of him.
So if you end up in a golf match with Jordan, it’s finest to keep away from flexing on the sports activities nice, or be ready to get knocked down a notch in case you strive.
That’s the lesson GOLF Subpar co-host Colt Knost offered to golf followers on the newest episode of the podcast, when he regaled Monte Montgomery, basic supervisor of Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek Golf Course, and fellow host Drew Stoltz with a basic Jordan story that occurred on the ritzy Vegas course (which got here in 14th in GOLF’s current Prime 100 Programs You Can Play within the U.S. rating).
How a lot cash is thrown round at Shadow Creek? Right here’s 1 instance
Knost’s story is about at a current Shadow Creek member-guest occasion, the place Knost witnessed a pal, whose title he doesn’t disclose, attempt to “flex” on Jordan, solely to attract some return fireplace from the Chicago Bulls legend.
“We get paired with MJ and Ben Herman… and this man, you recognize he’s performing all cock-in-the-walk and all this, marks his ball with a $25,000 chip,” Knost begins.
Jordan was fast to note the nameless pal’s daring transfer, so he determined to one-up him together with his personal prize from an area on line casino.
“MJ sees it and throws a bit of $100,000 chip behind his ball, and he goes, ‘Cute no matter your title is.’”
Unable to withstand, Knost then determined to leap into the fray together with his personal joke for Jordan, saying, “M, in case you hold dropping them $100,000 chips behind your ball I’m going to take one.”
It didn’t take lengthy for Jordan’s comeback to reach.
“That’s superb fats boy,” Jordan informed Knost. “I’ve received 17 extra of them within the room.”
Take a look at the video above to observe Knost inform his story together with another nice anecdotes about Jordan. You possibly can take heed to the complete episode right here, or watch it on YouTube right here.
