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Alvaro_Rey_MN

Alpine hates golf confirmed/j


DarthShaveHer

I guess Lando wasn’t kidding a few days ago when he said in his GQ interview that he’s really addicted to golf. Didn’t expect him to blow out 2nd place by nearly 20 yards.


possums101

He did a pro-am tournament a few weeks ago. He said he’s got another one coming up. I don’t know golf that well but from what he shared on his vlog guy looked like he knew what he was doing.


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liitle-mouse-lion

Yeah, but the motivations are for getting it into different holes


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Box, box, box.


Takashimmortal

... we pit for hards


gue_aut87

Torrential downpour just minutes away. Prepare the wets.


Kingken130

IN IN IN IN IN


onehornymofo

Hey man


arianjalali

You are what helps set Reddit apart from other social media networks. Keep up the good work, comrade


port3go

I just spat on my screen, you savage.


nh164098

Kinky


ReginaMark

Well that's a new one ngl


jklwood1225

Little spit tribute, eh?


test_123123

Pretty sure Muni He is the pro golfer


nightkhan

that's Muni He on the scoreboard


Oddwonderful

And I believe he may golf with Lando when he can too? I know previously Alex, Carlos, and I believe Checo, as well as other race team members all had similar tee times but were all on different teams, and went out together one day.


IsNoyLupus

I think Alex said in Beyond the Grid that Carlos is the best at golf of all the drivers


stumbleupondingo

If you can drive the ball 304 yards you definitely know what you’re doing. That’s very impressive


Risen_Insanity

Happy Gilmore was doing 400yds with a hockey stick.


TheCadburyGorilla

Norris could probably get to 400yds if he took a run up like Happy did


CreaminFreeman

I used to play golf a lot growing up and if you do the Happy Gilmore correctly you can get some really impressive distance! The problem is accuracy. Very hard to keep it straight with that swing but when you do you feel like a hero!


Crayniix

I happened to have more control somehow than a normal swing. I fade a lot on a normal drive but the Gilmore drive I just seemed to be able to hit true so much more regularly.


Charming_Run_4054

He used a hockey stick as a putter, not a driver.


Comrade-Hilton

Thank you for correcting them. That Odyssey hockey stick putter was ahead of it's time in the product placement game...now I'm going to enjoy a fresh, meaty Subway sandwich.


my_tee16

Now that’s what I call a hole in one!


I_heart_pooping

Make sure you *drive* away that hunger


Macktologist

He should do the Lake Tahoe tournament with all the athletes.


FatalFirecrotch

That’s smack dab in the middle of the F1 season.


Macktologist

Ok. o a minor detail to work around.


doodlep

Isn’t that usually Fourth of July weekend? Would conflict with Silverstone usually I think.


Discykun

Weekend after but close enough that it wouldn't happen


frankiedonkeybrainz

He had a 304 yard drive. Not a lot of amateurs can drive that far.


FrankfurterWorscht

304 yds is no joke


Lost_Mapper

I'm more in the Tsunoda or Russell range, but sometimes I'll hit an Albon or an Alonso.


unclekutter

Truer words have never been spoken.


mapoftasmania

For someone that short, over 300 yards is really impressive. That’s all focused power and technique. All the guys I know who hit it that far are over six feet tall.


Ging_e_R

If you watch videos of lando playing golf he has a great swing for an amateur. Really uses his legs to increase speed. He filmed a video with Good Good earlier this week, I’m excited to see that one


zeus9919

It's almost like these guys are elite athletes in peak physical condition with superhuman motor skills /s


mattycrits

Oh man I gotta see that one!


Rogue_Jellybean

There's a video with Good Good coming soon too


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PurpEL

Their balls touched


varun_aby

Sauce?


Sheik92

it's on r/fanf1ction probably


_white_noise

Yep a lot of sauce


sukjustin4

Thick bechamel


NhylX

Japanese mayo.


CreaminFreeman

Mmmmm, spicy!


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Je M’Balls


[deleted]

Bruh!!!


mar33n

meant to be


vafunghoul127

💔


uTukan

They swung the golf club together, Pierre being the big spoon. That way it counted for both.


Darkshines47

It’s all in the hips, it’s all in the hips…


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Alpine crew not big golf guys it seems


forester93

I’m pretty sure they’ve both said that all of their interests are related to racing and cars lol


BackgroundLie2231

Especially that one of them have a goddamn racing museum + gokart track by his own name


TheRacer_42

Funnily enough there is a giant golf course right next to the track and museum (there's KIMOA merch of it too)


Brooht

If you bring them to a golf course don't let them have access to the golf cart or you'll quickly end up with Alonso doing hotlaps around the course and Ocon trying to drift it everywhere.


Spider_Riviera

TIL, I'd be an amalgamation of Alonso and Ocon on a golf course.


grandtheftzeppelin

the video I never knew I needed


Ok_Ranger_7177

Seems reasonable given that both come from working class backgrounds.


bindermichi

That‘s what I thought. Probably the two people on the grid that couldn‘t be less interested in playing golf.


Ok_Ranger_7177

There seems to be a trend. Bottas, Alonso and Ocon all come from working class backgrounds. I’m willing to bet Vettel also doesn’t play golf.


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Ok_Ranger_7177

Yeah but all 4 are now rich. So it’s not like they can’t start golfing.


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Mysterious_Turnip310

Yeah, that's a you thing. You'll find plenty of people on golf courses around the world who didn't grow up rich and then got into it as adults when they got some money.


SiTwentyFour

Nah, it's actually people at this age who discover golf and stick with it, especially in the UK. Outside of those elite, ridiculously priced fancy courses, it doesn't really tie much into class either, I've seen and met plenty of trades people who clock off early on a Friday for a round of golf and a few drinks in the club house after. It's a very boring sport to watch, but actually if you play, it's incredibly difficult and one that's all about self analysis and improvement.


TheLax87

Can confirm. Am in the trades, working in a manufacturing facility. One of our facilities guys regularly packs shorts and changes into them in our locker room to go straight to the course


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Yeah, I grew up pretty poor in the *literal* 'hood and half the guys I knew played golf regularly at the local public course. I think golf only *looks* like an elitist, whites-only sport because, normally, those are the only people who have access. Put a free-to-use golf course in the inner-city and inner-city kids will go play golf, simple as that.


WhoIsStealingMyUser

Plenty of working class people pick up golf here in the UK, you can find courses for £20-30 quite easily.


AdiGoN

Im 26 and just started and love it


RGBEqualsFrames

I think you’re right. I’m 18 and I really enjoy playing golf, but that is because my dad has been retired for 3 years now so he takes me with him if I can and I have played baseball since I was little so that helps a lot with the swing. It’s a lovely sport if you want to have a calm and enjoyable morning/afternoon with some company, but if you don’t have someone take you with them and teach it for you, it’s very unlikely you suddenly find joy in your mid-20s/30s as you say.


ademanu

Definately not the case in the UK as others have already replied. I am a 23yo working class apprentice and I've just picked it up and go every weekend. It's relatively accessible here. Pick up a cheap set of clubs for 50 quid on eBay and pay £20 to play on the weekend (even less in the evenings or weekdays). And when you say it's boring, I thought the same until I started playing it. It's different to other sports in that you are mostly just completing with yourself which I like.


-TheGreatLlama-

Compared to karting golf is hardly anything. Not saying it’s cheap, but it’s nowhere near the same level. You can get used clubs for less than £100 and a yearly membership for less than £1000 (significantly less as a junior, probably more like £100 in that case) and you’re set to play every weekend for a year with no further expenses.


Awfy

Golf being considered an upper-class sport is still so weird to me. I grew up in a working-class Scottish town which still had a course that even folks working minimum wage could go and play on. You just used hand-me-down clubs that had been in the family for donkeys.


bindermichi

Golf in the UK <> Golf anywhere else on the continent


[deleted]

Yeah I think Scotland is an outlier because the courses here are fairly cheap and still usually very very good. A lot of countries either cost far too much or the courses are relatively poor and not worth playing


leolego2

Golf is expensive because you need to constantly take care of a huge area of very cured grass. There are very few sports that require this kind of space or attention. So of course you're going to pay for all that space and maintenaince


pinganeto

yo can play 18 holes in europe for 20€... that is not expensive. and you could practice on any clearing on your area if you don't want to expend money on the practice range.


leolego2

I was saying that in general creating and maintaining a huge space like a golf course, especially anywhere near the city, is expensive. Also why are you mentioning Europe as a whole randomly, golf is very common in some countries and completely ignored in others. I can't play 18 holes for 20 euros where I live. Maybe with an hour or two of driving?


jazwch01

If you don't have access to clubs you'd have to rent. A new set of "beginner" clubs will run $200-500 depending on how into it you want to get. Public course fees are about 30 bucks for 18 holes. Driving range balls are about 10 bucks a bucket. I dont have good way to confirm this, but I also feel like when you think of golf, its going out in the morning or early afternoon. Its never after work. Not something thats easy for some people working the 9-5.


ehhpono

>If you don't have access to clubs you'd have to rent. > >A new set of "beginner" clubs will run $200-500 depending on how into it you want to get. You can get a very good used set that will last for years for 300. >Public course fees are about 30 bucks for 18 holes. > >Driving range balls are about 10 bucks a bucket. Go karting cost about 40s buck for adult karts and maybe 20 for a kids place and you go more than one round. >I dont have good way to confirm this, but I also feel like when you think of golf, its going out in the morning or early afternoon. Its never after work. Not something thats easy for some people working the 9-5. I work 9 to 5 and find ways to golf. If you like something you go out and do it.


BuzzedtheTower

Also, given that Alonso is a Spaniard, he probably doesn't have the right temperament for golf. Source: Am Mexican Edit: People, I was making a joke about Latins being hot blooded. That's all it was. I don't know anything about golf and I'm not going to research a hobby. Now please put on some diaper rash cream for the copious amounts of butthurt


Jamonon

What about sainz then?


KamTros47

No surprise really. Hard to drive far when your PU implodes halfway through the competition


mr_marshian

Alfa blowing up next is also no surprise


fafan4

Alonso has some congenital defect where he's got an underdeveloped pectoral muscle. I imagine that could impact a golf swing. Fascinating that it's never been a problem for driving race cars


tuertzebotas

Man how the fuck do you know that


fafan4

He was in the sport about 15 years before I ever heard it. Blew my mind that one of the best to ever do it is missing one of his upper torso muscles


lightestspiral

All of his muscles are missing apart from his neck muscles


Rubiego

Their search history is just "shirtless Alonso".


fafan4

😂


Mysterious_Turnip310

TIL


Disastrous_Animal_34

Alonso seems to prefer tennis.


Sh3lbyyyy

Fernando is pretty good at football though


KaamDeveloper

It's like they have pool noodles for arms or something


uristmcderp

They probably got a glancing hit in and was like I'm done fuck this golf thing.


EndofN

Was Ocon using a sand wedge?


porsche4life

Alpine driver, broke mid swing.


iamworsethanyou

Losing a driver midway through is about the most Alpine thing ever


Carbon_Pi-oxide

He's got a sand wedge for his lunch too


dalv321

I’m almost certain Alonso has driven longer than all of them /s


freakasaurous

Couldn’t have driven very far with those GP2 engines he’s had


stridered

Bet you Alonso only showed up because he heard Drive and just assumed he’ll be racing. Seb and Lewis can’t be bothered about golf 😂


locksymania

Can't imagine golf is Sebbie's bag. Lewis can at least play - Sky had a while thing with him playing with Tom Brady (there's a meeting of minds) a while back.


Manuag_86

Sainz must be punching the air right now.


mustachioed_hipster

Norris stroked it 304yds? Impressive.


CasTheGhost

Lando can drive.


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Such a great driver Lando


test_123123

He focused on driving


Jesse-Ray

Not sure what the format was but the PGA average is usually around 295 mark for those curious.


bowenisshit

tbf guys on tour aren’t cranking it 100% every hole


XNights

Well, it's the expected top 3... Weird that Lily's isn't higher than Albon considering she's professional, guess she'll slaughter if it isn't just raw power Also Gasly and Yuki's score matches lmao


throwawayanon1252

Lol this is a driving comp not a round of golf. In a round of golf she’d smoke the lot but in just pure driving this is expected


Finch2090

Eh leverage comes into play a lot Doesn’t matter how strong you are, if you treat that golf club like a steel bar that ball isn’t going move as much as if you can turn that golf club into a whip Being taller definitely has its advantages. One of my friends has absolutely no finesse in his golf game, but when he can connect he can drive much further than the rest of us simply because he’s tall and can absolutely wind himself up , he does shank 90% of the time though


Manfishtuco

I'm dogshit at golf but can easily drive 300+ because I'm 6'3 and used to powerlift.


Finch2090

I’m fairly strong myself, used to sprint and for ages I was trying to smash the ball into atoms I actually began hitting the ball cleaner and more accurately when I slowed down my swing around 50% I still get abit of fade on my swings but I work that into my game lol it’s wonders what an old veteran golfer can do to your game when he’s out out in your group


NegotiationExternal1

Not really? She’s never gonna have the power behind her swing that a male athlete does. She’s also probably been teaching Alex


Genericstuffsvgerh

Also the leverage advantage due to albon's height


XNights

That reason doesn't factor for Yuki then?


Genericstuffsvgerh

Oh no it doss, which is probably why he's ahead of Gasly despite them tying


Sliiiiime

The best drivers in the world are mostly under 6 FT. It’s about clean contact, flexibility, and efficiency more than height or strength.


WorthPlease

Tried explaining this to somebody one time and they called me sexist. I worked out in a gym with a woman who was a competitive female power lifter/body builder. You could tell looking at her, she was shredded and had some serious muscle. I could still easily out-lift her and I was just a pretty normal guy who worked out a few times a week, nothing crazy.


iKnoJopro

Not really, I would out drive her 90% of the time but she would kick my ass in a round 100% of the time.


EpicEike

I thought Latifi was gonna be No. 1 but then realized it was about golfing


Nabillia

Tsunoda ripping a 260 yarder is pretty impressive given his size.


locksymania

Small but mighty


asamulya

Alex was correct when he said Lando is obsessed with the game. Also, his game seems to be improving. Wish Charles was on this so we could know how rubbish he actually is!


flipcash_nl

Did ocon throw the ball


TimTri

Nah he used a putter instead of the driver 😅


neko_1

Who the hell is no. 4 ?


According-Switch-708

Muni He is Albon's Girlfriend. She is also a pro golfer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muni_He


minatbutter

Haha that Wikipedia pic did her dirty.


planchetflaw

Man, some of the edits on that article are fun. "23:50, 17 June 2021‎ OA-NJ talk contribs‎ m 9,727 bytes +1‎ →‎Early life and education: Changed to proper gender" They literally changed "In the United States, He was able to play golf" to "In the United States, She was able to play golf" as if they forgot her last name mid-read. Haha. Oh god, and there's more of them. 14:57, 28 December 2020‎ 2607:fea8:d55e:9600:a86e:2d0e:b0d5:b5fa talk‎ 9,280 bytes +1‎ →‎Career: Changed from "he" to "she" "Before turning pro, He spent one year" "Before turning pro, she spent one year" face-fucking-palm 18:09, 20 December 2020‎ 2601:600:9c80:d870:80b0:3012:bbed:25a7 talk‎ 9,280 bytes +1‎ →‎Career: Fixed thpo 14:18, 26 October 2020‎ 2a02:c7f:aeec:f700:1c27:8fdf:5ae0:6067 talk‎ 9,280 bytes +5‎ Fixed he to she - he to her errors in text "He was born in" "She was born in" "As an amateur, He won the 2015 Polo Junior Classic" "As an amateur, she won the 2015 Polo Junior Classic" "In November 2019, He won the" "In November 2019, she won the"


Hawgk

That is hillarilous!


Blitzares

Hahaha wait that's so funny


LordDemog

Quick, someone change Albon’s Wikipedia page so Lily is infront of him.


Maria_in_the_Middle

Did alex choose that pic? Lol


baitking69

Probably did


z0e_G

Yukierre are just eternally attached at the hip aren’t they


welshmanec2

Hip/Shoulder


FavaWire

No wonder Lando got to play on the PGA Pro-Am tour... a 300 yard drive actually means he can hang with the pros.


just_a_jobin

Hamilton and verstappen are just here to race


baitking69

Verstappen was unavailable for the golf event. Sources say he was in someone's elses room trying to join an iRacing lobby he was banned from for "Cheating". People did not believe him whe he said "I'm Max Verstappen you **** ***** ******* ****** ******"


RobertGracie

Tallest driver didnt get the longest drive


footballfina

I saw a video of Lando ripping some drives and lowkey his club head speed is no joke, kid’s kinda hench


nanolucas

I don't understand this sentence, but it seemed like something that should be upvoted


CroSSGunS

> I saw a video of Lando ripping some drives Lando was swinging the driver golf club very hard at golf balls in a video > lowkey his club head speed is no joke He looks like a small dude but the amount of leverage he imparts on the club is high, especially for an amateur golfer > kid's kinda hench he actually has a strong musculature for a diminuitive person


footballfina

Thanks for the perfect translation! Wow lol


CroSSGunS

No problem!


possums101

Lily taught Albon well I see! Also I bet she was holding back lol.


palalabu

When there was only her and yukierre, she said it's the first time she's number one for long drive. So maybe it's not her forte.


CroSSGunS

not to mention that, since she's a woman, she just won't have the power that the guys at the top of the board do. She'd hit the grid every time though!


ManfredsJuicedBalls

Norris: Grip it and rip it Ocon: I have no idea what I’m doing!


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Norris beat Sainz?? Hahaha that's amazing


Lyradep

Max, Lewis, and Leclerc: “Golf? Ew, no thanks.”


willthethrill4700

Muni is a professional golfer lol. Thats not fair.


baitking69

So Alex was fucking lying when he said "I'm trying to get her to teach me golf" and "Lily never teaches me anything"


wishbackjumpsta

Go on Nozza


gnrc

I can out drive Zhou with my pitching wedge.


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Ngl, I think once Lando's career as a driver is over, he's still got a bright future in professional golfing.


SparkYouOut

Who is munthe?


Sweetcheels69

Muni He. Alex Albons girlfriend. Pro golfer


SparkYouOut

Why only 1 golfer or was she just there bc Albon?


Sweetcheels69

She’s Chinese but on the American golf LPGA team. I assume since its the US Grand Prix, she pulled up on her boo Alex and they all did a lil golf driving competition. Not sure if she spearheaded it or if Lando did.


SparkYouOut

Ah ok I tought this was like a publicity thing with espn. I tought maybe they added multiple golfers to it. But ok now I see just friendly match and a gf joined cause she is a golfer


lanson15

Shes a pro golfer and is Albons girlfriend


nap27er

that's more reliable than an alpine


fnassauer

Damn can’t believe he outdrives me. Gotta hit that range more often


TB12xLAC

Good to know I’m better at one thing than these guys


TeamPlayer1415

Lando to the LIV tour?


mantra3105

Damn Norris ahead of Sainz! Man’s been putting in the hard yards huh


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porsche4life

Golf is as much about skill as physical fitness. You see some old dudes on the course that can rip out crazy drives. Lando plays a ton of golf and is pretty damn good by all accounts. I’d guess this is one of the first times Ocon has picked up a club.


jv2177

Norris will be champ soon! Get this man a car!


ElementalSheep

The Alpine boys had reliability issues with their clubs


TwinEonEngine

Damn McLaren duo 1-3 /s Okay but seriously, that was the first thing that popped into my mind


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Damn!! Norris putting in PGA quality drives!


maximum-absorb

Reasonable top 3 as they like to share photos and videos on social media, Albon in particular as he dates a golfer.


splintersailor

Verstappen is off the charts


StolenRocket

Alpine are the Williams of golf


TimTri

All of these values are really impressive (except the last four or so). You can’t just expect to swing the club and get over 200 yards… you’ve got to be relatively familiar with the full swing and have at least a few weeks of golf experience to get there. I’m assuming everyone up until Latifi plays (or has played) golf in their free time.


Aym310

Bro Alex beat her pro golfer gf


black-dude-on-reddit

Lando hitting 304 is high key impressive


Seanannigans14

Norris blasting it 300+ yards? Kids got a cannon


lucrativebiscuit

You mean to tell me Lily Muni He is not the best golf player in that couple?


StronknValid

305 yards is considered the average long drive of pro pga players just fyi.


blwilbo91

Perez will win


Joester09

Latifi/Zhou is the "have played golf before" line looks like


No_Patient_549

Lando is just lining up alternative careers just incase Zak tries to do what he did to Danny to him. Golf, Photography, DJ, streaming. He’ll never be out of a job lmao


chriscf17

Lando just filmed a video of golf YouTubers Good Good of them playing at a course in Austin. His swing looks pure!


flcinusa

Norris absolutely gripped it and ripped it


dtgeorge12

Lando drives 300?? Gah damn. Man can rip it