If you thought about the controversy around Luke Kwon’s wasted time would be the main drama of the Internet Invitational, well, you were in for a surprise.
A quick refresher: The Internet Invitational, a made-for-YouTube event produced by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports, was filmed earlier this year and recently released to the masses in six-hour episodes. The tournament featured a cast of 48 golfing influencers competing for a million dollar prize and has garnered more than 20 million views.
When participant Luke Kwon slept through his time and didn’t worry about it, the resulting avalanche of online criticism directed at him seemed destined to be the story of the tournament. That is, until the end, which revealed two even more pressing scandals: a question about an improved lie and accusations of fraud involving the operation of the slope of distances.
What drama ruled the tournament? Good Good’s Brad Dalke, who eventually won alongside teammates Cody “Beef” Franke (who tragically died shortly before the episodes aired on YouTube) and Francis Ellis, appeared on this week’s episode of Subpar to share his thoughts with hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz.
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“Slopegate would probably end up being the biggest one, which I think Kwon is very grateful that both of those things happened in that last episode,” Dalke said. “It took a little more heat off of him. But yeah, there’s a lot of drama, and luckily for me, on that last day, I tried to stay out of it as much as possible because I was the ‘A’ player on my team. I knew I had to keep playing well for us to have a chance to win going forward. So I literally just made a promise to myself, hey get involved in the drama.”
That was easier said than done for some. Dalke said avoiding the distraction of controversy was necessary for his concentration.
“At one point, you know, 25 people huddled around a laptop trying to find or trying to see the rangefinder video of Mo (Malosi Togisala), and I’m like, I’m just standing in the machine box,” Dalke said. “I’m not getting involved. I don’t care. I’m just focusing on my game and trying to give myself the best chance to win, and I’m glad I did, you know, because like some of that drama it’s very easy to get over it. I think a lot of people did, and I was able to focus on my game and just keep playing golf and try to help me win.
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Barstool Sports host weighs in on Internet Invitational villain Luke Kwon
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Dalke, who films alongside Mo as members of the Good Good crew, said Mo has been dealing with the fallout from the situation at the Invitational, battling internet trolls who have criticized him and his family members.
“People go to his family, which is obviously disgusting and just unbelievable that people would do that,” he said. “But then again, it’s the Internet, and when you have so many eyes on a video, it’s like if you do the right things, you’re going to be praised. If you maybe do the wrong things, you’re going to get pissed off.”
“I saw the video,” Knost said. “Do I think he moved the button? Absolutely. Do I think it’s a big deal? No. This is not a PGA Tour event. I mean, it’s a pitch at a distance. Who cares?”
“Exactly,” Dalke replied. “I mean, the video doesn’t look good. I’ll say that. But at the same time, it’s like, no one will ever know for sure if he did it except Mo. He’s the only one who will ever know if it was or not. Maybe he was just freaking out and checking it out and it just looked wrong. I don’t know, but only he will know for sure.”
For more from Dalke, including additional insights from the Internet Invitational, watch the full episode of Subpar below.
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