The great NBA legend Michael Jordan goes far beyond the basketball court, extending out to some of the best golf courses in America. And Jordan the golfer is a lot like Jordan the football player: hyper-competitive, full of trash talk and practically allergic to anyone who gets the best of him.
So if you find yourself in a golf match with Jordan, you’d better avoid leaning into the great sports, or be prepared to fall down a ladder if you try.
This is the lesson GOLF Subpar co-host Colt Knost offered golf fans on the latest episode of the podcast when he praised Monte Montgomery, the general manager of Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek Golf Courseand co-host Drew Stoltz with a classic Jordan story that took place in ritzy Vegas course (who finished 14th in the last GOLF The top 100 courses you can play in the US rankings).
How much money has been thrown into Shadow Creek? Here is 1 example
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Knost’s story is set at a recent event hosted by Shadow Creek, where Knost witnessed a friend, whose name he won’t release, try to “bend” on Jordan, only to pull some return fire from the legend of the Chicago Bulls.
“We pair up with MJ and Ben Herman… and this guy, you know he’s acting nonstop and all, he scores his ball with a $25,000 chip,” Knost begins.
Jordan soon noticed the anonymous friend’s bold move, so he decided to share it with his prize from a local casino.
“MJ sees him and throws a little $100,000 chip behind his ball, and he says, ‘Pretty whatever your name is.'”
Unable to resist, Knost then decided to jump into the fray with his joke about Jordan, saying, “M, if you keep leaving them $100,000 in chips after the ball, I’m going to get one.”
It wasn’t long before Jordan’s return came.
“This is a fat guy,” Jordan said of Knost. “I have 17 more of them in the room.”
Watch the video above to see Knost tell his tale along with some other great anecdotes about Jordan. You can listen to the whole episode hereor watch it on YouTube here.
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