Michael Wilbon Says Boom Mics Must Go After Brooks Koepka’s Ryder Cup Profanity
In a new podcast episode, ESPN TV personality and journalist Michael Wilbon shares golf stories with President Obama, Tiger Woods and more.
One day after he played with then-President Obama in Maryland, snapped a photo while holding up $11, his winning from an on-course bet. What did they talk about during their round? Chicago sports of course.
“We were two Chicago guys talking about stuff that no one else particularly would care about (our teams),” Wilbon said. He and Obama swapped opinions on the Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and all the other teams they’re passionate about.
Wilbon tells a funny story about a time he was at Sherwood CC in LA and made a 20-foot putt on the last hole, the day after Halloween. Wilbon had dressed up as Tiger Woods on the PTI show the day before. As Wilbon walked off the green he saw Woods standing by the clubhouse with his arms folded. Woods said, “If you’re going to dress up like me on Halloween, you’ve got to make the putt.”
Wilbon also talked about the Brooks Koepka/Bryson DeChambeau hug at the Ryder Cup's post-even press conference. He said it doesn’t mean anything, but their actions going forward will be what matters. Wilbon, a self-professed “Brooks guy” said the profanity Koepka directed at a rules official on Ryder Cup Saturday was just Koepka being a competitor. The real issue, according to Wilbon, is that boom mics have no place on the field or in the fairway.
Hit the play button above to listen, and look for more new episodes of Beyond the Clubhouse coming soon to the Morning Read Podcast Network.