Despite the fact that Spieth did not take home a trophy this week, his story somehow still outshone that of competitor’s Tom Hoge, winner of the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. From his nerve-racking shot on the 8th hole of his third round, to his 11-stoke deficit heading into the weekend, Spieth’s 2nd place finish was simply more entertaining than Hoge’s victory. Although Hoge’s win was not at the forefront of the tournament’s headlines, he did win $1.566 million this week, so how bad can you really feel for the guy?

Harold Varner III wins the PIF Saudi International 2022 in dramatic fashion, draining a 90 foot eagle putt to beat out Bubba Watson by one stroke. Most people in the United States did not watch it live because it took place on the other side of the world and Americans cherish their beauty sleep, but the highlights and news from Twitter showed that the recent implementation of the Saudi Arabia-backed golf league delivered the drama this week. With the human rights concerns of the country and potential sports-washing regime, it will be interesting to see if new “sub-section” of the Asian tour can keep up the on-course theatrics in the coming months.

CCPA Blog #1 – Andrew Buckley