‘F**k You,’ Fred Couples Goes Full NSFW at PGA Tour Champions Event

Fred {Couples} carded a second spherical 64 on the PGA Tour Champions’ 2025 Hoag Basic, not solely taking pictures his age however tying for first place with Miguel Angel Jimenez. You may assume that all the pieces was rosy for {Couples} through the day, however that was not the case.

The 1992 Masters champion hated one among his pictures of the spherical, and his dislike was so robust that he vocalized it by dropping an F-bomb, adopted by one other couple of over-the-top linguistic shows.

“F**k you, you smart a*s mother f**ker!,” shouted {Couples} to make it easier for the hot mic camera that was protecting him on the time.

{Couples}’ ill-received shot was the second on the 537-yard, par-5 18th. The ball was mendacity in the course of the golf green and the 65-year-old hit his shot with the intention of going for the inexperienced. However his execution was not the perfect and the ball deflected left and landed within the major tough.

Nonetheless, there have been no main penalties. {Couples} discovered the inexperienced along with his third shot after which two-putted for par. That capped a spherical of eight birdies and one bogey for a 7-under 64 that left him at 11-under for the event.

“Honestly, I don’t know what I shot,” {Couples} mentioned about his age breaking rating. “Miguel [Angel Jimenez] was making so many birdies and I was just trying to keep up with him, and we’ll be battling tomorrow with some other guys finishing strong.”

“It was good,” he added. “It was a heck of a round. We had a great group. Charlie [Wi] actually played okay, just didn’t make as many putts as I did, and Miguel hit the ball like a machine. A lot of birdies”

“I got off to a red-hot start, and then got a little bit scruffy, but then I finished strong with a few birdies at the end to get myself up there and a battle tomorrow with Miguel and whoever finishes up there with us.”

{Couples} additionally had a stable first spherical, carding an eagle, three birdies and a bogey for a 4-under 67. Nonetheless, Jimenez matched each of the American’s scores, making the result of the ultimate spherical extraordinarily onerous to foretell.

The Hoag Basic is performed at Newport Seaside Golf Membership, a course the place {Couples} has a historical past of excellence. In 10 PGA Tour Champions occasions performed there, the Seattle, Washington, native has two wins, two runner-up finishes and 4 different top-10s.

Fred {Couples} has performed in solely two PGA Tour Champions occasions this season. He tied for fifteenth on the Mitsubishi Electrical Championship at Hualalai in January and tied for 4th on the Chubb Basic in February.

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