Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ shoots a 69, loses by 11 shots to a PGA Golfer

Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ shot a 69 on Friday. Not bad. Too bad he lost by 11 shots to PGA Tour golfer, Joel Dahmen.

Chicago Cubs infielder Ian Happ shot a 69, not bad for a two-handicap golfer in Golf’s Digest latest pro athlete rankings. But alas, he was going against a PGA Tour golfer in Joel Dahmen. He lost. And not by three or four strokes–but by 11 STROKES. Well, at least he finished second in the group.

Dahmen was on-point with everything he hit towards the green. He apparently didn’t hit any bunkers on the back nine–or he got out with a fantastic shot. Either way, he was money. A 26? How do you do that? If you ‘fudge’ a stroke or two, that’s fine. But if Dahmen missed two, and Happ missed two? You still lead by seven strokes. Unreal.

Happ didn’t miss his calling; I promise you that. He’s good with baseball. And since he was supposed to finish with starting second base role? I have to imagine that he would be good with ‘celebrity’ athletes with a two-handicap–but that’s just me.

As for Kyle Schwarber, he shot an 81. Pretty solid. But if would have uncorked this swing? Wow.

Mind you; he said it went OVER the green. Not on it. Not up to it–but over the green. Schwarber, you are RIDICULOUS.

Anyway, back to the story at hand. Dahmen opened with a huge lead (+450) to pace the Scottsdale AZ Open. But it considerably went down after that. Still, Dahmen has an edge to win the open–if you prefer betting sites.

Dahmen and Happ need to play a bit more, although social distancing should still be practiced. The coronavirus is not something to be messed with. So if you go out and find yourself at a golf course? Keep it simple—a high five instead of a hug. And if you don’t like the people you’re playing with? A more splendid way could not be handed to you.