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You’ve probably heard stories about the youngest version of Scottie Scheffler, who wore pants during junior golf events — even in 100-degree heat — because he wanted to look more like a pro. Maybe you’ve seen the images of Scheffler sitting and watching, silently, as Colt Knost or Justin Leonard hit shot after shot from the sand.

The youngest version of Scheffler was a regular at Royal Oaks, avid as can be about golf, and studying under the tutelage of the coach he still employs today: Randy Smith. Smith tutored a long list of pros in the Dallas area, but none of them quite like Scheffler, the undisputed best golfer in the world, who has decided to give back in a big way.

Last week the North Texas PGA announced the creation of the Randy Smith Tour for junior golfers in the Dallas area. It will serve as a new entry level of junior golf in the area for children aged 6-12 and it will be free to enter as a result of the NTPGA’s partnership with Scottie and Meredith Scheffler.

“This tour is about giving kids the same gift Randy gave me,” Scheffler said in a press release. “He taught me that golf is about more than just scores. It’s about character, respect and the people who help you along the way. That’s the legacy that Meredith and I are excited to pass on. We are proud to help start the Randy Smith Tour.”

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Scheffler teased one of the intriguing elements of this tour in that quote. The tour is not about competition nor keeping score, but rather teamwork, learning rules and basics of tournament golf. It is “modeled after the values that defined the Scheffler family’s own journey in junior golf,” and “the mission of this tour is to offer a joyful step into the game, where every child feels welcomed, supported, and celebrated.”

The first season of play will include 10 to 12 tournaments where participants will be grouped in four-player teams, with high school golfers presiding over play. By 2027, the hope is that the tour will grow to 20 events or more.

“This is about where it all began,” Smith said. “Scottie and his family are proof that when kids are surrounded by support, great things can happen. I’m humbled and grateful that they want to pay that forward, and I am beyond excited about the countless kids that will be introduced to the game through this new addition to the Ewing Automotive NTPGA Junior Tour.”

The Tour’s brilliant logo (below) is a cartoon image of Smith and Scheffler from decades ago when they began working together. Perhaps the best part: every event finishes with an ice cream celebration for participants and their families.

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Itâ€s old school meets new school whenever CW Anderson and Brock Anderson team up in an MLW ring. The cross-generational duo have formed an unbreakable bond working through the ranks toward the top of the tag division. Brock, the son of Hall of Famer Arn Anderson, looks to soak up all of the more than 30 years of knowledge CW brings to every match.

For CW, an ECW alum and MLW original, itâ€s a chance to show that after all this time he could still battle with the best of them. The veteran looks back at feuding with the likes of Terry Funk, “Dr. Death†Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, and Jerry Lawler. Now he marvels at the talents of MLW Champion Mads Krügger, Alex Kane, Matthew Justice, and others. “These guys are way more athletic and possess more power and punishment as you can tell by what theyâ€ve been putting on Brock and ,†he said.

Brock has been grateful to sit under the learning tree of those more experienced than him. MLW afforded him the opportunity to truly hone his skills.

“When I left AEW, the first thing I wanted to do was actually learn this business. I didnâ€t think I could do it over there because they didn†t have the setup for it. It has been documented. It is what it is,†Brock said, candidly. “I thought if I stayed there I wouldnâ€t really learn in the short-term or long-term. Me and CW had a six-man, I think a couple months before I was done, with his partner PQ [Preston Quinn]. I just learned so much with that 10 minutes we were in the ring.â€

CW could feel the chemistry as well. So much so he sent a text to the youngster asking, “what do you think about tagging together?†Brock loved the idea.

“It would make too much sense, just even from the Anderson standpoint,†he recalled. “People could gravitate toward that and understand that. For me personally, itâ€s an opportunity to learn from a guy who has been in this business for 30 years. I would be a fool to turn that down. It has been the best thing in my development so far, hands on done. Iâ€ve learned something every time Iâ€m around him, inside or outside the ring. Just even our conversations in the hotel room, at the hotel, driving to a show. He is a wealth of knowledge. Iâ€m very blessed to have him as a tag partner.â€

CWâ€s love and motivation for professional wrestling was renewed thanks to working with Brock. It gave him a new purpose.

“If youâ€ve been in this business long enough, you will learn to dislike it because there are so many pitfalls and downfalls. One instance was right before ECW folded, I was getting a contract and promised a television belt and told my career was getting ready to skyrocket,†CW said. “Iâ€ve always been about leaving this business better than I found it. Tagging with Brock, from the first time I saw him and his mannerisms, the moves, he has got a lot from his dad. He looks like his dad with his mannerisms and moves.

“I always told him from the beginning, don’t walk in your dadâ€s shoes, walk in your own because youâ€re going to get compared to that. I just love being able to teach him, and he is a quick learner. From promos to skills, everything has been 180 degrees from when we started tagging almost two years ago. The sky is the limit with Brock. I don’t know how much longer I‘m going to be doing this, but when I do walk away, I want him one hundred percent ready to take the torch as an Anderson and carry it into the next generation after that. So far, he is able to do that and is getting better every day.â€

For the former member of the Extreme Horsemen and now Rogue Horsemen, the tandem is a throwback to the days of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. CW would be the Ole Anderson in this scenario. Although CW is quick to say he doesnâ€t have nearly the “pissed off attitude.†CW is also happy to take in feedback from Brockâ€s pops Arn.

“There was one time Brock and I were tagging and his dad twisted something in our match and made it a hundred times better,†he said. “In 30 years, I looked at Brock and said, ‘I donâ€t know anything about wrestling.†All these years and experience and his dad fixed something in our matches. Thatâ€s where Iâ€m trying to get to at 31 years.â€

Brock is excited for the future as MLW secures more business deals. He looks forward to whatâ€s to come with the company building more momentum.

“When we go to work, weâ€re focused on the match at hand. However, you hear whispers of a TV deal. We just signed a bunch of autograph labels for Panini. We got a card deal coming though, which is huge,†Brock explained. “Anyone who grew up a baseball fan who had baseball cards knows about Panini. So, thatâ€s a huge deal. You have all the relationships, New-Japan, and CMLL. The business is on the rise. Youâ€re seeing all these familiar faces coming into the locker room and youâ€re saying, ‘Wait a minute, competition is getting a little bit stiffer around here. We have to up our game.†Competition is good for everyone from every walk of life. Not just pro wrestling.â€

The two are coming off the brutal House of Horrors match at Slaughterhouse on October 14. Although things didnâ€t work out the way theyâ€d like, itâ€s on to the next show Symphony of Horrorson October 25 at 10 p.m. ET on beIN Sports and YouTube. The special will feature Brock issuing a challenge.Â

“If you watch the match when we were in the cage [at Slaughterhouse], someone in this discussion got rattled a bit,†Brock teased. “They almost had their life taken from them. That didnâ€t sit right with me. A wrestling match is a wrestling match, but someone in particular took it to a whole other level. Iâ€m going to make it worth my while to let him know you don†t mess around with family.â€

From there, MLW returns to Horsemen country and Charleston, South Carolina for MLW X Don Gato Equila: Lucha de Los Muertos. The Andersons look forward to a good homecoming.Â

“Itâ€s good weâ€re running South Carolina because weâ€re running in the South again,†CW said. “ This is where we thrive. This is where NWA, where I think the best professional wrestling was, was the NWA era. Youâ€ll get to see the Andersons thrive in Charleston, South Carolina because thatâ€s our home, that’s our backyard..â€

As for the future, more than three decades in his career, CW shows no sign of stopping any time soon. Although he does have a vision for what heâ€d like that retirement match to be when that moment comes.

“If I could pull it off with Brock as my partner against Tommy Dreamer and Steve Corino,†CW revealed. “Tommy has been my most hated and loved villain of my wrestling career. I call him a villain. Steve Corino has been my best friend for 30 years. That would be the one I would be able to take my boots off and call it a career if I could have that match.â€

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YOKOHAMA, Japan — This may not have been Xander Schauffele’s most prestigious tournament victory, but it should be the American’s most memorable.

Schauffele’s shot a 7-under 64 on Sunday to win the Baycurrent Classic in Japan — a country where his mother grew up and where he has many connections.

Schauffele, who shot 19-under 265 over four rounds at the Yokohama Country Club, finished one shot ahead of American Max Greyserman, who was also the runner-up at this event a year ago as he chases his first PGA Tour title.

Schauffele has maternal grandparents living in Japan and his mother has roots in Taiwan and grew up in Japan. His mother-in-law is also Japanese, and his wife is half Japanese and grew up in Japan’s southern island of Okinawa.

“I’ve been coming here since I was about 9 years old to visit my grandparents,†Schauffele said. “I sort of fell in love with this country a long time ago. I can’t wait to bring my son here when he’s old enough to sort of understand and appreciate the culture here in Japan.â€

“Yeah, the ties run deep for the Schauffele family here in Japan,†he added.

Schauffele and his wife Maya became parents just over a month ago with the birth of a son.

“It’s still kind of fresh, but it’s definitely a cool thing being a dad and I’m so excited to go home to him and Maya after this,†Schauffele said.

Schauffele was cheered during the tournament by family members who attended, including his 81-year-old grandmother who walked the course with him. He said there would probably be a “get-together†with family members later to celebrate.

“I mean, I don’t get to see them very often and they’ve always been gracious with their time to come out wherever the event was,†he said. “They’ve been awesome to me and this is pretty cool. I’ve really wanted to share a win with them, so can’t wait to get together with them.â€

Greyserman closed with a 65 and held or shared the lead through the first three rounds. Michael Thorbjornsen finished with a 64 and was three strokes behind the winner.

Here’s how the full $8 million purse was paid out in Japan at the PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic.

Schauffele has won two major championships — including The Open in 2024 which was his last victory — and took gold in the Tokyo Olympics, which were delayed until 2021 by the pandemic. He’s also compiled a considerable list of other PGA Tour titles — but this PGA Tour title is different.

Soft conditions and still winds led to low scoring. Matt McCarty shot an 11-under 60 — he still finished nine strokes back. Japanese Takumi Kanaya finished with a 9-under 62 and was five behind with winner.

McCarty had a chance at a 58 but hit into the trees on his final hole and settled for a bogey and a 60. Jim Furyk holds the PGA Tour record with a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship in 2016.

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