2017 Masters: Four Standout Amateurs Earn Tee Times

Apr 10, 2016; Augusta, GA, USA; Danny Willett (middle) speaks to the crowd while flanked by Jordan Spieth (left) and Bryson DeChambeau (right) after the final round of the 2016 The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nothing intimidates Brad Dalke – not McIlroy, not Sonders, & probably not Augusta National!

Rory McIlroy’s no stranger to flexing his muscles in public but neither is Brad Dalke, who claimed victory over McIlroy in this amazing arm wrestling contest during the 2015 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. And it was Dalke – a very social media savvy guy – who posted the video to YouTube!

Did McIlroy actually go flat out in the contest? We’ll probably never know.

Dalke also mixed it up a bit with Holly Sonders that week, if we’re to believe his Twitter postings.

Dalke’s Twitter handle – @DalkeKong – offers a clue to his approach to golf and life!

https://twitter.com/DalkeKong/status/766073541548732416

Brad Dalke finished runner-up to Curtis Luck at the US Amateur Championship and that got his ticket punched to the 2017 Masters and the US Open, so we may get to see a Luck-Dalke rematch at some point in the coming months.

I wonder if perhaps there might also be a Dalke-McIlroy rematch in the Crow’s Nest. If so, will Dalke document the outcome for us?

This outrageously confident golfer plays for the Oklahoma Sooners (not to be confused with the Oklahoma State Cowboys) and comes from a family where everybody plays something competitive. Let’s see what he can do on the Augusta National track.

Unfortunately, Beef Johnston isn’t in the 2017 Masters field. I think Beef and Dalke would enjoy playing together.

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