For Andrew Novak and Lauren Coughlin, Sunday in Florida at the Grant Thornton Invitational was overall a pretty sweet deal. Novak snagged what’s now touted as the ‘Modern Day Grand Slam’ (only jokingly, of course): winning the Zurich Classic (with Ben Griffin), and now this one with Coughlin.

The pair started the final round leading Charley Hull and Michael Brennan by one stroke. They kicked off with a birdie on the 1st to reach 20-under. Then picked up consecutive birdies on the 5th and 6th to surge to 22-under.

Once again, the duo ripped off three straight birdies on the 13th, 14th, and 15th for a one-stroke edge over Jennifer Kupcho and Chris Gotterup. When the chasers fizzled, Coughlin and Novak sealed it with birdies on the 17th and 18th, finishing at 28-under to win by three.

This was Novak’s first win as a father. Look at him celebrating the victory with his newborn cradled in his arms.

Novak and Coughlin split the $1M payday, with $500,000 being the biggest paycheck of the LPGA pro’s career. Plus, the duo posted both the low start by a winner (57) and the low finish by a winner (63).

Bigger picture: Kupcho and Gotterup tied for second with Hull, Brennan, and the Nelly Korda-Denny McCarthy duo. Defending champs Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp nabbed ninth at 21-under, while 2023 winners Lydia Ko and Jason Day tied for 13th. Lottie Woad and Luke Clanton, two rising stars from the LPGA and PGA Tour, tied for 7th.

Next up is the PNC Championship, the pre-Christmas family party at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.

Masterpiece: At the Alfred Dunhill Championship, Eugenio Chacarra’s drive on the opening par-5 hid behind endless trees. Yet, the Spaniard fired a low liner that skirted the trees, dodged a bunker, and rolled to the pin for the rarest of the rare albatross. Well, almost. Watch how his perfect recovery was foiled by one cruel twist of fate.

Brutal: Tense. Frustrating. Wild. That's Q-School in a nutshell. For Ryan McCormick — yup, the same guy who taped his mouth to stop himself from cursing — it hit on the closing par-4 18th at the Sawgrass Country Club. The 34-year-old’s par-save attempt scorched the left edge of the cup. He calmly tapped in for bogey, but you could sense the seething anger inside. It took only a few seconds for the rage to boil over, and his putter bore the brunt of it. Let us present to you the ‘gentlest’ club throw in golf history.

Disaster: Ben Kohles had it worse than McCormick. Tied atop the leaderboard at the Q-School, Kohles’s drive on the 8th ended up nestled inside fallen leaves. Clearing the debris before the second shot, Kohles made the unintentional-but-unforgivable mistake of nudging his ball — watch the painful rules blunder here. A one-stroke penalty dropped him to T9 and broke his momentum. Next hole, Kohles’s drive landed in water, and soon he was out of contention.

Q-School: Canadian A.J. Ewart chased a win at the PGA Tour qualifying event like it was the last poutine on earth. Tall order given his performance graph — he made only four top-tens in the last 25 starts. But on the final round, he nailed a 66 for 14-under 266 to claim one of the five available cards. Here is the full list of players who will tee off on the PGA Tour next year. Marcelo Rozo’s tale tugs hardest, but. He turned pro in 2012, and next year will be his rookie year. He cried yesterday morning, and his reaction after draining the final putt will tell you how much it meant for him.

DP World Tour: Jayden Schaper and Shaun Norris were tied for the lead (16-under) yesterday. Norris came from seven shots behind to force the playoff. But ultimately, Schaper prevailed thanks to a magnificent bunker shot on the first hole. Even Norris couldn’t help but clap in appreciation. Watch the respectful sportsmanship moment here.

Asian Tour: Bjorn Hellgren and Jack Thompson started the Saudi Open final round tied. But Hellgren led by one when they reached the 18th. Thompson missed the 30ft eagle, whereas Hellgren drained a six-footer for his maiden win, closing with a 67 for the day and 23-under for the week. His family wasn’t present to celebrate it with him. But here’s Hellgren greeting them on a video call with the softest smile ever.

Pros maintain their swing path nice and neutral. Amateurs? Their swing path veers wildly off-course faster than a lost bet, and the consequence is a shot like this that landed into the streets instead of the fairway at St. Andrews. There are a few reasons why that happens and how you can fix it:

• If you are opening the clubface right away, you’ll continue hitting weak and spinny shots. It should not look up at the takeaway; it should be closer to square.

• “You can’t stay behind something you don’t get behind.” So said legendary Butch Harmon once. If you are not shifting your weight to the inside of your right leg as the clubhead goes back, you won’t be able to hit the shot you want.

• Don’t be too aggressive with the hips and feet. Instead, get your arms in front of your body for a natural hand/arm release. Watch Butch Harmon demonstrate it below:

Once you’re sure you’ve got Harmon’s steps right, take a look at what major winners like Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, and others suggest.