{"id":1345138,"date":"2021-04-01T15:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1345138"},"modified":"2021-04-01T15:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:01:15","slug":"michael-jordan-gloating-message-tiger-woods-i-dont-take-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-gloating-message-tiger-woods-i-dont-take-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan's Gloating Message to Tiger Woods: ‘I Don't Take Checks'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world watched Michael Jordan<\/a> conquer basketball with the Chicago Bulls<\/a> and never fully get the hang of baseball during one season in the minor leagues. He was a fierce competitor in both instances, a trait that carries over to this day when he takes to the golf course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s exemplified by a 2009 episode involving Tiger Woods<\/a>, Fred Couples, Justin Timberlake, and Ben Roethlisberger in which Jordan delivered a message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bethpage Black is a demanding golf course<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tiger Woods doubted that Michael Jordan could crack 92 on the Bethpage Black golf course that hosted the 2009 U.S. Open. | John D. Simmons\/Charlotte Observer\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman Didn\u2019t Talk to Each Other for the First 6 Months of the Bulls\u2019 72-10 Season<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golfpass.com<\/a> looked through more than a million reviews of courses at Golf Advisor last fall and assembled the list of what it called the 50 toughest courses in the United States. Not surprisingly, Bethpage Black<\/a> on Long Island led the list, helping to frame the story behind a bet involving Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bethpage State Park features five 18-hole golf courses including the famous Black Course. The park was carved out of a family-owned estate, and famous golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast designed and supervised construction of the Black, Red, and Blue courses alongside the existing Green layout. The Yellow course was added decades later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who play there frequently \u2013 and well \u2013 generally agree that the greens are the least of a professional golfer\u2019s problems on the Black course. Rather, hitting into trouble off the tees means a nearly automatic bogey. Even golfers who play the par-70 course regularly will walk well ahead of their ball to assess potential pitfalls of approach shots that aren\u2019t readily apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It helps to explain why the USGA considered the course good enough to bring the U.S. Open there in 2002 and \u201909. Brooks Koepka<\/a> defended his PGA Championship there in 2019, and the Ryder Cup is scheduled for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Jordan played Bethpage Black in 2009<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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