{"id":1557600,"date":"2023-04-13T18:16:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1557600"},"modified":"2023-04-13T18:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:16:28","slug":"denny-hamlin-talked-way-into-fine-and-out-of-playing-augusta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/denny-hamlin-talked-way-into-fine-and-out-of-playing-augusta\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin Has Talked His Way Into a Fine and Out of Playing 18 at Augusta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Considering the folks at Augusta National designated Gary McCord persona non grata<\/em> for speculating the course\u2019s greens were treated with bikini wax, Denny Hamlin<\/a> can now forget about playing there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamlin haters will say it\u2019s just one more thing he won\u2019t accomplish. But the driver of the No. 11 Toyota will capture that elusive NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> championship long before he sets foot on the course that hosts The Masters Tournament each spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guess what? Hamlin\u2019s OK with taking his golf game elsewhere. When you have friends like Michael Jordan<\/a>, that\u2019s understandable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin is getting to a good part of the schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin watches his tee shot during the first round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions at Tranquilo Golf Course at Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando on Jan. 17, 2019, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. | Matt Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin used his regularly scheduled Actions Detrimental podcast<\/a><\/em> to touch on some leftovers from his NASCAR fine and unsuccessful appeal, but the Joe Gibbs Racing veteran has mostly moved on. The $50,000 fine and loss of 25 points will continue to sting, but Hamlin is coming up on a series of tracks he likes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t do much at Martinsville and Talladega<\/a> the first time through in 2022, but the entire Toyota fleet was still sucking wind while figuring out the Next Gen car. Once the playoffs rolled around, Hamlin finished fifth on both tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dover, Kansas, and Darlington follow on the schedule, and Hamlin posted second-place finishes on second visits to the latter two. All in all, it\u2019s a great place in the schedule for him to climb out of 12th<\/sup> in the standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, he just needs to remember not to brag about it on his podcast should he intentionally put Ross Chastain in the wall<\/a> again. After all, those $50,000 fines add up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NASCAR star is a member at Michael Jordan\u2019s club in Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome back to Augusta National. #themasters<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tBCohR0xGh<\/a><\/p>— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>