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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Long-hitting Massa, aka 'Bobby Speed,' among Byron Nelson qualifiers
When it comes to hitting bombs, Aldrich Potgieter could get a run for his money this week outside of Dallas. Potgieter is the PGA Tour's current leader in average driving distance (324.1 yards) entering the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. But 37-year-old Bobby Massa, one of four Monday qualifiers, has some serious speed, too. Advertisement Massa is a sports performance coach from Dallas who has recently become one of the top mid-amateurs in the world. He reached the quarterfinals of last summer's U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine before falling in the final of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. And he hits bombs – 127-plus mph swing speed, ball speeds in the 190s. Massa was once a pro golfer, for five years after graduating from Texas-Arlington. Then he gave up the game, forced into exile by the swing yips. 'I couldn't break 90 to save my life,' Massa told last year. Bobby Bobby Massa teaches people to hit bombs; at age 36, he's still mashing at U.S. Amateur Advertisement Massa won his first-round match Wednesday at Hazeltine to advance to the Round of 32. The break from competing led to Massa's current career. He now works at Sanders Fit, where his clientele ranges from pro and elite amateur golfers to NFL, NBA and MLB players to even USGA president Fred Perpall. For Massa, it's all about unlocking his golf clients' speed and distance through non-golf-specific training. Perpall says some people call Massa, "Bobby Speed." Massa got his amateur status back in 2019, but with golf's distance boom, he's been plenty busy with his day job. His last world-ranked tournament was the East West Matches at Maridoe last November. He and his wife, Kalloway, have an almost 2-year-old daughter, Palmer, and a 4-month-old son, Miller, who was born Dec. 4 two months premature. "2024 has definitely been the craziest year of my life," Massa wrote on Instagram last December. Advertisement This won't be Massa's PGA Tour debut. He's played in two previous editions of the Byron Nelson, first in 2013 (MC) and then 2023 (MC). He averaged 324.8 yards off the tee two years ago to rank inside the top 10 in driving distance for the week. Massa is joined in this week's field by fellow Monday qualifiers Ross Steelman, Nick Watney and Nelson Ledesma. All four got through a 5-for-4 playoff after shooting 67 on Monday at Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where Massa played some in college.
NBC Sports
28-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Long-hitting Massa, aka 'Bobby Speed,' among Byron Nelson qualifiers
When it comes to hitting bombs, Aldrich Potgieter could get a run for his money this week outside of Dallas. Potgieter is the PGA Tour's current leader in average driving distance (324.1 yards) entering the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. But 37-year-old Bobby Massa, one of four Monday qualifiers, has some serious speed, too. Massa is a sports performance coach from Dallas who has recently become one of the top mid-amateurs in the world. He reached the quarterfinals of last summer's U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine before falling in the final of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. And he hits bombs – 127-plus mph swing speed, ball speeds in the 190s. Massa was once a pro golfer, for five years after graduating from Texas-Arlington. Then he gave up the game, forced into exile by the swing yips. 'I couldn't break 90 to save my life,' Massa told last year. Brentley Romine, The break from competing led to Massa's current career. He now works at Sanders Fit, where his clientele ranges from pro and elite amateur golfers to NFL, NBA and MLB players to even USGA president Fred Perpall. For Massa, it's all about unlocking his golf clients' flexibility and fast-twitch fibers for increased speed and distance. Perpall says some people call Massa, 'Bobby Speed.' Massa got his amateur status back in 2019, but with golf's distance boom, he's been plenty busy with his day job. His last world-ranked tournament was the East West Matches at Maridoe last November. This won't be Massa's PGA Tour debut. He's played in two previous editions of the Byron Nelson, first in 2013 (MC) and then 2023 (MC). He averaged 324.8 yards off the tee two years ago to rank inside the top 10 in driving distance for the week. Massa is joined in this week's field by fellow Monday qualifiers Ross Steelman, Nick Watney and Nelson Ledesma.
USA Today
02-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
No. 2 Oklahoma softball run-rules Texas-Arlington
No. 2 Oklahoma softball run-rules Texas-Arlington Whatever team had to face No. 2 Oklahoma after the weekend the Sooners had was almost certainly going to be in for a rough go. Poor Texas-Arlington. On Tuesday, Oklahoma bounced back from its first Southeastern Conference series loss by smashing UTA, 13-2. OU coach Patty Gasso had said Sunday after the Sooners dropped two of three games against now-No. 7 Tennessee, that the Sooners simply weren't "good enough." They were Tuesday. OU raced to a 4-0 lead after two innings and put away the Mavericks with eight runs in fourth, plenty to force the run-rule and end things after five innings. The Sooners sent 12 batters to the plate in the fourth. Tia Milloy, who went 3 for 3 with three RBI and three runs, started things with a single, then stole second base. Three batters later, Milloy scored on a Nelly McEnroe-Marinas single. McEnroe-Marinas and Maya Bland, who walked, came home on Chaney Helton's three-run home run two pitches after the single. Milloy hit another RBI single between run-scoring knocks from Sydney Barker and Corri Hicks to cap the scoring. Texas-Arlington plated its two runs in the third inning off Oklahoma starter Isabella Smith, though only one was earned. Smith left after 3 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out three. Patyn Monticelli finished the final 1 2/3 for the Sooners without allowing another UTA baserunner. In addition to Milloy's 3-for-3 day, Gabbie Garcia also went 3 for 3 with two runs. All three of her hits were doubles. Despite the series loss over the weekend, OU didn't drop from its national No. 2 ranking. The Sooners have the weekend off from SEC play, instead hosting St. Thomas for a game and Central Florida for two games at Love Field on Friday and Saturday.
