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We were treated to plenty of drama when Min Woo Lee secured his first PGA Tour win at the Houston Open, which included a subplot involving a fellow golfer who was accused of playing slowly on purpose out of spite. However, Alejandro Tosti is pushing back by adding some context and taking aim at the analyst who helped spread the theory.
Min Woo Lee had played 55 events on the PGA Tour ahead of last week’s Houston Open, and he headed to The Lone Star State for his 56th hoping he might be able to get his first win on the circuit he officially joined last season.
The 26-year-old headed into Sunday with a four-stroke lead, and while he had a couple of significant setbacks during a final round that saw Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland gradually narrow the gap, he was ultimately able to secure his first PGA Tour victory by a single stroke.
One of those road dumps was a shot into a bush on the 8th hole that Lee debated for 12 minutes prior to declaring an unplayable lie, and it took more than 30 minutes for him and his playing partners, Alejandro Tosti and Ryan Fox, to complete it before moving on to the 9th.
Viewers who were watching the action unfold on NBC Sports were subsequently treated to an intriguing storyline after longtime analyst Jim “Bones” Mackay noted Tosti had started to play at a “glacially slow” pace on the back nine while implying it was retribution for Lee’s decision to hold him up earlier in the round.
Tosti was never really in contention for the victory Lee secured, and plenty of people understandably took issue with what was widely viewed as an attempt to sabotage the rising Australian star.
However, Tosti (who has a reputation as a hothead due to multiple incidents where he’s lost his cool on the course) asserted Mackay ignored some important context before floating the slow play claim while asserting he was lagging behind the rest of the group because he was taking care of some, um, personal business on the hole where Bones addressed it.
Bones talking sh*t for the fans. Saying l am walking 50 yards behind and “trying to slow playing my partner”.
The part you don’t see is that l used the restroom and prepared myself a drink.— Ale L. Tosti (@AleTostiOK) March 31, 2025
It seems safe to assume NBC Sports is probably sitting on some footage that could confirm that was the case, although it’s hard to imagine the network is going to go out of its way to attempt to dig it up to address what is currently just a “He said, he said” situation.