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I assume most people who’ve kept tabs on Tony Romo know he can more than hold his own on the golf course, and he’s apparently not too shy to make things interesting based on what Scottie Scheffler had to say about the bets they make and the strategy the pro golfer uses to drive the retired quarterback crazy.
There are a number of professional athletes who’ve made a name for themselves in a sport that isn’t golf who are a force to be reckoned with when they have a club in their hand, but there aren’t many who possess the kind of talent Tony Romo boasts on the links.
Tiger Woods once said the former Cowboys QB was one of the most talented pro athletes he’s ever played around with (he asserted his game is only rivaled by former MLB pitcher John Smoltz), which is reflected by the wildly impressive +2.6 handicap of a man who’s played in four PGA Tour events over the years (he missed the cut each time) and won the American Century Championship on three occasions.
Romo currently resides in Dallas, Texas, which is also the city Scottie Scheffler calls home. The two men have played plenty of rounds together, and on a recent episode of SubPar, the No. 1 golfer on the planet shed some light on the ex-QB’s betting habits and his hilarious approach to handling the checks he’s won at his playing partner’s expense.
We LOVE this move Scottie Scheffler uses when paying Tony Romo back after losing a bet.@ColtKnost @thesleezyman
FULL SHOW: https://t.co/fCw0Eisv7d pic.twitter.com/Mq7UYH9lmJ— Subpar (@golf_subpar) October 16, 2024
Scheffler says he usually doesn’t even bother going to the bank to cash those checks and has figured out a way to get under Romo’s skin on occasions where he’s ended up losing to him, saying:
“Tony always has the most risk in the game, so when he plays good he wins and when he plays bad he loses big because he’s got side games with everybody…
There’s been a couple of times where he’s played where he’s wrote checks to guys. I don’t ever go to the bank so I just keep it in my little pouch and whenever I gotta pay him back—let’s say he owes me $1,000 and next week I lose $600—I give him back the check and I’m like, ‘Alright, you owe me $400.’
It is so much fun because he gets so mad. He’s like, ‘This is not real money. This isn’t fair.'”
I can’t say I blame Romo, as there’s something about getting a handful of cold, hard cash after winning a bet even if you’re in the hole to the other person in the grand scheme of things. However, he has no one but himself to blame for bringing checks into the equation.