On Friday, NBA legend Charles Barkley joined ESPN’s alternate telecast for the PGA Championship. While on the show, he was asked how he got through his issues regarding his golf swing.
Barkley’s response to that question was pretty great.
“Well, a lot of tequila,” Barkley told ESPN’s Michael Collins.
After cracking that joke, Barkley explained what his experience was like working through his swing issues.
“It was frustrating,” he continued. “It was not a lot of fun for me to play. It was awful. About three years ago, I met Stan Utley at Tom Lehman’s golf tournament. He asked to spend some time with me, and I turned him down initially.”
Eventually, Barkley started taking lessons with Utley.
Barkley added that he’s having fun playing golf again because of Utley’s instructions.
Of course, it’s great to hear that Barkley is seeing improvements in his overall game. On the other hand, that probably means we won’t see that many more memes about the hitch in his swing.