Xander Schauffele reminds us all to never talk smack to Michael Jordan on the golf course (or anywhere else)

I don’t know how many times we need to tell you this, but here you go: Never. Ever. Talk smack to Michael Jordan.

Ever.

We’ve seen it cost players on the court in the NBA, and when it comes to professional golfers, the same thing has happened. Just ask Brooks Koepka, and now you can hear it from PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele.

While hitting on the range before the 2024 U.S. Open, Colt Knost asked Schauffele if he’d played with Jordan and remarked how it’s “really hard to [expletive] talk him.”

Schauffele revealed that Jordan beat him in the final holes of their round after Xander talked at the legend. And maybe he’s glad that he didn’t do that at the beginning of the round.

Michael Jordan recently beat @XSchauffele straight up 😳 @ColtKnost pic.twitter.com/gIZRzGhxaa

— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) June 10, 2024

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