This spring, we shared an episode of Grant Horvat’s “2v2 Golf Match” YouTube series pitting Jon Rahm and Josh Allen against Horvat and Phil Mickelson. In the clip, Horvat and Mickelson were mystified to find their approach shots coming up nearly 100 yards short … until they made a startling discovery:

Someone [cough JOSH ALLEN cough] had switched their rangefinder to meters.

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Phil didn’t seem too amused by the ruse—which he admitted was his own invention—but that wasn’t enough to keep him on guard on Monday at LIV Duels Virginia, where he got got … again. Only this time it wasn’t the Allen who got him. It was own LIV colleague, Rahm, who lifted the trick play right out of the Bills QB’s playbook. Check it out.

In the immortal words of Dubya, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice … you can’t get fooled again.

In Phil’s defence, he smelled something fishy much faster this time around and immediately identified Rahm as the culprit. Rahm initially played coy, saying, “Like I’m the only who plays meters here? We have three Europeans!” When Horvat found his rangefinder was also in meters, however, Rahm couldn’t hold it in any longer, doubling over in laughter.

Needless to say, if you’re looking for something a little fresher than the old fake-snake trick to pull on your buddies this summer, give this one a try—especially if they’re an old head like Phil and find adjusting their rangefinder as daunting as hacking the Pentagon. But stay vigilant out there. Practical jokes cut both ways, and it’s best to assume to you’re not the only one in your group that has seen this clip.

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