Taking a break from the rigors of spring training, White Sox outfielders Daniel Palka and Nicky Delmonico joined me at Top Golf in Glendale, Arizona, for the inaugural Camelback Open, a three-phase duel featuring a chipping, par-three and long-drive competition.
Delmonico showed up dressed as a professional golfer, but don’t let the wardrobe fool you. Palka arrived looking like a professional lumberjack, and he fooled us all with his uncanny ability to score points. How did he do it? That is currently an open investigation, but you can be the judge of that.
While they both bat left handed on the baseball field, Palka and Delmonico surprisingly golf right handed. Together, the White Sox duo did whatever they could to throw me off my game, using methods of distraction and intimidation.
In the end, there was a winner of the Camelback Open. Who was crowned the champion? As Palka put it, “You don’t have to look like a golfer, you don’t have to be an old man to be a golfer like Chuck (I resent that), you just have to be the smartest one and you’ll come through on top. That’s all I’ve got to say.”
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