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Brunson issues golf challenge to Antonius

April 24, 2008

What started out as an innocent challenge from Patrik Antonius in an interview may be turning into a full-blown rivalry as Doyle Brunson has issued a challenge of his own to the young pro.

With the possibility of the two going heads-up for any stakes in any poker variation sometime in the near future, Doyle Brunson has added another game to the mix by challenging Patrik Antonius to a golf game as well.

Brunson issued the latest challenge through his blog after hearing what Antonius has been saying about their possible heads-up match. Brunson said he’s been asked during interviews and by friends about the match but has tried to stay noncommittal about it.

But his friends are sending him links to interviews and what Antonius is saying, and he figured it was time to put his own opinions out there.

“I know I’ve got a lot more experience at most of the games I’ll choose. If anyone under thirty years of age can let me pick any game at any time I want, I strongly believe I can beat them,” Brunson wrote.

“If I don’t, the Brunson Family has three hundred acres on the top of a mountain at Big Arm, Montana. I’ll retire and move up on that mountain and enjoy the wildlife and the sunsets for the rest of my life.”

Brunson said television networks have been calling about televising the match, but he’s not sure the viewing public will understand the games he’ll keep introducing during the match.

Then he said as long as Antonius is making challenges, he had one in return.

“I read where he has taken up golf. So, I challenge him to play for $100,000 a hole at Bali Hai Golf Club, any time from now until the end of August,” Brunson wrote.

“Surely a 27-year-old ex-professional tennis player from Finland can beat a 74-year-old guy with an artificial shoulder and who has to use a crutch to walk. What do you say, Patrik?”

Patrik has already responded to the challenge in his blog, writing:

Brunson issues golf challenge to Antonius

Antonius will rise to the golf challenge.

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