Ben Crane Fails To Pay Bet

[Matt Hollow]

So apparently Ben Crane pulled a Judge Smails at the Waste Management..

 

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@bencranegolf Not only do u STEAL players time on the course now your not paying off your bets. 6k on putting green. Minister wld b proud

[playa]

To be fair to Smails, that was hardly a fair contest. Danny Noonan for Al was a hardly a like for like trade. And I think the ten second rule had definitely expired by the time the explosions caused the ball to drop in the hole lol.

[Ty_Webb]

You would say that!

 

He clearly hadn't got to the hole yet, so the 10 second timer hadn't started!

[playa]

You would say that!

 

He clearly hadn't got to the hole yet, so the 10 second timer hadn't started!

All my favorite wrestlers were heels. My favorite Rocky fight was the first Clubber Lang match. I just hate seeing baby faces win.

[anth]

Except when it comes to Tiger. Or are you saying Tiger is a heel now?

[One_Putt_Blunder]

Slow to play, slow to pay sounds like solid campaign slogan

[Togatown22]

I would love to hear the backstory on this one. Gillis sounds pretty annoyed!

[ZBigStick]

WTF is a Gillis?

[Matt J]

Dang, journeyman call out. Bet welcher, slow player, and bad Christian all in one tweet.

[playa]

Except when it comes to Tiger. Or are you saying Tiger is a heel now?

I like to see the good guys win in real life. Wrestling and Caddyshack aren't actually real. Some movies are what's called fiction, and professional wrestling have what's called worked matches (not fake cause those guys are athletic and plenty tough, but worked so they don't have deaths or serious injuries during every match).

Edit: I do like to believe that Caddyshack was based on true events. I just watched it again tonite and was in stitches again. I know every scene and line word for word but it still cracks me up every time.

[golfgirlrobin]

$20 million in career earnings and banked on not being called out to save six grand. Jesus hates a welcher; everyone hates a welcher.

[J13]

Nothing is worse then having to chase someone down for money owed. Absolutely pathetic

[Strike Force]

Tom Gillis calls out Ben Crane over alleged unpaid (for now) $6000 bet - GolfWeek

 

[Ashley Schaeffer]

$20 million in career earnings and banked on not being called out to save six grand. Jesus hates a welcher; everyone hates a welcher.

 

Totally agree. Accordingly, I am always hesitant to call someone a welcher unless I know for sure; and likely not even then. I think it's one of the most dishonorable things someone can be called. Let's hope it was a misunderstanding or something...

[the bishop]

Guess if Ben Crane shows up on a Callaway bag soon we'll know his gambling problem is serious.

[playa]

Nothing is worse then having to chase someone down for money owed. Absolutely pathetic

One of the reasons I don't bet on golf matches. Other reason is because I suck and would lose too much money.

[mosesgolf]

IMO those dudes live by a code and old man Gillis would not have done this without cause.

Wow. Social media is going to have a field day with this one.

[tiderider]

heard this on sirius a few weeks ago ... one of the greatest quotes by any athlete ever, if true ... ben crane, answering a question about his slow play: "look, i know i'm slow ... i'm working on it ... it's gonna take some time"

[sfiggins]

To be fair to Smails, that was hardly a fair contest. Danny Noonan for Al was a hardly a like for like trade. And I think the ten second rule had definitely expired by the time the explosions caused the ball to drop in the hole lol.

 

Did you call it in?

[new2g0lf]

Crane will regret not paying that bet if it's true. Not sure why Gillis stepped in as it doesn't appear he was even present when the bet happened.

[the bishop]

I wonder how 'ole Tom convinced him to pay......

[moonshine]

Guess if Ben Crane shows up on a Callaway bag soon we'll know his gambling problem is serious.

Lol...but seriously what kind of DA betts 6k on a putting contest? If Gillis is so worried about his "pro" buddy he could loan him the money...

[braincramp52]

According to Sirius there is a lot of hearsay being floated around but very little evidence. But hey, we all know everything is true on twitter and facebook. :taunt:

[the bishop]

Guess if Ben Crane shows up on a Callaway bag soon we'll know his gambling problem is serious.

Lol...but seriously what kind of DA betts 6k on a putting contest? If Gillis is so worried about his "pro" buddy he could loan him the money...

well at $6K it becomes more than just about the principle of the thing. IF that story is true (and it better be if Gillis is going public about it in this way) then Ben Crane is a major league tool.

[Sean2]

According to Sirius there is a lot of hearsay being floated around but very little evidence. But hey, we all know everything is true on twitter and facebook. :taunt:

 

...and the Internet in general. :-)

[Strike Force]

Guess if Ben Crane shows up on a Callaway bag soon we'll know his gambling problem is serious.

Lol...but seriously what kind of DA betts 6k on a putting contest? If Gillis is so worried about his "pro" buddy he could loan him the money...

 

Gillis took a job as a high school golf coach... Maybe he blew all his money betting...

[ws6]

One of my co-workers and Crane are best buddies. The co-worker speaks highly of Ben, but I have never met him. The co-worker is absolutely the cheapest person I have ever met so I guess, birds of a feather..

[MtlJeff]

Maybe it wasn't really Ben Crane. Wasn't he the guy that got impersonated on the bogus Tiger quote after the cheating stories started running?

 

Some guy pretending to be him starting doing media interviews lol. Maybe the same guy made the bet

 

I like the use of caps though. Very trump like. Just needed a SAD at the end

[DavePelz4]

There is a noted WRX'er who made a pledge on the site and never lived up to it. He and Ben seem to have something in common.

[JJCOOP7]

One of my co-workers and Crane are best buddies. The co-worker speaks highly of Ben, but I have never met him. The co-worker is absolutely the cheapest person I have ever met so I guess, birds of a feather..

 

I've met Ben on several occasions. Great guy and great sense of humor. Self deprecating all the time about his slow play

 

Guy gets his place in all the golf world. When he won last time he held a huge party and somebody asked him why, he said I'm not supposed to go out and win tournaments