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News.com.au
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Scottie Scheffler clears the air on British Open fart-gate
The Scottie Scheffler fart-gate took a brand new twist. On the 17th hole at the British Open last Thursday, when Scheffler was chipping to the green, the broadcast feed picked up someone passing gas. While some thought a fan was the culprit, Scheffler completely changed the narrative this week, the New York Post reports. Scheffler was featured on Barstool Sports' 'Pardon My Take' podcast and shed light on who is really to blame for the incident — himself. 'Yeah, that was me,' Scheffler admitted on the show. 'Oh yeah, that was me. 'You're out there for like six hours, you're eating some different food over there. Some stuff is going to happen. 'You never know with the boom mics there, you never know what they're going to pick up. I'm definitely surprised it hasn't happened more in the past picking up stuff like that. I literally didn't think anything about it then after we got inside, Xander [Schauffele] was showing me the video. He pulls up the video and I see myself standing on 17, and I'm like, 'Oh, I know what this is.'' Now that the truth is out, the gas might've helped fuel his shot as Scheffler almost chipped it straight into the hole. Scheffler finished Thursday 3-under par and continued to ride high into the weekend before he ran away with the British Open crown, his first time winning that major. The chasing group behind him never got within four strokes on the final day. Scheffler, before winning the event, was the world No. 1 golfer and the betting favourite to win the Claret Jug. 'It is a pretty special feeling,' Scheffler said after winning. 'It was a tough week; I battled hard all weekend. Today, once again, was a battle, but [I] played some really good golf. I'm fortunate to be standing here holding the trophy.' The British Open now gives Scheffler the third of the four major trophies in golf, as he needs the U.S. Open to complete the career grand slam.
The Sun
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Scottie Scheffler breaks silence on Open ‘fart-gate' & reveals who was responsible for leaving commentators in stitches
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER has broken his silence on 'fart-gate' that left the Open commentators in stitches. The American golfer was taking a shot at the green on the 17th hole when a fart noise was heard over the broadcast. 2 2 The noise caught the attention of Andrew Cotter on the broadcast microphone. He and his co-commentator burst into a fit of laughter as the moment also went viral on social media. Scheffler, 29, has now revealed who was responsible for the comedic flatulence. It was none other than... HIMSELF. The world no.1 made the shocking revelation while making an appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast. He was asked by host Eric "PFT Commenter" Sollenberger if it was he who indeed farted. Scheffler said: "Yeah that was me. "You are out there for six hours, eating some different food over there, some stuff is going to happen. "You never know where the boom mic is and what it is going to pick up. "I'm actually surprised it has not happened more in the past. "I did not think anything about it and afterwards I was shown the video I could see me standing on the 17th and I was like 'I know what this is'. "It was good, had a good sound to it, we were outside, perfect." Scheffler followed up the first-tainted shot by rolling in the putt for birdie. He finished his day one round three under before going on to win the whole tournament. His closest challenger was Harris English, who shot 66 to finish on -13.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘He actually lifted a cheek and let it rip' – Darts star James Wade in fresh fartgate storm
JAMES WADE's gassy antics at the oche are still causing quite the stink. The fan favourite was caught up in yet another fartgate storm during his Players Championship 17 clash with Peter Wright. 4 4 Wade let rip during his 6-5 win over Snakebite to reach the quarter-finals of last month's tournament. His expelling of gas went viral, so much so that it became the topic of a recent conversation between Dutch hockey stars Ellen Hoog and Naomi van As. Hoog said in their latest podcast: "This was such a strange one. Did you see it? "I think Wade must've been a bit jittery, because right in the middle of the match, he let out an absolutely massive fart.' 'He actually lifted a cheek and let it rip." Van As struggled to stay composed as she said: 'No, this wasn't just your average fart – it was a full-on, rattling belter!' Hoog replied: 'Honestly, it was so loud – a proper ripper. I just had to rewind it to make sure I'd heard it right.' Van As then said: 'He was standing there with his back arched, bum out… what did he think was going to happen?' JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 4 'You can't get away with that!' Hoog stated. 'Surely that's not allowed? Wouldn't your pants get a bit grim after that?' "Probably,' Hoog replied. 'But I doubt he cares. And his opponent — poor bloke — had to keep throwing darts in that stench!' Wade found himself embroiled in a similar scandal last September when he seemingly let one rip during his Players Championship clash with Callan Rydz. But the fan favourite insisted his SHOES, not his bowels, were to blame for the noise. He said in a statement: "I feel I must address a situation following my run to the semi-finals of PC22 today. "Footage has emerged of me doing what appears to be a "shart" at the end of one of my matches. "It was actually the velcro on my new trainers. "I now consider this matter put to bed as don't wish to talk about it again."
The Sun
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Top darts star reveals tactic to deal with opponents FARTING on stage after player's blow-off caused match to be stopped
DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH has revealed how to deal with FARTING opponents when at the oche. The darts star spoke about the issue following another "fartgate" incident involving James Wade at the Players Championship 19. 2 Wade let rip during his 6-5 win over Peter Wright to reach the quarter-finals on Tuesday. Snakebite appeared distracted when the scent hit his nose, as he had to "take a second" before throwing. Van den Bergh, 30, is already prepared to deal with his rivals who dare to let one rip on the stage. The Belgian ace believes the best thing to do is to try to ignore it and "breathe quicker". He told talkSPORT: "I hate that. I make sure whatever I could do, it happened already at the toilet. "Sometimes you've just got to accept it, at the end of the day, it's only a smell. "Breathe quicker and it's gone." Wade was by world no.1 Luke Humphries. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS The 2024 Ally Pally king said: "Great farts mate!! I mean 'Darts'." Van den Bergh's comments come after he decided to step away from the PDC Pro Tour. World Darts semi-finalist Dimitri Van Den Bergh retires from PDC tour aged just 30 The Antwerp thrower made the decision in April as he wanted a mental reset. He did make his return to the oche at the World Cup of Darts as he represented Belgium alongside Mike De Decker. The tournament was a disaster as the pair finished behind the Philippines in the Group Stage in Frankfurt, Germany. Van den Bergh has insisted that the time away from the oche has been beneficial to him. He said: "Fantastic, because I was feeling really bad with myself, with my body, my mental health. "(For) ten years I have done all the tournaments that I possibly could and I just kept pushing. I kept going forward. "In these ten years a lot of things have happened. I'm going to be a dad in July, my second little girl is going to come to the world. "I'm already a dad from another kid who's three-and-a-half-years-old now. "All of that just gives you a different perspective to life and my dreams have always been to do what I love most, which is play darts and be successful at it. "But I also wanted to have my own family and build a future, build a legacy. So these things were very important to me and I just tried to keep playing well but for some reason I was just tiptoeing at the same place. "So I said, 'I'll take a step back, come back stronger' and that's still my goal. That's still my mission. "I know whatever I'm doing at home with eating healthy, going to the gym, taking care of myself, practicing a lot, it's working for me. Plus, I've got extra time with the family."
The Sun
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
James Wade locked in another ‘FARTGATE' storm as disgusting act caught on live TV and called out by referee
JAMES WADE was involved in yet another dart 'fartgate' incident in Players Championship 17. The World No.10 kicked up a stink in a clash with fellow veteran star Peter Wright in Leicester. 3 Wade let rip during his 6-5 win over 'Snakebite' to reach the quarter-finals on Tuesday afternoon. Wright stepped back and laughed uncomfortably, but Wade's joke quickly backfired when the match caller told him the clash was being televised. Referee Owen Binks then informed the players: 'Oh boy, okay then… This is a streamed match guys.' Wade claimed: 'It slipped out.' And then added: 'Give it a second.' Wright thought it needed more than a second, though. And Wade tried to prompt him back onto the oche, saying: 'Go ahead. Do you want nine more arrows?' It's not the first time the 42-year-old has passed wind during a match. He did the same less than a year ago in September 2024, also at the Players Championship. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK On that occasion he claimed it was his SHOES that made the noise. He wrote on social media: 'I feel I must address a situation following my run to the semi-finals of PC22 today. Darts star Daryl Gurney screams X-rated rant about his 'b------s' on stage at World Cup 'Footage has emerged of me doing what appears to be a 'shart' at the end of one of my matches. 'It was actually the Velcro on my new trainers. "I now consider this matter put to bed as don't wish to talk about it again.' 3
