Kevin Van Valkenburg
@kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social
Director of Content, Fried Egg Golf
kvv@thefriedegg.com
kvv@thefriedegg.com
Failed in basically all my goals this year except one: Made a vow to reconnect with people by phone I hadn't talked to in years. Led to some super fulfilling, fun catch ups. Might run it back in '26. Less texting, more talking.
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Failed in basically all my goals this year except one: Made a vow to reconnect with people by phone I hadn't talked to in years. Led to some super fulfilling, fun catch ups. Might run it back in '26. Less texting, more talking.
Tiger Woods turns 50 this week. It made me think about how easy it is to look backwards, and get lost in nostalgia, and how important is is to look forward. @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/fiv...
Five Thoughts on Tiger Woods' 50th Birthday
As Tiger Woods turns 50, Kevin Van Valkenburg expands on the major milestone and what it means going forward.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tiger Woods turns 50 this week. It made me think about how easy it is to look backwards, and get lost in nostalgia, and how important is is to look forward. @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/fiv...
Very fun moment on this week's Shotgun Start pod when Rory appeared by surprise, then shared with us a gift his caddie Harry had given him for Christmas, a gift no one else could appreciate like he could.
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Very fun moment on this week's Shotgun Start pod when Rory appeared by surprise, then shared with us a gift his caddie Harry had given him for Christmas, a gift no one else could appreciate like he could.
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A true treat for @splitzoneduo.com subscribers today as the great @kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social joins us to talk about the Montanan meaning of the Brawl of the Wild (corporate name that locals don't actually use, as we have learned) www.splitzoneduo.com/p/montana-vs...
Inside the Brawl of the Wild with KVV
What is this game mean to, and say about, Montana?
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December 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A true treat for @splitzoneduo.com subscribers today as the great @kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social joins us to talk about the Montanan meaning of the Brawl of the Wild (corporate name that locals don't actually use, as we have learned) www.splitzoneduo.com/p/montana-vs...
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
To wrap up our week of mulling The Year of Rory, I wrote about the joys of being wrong about an athlete, for @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/ror...
I Was Wrong About Rory McIlroy's Masters Triumph
After years of front-row seats to watch Rory McIlroy come up short at major after major, Kevin Van Valkenburg details what it was like to see McIlroy win the 2025 Masters.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
To wrap up our week of mulling The Year of Rory, I wrote about the joys of being wrong about an athlete, for @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/ror...
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Joe Flacco has become something better than ‘elite’
Joe Flacco has become something better than ‘elite’
Flacco is 40 now, near the end (presumably) of a tortuous career that has somehow led to him being one of our most liked athletes.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Joe Flacco has become something better than ‘elite’
Need something to read, watch or listen to this holiday season? We gathered up our favorite non-Fried Egg content in golf media this year and linked it all in one place. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/con...
Fried Egg Golf's Favorite Content from 2025
A list of the Fried Egg Golf staff's favorite articles, podcasts, blog posts, videos, and other odds and ends we’ve enjoyed in 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Need something to read, watch or listen to this holiday season? We gathered up our favorite non-Fried Egg content in golf media this year and linked it all in one place. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/con...
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"Collecting that experience" is an incredible euphemism for "Asking a guy about the fact that more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct"
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Collecting that experience" is an incredible euphemism for "Asking a guy about the fact that more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct"
In this week's KVV Mailbag for @friedegggolf.bsky.social I picked my Top 5 karaoke songs, compared golfer to FNL characters, and contemplated a world where Rory didn't win the Masters.
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Mailbag: Friday Night Lights, Karaoke, and Gary Player
In Kevin Van Valkenburg's latest mailbag, he answers questions on golfers as Friday Night Lights, the best karaoke songs, and Gary Player.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In this week's KVV Mailbag for @friedegggolf.bsky.social I picked my Top 5 karaoke songs, compared golfer to FNL characters, and contemplated a world where Rory didn't win the Masters.
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This week in @friedegggolf.bsky.social, I wrote a few words about mental health and in praise of the golf buddy. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-...
In Praise of the Golf Buddy
Sometimes you need a golf buddy, and other times you need to be the golf buddy, and it's an important role to play in a friend's life.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This week in @friedegggolf.bsky.social, I wrote a few words about mental health and in praise of the golf buddy. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-...
Gary Player declaring himself the third best golfer of all time is cool, but you know what's really cool? The Fried Egg staff each declaring our GOAT Halloween candy. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/bes...
What's the Best Halloween Candy?
The Fried Egg Golf staff got together to make their impassioned cases for the best Halloween candy on the market.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Gary Player declaring himself the third best golfer of all time is cool, but you know what's really cool? The Fried Egg staff each declaring our GOAT Halloween candy. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/bes...
I think people being upset about Good Good sponsoring a PGA Tour event is mostly performative, but even if it's genuine, the idea that we suddenly have standards for sponsors in golf is a lie. I wrote about for the @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
The PGA Tour's Good Good Championship Is a Good Thing
The PGA Tour's partnership with Good Good Golf to sponsor a FedEx Cup Fall event is a good thing for golf.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I think people being upset about Good Good sponsoring a PGA Tour event is mostly performative, but even if it's genuine, the idea that we suddenly have standards for sponsors in golf is a lie. I wrote about for the @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
So good.
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So good.
How many swings does Tiger have left? I pondered the question in today's @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
What Tiger Woods' Latest Surgery Means for PGA Tour Career
Tiger Woods underwent yet another back surgery, adding to his long list of injuries and bringing into question his future in professional golf.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
How many swings does Tiger have left? I pondered the question in today's @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
For this week's Monday @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter, I wrote about Dustin Johnson and Robert MacIntyre and different kinds of cool. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/dun...
Staying Cool at the Dunhill Links Championship
On Robert MacIntyre and Dustin Johnson at the Dunhill Links Championship, where one player is maximizing his talent and the other is coasting on his.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
For this week's Monday @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter, I wrote about Dustin Johnson and Robert MacIntyre and different kinds of cool. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/dun...
I had three final thoughts from the Ryder Cup, but No. 3 is probably the one that will linger. The fans who screamed vile stuff about Rory and his wife? In the Hall of Fame of Losers. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/202...
2025 Ryder Cup Final Thoughts
Touching on what could have been for Justin Thomas, press conferences, who wasn't there for the United States, and the rowdy Bethpage fans.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I had three final thoughts from the Ryder Cup, but No. 3 is probably the one that will linger. The fans who screamed vile stuff about Rory and his wife? In the Hall of Fame of Losers. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/202...
The data people involved with the U.S. Ryder Cup team need to resign. Either they're being ignored or they're being outclassed. My latest for @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/usa...
U.S. Ryder Cup Team Needs Major Change After Bethpage
After a rough showing for most of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, the United States team needs to make a major change to its operation to compete with Team Europe.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The data people involved with the U.S. Ryder Cup team need to resign. Either they're being ignored or they're being outclassed. My latest for @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/usa...
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Fridays @friedegggolf.bsky.social Shotgun Start flashback was amazing. Full support for @kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social curating these purely for opportunities to do silly accents
September 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fridays @friedegggolf.bsky.social Shotgun Start flashback was amazing. Full support for @kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social curating these purely for opportunities to do silly accents
Hey friends, I'm very excited to start a new gig today. Hope you'll follow along as I continue to tell stories with the awesome @friedegggolf.bsky.social team. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/kev...
Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Fried Egg Golf
We're proud to announce the hiring of Fried Egg Golf's newest staff member, Kevin Van Valkenburg, who will serve as our Director of Content.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hey friends, I'm very excited to start a new gig today. Hope you'll follow along as I continue to tell stories with the awesome @friedegggolf.bsky.social team. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/kev...
This is so wonderful and somehow hopeful in the face of despair.
this one is for the dolls if I'm being honest, but the rest of you can read it if you want
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BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED
The big question
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August 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is so wonderful and somehow hopeful in the face of despair.
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We are honored and thrilled to share the cover of @tomjunod.bsky.social's upcoming memoir: IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN. Preorder your copy now:
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In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod: 9780375400391 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hi...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We are honored and thrilled to share the cover of @tomjunod.bsky.social's upcoming memoir: IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN. Preorder your copy now:
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New installment in Lenny’s Book Club: AMERICAN KINGS: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE QUARTERBACK by @sethwickersham.bsky.social. Can’t wait to read this. Preorder now:
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July 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New installment in Lenny’s Book Club: AMERICAN KINGS: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE QUARTERBACK by @sethwickersham.bsky.social. Can’t wait to read this. Preorder now:
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The Ringer's Hollywood bureau chief @alansiegella.bsky.social has a new book out about The Simpsons that you need to buy right now.
So many amazing nuggets about what the show owes to ('60s) Batman, the feud w/ Barbara (not just George) Bush, and more. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
So many amazing nuggets about what the show owes to ('60s) Batman, the feud w/ Barbara (not just George) Bush, and more. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
Stupid TV, Be More Funny
This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of The Simpsons combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the show’s creative team th...
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June 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Ringer's Hollywood bureau chief @alansiegella.bsky.social has a new book out about The Simpsons that you need to buy right now.
So many amazing nuggets about what the show owes to ('60s) Batman, the feud w/ Barbara (not just George) Bush, and more. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
So many amazing nuggets about what the show owes to ('60s) Batman, the feud w/ Barbara (not just George) Bush, and more. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...