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Golfer Daniel Brown smokes cigarettes with fans in funny PGA Championship scene

Nypost · · 254 words · By Dylan Svoboda
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Daniel Brown brought some old-school vibes to the PGA Championship on Saturday.

Claims checked 5
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Topics 2

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What happened

Daniel Brown brought some old-school vibes to the PGA Championship on Saturday.

Why it matters

The English golfer was spotted smoking a cigarette after playing the 12th hole during his third round at Aronimink Golf Club, once again leaning into the on-course habit that has become part of his unlikely golf persona.

Common ground

Brown, who has become something of a cult favorite for his mid-round cigarettes, also stopped to take a selfie with spectator Casey Halpern, who posted the snapshot to X.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The English golfer was spotted smoking a cigarette after playing the 12th hole during his third round at Aronimink Golf Club”
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While evidence confirms the 2026 PGA Championship is scheduled for Aronimink Golf Club, there is no evidence in the provided search results confirming that Daniel Brown smoked a cigarette after the 12th hole during the third round.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, was played from August 23 to September 23. It included the following fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FedEx_Cup_Playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 PGA Championship is the 108th edition of the PGA Championship, scheduled for May 14–17 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Philadelphia has one of the United States’s longest and richest traditions in professional, semi-professional, amateur, college, and high school sports. The city is one of twelve cities that hosts tea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_Philadelphia
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Claim 2: “Brown... stopped to take a selfie with spectator Casey Halpern, who posted the snapshot to X.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results regarding biblical figures, Michael Brown, and Brown University. There is no mention of a golfer named Daniel Brown taking a selfie with Casey Halpern.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown was accompanied by his 22-year-old male friend Dori…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Michael_Brown
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a partial list of notable Brown University alumni, known as Brunonians. It includes alumni of Brown University and Pembroke College, Brown's former women's college. "Class of" is used…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brown_University_alumn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following is a list of people with the given name Daniel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_given_name…
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Claim 3: “he sat at 3-over for the tournament and outside the top 50 as of this writing after making the weekend by one shot.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is entirely irrelevant, focusing on biblical texts and the book of Daniel, with no mention of golf tournament standings or Daniel Brown's score.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_(biblical_figure)
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web search NEUTRAL — Daniel’s Training in Babylon 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of J…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+1&versio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Title and Author: The book is named after its primary character, Daniel, who becomes a prominent figure in the Babylonian and Persian empires. Traditionally, Daniel is considered the author of the boo…
https://biblehub.com/daniel/
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Claim 4: “Brown’s habit previously drew plenty of attention at Royal Troon during his breakout Open Championship performance in 2024, when he was seen smoking while holding the lead on Saturday.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Daniel Brown was seen smoking during the third round of the Open Championship at Royal Troon while playing well and near the top of the scoreboard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Open Championship, officially the 152nd Open Championship, was a major golf tournament held 18–21 July 2024 at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the tenth Open …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Open_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of September 2025, the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live (SNL) has featured 172 cast members. The ensemble was originally referred to as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_ca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_ep…
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Claim 5: “After playing his first 12 holes at 2-over thanks to a double-bogey on No. 4, Brown closed strong, making birdies on each of his final three holes to shoot an even-par 70.”
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The search results provide information about other golfers (Collin Morikawa, Tiger Woods) shooting even-par 70s or playing 12 holes, but none of the evidence confirms the specific score and hole-by-hole details for Daniel Brown.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brown-Forman Corporation is an American family-controlled publicly traded company, one of the largest in the spirits and wine business. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it manufactures several well-know…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-Forman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey produced at Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, which has been owned by Brown-Forman since 1956. Packaged in square bottles, Jack Daniel's "Bl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Daniel's
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Lee McDaniel (born March 6, 1983) is an American professional football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). A descendant o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McDaniel
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