Brandel Chamblee posted a tribute from the Metropolitan Golf Association Awards that mixed humor with something deeper—a recognition of Rich Lerner as “the game’s greatest-ever storyteller.”

The Golf Channel analyst shared the message Wednesday night from Westchester Country Club. Lerner had just received the MGA’s Distinguished Service Award, the organization’s highest honor. Chamblee opened with a self-deprecating joke, saying the photo looked like “Manute Bol taking a photo with Danny DeVito.”

But the humor shifted quickly. Chamblee called Lerner “eminently deserving for all he has meant to the game.” The MGA announced Lerner as the 2025 recipient in November, recognizing his career-long contributions to golf. The award validates nearly three decades of work that shaped how the spo

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