The Social: Oh, Canada, and oh OK, Ko

PGA Tour stars head north for the RBC Canadian Open NBA Finals, great shots result in drinks and jokes, and the story of the U.S. Women’s Open continues to be Hank Haney(?).

All that and plenty more in this edition of The Social.

WHAT WE’RE CHIRPING ABOUT

The U.S. Women’s Open ended two days ago, but social media is still buzzing about ... Hank Haney.

On his SiriusXM Radio show last week, Tiger Woods’ former swing coach made some controversial remarks before the event began, admitting he didn’t know where or when the tournament was happening before dismissively adding, “I’m gonna predict a Korean [will win]. I couldn’t name you six players on the LPGA tour. Maybe I could. Well … I’d go with ‘Lee,’ if I didn’t have to name a first name. I’d get a bunch of them right.”

Haney was subsequently suspended from his radio show, and he apologized for his comments. Then, in a surprise twist South Korea’s Jeongeun Lee6 won the U.S. Women’s Open, and Haney was right back at it, doubling down on his original take and defending his “prediction.”

Maybe you believe Haney called his shot, maybe you don’t, and whether or not he gets permanently fired from his radio gig remains to be seen. Twitter eggs and angry social media mobs aside, one group of people didn’t appreciate Haney’s words, and they’re kind of important in this case - the ladies of the LPGA.

From Michelle Wie to Cristie Kerr to Brittany Lincicome, some of the LPGAs biggest stars had no problem strongly condemning Haney’s words:

Who knows how this whole thing will turn out, but if you start hearing stories about popsicles, that means Haney’s got another book to sell you.

DRAKE WHO?

Drake may be stealing the show courtside at the NBA Finals, but if you looked closely, you may have seen some other familiar faces in the crowd for the first two games of the series.

With the RBC Canadian Open being held at Hamilton Golf and Country Club just outside Toronto, some of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars got to town early to catch the action between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors.

Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia and Bubba Watson have all been spotted at the Scotiabank Arena, and in really good seats, go figure.

Thomas even spent some time on the court talking to two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry and sat with the fiancée of the Warriors’ director of basketball operations - she goes by Michelle Wie. Maybe you’ve heard of her?

It’s possible other Tour pros we’re in attendance and went unnoticed. We admittedly didn’t look very hard in the line drive section. Sorry, Patrick.

NOTHING-TO-DO-WITH-GOLF VIDEO INTERMISSION

When you get the tires rotated but skimp on the alignment check:

SWING AND A MISS

Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee returned to PGA Tour Champions action last week at the Principal Charity Classic in Iowa, and for a guy who is always prepared in the booth, his practice round got off to an impressively terrible start.

While playing what he thought was the ninth hole at Wakonda Club, Chamblee flushed this iron ... at the pin on the practice green.

“Best shot I’ve ever hit,” said Chamblee, before immediately following it up with, “Also the worst shot I’ve ever hit.”

And staying on brand until the bitter end, the 56-year-old maintained he would’ve found the bottom of the cup with his putt.

Never change, Brandel ... but you already know that.

DRINK IT IN

Raise your hand if you were devastated to see an of-age Lydia Ko buy everyone beer. I’m officially old, man.

During the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open, Ko aced the Country Club of Charleston’s reverse redan hole, the par-3 11th, with a 6-iron, and she was more than happy to buy the beer for whoever was drinking.

Ko, who turned 22 a couple months ago, became the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA event as a 15-year-old at the 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open. In spite of how it makes me feel about the passage of time - not good, by the way - it is good to see the two-time major champ honors golf’s most prestigious tradition: