Weirdest golf injury of the year; Nelly stays dominant WSOC TV [Video]

Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend’s top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair, and celebrate very carefully …

1. Weirdest golf injury of the year

It’s the perpetual question surrounding this sport: Are golfers athletes? Well, we may now have our answer, because Akshay Bhatia, winner of the Valero Texas Open, apparently dislocated his shoulder … by fist-pumping.

Yes, Bhatia celebrated a little too hard when he made a 12-foot putt to force a playoff with Denny McCarthy (more on him below). Bhatia won on the first hole of the playoff, but not before requiring actual on-course treatment from his physio for the injured shoulder. It was a painful moment, but the victory — and its accompanying last-second, just-under-the-wire invitation to play in the Masters — probably helped dull the pain. Bhatia is just 22 years old, but he might not ever play …