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Okay, so it wasn't the Barclays or the U.S. Open, but it was something. Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudolph Giuliani and famous Duke alumnist who sued the school because he got kicked off the team, actually won the Met Open this week after a third round 71 finished him off at 3-under for the tournament.

The win was worth a whopping $27,500, a large check for a smaller pro event, and put his name on a trophy that contains the likes of Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagan and Byron Nelson.

Ahh, Andrew Giuliani. Going back to stories of him are like taking the last drag on a beautiful Cuban cigar, taking in all the mystery and letting it out with one pristine blow of the smoke. Giuliani, the son of Rudolph Giuliani, was a former Duke University golfer, but was let go from the team. He sued the team, typically.

Now, the man that will be on the Golf Channel's upcoming Big Break is in the hunt at an actual golf event, the Met Open, in New Jersey.

You remember Andrew Giuliani. Son of Rudy Giuliani. Played golf at Duke. Got kicked off the golf team. Ended up pressing charges against Duke's athletics department because he felt he was wrongfully kicked off the team. Case got tossed out of court, but not before the judge quoted "Caddyshack." Turns out he was a bit of a jerk.

Yep, that Andrew Giuliani. Well, if you didn't have enough A-Giul in your life, The Golf Channel has your back, because the 23-year-old will be on The Big Break: Disney.

It has been nearly two months since we've checked in with the ongoing battle between Andrew Giuliani and the University of Duke golf team, but finally the real story is surfacing.

It turns out, Rudy Giuliani's son, who was dismissed from the Duke golf team in February and decided to sue the University, might have been a bit of a hot-head on the golf course. Oh, and off the golf course too. Yeah, both of those.

Giuliani sued Duke in July, claiming he was improperly cut from the team earlier this year and that the coach violated a contract he entered when he agreed to come to the university and pay $200,000 in tuition and fees.

But Duke said in a court filing Wednesday that the 22-year-old Giuliani was properly suspended after throwing an apple in the face of another player, breaking a golf club during a tournament, injuring a teammate and becoming verbally abusive with a coach.

Call me batty, but that sure sounds like the kind of kid I want on my golf team!

Honestly, if these reports are true, which I'm assuming are since they were noted in a court filing, what in the would was Giuliani thinking? Did he think the coach just forgot he was a (jerk)?

Nothing is more of an absolute certainty in this world than a rich kid filing a lawsuit because he wasn't treated fairly and then the real story coming out.

After Andrew Giuliani, son of former mayor Rudy Giuliani, was kicked off the Duke golf team, he filed a lawsuit claiming he was "illegally terminated from the team in February." After it was shown that Giuliani might have been released because of his mediocre golf record for a top-15 golf school, new reports have come out that it might have been because he was a bit of an ass.

One of the first things (head coach O.D.) Vincent did as coach was meet with each of the 13 players for four to five hours to go over the "very thick athlete code of conduct," the source said. Each player agreed in writing to obey the rules.

But Andrew soon became disruptive, teammates said.

"There was a lot of bullying," the source said. "I guess the guys didn't dislike him; they were cautious of him. He just kind of got a little pushy."

Andrew was accused of hurting two teammates in a football game and allegedly threw an apple at a teammate, sparking a fistfight.

There are probably a lot of reasons to sue a collegiate sports program for kicking you off the team without any previous knowledge of the happenings.

If the coach tried to seduce you with flavored candles in his apartment or the athletic director forced you to do a Starry Night shot and you declined or if the mascot of the college was seen dry-humping your girlfriend on the JumboTron and you complained.

One reason not to sue is if you're dropped from the squad because you suck at the sport.

As we noted yesterday, Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, is suing Duke University because he was "illegally terminated from the team in February."

As Andrew complains of wrongdoings, the numbers just sit there smiling, explaining what went down. Giuliani has played in four tournaments in his first three seasons at Duke and was probably not going to get much time on the links this season as five of the top six golfers on the team are returning for 2008-09.

His scoring average was 75.75, extremely mediocre at the college level, and he shot as many rounds (1) in the 80s as he did breaking 72. For a team currently ranked 15th in the nation, a guy like that is extremely disposable.

Playing collegiate sports is a tough gig. You're up at 5 AM, doing sprints before workouts before class before practice. You hang, play and party with the same group of teammates you travel with.

So, when the coach decides to dismiss you from the team, what's the first logical step to take? Yep, you guessed it, sue the coach and the university.

Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, is suing Duke University after being kicked off the team by head coach O.D. Vincent, claiming he was "illegally terminated from the team in February."

"[Men's golf coach] O.D. Vincent announced to the team that he was unilaterally canceling Andrew's eligibility to participate in the University's Athletics Program immediately and indefinitely. Andrew and his teammates were shocked. Andrew had no prior notice of what was about to happen. At no time was Andrew ever given an opportunity to defend himself; instead he was summarily dismissed," the lawsuit read.

Now, I'm sure it kills you to be tossed to the curb by your coach, but it isn't like Andrew is winning Nobel Peace Prizes or anything. This is the same kid who said he wasn't going to campaign for his father because he didn't want it to get in the way of his aspiring professional golfing career.