Parker McCollum had a fantastic year in 2023, but one of his biggest triumphs was a loss.

“I played nine holes of golf with George Strait a couple [of] weeks ago,” he shares with PopCulture. “He whooped our a–,” McCollum confesses. “Yeah, he won by a lot.”

The “Burn It Down” singer posted a photo with George Strait in 2021, suggesting they’ve known each other for two years.

Recently, McCollum shared his highlights of 2023. “I had some crazy ones,” he says before recounting, “a sold-out Red Rock show, singing on stage there with Peyton Manning, was pretty good. John Mayer signed my guitar the other night at his show in Austin.”

What were your highlights of 2023?