A lesson from Tiger, Rory’s feud and Ashley Perez’s feedback
Tour Miss, Andrew Redington, Joe Scarnici
Hello, mates, and welcome to this week’s version of the Rogers Report. Full transparency from RR HQ: We’re nursing a tweaked again (however not the type that requires a spinal fusion), wanting ahead to The Match and at present listening to Justin Bieber’s 2011 Christmas album on repeat. We have a LOT of floor (and golf drama) to cowl at present, so let’s get proper to it.
The multi-talented Anne Van Dam
If you suppose that Adam Scott has probably the most beautiful golf swing of all time, you clearly haven’t seen Anne Van Dam tee it up.
Just have a look at that transfer!
And whereas the remainder of us spent our weekend in over-crowded bars watching the United States males’s soccer workforce lose to the Netherlands, Anne Van Dam was finishing a Half-Ironman, which consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike journey and a 13.1-mile run.
She accomplished the race in honor of Jane Park’s daughter, Grace.
So for these of you protecting monitor at dwelling, Anne van Dam can formally beat you in golf, swimming, biking and working. I personally take extra of the Layna Finau strategy to working nowadays, so big congrats to Anne.
Benjamin Franklin as soon as stated, “in this world, nothing is certain except death, taxes and Ashley Perez going off in the comments section on Instagram.” As GOLF’s social media supervisor, I’ve seen Pat Perez’s spouse, Ashley, grace our very personal remark part a lot of instances, typically to scoff at a quote from Rory or name one thing PGA-Tour associated boring. But Perez actually didn’t maintain again on her emotions towards Tiger Woods over the weekend.
My goodness! Tell us how you actually really feel.
It’s additionally necessary to notice that this remark got here lower than a month after Pat Perez blasted Tiger for his LIV feedback on Claude Harmon’s “Son of a Butch” podcast.
Petty Rory McIlroy
While Rory McIlroy has develop into a spokesman for the PGA Tour, he’s additionally confirmed that he isn’t afraid to take little pictures right here and there. Move over, Brooks and Bryson! There’s a brand new feud on the town.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B occurred over the weekend when McIlroy described how his feud with Greg Norman started.
Rory pledging to be a “pain in the arse?” As somebody who goes out of my method to annoy each one among my siblings (and typically coworkers), this can be a trigger I can completely get behind.
Between McIlroy and Perez’s feedback, the final week in golf has really felt like a “tell-all” episode of the Bachelor. More than I anticipated from the PGA Tour’s offseason.
A placing lesson from Tiger
I do know completely nothing in regards to the man within the blue shirt within the video under, apart from the truth that I’m extraordinarily jealous of him. The pro-am on the Hero World Challenge could have been a wash because of the rain, however because of a placing lesson from Tiger, this man nonetheless had a day he’ll keep in mind endlessly.
It’s not day-after-day we see Tiger Woods yukking it up with laymen (learn: anyone apart from Justin Thomas), and but right here he’s! Talking store on the placing inexperienced in Albany. Unfortunately it’s fairly troublesome to listen to what ideas Tiger is giving this man — however I’d be prepared to wager they’re fairly good.
J.T. Poston will get hitched
Last week I mentioned the truth that 2022 is the Year of The Golf Wedding. Now we are able to add one other identify to the more and more prolonged checklist of gamers getting hitched as a result of J.T. Poston married Kelly Cox over the weekend. Better but, there have been a handful of Tour professionals in attendance.
Ah, this brings again reminiscences of me messing round with my cousins in church on Christmas Eve — till our moms stopped permitting us to take a seat collectively. This was additionally a full-circle second; Dahmen and Higgs went viral lower than a yr in the past for taking their shirts off on No. 16 on the Phoenix Open and now they’re wanting dapper as ever at a pal’s wedding ceremony. Talk about having vary.
And to not take any consideration away from the bride and groom, however Poston’s caddie, Aaron Flener, sang on the wedding ceremony and I might be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the pipes this man possesses.
If looping doesn’t work out for Flener, he ought to undoubtedly pursue a singing profession. Or a minimum of carry out with John Daly at a bar someplace.
Tiger and Charlie
I do know, I do know. we’ve got a lot of Tiger-Charlie content material to look ahead to with the PNC Championship subsequent weekend, so I’m cautious about overdoing it (I don’t personally consider it’s potential to go overboard on Tiger, however I’m attempting to respect your time and bounds). So I’m simply going to current to you, with out remark, just a few of my favourite moments of the Woods boys from the Hero World Challenge. Proceed with warning.
Viktor Hovland: Resort man
I assumed faculty fraternity bros touring on a finances over spring break had been probably the most aggressive resort-goers recognized to man, however I stand corrected. Viktor Hovland has claimed the crown as undisputed king of resort life.
Hovland hasn’t gained a Tour occasion wherever within the 50 states but, however a part of me believes that he’s truly dwelling his greatest life by successful solely at resorts the place life feels about 200% extra relaxed, the drinks are included and the climate is normally good.
LeBron’s golf recreation
J.R. Smith joined Golf Channel to debate LeBron James’ golf recreation and the way teeing it up could possibly be good for the Lakers star, however I’m not assured we’ll be seeing him out on the course any time quickly. Then once more, Charles Barkley utterly reworked his swing, so I suppose there’s hope for all of us.
Miscellaneous healthful content material
And final however not least, I current to you the issues that made me smile over the previous week.
Sammy Spieth captured all of our hearts on the Presidents Cup and as soon as once more on this video. When I used to be a child I used to enter my dad’s workplace with him each now and again. It … wasn’t actually something like this.
Then there was Cameron Smith, who watched his Open Championship win from a bar.
I consider that when you win a serious championship, you’re entitled to celebrating it for the remainder of your life. Finally, we’ve got this picture of a really younger Tiger…
…and we’ll end it off with Tony Finau doing what he does greatest (off of the course, a minimum of): dancing.
