From Brooks Koepka’s altercation with a Mercedes to Sam Bennett’s Masters tweet from 2016 coming full circle, get caught up.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hello, everybody, and completely happy Friday night time from Augusta National! Despite a highly regarded and then very wet day on the grounds right here, I’ve had a splendid day with my friends. We arrived at round 8 a.m. and headed to The Bartlett Lounge, the restaurant contained in the media heart. I bought the sausage, egg and cheese on a biscuit (as soon as once more!) with a facet of bacon, and as a result of I wasn’t getting behind the wheel, I even bought an order of the vanilla pancakes, which got here with confectionary sugar and strawberries on prime. After that, I bought an iced vanilla latte and set to work.
I spent a number of my day within the media heart because of the climate and the truth that I wanted to comply with the printed, however I snuck in an hour or two outdoors as nicely. I walked just a few holes with some associates, together with my co-worker Dylan Dethier, and then had an excellent people-watching session beneath The Big Oak Tree. I noticed Caroline Wozniacki on the course, however sadly couldn’t discover Niall Horan, who was on the grounds right now. Also, I’d like to ask every and each certainly one of you to take a look at the brand new kicks I sported right now.
Darren Riehl
But sufficient about me. Let’s get into all of the motion from Friday at Augusta.
Brooks Koepka’s punch
Who amongst us has not damaged one thing whereas indignant? It’s one factor to slam a membership and one other factor to snap one over your knee. On Friday, we realized that Brooks Koepka took his anger to a brand new degree after lacking the reduce on the 2022 Masters.
He tried to punch out the again window of his Mercedes! I do know Koepka works out rather a lot and all, however I’m extra fearful about his hand and wrist than the automotive after listening to about this. Also, it’s attention-grabbing to see how individuals in numerous tax brackets select to take out their anger. I may most likely get away with making an attempt to interrupt an affordable pair of sun shades however that’s about it. I broke my cellular phone out of anger in September 2017 and rapidly realized what an costly error I made. I lived off an alarm clock, walkie talkies, an iPod shuffle and a disposable digital camera, or what my faculty roommates and I fondly known as my “deconstructed iPhone” till December once I may acquire sufficient babysitting cash to buy a brand new one.
Either approach, I’m glad Koepka shed some gentle on this second of extreme anger, as a result of I believe it’s a chance for the Mercedes advertising workforce to actually promote their product. I went forward and mocked up what I consider must be their subsequent commercial.
Sam Bennett’s old Tweet
Twenty-three-year-old Sam Bennett fired back-to-back 68s at Augusta National and sits in third place heading into the weekend on the Masters. That’s not regular for anybody, particularly not a fifth-year senior. I took it upon myself to do a deep dive on his Twitter, and I’m certain glad I did as a result of I got here throughout a submit that confirmed simply how far Bennett has come within the final six years.
Bennett bought tickets to attend the Masters as a patron in 2016 however couldn’t attend as a consequence of districts, and now he’s in competition heading into the weekend. Talk a few rags to riches story (probably not, I don’t assume attending the occasion as a patron would qualify as “starting from the bottom”). I’m bummed Bennett by no means bought to attend then, however I’m prepared to wager he’s okay with how issues have turned out.
He and Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Rose Zhang are forces to be reckoned with.
What the Masters chief is consuming this week
We know Koepka has ice in his veins (and some Gen-Z’ers would argue that he has that canine in him), however I’ve been curious as to what else the man has in his system this week as he units up camp atop the Masters leaderboard.
Koepka’s chef, Noel Grob (higher often called Chef NoGee), took to Instagram to share what she’s been cookin’ up for Koepka all week.
NoGee mentioned she’s giving Koepka numerous protein. They’ve had blueberry protein muffins for breakfast, in addition to tuna poke bowls, sea bass and grilled hen with couscous, feta, roasted greens and mediterranean salad for dinners. This seems prefer it was made with much more love than the Chipotle I had for dinner final night time. I can also’t assist however surprise if any of those meals may probably be included in a sure Tuesday night time dinner at Augusta National subsequent 12 months.
Danger at Augusta
Augusta National is fairly near heaven on earth. It has beautiful fairways, crisp greens and cheap meals. So it positively caught individuals abruptly when a tree fell on No. 17 mid-round on Friday afternoon.
It was positively a scary second, and fortunately nobody was harm.
At another golf occasion, footage and movies from followers on website could be swarming the web, however with no telephones at Augusta National, it took slightly longer to get footage of it.
I can also’t assist however surprise if the truth that nobody was on their telephone saved patrons from getting injured. So much can occur when you’re paying extra consideration to a display than your environment. Hopefully the remainder of the bushes right here at Augusta are firmly secured into the bottom as a result of we’ve bought a wet and windy weekend forward of us.
Amen Corner cupcakes
I wish to give a shout-out to Carolyn Zacharias, who’s making a precise (cupcake) reproduction of Amen Corner at Augusta National.
This is my model of the Mona Lisa. It’s completely good.
