Collin Morikawa and a younger fan on Thursday at Congaree Golf Club.
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Collin Morikawa was puzzled. In these spots, the execs solely give, however right here he was being gifted himself. A younger lady had handed him a white putter cowl, with, unknown to him at the moment, a word inside.
The sweetest moment of the golf week, the headline above reads. This higher be higher than good, proper? We might be each a skeptical bunch — I’ve seen sweeter, you could say — and a crusty one — the place’s the catastrophe story, you could say — however you’ll be able to’t frown on a bit girl’s crush, and we will all use a smile from a professional breaking character. So let’s proceed.
Morikawa had completed his first spherical at the CJ Cup, performed at the Golf Club at Congaree in South Carolina, and he was signing autographs when Lella stepped up. There are the nerves of a participant sweating the 12 pin on a Masters Sunday, and there’s this. Thanks to a video from the PGA Tour’s social media team, we noticed the alternate.
“You’re my favorite golfer, and I want you to keep this, from a gift from me to you,” Lella says, handing Morikawa the putter cowl.
“You want me to keep this?” Morikawa asks. “All right, now I got to go get something for you.”
“Whatttt?” Lella says.
“Hold on,” Morikawa says.
Morikawa arms again a Sharpie to a different child and tries to exit. Here, the video breaks, then Morikawa takes an image with Lella.
“Oh, that’s awesome,” a lady says. She was the photographer.
Morikawa then tries at hand again the putter cowl once more.
“Are you sure?” he says. “I want you to keep this. Here, I’ll sign it.”
“No, she brought it for you,” the lady says.
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“Just for me?” Morikawa says.
“Yeah,” Lella says.
Hold on right here.
“Can you sign it, though?” Morikawa says.
Three different children giggle as Lella pens her identify. She holds it up, and the cursive is ideal.
“I’m literally shaking,” she says. She slaps arms with one other lady. She says, “Let’s go.”
Morikawa comes again with a golf glove.
“I’ll trade you. Did you sign it? Ah, yes,” he says, earlier than strolling away, putter cowl in hand.
Lella is then interviewed by the Tour social media workforce.
“I gave him a putter cover, and I gave him a note inside the putter cover,” she says.
“Yeah, it has her Instagram on it, but he doesn’t know that,” the lady says.
“And why is he your favorite golfer?” the Tour social media particular person asks.
Hold on right here.
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“He’s kind of cute,” Lella says.
Lella and three different children giggle.
Then Lella begins to cry. “Why am I crying,” she asks.
Would her crush simply toss her present apart?
Would he see the word?
No.
And sure.
On his Instagram story on Friday morning, Morikawa wrote:
“I found the note!!!”
