Tiger and Charlie Woods’ cart, Jordan Spieth
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Hello pals, and welcome to this week’s version of the Rogers Report! Sunday was in all probability my favourite golf day of the yr as I watched Rose Zhang win her skilled debut in a playoff in addition to Viktor Hovland get it accomplished at Jack’s place. If you’re like me and missed Hovland’s post-round press convention since you had been dialed in on Zhang’s sport, take a look at this hilarious clip.
I’m unsure if Hovland is aware of he’s humorous, or if it’s fully unintentional. I’m additionally unsure what number of execs can be that brutally trustworthy to Jack Nicklaus. Either approach, it’s laborious to not crack a smile as soon as he begins laughing.
Rose Zhang
Just 13 days after profitable her second NCAA title, Rose Zhang received the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday at Liberty National. And the professionals had been paying consideration. Here had been a number of the greatest posts that I noticed about Zhang.
Zhang additionally took a second to snap a BeReal after profitable, which needed to make for the most effective snapshots on the app. Most of my pals and I are doing completely nothing 90% of the time we submit to the app.
I’d additionally wish to take a second to spotlight the truth that Zhang has accomplished extra in three months than I’ve in … my complete life. She received the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in April, defended her NCAA title in May and received her skilled debut in June.
I’m drained simply serious about what a busy and unbelievable months it’s been for the 20-year-old.
Phil’s newest Twitter exercise
Phil has been very outspoken on Twitter over the previous couple of weeks. Instead of dissecting every submit, I’m going to price a few of my favorites.
This Tweet is nice. He took what was meant to be an insult and turned it round on the unique tweeter, all whereas supporting his For Wellness enterprise. I give this a 7.5 out of 10.
Next up we have now a response about Rory McIlroy.
I’ll give this a 6 out of 10 (deducted factors for the inaccurate spelling of McIlroy, after which a couple of extra as a result of he went on to clarify that he was kidding as a substitute of simply letting the joke reside on the web).
Up subsequent we have now a uncommon Phil Mickelson playing reference.
If I had been deducting factors for bragging about funds, I’d give this a zero. But that is my very own rating system and I’m not deducting factors for that, so I’ll give this one a 15 out of 10. The three easy sentences are strung collectively completely. The meme-ability of this Tweet is infinite. I’ll be getting it printed on a T-shirt.
And lastly we have now Mickelson’s response to the viral photograph of Hideki Matsuyama boarding a Spirit Airlines flight.
I give this an 8 out of 10 for the play on phrases.
Spieth’s uncommon fan request
Whenever I’m at PGA Tour occasions, it looks like most children both need an autograph or a photograph with one of many execs. A signed hat is cool, however an Instagram submit with a PGA Tour participant? That’ll get you some severe consideration on social media.
Every so usually, a child will need one thing else signed. I’ve seen Crocs get inked, and even a brow on the Players Championship in March.
When Jordan Spieth was signing on the Memorial over the weekend, he got here throughout a child who didn’t need an autograph. He wished to play a sport of rock-paper-scissors towards the 13-time PGA Tour champion.
The child beat Spieth. I’d inform Jordan to stay to golf, however I consider most video games of rock-paper-scissors are greatest two out of three, so it’s unclear whether or not Spieth might’ve emerged victorious on this situation. I suppose we’ll by no means know.
Hideki flies Spirit
If there’s one factor you must learn about me it’s that I’m a unhealthy traveler. Just final week I missed a prepare as a result of I scheduled it for the unsuitable day. Two years in the past, once I was simply beginning my job right here at GOLF, I used to be advised I ought to discover an airline to stay with. It didn’t happen to me that copying Dylan Dethier and turning into an Alaska Airlines loyalist wasn’t a good suggestion as a result of I reside in Boston whereas Dethier lives in Seattle. Bottom line: I’m continually having to rebook flights due to silly errors.
Despite all of those touring errors, you recognize what I can proudly say I’ve by no means accomplished? Flown Spirit Airlines.
I’m not somebody who believes that the professionals have to fly personal, however I used to be slightly shocked once I noticed a Masters champion touring with commonfolk this like. Other situations {of professional} golfers flying industrial have been effectively documented right here within the Rogers Report, however by no means on this airline.
Tiger Woods within the wild
There are a handful of issues on this life that basically maintain me going — meals, water, spray tans earlier than massive life occasions and annoying my coworkers, simply to call a couple of.
You know what else I want? Tiger Woods updates. If a Tiger sighting isn’t shared each few months, I get anxious and irritable. Luckily, I’m feeling significantly better after somebody shared the next photos over the weekend.
A Frank headcover and crutches on the again of a golf cart. Is there something that screams Tiger Woods within the yr 2023?
While I’m not completely satisfied TIger’s the one sitting in cart within the above photograph, I’m certain that this one is.
I’m unsure what the truth that I instantly acknowledged Woods’ shirt right here because the one he wore in Round 1 of the PNC Championship in December says about me, however I believed I’d share that enjoyable reality with you all. Here there are pictured in Orlando in the course of the occasion.
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No phrase on whether or not Charlie rocked the identical shirt at his junior occasion, however the 14-year-old did win the 36-hole occasion — by eight! — at one beneath par.
Viktor the caddie
After attending a PGA Tour occasion for a full week, I wish to go residence and do completely nothing for at the very least three days. After profitable a PGA Tour occasion on Sunday (and incomes $3.6 million, I’d add), Viktor Hovland was up vivid and early on Monday to caddie 36 holes for his faculty teammate Zach Bauchou, who was making an attempt to play his approach into the U.S. Open.
So congrats to Hovland not solely on his win on the Memorial, but additionally for being a significantly better pal than I’m.
At the time of scripting this, Bauchou is T63 on the qualifier, which can maybe make Hovland the first-ever particular person to each qualify (as a participant) and not qualify (as a caddie) for the U.S. Open. I’ll need to double-check the historical past books earlier than confirming that one.
