Cameron Smith and Justin Thomas at The Open
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Whats up buddies, particularly these of you who’re mourning the top of massive males’s season! The Open Championship delivered in a giant approach, and it was extraordinarily enjoyable to look at golfers take their social media accounts throughout the pond. Gamers, caddies and followers all the time take it to the following stage throughout Majors, and this week was no exception. I might be mendacity if I mentioned I am not a bit bummed out Rory McIlroy got here up brief, however between Max Homa taking part in Tiger, Shane Lowry’s back-to-back eagles on Saturday and Cam Smith’s loopy back-nine on Sunday, there have been loads of memorable moments from this 12 months’s Open.
I additionally discover it fairly fascinating that this 12 months’s oldest males’s principal winner is Justin Thomas! Twenty-five is the brand new 35 on Tour and I am wanting ahead to a 15-year-old successful a serious within the subsequent decade or so.
Let’s take from above.
Spieth’s ice cream, Tiger’s dazzling
Realizing me is figuring out that I like ice cream. I maintain an up-to-date record in my Notes app of all of the ice cream locations I have been to (nicely, since 2016) together with a rating and basic scoop observations. So I used to be excited to see that Jordan Spieth loved a cone on the Residence of Golf Prior to now week!
Some issues to notice right here. To start with, that man is totally TRAINING with that ice cream. Maybe a drink would have been extra acceptable on this scenario simply because, in any case, he was taking part in golf. Luckily for Spieth, his agent, Jay Danzi, was there to function a cone caddy.
It should be good! The closest I get to this stage of luxurious is when my sister holds my ice cream as I drive house. Apart from that, I carry my very own cones.
Subsequent we’ve Tiger doing one thing regular, which for some motive is all the time enjoyable to look at.
Mr. Eldrick Tont Woods, grabbing a hotdog on the bend! Like all outdated man on any outdated course, besides that he is gained 15 majors and this was taken at one of many wildest locations in golf (Adare Manor in final week’s JP McManus Professional-Am).
JT gurgles
Justin Thomas hit the highest man you’ll see at your native driving vary on Thursday at The Open. the kind that you simply solely hit once you’re taking part in in a bunch so you might have a crowd.
He defined it on Twitter after his spherical, however I did not see video proof till a couple of hours in the past.
View with warning:
So it was solely becoming that his taking part in associate, Shane Lowry, would make enjoyable of Thomas on Friday when he hit a significantly better tee shot on the 18th at St. Andrews. I might prefer to take a second to personally thank Bryan Scutt for sharing this excellent clip on Twitter. Content material warning: oaths included.
Lowry mentioned “Significantly better anyway!” to which Thomas replied, “shut the fuck up.” I like a very good, pleasant banter, and I actually do throughout a serious match. I additionally love figuring out that not even a three-time main winner is proof against being mocked on the golf course.
Lowry shared the next clip of his eagles again to again (!) on Saturday, and JT returned the favor together with his personal response:
Then Smylie Kaufman acquired into it, and now I am actually curious to search out out what occurred at PGA Nationwide!
Plane winners!
The next images of Cameron Smith had been shared whereas taking to the airport after successful The Open, and so they acquired me considering: are gamers touring like the remainder of us after successful an occasion the very best style of golf images?
No massive deal, simply retailer the Claret Pitcher within the prime compartment! We can also’t overlook about earlier winners who’ve made comparable strikes.
Golfers doing regular issues with Claret Jugs and inexperienced jackets in tow won’t ever cease being enjoyable for me. Whereas the remainder of us attempt to navigate our laptops and iPads by means of safety, these guys carry items of historical past with them. I additionally can not help however surprise how many individuals acknowledged every winner. Both approach, I stay up for seeing extra content material from industrial flight professionals sooner or later.
Cameron Smith breaks a LONG streak
Historical past is all the time made within the majors, however some I laughed Historical past was made on Sunday at The Open. Not solely Cameron Smith gained its first main, he broke the barrier for Camerons world wide by changing into the primary Cam to win a serious. The primary Open Championship was performed in 1860, so this streak went on for a protracted 162 years earlier than Smith got here alongside. Nice information for the Camerons!
Hopefully this can now open the floodgates. With Cameron Younger hanging round and a number of other different Camerons on the prowl (see Tringale, Davis, Champion), it will not be lengthy earlier than we see one other Cameron with a giant win.
Brooks involves city
Lacking the minimize is rarely enjoyable, however at the least lacking the minimize at The Outdated Course means you might have additional time to hang around in St. Andrews. And that is precisely what Brooks Koepka and Jena Sims did over the weekend earlier than heading off on their honeymoon. It is not unusual to see the professionals at St. Andrews, but it surely’s protected to say that individuals had been excited to see the four-time Grand Slam champion.
The view of Brooks Koepka and Jena Sims in St. Andrews
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The 2 are actually on their honeymoon, so even with a missed minimize, it will be a very good couple of weeks for Koepka.
Brooks Koepka and Jena Sims on their honeymoon
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Tahoe!
Shifting on from The Open (which I’ll miss a lot). I spent a couple of days in Tahoe for the American Century Championship the week earlier than the Open, and it was a reminder that even individuals who can spend their time doing something select to play golf. It is all the time enjoyable to look at celebrities and athletes carry their skills to the course and discover out which of them are golf loopy like the remainder of us. Once I acquired the prospect to talk with EL Nick Jonas, it is protected to say my highschool self was freaking out. To be trustworthy, in my twenties I used to be additionally freaking out. I could not consider something to ask Jonas as I stood subsequent to him, so I blurted out the very first thing that got here to thoughts: “Do you want your sticks?” tremendous cool Anyway, this is our discuss issues aside from your irons.
I used to be additionally capable of run by means of Travis Mathew’s activations as he scouted the sphere, which meant I hit two targets: I used to be capable of apply my layups with my left hand Y purchase a brand new t-shirt.
Essentially the most surreal (and my favourite) a part of the American Century Championship was chatting with completely different athletes and celebrities about their very own golf experiences. Extra on that to come back this week!
And eventually, I acquired to see Miles Teller, aka “Rooster,” take a drive. I see a little bit of Matthew Wolff in that transfer…
Earlier than we go, talking of Rooster, I might be remiss to not share this Prime Gun-inspired video from TaylorMade:
