Here is the thing of the Golfers of Chahut, as opposed to baseball or football players: golfers are much closer to you, they can very clearly hear you, and if you say something stupid or provocative, well, you could simply discover the way in which there are consequences for your mouth.
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Luke Potter, a 20-year-old junior player for the Golf team at the University of Texas, has discovered that perhaps ransack one of the world’s largest golfers by evoking one of his lowest moments is not the wisest idea. Tuesday to the players, after Rory McILroy broke out a wide shot in the water in the 18th hole, Potter called: “Like the 2011 Masters!” You may remember where McILroy has coughing the head of the 10th hole on Sunday; He has not won in Augusta since then.
Hearing the mockery, McILroy headed for Potter and a teammate, took the phone from his teammate, turned and moved away:
Shortly after, Potter and his teammate were escorted from the TPC Sawgrass field, although the phone was finally returned. But the incident has become viral, with millions of views on X, making Potter a case study to exceed its limits during a golf tournament.
Here is the thing: Potter is a golfer himself, and very good. He and his Texas teammates had just won the Hayt College tournament, an event of 54 holes held nearby on Monday. Texas joined a 12 -stroke deficit at Alabama to win. More than that, Potter himself won the individual title of the tournament with a last round 69.
“He has a hole in his heart,” said Texas coach John Fields Tell Golf.com. “He did not know that what came out of his mouth was going to train this fashion.”
The fields indicated that Potter wrote letters of apologies to several people: McILroy; PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan; Brendan von Doehren, director of the PGA Tour University; And Scott Schroeder, male golf coach at the University of North Florida. Fields would not reveal to Golf.com if Potter faced disciplinary measures.
McILroy, after having displayed a round of 67 who left him only a hit on Thursday, refused to answer all questions about the incident.
“Can I ask you questions about the mangactions with the child?” A journalist has ventured.
“No,” replied McILroy, “you can’t.”
“Why not?” The journalist continued.
“Because I don’t want you to do it,” said McILroy, laughing.
“The whole thing was made foreign by the fact that he was not a civilian, that he was a player,” continued the journalist. “Did you know that, and it surprised you when you learned that?”
“I am really happy to have shot 67 today,” replied McILroy, effectively putting the questioning line.
McILroy faces all kinds of Flak of the gallery these days; Last month at Genesis Invitational, he missed a short putt, and someone shouted: “Blush your shopping cart!” “Close the F ***,” replied McILroy.
Potter may or may not have a future as a professional; He is currently the 60th amateur in the world. But if he arrives at the pros, he will want to have McILroy as an ally … and he will probably not want to hear about his gallery errors either.
