Hello everyone and happy Monday! Morale is high over here. I spent the weekend playing my first round of golf in Rhode Island with my best friend and cousin, which means it finally feels like spring in New England. And then I watched Jordan Spieth win the RBC Heritage on Sunday, which reminded me of my youth when Spieth won all the time. Hopefully we are heading in that direction once again! Hereās what caught my eye on the internet this past week.
Spiethās big win
Perspective! Jordan Spieth won for the first time as a father over the weekend. And more importantly (just kidding), Jordan Spieth and Easter Sunday have become one of the most iconic duos in golf. As we know, Spieth won the Valero Texas Open last Easter and the RBC Heritage yesterday. Masters Sunday falls on Easter next year, so Iām sending good vibes to Spieth on that front.
Selfishly, if I may, can you spend Easter somewhere else next year? š
ā Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) April 17, 2022
Congrats to the 13-time PGA Tour winner, who earned $1.4 million on Sunday. And shout out to the universe, which wanted to keep Spieth humble by having the emcee call him āJustinā at the trophy ceremony. Hey, Spieth and Justin Thomas are old pals, so you canāt totally blame the guy for mixing up their first names under pressure. Also, is getting a very famous personās name wrong the ultimate power move? It makes me want to try this at some point.
And because itās Jordan Spieth, we were given yet another reason to be a fan of his on Sunday.
The best.pic.twitter.com/5bsSyeIOxW
ā GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) April 17, 2022
Always making time for the fans!
A Max Homa impersonator?
We all know Max Homa is the ultimate Twitter jokester, so you canāt blame golf Twitter for thinking he really sent a fan a hand-written note and a printed-out picture of pizza after he asked for some Dominoās last month.
Homa took to Twitter to clear up the confusion, but it made me wonder who pretended to be him and took the time to send a letter as the three-time PGA Tour winner? I canāt decide if Iām more weirded out or impressed. My takeaway is that golf Twitter is as magnificent in its commitment as it is weird.
Definitely not me but kudos to whoever did this!! Well played https://t.co/YnChcAjltQ
ā max homa (@Maxhoma) April 16, 2022
An LPGA wedding!
Mel Reid and CarlyĀ Grenfell got married over the weekend in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Reid is a European Solheim Cup hero and Grenfell is a senior content manager for the Korn Ferry Tour, so this wedding could go down in history books at the golfiest wedding of all time. Congrats to the lovely couple!
The football x golf crossover I needed
No, not The Match VI, although Iām excited for that, too! I think Iāve mentioned before that Iām not really a Football Girl, but Iām trying to become one. On the rare occasions that I do find myself interested in it, I always try to find a golf connection. And up until this past week, I couldnāt find any golf-related Joe Burrow content. Youāll see below that I filed an official complaint about it to the internet in February.
Iāve searched high and low, paid a visit to every corner of the internet and have concluded that Joe Burrow has never played golf
ā claire rogers (@kclairerogers) February 13, 2022
So I was very pleased to come across the following post, which featured Joe Burrow on a golf course. Of course, I wouldāve liked to see more of Burrowās game in this clip. Whatās his swing look like? His putting stroke? What type of clubs and bag is he working with? But this is all we got.
I did, however, still learn a lot from this short video. For instance, heās a no-hat guy on the course. Heās also into black golf shoes. And heās NOT letting some wedding get in the way of his round. Burrow teed it up with his teammate Sam Hubbard, 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns. Talk about an A-list outing.
Frittelliās heroic shot
Masters Sunday had McIlroy and Morikawaās hole-outs from the sand on 18. Iāll see those and raise you Frittelliās Sunday punch-out from ⦠the Spanish moss?
This shot is wild. First off, Iād like to know how the ball didnāt fall to the ground. Iād also like to acknowledge how good the shot sounded. I struggle to make contact that solid when Iām in the middle of the fairway, never mind hitting from mid-air.
I thought this would be the greatest Par of my life š² I was assessed a 2-stroke penalty for āstanding astrideā my intended line of play during this shot. The rules of golf remain undefeated āš¼ š@SportsCenter top 10 play maybe? pic.twitter.com/KvnIIsXuQ9
ā Dylan Frittelli (@Dylan_Frittelli) April 17, 2022
Dylan Frittelli was assessed a two-stroke penalty on No. 6 under Rule 10.1c (making stroke while standing across or on line of play).
ā PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) April 17, 2022
Itās a bummer that Frittelli was penalized for this shot, but even with the penalty I can assure you I wonāt soon forget this punch-out.