It’s not even Thursday and we might already have a new fan favorite at the Players Championship. Who needs Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy or Jordan Spieth when you have Rob Gronkowski running around like a chicken with his head cut off trying out everything he can at TPC Sawgrass?
Despite it being Gronk’s “first time ever being on a professional golf course,” the four-time Super Bowl champion is caddying for Will Zalatoris, getting a private lesson from Jordan Spieth and drinking with sports personality Kay Adams. All on FanDuel’s dime too. We can’t say we’re not jealous.
I love golf. @UpAndAdamsShow @FDSportsbook pic.twitter.com/ZhjvEvYbKt
— Kay Adams (@heykayadams) March 11, 2025
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“I’m doing a couple things [at The Players]. I’m actually going to be caddying for Will Zalatoris for two holes and then I’ll be going to the driving range with Jordan Spieth as well,” a possibly “buzzed” Gronk said. “He’s going to be teaching me some new techniques. I’m just getting into golf recently.
“I was actually at Topgolf for my friend’s bachelor party two weeks ago and I took about 150 hacks that day. I’m starting to feel my rhythm. I’m starting to feel good about it, and if I get lessons from Jordan Spieth, I’m gonna be an all-pro in no time.”
In case you’re wondering, Gronk carrying clubs looks just as ridiculous as you might expect. It’s equivalent to one of us holding a pen.
Update: Rob Gronkowski has taken over as the caddie for Will Zalatoris pic.twitter.com/2byrdNEOYl
— PJ Clark (@TheRealPJClark) March 11, 2025
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Along with this “work,” Gronk ran into Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Russell Henley and Si Woo Kim while wandering around TPC Sawgrass. He said that Lowry looked like Travis Kelce and asked Russell Henley what he did with his $4 million winnings at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (his answer: “a nice bottle of wine”).
"What are you doing with that $4 million you won?" 😂@RobGronkowski made the most of meeting players @THEPLAYERS 🤝 pic.twitter.com/cqjkej1DWs
— Golfbet (@Golfbet) March 11, 2025
Well, thanks for tuning in for our Rob Gronkowski Update of the Day. This may be the first and last iteration, but what a time it was.
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
