From time to time you see a tour pro go shirtless to play a shot from the water. Even rarer, you see one strip all the way down to his underwear. Who could ever forget Henrik Stenson in his undies at Doral? Good times.
But going no shirt with pants and leaving your belt unbuckled? That might be a first.
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But there was DP World Tour player Louis De Jager showing off an, um, interesting look – and quite a golfer’s tanline – during the second round of the Soudal Open in Belgium. The South African found water with his tee shot on the 13th hole, and then got adjusted to splash out his recovery shot. Check it out:
Golf is a normal sport 😂#SoudalOpen pic.twitter.com/m6KLjpHrpa
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) May 24, 2024
“Has the shirt off, the belt undone,” one announcer says in the clip. “Is this really necessary?”
“Well, he obviously doesn’t want to get mud on his shirt,” another commentator replied. “So, yes.”
Fair enough. And Louis did have five more holes to play after that so he wanted to stay dry. But what is going on with that belt situation? And why did he leave his shoes on? White shoes at that!
Anyway, De Jager, currently 306th in the Official World Golf Ranking, made bogey on the hole, but bounced back with a pair of birdies after that, meaning he should be in good shape to make a nice cheque this weekend. And his shirt should be in good shape as well.
