No clip from the weekend summed up the chaotic action quite like this video of a fan in the grandstands at the Watering Hole snagging a flying beer out of the sky like a slips-cordon maestro and then chugging it.
The WM Phoenix Open, known for the rowdy, stadium-enclosed par-3 16th hole and more recently for debauchery at its finest, closed its gates and prevented fans from entering the tournament at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday afternoon.
Golf and beer have always got along. Even as far back as the 1400s, when shepherds killed time by hitting stones with sticks, ‘frothies’ and fairways were a match made in heaven.
The festivities were exactly how Smith wanted: beers flowing, Australian bands like Cold Chisel and INXS blasting pub classics on speakers and caddies far outnumbering tour players.
Ask an AFL grand-final winning player how many beers fit inside the premiership cup and they’ll likely know the answer right away. As for golf’s version of the trophy, the claret jug, the answer is a bit more unclear.
Bursting with juicy peach flavour and adorned in all matter of ANGC regalia, from the infamous green jacket to the iconic sign posts, the collaborative brew is Augusta National in a can.
THE European Tour heads to beautiful Denmark this week, but it’s not the golfers making the headlines. Prior to the first tee shots of the Made in Denmark tournament, a Danish firetruck apparently had these 15 local beer taps fitted to it. Not sure if they would put out fires, but they would still be Read more…