As the sport gradually recovers its rights on television, golf has also made a brief comeback with the TaylorMade Driving Relief played on Sunday in Florida. This exhibition for the benefit of the fight against the Covid-19 was played in four balls in teams of two according to the Skin Game formula (each team which wins a hole wins a sum of money and the sums accumulate in case of 'equality). The poster was enticing with on one side the current world number one Rory McIlroy and the former master of the world Dustin Johnson, vis-a-vis the American pair Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff.
McIlroy snatches victory
After the last six shared holes and an accumulated sum of more than a million dollars for the only last hole, the symbolic victory finally returned to McIlroy / Johnson in the 19th hole with a perfect iron blow 9 of the world number one on this unique coup de playoff closest to the flag. "It was great to play with a DJ, to be back on a golf course and to get back to normal," said the North Irishman. "It's a good way to thank everyone who works in hospitals," said Dustin Johnson, clearly the rustiest player of the four. The winners thus distribute $ 2.075 million against 2.005 for Fowler / Wolff who have accumulated a lot of money with their birdies (seven for the only Fowler!) And the two long drive competitions won easily by the bomber Wolff with the atypical swing ( 325m and 335m). “I'm happy to bring back some money with my drives. But it was Rickie who did the job with his birdie putts, ”said Wolff. With donations from individuals and partners, the total amount raised is $ 5.5 million distributed to several foundations fighting against the Covid-19.
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@ Matthew_Wolff5won both long drive competitions to earn $ 450,000 towards the CDC Foundation. # Drivingeliefpic.twitter.com / QLektYhpGc
Funny images, but a lack of enthusiasm
This original meeting was also the occasion to see unusual images like its stars who carry their golf bags, while they are accompanied by caddey in tournament. Or even the players driving a golf cart each at the time of joining the start of the playoff hole. Equipped with a microphone, one could very clearly hear the comments of the players. And we were able to confirm that Rickie Fowler likes to chamber, as when he imitated the meow of a small kitten after a putt of his partner too short online. The mustache team was more smiley than their counterpart, a little on the reserve. We would have liked Bill Murray, used to clowning at pro-am, to give them some lessons ...
Celebrate good times.
Like when @ RickieFowler's rolling like this. # Drivingeliefpic.twitter.com / GZP7QahOsH
An appetizer before Tiger and Lefty
This test, contested on a “secret” route, which had never been filmed by the PGA Tour, remains an event after more than two months without tournaments across the Atlantic and before the resumption set for June 11 in Texas, still without spectators. Next week, a final charity appetizer will take place, again in Florida, this time with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each associated with an NFL American football legend, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning for Capital One's The Match: Championschip for Charity.
