We have officially reached day four of no golf, or most sport, for that matter. Now that people are finally getting serious about the coronavirus, many are stuck inside as they plan to wait it out. This includes a few tour pros, who are already getting creative with how they spend their off time.
We’re not sure who started the #StayAtHomeChallenge, but it seems that Dutchman Joost Luiten was the first to bring it into the golf world. The challenge apparently includes juggling toilet paper and then attempting to hit it like Tiger Woods did in that famous commercial years ago:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wbq7Bl93O/?utm_source=ig_embed
Full swings inside are always dangerous, even for the best players in the world. That has not stopped other players like Austria’s Matthias Schwab, who wasted a whole roll by hitting out the window:
https://twitter.com/schwab_matth/status/1239473157049810944
Schwab’s fellow countryman Bernd Wiesberger got in the mix as well:
You’ve started something Joost!@BWiesberger takes on the toilet roll #StayAtHomeChallenge. Who’s next? pic.twitter.com/3Gtf9hIABq
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 15, 2020
Judging by the way toilet paper has been flying off the shelves, they might want to save some of it. But their hearts are in the right place.
If these guys get bored of juggling bathroom tissue, they should go to Ian Poulter’s house. Check out this video game setup:
https://twitter.com/EuropeanTour/status/1239300761026203649
Are any of these pro golfers actually playing golf, since it’s OK to do so? As a matter of fact, yes they are. Poulter and his son Joshua were out on Sunday:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9w9aMPBvcq/?utm_source=ig_embed
So were Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler, and they both played quite well. Thomas shot a 65 and lost… by five:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9w9ZbehMK_/?utm_source=ig_embed
Don’t worry, Rick, I’m not going to make the same joke everyone made about this on Twitter on Sunday.
Padraig Harrington didn’t play, but he did post a video of himself working on his short game, which revealed that he has arguably the best backyard on the planet (*whispers* even better than Jim Nantz’s):
Hit a few wedges today at home. Really struggling to be motivated in these difficult times.Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best. #coronavirus #SocialDistancing pic.twitter.com/U4s8cYe4rR
— Padraig Harrington (@padraig_h) March 15, 2020
Could see myself self-quarantining in Padraig’s backyard for the next year if that’s what is needed.
Bryson DeChambeau went the Poulter route, bringing back his Twitch stream, which was the source of some great content earlier this year:
https://twitter.com/EPatGolf/status/1238644142974152706
These are all fine activities, but none are as good as what Marc Leishman did upon arrival home from the Players. Yep, he burned his lawn again:
Marc Leishman is wasting no time getting to work prepping his beloved lawn for the spring. What an absolute Dad legend. pic.twitter.com/mYC1ku8ks5
— Outside The Cut (@OutsideTheCut) March 13, 2020
For those who are confused, a video of Leishman’s lawn-care methods went viral last June, including a story about the time his wife came home and found him burning the grass in the backyard. Looks like he’s back at it.
Just imagine what these guys will be doing a month from now?