For as long as anyone can remember golf has been predicated on two things: Solid contact and unbroken silence. Unfortunately, Keita Nakajima got neither on Thursday at the Open De France when a cough during his backswing led to one biggest – and most bizarre – whiffs you’ll ever see in professional golf.
Bryson DeChambeau is the longest hitter in the field at this week’s Open Championship, but he managed to hit the shortest shot on Day 1 at Royal Portrush.
Playing in the opening round of the 2024 Senior Open Championship, the former Ryder Cupper went to tap in for bogey on the seventh hole after missing a par putt and completely whiffed.
To completely whiff on a golf swing is an embarrassment to anybody at any level. To have it happen in a professional tour event – well, we had never seen it, until now.