Glover was scheduled for 8:26am local time but was still in his hotel room when he needed to tee off. Officials called Glover to tell him that he had one minute to make it to the tee, and it was then and only then that the 44-year-old realised his costly mistake.
One PGATL commentator pondered whether or not this might be the product of a last-place fantasy football punishment, which is certainly plausible. But again, it is 2024. Our man could simply be out there living his truth.
This is supposed to be the greatest show on grass, a giant outdoor party in beautiful weather! Instead, for a second consecutive week the PGA Tour is getting crushed by the elements.
As fans gravitated towards McIlroy as he worked his way towards the chaos of the 16th hole, the man who was quietly leading the tournament had just teed off on his first hole of the day.
We do not want to encourage or endorse bad fan behaviour, even at the WM Phoenix Open. But man, there is something that hits so different about a real-deal streaker.
The beer shower at last year’s WM Phoenix Open for Sam Ryder’s incredible third-round ace at TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole, aka “The Coliseum,” was a great scene. Unfortunately, though, the 17,000 fans in the grandstands took it a little too far, making it rain beer for seemingly every routine birdie, par and chest-hair flash that came afterward.
So far in this calendar year, the prospects for impressive fields in early tournaments on the West Coast are equal to or better than they’ve been in the most recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian Golf Digest
