What’s the best way to make your debut
as the world No. 1?
How about win your 4th World Golf Championship!
En fuego!
Dustin Johnson can’t stop, won’t stop.
Big congrats to him on
his 14th career victory and second in as
many starts at the WGC- Mexico Championship.
The Johnson family is on top of
the world right now…
After announcing they are expecting
a boy last week on Instagram,
fiancé Paulina Gretzky showed her support
and her swing – which looked pretty good,
might I add – with the caption: “when your
man is #1 in the world” prior to the final round on Sunday.
Not too many people can say that…
I tell you what, the golf at Chapultepec
was stellar this week.
And the people of
Mexico City were ecstatic to see the world’s
best in their city for the first time ever.
It was quite the fiesta…
Just ask Rory & Phil… they were dressed
for the occasion…
We even had soccer, I mean, futbol
broadcasters calling the shots…
But what’s the best way to get a party going?
How about a hole-in-one?!
Justin Thomas kept the party going,
as customary for an ace.
Then, treated himself to a little R&R…
JT might have taken the cake, but plenty others
got in on the fun, as we had 77 total chip-in's
this week at Chapultepec.
77!
That’s how many
players we had in the field this week.
Unreal!
Not only was this past week fun, things
also got a little weird…
Players found themselves in some interesting spots.
Like K.T. Kim, whose ball ended up in the kitchen.
Maybe he was just hungry.
I don’t blame him…
And Phil, well he found himself
in all sorts of situations…
He also found himself without a caddie
on Friday when his long-time looper
Jim “Bones” Mackay fell ill mid-round –
so Phil’s brother Tim Mickelson stepped in.
Tim was a great sport and took to Twitter after
where he joked the entire course felt like
it was uphill and gave himself a B+ grade.
In golf, as in life, family is one of the
most important things.
When you can combine
the two, it’s even better.
This surprise military homecoming
at Topgolf will give you all the feels…
Nothing can top that.
But this weekend
the PGA TOUR was proud to release a
1-hour special on NBC Sunday to pay tribute to,
the one, the only, Arnold Palmer.
We loved to hear the feedback from fans and
look forward to the Arnold Palmer Invitational
in two weeks at Bay Hill.
If you missed any of the Arnie’s Army special
check back this week on PGATOUR.com,
where we also feature a long-form interactive
article titled “The Man Who Inspired an Army” by
our very own Mike McAllister.
Next week is a special one for the
golf community and we are excited to
celebrate the life of Mr. Palmer.
But first, we have the Valspar Championship
this week, so I’ll see you starting Thursday
for our recap show in The Takeaway.
Have a great week!