Rickie Fowler’s birthday shock, Sahith Theegala’s secret weapon

I’m all-in on combined workforce occasions. I’d like to see one thing with a match play format going ahead.

Rickie’s birthday shock

The enjoyable began on the fist tee at Tiburon when Lexi Thompson offered Rickie Fowler with a cake for his thirty sixth birthday. Props to the LPGA’s media workforce for selecting up the cake, and phrase on the road is that any individual from their camp went the additional mile and put orange frosting on it themselves.

Not solely did Fowler get a birthday cake on the primary tee, he obtained but one other cake and balloons when he walked off the 18th inexperienced after he and Thompson carded a nine-under 63.

I assume should you’re pretty much as good at golf as Rickie Fowler is, you get two truffles! Should be good. Additionally, enjoyable truth: there have been two birthdays in Fowler’s group right now. Lexi Thompson’s brother Curtis turned 31 right now and was on the bag for his sister at Tiburon. I hope he received not less than one cake to have fun the event!

Outdated friends workforce up

Certainly one of my favourite duos this week is that of Allisen Corpuz and Sahith Theegala, who met one another within the parking zone of a junior golf match after they have been six years previous. Their mother and father have been friends ever since.

Theegala joked that their workforce’s secret weapon this week is their dads. However not for the explanation you would possibly assume.

To know Sahith Theegala is to know the way supportive his household, particularly his dad, Murli, is. So I used to be anticipating that to be the explanation he and Corpuz stated their dads are their secret weapon this week. Nevertheless, Theegala’s rationalization for it was a lot funnier.

Greatest presser of the day

I turned a large fan of each Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit right now, and never due to their spectacular play (though that’s undoubtedly a bonus).

The 2 of them had a lot enjoyable teeing it up collectively (I imply, how will you not if you birdie each gap on the entrance 9?) and had such nice vitality of their post-round press convention.

Tavatanakit: I really feel like we stored it fairly chill, we simply talked about random issues. I really feel like I haven’t performed golf like this free shortly, so it’s really a very nice feeling. I really feel very safe on the market as a result of I do know I’ve a extremely good associate.

Knapp: It’s like I received to spend a while with Alison Lee every week in the past so she gave me some perception on Patty. I really feel that’s the general theme of this week, sort of get to know each other and in addition simply have time. Nonetheless go on the market and compete clearly, however sort of have enjoyable above all.

Q. What did Alison let you know about Patty?

Knapp: She stated she will be able to get a little bit upset at occasions and get down on herself possibly, so she was like simply don’t let her get that approach. I used to be like, that’s wonderful, I get upset, too. No, it was simply sort of extra so identical to hold the dialog going and simply ensure now we have time between pictures.

Tavatanakit: Mainly, he’s simply babysitting me.

I’m positive in the event that they hold enjoying like they’re, we’ll hear much more from them because the weekend goes on.