Scottie Scheffler will get sassy, the Theegalas rejoice.
Sahith Theegala, PGA Tour, Getty Pictures
Hiya, pals, and welcome to this week’s version of the Rogers Report! Whereas I’m bummed that the PGA Tour playoffs have come to an finish, I’m wanting ahead to attending my first Solheim Cup subsequent week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership in Virginia. I’ll be heading there with my co-worker and pal, Zephyr Melton, so be on the look out for some enjoyable content material from that.
Talking of workforce occasions, the Presidents Cup groups have been named on Tuesday, and I’m feeling actually good about each groups.
Some issues to notice: That is Adam Scott’s eleventh look on the Worldwide workforce. Fortunately, Instagram now means that you can share greater than 10 pictures in a single put up, or else we’d have missed Scott’s unbelievable stroll down reminiscence lane.
His hair in 2009 and 2011 actually was one thing. However, this would be the first Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup with out Jordan Spieth or Justin Thomas since 2012, after they have been simply 19 years outdated. I’ll miss watching them tee it up in Montreal, however I’ll actually miss Jordan Spieth singing the music he made up about Si Woo Kim throughout press conferences.
Try that crew. JT and Spieth, together with Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. The nice outdated days!
OK, on to the final week in golf.
The Theegalas’ massive week
Sahith Theegala received a number of consideration on the Tour Championship for calling a penalty on himself, however that wasn’t my favourite factor I noticed from the 26-year-old at East Lake.
My love for the Theegala household, particularly Sahith’s father, Murli, started once I watched the primary season of “Full Swing” on Netflix. It’s solely grown since then, particularly as a result of the Theegala crew all the time appears to be exhibiting out in full help for his or her man. Issues have been no totally different final week, when Sahith’s fan membership confirmed up in customized T-shirts with a banner in hand to rejoice his a centesimal begin on the PGA Tour.
Not that 100 begins is a “little factor,” nevertheless it’s so endearing to see the Theegalas rejoice the entire milestones that include being a PGA Tour participant, not simply wins. They’re all so supportive. I really feel like Workforce Theegala would present up and cheer for me if I advised them I used to be going to aim to parallel-park in Boston. All issues are value celebrating!
What made Theegala’s a centesimal begin even sweeter was the truth that his brother, Sahan, missed his first day of lessons at Seton Corridor to observe his massive brother tee it up.
I’m certain his professors understood.
The large household week continued into the weekend for the Theegalas when Murli turned 60. You understand you’re an enormous deal whenever you get a birthday shoutout from the PGA Tour. In keeping with my observations, these are often restricted to main winners.
Sahith Theegala
There’s nothing higher than some enjoyable decorations and a cake, apart from possibly a Louis Vuitton (I’m ashamed to confess that I needed to search for the spelling of that) pockets. Fortunately, Murli received each.
Shout out to Theegala’s girlfriend, Juju Chan, for all the time offering a behind-the-scenes have a look at Tour life on TikTok!
Sassy Scottie Scheffler
Subsequent up, now we have Scottie Scheffler’s sass, however earlier than I get into that, I’ll take just a few moments to spotlight simply how healthful the World No. 1’s household is. Sadly, Bennett could not have gotten the memo that his dad earned $25 million simply moments earlier than their embrace at East Lake; in any other case he most likely wouldn’t have cried.
Fortunately he recovered shortly and was capable of create the cutest picture in PGA Tour historical past shortly after.
Bennett Scheffler noticed (or at the very least was current when) his dad gained the Memorial, Vacationers, an Olympic gold medal and the Tour Championship. He’s already received three pages of pictures of himself on Getty Pictures, so I simply know the 2024 Scheffler household Christmas card goes to place all the opposite Dallas residents to disgrace come December.
And at last, now we have made our option to Scheffler’s press convention, the place he gave a hilarious reply to a query in regards to the shank he hit from the bunker on Sunday at East Lake. He answered very actually, which was each inventive and hilarious.
Honest sufficient, Scheffler! His reply jogged my memory of the 2016 NCAA event when Baylor senior Taurean Prince gave an equally literal reply to how Yale out-rebounded his workforce.
Unimaginable stuff. One of the best conferences are those the place you get surprising solutions.
One final word on Scheffler: I noticed this Tweet that mentioned he completely wore pants as a junior golfer as a result of he all the time needed to be a professional.
I’ve seen comparable tales about different skilled golfers, together with Patrick Reed. That is positively an excellent enjoyable reality if every thing works out, however I encourage the entire junior golfers on the market to simply put on the shorts. The chances of you getting warmth stroke throughout the summer time in Florida since you wore khakis are higher than the percentages of you turning into knowledgeable golfer. Additionally, LIV permits shorts, so even if you happen to do turn out to be a professional, you would possibly be capable of put on shorts anyway.
My favourite stats
Scoring common this! Stokes gained that! We hear lots a couple of handful of stats on the PGA Tour broadcast each week, however CBS’ Rick Gehman put collectively a particularly detailed record of 79 professionals who led the PGA Tour in at the very least one stat class this season.
This simply goes to point out how deep the expertise runs on Tour. It’s like the other of the participation trophy children get at little league.
The professionals attend the Curtis Cup
Justin Rose and Charley Hull made their option to Sunningdale Golf Membership final week to meet up with the Curtis Cup groups, meet followers and watch some golf.
Charley Hull
I consider that is the place the youngsters would say one thing like, “Sport respects sport.” It’s so enjoyable to observe skilled golfers attend different sporting occasions — whether or not it’s a completely totally different sport or one other golf event. I’m hoping to see some acquainted faces exterior the ropes on the Solheim Cup subsequent week.
FM World Championship
I spent a day on the FM World Championship final week and needed to spotlight the very best factor I noticed (aside from a number of insanely good golf photographs): A free lesson zone for anybody and everybody in attendance. I watched a handful of younger children, youngsters and adults head over to the top of the vary at TPC Boston and be taught the basics of the golf swing whereas taking a break from watching the professionals. The lesson station was arrange method down on the proper of the vary — the identical vary that the very best gamers on the planet have been utilizing to heat up. How neat is that?
I attended a handful {of professional} golf tournaments as a child, however I by no means skilled something like this. I hope this pattern continues at future occasions as nicely.
