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

I’m all-in on combined crew 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 crew for selecting up the cake, and phrase on the road is that any person 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 acquired but one other cake and balloons when he walked off the 18th inexperienced after he and Thompson carded a nine-under 63.

I assume if you happen to’re nearly as good at golf as Rickie Fowler is, you get two muffins! Should be good. Additionally, enjoyable reality: there have been two birthdays in Fowler’s group at present. Lexi Thompson’s brother Curtis turned 31 at present and was on the bag for his sister at Tiburon. I hope he obtained at the least one cake to have fun the event!

Outdated buddies crew up

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

Theegala joked that their crew’s secret weapon this week is their dads. However not for the rationale 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 rationale he and Corpuz stated their dads are their secret weapon this week. Nevertheless, Theegala’s clarification for it was a lot funnier.

Finest presser of the day

I grew to become a large fan of each Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit at present, 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 are you going to not if you birdie each gap on the entrance 9?) and had such nice power 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 very good associate.

Knapp: It’s like I obtained 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, form of get to know each other and in addition simply have time. Nonetheless go on the market and compete clearly, however form of have enjoyable above all.

Q. What did Alison inform you about Patty?

Knapp: She stated she will be able to get a bit upset at occasions and get down on herself perhaps, so she was like simply don’t let her get that approach. I used to be like, that’s tremendous, I get upset, too. No, it was simply form of extra so identical to hold the dialog going and simply ensure we’ve got time between photographs.

Tavatanakit: Principally, he’s simply babysitting me.

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