American Century Championship: Travis Kelce brings progress by Swifties

Taylor Swift took over the NFL when she started courting her boyfriend Travis Kelce final 12 months, however now he and his brother Jason have taken over golf for her.

The Kelce brothers have been simply two of essentially the most sought-after athletes to observe at The American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.

Neither was near profitable, however the followers didn’t care. They needed to see the Kelce brothers up shut.

I noticed this craziness firsthand.

Travis Mathew and Travis Mathew Girls’s invited me as a visitor to Lake Tahoe to get some content material. I’m so glad I did as a result of it opened my eyes to a different side of golf that individuals can get pleasure from.

The model flew me to Lake Tahoe and gave me some clothes on the occasion. They hooked me up and made positive I regarded trendy, which everyone knows is the way in which to my coronary heart.

As one of many largest sponsors of the American Century Championship, it was a superb alternative to be a part of crew TM for a number of days.

That they had an enormous bus with a lookout stage on prime and a retailer on the within for followers to buy the most recent Travis Mathew line. The model additionally had a basketball hoop for celebrities to cease and shoot at to win big gold chains.

Miles Teller, Aaron Rodriguez, Tony Romo, The Miz, Kelce, and plenty of others stopped to work together with the followers and shoot some hoops. It was the place to be if somebody needed an up-close interplay with one of many gamers.

That bus allowed me to perform one of many targets I set for the week — getting Travis Kelce to wave at me. Saturday afternoon, the Kecle brothers waited to tee off on the 18th, and I obtained my likelihood. He regarded up, and I waved. Kelce noticed me, made eye contact, smiled at me and TRAVIS KELCE waved again. I’ll always remember that second.

It was most likely one thing that I’m positive many followers obtained to expertise as a result of both they have been followers of his or Taylor Swift followers. Regardless, I instantly understood their influence on sports activities usually, even golf extra particularly.

American Century Championship’s love for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

There have been grown males with friendship bracelets on their wrists. Little women wore their finest ‘22’ outfits and adopted the Kelce Brothers across the course. I misplaced depend of the variety of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles jerseys I noticed.

Some followers made a Swift/Kelce 2024 presidential flag that earned some consideration.

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Everybody needed a photograph with them and needed to be acknowledged. The variety of followers who adopted them all around the golf course was mind-blowing. They simply had the most individuals, and it was not shut.

After they got here from 17 to 18, it obtained so packed. Followers needed to catch a glimpse of this duo.

It was not simply the followers both. The match discovered methods to include Swift into the occasion.

The seventeenth gap performed a number of Swift songs to get Kelce’s response. When these songs got here on, the group sang alongside and obtained so into it. Rising the sport by Swift and Kelce is exactly what it felt like.

He performed the half and had many candy moments expressing his love for Swift. The younger man is smitten together with his girlfriend.

If there was an opportunity for a fan to say Swift to Kelce, they did, and most of the time, he gave a witty response.

Everyone knows the pop star affected soccer since she started courting Kelce, however after this weekend, it popped up in golf, too — not less than within the celeb match.

Travis Mathew’s bus was on the middle of the motion, which allowed me to see the match in another way. Observing the followers from the highest of the bus was nice for somebody who likes to see how folks get pleasure from golf tournaments.

Nonetheless, it was additionally attention-grabbing to see how they acted for every celeb. Some obtained extra cheers than others, however when these Kelce males confirmed up, it felt like each patron on the property was round.

Rising the sport?

They’re rising the sport with out even realizing it. Would this love be the identical if Kelce didn’t date Swift? Presumably, however the quantity of Swift-related objects folks wore with their Kelce gear leads me to consider it could not be as a lot.

Can it appear far-fetched to insinuate that Swift is rising the sport of golf? Positive, perhaps the followers in Lake Tahoe simply occurred to be each Swift and Kelce followers, or it’s a motion taking on its second sport.

The American Century Championship is an outstanding occasion at a panoramic location. Everybody ought to expertise that journey sooner or later as a result of it’s unbelievable. I perceive why so many individuals love this match and return yearly.

Perhaps subsequent 12 months, Swift confirmed up with the Kelce brothers — now that might trigger a commotion.

I wouldn’t have seen the influence of the Kelce’s if it weren’t for Travis Mathew’s crew. They offered me with a chance I might not have had with out them. Be sure to take a look at the social content material produced from this occasion.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By means of. For extra golf protection, comply with us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. It’s also possible to comply with her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.