Since CNN delivered a British an Open Championship spoiler via text alert at about 11 a.m., I figure there’s nothing stopping me from writing a quick blog post about two of my favorite professional golfers — Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler — while the tournament is still being televised in the U.S.
Rory won at Royal Liverpool, and Rickie ended the day tied for 2nd place with Sergio Garcia.
I remain a wee bit skeptical about Rory after he called off his wedding to tennis player Caroline Wozniacki in May, just a few days after the invitations were mailed. Seriously, he couldn’t have decided he “wasn’t ready for all that marriage entails” any sooner? The results speak for themselves, though: ever since rejoining the ranks of single folk, his level of play has been phenomenal, suggesting something (probably his head) just wasn’t right.
Besides, rumor has it that Wozniacki was prohibited from wearing high heels while dating McIlroy because she is two inches taller than he is. (She’s been tweeting photos of herself this week, wearing stilettos for the first time “in three years”.) No man is worth that kind of sacrifice.
Wozniacki won a WTA tournament in Istanbul today. Rory is the newest Open champion. He is 25 years old, she is just 24. Perhaps they both have emerged from their relationship as winners. At a minimum, seems like they dodged a bullet.
I dug into my photo archive from the 2012 US Open for shots of McIlroy and super-nice-guy Fowler. Aside from being very down-to-earth and gracious with fans, Rickie is a blast to follow around the course because there are always a few very young boys there who idolize him, and dress up in head-to-toe Puma gear. (Orange on Sundays, of course.) Adorable.
Well played, fellows!
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