VIRAL: Heckling golf fan has last laugh | ABS-CBN
ADVERTISEMENT
![dpo-dps-seal](https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/Seal_Image_OD.png)
Welcome, Kapamilya! We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Continuing to use this site means you agree to our use of cookies. Tell me more!
VIRAL: Heckling golf fan has last laugh
VIRAL: Heckling golf fan has last laugh
Tony Jimenez,
Reuters
Published Sep 30, 2016 04:18 PM PHT
![Clipboard](https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/ClipboardNews.png)
Has the @rydercup started already?????????? pic.twitter.com/s6EImcbnZv
— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) September 29, 2016
Has the @rydercup started already?????????? pic.twitter.com/s6EImcbnZv
— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) September 29, 2016
CHASKA, Minnesota -- A fan who heckled European Ryder Cup duo Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan when they could not make a putt in practice on Thursday celebrated as if he had won $1 million after being invited to show what he could do.
CHASKA, Minnesota -- A fan who heckled European Ryder Cup duo Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan when they could not make a putt in practice on Thursday celebrated as if he had won $1 million after being invited to show what he could do.
McIlroy, Sullivan, Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose pulled David Johnson out of the crowd at Hazeltine National and offered him $100 if he could do any better.
McIlroy, Sullivan, Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose pulled David Johnson out of the crowd at Hazeltine National and offered him $100 if he could do any better.
Johnson responded by rolling a 15-foot putt straight into the hole before launching into an extravagant series of fist-pumps and high fives.
Johnson responded by rolling a 15-foot putt straight into the hole before launching into an extravagant series of fist-pumps and high fives.
A grinning Stenson pointed to the sky as the ball disappeared into the cup and then gave the fan a big bear hug.
A grinning Stenson pointed to the sky as the ball disappeared into the cup and then gave the fan a big bear hug.
ADVERTISEMENT
McIlroy, Rose and Sullivan also embraced Johnson in delight before the beaming fan raised his $100 bill into the air with pride.
McIlroy, Rose and Sullivan also embraced Johnson in delight before the beaming fan raised his $100 bill into the air with pride.
"I closed my eyes, hit the putt and it happened to go in," he told reporters.
"I closed my eyes, hit the putt and it happened to go in," he told reporters.
Holders Europe will be chasing a fourth successive victory over the United States when the biennial team event gets underway on Friday.
Holders Europe will be chasing a fourth successive victory over the United States when the biennial team event gets underway on Friday.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT