Last week in golf: Meltdowns, hockey jerseys, and shining seniors
"Last week in golf" is a look back at the compelling, funny, and often strange stories from around the golf world over the past seven days.
Hockey jerseys
It was Canadian Open week north of the border, and PGA Tour pros were showing support for their favorite NHL teams, or in Dustin Johnson's case, for his favorite future father-in-law.
Mackenzie Hughes handed his Toronto Maple Leafs jersey to a lucky fan on No. 7 at Glen Abbey, which was also referred to as "The Rink" during the week.
Ryan Palmer showed off his slap shot while repping the Dallas Stars.
Team @rbc member Ryan Palmer tries to go Bar Down at The Rink @rbccanadianopen in a @dallasstars jersey pic.twitter.com/8xByBTlGTY
— Flagstick Golf (@Flagstick) July 25, 2018
Huge Nashville fan Brandt Snedeker rocked a yellow Predators jersey.
With the help of @BrandtSnedeker, love for the @PredsNHL flies north of the border ⛳️🏒 pic.twitter.com/y0ekXpZq3e
— RBC Canadian Open (@RBCCanadianOpen) July 25, 2018
Reed's rant
Patrick Reed ripped into a camera crew at the European Open in Germany. He was not a fan of the guy who was rattling change in his pocket.
Patrick Reed was no fan of this camera crew: "I'm not hitting until you get the heck out of here. Like, completely out of here. Ridiculous."
— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) July 26, 2018
(via @GolfChannel instagram) pic.twitter.com/Hmuib7kl2B
DeChambeau's demons
It was not a good week for Bryson DeChambeau across the pond. The video below surfaced of him struggling on the range at the Open Championship and those same mental demons got the better of him at the European Open, as he shot 5-over on the last four holes to give away the tournament.
Not sure if this came out last week but last night was first time I saw it.
— Brendan Porath (@BrendanPorath) July 27, 2018
L’Artiste battling the demons on the range in the middle of a major. Appears at one point he must have upended the studio in a fit of rage — paintbrushes scattered all over the range. Heavy stuff. pic.twitter.com/SOYP2wZh6X
Old guys at the Old Course
The Senior Open Championship took place at the Old Course at St. Andrews. Miguel Angel Jimenez won by a shot over Bernhard Langer, while 68-year-old Tom Watson remarkably shot his age on Friday.
(Photo courtesy: Getty Images)
Also, Mark James went out of bounds on the iconic road hole after hitting a seagull with his drive. Tough luck.
This just happened in the seniors open. Mark James hit a seagull off the tee and then went out of bounds. You know when it’s not your day pic.twitter.com/WokB4Tx7Wq
— Mason Brooks (@masonbPB) July 26, 2018
Shank week
In a spin-off of the famous "Shark Week" television program, "Shank Week" was celebrated across social media. And who better to teach a course on shanks then PGA Tour pro Adam Schenk?
The most meta lesson #ShankWeek has to offer:
— Skratch (@Skratch) July 27, 2018
"How to hit a shank” with Adam Schenk pic.twitter.com/yTVDVvnr3B