Much of the attention at this week's Safeway Open has been directed at Tony Romo, as the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was in the field as a sponsor's exemption and sizzled early on with an opening-round 70.
Romo's second round on Friday didn't go so well, though, as he put together a 78 and missed the cut. One of his biggest blunders of the day came when he hit a shot into the group ahead of him.
He laced a 278-yard 3-wood from the fairway on the par-5 16th, and his ball rolled within a couple of feet of Kristoffer Ventura, who was cleaning up for par. After Ventura tapped in, a video of him appearing to spit on Romo's ball began making the rounds on social media.
— Jason Parnell (@jasondean2000) September 28, 2019
However, the PGA Tour rookie took to Twitter to clarify he was only checking to see if he left any spike marks in Romo's line.
I definitely did not spit here. I moved my head to see if I had left any spike marks because I knew I was close to his line, hate to disappoint you guys
— Kristoffer Ventura (@krisventura95) September 28, 2019
Ventura shot a 2-under 70 on Friday and sits well off the lead at 3-under for the tournament after three rounds.
