TaylorMade’s try and rejoice Scottie Scheffler’s Open Championship victory took a weird activate Tuesday with eagle-eyed followers calling out what seems to be an odd picture edit.
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Scheffler on Monday (AEST) gained the Claret Jug, making it his fourth main win and the second of the 12 months, whereas it takes him to 3 legs of the profession slam.
Seeking to capitalise on the second, golf producer TaylorMade posted an image of Scheffler together with his arms raised in triumph.
However one thing appeared off — and followers have been fast to understand, making the picture go viral for all of the improper causes.
“Wait… did they photoshop Scottie’s hairline?” wrote Golf Digest’s Jamie Kennedy.
A side-by-side have a look at the picture in query seems to reply the query emphatically.
YouTube golf star Rick Shiels replied: “My God. What a catch.”
On the time of writing, Kennedy’s submit had practically 1 million views inside 12 hours.
In the meantime, Scheffler dismissed comparisons of his grip on golf to Tiger Woods’ prime as “foolish” after storming to his first British Open on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy mentioned Scheffler’s dominant run over the previous two years, which incorporates 10 PGA Tour wins and an Olympic gold medal, has solely been matched by “two or three gamers within the historical past of the sport.” Nevertheless, the American mentioned he has an extended strategy to go to match the 15-time main champion.
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“I nonetheless suppose they’re a bit foolish. Tiger gained, what, 15 majors? That is my fourth. I simply bought one-fourth of the way in which there,” mentioned Scheffler after lifting the Claret Jug.
“I believe Tiger stands alone within the recreation of golf. He was inspirational for me rising up. He was a really, very gifted man, and he was a particular particular person to have the ability to be nearly as good as he was on the recreation of golf.”
— With AFP