Well, howdy there! Let me tell ya ’bout this golf thingy, the Rocket Mortgage Classic, they had in Detroit. Seems like a big to-do, with lots of folks gatherin’ ’round.
First off, I heard they was wearin’ these green ribbons. Yeah, on their hats, like. Green ribbons, they said. For a golfer fella named Grayson Murray, who ain’t with us no more. Sad, real sad. Golfin’ fellas wearin’ ribbons, now ain’t that somethin’? Shows they care, I reckon.
This here Classic thing, it’s at the Detroit Golf Club. Big ol’ place, I bet. They say tens of thousands of folks went there. Musta been crowded like a hen house on a Sunday mornin’. All them folks watchin’ little white balls fly around. I tell ya, some folks got time on their hands.
And the stuff they sell there! Merchandise, they call it. Hats, shirts, all sorts of things. They say it’s gotten better since they started this whole shebang back in 2019. Still got that Rocket Mortgage look to it, though. Guess they gotta put their name on everything, like my chickens peckin’ at everythin’ in sight.
- They got backpacks and purses, but not too big, mind you. Gotta fit under your seat, they say.
- No balloons allowed. Guess they don’t want them flyin’ into the golfin’ fellas’ faces.
- And no sealed packages neither. Can’t be bringin’ no gifts for them golfers, I suppose. Not that I got any gifts for ’em anyway.
Now, about this golfin’ itself. They got a whole bunch of fellas playin’. 156 of ’em, they say. Big ol’ bunch. But after a couple days, they cut it down. Only the best 65 get to keep playin’. Kinda like separatin’ the wheat from the chaff, you know?
Heard tell of some fellas named Kim and Young. They say Kim’s the favorite to win. Got good odds, whatever that means. And Young, he come in second a couple years back. Then there’s this Fowler fella, won it last year, but they don’t think he’ll win again. Golfin’s a funny game, I tell ya. One day you’re up, next day you’re down in the dirt like a worm after a rain.
They talk about these fellas hittin’ the “green” in two shots on some hole, number 17 they called it. Sounds fancy, I reckon. But it’s just golf, ain’t it? Hittin’ a ball with a stick. I could do that, maybe not as good as them fellas, but I could hit it. Probably send it into the woods, though. Always was a bit wild with my aim, just like my rooster chasin’ hens.
They mentioned a whole bunch of other names, too. Cameron Champ, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson… sounded like a roll call at the town hall meetin’. All them fellas swingin’ them sticks and tryin’ to get that little ball in the hole. Must be somethin’ to it, all them folks watchin’ and cheerin’.
So, that’s the gist of it, this Rocket Mortgage Classic thing. Lots of folks, lots of golfin’, and some green ribbons for a fella who ain’t around no more. Seems like a big deal, but to me, it’s just a bunch of fellas hittin’ a ball around a field. But hey, to each their own, I always say. Now, where’d I put my spectacles? Gotta go check on them chickens before they start squawkin’ up a storm.
Tags: Rocket Mortgage Classic, PGA Tour, Detroit Golf Club, Grayson Murray, Golf Tournament, Green Ribbons, Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler, Golf Merchandise.
