It is the last day of the Passenger Championship and the stars of the PGA Tour will wait a quieter end than 12 months ago when Scottie Scheffler and Co. were trapped in events
Scottie Scheffler was found Under unexpected pressure During the final round of the passenger championship last year when protesters invaded the 18th green.
The world’s best -rated golfers were in a situation of great participation, and aligned its final hole in the highlands of the TPC river, when climate activists of the extinction rebellion made a demonstration. A protester faced himself with the application of the law as he had a flame before being addressed to the ground in the middle of the people.
Several others, adorned in white t -shirts that proclaimed “no golf where in Dead Planet”, were also detained rapidly. A total of six individuals were arrested and accused of first -degree criminal mischief, first -degree criminal offenses and peace breach.
The interruption, which lasted only five minutes, occurred as a Scheffler He was preparing for a crucial putt where a bird would have won a direct victory in the tournament. Despite the interruption, he lost his shot and had to settle for the PAR.
In the meantime, Tom Kim made his own bird to combine the 22 -year -old Scheffler score, promoting competition in a playoff, according to the mirror that. However, Scheffler managed to keep himself fresh, making Kim’s bogey finally won the tournament.
After his victory, Scheffler revealed that the chaos just before his final putt hit him. He said, “When something happens like this, you don’t really know what’s going on, so you can touch you a little, because there are people who run through the green and there are police officers who run and you don’t know if they are peaceful, so it can be a little stressful.”
Akshay Bhatia, trapped in the climax of travelers with Scheffler, even confessed that the protest left him fearing for his security. He added: “I was afraid of my life.
“I didn’t even know what was happening. Suddenly, four, five people are running on the green. It was a bit strange. But luckily the police were there and kept us safe.”
Scheffler went to this year’s passenger championship at the back of a test Open to the United States. The 28 -year -old fought at the Oakmont Country Club, ending the third major of the year tied by 7th with Jon rahm and Sam Burns with a final score of four.
The streets and expansive surfaces of the Pennsylvania The track is notoriously difficult and therefore Bryson DechambeauJustin Rose, Shane Lowry And Justin Thomas lost the cut on Friday. JJ Spaun claimed victory Sunday with a simple par, showing the unpleasant nature of Oakmont.
After obtaining his first major victory in the championship, Spaun explained: “I never thought I would be here with this trophy. I have always had aspirations and dreams, but a few months ago I didn’t know what my roof was and how good I could be, but I’m proud.
“I have been resistant to my career and promoted a lot of things and tried to be the best golfers I could be. I liked to show that today in Oakmont. It was a Dream Weekend Stage on Father’s Day, having my two children here is impressive and a cherry on a wonderful weekend.”