Trevor
Immelman sealed a Masters victory on Sunday by holding off Tiger Woods
on the final day of the most prestigious major. In the end he ended up
finishing 3 strokes ahead of Woods and getting the famous green jacket
placed upon him. Many wonder why such an ugly piece of clothing is
awarded to the winner of the most famous tournament. But golf is filled
with strange fashion awards at their various events, and it is a
tradition as old as the sport itself. Here are just a few that are a
bit stranger than the green blazer:
The World's Greatest Grandpa t-shirt is awarded to the winner of the
Montana Open. Far from a major, the tournament anually has trouble
filling a 12-man field. The long-standing tradition of the WGG t-shirt
dates way back to the year of 1997 when tournament organizers realized
they needed a prize for their winner who hit a course record 102, and
found this in a nearby giftshop. Since then one person gets given the
shirt annually, and it is commonly found in a trashcan later by a fan.
The
Bay Hill Invitational Bonnet is a piece given out honoring the
traditions of crossdressers in colonial America. After winning the hat
twice in a row twice, Vijay Singh claimed it was merely an award to
make him look ridiculous, but tournament organizers insist that is not
the case. Indeed, since then every winner has had to put on the bonnet
and churn the ceremonial butter while performing the Village People's
hit song "In The Navy".
The
powdered wig awarded to the champion of the British Open was thought to
be one of the nicest prizes in golf. That was until John Daly's lit on
fire back in 2004 while he was smoking with it on. Apparently the
powder is highly flammable, and the wig hasn't been given out since.
But
perhaps the most embarassing, literally, fashion award in all of golf
are The Player's Championship ####-Less Chaps. Tiger Woods is the
frequent winner of the spandex pants, and luckily for the viewing
public he is one of the few golfers who works out.
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