“Ryder Cup Preview”: Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm’s Literal Head On Collision Proves Why Golf Is a ‘Contact Sport’

The 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship has been in full swing for the last two days. Lucas Glover, holding the top spot, has been absolutely phenomenal on the greens at 10 under par. While the atmosphere at the Southwind has been thick with the air of competition, an interesting interaction between two PGA Tour stars—Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm—has helped lighten the mood on the greens.

Correspondingly, this action featured a head-on collision and some funny reactions. The exchange between World No. 1 and World No. 3 golfers has brought an unconventional look to the game of golf at the $20 million event!

Regardless of common belief, a recent Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm interaction proves golf to be a ‘contact sport’

Golf, generally, is not a contact sport like ice hockey, American football, and others. In fact, more often than not, fans and other professionals refer to it as a gentleman’s game. Where the golf community hardly gets to witness any contact between players on the greens, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm faced this situation in the most awkward way possible.

Through an hours-old Instagram post on the PGA Tour’s official account, the golf world caught a glimpse of this unlikely moment in the arena of the sport. In a video with the title ‘Contact Sport’, Scheffler and Rahm can be seen clashing with each other.

Though the players luckily didn’t get hurt in any way, the moment still grabbed the attention of the golf world instantly. Be it the hug Scheffler shared with the Spanish golfer after avoiding an almost-accident or the awkward smile that adorned his face afterward, this incident seemed to have brought out a laugh from everyone around.

Even the PGA Tour account could not hold back from captioning the post with a funny question, reading, “Why can’t we be friends?” This certainly gives everyone around a glimpse into the relationship shared between the two Professional golfers. Despite the on-field rivalry, the two sure seem to share a mutual respect for each other off-field.

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Besides the official account’s reaction to the incident, even the spectators could not contain their laughter over the scene for a very long time. Their responses quickly flooded the comments section of the post.

Amidst witnessing the close competition, the golf world hysterically responds to the comical collision

While the on-course scene was projected on a lighter note, the off-course witnesses also acknowledged the same. However, more than their exchange on the greens at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, their next month’s encounter seemed to be the hot topic among the golf audience.

Highlighting the upcoming Ryder Cup, some of the fans commented: “Scottie trying to take our Rahm before the Ryder Cup”, “Ryder Cup preview.” Others focused on mentioning how amazing both golfers are. They stated, “Hard for two kings to occupy the same space,” “I love Scottie!” and “Love love Scottie!!”

Some fans found humor written all over the situation, writing, “Dechambeau would be on the floor after a hit like that,” “Rahmbo is a brick wall haha,” and “lol why is Scottie such a goofball…hitting himself in the face with clubs, and running into people lol.”

Others commented about the total opposite emotion they read between the lines. They wrote, “Geez Rahm was not amused,” “Hug it out,” and “Awkward”. What do you think of the exchange between the two golfers? Let us know in the comments!

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