This past weekend June 16-20th was the British Open, or as Britain likes to call it, The Open. This tournament is golf’s oldest tournament, being around for over 150 years. The Open was founded by pioneering golfers who had one guiding principle – to crown the Champion Golfer of the Year.
Photo: Zach Johnson Twitter
BLAH, BLAH, YADA YADA- Let’s get to the good stuff!
This year, the winner was Zach Johnson (from the United States, whoop whoop ‘MERICUH!).
No, not the Johnson dating ultra babe Paulina Gretzky, but still an American no doubt! God bless America.
It was an unfortunate loss for Jordon Spieth who has already won four times this year, including a pair of playoffs.
There is absolutely no way to talk about The Open without at least touching on defending champion Bubba Watson’s watch game this past weekend.
Photo: USA Today
I am literally talking about the watch you wear on your wrist game.
The 2012 Masters champion has a casual half-million sitting on his wrist, thanks to a pretty sweet deal with Swiss luxury watchmaker, Richard Mille. This watch is the same type of $525,000 watch he wore en route to the green jacket last April.
Sorry but for a half mil, weren’t you expecting it to look way more blingy or something? Maybe that’s just me…
Speaking of some serious cash, there were a lot of bets placed this past weekend. The most outrageous bet made was three million.
THREE. MILLION. DOLLARS.
At the end of the day, to me, golf is just golf.
I love a good athlete, I do. And I’d love to learn how to play golf, but the likelihood of that happening is little to none (it’s an attention span thing… Is it football season yet?).
Thus, I’ll stick to drinking in the club house while my man kicks ass on the course.
Putting me in the tech world is like Kim Kardashian trying to say that she actually had a say in her codes behind her video game, but hey… We all like to watch her try right?
All I know is if you’re going to put me in a tech conversation, I prefer iPhone over android and I’ve always wanted to watch real life robots brawl. Maybe it’s because I’m so obsessed with bumble bee from Transformers.
Although details are scarce, the US based company “MegaBots” sent a hilarious video to the Japan based company “Suidobashi Heavy Industry” calling out their robot and asking for an all out duel.
Will our rivalry with Japan ever end? Probably not.
Wait a minute. You realize how big these things are right? They’re f*cking HUGE. Like actually Transformers size.
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Anyways, to our knowledge, there isn’t really a date and time or place of when and where this will go down, but don’t worry I’ll let you know when I find out. Japan is presumed to be favored, but you know we bleed red, white and blue over here at TCD, so you know who’s corner I’ll be in.
Oh, and in case you didn’t notice, the robot is Green Bay Packers colors. I’m sold!
The real estate mogul and 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump has been under media scrutiny recently for comments he made in regards to illegal immigration.
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” Trump said. “They’re not you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems and their bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs, their bringing crime. They’re rapists. And I assume some are good people.”
NBC Universal has officially cut ties with Trump after those statements, which means no longer airing “The Miss USA/Miss Universe pageants” which is affiliated with the Trump ventures, and Trump has formally stepped down from “Celebrity Apprentice” to focus on his presidential bid.
But “focused” or seriousness is the exact opposite of Donald Trump’s campaign, as was made clear at his announcement at Trump Tower. Reporters were front and center and the American public were upstairs with the sole focus on Trump himself, introduced by Ivanka Trump.
But now his comments have hurt him with ventures such as NASCAR, ESPN and others. His twitter response is below courtesy of Sam Stein…
Make America Great Again!? After those comments!?
Last time I checked we’re not doing so bad… Not sure how that’s going to change courtesy of “President Trump.”
That’s right! Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past couple days, you should know our USA women’s soccer team won the 2015 World Cup Sunday against Japan. And boy, oh boy, did we dominate! You see what I did there? It’s very clear that our women’s soccer program is much more successful than our mens soccer program. Even though their paycheck doesn’t seem to reflect that. (What’s up with that?!)
Since our guys couldn’t do it, our girls had to bear the duty of getting the World Cup Trophy and bring it home to America. Girls rule, boys drool… duh.
The game started hot and heavy when Carli Lloyd scored the first goal of the game, only three minutes into the game. This happened to be the quickest goal scored in a Women’s World Cup Final.
And she didn’t stop there. Lloyd proceeded to score two more goals: one in the fifth minute, and one in the 16th minute.
HELLO HAT-TRICK!
Damn girl, we like the way you work it.
In between Lloyd’s goals, Lauren Holiday scored a goal in the 14th minute. And just to top it off, Tobin Heath topped the game off with the final & fifth goal for the United States in the 54th minute. The women finished the final game of the World Cup with a 5-2 win over Japan.
And the post game festivities were definitely tear-worthy if you love this beautiful country as much as we do here at TCD. It could not have been better timing that our girls won the day after our Independence Day, July 4th. Alex Morgan kissing the Cup, Wambach holding the flag up behind her with pride after playing in her last game… I just get chills thinking about it!
Talk about feeling proud to be an American. GOD BLESS THE USA! And God bless our fabulous US Women’s soccer team!
Serena Williams, left, hugs Venus Williams after their ladies’ singles fourth-round match during Day 7 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2015 in London. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Julian Finney
Battle of the sisters! Serena Williams just beat older sister Venus to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Serena won in a Grand Slam match for the first time competing against her sister in 6 years, making it her 15th win of the 26 professional contests the two have competed in against each other.
Thirty-three minutes after they walked on court, Serena outdueled Venus closing out the first set with an ace wide. Venus held in an all-important first game of the second set, but Serena broke midway through the second and didn’t look back.
She held for 5-3, then broke to love for the match, Venus belting a backhand long to end the match in one hour, seven minutes.
The winner joins Madison Keys and CoCo Vandeweghe in the quarterfinals, making it the first time THREE American women have come been this far since 2004 when Serena was joined by Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati in the round of eight.
America is just killing it this week!
I’ll keep you posted with all of the Wimbledon happenings this week, so check back for updates! If any of you are in London and make an appearance be sure to keep an eye out for me 😉
This morning I went in every room and woke everyone up blasting “Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue” by Toby Keith.
Why? Because it’s here. It’s finally arrived.
THE FOURTHOF JULY.
AMERICA. BEER. TEENY BIKINIS. HOT DOGS. FIREWORKS.
What’s not to love?
So get your booty up, chug a beer and wave a flag and make us all proud over here at TCD. Can you think of a better day for some babes, booze & ball games? (Dizzy Bat counts!) Didn’t think so.
Don’t be thanking your lucky stars for living in a country like this, but more like be thanking those Stars and Stripes on the flag peeps!
Brought to you courtesy of… That RED,WHITE & BLUEbetches.
TCD girls killing it at Stagecoach! And yes, we all love hockey too!
So I have this theory.
Cowboy hats & cut off jeans… Because, STAGECOACH.
People who say that they “hate” hockey are the same as people who say that they “hate” country music. Want to know why? It’s as simple as this. Because they’ve never been to a live event.
TCD’s Hailey & Courtney at Stagecoach
Now country concerts are just God’s gift to this green earth.
Every person that has told me they hate country music has changed their mind when I bring them to (HA-LLE-LU-JAH, HA-LLE-LU-JAH) STAGECOACH: where the beer and the whiskey is ever-flowing and the jean cutoffs can’t get much shorter. The atmosphere is insane. Everyone is just happy to be there wearing a good ole’ pair of cowboy boots and a trusty cowboy hat. It really is a man’s paradise.
Stagecoach boys 😉
Oh, and ladies it’s not so bad for us either. Don’t get me started on those country boys.
And then there’s always the music. Such easy listening and could not scream #mericuh louder if it tried. Frankie Ballard’s song gives a pretty good image of it: “Country girls swayin’ to the song that’s plain’.”
TCD’s Hailey, Courtney & Briana at Stagecoach
Country music is about living in the moment and slowing down to enjoy the moments: back roads, cold beer, straight whiskey, mud on the tires, bikini tops and cut offs, the men who fight for our country, lifted trucks. I mean, isn’t that why we love this country?!
As for hockey games, yes, some would argue any sport is better to watch in person at the game than in front of your TV, but hockey is a WORLD’s difference in person. For starters, what other sport do the players get to brawl it out while the fans pound on the glass to cheer them on?
Hockey fans are the loudest and the rowdiest. No matter how many rows back they are. If you’re lucky and you’re at a real rivalry game, you’ll see the fans really get into it with each other; which is great because you’ll have just about every team fan in that place trying to back each other up.
TCD does hockey. Specifically, Courtney & Carly starting young!
It’s not like a baseball game where you feel the need to only yell and cheer if there is currently a chant going on, or that old guy in the American flag onesie sitting in front of you just started a chant. Everyone is always yelling and practically spilling their beers on each other, and that’s okay because you are all sharing in the beauty of the sport. So feel free to hoot and holler at anytime, because it’s not like the whole row in front of you will turn around and judge you.
Well, unless you yelled “TOEWS SUCKS” and you’re in Chi-Town, than you might have some problems from the 6’5 mountain of a man you just now noticed rocking the Toews jersey in front of you.
Parros being the “hockey player” that he is.
But hey, just because I’m a little blonde girl who may stand a full foot shorter than him doesn’t mean I’m going to stand down! I got a Parros jersey on my back. A true definition of “a hockey player.”
So I’m not going to stand down (even though my mother wishes I would), because where’s the fun in that?!
I’m the true definition of a hockey fan and so is this Toews fan. He would be disappointed if I stood down. We both might as well rip off our jerseys now if we decide to sit down and shut up. Because this is hockey, and if we’re going to rep true hockey players, we better hoot and holler like true hockey fans. And that my friends, is why people love going to live events. The atmosphere. And who makes the atmosphere? The fans.
TCD’s Paige & Courtney at Stagecoach
Events are what you make of them, so do it right. Be the loudest and the rowdiest of the crowd, and even if you’re not, you’re enjoying all the fans who are. Because they make it an event.
Call me crazy, but if you don’t like hockey or country music and you have actually been to an event, (aka you cannot enjoy a beer and some good entertainment) then I think it’s about time you jump ship and head on overseas to communist land, because clearly america just isn’t your cup of tea.
And that’s fine. Because at the end of the day, we TCD girls would rather be someone’s shot of whiskey than a plain, old cup of tea.
Should the new fashion trends for golf apparel stay or get left behind? Say goodbye to un-logoed polos and loose-fitting, pleated khakis and say hello to bright, patterned or should I say LOUD polos and pants.
Are they “overdoing” it? More like they’re KILLIN’ it.
Golf alone is incredibly boring to watch on TV (Golf fans, you know it’s true), so why not give us something FUN to look at! I love the new fashion trends: the flat brim hats (as seen on Justin Bieber), the oversized belt buckles, the pants with slits at the bottom and NEON apparel. In fact, if you didn’t know, some of these trends go way back in golf starting with Greg Norman.
From simple plaid, pastel prints and magenta windbreakers, Norman broke in the color statements first. He now even has his own line of golf apparel.
But it was really Ian Poulter who changed the game, the style game that is. Poulter came out with his own fashion line IJP Fashion, sporting bright pinks and chevron prints that were considered flashy for such a conservative sport. Little did those fans know this trend would only get bigger and bigger.
Just look at these fab ensembles. Way to be bold Mr. Poulter.
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
But if anyone knows how to wear these new trends well now, it’s Rickie Fowler.
Let’s be real, not many men can wear a uni-colored ensemble and still look sexy. Even if it was just for an inside joke. Honestly, that makes it even cuter.
Fowler has taken Arnold Palmer and Steve Ballesteros’ timeless style and has created an out-of-the-ordinary style that will go down in history.
His style may not be considered as ballsy as Poulter’s, but we’re still digging it.
Also, if you did not know, fashion circulates. What was in style many years ago is now back in style.
So, if you hate on these new fun trends, you can take a deep breath and calm down because the boring golf apparel trends will eventually come back, but let’s pray that doesn’t happen any time soon.
Like I’m thinking instead of this whole traditional green jacket we move with the times and make it the paisley or pin striped jacket? Just a thought.
Bottom line, keep doing what you’re doing boys, because you sure are keeping us TCD girls entertained!
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