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PGA Tour Creator Classic Sees Tiger Woods' Famous Putt on 17 Replicated
@Source: newsweek.com
Fat Perez, a Bob Does Sports group member, recreated his version of Tiger Woods' "better than most" putt on the 17th island green at TPC Sawgrass for the first Creator Classic of 2025.It was the golf influencer's second Classic after he also played last fall at the Tour Championship edition. He did not win but stole the show, finishing behind Roger Steele in solo fifth at 4-over.Perez had the shot of the night, one that could be included in the overall week's best moments. It may not have been during the PLAYERS Championship, but it is one of the most challenging putts, and his touch was perfect.Pro Shop's Dan Rapaport, one of the on-course analysts, called the shot, explaining how Perez needed to barely hit the ball and let the slope do the work."Give us a moment here, FP," Rapaport said on the broadcast.As the ball tracked toward the hole, play-by-play and color announcers Shane Bacon and Doug Smith coaxed it into the hole. The ball listened and rolled right into the cup.Smith even called the shot "better than most" on the broadcast.Chaos ensued after he made that putt as all the other guys in his group came over and celebrated. It was the moment of the Creator Classic.Perez has a massive personality, so to celebrate, he hit the Eurostep as he walked to get his ball out of the hole.One of the fellow Bob Does Sports guys, Joey Cold Cuts, was watching and gave Perez a shout-out on X, formerly Twitter."One of the cooler things I've experienced at a golf tournament. Place went absolutely insane, what a moment for our guy," Cold Cuts wrote.The golf influencer group's celebration continued. Another post showed Perez wearing a paper crown and sipping a slushy.Perez might not have won the tournament, but he is who everyone continues to talk about after the second installment of the Creator Classic. Those kinds of moments are what make that event relevant. People see that and eat it up, bringing more people to golf.Grant Horvat, George Bryan IV of Bryan Bros Golf and Chris (Soly) Solomon of No Laying Up were the three who made the sudden-death playoff. Horvat sank a birdie putt to claim his first Creator Classic trophy.On the PGA Tour's YouTube Channel, 649k people tuned into the event's live stream and the video has 9.5k likes. Those are television-like numbers and for a Wednesday evening, that is huge.The event highlights on the PGA Tour's YouTube are around 87k views and 76k on Golf Channel's page. Getting that many eyes on golf is what seems to be the goal.The second Creator Classic of 2025 will be at Philly Cricket contested on Wednesday, May 7, ahead of the Truist Championship.What were your thoughts on the Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass? Did you tune in and watch? Let us know in the comments.More Golf: Justin Thomas Details Why Scottie Scheffler Dominates The PLAYERS
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