Xander Schauffele seems to have misunderstood the term, “He’s got it in the bag.” Or at the very least, he’s taking it a bit too literally at Augusta National.
“Don’t think you can buy that at the merchandise shop!” the commentary team quipped. “That’s a first for me, Shane. A patron came for the gnome, left with Xander’s golf ball.”
There’s been quite a hullabaloo regarding the Masters merch this year. Are people too focused on the gnomes? Is the commercialization of the tournament overshadowing the actual golf? In a funny way, Schauffele’s errant tee shot sums up that very paradox.
Thankfully, Schauffele managed to escape with a par. He’s not going to let the Masters merch lunacy get in the way of the golf. Let that be a lesson to us all.