Look: Golf World Votes for ‘Klay Thompson’ of the PGA Tour
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PGA Tour took a different approach for celebrating the long-awaited return of the NBA star, Klay Thompson. ‘#KlayDay’ is trending on Twitter as the 31-year-old NBA star Klay Thompson returned to the court after a break of more than 2 years. Klay took the break after he suffered a torn ACL in the 2019 NBA finals.
Since Thompson announced his come back, Twitter almost crashed due to his fans’ and colleagues’ Tweets. PGA Tour also wanted to be a part of this celebration but thought of a unique way to celebrate Klay’s return.
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Is there a Klay Thompson on the PGA Tour?
When PGA Tour posted this tweet on their Twitter page, even they didn’t know they would get such diverse answers. Since Klay Thompson is good at many things, golf fans began to relate many pro-golfers with the NBA star.
Who on TOUR reminds you most of Klay Thompson? pic.twitter.com/qVOAvVgEhA
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 9, 2022
Although the fans tried to relate many features of Thompson, most of them stuck with his celebratory style on the court.
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Tony finau. Great player but is easily forgotten
— Geno Dericco (@reakdafreak7) January 9, 2022
As the fan mentioned Tony Finau, we cannot help but go back to the ‘celebration gone wrong’ moment.
Apart from Tony, Jordan Spieth‘s legendary celebratory moment also was nominated by a fan to be at Thompson’s level.
— The Model Maniac (@TheModelManiac) January 9, 2022
Which Tour pro is at par with Thompson’s humor?
Klay Thompson’s humor is legendary. Even though sometimes he doesn’t mean to, his statements make all of us laugh a lot. In this category, fans voted mainly for Brooks Koepka and Henrik Stenson.
Has to be Brooks. pic.twitter.com/I56IJRm84J
— Chris (@bayareachris22) January 9, 2022
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Henrik Stenson. Quiet, crushing, dry sense of humor, probably hits a mean 3 wood – definitely Henrik.
— kevin_nix (@kevin_nix) January 9, 2022
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Brooks Koepka is famous for his witty remarks on his colleagues; His remarks on Bryson DeChambeau‘s slow play made quite a stir in the golf world.
Collin Morikawa and Jon Rahm were some of the honorable mentions by the fans. Interestingly, Collin had shown his happiness in Kyle Thompson’s comeback through his Twitter post.
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Nobody knows what PGA Tour meant when they asked for a Kyle Thompson from the pro golfers. But this took an interesting turn, as the fans reminded us all why Thompson is loved by all of us. Although he is one of the great NBA players, it is his personality that makes him different from others, and that is what we love.
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