The 2024 Genesis Invitational has started with a bang! All eyes were on the host, Tiger Woods, as he returned to the greens. The 48-year-old unfortunately had a lackluster performance. Patrick Cantlay, on the other hand, emerged on top after the first round. Amidst all this, it was Charley Hoffman who went viral on the internet!

Hoffman sits in a tied fifteenth spot alongside Si Woo Kim and many others. But why has the American golfer gone viral despite missing out on the top 10? Is it because he got his plea rejected to compete and then decided to play his way into the tournament? Well, no! The reason for that is his surprising ‘scratching’ actions on the greens, which left the netizens bewildered.

Before teeing off at the first par-5 green of the Riviera Country Club, Hoffman made an uncanny move with his driver. The 47-year-old was seen rubbing his driver over his pants, in a sense that he was scratching himself. This led to golf insider Rob Miller dubbing him “Charley Hoffman: Scratch Golfer.”

The post garnered a lot of attention on social media and went viral. It had a plethora of reactions from the golf fans, leaving many shocked and confused!

Golf fans target Charley Hoffman online

The clip has since gone viral, with over 13.5k people watching it. Many also decided to leave a comment on the surprising tee-off ritual of the American golfer.

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One fan was in utter shock at what he had seen and could only mutter, “Oh my.”

However, other fans were not silent. They took cheeky shots at the 47-year-old, with one sarcastically calling it a “simple, yet so excellent” method of scratching.

One fan was not at all happy with the way the American golfer started his first round. The fan commented, “He violated that club”.

Another fan thought Hoffman was doing it on purpose to determine the location of the kickpoint during the golf swing. The fan innocently asked if this method helped in stiffening the kick point or not.

One fan even sarcastically asked for this clip of Charley Hoffman to be featured in Boo Weekly’s Slow Motion professional golf swing analysis so that others can learn it as well!

One fold enthusiast even compared this to the 1998 independent crime comedy film The Big Lebowski. He called the action done by the American golfer before teeing off as “That’s Big Lebowski’esque”.

Since the action of the American golfer has gone viral, many people are taking cheeky shots at him. Charley Hoffman is yet to respond to any of these comments. What are your thoughts on the viral clip of the 47-year-old? Let us know in the comments section below.

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