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LIV Golf fan yells ‘hawk tuah’ after Bryson DeChambeau’s 3-wood shot
The viral ‘Hawk Tuah’ meme continues to gain traction and took fans’ attention during Bryson DeChambeau’s second round at LIV Golf’s event in Nashville this weekend.
A clip of DeChambeau’s 3-wood shot gained virality after a fan yelled the infamous phrase in response to him launching the ball toward the 10th hole on Saturday.
DeChambeau sat 4th with a minus a -5 tie Kieran Vincent when the incident took place. Meanwhile, his Crushers GC trailed Legion XIII in the team standings.
The meme sprung from a social media creator interviewing a lady during a night out. The X-rated response came from the content creator asking ‘what is something you do in bed that drives a man crazy every time.’
‘You gotta give him that ‘hawk tuah,” she responded – impersonating a spitting sound. ‘And spit on that thing.’
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Bryson DeChambeau (66), a two-time U.S. Open champ, and Jon Rahm (63) were tied at 9 under. Rahm missed the U.S. Open and withdrew during the last LIV Golf event with an infection on his left foot. He opened with a bogey before finishing with nine birdies.
The Spaniard said he played nearly pain-free Saturday after not knowing if he´d be able to walk 18 when he flew to Tennessee.
‘Never really questioned not being able to swing it, and I think that´s what made a difference,’ Rahm said.
Carlos Ortiz, who won LIV Golf Houston, shot a 66 and was tied with Cameron Smith (65) at 8 under.
Tyrell Hatton birdied No. 2 before testing his patience with nine straight pars. Then he got going.
DeChambeau has had little sleep since winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 last weekend.
On Saturday, he birdied four of his final six holes and showed no signs of exhaustion, especially after his tee shot at the party hole, the par-3 15th. He ran around high-fiving fans circling the green.
‘I just blacked out, I have no idea,’ DeChambeau said.