Emiliano Grillo decided to take a more unusual approach to warming up for a possible playoff. After making a double bogey on the 72nd hole, he lost his two-stroke advantage in the final round at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He asked two boys to play golf on the Colonial Country Club’s first tee while he was waiting for Adam Schenk to finish his round and Harry Hall to complete theirs.
Grillo, 30, from Argentina, shot a 2-under 68 for a 72-hole score of 8-under 272, despite a sloppy finish at the final hole. He remained calm and credited a better perspective gained after becoming a father for the first 14-months ago. In a sudden death playoff, he won his second PGA Tour championship.
Grillo said that the result of the tournament would not change him. It wasn’t going change my excitement about calling my family and seeing my little boy.”
Grillo returned to the Colonial first tee to stay sharp and to try to figure out why his tee-shot at 18 cost him the regulation victory. He invited two boys to “hit” a few balls with his clubs. Grillo then let the boys take turns shooting shots after a parent helped Peyton and Sutton jump over the fence into the arms of the friendly police officer.
Grillo said, “It was just a little trick to get out of that situation.” “There are two kids standing right next to 1st tee and I ask them, ‘Hey guys, do you want to hit some balls?'” They were either 7, 8, or whatever age they were. Jose Coceres, a 59 year old Argentine professional who won two times on the PGA Tour 2001, did it with me. It was the best experience ever, watching him hit his clubs. “I got to do it together with them and hopefully they will remember that.”
It’s likely they will. In a video on the PGA Tour social media, the boys replied, “That’s probably the best thing I’ve ever seen,” adding, “One of these days, I’ll be there on the PGA Tour.”
Grillo was hugged by one of the men.
Here’s everything
@GrilloEmiliano did to give Peyton and Sutton an experience of a life time while he prepared for a playoff @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/SYLBfOiZfU
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Grillo also found that his time spent with Peyton Sutton and Sutton was beneficial.
“I made a double.” “I basically gave away the tournament,” he said. It was a time when I had to clear my head.
Hall’s bogey ended up preventing him from making the playoff, and Schenk failed to make the birdie for the victory. Grillo’s tee-shot at the par-3 16, the second playoff, was a lucky bounce. won his first PGA Tour victory in nearly eight years.
Grillo’s deed was a good one. Peyton and Sutton won’t forget this cool gesture.
UPDATE – Make it two cool gestures. Grillo invited each boy inside the clubhouse when he won, gave them a cap for them to wear and then made them play the rock-paperscissor game in exchange for an autographed gloves.
They’ll never forget it
@GrilloEmiliano welcomed Peyton and Sutton into the locker room, after spending a moment on the course @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/NQ0dUvMiwB
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