shared a video of the crowds around the first tee receiving a cringeworthy lesson in how, apparently, to chant. The idea was We Will Rock You (by the famously British band, Queen, but whatever) only with the words changed to Scottie, Scottie Scheffler.

As if the golf itself wasn't embarrassing enough.

Here's the thing: you can't artificially cultivate this. Yes, the Europeans have had that group dressed in yellow and blue, whatever they're called, singing their prepared songs, but they're seen as either a bit of fun or an aggravation depending on your point of view. It's not serious, because... well how can it be? Step back for a moment: this is crowd chanting at a golf tournament. If it's serious, it's wrong.

To the credit of those in the stands, they did at least seem to find the whole affair just as skin-crawlingly awful as those of us made to shiver from thousands of miles away. Let this be the first and last time anyone tries that sort of nonsense.

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