In the United States, a man in his 20s stormed the field half-nude during a golf tournament.
On the 12th (local time), British Daily Mail and others reported that Sean Patrick McConnell (27) from Arizona ran into the golf course and jumped into the pond during the WM Phoenix Open (Waste Management Phoenix Open) match of the PGA tournament. It was reported that he was arrested by the police for interfering with the match.
Shawn danced on the 16th hole waving a flag pole. Hole 16 is a symbolic area called ‘Colosseum’ in the WM Phoenix Open competition. Later, Sean ran at high speed to avoid the guards and dived into the pond inside the arena.
Shawn swam in the water before being caught by the responding police. According to Arizona police, he was arrested while swimming to the 18th hole and charged with trespassing, disrupting public order and obstructing the execution of public affairs.
Foreign media and various SNS calls him ‘Streaker (a person who jumps down to the stadium naked and intrudes)’ and ‘The mullet-clad man’. Netizens are showing reactions such as “It seems to be confused with the Super Bowl”, “It added a little excitement to a boring golf tournament”, and “It was the most fun of the matches”.
Basically, golf, which tends to be social, calls the spectators watching the tournament a ‘gallery’ and requires them to be quiet. However, this time, the WM Phoenix Open, in which Sean stormed in, is famous for its freer and more relaxed atmosphere than other tournaments, allowing loud performances, drinking, and booing, and is also called ‘the greatest show on the grass’.
Source: Donga
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