Pro golfer turns customized caddie bib into personal ad at Valspar Championship
This week’s Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, is sandwiched between two huge events on the golf calendar, The Players Championship and the Masters. So organizers like to have a little fun to set their event apart. Plus, the title sponsor is a paint company, so adding color is a must.
For the sixth year in a row. the Vaspar allowed participating PGA Tour golfers to customize the bibs caddies wear to identify them on the course. MORE: PGA Tour pro knocks in eagle shots on consecutive holes at Valspar Alejandro Tosti, a 29-year-old pro from Argentina, took the opportunity to send a message about his unwanted status as a single man.
So his caddie sported the message “NEED A WIFE” during the first round. Furthermore, the PGA Tour’s X account shared Tosti’s reaction. Tosti said the idea came from tournament volunteers.
Consequently, the message caused a stir on the Innisbrook Resort and Golf’s Copperhead Course. “A lot of people were asking if it was my caddie that was needing a wife,” Tosti said. “But, no, it’s actually me.
… A lot of people were taking pictures, making fun of him, asking, ‘Hey, what’s going on.? ’ Yeah, it was fun. ” Tosti, who played for the Florida Gators, is still seeking his first PGA Tour win.