Alex Cejka played the first round with great ball striking. Hit a lot of fairways, hit iron shots quite close to the hole. But a shaky putter prevented him from making a move on the leaderboard.
At one point of the round, Cejka, clearly frustrated, threw a tantrum and slammed a wedge into ground. Except that didn't hit the ground. The club hit squarely on his foot. It broke his (Foot-Joy) shoe and a toe.
However, he still finished his round. He shot a 2 over par 74 and then withdrew from the tournament.
Golf Channel reporters said that Cejka was on the verge of tears in the locker room after the round.
Wow, who is careless enough to do something like that? Certainly not what you'd expect from a grown man like that, much less from a professional golfer. And why didn't he just withdraw? It's not a good idea to play through an injury like that because it could just worsen the injury and make it harder to recover in the long run.
And he was on the verge of tears after the round? What was there to cry about? Is it because of the pain? Or is it because he ruined a perfect-looking shoe? Or is it because he felt too embarrassed about the situation?
Either way, this will make him think twice before careless throwing a tantrum.
This would have been a non-issue for the golfers who are total gentlemen to the game and almost never throw tantrums. They wouldn't have to worry about this because they don't do those kinds of things.
Moral(s) of the story:
- FootJoy shoes are not a sturdy type of footwear
- Throwing a tantrums requires good eye-hand coordination
- The club material is tougher than the shoe material and flesh combined
- Calm golfers never need to worry about breaking their toes
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