In the Immelman family, here is the son Jacob who was first discovered on his father’s shoulders at the 2009 Masters par 3 contest, the year after the South African, now a commentator for NBC, won. And Trevor made a pretty sweet deal with his son, as he explained on the sidelines of the PNC Championship. We’ll tell you.
It seems that Trevor Immelman has never been beaten by his son Jacob on a course.
But nothing is less certain…
Indeed, the winner of the 2008 Masters, whose career was interrupted by serious back problems, admits that the story that he remains the best player in the family is a bit “arranged”.
Immelman, results
“The truth is that when he was 15 and got his driver’s license, he obviously wanted to have a car. So I offered him a deal. I’ll buy you a car, I’ll pay for your gas and all the expenses, but every time someone asks you if you beat me, you always have to say you lost by one point.”
So, of course, when a reporter’s question came up Friday after the PNC Championship pro-am in Florida, Jacob complied. “I never beat him,” he said with a big knowing smile as he looked at his illustrious dad.
Father and son will make their PNC Championship debuts this weekend.
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