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Golf announcer Rich Lerner coined one of the most famous phrases in golf when he said, “the attack of the jumping chollas” during the 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship while following Rory McIlroy.
In the first round of the tournament, Rory drove his tee shot on the 15th hole into the desert and his @nike golf ball came to rest next to a rock. Instead of taking a penalty shot to obtain relief, Rory decided to take a swipe at the ball instead. What ensued was not pleasant, not only did Rory’s ball ricochet into a gulley further off the course but the commotion caused a golf tournament fan to fall into a patch of cholla cactus – the famous golf announcer phrase “the attack of the jumping chollas” by Rich Lerner was born. 🌵
Number 1 seed Rory McIlroy was playing number 16 Boo Weekley, while Rory conceded the 15th hole due to his cholla trouble, Rory went on to win the match 3&2, but was subsequently knocked out in the next round when he played number 9 seed Harris English, losing on the 19th hole.
