American Century Championship: Travis Kelce brings progress via Swifties

Taylor Swift took over the NFL when she started relationship her boyfriend Travis Kelce final 12 months, however now he and his brother Jason have taken over golf for her.

The Kelce brothers had been simply two of essentially the most sought-after athletes to look at at The American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.

Neither was near successful, however the followers didn’t care. They needed to see the Kelce brothers up shut.

I noticed this craziness firsthand.

TravisMathew and TravisMathew Girls’s invited me as a visitor to Lake Tahoe to get some content material. I’m so glad I did as a result of it opened my eyes to a different aspect of golf that folks can get pleasure from.

The model flew me to Lake Tahoe and gave me some clothes on the occasion. They hooked me up and made positive I appeared trendy, which everyone knows is the way in which to my coronary heart.

As one of many largest sponsors of the American Century Championship, it was a wonderful alternative to be a part of crew TM for a couple of days.

That they had an enormous bus with a lookout stage on prime and a retailer on the within for followers to buy the newest Travis Mathew line. The model additionally had a basketball hoop for celebrities to cease and shoot at to win large gold chains.

Miles Teller, Aaron Rodriguez, Tony Romo, The Miz, Kelce, and lots of others stopped to work together with the followers and shoot some hoops. It was the place to be if somebody needed an up-close interplay with one of many gamers.

That bus allowed me to perform one of many targets I set for the week — getting Travis Kelce to wave at me. Saturday afternoon, the Kecle brothers waited to tee off on the 18th, and I acquired my likelihood. He appeared up, and I waved. Kelce noticed me, made eye contact, smiled at me and TRAVIS KELCE waved again. I’ll always remember that second.

It was in all probability one thing that I’m positive many followers acquired to expertise as a result of both they had been followers of his or Taylor Swift followers. Regardless, I instantly understood their impression on sports activities usually, even golf extra particularly.

American Century Championship’s love for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

There have been grown males with friendship bracelets on their wrists. Little ladies wore their finest ‘22’ outfits and adopted the Kelce Brothers across the course. I misplaced rely of the variety of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles jerseys I noticed.

Some followers made a Swift/Kelce 2024 presidential flag that earned some consideration.

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Everybody needed a photograph with them and needed to be acknowledged. The variety of followers who adopted them all around the golf course was mind-blowing. They simply had the most individuals, and it was not shut.

After they got here from 17 to 18, it acquired so packed. Followers needed to catch a glimpse of this duo.

It was not simply the followers both. The event discovered methods to include Swift into the occasion.

The seventeenth gap performed a number of Swift songs to get Kelce’s response. When these songs got here on, the gang sang alongside and acquired so into it. Rising the sport via Swift and Kelce is exactly what it felt like.

He performed the half and had many candy moments expressing his love for Swift. The younger man is smitten along with his girlfriend.

If there was an opportunity for a fan to say Swift to Kelce, they did, and most of the time, he gave a witty response.

Everyone knows the pop star affected soccer since she started relationship Kelce, however after this weekend, it popped up in golf, too — at the very least within the celeb event.

Travis Mathew’s bus was on the heart of the motion, which allowed me to see the event in another way. Observing the followers from the highest of the bus was nice for somebody who likes to see how folks get pleasure from golf tournaments.

Nevertheless, it was additionally fascinating to see how they acted for every celeb. Some acquired extra cheers than others, however when these Kelce males confirmed up, it felt like each patron on the property was round.

Rising the sport?

They’re rising the sport with out even realizing it. Would this love be the identical if Kelce didn’t date Swift? Presumably, however the quantity of Swift-related gadgets folks wore with their Kelce gear leads me to imagine it could not be as a lot.

Can it appear far-fetched to insinuate that Swift is rising the sport of golf? Certain, possibly the followers in Lake Tahoe simply occurred to be each Swift and Kelce followers, or it’s a motion taking on its second sport.

The American Century Championship is an exceptional occasion at a wide ranging location. Everybody ought to expertise that journey sooner or later as a result of it’s improbable. I perceive why so many individuals love this event and return yearly.

Possibly subsequent 12 months, Swift confirmed up with the Kelce brothers — now that may trigger a commotion.

I wouldn’t have seen the impression of the Kelce’s if it weren’t for TravisMathew’s crew. They offered me with a chance I’d not have had with out them. Make sure that to take a look at the social content material produced from this occasion.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. For extra golf protection, observe us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. You can even observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.