Sam Bennett joined an illustrious group of players this weekend as he won the 122nd US Amateur at Ridgewood. But while the young American produced a sensational performance to hoist the Havemeyer Trophy, it was his pre-shot routine which frustrated many fans and had everyone talking…
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For those not counting, Bennett’s pre-shot routine includes 12 look-ups and 14 waggles, a setup which semi-final opponent Dean Menante described as getting “slow-played”. Yikes.
And, if his US Amateur opponents weren’t best pleased with the slow routine, just check out what fans on Twitter had to say about Bennett’s timely tendencies…
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Bennett now qualifies for all four majors after winning the 2022 US Amateur, where we’re sure his slow set-up will continue to cause quite the storm.
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