American Century Championship: Travis Kelce brings development by way of 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 wished to see the Kelce brothers up shut.

I noticed this craziness firsthand.

TravisMathew and TravisMathew Women’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 side of golf that individuals 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 looked fashionable, which everyone knows is the best way to my coronary heart.

As one of many greatest sponsors of the American Century Championship, it was a superb alternative to be a part of group TM for a couple of days.

They had an enormous bus with a lookout stage on high and a retailer on the within for followers to buy the most recent 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 plenty of others stopped to work together with the followers and shoot some hoops. It was the place to be if somebody wished 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 received my likelihood. He regarded 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 received to expertise as a result of both they had been followers of his or Taylor Swift followers. Regardless, I instantly understood their influence on sports activities generally, even golf extra particularly.

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

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

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

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Everyone wished a photograph with them and wished to be acknowledged. The variety of followers who adopted them everywhere in the golf course was mind-blowing. They simply had the most individuals, and it was not shut.

When they got here from 17 to 18, it received so packed. Fans 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 group sang alongside and received so into it. Growing the sport by way of 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 together with his girlfriend.

If there was an opportunity for a fan to say Swift to Kelce, they did, and as a rule, he gave a witty response.

We all know the pop star affected soccer since she started relationship Kelce, however after this weekend, it popped up in golf, too — a minimum of within the superstar event.

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

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

Growing the sport?

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

Can it appear far-fetched to insinuate that Swift is rising the sport of golf? Sure, perhaps 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. Everyone ought to expertise that journey in some unspecified time in the future as a result of it’s unbelievable. I perceive why so many individuals love this event and return yearly.

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

I wouldn’t have seen the influence of the Kelce’s if it weren’t for TravisMathew’s group. They supplied me with a possibility I might not have had with out them. Make positive to take a look at the social content material produced from this occasion.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For extra golf protection, observe us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. You may also observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.