Peyton Manning is competing with Wyndham Clark at the BMW Championship pro-am at the Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado today.
He’s not off to a great start.
The two-time Super Bowl champion topped his opening tee shot and it only went “about 15 yards,” according to KCNC-TV’s Romi Bean. Manning took it in stride and cracked a joke that’s hard to make out in the videos that have been posted on Twitter/X. The golf fans on hand had a great response.
“He’s human!” one fan said.
Then several fans started chanting, “One of us! One of us!”
Check it out:
Yup, we've all been there Peyton….
Manning with a rough start to the @BMWchamps Pro AM #BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/qLlo4fpROQ
— Dave Althouse (@davealthouse) August 21, 2024
Manning’s former teammate and fellow ex-Denver Broncos player Brandon Stokley is serving as his caddie.
Another former Broncos quarterback, John Elway, is also participating in the pro-am, playing in a group with Luke Bryan. Here’s Elway warming up:
John Elway taking early morning swings at Castle Pines before the BMW Pro Am pic.twitter.com/Sz0rMmU9l2
— Dave Althouse (@davealthouse) August 21, 2024
Manning and Elway are both members of the Castle Pines Golf Club. Manning “made a hole-in-one in his first round as a Castle Pines member,” according to the PGA Tour’s website.
The BMW Championship will begin on Thursday.
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