Custom Agents Were Confused By Collin Morikawa's Claret Jug Box. Here's How He Got Past Security
In this episode, veteran caddie J.J. Jakovac, who caddies for Collin Morikawa, joins and shares his favorite moments from their Open Championship win at Royal St. George's. Jakovac explains how Morikawa turned things around after a bad start on Saturday and also broke down the most crucial moments from the final round. Jakovac shares why the par save on 15 was so critical and the conversations they had before and after that "momentum-saver."
Jakovac also dishes on what they drank from the claret jug that Sunday night at Prince's, a golf lodge right next to the course.
Jakovac explained that they only had tight two-hour window to drink a local lager out of the trophy before they made the nearly three-hour drive to London for their Monday flight.
Jakovac also shared what flying home commercial was like and the conversation as they met with customs agents who had no idea what was inside Morikawa's claret jug box. Here's how Jacovac describes his conversation with an agent:
“I was like ‘the Claret Jug,’ and he was like ‘what’s that?’ and I said it’s the trophy they give you when you win the Open.’ And he was like, ‘What’s that?’ and I was like ‘Don’t worry about it man.’ I looked over at them and his co-workers knew what it was and they said, ‘Don’t worry, it’s fine, it’s fine,’ so we just walked by.”
At home in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, Dom Perignon champagne would flow from the claret jug.
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