Throwing out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game is a great honor. It’s also potentially a giant trap.

From 50 Cent to Carly Rae Jepsen, the list of celebrities who have failed miserably in front of millions of people is long. And their efforts — if you can even call them that — live in Internet infamy.

Justin Rose was obviously well aware of that when he took the mound at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday night. The former World No. 1 is in town for this week’s BMW Championship as he tries to capture a second FedEx Cup. But first, he attempted a ceremonial toss before the Cubs took on their crosstown rival White Sox. And … he did fairly well. Have a look for yourself:

The jersey looks good on you, @JustinRose99.

A successful first pitch to kick off the week @Cubs pic.twitter.com/DmOXYiMkUs

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 16, 2023

Not too shabby — especially since Rose actually threw from the mound unlike most. It should be no surprise that a past US Open champ wanted a little extra challenge. And who knows? That could have even been called a strike if this guy was behind the plate:

Might be worst one I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/n93qUq0GKs

— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) August 16, 2023

But our favorite part of the clip is Rose’s reaction to rewatching his pitch moments after. The Brit offers a slight cringe before consoling himself by saying: “It’s not making viral embarrassment.”

Rose is right about that. And while that’s a low bar to clear, in this case, it’s an important one. So congrats to Justin on a job (well?) done. Mission accomplished.

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Happ, a two-handicap in Golf Digest‘s latest pro athlete rankings and whose dad was a longtime agronomist for the USGA, fired a nice little 69—and lost. By ELEVEN strokes.

As you might have guessed, Happ was beaten by someone who plays golf for a living on the PGA Tour. And even if the current golf season has been put on hold by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Joel Dahmen appears to be in mid-season form. Check out this incredible scorecard from his 58—including a back-nine 26!—to break the course record at Arizona’s Mesa Country Club:

I hold the course record at all my home courses, except @mesacountryclub. That changed today with some of my good friends along for the ride. That was FUN! @brandonharks @derekbohlen @davidsonhomegroup @ihapp_1 @kschwarb12 #58 pic.twitter.com/e1DKOB0hCf

— Joel Dahmen (@Joel_Dahmen) May 8, 2020

As you can see, Dahmen was “only” two under through seven holes—and actually two shots behind Happ—before going 12 under over his final 11 holes. We don’t care how the course was set up, that’s absolutely ridiculous. As you can also see, the group didn’t exactly adhere to social distancing guidelines after, but we’ll focus on the positive. . . 58! And 26! (But seriously, if you play, please practice social distancing and be careful out there.)

Dahmen is one of several PGA Tour players in the field at next week’s Scottsdale AZ Open. On Friday, DraftKings installed him as a huge (+450) favourite to win the event, but those odds are only going down after this performance.

As for Happ and Cubs teammate Kyle Schwarber (who shot 81)? If they were playing against Dahmen, we hope they brought their chequebooks.

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