{"id":454668,"date":"2026-02-05T03:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/454668\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T03:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:42:07","slug":"travis-kelce-brings-golf-tournament-crowd-to-their-feet-with-tee-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/454668\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Brings Golf Tournament Crowd to Their Feet with Tee Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<br \/>\nTravis Kelce participated in the WM Phoenix Open pro-am on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in Scottsdale, Ariz.There, he nearly jarred his tee shot on the par-3 16th holeHe celebrated by pretending a golf putter was a guitar<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-8285986\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Kelce<\/a> isn&#8217;t playing in the Super Bowl this weekend, but he&#8217;s still playing sports.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The three-time Super Bowl champion participated in the WM Phoenix Open pro-am on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and shocked the crowd with his golf skills at TPC Scottsdale.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> He nearly jarred his tee shot on the par-3 16th hole, as the ball landed just a few feet from the hole. In celebration, he received and put on the WM\u2019s gold chain.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, celebrated by taking his golf putter and pretending it was a guitar, giving it a strum, <a href=\"https:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/pga\/2026\/02\/04\/travis-kelce-2026-wm-phoenix-open-pro-am\/88514170007\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golf Week<\/a> reports.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I think <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a> is going to write a song about that one,&#8221; Golf Channel&#8217;s Eamon Lynch said during the broadcast.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kelce and Swift, 36, announced their <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-relationship-timeline-11797905\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">engagement<\/a> in August 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p> Travis Kelce on February 4, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Edmonds\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Travis is frequently seen on golf courses between NFL seasons. The athlete and his brother,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jason-kelce-travis-kelce-weight-loss-depressing-one-thing-11765324\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Kelce<\/a>,\u00a0played in the 2025 American Century Championship at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edgewoodtahoe.com\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edgewood Tahoe Resort<\/a>\u00a0in South Lake Tahoe, Nev.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> He <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-spotted-grooving-to-taylor-swifts-lavender-haze-in-sweet-moment-during-acc-golf-tournament-8677633\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was spotted dancing along<\/a> to Swift&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Lavender Haze&#8221; at a 2024 celebrity golf tournament.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Travis\u2019 golf skills aren\u2019t reserved for just tournaments as he showed off his skillset in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/happy-gilmore-2-trailer-adam-sandler-travis-kelce-bad-bunny-netflix-8766512\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Gilmore 2<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> His costar, Christopher McDonald, who reprised his 1996 role as Shooter McGavin in the sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-surprisingly-good-actor-in-happy-gilmore-2-says-christopher-mcdonald-11761424\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told PEOPLE that Travis has \u201cgot game.&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The film\u2019s director, Kyle Newacheck, also shared that Travis\u2019 career as a pro athlete helped his on-screen presence.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-has-a-natural-charisma-in-happy-gilmore-2-exclusive-11776514\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">He&#8217;s an athlete, so he knows the moment<\/a>,&#8221; Newacheck told PEOPLE, emphasizing, &#8220;He knows how to perform in the moment.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I think that&#8217;s what I found interesting was when you have these cameos that are professional athletes, they all understand how to perform in the moment. Every one of them gets it,&#8221; the director continued.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Travis&#8217; appearance at the Arizona golf tournament comes days before the 2026 Super Bowl, the first in four years not involving the Chiefs. The team was eliminated from playoff contention in December.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> As for whether or not Travis will return to the field or retire, he <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-hints-when-he-will-make-retirement-decision-after-chiefs-loss-11878557\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters<\/a>\u00a0on Jan. 4 that he\u2019ll spend time talking with his family before coming to a decision.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;ve got so much love for this team, this organization and the people here, so I\u2019ll spend some time with them, go through exit meetings tomorrow and get close to the family and figure things out,\u201d Travis said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Travis Kelce participated in the WM Phoenix Open pro-am on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in Scottsdale,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-454668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}