Let’s start at the beginning. Every two years, since 1979, a selection of the best American golfers faces their European equivalent. Organized in turn in the United States and in Europe, the Ryder Cup is one of the major events on the world golf calendar, and certainly one of the most colorful. Going against the generally hushed atmosphere of the circuit, the Ryder Cup often gives rise to excesses, fights or even these kinds of images, both quite joyful, perfectly innocent, but a little embarrassing when even, right?
What do we see here? Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland, 26, lying on the green of the Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, cup in hand, surrounded by the wives of members of the European team. There are twelve of them, most of them on their knees, so hilarious that it is likely that the teeth whitening industry is doing well among the wives of golf champions… But let us just note that their jackets are the yellow characteristic of raincoats. sailors, chosen to offer maximum visibility to them… Here, the logic could well be the same.
Several players’ wives are wearing what look very much like Panama hats (even if there is doubt about the headgear on the left of the image). Allow us to recall a truth which is absolutely not obvious, and is even a total counter-intuition. No, Panama hats do not come from Panama. But from a neighboring country, Ecuador. Let us add that they are not simply advertising materials intended to please Roland-Garros VIPs, but perfectly respectable hats, especially if you equip yourself with Montecristi or Cuenca.
Let’s continue the review of the troops by stopping at the perfectly round glasses, with petroleum-colored lenses, worn by this young girl in the background. These are teashades. This is how opticians named these round glasses, popularized in the 1960s by many celebrities, including a host of rock stars eager to effectively hide their glassy and intoxicated gazes, including Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, Ozzy Osbourne and , obviously, John Lennon… But let’s bet that the choice here is only aesthetic.
Finally, let’s take a look at the hero of the day, a living god or a king in the middle of his court, perhaps even both at the same time. The triumphant Viktor Hovland savors his hour of glory. He will even be able to follow the slow flow of time in the best possible way… On his wrist, and behind the dazzling white ceramic, a Royal Oak, by Audemars Piguet, a watchmaking monument inspired by the shape of a screwed-on diving helmet on a combination. A model designed in 1973, and in a single night, by Gérald Genta. Product placement? Everything is product placement in this image.
