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Check out the best looks, coolest kicks and hottest trends from the week at TPC Sawgrass. Phil Mickelson (Mizzen+Main) Rickie Fowler is no stranger to controversial fashion selections, but this week it was his playing partner Phil Mickelson who had social media buzzing. Lefty played the first two rounds in a performance button-down from menswear brand Mizzen+Main before missing the cut. Expect this to be a regular style for Phil moving forward. He first wore a Mizzen+Main dress shirt during a practice round at Augusta and he reportedly inked a deal with the brand last week which gave him an undisclosed stake in the company. Webb Simpson (FootJoy) 2018 PLAYERS Champion Webb Simpson has always favored a classic style, but he uses modern details to keep his looks fresh and on point. Throughout the week he put a contemporary spin on traditional looks with heathered textures, splashes of bright colors, and trim 5-pocket trousers. Bubba Watson (G/FORE) Personal edition shoes are all the rage with professional athletes in other sports, and Bubba is leading the charge on the PGA TOUR. He teamed up with G/FORE and sneaker artist Roland Patron of Nomad Customs on these Mother’s Day shoes. Patron has created custom cleats for Major League Baseball players and bespoke golf shoes for NBA stars Chris Paul and Ray Allen. He even created the Kobe Bryant tribute shoes Tony Finau wore at the TOUR Championship last fall. Dustin Johnson (adidas Golf) Bubba wasn’t the only one with special kicks for the week. DJ and other adidas Golf players debuted the brand’s Special Edition Silver BOOST™ shoes during the second round. This is only the second time adidas has used a colored BOOST midsole in a golf shoe. (A black colorway was worn at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play back in March.) To celebrate the launch, adidas outfitted its players in coordinating white and silver outfits to complement the shoes. Jason Dufner Proving that TOUR players are just regular guys, Jason Dufner apparently hit the pro shop at TPC Sawgrass for a little souvenir shopping and he emerged with this old-school rope hat. Playing without a headwear contract this year, Dufner has displayed a random assortment of lids, including everything from professional sports teams to surf shops. If you are looking to take your headwear game to the next level this summer, add a retro rope hat to your repertoire. Patrick Cantlay (TravisMathew) All-over prints continue to be one of the biggest fashion trends on the fairways and summer is the perfect time to have some fun with them. This whimsical print from TravisMathew, which consists of dancing tacos, cacti, sombreros and whistles tells people you are up on the latest styles, but you don’t take yourself too seriously. Charl Schwartzel (Michael Kors) As we move into the hot and humid months, many of us will be looking to beat the heat by slipping on white shirts and shorts. While head-to-toe white outfits typically scream, “hospital orderly,� Charl Schwartzel’s predominately white kit had just enough navy blue to feel fresh and athletic for a warm day on the links. By the way, this is the one time you want to wear a white belt. Jonas Blixt (J.Lindeberg) One of the more artistic looks at TPC Sawgrass was courtesy of Jonas Blixt and J.Lindeberg. Blixt sported one of the polos from the Swedish fashion house’s new Art Polo capsule collection. This polo was created by an artist who sketched the design by hand and used a deep ink saturation technique to make it appear like the design was painted directly on the shirt. The two X’s symbolize J.Lindeberg’s 20 years in the golf apparel market. Billy Horschel (RLX Ralph Lauren) Any time Billy Horschel tees it up, he is one of the best dressed players. What separates Horschel from the pack is his attention to details. Notice how he matched his belt to his collar in both of these outfits. That is how you take your style game to the next level. Danny Lee (Devereux) Monochromatic grey kits are trickier than they may seem. Wearing the same shade of grey from top to bottom can make your outfits look flat and boring. When wearing grey from head to toe, take a page out of Danny Lee’s fashion playbook and pair a darker shade with a lighter one to add depth and sophistication to your look. PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE: Buy equipment here

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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — There are times in life, maybe a handful, when everything changes. A moment, simple or world shattering, slanting the past, shaping all still to come. There are people who have the same effect, someone so generous, so genuine, so joyful, meeting them transforms perspective. RELATED: How Amy watched Woodland win the U.S. Open | Amy inspires Woodland: ‘You’ve got this’ Amy Bockerstette is one of those people. Playing one hole of golf with Gary Woodland at the Waste Management Phoenix Open was one of those moments. “Amy has a huge impact on everyone she meets,â€� her swing coach Matt Acuff said. “You can’t meet Amy and not be impacted by her.â€� Parents of children with Down syndrome are often told what their children can’t do. Joe and Jenny Bockerstette quickly realized all Amy could do. She had good hand-eye coordination. Perhaps more importantly, she had determination. It may have taken Amy a little longer to learn how to do things, but she was willing to work at it, repeating until she got it right. Amy bowled, swam, played basketball, baseball and soccer. She took up piano, loved to dance, learned to ride a bike. She was a natural with a golf club in her hand. Amy also had something else in abundance: Charisma. Expressive and happy-go-lucky, she drew people in to her orbit, making friends at school, in Special Olympics, everywhere she went. Teachers and counselors fought for her when things got tough. Football players carried her bags across campus. Love followed her wake. “I remember saying when she was five or six years old, this child changes people,â€� Joe Bockerstette said. “She has this sort of love and light everywhere she goes.â€� Special Olympics were founded 51 years ago by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to change perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities. The sister of President John F. Kennedy wanted a better life and to create opportunities for children who were often bullied, isolated by the parents or institutionalized. Special Olympics offered a world where people with special needs could thrive in ways they never had before, to find acceptance, confidence, a feeling of inclusion not exclusion. Parents were given an opportunity to be openly proud of their children, for others to see how special they were beyond their disabilities. Amy’s story is a blueprint for Special Olympics athletes and their families. Joe and Jenny provided the foundation for Amy’s success, encouraging and pushing her along the way. Amy, through her own focus and determination, ran with it, earning multiple Special Olympics medals, a spot on her high school golf team, a college scholarship. She parred a hole with a PGA TOUR player at the rowdiest hole in golf, shining in the moment instead of shrinking under the pressure. She was a keynote speaker at the National Down Syndrome Congress, writing the 20-minute speech herself. Amy has become a beacon, an inspiration, a symbol of possibility. “Doctors will often counsel new parents what their child may never be able to do,â€� said Rhonda Rice, engagement director for the National Down Syndrome Congress. “Here is an example of a young lady with Down syndrome and look at everything she’s accomplished. Amy is an example of inclusion. Just give her the chance.â€� Amy’s story extends beyond the Special Olympics realm. It started when Amy made the golf team at Sandra Day O’Conner High School. As senior, she drew local attention when she played in the state high school tournament. National attention came when she earned a golf scholarship at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, believed to be the first college athletic scholarship awarded to someone with Down syndrome. Then came golf with Gary. Amy arrived at the Waste Management Phoenix Open’s 16th hole in late January believing she was there to meet Woodland during a practice round. When the diminutive 20-year-old in the purple shirt and white skirt got up and down for par from a greenside bunker, it sent reverberations beyond the golf-hole-turned-stadium. Woodland’s career trajectory veered upward. Known for his inability to close out tournaments, he won his first major title after his moment with Amy, relying on her “I got thisâ€� mantra to win the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Woodland made his connection with Amy a lasting one instead of a fleeting moment by staying in touch, even inviting her to join him — and the U.S. Open trophy — on the Today Show. “She’s meant everything for me from a mental standpoint,â€� Woodland said. “The world needs more of her in it.â€� Amy became a celebrity, zigzagging across the country, her parents barely able to keep up with all the golf tournaments, engagements, requests for interviews. She worked the red carpet at the ESPYs with ease, received a standing ovation and was mobbed by inspiring attendees at the National Down Syndrome Congress to find their superpower. “My superpower is confidence and believing in myself,â€� she told them. “With your superpower, you can create your own purpose.â€� Video of her moment with Woodland has been viewed more than 10 million times, a powerful message sent with each click. Amy’s ability to focus, close off pressure that would make every day golfers shank one into the stands, is a stay-in-the-moment example for golfers worldwide to follow. “That’s just Amy,â€� Joe Bockerstette said. “She doesn’t get nervous. The bigger the moment, the more likely she’s going to love. She has so many examples in her life of doing that.â€� Amy’s sweetness, confidence, purity and determination are an archetype for everyday life, no matter how many chromosomes a person has. “So many people could learn so many lessons just from how she lives her life,â€� Acuff said. “The abundance she lives her life and the joy she gets out of, if we all live like that, we’d be far better off.â€� Amy had a life-changing moment with a professional golfer. She changes lives every day just by being herself.

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