[Golf Topic] 'Chumo Munggu Club' Thomas "Remembering Bryant"

Justin Thomas will compete at the Phoenix Open carrying a club engraved with a tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

[Asia Economy Reporter Nowrae Noh] ○..."Remembering Bryant."

This is the story of Justin Thomas (USA), ranked 4th in the world. He equipped a club engraved with a tribute to 'basketball legend' Kobe Bryant (USA), who recently passed away in a helicopter crash. On the 29th (Korean time), Golfweek reported, "Thomas will use a Titleist club inscribed with the words 'Mamba mentality,' 'Black Mamba,' 'Kobe Bean Bryant,' and '81 points' at the PGA Tour Phoenix Open starting on the 30th."

'Black Mamba' refers to an African venomous snake and was Bryant's nickname during his lifetime. Kobe Bean Bryant is his full name, and '81 points' is the record for the most points scored by an individual in a single game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Bryant was a superstar hailed as the successor to 'Basketball Emperor' Michael Jordan (USA). He played 20 years exclusively for the LA Lakers, leading the team to five championships, and left a brilliant career including 18 All-Star selections and two scoring titles.

However, on the 27th, he ended his short life at 42 in a helicopter crash in California, USA. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna also perished in the accident, shocking the world. Thomas has been posting only tributes about Bryant on his social media since the helicopter accident. In the first round of the Phoenix Open, Thomas will play alongside Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), the 2016 and 2017 champion, and Jon Rahm (Spain), ranked 3rd in the world.

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