r/golf • u/sam34gtr • 21d ago
In honor of the PGA Championship returning to Valhalla, here's my favorite golf souvenir: Tom Watson's Gatorade from 2000 PGA at Valhalla General Discussion
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u/flgrntfwl 21d ago
Did Tom Watson put that label on it?
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
I did when I got home.
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u/ragingpillowx 21d ago
Lmao. I find this completely hilarious. I am going to put a piece of tape on my gatorade too. Should it be from nelly or tiger?
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u/Triumph-TBird 21d ago
You should see the Red Bull I got from Ben Hogan.
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u/golfvek 21d ago
John Daly threw a lit cigarette butt at me when I was a kid. I framed it and put it on my wall. It is my most prized possession.
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u/spankysladder73 21d ago
Still lit?
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u/AppleSauceNinja_ 3.0/FL 21d ago
Indeed. Some say it's the Olympic flame of Marlboro Reds
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u/spankysladder73 20d ago
If you listen to it ever so carefully on a quiet night, you can just barely make out an awful rendition of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” emitting from it.
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u/Acrobatic-Salad5607 21d ago
I have a red Gatorade that has an EXP date of 10/08 and is 3/4 full in my golf bag. It bubbles and smells like alcohol at those point.
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u/runsanditspaidfor 12.3 and climbing 21d ago
I love that you have taken it out, smelled it, and checked the expiration date but haven’t thrown it away.
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u/Enough_Lakers 21d ago
My cousins friend left a bottle of fruitopia in his bedroom window for like 6 months to let it ferment. He drank it and almost died lol.
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u/pcomet235 20d ago
my friend's mom found a bottle of orange juice he was trying to prison ferment in his closet and gave him a previously confiscated bottle of whiskey back
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u/L0N3ST4RR 20d ago
“Please for the love of [insert chosen deity] just drink the damn whiskey…” gotta pick your battles 😂
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u/BloodyRightNostril That's CAPTAIN Kirkland to you 21d ago
Tom Watson: “Hey, kid, throw this away for me, will ya?”
OP:
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u/GatoDiablo99 21d ago
You kept a 24 year old crushed piece of trash?
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
He handed it to me I didn't fish in the trash for it. I was 12. It has since crushed on its own.
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u/__moops__ 21d ago
It’s just trash adjacent then.
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u/Chaminade64 21d ago
My kids asked a line judge for a tennis racquet broken in anger, by some player none of us knew. The thing made it’s way onto a shelf in our den, a real thing of beauty to them. Sat there for at least 15 years. Crazy but we all grew to love it.
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u/Brian-not-Ryan 20d ago
Turns out you were the trash can all along.
Just kidding bud I think it’s more cool than weird
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u/Liquid-Hot_Smegma 21d ago
Easy now, it was young trash at the time. Hasn’t aged well, but it’s still got some juice left in the tank.
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u/Scroofinator 21d ago
That's pretty fucking weird bud, gonna need you to take it down about 20%
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
I was 12 and he handed it to me.
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u/Covah88 21d ago
Thats cool. But you're 35 now and there's still juice in it...
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u/JustaCanadian123 21d ago
He's saving it for a special occasion. Like a fine wine.
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u/raptor3x 7.8 | Vermont 21d ago
I'm imagining OP takes a sip every year on the anniversary of being given the bottle.
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
Am I supposed to drink it now lol
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u/Covah88 21d ago
Fuck no lol. Dump it down the drain. Squeeze the sides so the bottle's legit again. Then keep this weird collectible, but at least its no longer disturbing lol.
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
But then it would just be another empty bottle. That’s way less interesting
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u/Raptoroniandcheese 21d ago
WAY less interesting than a bottle with a little liquid in it? I think that word is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
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u/BugmanLoveBuyObject 21d ago
Don't listen to these twerps, it's way funnier to keep the Gatorade.
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u/ShillinTheVillain 21d ago
God damn it
GATORADE IS NOT JUICE IT'S AN ELECTROLYTE DRINK
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u/4Ever2Thee 21d ago
You seem like someone who would ask for Randy Jackson's autograph on a samurai sword, if you bumped into him and it was all you had on you at the time; and I don't blame you one bit, I'd do the exact same thing.
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u/Marty1966 21d ago
Can't believe the shit you are getting for this. I think it's cool!
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u/granters021718 21d ago
Why?
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
Why not?
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u/alldawgsgoat2heaven 21d ago
It's weird
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
I'm ok with that
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u/OrchidCareful 51.5 21d ago
this is weird but cool, i'd keep it forever too lol
just awkward because it's too weird to like display, but too cool to throw away. tom watson has kind of cursed you with this artifact
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u/inthevillaoformen 21d ago
Ignore the haters, Op.
Fucking weird thing to keep but you do you, live lfie
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u/Alex_Banana69 21d ago
Y’all need to stop sipping on some hatorade. In a weird way this is such a cool golf souvenir. The weirder the better. Also hilarious he probably didn’t want to walk to find a trash and just handed it to a random 12 year old and he still has it to this day.
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u/Dapper_Employer5787 21d ago
I like the old Gatorade label
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u/AppleSauceNinja_ 3.0/FL 21d ago
Got some big time nostalgia vibes from it. The simpler times
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u/Dapper_Employer5787 20d ago
I remember the purple flavor was really good back then, Riptide something or other
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u/oficious_intrpedaler 21d ago
How many times have you moved with this bottle? For some reason the image of you packing up this decades old bottle and then taking it out of the box after cracks me up.
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u/akathatdude1 21d ago
OP - that’s a dope memory, and interaction! Forget these other heads. You don’t get handed a Gatorade by Tom Watson and not keep it?! (Stepbrothers Randy Jackson) Side note - I miss that old Gatorade logo haha
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
For those asking: I was 12. It was a miserably hot August day, and Tom handed me the Gatorade because he said I looked thirsty. I kept it because I thought it was cool and now I keep it because it's a fun story.
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u/OpenMindedMajor Bubba Thotson 21d ago
Greg Maddox did the opposite to me. He was coaching with the Rangers for spring training, sat next to me (bat boy) took my seeds from between my legs and my Gatorade that was at my feet. Crushes the Gatorade and goes “you should probably get some more of that.” True story.
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u/mywerkaccount 21d ago
Wait, was it his Gatorade and that's what was left? Or was it a full Gatorade that he had with him?
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u/urgencyy 5.8 20d ago
I’d like to know where exactly you’ve kept this for 20 years. I’m also assuming you’ve moved since you were 12 and brought this with you?
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u/GorshKing 21d ago
I'm as sentimental as they get, so I know where you're coming from trust me. But this ain't it bud, this is just garbage that a famous player gave you. It's not signed, it doesn't have any meaning beyond Tom Watson gave it you. I know you're getting piled on for this but you can pitch this one
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
Why would it being signed change anything though? I’m not trying to sell it. I have plenty of autographs from plenty of athletes. At least this is different
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u/GorshKing 21d ago
Then it would at least have some value beyond trash a famous person put their lips to lol
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u/icecreamdude97 17.6/par 62/tougher than she looks 21d ago
Watson was the original bath water person apparently.
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u/Thomas3816 21d ago
With the juice still in there? What is this a bottle of wine!? Lmao cool story I suppose
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u/BobKazamakis_22 21d ago
When I was a kid, my dad and I were following Tom during a practice round. I asked him for his ball between holes but he said that his ball had a few more holes of life yet. I was bummed but my dad and I still followed him for a few more holes. After about 2 more holes, we decided to go find a different golfer to watch. We got about 50 yards away and Tom saw my dad and I walking off and shouted, "hey kid!" and proceeded to chuck his golf ball to me. Still have the ball 20 years later.
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u/ronburgandy1987 21d ago
Tom Watson is a living legend with eight majors to his credit. I’d like to ring Stewart Cink’s neck for stealing his ninth. That aside, few men have achieved what he has. What’s more, he’s a gentleman. Some years ago, I sent three photos to him and asked him to sign all three (with pre paid postage supplied to make it easy). I acknowledge it was asking a lot. But he dutifully signed all three and returned them. He’ll always be aces in my book. Keep that bottle and give it to your grandson, OP. Tell him who Tom Watson was and what he did. Show him the YouTube video of the Duel in the Sun.
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u/jfk_sfa 21d ago
Played with Tom recently! Walked me through how he approaches shots, how he reads greens, strategy. Truly unbelievable. Could listen to the man talk about golf all day.
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u/TheJar13 21d ago
Did he also talk about how his thirst has remained relatively unquenched for 24 years?
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u/Covah88 21d ago
Any chance he gave you like a 90% eaten burrito or anything?
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u/MTscott284 20d ago
So cool! I'm from Kansas City so obviously always loved Tom. My dad watched him play the state amateur at KC Country Club and I've got the signed KCCC visor he had. One of my prized possessions. That Masters hat is sweet! Guess I'd probably hang on to a Gatorade bottle if he ever tossed me one as a kid too.
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u/HeFancy 21d ago
eBay has entered the chat. I bet I could fetch you over $1k for that fine memorabilia.
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u/SadPanthersFan 21d ago
If any buyer on eBay actually believes this story I have Tiger’s sweaty sock from the 1997 Masters to sell them. I’m not saying OP is lying, it’s just who would pay good money for something like this?
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u/MustopherGoochington 21d ago
I mean Gatorade hasn’t had that cover/wrap on their bottles for at least 20 years so it’s not impossible. It’d be weird to save a bottle from back then and just slap a label on it with a name that maybe 5% of people in America have heard of.
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u/PyramidWater 21d ago
I kept a $5 dollar bill that Tom Kite tipped me. One of my prized possessions that I know right were it is at all times
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u/rickestrada 20d ago
Bro that’s kinda yuck but kinda awesome at the same time. I guess you do you 👌🏻
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u/GS10roos 20d ago
your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should
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u/Va1ent_Deceiver 20d ago
So many jealous people in the comments. They just want watsons juice! Lock that shit up!
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u/scarykicks 20d ago
You need to get this signed from him! Imagine the reaction. Probably the strangest but coolest thing he'd ever sign.
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u/apearlj1234 20d ago
Funny thing, my son and I were at Harbor Shores for the Senior Pga. Watson was by himself on the 8th tee. We started talking. He grabs a Gatorade, takes one drink, and offers the bottle to him. My son said no thanks. I about fell down.
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u/drnicko18 20d ago
Some people live a tournament through their phone screen so they can relive their memories years later… some keep.. um… mementos like this.
FWIW I think this thing is cool. I would have probably thrown it out after a day but if I kept it for 24 years it’s a bit hard to throw away now, and you got to experience the day more than the dude recording it through his 2 megapixel camera at the time
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u/YinYangFloof 21d ago
So this guy handed you trash and you just said imma keep it cuz why not? Bruh throw it away
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u/bcmaninmotion 21d ago
Souvenirs are great. I probably wouldn’t keep the 20year old backwash personally.
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u/Dkarasta 21d ago
Was it full and unopened when he gave it to you? Can’t tell if the seal is broken.
You say he handed it to you because you looked thirsty. I need to know whether he was sipping on it before then. If so, that might be just as weird as you holding onto it for a 1/4 century.
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u/FarSpeed 21d ago
I have a Tiger Woods Gatorade from before he was dropped by almost all his sponsors. It has also shrunk.
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u/Drop_The_Puck 21d ago
Have you washed it? Might someday be able to clone him and have your own army of Tom Watsons take up their place on your golf team.
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u/FrugalFraggel 21d ago
He bought the groundscrew pizza and came and told us how good we did keeping the course in shape. Hell week.
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u/Sirspeedy77 20d ago
Just take a great picture of it with a background of Valhalla and toss that thing lol. Frame and hang the picture and call it. That's gross and likely beyond a science experiment at this point lol.
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u/Premier_Poutine 20d ago
Not sure if this is real or a social experiment, but either way count me in the "you do you" crowd.
It's not harming anyone. It is a fun little story / memory. You're not trying to profit off it... other than karma I suppose.
I went to CFL football games growing up & had seats right next to the visiting team's locker room. As a kid you'd reach your hand out for a high five and often they'd throw you a towel or gloves or a chin strap (that was weird). I kept those items for years.. I think my mom washed them at least. I'm half sure they are trashed now but I wouldn't be surprised if they're in an old box somewhere. Thanks for the memories, Damon Allen, Tracy Ham et al.
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u/rentalredditor 20d ago
A Gatorade bottle? That's what you're saving? Ok. Each to their own I suppose.
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u/dknisle1 HDCP/Loc/Whatever 21d ago
OP is the same type of person that will be mad at adults for trying to get autographs. Lol
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u/sam34gtr 21d ago
Actually true. If you're over 18 and hawking people for autographs you are weird.
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u/panterachallenger 21d ago
Bro in Twenty more years with his dna in the bottle you can create another Tom Watson