Ok, so maybe you weren’t ‘howlin’ at that one! And obviously Matt Wollf isn`t the former ‘Pantomime Villain’ from the Saturday Prime Time TV program, but there`s no question the 20 Year Old Californian is definitely ‘Box Office.’ Firstly, his less than conventional Swing makes him stand out a mile, then the fact that that technique makes him one of the longest hitters out on Tour now also adds to that. But it`s pretty obvious, even this early on in his career that he is a precocious talent. Perhaps it was symbolic, or just apt, that Matthew`s first-time win came at a first-time Tournament!? The 3M Open being held at TPC Twin Cities, Minnesota was a brand new event on the PGA Tour for 2019 and by winning there it meant Matt Wolff joined a very elite triumvirate, which includes only Ben Crenshaw & Tiger Woods, who are the only Golfers to win an Amateur NCAA Title and a PGA Tour Title in the same Calendar year. Unlikely that Wolff will go on to emulate Tiger's career, but even if he was to end up mirroring that of Crenshaw then he will have had an excellent time on Tour, after all, ‘Gentle Ben’ did pocket 2 Green Jackets at the US Masters in `84 & 95`, whilst also collecting a further 17 PGA Tour Titles and playing on 4 Ryder Cups! But Matthew's golfing success didn`t look likely at an early age as he was very shy and got easily upset - that`s right, he was ‘The Boy That Cried: Wolff.' (SPOILER ALERT – There are more crass Wolff Puns heading your way!) But once he got over his stage fright he developed a real appetite for the game and more importantly the success – that`s right, he`s been ‘Hungry Like The Wolff!' But he`s a smart cookie and is using his College Degree wisely to help guide his career too. After collecting the $1.1 Million Dollar first Prize on Sunday he immediately invested most of it into Stocks & Shares – that`s right, he`s ‘The Wolff Of Wallstreet’ He also just signed a multi-million dollar clothing sponsorship with Glenmuir to wear their finest lambswool sweaters – That`s right, he`s going to be a ‘Wolff In Sheep's Clothing!’ His win at the weekend attracted some high-profile fans, with reports that Kevin Costner celebrated victory in the company of Matthew`s Family as they all partied into the wee small hours of the Monday morning – that`s right, he was ‘Dancing With Wolffs!’
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