SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mackenzie Hughes took the high road on Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open, shrugging off a prank perpetrated by an internet streamer during Friday’s second round at TPC Scottsdale.
Known for stunts and pranks that he streams on social media, Jack Doherty offered to pay a spectator $100 to yell “jackass” in the middle of Mackenzie’s backswing as the Canadian player was about to hit his second shot out of a fairway bunker on the 18th hole. The random fan accepted the offer and yelled at Mackenzie as he began his backswing.
Fortunately for Mackenzie, he was only taking a rehearsal swing when the man shouted at him. He backed away, and Mackenzie’s caddie, Julien Trudeau, approached the gallery rope line and identified the man and Doherty to security. Police stepped in as well, and both Doherty and the unidentified fan were ejected from the tournament grounds. PGA Tour security official Steve Olson subsequently informed Doherty that he was banned from all future tour events and would be charged with trespassing if he attempted to attend another tournament…