On the eve of British Open Week, we take a moment to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream! So, in honor of this wonderful, delicious month, we try to examine which player best represents the seemingly endless options when you walk into your local ice cream parlor:
Phil Mickelson - Banana split
Jeev Milkha Singh - Milkhashake
Tim Herron - Ice cream cake
Bubba Watson - Cookies and cream
Matt Every/Robert Garrigus - Cherry Garcia
Rickie Fowler - Orange dreamsicle
Rory McIlroy - Hot fudge sundae
Graeme McDowell - Bananas foster
Jerry Kelly - Ice cream sandwich
Darren Clarke - Root beer float
Sergio Garcia - Dippin’ dots
Padraig Harrington - Homemade ice cream
Colt Knost - Chunky monkey
Luke Donald - Klondike bar
Jerry Kelly - Oreo blizzard
And Tiger Woods ... Rocky road!
As an added bonus, here is the top-15 favorite ice-cream flavors, brought to you by none other than the International Ice Cream Association:
1. Vanilla, 29%
2. Chocolate, 8.9%
3. Butter pecan, 5.3%
4. Strawberry, 5.3%
5. Neapolitan, 4.2%
6. Chocolate chip, 3.9%
7. French vanilla, 3.8%
8. Cookies and cream, 3.6%
9. Vanilla fudge ripple, 2.6%
10. Praline pecan, 1.7%
11. Cherry, 1.6%
12. Chocolate almond, 1.6%
13. Coffee, 1.6%
14. Rocky road, 1.5%
15. Chocolate marshmallow, 1.3%
All others, 23.7%