Jason Dufner officially has some company in the headwear free agency wing of the PGA Tour.
Like Dufner, Kevin Na is now open to wear whatever he wants on his head at tournaments, as his visor sponsorship with Titleist ended earlier this month. He finished T-6 at the AT&T Byron Nelson in his second tournament as a free agent, and this week at the Fort Worth Invitational he’s once again wearing a simple white visor with a picture of a goat.
“I bought it at The Players Championship for $22 with the 30 percent discount that they give the Tour players,” Na told reporters. “It’s very nice.”
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Perhaps a change in headwear was just what Na needed to jumpstart his game. Last week’s result in Dallas was his first top-35 finish in his last six events dating back to February, and he built upon that momentum with an 8-under 62 to take a one-shot lead over Charley Hoffman after the first round at Colonial Country Club.
While many sports fans know the “GOAT” acronym to stand for “Greatest Of All Time,” it’s a definition that the veteran Na only learned about earlier this year.
“I do social media, but they kept calling Tiger the GOAT. I go, ‘Man, why do they keep calling Tiger the GOAT? That’s just mean,’” Na said. “Then I realized it meant greatest of all time. Thinking of getting it signed by Jack (Nicklaus) next week (at the Memorial).”