US Open 2017 today is still on the air till June 18 at Erin Hills, Wisconsin. As a matter of fact, this is the first time Wisconsin is hosting the US Open and Erin Hills is the sixth public access course to welcome this Major Championship. Apart from the fact that the replica Rolex is sponsoring the US Open again, but also marks 50 years of the Swiss watchmaking giant’s support of golf all over the world.
In order to get our head in the game, we noticed some of the watches of what is referred to as the “Rolex New Guard.” The young golf players included in this elite list are Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, and Jon Rahm. Each of these Rolex sponsored pros will participant in the US Open 2017 this week. So now let’s take a closer look at what these golfers are wearing on their wrists when off the course.
Greatly suited to his cool and casual style and test, Jordan Spieth has been proudly wearing his Rolex Explorer II watch for many years now. Spieth’s particular model is nicknamed “Polar” because of the white dial housing the white lume plots, black Mercedes-style hands, and bright orange 24-hour hand. The 23-year-old Texan — who actually won the US Open in 2015 — even wore his Explorer II Polar watch on his recent cover of Golf Digest.
However, Jason Day hasn’t won the US Open 2017 yet, he did tie for second place in 2013 alongside another Rolex ambassador, Phil Mickelson. As for wrist wear, the former World Number 1 favors the large Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller diving watch. At 44m in diameter and about 17.7mm thick, this is Rolex’s biggest watch. Manufactured with a helium escape valve, the Deepsea can dive down to an incredible 12,800 feet deep. Regardless if Day actually dives or not, the 29-year-old wears the robust Rolex replica watch very well.
Rickie Fowler returns to the top 10 of the world golf rankings thanks to his recent win at the Honda Classic. This was his fourth PGA win to date and he’s currently ranked 9th in the sport. Fowler is a big fan of the Rolex Daytona as we’ve often seen him wearing the platinum anniversary Daytona. However, he’s sporting another Rolex chronograph these days—none other than the highly coveted steel and ceramic Daytona model.
As big fans of golf here, there’s no doubt that we’ll be glued to the television to see who comes out on top at this year’s US Open. Whether or not it will be one of the members of the “Rolex New Guard” remains to be seen. But we’d surely love to see a fake Rolex wrist carry that US Open 2017 Championship Trophy Next week.