Carlos Sainz and his partner Justin Thomas have won their first Netflix Cup title ahead of this weekend’s F1 GP in Las Vegas.
After a hard-fought battle, Carlos Sainz and Justin Thomas emerged victorious to claim their first Netflix Cup title. Netflix’s first live sports event, the Netflix Cup, was held today at the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas, featuring comedian Bart His Kreischer (PGA ) was the moderator. Tour player Joel Dahmen, sportscaster Kay Adams, and legendary NFL running back Marshawn Lynch.
Four couples of Formula 1 drivers and PGA Tour pros play 8 holes of match play to emerge victorious in the battle of wheels and irons. I did. With some surprises and challenges. Matches included Lando Norris and Rickie Fowler vs. Carlos Sainz and Justin Thomas, and Alex Albon and Max Homa vs. Pierre Gasly and Tony Finau. Other highlights include surprise appearances from Mark Wahlberg, Blake Griffin, Steve Aoki, Collin Morikawa and his collaboration with Patrick Mahomes Includes a Zoom appearance. / p>
Nevada City’s Wynn Golf Club hosted the first-ever Netflix Cup golf tournament Tuesday, featuring stars from the streaming platform’s behind-the-scenes sports shows “Drive To Survive” and “Full Swing.” We have come together to compete ina very entertaining event.
Sainz and Thomas defeated McLaren’s Lando Norris and his partner Rickie Fowler in the early stages, and in the final Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Tony, who had previously defeated Williams’ Alex Albon and Max Homa. He played against Finau. Sainz and Thomas faced Gasly and Finau on the next playoff hole. In the end it was the Ferrari driver and his two-time major winning partner Thomas who took the victory.
There was a lot of action from the start, with four golfers teeing off at the same time on the first hole and driving their golf carts onto the “race course” to reach the ball on the fairway. They then challenge themselves to see who can get to the green the fastest, with the aim of seeing who can find his golf ball the quickest before hitting it in the hole, while overcoming unexpected challenges. did.
There was a lot of action after the event, including Thomas celebrating by drinking the trophy, but then Sainz dropped it on the podium floor and broke it, as seen below.
Full video on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81714369
The moment the trophy broke is as follows: https://x.com/F1/status/1724611484783927380?s=20
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