PGA Tour golfer Joel Dahmen might be the most popular man in Detroit this weekend at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. And he'll have the Lions to thank.
A huge fan of the Seahawks, Dahmen tweeted that he would buy "beers for everyone in Detroit this summer" after the Lions beat the Packers in Week 18 last season to send the Seahawks to the playoffs. And the fine folks at the Rocket Mortgage Classic weren't going to let him off the hook.
Dahmen, whose career earnings total about $10.5 million, followed up by asking how much a beer costs this weekend at the Detroit Golf Club, host of the RMC. The answer:
Based on the cheapest beer being $11.50 and an average daily attendance of 30,000 fans, Dahmen could buy everyone a beer for $345,000. To cover that cost he would have to finish in the top 5 of the RMC, where the winner will take home $1,584,000.
Will Dahmen live up to his word?