Zurich Classic karaoke returns as Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak sing 'We are the Champions'
It's the tradition unlike any other at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans we never knew we needed: champion karaoke.
Thanks to Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry joining the volunteer party on Sunday night last year after their victory in the PGA Tour's lone two-man team event and belting out Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin,' it has become a thing for the winners to take to the stage and celebrate with a diddy or two. If it wasn't already a thing, it officially is now.
That's because Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak, who won for the first time on Tour, were up to the challenge. Asked in a post-victory TV interview to rate their karaoke abilities, Griffin said, 'Andrew looks a little bit concerned. I'm ready to take on anything. I feel unstoppable right now.'
'I can't sing,' Novak said. 'I can try to sing. I just can't sing.'
But when the winning duo reached the stage, they chose another all-time classic in Queen's 'We are the Champions.'
Novak was right — he can't sing. But the band and its lead singer covered as best they could.
'We've got to put some moves into it,' the lead singer told the audience. 'Y'all want to see these brothers, get down?'
And with that the band busted into Kool & The Gang's 'Get Down on It.' Griffin rose to the occasion. Novak? He shook his champion's belt and played along.
'I give myself like an A-,' Griffin said afterwards.
'Singing and dancing is bottom tier for me. That was a pretty good effort on my part,' Novak added. 'Ben's got it down, I don't. That's why we're a team.'
A winning team on the PGA Tour and with a passing grade for their first victory celebration under their belt.
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