West Ham’s Chipping Challenge: Ward-Prowse, Ogbonna, Mavropanos and Phillips Take Aim

West Ham’s Chipping Challenge: Ward-Prowse, Ogbonna, Mavropanos and Phillips Take Aim

Four West Ham players swap football boots for golf clubs in a coloured-target test decided by touch, bounce and roll.

Kalvin Phillips wants something before the final shot: “a little bit of atmosphere”.

His teammates respond immediately, urging him on and calling for the red target as the ball moves. A quiet test of touch reaches its loudest moment.

The exchange captures Betway’s West Ham Chipping Challenge. Golf supplies the equipment; football provides the encouragement and running commentary.

 How Does the West Ham Chipping Challenge Work?

The 89-second film embedded on this page brings together James Ward-Prowse, Angelo Ogbonna, Konstantinos “Dinos” Mavropanos and Phillips. Each chips towards coloured scoring areas, trying to control the landing point and roll.

Ward-Prowse goes first, followed by Ogbonna, Mavropanos and Phillips. The edit moves between shots and reactions without a complete points table.

It does not establish a clearly presented champion. Instead, each turn asks whether the ball can reach a useful target and stay there.

Why Is Chipping Harder Than It Looks?

A full golf swing sends the ball a long distance. A chip needs less power but leaves little margin for error.

The player chooses where the ball should land, then lets the surface complete the shot. Too little pace leaves it short; too much sends it across a target and out again.

That second movement explains the delayed reactions. Landing is not the end of the shot; direction, remaining speed and stopping point still determine the result.

Football offers transferable instincts: the players regularly judge weight, angle and space. A golf club changes the contact, removing the familiar feel of the boot.

How Do Ward-Prowse and Ogbonna Start the Contest?

Ward-Prowse takes the opening turn without an earlier attempt to show how the surface behaves. His teammates watch the line closely.

A ball heading towards the correct colour can still finish elsewhere, so praise remains cautious. Each attempt has two parts: contact, then the wait.

Ogbonna follows and receives commentary while his ball is moving. The others call the line good, turning a solo action into a shared prediction. That pattern continues: one player swings while the other three announce the likely result before the ball stops.

What Happens When Mavropanos Steps Up?

Mavropanos is addressed by his familiar nickname, Dinos. By his turn, everybody has enough information to offer advice, even if the ball may ignore it.

“Watch and learn” sounds assured before the swing, but the challenge can undo that confidence quickly. Clean contact guarantees nothing: a misplaced shot may improve while rolling, and an accurate landing can still become a miss.

The exchange works because the boast is never allowed to stand alone. The ball supplies the reply.

Why Does Phillips Ask for More Atmosphere?

By the final sequence, Phillips understands that the audience around him has become part of the test. He asks for noise, and the group provides it.

The encouragement does not change the chip, but it changes the moment. Teammates are watching, the final opportunity has arrived and several voices try to guide a ball already beyond their influence.

The edit finishes with that collective reaction rather than a trophy presentation. Following the final roll matters more than naming one winner.

What Does the Film Show About the Players?

The four players are comfortable offering advice they may not be able to follow themselves. They praise a useful line, question the pace and turn an unfortunate roll into material for the next joke.

A brief promotional film cannot establish the complete character of a squad. It supports a narrower observation: these four teammates are willing to compete, comment on every attempt and keep the exchange light when the ball refuses to cooperate.

When Did This West Ham Group Play Together?

Betway Arabia uploaded the challenge on 30 April 2024, during the closing weeks of the 2023/24 season. All four represented West Ham then, but they no longer form the same group.

Ogbonna left West Ham after nine seasons in June 2024. Phillips completed his half-season loan and later returned to Sheffield United on another season-long loan in August 2026. Ward-Prowse joined Burnley on loan in January 2026. Mavropanos remains on West Ham’s current first-team profile.

Those changes make the embedded film a record of one short-lived West Ham combination rather than a picture of the present squad.

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