Waffle House roots for Pancake

Brooke Pancacke, a former All-American golfer at Alabama, has a new sponsor: The Waffle House.

The three-year LPGA Tour veteran will be dishing up waffles across the country and carry the Atlanta chain’s logo on her bag.

The rumors are true! Pancake at Waffle House! @BrookePancake pic.twitter.com/n9U8rdCDwo
— Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) January 20, 2015

So exactly did this odd partnership take form? Pancake professed her love of waffles over pancakes … on National Pancake Day!

“To be quite honest, I prefer waffles over pancakes anyway,” said Pancake, who grew up in Chattanooga, in a release.

A Waffle (House) and a (Brooke) Pancake? Shocking! (Sam Greenwood / Getty Images)

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