1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from News Talks EDB. 3 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:15,147 Speaker 2: At time of it, Stephen Elk is having doing great 4 00:00:15,227 --> 00:00:19,347 Speaker 2: things on the seniors tour, speaking of golf and up 5 00:00:19,427 --> 00:00:22,827 Speaker 2: and down round for Kiwi Ryan Fox, but he remains 6 00:00:22,827 --> 00:00:25,067 Speaker 2: on track for a top twenty finish at the year 7 00:00:25,147 --> 00:00:28,827 Speaker 2: second major, the PGA Championship in Charlotte. He's parted a 8 00:00:28,867 --> 00:00:32,667 Speaker 2: third round one over seventy two, mixing six bogies with 9 00:00:32,787 --> 00:00:36,387 Speaker 2: five birdies. He's tied seventeenth three under for the tournament. 10 00:00:36,667 --> 00:00:40,067 Speaker 2: Scottie Sheffler has the outright lead by three at eleven 11 00:00:40,187 --> 00:00:43,707 Speaker 2: under with birdies on seventeen and then on eighteen. 12 00:00:44,147 --> 00:00:46,867 Speaker 3: So this for sixty five the round of the day 13 00:00:47,787 --> 00:00:50,187 Speaker 3: and a three shot lead heading into the final round. 14 00:00:53,387 --> 00:01:00,187 Speaker 3: It's a Cheffler showcase performance. Scott's thinking, what green mile 15 00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:03,787 Speaker 3: five under the last five holes for the world number one? 16 00:01:04,027 --> 00:01:04,947 Speaker 3: We could have talking it. 17 00:01:06,747 --> 00:01:09,307 Speaker 1: When take the ball out of the cup. 18 00:01:09,467 --> 00:01:13,267 Speaker 2: He was charged and they're channing Scottie here in Charlotte. Yeah, 19 00:01:13,347 --> 00:01:17,147 Speaker 2: they're channing Scotty. Indeed, Scotty Scheffler with a sixty five 20 00:01:17,227 --> 00:01:20,707 Speaker 2: in the third round is his final few holes quite remarkable. 21 00:01:21,187 --> 00:01:24,947 Speaker 2: He had a birdie on twelve, then a bogie on thirteen, 22 00:01:25,067 --> 00:01:29,507 Speaker 2: an eagle on fourteen, birdie on fifteen, part sixteen, birdied seventeen, 23 00:01:29,987 --> 00:01:33,747 Speaker 2: birdied eighteen. Let's bring in Grahame Agars to wrap the 24 00:01:33,787 --> 00:01:36,347 Speaker 2: round and look ahead to round four. I guess you 25 00:01:36,387 --> 00:01:38,427 Speaker 2: look at that from Scotty Scheffer. Could that be the 26 00:01:38,467 --> 00:01:41,027 Speaker 2: defining five or six holes for him, Graham? Could that 27 00:01:41,067 --> 00:01:44,387 Speaker 2: be the stretch that wins him the PGA Championship. 28 00:01:45,947 --> 00:01:49,027 Speaker 3: Yeah, it could well be. That eagle, by the way, 29 00:01:49,147 --> 00:01:52,267 Speaker 3: was a two on a par four, which makes it 30 00:01:52,387 --> 00:01:55,747 Speaker 3: more impressive than a three on a par five. But 31 00:01:56,507 --> 00:02:00,467 Speaker 3: Scotty played the what they call the green Mile the 32 00:02:00,547 --> 00:02:04,427 Speaker 3: last three holes better than anybody did all gay. It 33 00:02:04,627 --> 00:02:08,187 Speaker 3: was treacherous. It was very windy today and it brought 34 00:02:08,267 --> 00:02:11,747 Speaker 3: undone a lot of big name including Bryson de Chambeau, 35 00:02:11,787 --> 00:02:16,227 Speaker 3: who was in contention Tilly tangled with that green mile, 36 00:02:16,387 --> 00:02:20,427 Speaker 3: and also John Rahm, who dropped back a little bit 37 00:02:20,507 --> 00:02:23,827 Speaker 3: along that green Mile as well. So Schaeffler is doing 38 00:02:23,867 --> 00:02:28,347 Speaker 3: what Scotti Scheffler normally does, just quietly go about his business, 39 00:02:28,987 --> 00:02:31,347 Speaker 3: and then suddenly you look at the top of the leaderboard, 40 00:02:31,387 --> 00:02:34,667 Speaker 3: and there he is going away from everybody. He's got 41 00:02:34,907 --> 00:02:38,587 Speaker 3: a three shot lead going into the final round over 42 00:02:38,747 --> 00:02:43,227 Speaker 3: Alex Norn, a Swede who's better than a journeyman but 43 00:02:43,347 --> 00:02:48,587 Speaker 3: certainly not a big time major championship winner, and he's 44 00:02:48,627 --> 00:02:51,627 Speaker 3: only played two tournaments this year, having been out injured 45 00:02:51,667 --> 00:02:54,067 Speaker 3: for the whole season. You've got to go all the 46 00:02:54,067 --> 00:02:57,827 Speaker 3: way back to six under define John Rahm, who's showing 47 00:02:57,907 --> 00:03:03,267 Speaker 3: some decent form finally in the majors, and a shot 48 00:03:03,307 --> 00:03:07,707 Speaker 3: further back, six back Bryson de Shamba, who, as I said, 49 00:03:07,787 --> 00:03:11,227 Speaker 3: made a mess of the closing hole. So Scotty Scheffler 50 00:03:11,787 --> 00:03:13,507 Speaker 3: has laid down the gaunt and to the rest of 51 00:03:13,547 --> 00:03:17,547 Speaker 3: the field. He started the season slowly after injuring his hand. 52 00:03:17,587 --> 00:03:20,507 Speaker 3: But the bad news for the rest of the field 53 00:03:20,587 --> 00:03:23,907 Speaker 3: is he's back and he's ready to start winning again, 54 00:03:24,507 --> 00:03:27,307 Speaker 3: and he's about to pick up his third major. As 55 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:28,867 Speaker 3: far as I'm concerned. 56 00:03:28,427 --> 00:03:30,467 Speaker 2: Yeah, it looks very likely. So with a three shot 57 00:03:30,547 --> 00:03:33,867 Speaker 2: lead over the field, and as you say, more than 58 00:03:33,907 --> 00:03:36,467 Speaker 2: that over the guys who you expect would make a run, 59 00:03:37,147 --> 00:03:39,587 Speaker 2: how will Scotty Schiffler approach the fourth round? What does 60 00:03:39,587 --> 00:03:42,027 Speaker 2: Scotti Shiffler do when he's got a three stroke lead 61 00:03:42,067 --> 00:03:43,707 Speaker 2: hitting into the fourth round of golf tournament. 62 00:03:45,107 --> 00:03:48,907 Speaker 3: Well, he's getting used to it. He's let me see. 63 00:03:48,907 --> 00:03:51,587 Speaker 3: I think the stats are that he's had fifty four 64 00:03:51,587 --> 00:03:55,427 Speaker 3: hole lead tournaments on the PGA Tour on seven occasions, 65 00:03:56,107 --> 00:03:59,587 Speaker 3: and he's brought every single one of them home. The 66 00:03:59,627 --> 00:04:03,547 Speaker 3: odds are certainly in his favor, and it happens because 67 00:04:04,427 --> 00:04:07,707 Speaker 3: he just knows how to go. He's not a flamboyant 68 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:12,627 Speaker 3: player like De'shambeau who plays for the crowd. He's not 69 00:04:12,667 --> 00:04:14,747 Speaker 3: a grumpy player. He might have been when he was 70 00:04:14,787 --> 00:04:17,827 Speaker 3: a junior, but he's certainly not now because he's caddy 71 00:04:17,987 --> 00:04:21,707 Speaker 3: keeps him calm and he's learned to just focused, as 72 00:04:21,747 --> 00:04:24,707 Speaker 3: boring as it is, on one shot at a time. 73 00:04:24,867 --> 00:04:28,147 Speaker 3: If he makes a bogey, he has the best bounced 74 00:04:28,147 --> 00:04:31,187 Speaker 3: back statistic on the PGA Tour that is making a 75 00:04:31,227 --> 00:04:34,187 Speaker 3: birdie on the very next hole. So he's just got 76 00:04:34,267 --> 00:04:37,787 Speaker 3: all the tools that he needs to be a great player. 77 00:04:37,947 --> 00:04:40,587 Speaker 3: And as I said, this would be his third major, 78 00:04:40,667 --> 00:04:45,227 Speaker 3: but you know, we're looking really at a Hall of 79 00:04:45,307 --> 00:04:49,107 Speaker 3: Fame career starting out here. And if he can keep 80 00:04:49,187 --> 00:04:52,707 Speaker 3: up this sort of play and not get injured. The 81 00:04:52,747 --> 00:04:54,947 Speaker 3: sky is a limit for him because there's just not 82 00:04:55,027 --> 00:04:59,027 Speaker 3: a weakness in his bag. Last season there was a 83 00:04:59,107 --> 00:05:02,267 Speaker 3: little bit of doubt about his putting. He took some 84 00:05:02,347 --> 00:05:05,907 Speaker 3: advice from Rory McElroy change from a blade part of 85 00:05:05,947 --> 00:05:09,587 Speaker 3: two a mallet a big headed putter, and that seems 86 00:05:09,627 --> 00:05:13,147 Speaker 3: to have solved that problem. So there's no weakness there 87 00:05:13,187 --> 00:05:15,107 Speaker 3: and everybody else in the field knows it, so that 88 00:05:15,187 --> 00:05:16,107 Speaker 3: helps him as well. 89 00:05:16,427 --> 00:05:20,307 Speaker 2: To give hope then to the others. Graham, there do 90 00:05:20,387 --> 00:05:21,867 Speaker 2: seem to be a lot of holes on this golf 91 00:05:21,867 --> 00:05:25,547 Speaker 2: course that are available for birdie, a lot of birdies 92 00:05:25,587 --> 00:05:28,227 Speaker 2: being made, but by the same token, quite a few 93 00:05:28,227 --> 00:05:31,147 Speaker 2: bugies as well. But is there something to give hope 94 00:05:31,147 --> 00:05:33,907 Speaker 2: to the chasing pack that they can shoot low on 95 00:05:33,947 --> 00:05:34,427 Speaker 2: this course? 96 00:05:36,307 --> 00:05:39,267 Speaker 3: Yeah. The opening three holes are very difficult, so you 97 00:05:39,307 --> 00:05:43,147 Speaker 3: don't see too many birdies there, and the closing three 98 00:05:43,187 --> 00:05:46,987 Speaker 3: holes the Green Mile are incredibly difficult, particularly when it 99 00:05:47,067 --> 00:05:50,347 Speaker 3: was wendy like it was today, because there's water in 100 00:05:50,387 --> 00:05:54,187 Speaker 3: play on every one of those holes. But the middle holes, 101 00:05:55,187 --> 00:05:58,267 Speaker 3: you know, from four three to fifteen, there's plenty of 102 00:05:58,267 --> 00:06:01,907 Speaker 3: holes out there, drigable. Par four's easily reachable, Par five 103 00:06:02,787 --> 00:06:06,627 Speaker 3: that can give someone who has a hot day a 104 00:06:06,747 --> 00:06:10,827 Speaker 3: chance to post to come from behind. But you know, 105 00:06:10,907 --> 00:06:13,147 Speaker 3: I'm thinking, and have thought most of the week, at 106 00:06:13,147 --> 00:06:17,707 Speaker 3: about thirteen under wins this championship. So Shefflin needs to 107 00:06:17,747 --> 00:06:20,147 Speaker 3: go three under for the day and his score so 108 00:06:20,267 --> 00:06:24,387 Speaker 3: far sixty nine, sixty eight, sixty five. But for the 109 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:28,667 Speaker 3: john Rams and the Shambos of the world, they're going 110 00:06:28,747 --> 00:06:32,427 Speaker 3: to have to post near record low final rounds in 111 00:06:32,547 --> 00:06:36,187 Speaker 3: majors to catch him. So that works in his advantage 112 00:06:36,227 --> 00:06:38,267 Speaker 3: as well. But there are a group of holes, as 113 00:06:38,307 --> 00:06:41,747 Speaker 3: I said, the sort of middle stage of the golf 114 00:06:41,787 --> 00:06:44,867 Speaker 3: course where low numbers are available, but you're going to 115 00:06:44,907 --> 00:06:46,827 Speaker 3: have to be right on your game to get them. 116 00:06:47,307 --> 00:06:49,267 Speaker 2: Well, let's say I look at Ryan Fox, so as 117 00:06:49,267 --> 00:06:52,747 Speaker 2: I say, a third round one over seventy two, six 118 00:06:52,787 --> 00:06:54,987 Speaker 2: bogies with five birdies, which has been the story of 119 00:06:54,987 --> 00:06:57,987 Speaker 2: his tournament, really fourteen birdies at the tournament, which is 120 00:06:57,987 --> 00:07:00,587 Speaker 2: fourth equal, but he's made eleven bogies. So when you 121 00:07:00,627 --> 00:07:03,267 Speaker 2: see scorecards like that, what does that tell you about 122 00:07:03,267 --> 00:07:05,147 Speaker 2: the way that Ryan Fox is playing this tournament? 123 00:07:06,867 --> 00:07:09,067 Speaker 3: Yeah, I looked up in excuse me, I looked up 124 00:07:09,067 --> 00:07:11,627 Speaker 3: his stats just to see what was going on, and 125 00:07:11,667 --> 00:07:13,827 Speaker 3: they didn't surprise me, and it tends to point out 126 00:07:14,187 --> 00:07:16,507 Speaker 3: the weakness. And the reason he's gone backwards instead of 127 00:07:16,587 --> 00:07:22,107 Speaker 3: forwards is he's number thirteen in distance for the players 128 00:07:22,147 --> 00:07:24,667 Speaker 3: in the field, and there's seventy four of them left, 129 00:07:24,707 --> 00:07:29,027 Speaker 3: so that is as expected he smashes it. He's number 130 00:07:29,067 --> 00:07:33,187 Speaker 3: thirty four in driving accuracy, which is also excellent for 131 00:07:33,267 --> 00:07:35,627 Speaker 3: somebody who hits it a long way, so there's no 132 00:07:35,667 --> 00:07:38,867 Speaker 3: problems for him off the tee. His problem is that 133 00:07:38,987 --> 00:07:43,587 Speaker 3: he's sixty out of seventy four in putting, and that's 134 00:07:43,627 --> 00:07:46,747 Speaker 3: what's dropped him down. I watched a few of his 135 00:07:46,827 --> 00:07:49,987 Speaker 3: holes today and there are a couple of really shaky puts, 136 00:07:49,987 --> 00:07:53,187 Speaker 3: one that he missed from about four feet that barely 137 00:07:53,227 --> 00:07:56,587 Speaker 3: reached a hole. So that's where the issue is. And 138 00:07:57,067 --> 00:07:59,627 Speaker 3: it's not a good issue to have on these greens 139 00:07:59,667 --> 00:08:03,787 Speaker 3: here because after five days have rained leading into the championship, 140 00:08:03,867 --> 00:08:08,627 Speaker 3: the greens that now recovered card and super fast, So 141 00:08:08,867 --> 00:08:11,627 Speaker 3: if you're worried about your putting it all, that's where 142 00:08:11,627 --> 00:08:14,547 Speaker 3: you're going to struggle. So after tea he's doing fine. 143 00:08:15,107 --> 00:08:17,347 Speaker 3: It's just around the greens that he's having trouble. 144 00:08:17,707 --> 00:08:19,387 Speaker 2: In many ways. It's a bit of a free hit, 145 00:08:19,507 --> 00:08:21,387 Speaker 2: isn't it. I'm not sure you can say that about 146 00:08:21,387 --> 00:08:22,907 Speaker 2: a major. But of course he didn't even think he 147 00:08:22,947 --> 00:08:25,067 Speaker 2: was going to be here, Graham, until he won at 148 00:08:25,067 --> 00:08:28,747 Speaker 2: Myrtle Beach a week ago. Can you forgive Ryan Fox 149 00:08:28,787 --> 00:08:31,747 Speaker 2: for perhaps, I don't know, being a bit fatigued after 150 00:08:31,787 --> 00:08:34,707 Speaker 2: four straight tournaments, the elation of winning on the PGA 151 00:08:34,787 --> 00:08:36,587 Speaker 2: Tour for the first time. Will these sorts of things 152 00:08:36,627 --> 00:08:38,267 Speaker 2: be affecting him at all? 153 00:08:39,747 --> 00:08:42,027 Speaker 3: Oh for sure. I mean he had a big hurdle 154 00:08:42,067 --> 00:08:44,147 Speaker 3: to climb. First of all, you've got to deal with 155 00:08:44,587 --> 00:08:48,107 Speaker 3: the latdown after a win, and everybody in the world 156 00:08:48,107 --> 00:08:52,067 Speaker 3: suffers from that except Tiger Woods, or used to. It 157 00:08:52,187 --> 00:08:55,067 Speaker 3: never seemed the worried tick. He just picked up and 158 00:08:55,107 --> 00:08:59,267 Speaker 3: started a new tournament. But then he's making a major 159 00:08:59,347 --> 00:09:03,987 Speaker 3: championship and he's coming in in very difficult circumstances because 160 00:09:04,867 --> 00:09:07,987 Speaker 3: one of his planned practice round was completely washed out, 161 00:09:08,667 --> 00:09:11,107 Speaker 3: so he only basically got one look at the course 162 00:09:11,187 --> 00:09:14,827 Speaker 3: before he went out there, and the fairways, as has 163 00:09:14,907 --> 00:09:18,987 Speaker 3: been discussed, were very very wet for the first two days. 164 00:09:19,027 --> 00:09:21,867 Speaker 3: In fact, the first day they really should have played 165 00:09:21,947 --> 00:09:24,307 Speaker 3: less clean and pace as far as I'm concerned, because 166 00:09:25,107 --> 00:09:28,067 Speaker 3: there were mudballs all over the place which was distorting 167 00:09:28,067 --> 00:09:31,627 Speaker 3: the scoring. So it was an uphill battle always for him. 168 00:09:31,627 --> 00:09:35,667 Speaker 3: But if he can manage all of that and finish 169 00:09:35,747 --> 00:09:38,547 Speaker 3: in the top twenty, that would be an excellent result 170 00:09:38,627 --> 00:09:41,467 Speaker 3: for him. And going ahead, you know, he's got starts 171 00:09:41,507 --> 00:09:43,547 Speaker 3: and big tournaments now for the rest of the year 172 00:09:44,027 --> 00:09:45,787 Speaker 3: because he's a PGA Tour winner. 173 00:09:46,827 --> 00:09:48,667 Speaker 2: I had to scroll quite a way down to find 174 00:09:48,707 --> 00:09:52,307 Speaker 2: Rary McElroy just speaking of bouncing back from victory. I mean, 175 00:09:52,387 --> 00:09:55,227 Speaker 2: just such an emotional time for him at the Masters. 176 00:09:55,587 --> 00:09:58,347 Speaker 2: I found him he had tied forty ninth, seventy four, 177 00:09:58,507 --> 00:10:02,427 Speaker 2: sixty nine, seventy two. So maybe that proves the point Grahma, 178 00:10:02,467 --> 00:10:05,587 Speaker 2: And it's just so done difficult to win golf tournaments, 179 00:10:05,627 --> 00:10:05,987 Speaker 2: isn't it. 180 00:10:07,627 --> 00:10:10,627 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is the other thing that's working against them. 181 00:10:10,627 --> 00:10:14,067 Speaker 3: This is a story that's actually developing. People don't realize 182 00:10:14,107 --> 00:10:19,467 Speaker 3: that the rules that govern the faces on golf clubs 183 00:10:19,587 --> 00:10:24,027 Speaker 3: are very specific these days, and on drivers in particular, 184 00:10:24,107 --> 00:10:30,267 Speaker 3: because they have a restitution of rebound. In other words, 185 00:10:30,307 --> 00:10:33,027 Speaker 3: the face dense a little bit and then springs the 186 00:10:33,027 --> 00:10:35,747 Speaker 3: ball out when you hit it. And I think the 187 00:10:35,827 --> 00:10:38,387 Speaker 3: number now is it can't be more than point eight five. 188 00:10:38,467 --> 00:10:41,427 Speaker 3: And I don't know what point eight five means. It 189 00:10:41,507 --> 00:10:44,707 Speaker 3: maybe point eight three, but it's one of those numbers. 190 00:10:45,467 --> 00:10:49,107 Speaker 3: So they periodically people from the USGA and the r 191 00:10:49,187 --> 00:10:52,307 Speaker 3: and A pop out of the tournament and they test 192 00:10:52,427 --> 00:10:56,347 Speaker 3: the drivers of players at random, and they tested I 193 00:10:56,387 --> 00:10:59,947 Speaker 3: think up to seventy players here at the PGA, and 194 00:11:00,027 --> 00:11:04,107 Speaker 3: Rory McElroy's driver was found to be non conforming. In 195 00:11:04,147 --> 00:11:07,627 Speaker 3: other words, it was hot made him change the head, 196 00:11:07,707 --> 00:11:09,547 Speaker 3: which you do these days. You don't have to change 197 00:11:09,547 --> 00:11:11,667 Speaker 3: the whole club. You just screw the head off and 198 00:11:11,747 --> 00:11:13,587 Speaker 3: put a new one on. And they tested that one 199 00:11:13,587 --> 00:11:16,587 Speaker 3: and that was okay. Now, I'm not saying that Rory 200 00:11:16,787 --> 00:11:20,187 Speaker 3: was cheating because one of the reasons they do test 201 00:11:20,267 --> 00:11:25,267 Speaker 3: these clubs the manufacturers of always send them samples when 202 00:11:25,267 --> 00:11:28,827 Speaker 3: they producing your driver or new clubs of any sort. 203 00:11:29,707 --> 00:11:33,547 Speaker 3: But the constant hitting that these guys do, and particularly 204 00:11:33,587 --> 00:11:37,427 Speaker 3: the power with which McElroy hits, can soften up the 205 00:11:37,467 --> 00:11:41,667 Speaker 3: face and increase the spring, which gives you a little 206 00:11:41,707 --> 00:11:44,147 Speaker 3: bit more distant. It may also give you a little 207 00:11:44,187 --> 00:11:48,667 Speaker 3: bit less control, but that could vary. So Rory actually 208 00:11:48,947 --> 00:11:51,827 Speaker 3: had to take the driver out of the bag, and 209 00:11:51,867 --> 00:11:54,307 Speaker 3: nobody knows whether it's the one he used at a gust, 210 00:11:54,427 --> 00:11:56,027 Speaker 3: And even if he did use it at a guster, 211 00:11:56,147 --> 00:11:59,587 Speaker 3: at that stage it could well been legal, but he 212 00:11:59,627 --> 00:12:02,067 Speaker 3: had to take it out and substitute a brand new head, 213 00:12:02,627 --> 00:12:05,307 Speaker 3: and he's been spraying them all over the golf course 214 00:12:05,347 --> 00:12:08,267 Speaker 3: this week. So I think part of his problem is 215 00:12:08,307 --> 00:12:11,147 Speaker 3: that he's not comfortable with the driver that he's using, 216 00:12:11,587 --> 00:12:15,707 Speaker 3: even though in all respects it's supposed to be exactly 217 00:12:15,747 --> 00:12:19,947 Speaker 3: the same as the one he was using, But obviously 218 00:12:20,027 --> 00:12:22,907 Speaker 3: he's just not comfortable with it, and that's been his 219 00:12:22,987 --> 00:12:24,307 Speaker 3: biggest problem this week. 220 00:12:24,467 --> 00:12:28,627 Speaker 2: So interesting. So a compliant head can over time, if 221 00:12:28,707 --> 00:12:32,867 Speaker 2: you're smack enough golf balls, will it become non compliant? 222 00:12:34,507 --> 00:12:38,147 Speaker 3: That's correct, that's correct. And there was a stage where 223 00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:43,227 Speaker 3: before they brought in this rebound rule. I call it 224 00:12:44,027 --> 00:12:47,067 Speaker 3: that the manufacturers were making hot drivers and I bought 225 00:12:47,107 --> 00:12:50,187 Speaker 3: one once just to try it out, and I couldn't 226 00:12:50,187 --> 00:12:53,067 Speaker 3: control it, of course, all over the place. But I've 227 00:12:53,067 --> 00:12:56,027 Speaker 3: still got it. I've still got it. And there are 228 00:12:56,067 --> 00:12:59,387 Speaker 3: also people who built hot golf ball And if you 229 00:12:59,427 --> 00:13:03,227 Speaker 3: have the combination of a rebound driver and hot golf ball. 230 00:13:03,267 --> 00:13:07,307 Speaker 3: You can do some perfect things, but it's not legal. 231 00:13:07,907 --> 00:13:12,747 Speaker 3: So the fact is that these guys do actually damp 232 00:13:12,787 --> 00:13:15,947 Speaker 3: the driver faces. John Daly was one of the first 233 00:13:15,947 --> 00:13:18,787 Speaker 3: ones that I knew that dented them on a regular basis, 234 00:13:19,467 --> 00:13:21,507 Speaker 3: and he had to swap out the whole club because 235 00:13:21,547 --> 00:13:24,987 Speaker 3: back then, of course, you couldn't just screw on a 236 00:13:24,987 --> 00:13:29,347 Speaker 3: new head. And I do know that Scottish Scheffler, maybe 237 00:13:29,387 --> 00:13:31,427 Speaker 3: last year or the year before, when he switched to 238 00:13:31,427 --> 00:13:36,107 Speaker 3: one of these graphite faced drivers, not titanium faced drivers, 239 00:13:36,907 --> 00:13:40,467 Speaker 3: he actually put a ball through the face on the 240 00:13:40,507 --> 00:13:43,427 Speaker 3: practice range one day. He'd weakened the face to the 241 00:13:43,467 --> 00:13:48,027 Speaker 3: point where it just cracked. So, you know, if technology 242 00:13:48,107 --> 00:13:53,027 Speaker 3: moves on, so does the testing regime that's necessary to 243 00:13:53,147 --> 00:13:57,187 Speaker 3: try and keep you know, these guys within the bounds 244 00:13:57,227 --> 00:14:00,667 Speaker 3: of the golf course, because if you let technology go crazy, 245 00:14:01,547 --> 00:14:03,387 Speaker 3: there wouldn't be a golf course in the world that 246 00:14:03,427 --> 00:14:06,467 Speaker 3: wouldn't become obsolete within two or three years. 247 00:14:06,467 --> 00:14:09,867 Speaker 2: So interesting, so interesting, always in education. Chatting to your Graham, 248 00:14:09,867 --> 00:14:12,907 Speaker 2: thanks for joining us as always on Weekendsporker this afternoon. 249 00:14:14,307 --> 00:14:16,427 Speaker 3: It's pleasure indeed, Thanks Jason, Thanks. 250 00:14:16,187 --> 00:14:19,467 Speaker 2: Graham, Gray May Gars there the one and only. You 251 00:14:19,507 --> 00:14:21,707 Speaker 2: always learn something, don't you win? Gray ay Gars is 252 00:14:21,747 --> 00:14:24,547 Speaker 2: on the radio with US Sir Scotti. Scheffler is three 253 00:14:24,587 --> 00:14:26,987 Speaker 2: strokes clear at the top, having fired a sixty nine 254 00:14:27,027 --> 00:14:29,387 Speaker 2: to sixty eight and a sixty five. Is the only 255 00:14:29,467 --> 00:14:32,667 Speaker 2: player to have shot three rounds under seventy the three 256 00:14:32,667 --> 00:14:35,667 Speaker 2: shot lead. Eleven under the card Alex Noorn is his 257 00:14:35,827 --> 00:14:39,787 Speaker 2: closest challenger at eight under. Then Davis Riley and j. T. 258 00:14:40,387 --> 00:14:43,307 Speaker 2: Posten are both at seven under, the two Americans, and 259 00:14:43,307 --> 00:14:45,747 Speaker 2: then a bunch of players at six and five under. 260 00:14:45,907 --> 00:14:49,507 Speaker 2: Ryan Fox currently tied for seventeenth. He is three under 261 00:14:49,507 --> 00:14:52,627 Speaker 2: for the tournament, having fired a one over round of 262 00:14:52,667 --> 00:14:55,547 Speaker 2: seventy two today, four under in the first round, even 263 00:14:55,587 --> 00:14:58,027 Speaker 2: par yesterday, one over today, three under for the tournament. 264 00:14:58,107 --> 00:15:01,227 Speaker 2: Ryan Fox so looking pretty good really if he can 265 00:15:01,547 --> 00:15:04,907 Speaker 2: If he can stay solid in the fourth round, stay 266 00:15:04,947 --> 00:15:07,587 Speaker 2: on par, or maybe even pick up a couple of shots, 267 00:15:07,667 --> 00:15:10,587 Speaker 2: he may well earn himself a top twenty finish at 268 00:15:10,587 --> 00:15:13,987 Speaker 2: a major, which, let's not forget, he didn't even expect 269 00:15:13,987 --> 00:15:15,347 Speaker 2: to be at a week ago. 270 00:15:16,307 --> 00:15:19,467 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 271 00:15:19,587 --> 00:15:22,867 Speaker 1: to News Talk set B weekends from midday, or follow 272 00:15:22,907 --> 00:15:24,467 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio