WEBVTT - PL Official Talks Rocket Classic 

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<v Speaker 1>I talk about the Rocket Classic. What do you got

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<v Speaker 1>going on with the Rocket Classic pl official?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, so I am the official ambassador for Rockets

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thank you. I appreciate it much love, much love.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been golfing for around six years now, obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know I'll take it serious. I practice every single day.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got a simulator in my garage. Golf is very

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<v Speaker 2>near and dear to me, and it's a part of

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<v Speaker 2>my sobriety story.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I stopped drinking in twenty twenty one and picked up

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<v Speaker 2>golf clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, yeah, which is amazing because I gotta be honest

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<v Speaker 1>with you, there's a lot of alcohol on a golf course.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh a ton. So that's yeah, really, so you used this.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm going to get good at golf as

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need to have this substance in my body.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely absolutely, And that's no knock to anyone who drinks.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm totally comfortable with people drinking around me. I'll never

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<v Speaker 2>touch alcohol again and it's definitely a big thanks to golf.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, yeah, Rocket rocket.

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<v Speaker 2>Man is something that is a blessing from that from

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<v Speaker 2>me stopping drinking and picking up the golf club and

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<v Speaker 2>here we are, you know, five six years later, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the official ambassador for a PGA event in the beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>city of the people.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't understand that one of the coolest events, and actually

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<v Speaker 1>you do understand because many go.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's you know, tens.

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<v Speaker 1>Of thousands of people that go to the Rocket Classic

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<v Speaker 1>every single year. It's one of the most fun weekends

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<v Speaker 1>in the city. And it's such a cool thing to

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<v Speaker 1>have it in the city because the PGA typically was

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<v Speaker 1>not in the city. The PGA was always playing games

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<v Speaker 1>out in Bloomfield at Oakland Hill's.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, like outside of the limits. And that's that's really

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<v Speaker 2>what's important. The model for this year is undeniably Detroit. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, it's one of the biggest summer events

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<v Speaker 2>in the city. We definitely want all of you guys

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<v Speaker 2>to come out. So everyone here is personally invited to

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<v Speaker 2>every single day. July thirty through August second is the dates.

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<v Speaker 2>But you guys are totally invited. I got Combana on

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen fifteen, Yes, totally.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go. Do you think that they're going harder this

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<v Speaker 3>year now that it was announced that this is the

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<v Speaker 3>last year. I don't think they're going harder.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that Detroit has always been involved in sports,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that personally. I think you guys know

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<v Speaker 2>that personally, and I think that going hard is something

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<v Speaker 2>that's synonymous with Detroit. We're always gonna go hard for

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<v Speaker 2>for anything that we're doing, So going harder, no, I

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<v Speaker 2>do feel like that that makes it a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more personal for Detroit. But regardless, I think that it's

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna be a great event, hands down.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw the stat of how many charities and how

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<v Speaker 1>much money Dan Gilbert and the great people at the

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<v Speaker 1>Rocket Classic have raised. I mean, there's millions upon millions

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<v Speaker 1>of dollars that are going to Detroit charities and helping

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<v Speaker 1>out kids in Detroit.

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<v Speaker 3>I really hope.

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<v Speaker 1>That that you know, and I know that Dan will

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<v Speaker 1>figure out a way to do it, but I hope

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<v Speaker 1>that they carry that torch with something else that comes.

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<v Speaker 1>Why are you trying to take it away to I

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<v Speaker 1>think that I think that I know, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think. I don't want to put pl in

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<v Speaker 1>this positionst me.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me, I'm really good at this. I'm really good

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<v Speaker 2>at this. I think that we should just focus on

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<v Speaker 2>the positive guarding Rocket Classic. And the reason that I

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<v Speaker 2>think that we should focus on the positive is because

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<v Speaker 2>it's about Detroit, you know what I'm saying. And it

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<v Speaker 2>highlights Detroit, highlights the city. It highlights the people who

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<v Speaker 2>are doing great things in the city. Like Joe Hooks.

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<v Speaker 2>He's yeah, you know what's up with Joe. Joe is

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<v Speaker 2>a professional golfer that will be playing in Rocket this year.

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<v Speaker 2>This is his second year playing off of a sponsor exemption.

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<v Speaker 3>Joe went to you a d uh. He graduated from

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<v Speaker 3>Wayne State.

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<v Speaker 2>Joe balled yet last year he didn't make the cut,

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<v Speaker 2>but this year he will. And I guarantee that Joe

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<v Speaker 2>is super ready. I just I just was talking to Joe.

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<v Speaker 2>So shout out to Joe. You got to do me

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<v Speaker 2>a favor.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a young man that I play with that has

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<v Speaker 1>been such a honestly encouragement for me and my kids,

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<v Speaker 1>Grant Hafner.

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<v Speaker 3>Grant. Grant played in the US Open this year. He

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<v Speaker 3>made the cut.

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<v Speaker 1>He actually yes, and he's a local kid, also a

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<v Speaker 1>Wayne Steak kid. And you got to figure out some

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<v Speaker 1>way to talk to Mark Hollis or any of those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to get Grant Haffner in there too. It's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those exemptions because it is really awesome to

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<v Speaker 1>see the professionals that are out there. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>people that you see on TV all time, but to

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<v Speaker 1>get the local you know in there and to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to see maybe a dream come true.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, it is awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to.

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<v Speaker 4>Say, I'm not a golfer. I think I've golfed maybe

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<v Speaker 4>a few holes once in my life. This event is

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<v Speaker 4>so fun even if you are not a golfer. The food,

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<v Speaker 4>the people, the DGC Detroit Golf Club is freaking beautiful, beautiful.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's let's definitely talk about this. It's a fund.

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<v Speaker 2>The spent sixteen million dollars renovating the course. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>two courses, the South and the North at Detroit Detroit

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<v Speaker 2>Golf Club, and the north course will be played for

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<v Speaker 2>Rocket this year and it's totally revamped. They did that

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<v Speaker 2>to make the course way more difficult. People were saying

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<v Speaker 2>that the course was easy to play in this year.

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<v Speaker 2>All of the greens, all eighteen greens, are totally different.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything's crazy. The bunkers, some of the bunkers are ten

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<v Speaker 2>eleven feet tall.

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<v Speaker 3>They're taller than you. Yeah, crazy yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a ladder getting in and out of elevator?

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<v Speaker 3>What are the dates again? July thirty through August second.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I gotta pull up man pl official definitely asking the.

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<v Speaker 3>City to pull up too for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow follow on social media. You are the official ambassador

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<v Speaker 1>the Rocket Classic. Yeah yeah, yeah, I love it, buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for coming in, hey, and thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>I got some merch for you. Happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I will be bringing some stuff for you guys too, Anna,

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<v Speaker 2>Shannon cav I got something for you right now and

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<v Speaker 2>tickets until June thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>And I will not let Kevin win when we golf together.

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<v Speaker 1>Not gonna have channing thirty under thirty in the morning.