1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: The volume What is Happening Everybody? John Middlecoff Little Go 2 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Low podcast today recording from my hotel room in the 3 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: corner as you can see, and very very excited because 4 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: we got a big show today. We did a football 5 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: podcast yesterday, and I did want to do a golf 6 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: podcast this week because there's a lot going on. Huge 7 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: television ratings. Last week obviously a big moment with Keegan Bradley, 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: the Ryder Cup captain, defeating Tommy Fleetwood on the eighteenth 9 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: hole of essentially his home course, his home area. The 10 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: local kid gets it done for the second time in 11 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: three years. So we will talk about Keegan Bradley cutting 12 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: through the noise and should he just name himself as 13 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: a member of the team that he's also the captain enough? 14 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: Can he be the playing captain? Obviously he can be 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: the playing captain, the first one since Arnold Palmer, But 16 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: shouldn't he just be at this point Tommy Fleetwood on 17 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: the opposite end of you know, with the thrill of 18 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: victory comes the agony of defeat, and Tommy Fleetwood is 19 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: a little bit of a throwback, you know. I mean 20 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: it's you don't see as many meltdowns as you used to. 21 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: I feel like maybe it's the the the equipment. Maybe 22 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: it's these courses are too easy for these guys. But 23 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: it's rare to witness what we just did. I mean, 24 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: a top player who just looked like he was going 25 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: to cruise to a victory and then all of a sudden, 26 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: you're walking off eighteen and it looks like the guy's 27 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: in tears. Brian Rolapp the new PGA Tour CEO commissioner, 28 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: you know, technically the CEO, also the commissionaries. He's the boss. 29 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: I have three things that I think he should immediately 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: implement moving forward, just to kind of help to get 31 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: this ball rolling and things that can I think make 32 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: the transition a little bit easier. We have Live Dallas 33 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: this week, also known as a Bryson d Shambeau home game, 34 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: so we'll see if Bryson, who is the betting favorite 35 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: going into the weekend, can get his first win actually 36 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: on American soil from since joining Live. Obviously, he has 37 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: one more major this year to see if he can 38 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: win another major and knock off. I guess he's won two, 39 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: but they've both been a US Open, So can he 40 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: win the Open, which you know tournament that would give 41 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: Bryce a little trouble given that there are a lot 42 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: of variables there and you can't scientific his way, you know, 43 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: through pars and birdies. But before we dive in to 44 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: some golf talk, I do need to tell you about 45 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: my friends, my partners, and the official ticketing app of 46 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: this podcast. You know, I've spent the last couple of 47 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: days in the Fox studios and it's obviously pretty cool. 48 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: But you walk down some of these hallways and you look, 49 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: you're right, and you'll see like Edelman jumping in in 50 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: Brady's arms after they came back from twenty eight to three. 51 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: And then you'll look in another and you'll see Brett 52 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: farverar Aaron Rodgers, and then you'll look and you'll see 53 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 1: Derek Jeter, and you just realize this network has broadcast 54 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: some of the most important sports moments of mine in 55 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: your lives, and it's really kind of cool to be there. 56 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: And then you realize, like a lot of people were 57 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: at these games. There were a lot of people that 58 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: witnessed this Super Bowl or this NFC championship, or this 59 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: playoff game, or this historic regular season game, Caitlin Clark 60 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: tournament game. You can go to these games. So if 61 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: you want to go to a game this summer, any sport, obviously, 62 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: this fall football season is not very far away. Me 63 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: and Colin were talking about arch Manning today and someone's like, 64 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, you're in Fox do you know what the 65 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: opening game is? I'm like, what is it again? 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And one thing being around Colin and 83 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: the show this week, like he's really good at that. 84 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: He can just kind of cut through, find an angle, 85 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: something he's fired up on, and just attack it. And 86 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: I think sometimes the golf media is different than a 87 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: lot of other different medias and I'm pretty close, you know, 88 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: in the football circle, and there's not that much fluff 89 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: to football, right, Like if something bad happens, people attack it. Fans, media, 90 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: the shows, like if you have a bad time out call, 91 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: if you make a bad play call, if a player 92 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: does something stupid, if anything happens there there is every 93 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: different angle attack, and I think sometimes with golf it 94 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: almost feels like the media all reiterates the same thing sometimes, 95 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: like the fans don't care about the ball roll back, 96 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: the players don't want it, who wants it? The media 97 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: is the one pushing that. And I think sometimes with 98 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: Keegan Bradley, it's like, well he can't play and be 99 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: the captain. Why not? He's clearly one of our best players. 100 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: It's not even debatable at this point in time, and 101 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: it's not one of those situations where our team is 102 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: so deep with star power. It's like, well, it's an 103 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: easy one for Keegan. Just be the captain and become 104 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: a legendary captain. Maybe do it for the next four 105 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: Ryder Cups. It's like he's still in the prime of 106 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: his career. He is clearly one of the best Americans. 107 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: He just won a tournament for the second time in 108 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: three years. He's played really well over the course of 109 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: the last month, finished top ten at the Memorial and 110 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: at the PGA Championship, and obviously had an incredible comeback 111 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: on Sunday against Tommy Fleetwood. And here's the other thing. 112 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: In some events, right, like a playoff game, whether it's basketball, 113 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: whether it's baseball, whether it's hockey, any situation you know 114 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: in an industry you're in. If you have a big meeting, 115 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: we've all been there, Especially younger people or someone who 116 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: doesn't have that much experience, you can feel overwhelmed. You're like, 117 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: I wasn't quite ready for the moment. I hadn't prepared 118 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: for this moment. Hell I didn't even want to be 119 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: in this moment. Keegan Bradley has campaigned for over a 120 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: decade that he never unpacked his bags from the last 121 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: Ryder Cup he was a part of because it hurt 122 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: him so bad one to lose and two he would 123 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: do anything in his power to get back. Like he 124 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: has openly talked about his passion for the Ryder Cup, 125 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: for America, for the team, how it means everything. Honestly, 126 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: when you say the Ryder Cup, even before Keegan Bradley 127 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: became the team captain, when you just think American Ryder Cup, 128 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: like Keigan Bradley's passion for it is right up there. Viously, 129 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: like Speith and Justin Thomas, that combo you think Tiger 130 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: and Phil, but that they've been very hit or miss players. Obviously, 131 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: there are some historic players like a Seve Ballisos or 132 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, some of the Europeans that have had huge moments. 133 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: But when I think Kegan Bradley, I think about a 134 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: guy that two years ago was kind of screwed who 135 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: got I don't want to say overlooked, but got bypassed 136 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: for Justin Thomas, who at the time this year it's 137 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: a no brainer to take him, but at the time 138 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: it was a little controversial and they showed it on Netflix. 139 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: He was clearly pretty devastated. And now you're looking back 140 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: two years later, he's asked to be the captain, and 141 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: he even talked about it last week or I guess 142 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: after he won that. All he thinks about now since 143 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: he's been named the captain when he's not playing golf 144 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: is how to be the Ryder Cup captain and what 145 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: to do as a Ryder Cup captain. It consumes his 146 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: life and the only time that he can relax a 147 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,239 Speaker 1: little bit and just play golf is when he's inside 148 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: the ropes. And you see him when he's inside the ropes. Now, 149 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: he's been fucking awesome. So like this notion that the 150 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: captain of one of these teams is like the difference 151 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: between hiring Freddy Kitchens or Bill Belichick or you know, 152 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: Steve Kerr and Mark Jackson. That's just not the case, right. 153 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: I Mean, most of these pairings are player driven. The 154 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: Ryder Cup, especially when it comes to the Americans, is 155 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: much closer to like the NBA. The players pick and 156 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: choose everything. If Scotty Scheffler doesn't want to play with you, 157 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: guess what he ain't playing with you. If Justin Thomas 158 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: wants to play with somebody, he's gonna play with that guy. 159 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: That's the way it works. So obviously there are things 160 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: that behind the scenes that matter, and there is a 161 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: chemistry element. But when I hear people like what about 162 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: the leadership, the leadership you're either gonna make a ten 163 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: foot plotter or not, you really are. And this event 164 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,319 Speaker 1: being in America, especially in the Northeast Anario, where he's 165 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: comfortable with. It's been well documented he went to Saint 166 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: John's the Ryder Cups in New York. I think at 167 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: this point in time, Keigan Bradley should just officially name 168 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: himself on the team and then just figure it out 169 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: from there because if we're serious about winning this, which 170 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: whether he's on the team or off the team, it 171 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: is going to be very difficult. I think they are 172 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: better than us. The only advantage we have is typically 173 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: the home team wins. But when it comes to like 174 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: Kegan Bradley shouldn't do this, put the team first. For 175 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: who Andrew Novak, Ben Griffin Again, I like these players 176 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: that they've had awesome seasons, But for a guy who's 177 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: played in this event before, who's won a major, who's 178 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: won big time events lately, and let's face it, who's 179 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: kind of wired for it, And this is a huge point, 180 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: sticking point why they took Justin Thomas a couple of 181 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: years ago. Obviously has a really good record in the 182 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: Ryder Cup, but you go, you know what JT is, 183 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: He's kind of a war daddy. You want him in 184 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: the trenches with you, and you say the same thing 185 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: for speed, And I do feel that way Keegan Bradley 186 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: and some of these other names, and maybe they would 187 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: turn out to be that way, like if you put 188 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: him on the team, they would like I think Max 189 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: Homa has proven to be like, Okay, he can handle 190 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: the moment and he gets into it and it feels 191 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: like it's a big Tom Kim Like it doesn't always 192 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: play that well on the PGA Tour, but in some 193 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: of these team events, you're like, fuck Tom. Tom Kim's 194 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: kind of a you know, a little shit stort kind 195 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: of like him around and Team Europe historically has been 196 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 1: full of those type guys and I think we lack 197 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: some of that and that's what JT brings. Like Ultimately, 198 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: Sky Scheffler's not bringing that to the table. Colin more 199 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: Kaw is not bringing that to the table. JT is 200 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: speak a little bit. Kegan Bradley definitely will. And I 201 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: remember a couple of years ago, it's different. You know, 202 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: we have a bigger advantage in the President's Cup when 203 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: the famous meme that they've kind of you know, messed 204 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: with the production when Tiger Woods is playing Abe Answer 205 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: and he walks in the putt from like fifty feet 206 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: even though he didn't start walking it until it literally 207 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: fell in. But last time I checked, wasn't he a 208 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: playing captain? And it worked out? Okay? And I think Tiger, 209 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: like Keegan similar very serious guys like these aren't screw 210 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: around guys. This guy's Keigon Bradley's not having like three 211 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: extra beers, like, he'll do whatever it takes to get 212 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: it dialed in. I just think he's the choice right 213 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: in terms of the way he's playing. He's got to 214 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: be on the team. And I got no problem if 215 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: he's also going to be the captain, Like, I don't 216 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: think he needs to recuse himself, Like, okay, I got 217 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: to be a vice captain. Now give it to someone else. 218 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: You've come this far, you be the captain, You be 219 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: the playing captain, And let's roll and congrats to him 220 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: who I saw there were some incredible stats this Weekend 221 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: about the ratings of this tournament. That Sunday drew three 222 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: point five million people. It was up thirty five percent 223 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: from last year when Scotti Scheffer won it. It was 224 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: the third highest non major of the year, behind The Players, 225 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: which obviously Rory won, and The Heritage, which Justin Thomas won. 226 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: Even golf channels Thursday through Friday coverage average almost six 227 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: hundred thousand viewers, up forty percent, so it peaked at 228 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: like five point five million people watching. It's a good 229 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: tournament to watch. I don't know if it's the fireworks. 230 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if it just looks really like the 231 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: green looks so plush, like the course is always just 232 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: in great shape. It really pops on television, you know, 233 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: not shocking to see the players of all the non majors, 234 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: the players really pops. Pebble if the weather's good, always pops. 235 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: RBC Heritage because of the water kind of always pops. 236 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: I think The Travelers is just an elite PGA tournament. 237 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: You know, it's had some great winners lately. Keegan's won 238 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: in dramatic fashion, Scotti Sheffler last year won in dramatic fashion. 239 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: It's just a really, really fun tournament, But with a 240 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: winner comes a loser. And you know, I think Tony 241 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: Feno said this a couple of years ago when he 242 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: was really struggling to win tournaments and he was clearly 243 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: one of the better players, definitely one of the better 244 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: American players. I think he summed it up, like, you know, 245 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: a winner is just a loser that never gave up. 246 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: And I think what makes golf a lot different than 247 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: these other sports is, like, you know, finishing third is 248 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: really impressive. You're finishing in a tournament of one hundred 249 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: and fifty people. You're beating one hundred and forty seven, right, Hell, 250 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: you could finish second, and if you lose an extra holes, 251 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: no one beats you through the course of the seventy 252 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: two holes. Where in basketball, like everyone was better than 253 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: the Utah Jazz, right, the Colorado Rockies suck. But if 254 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: you finish like twentieth in back to back tournaments, like 255 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: you're playing pretty good golf. So a winning percentage on 256 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: the PGA Tour, if you have like a three percent 257 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: winning percentage, you're a Hall of Famer. Right. If you 258 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: win a couple percent of the tournaments you enter over 259 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: the course of your career. Incredible accomplishment, right I saw 260 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: I think Jordan Spie spending three hundred tournaments in his career. 261 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure he's won like fifteen or sixteen tournaments. 262 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: So think about his winning percentage. You're talking about a 263 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: couple percent, three four percent, and my math could be 264 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: a little off there. I guess if you've won fifteen tournaments, 265 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: it'd be like five percent, and that probably is only 266 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: going to continue to go down if he keeps playing 267 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: and he doesn't win tournaments. But objectively, Tommy Fleetwood's a really, 268 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: really good player. I mean, there is no disputing he 269 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: is an incredible ball striker, a very consistent player. I 270 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: looked at his winning percentage. Now, he's played less tournaments 271 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: than guys like Speeth and Justin Thomas, But when you 272 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: just factor in cuts made, he's played in one hundred 273 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: and fifty nine PGA tournaments. He's made one hundred and 274 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: thirty five cuts, so he's made eighty five percent of 275 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: his cuts. To put that in perspective, again, these guys 276 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: have played more tournaments. Obviously, Tommy plays a lot in Europe. 277 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: Speace cut percentage is eighty one percent. Thomas's cut percentage 278 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: is eighty two percent. So just to put into perspective, 279 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: like you're in the mid eighties, you are, You're a 280 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: big time player. He has twenty eight top five finishes, 281 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: he has forty two top ten finishes. He's finished runner 282 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: up six times. He's been an awesome player in majors. 283 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: Like his resume speaks for itself. He's made well over 284 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: like close to thirty five million dollars. He is objectively 285 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: a high end player, one of the best players in 286 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: the world, one of the best European players. A guy 287 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: that is going to be a lock, a lock for 288 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: the Ryder Cup four years to come, like that is 289 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: not going to change it. He can't win, and you know, 290 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: a guy like him, I think it's easy to go. 291 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: He's gonna win. It's inevitable. And then you watch Sunday 292 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: and you kind of struck with are you sure like her? 293 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: Are we sure? Cause I'm watching that He's up there 294 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: on the fourteenth toll, and I know Keegan after he says, listen, 295 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: I obviously you're not in a great position there, but 296 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: I go, hey, these last four holes, anything can happen. 297 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: You can have birdies, eagles, doubles and that's what happened kinda. 298 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Tommy Fleetwood was in the middle of the 299 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: fairway with one shot lead on eighteen, with the should 300 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: have been a nine iron in his hand, and he 301 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: hit a biting witch and didn't win. And you just 302 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: watch these moments and this is what makes golf I 303 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: feel like it used to happen more. Maybe it's just 304 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: old age, maybe it's just nostalgia. Maybe it's actually not true, 305 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: but I feel like we used to have a lot 306 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: of meltdowns. And I do think when I was definitely 307 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: before this equipment boom the club, you know, there would 308 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: be much more, there'd be a greater disperse of shots. 309 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: Right When you watch some old highlights of Tiger and 310 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: Phil in the late nineties early two thousands, both those 311 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: guys were all over the fucking map off the tee, 312 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: I mean all over the map off the tea consistently. 313 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: It's why Tiger implemented those little stingers and hit three 314 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: irons off fairwell, you know, in the fairways all the time. 315 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: It wasn't just he's like a conservative player. It was 316 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: also because he could hit a three hundred and twenty 317 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: yard drive into the homes at any moment, same with Phil. 318 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: These guys. Now, I do think it's shocking, and I 319 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: mean shocking when someone down the stretch of a tournament 320 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,239 Speaker 1: just hits the ball fifty yards into the trees. It 321 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 1: does not happen like it used to, which is understandable 322 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: because anyone who's decent listening to this at golf, if 323 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: you have a newer club, your missus do not disperse 324 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: as crazy as they did ten, fifteen to twenty years ago. 325 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: And I've just somehow I've gotten down a Sevy ballisterios 326 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: rabbit hole on YouTube recently, and the one theme that 327 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: keeps coming up and Johnny Miller keeps talking about this. 328 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: Some of the greatest players are the most popular players 329 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 1: in the history of the sport sprayed the ball, and 330 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: it's almost like they become closer with the fans because 331 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: they're around them all the time. You know who notoriously 332 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: did not hit the ball straight, Arnold Palmer, Sevi Bolstero's 333 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth. These guys have blown 334 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: all over the map. They're all over the place, and 335 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: that's what made them so great as they hit these 336 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: spectacular shots. Well, Tommy Fleetwood like his shots, he's like 337 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: peppering the fairway, and to me to watch him implode 338 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: like he did on eighteen, like, there's no other way 339 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: to say it than he kind of choked. Because if 340 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: you were in that situation and you just had two 341 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: putts to win the tournament and you three putted like 342 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: that is whether you're playing Keegan Bradley to win the 343 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,959 Speaker 1: Travelers or whether you're playing your buddy for one hundred dollars, 344 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: that is one hundred percent a choke job. And then 345 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: I think when you factor in like the pressure on 346 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 1: him to do it, is this guy a winning talent. 347 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: There's no disputing that. His consistency speaks for itself. But 348 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: when you watch that situation, you have to go, I 349 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: don't know, like I do think there might be some 350 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: sort of mental hurdle, and this only makes it worse, 351 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: makes you question yourself now you look earlier. This season 352 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: is a good example. JJ spawn gets to extra holes 353 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: with Roy McElroy and then just kind of implodes. Not 354 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: all his fault, the ball just flies on him on 355 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: seventeen and losing the playoffs by I don't know what 356 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: was it, four or five shots, and then he used 357 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: that to his benefit later in the season to help 358 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: him win the US Open. The difference, though, is JJ 359 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: has less of this conversation around him. JJ hasn't been 360 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: a guy finishing forty two times in the top ten. 361 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: He doesn't have twenty eight top fives, doesn't have a 362 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: career of contending in majors. So once you start getting 363 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: that conversation around you, it only grows. We see it 364 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: in the other sports all the time. We've been talking 365 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: about all week, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, 366 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: who can win a Super Bowl? Who can get it 367 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: done in the playoffs, who's gonna get over the hump? 368 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: Who's gonna beat Patrick Mahomes. We see it in basketball, 369 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: it's like, what when can James Harden never get it done? 370 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: In turns iin you just never got it done, just 371 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: never was able to get it done. And the difference 372 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: in some of these team sports and these individual sports, 373 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: like you could always blame well, a coach called chitty 374 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: plays well, my defense sucked, well, I'm of the second 375 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: best player on my team, tore his ACL in the 376 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: second round, so we didn't have the depth. And golf, 377 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: there's no one to blame by yourself. It's just you 378 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: and your caddy and it's on you to win it. 379 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: And it's it's what makes it's so fascinating to watch. 380 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,479 Speaker 1: It's essentially a one on one sport. Sometimes there are 381 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: three or four guys in the mix, but there's just 382 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: out there on an island. You're like a cornerback. They're 383 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: throwing deep and it's just you and the wide receiver 384 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: and you could screw up and you can point, but 385 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: we all just are watching you. And in golf, middle 386 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: of the fairway, whole eighteen, Tommy Fleetwood, you're gonna hit 387 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: a nine? Are you gonna pitching which you gonna knock 388 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: it in stiff or you're gonna leave it way short 389 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: to the left and give yourself a very hard up 390 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: and down. Because you know what Keigan Bradley did and 391 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: he mentioned this, I saw the shot and I hit 392 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: that exact same shot one hundred thousand times. He called 393 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: it like a ten to ten, which was basically ear 394 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: to ear, and he stuck it five six feet and 395 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: he was a guy that got over that. And you 396 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: know what he acted like, I've been here before, I 397 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: expect to hit this shot. And when you look at 398 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: Tommy Fleetwood. Who again, I'm pro Tommy Fleetwood. I was 399 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: rooting for Tommy Fleetwood. I wanted to see him win. 400 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: He had no clue what to do, felt lost. Hell, 401 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: we've all been there. Sometimes you get over a shot, 402 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: You're like, I don't know what to do. You can't 403 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: be like that on the PGA Tour, not on whole 404 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: seventy two of a big time event against another big 405 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:52,199 Speaker 1: time player and expect to win. So obviously there you 406 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: could say Tommy can learn from it, But Tommy's been 407 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: in this position a ton now, truly leading like this 408 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: with a couple holes to go. 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I think there are three things he can 453 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: do to just kind of set up a little runway 454 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: to get us to get us off and run in here. 455 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: And I think he's been handed a tough situation lots 456 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: going on the splitting golf. Some of the stuff that 457 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: jay Monhan screwed up, the suspensions, just a lot of 458 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: moving parts that he had nothing to do with. So 459 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: I don't put any of the blame. And these decisions 460 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 1: are not easy to to reverse, right, But this is 461 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: what he's been tasked with to figure out how to 462 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: reverse these decisions and get this operation just it's going 463 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: in the right direction, but take it to the next 464 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: level and not have what happened over the last couple 465 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: of years ever happened again. I think the number one 466 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: thing he can do immediately tomorrow is tear up all 467 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: the suspensions, because every guy that went to Live was 468 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 1: immediately suspended from the PGA tour. And these guys have 469 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: talked about it, like John Rahm goes, you know, sometimes 470 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: when I'm driving down Frank Lloyd and I look over 471 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: there and I see TPC and I see the stadium, 472 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: I miss it. Do you know what I would say, Hey, John, 473 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: if you're in town next year and you want to 474 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: play in the waste Management you have a spot, you're 475 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: no longer suspended Bryson, you want to play in one 476 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: of these Texas events sometime this Scottie Scheffer and some 477 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: of the boys are playing. If you're open, if you 478 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: don't have a live event, you're in. Wesley Brian the 479 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: live golfer. That's where j Monahan really lost me. But 480 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: any of these guys from Jaukee Neeman to fill the 481 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: DJ to do you guys want to play the Florida Swing? 482 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: Do you guys want to come to the Arnold Palmer, 483 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: You're in. So I think that's the number one thing 484 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: he should do is just disband all the suspensions and 485 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: then obviously as they work to get fully some sort 486 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: of integration as we move forward the next couple of years, 487 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: they can figure that out. But on a short term basis, 488 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: if Brooks Kopka wants to play in the Arnold Palmer, 489 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: if John Rahm wants to play at Torrey Pines, doors 490 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: are wide open. Number two, there needs to be into reports. 491 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: Brian comes from the NFL, where an injury report doesn't 492 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: tell you, you know, unless they say the guy is out. 493 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: You don't know. The questionable can turn into a probable 494 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: really quick. But at least you have some idea. Throughout 495 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: the week, you go, hey, you know what, Josh Allen 496 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 1: didn't practice Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I can't be stunned 497 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: if he does not play on Sunday in the game. 498 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: But if a guy plays Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in 499 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: practice and then doesn't play in the game, You're like, 500 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: what's going on here? And to me, that's the PGA 501 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: Tour is they're in really deep with gambling, and rightfully so, 502 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: it is an incredible product to gamble on, it really is. 503 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 1: But this notion of guys withdrawing on a Thursday or Friday, 504 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: it's like, yeah, my wrist have been feeling weird since Monday. 505 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: We got to know. And you can't be in business 506 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: and try to do this above board without some sort 507 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: of injury reports. And the players, these guys love pushing 508 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: back against anything you ask them to do, whether it's media, 509 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,439 Speaker 1: whether it's injury reports. This needs to become mandated again. 510 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 1: It doesn't have to be that in depth. It can 511 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: just be Colin Morikawa risk. It doesn't even need to 512 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: be probable questionable like he's playing right, but it just 513 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: so at least you know, Jordan speedth tweaked his back 514 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: this week and then by I think the was it 515 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: Friday withdrew from the tournament. It's been nice to know 516 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: that something was up with his back, and I think 517 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: the PGA Tour has done a really, really poor job 518 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: of that and it doesn't feel like Jay Monahan even 519 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: put any effort into doing that. Last, but not least, 520 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: one thing the NFL is very serious about is their 521 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: relationship with their broadcast partners, because the lifeblood of the 522 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: sport is the games. Is Fox, CBS is NBC broadcasting 523 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: the games, and Brian was in charge of that right 524 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,959 Speaker 1: he was in charge of the media rights deal and 525 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: the power that those broadcasts mean for the business of 526 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: the NFL and the health of the sport, the cash 527 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: flow of the sport. Golf is a complicated sport. It's 528 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: easy to broadcast a football game in the sense that 529 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: you're never gonna go to commercial when they're playing the 530 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: game golf, you have guys hitting shots at all different times, 531 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: so it's not an apples to apples comparable, right, same 532 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: with basketball and baseball. When the action's on, it's pretty 533 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: obvious when there's a break in the action, you could say, well, Scott, 534 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: he's walking right now. What's Rory doing? Well, Rory and 535 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: Scotty are walking right now. What's Bryson doing. It's not easy. 536 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: They have to make a better job and a more 537 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: assertive effort to figure this out, because it does feel 538 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: sometimes that beside like a Sunday of a major or 539 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: Sunday of a big tournament, that it kind of becomes 540 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: like a highlight reel and anytimes like oh, let's go 541 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 1: to John on whole fourteen, Well, if you haven't seen 542 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: John in two hours, you're like, I bet he's gonna 543 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: make this long ass putt, and then oh, John from 544 00:29:56,360 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: fifty feet for eagle. I just think that they've kind 545 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: of lost the plot. And it's the one thing I 546 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: do agree with the vast majority of the golf media 547 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: about is the TV product has been pretty shitty and 548 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: would not have been accepted in the NFL. It would 549 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: have been a major problem. And I think there's just 550 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: too much money on the line too, Like you guys 551 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: are spending too much if you're CBS and NBC did 552 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: not try to figure this out and make it a 553 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: better product. And I actually think that that's where Roll 554 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: app comes in, and he might be the right guy. 555 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: So number one, suspension's done, Number two injury reports, Number three, 556 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: we got to fix the broadcast. Okay, we got a 557 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: little The US leg of the Live Golf season is 558 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: in full swing and for the next couple days twenty seven, 559 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, and twenty ninth, Bryce and d Chambeau. I mean, 560 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure you saw him on social media. He was 561 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: all over town. He is he was born and raised 562 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: in the Central Valley in California, but he went to SMU. 563 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: He's lived in Dallas forever. This is his home event. 564 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: And I think you know, Bryson more than anyone else, 565 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: has done a lot for golf in the last couple 566 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: of years. He's he's kind of transcended. I mean, it's 567 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: really remarkable what he's accomplished in terms of becoming like 568 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: as big of a golf influencer. And if you're listening 569 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: to this, you know, you know the power of Bob 570 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: of Horvat, of the Brian Brows, of the four play 571 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:38,959 Speaker 1: guys like it's a big deal on YouTube. Golf, you know, 572 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: is you could argue is as big on YouTube as 573 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: it is anywhere. And Bryson entered that space and he 574 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: immediately became a rock star and he changed the game. 575 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: I mean, we talked about it a couple weeks ago. 576 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: When has one of the favorites before a major ever 577 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: just done like a hole by whole tutorial of what 578 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: he plans on doing it. It's pretty awesome, And I've 579 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: said forever I use some of his videos before the 580 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: tournaments to scout him. You can't take much away from 581 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: the break fifty when they're playing the red tees, But 582 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: when it comes to watching Bryson, he'll just go to 583 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: a random course, typically in the Texas area Dallas area, 584 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: where he lives, and just try to break the course record. 585 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: I haven't watched his most recent one. I think he 586 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: just broke a course record. I've watched him get kind 587 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: of close, and you're just like, this guy is so 588 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: fucking good at golf. I mean his advantage. That's where 589 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: sometimes on in a major, you watch him that live 590 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: because he's playing the other guys, you know, it doesn't 591 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: quite put into perspective how much he's dominating. But when 592 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,239 Speaker 1: it's just him out there in some random course and 593 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: he's just split in these fairways three hundred and forty yards, 594 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: playing by himself, playing eighteen holes in like, you know, 595 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: two hours, it's a remarkable sight to see. And he's 596 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: the betting favorite this week. I would imagine there's gonna 597 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: be a big turnout for him, and uh, I think 598 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: sometimes it's cool to watch a guy kind of turn 599 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: around his career because I would say two plus years ago, 600 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: his approval rating was pretty low. People were kind of 601 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: down on him. And I would say now, just universally 602 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: with sports fans, if you just say Bryson d Chambeau, 603 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: you're like doing what We're gonna watch him like he's 604 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: he's a needle mover and you know, speaking of the 605 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,720 Speaker 1: Ryder Cup, he's a lock to be on that team. 606 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: And he's another guy that I think is gonna take 607 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: a lot of pride and be a fucking awesome Ryder 608 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: Cup player for us. Like I'm really excited to watch, 609 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: you know, Bryson the Ryder Cup. Hell, he should have 610 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: made it a couple of years ago. But you know, 611 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: if you want to attend this event, if you're living 612 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: in Texas, kids under twelve get in free. Obviously it's 613 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: you can follow every shot on Fox Sports. Excited to watch, 614 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: So watch Bryson d Schambeau tee it up in his 615 00:33:54,800 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 1: home town event. Okay, let's do a little mailbag at golopod. 616 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: At golopod is the Instagram fire in those dms. Get 617 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: your questions answered here on the show. Very very easy 618 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: to do. We got a bunch here here. We'll start 619 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:28,359 Speaker 1: with Vince. What up? John was watching the Travelers and 620 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:32,359 Speaker 1: with four holes to go in Fleetwood in the lead, 621 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 1: I decided to put my last three dollars in my 622 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: draftking account. I love that when you just have like 623 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:41,320 Speaker 1: five dollars. I put one dollar each on Bradley, Henley, 624 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 1: and Day, who were in second, third and fourth at 625 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 1: the time. I placed a bet that was minus six 626 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,359 Speaker 1: hundred on Fleetwood. I had a gut feeling he would 627 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:53,359 Speaker 1: joke again, do you think he ever breaks through? Would 628 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: love to hear your answer on the pod? One dollar 629 00:34:56,080 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: paid out forty six before the t I would have 630 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: said one, I really would. And then you watch that 631 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: and you go, maybe he's just destined to have an 632 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: all time like top five, top ten career and make 633 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of money and just never win one of 634 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: these tournaments. Because that was a tournament. You just don't 635 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:17,280 Speaker 1: blow that tournament if you're him. Because he was playing 636 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: well too, it'd be one thing. It's like the guy 637 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 1: was falling apart like he was playing well, he was 638 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:27,320 Speaker 1: in the controlling lead and even on eighteen, right in 639 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: the middle of the fairway. Uh to be a great 640 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: iron player and to really question what club you hit, 641 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 1: and I know Keegan said he kind of got gusted, 642 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: but that ball wasn't even close and then Keegan got up. 643 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 1: There was zero hesitation. I feel like most guys the 644 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:44,839 Speaker 1: last couple of years on that whole. I mean, at 645 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 1: worst hit in the middle of the green, but you 646 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: can't have a three putt bogie that it just can't happen. 647 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:57,440 Speaker 1: So one thing that makes me nervous about Tommy is 648 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: he's not a great putter. Honestly, He's the type putter 649 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 1: that in a big spot feels like I'm like this 650 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: just as a casual golfer, we all play with different 651 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: people that you have no faith that they're gonna make 652 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 1: a putt. And on the PGA Tour, did anyone think 653 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: on eighteen that Kegan was gonna miss it? Not a soul, 654 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: not one. And honestly, when Tommy got out over some 655 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: of those putts down the stretch, you just didn't have 656 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,719 Speaker 1: that much faith. And again I'm pro Tommy Fleetwood but 657 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: you watch him putt you go, He's just not gonna 658 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,440 Speaker 1: make it. Not sure if you watch the Brian Bros. 659 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: But if you know about Wesley's suspension, I was wondering 660 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: what your thoughts are about it. Do you think a 661 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: fine would have been more reasonable than a suspension? After all, 662 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: he went there for content creation, not to participate in 663 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: a live tournament. People's careers shouldn't be in the balance 664 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: of the rules that are still so vague. This is 665 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 1: what I'm talking about with Brian Rolapp. I think I 666 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: saw Wesley tweet out today. And for those of that 667 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:00,959 Speaker 1: aren't super deep, Wesley's like a fringe, you know, top 668 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,839 Speaker 1: one hundred, top one, twenty five, top one fifty level 669 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:07,160 Speaker 1: PGA tour talent. Him and his brother George have a 670 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: YouTube channel. They do a lot of stuff with Grand Horvat. 671 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 1: They are, I mean, Wesley's a pretty fucking good player. George, 672 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:17,280 Speaker 1: I think, was like an All American in college as well. 673 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 1: They're big time players. I mean, Wesley's a legit PG 674 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 1: tour player and was supposed to play in an event 675 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: this year but did the duels creation with Live and 676 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,359 Speaker 1: Jay suspended him. And this is where and I think 677 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: it rattled Wesley, Like I think Wesley is not trying 678 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,759 Speaker 1: to be controversial, like he's in the business world. Like 679 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: we're all in the business world. You know, is this 680 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:43,240 Speaker 1: a little more difficult for me to do a podcast 681 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,839 Speaker 1: sitting in a hotel room? Of course, but I had 682 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,840 Speaker 1: to make a business decision. It's like I'm gonna do 683 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: this with Colin for a couple of days. Right, did 684 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:55,680 Speaker 1: it impact the podcast or at least the the ease 685 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: in which I do it? Of course, Like we all 686 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:00,360 Speaker 1: have to make tough business decisions or just businesses in 687 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,720 Speaker 1: general sometimes, And I don't fault Wesley from making that decision, 688 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: and to think that then he would get slammed when 689 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: when Jay's in the position, I think the problem that 690 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 1: doesn't make any sense with Wesley Bryant's suspension is how 691 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: is Jay in a position feels like, you know, we 692 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: see these lame duck politicians or presidents or whatever. It 693 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 1: feels like Jay's been a lame duck for years. How 694 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:29,720 Speaker 1: is he in position to to like render this verdict 695 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:33,640 Speaker 1: against a guy? And if it'd be one thing, if 696 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 1: it was a bigger name, like what are we talking, 697 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,799 Speaker 1: what are we doing? How can this happen, and then 698 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,880 Speaker 1: I see the mental gymnastics where they invite Horvat to 699 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: play in the Barracuda up in Lake Tahoe. It's like, well, 700 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 1: he's not actually a member. It's like, well, what does 701 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:50,920 Speaker 1: any of this fucking stuff matter? So I thought it 702 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: was just embarrassing that Wesley got Honestly that happened, though, 703 00:38:56,840 --> 00:39:00,879 Speaker 1: I really do, and I think that's a reflection. If 704 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 1: I was roll App, would I would text Tiger and 705 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:07,320 Speaker 1: be like, can we just give Jay his golden parachute 706 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: now and get him out of here? We'll give him 707 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,359 Speaker 1: the jet use for another five years, We'll give him 708 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,880 Speaker 1: a couple more memberships, and can we just can we 709 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:18,359 Speaker 1: just get his office cleared out? Like I think Jay 710 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,280 Speaker 1: and a lot of people have talked about this. You get, 711 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:24,240 Speaker 1: you know, peacetime generals, wartime generals. Everyone has different strengths 712 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 1: and weaknesses. I'm not sure about Jay Monahan because the 713 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:31,080 Speaker 1: shit really hit the fan the last couple of years 714 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: and it felt like he was completely I don't know, 715 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:38,000 Speaker 1: over a skiz and listen, this wasn't an easy situation. 716 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,480 Speaker 1: But you get role App who's had a front row 717 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:44,320 Speaker 1: seat for Goodell, for decades, Like the NFL gets crazy 718 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,799 Speaker 1: situations all the time, and you know what your task 719 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:51,320 Speaker 1: was doing handling them, figuring them out for what's best 720 00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: for you, the players, the business of the operation. So 721 00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:59,520 Speaker 1: one thing I think the PGA Tour needs to do 722 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: a better job of. I haven't had a chance to 723 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:06,040 Speaker 1: watch the newest Duels, but the way that you know, 724 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 1: the creator classic it was at the PGA Championship look 725 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:13,160 Speaker 1: kind of cool. Well it was cool. I watched it. 726 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: I didn't. I watched a little bit of the first duels. 727 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:21,280 Speaker 1: This second version, Like the stuff they're doing with with Grant, 728 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:26,799 Speaker 1: with with Wesley, with Fat Perez, with Mason Nutt and 729 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:29,840 Speaker 1: Bob and those guys commentating on it is kind of genius. 730 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: Like these guys have huge fucking audiences, you know, and 731 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: there's a reason some of these players go on pardon 732 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: my Takes audience or podcasts. You know, seven million millions 733 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: of people are listening. I was gonna say seven figures 734 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,400 Speaker 1: on seven million people. Seven million people are listening. That's 735 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 1: pretty big, But you know what I mean. I don't 736 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:53,960 Speaker 1: know if you do the mailbag for golf podcasts, but 737 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,239 Speaker 1: my question is this, we have all these popular golfers J. T. 738 00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:01,040 Speaker 1: Speeth and others. People have historically great record of winning 739 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:04,760 Speaker 1: majors in various competitions and being in contentions in the majors, 740 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 1: Yet when the majors come around or whatever tournament is 741 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 1: being played that week, they are nowhere to be seen 742 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: in the top twenty leaderboard. It seems to me like 743 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 1: there are a lot of randoms. Like Austin Eck wrote, 744 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:19,319 Speaker 1: Jake Knapp and Sam Burns leading the pack on day four. 745 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: I like the variety, but gambling wise, I'm struggling. Well, 746 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:29,880 Speaker 1: there are individual courses did suit individuals better, so there 747 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:32,400 Speaker 1: are certain guys who are gonna play better at certain courses. 748 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 1: I also think there's a randomness. Like if you're a 749 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:39,239 Speaker 1: PGA Tour golfer and you play in twenty events, and 750 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,520 Speaker 1: let's say you have an awesome season, you make nineteen 751 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:46,880 Speaker 1: of twenty cuts, you had a fantastic season. If you 752 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 1: top ten in those nineteen events that you made the 753 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:53,399 Speaker 1: cut in, I would say in seven of them. If 754 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:56,919 Speaker 1: you top ten and seven of those nineteen events, you've 755 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,040 Speaker 1: been awesome. And if you did that means more likely 756 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:01,680 Speaker 1: you top five in ave the potentially even one that's 757 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:05,440 Speaker 1: a that's an elite season, but that means potentially, of 758 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 1: those nineteen cuts you made, how many would that be? Twelve? 759 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 1: Of those other finishes are gonna be somewhere between twenty 760 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: five and fifty. So you're just not really in the mix. 761 00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 1: And that's what makes golf like it's not just a 762 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:25,320 Speaker 1: winner and a loser. Like you're gonna have some tournaments 763 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:28,040 Speaker 1: where you have a bad four hole stretch and all 764 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:31,400 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you finish thirty eighth and you're like, 765 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,719 Speaker 1: I didn't even play that bad. It's what makes the 766 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:38,040 Speaker 1: sport kind of unique. It's why Tiger was so big 767 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:42,320 Speaker 1: on cuts, and it's why there was so much pushback 768 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,960 Speaker 1: on the signature events, and you know, the live set 769 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,480 Speaker 1: up sometimes with you know, being only three rounds, and 770 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:52,320 Speaker 1: now the signature events, the no cuts, the smaller fields. 771 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:55,640 Speaker 1: It's like the purity of golf to me is four rounds, 772 00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:58,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty people cut half the field. And 773 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:01,719 Speaker 1: with that comes, especially in tougher tournaments, like you're gonna 774 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: have some guys that just get fucking rocket shipped out 775 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,680 Speaker 1: of there, and you're also gonna have some random guys 776 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:09,080 Speaker 1: that play well. Now, typically those guys come back to 777 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:11,160 Speaker 1: the pack, right you know, Look who was in the 778 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:15,760 Speaker 1: final group on Sunday at the Travelers Tommy Fleetwood, Russell 779 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:19,799 Speaker 1: Henley and Keithan Bradley all top what fifteen to twenty 780 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: players in the world. So I think for the most part, 781 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,080 Speaker 1: over the course of the season at the bigger tournaments, 782 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:31,480 Speaker 1: the cream usually rises. Can you touch on the Brian 783 00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:34,600 Speaker 1: Rollap hiring and the Jay Monahan stepping down as a 784 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:36,480 Speaker 1: guy who has a lot of NFL experience with the 785 00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:39,279 Speaker 1: product being the best of the best. What changes do 786 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:41,440 Speaker 1: you expect to see the PGA Tour moving forward to 787 00:43:41,520 --> 00:43:45,920 Speaker 1: grow viewership? Anything particular you're hoping for with the transition 788 00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 1: with the typical live PGA deal getting done, I mentioned this. 789 00:43:50,840 --> 00:43:53,920 Speaker 1: I do think they gotta figure out to get some 790 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 1: sort of uniformity with the partners, like we're all on 791 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:05,320 Speaker 1: business together, and the tour has less leverage than the NFL, 792 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:09,840 Speaker 1: Like the networks need the NFL. The networks can't function 793 00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:13,600 Speaker 1: without the NFL. These networks can function without the PGA Tour, 794 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:16,960 Speaker 1: though CBS like they use them for a lot of inventory. 795 00:44:17,160 --> 00:44:19,960 Speaker 1: I would say CBS is pretty dependent on the PGA Tour, 796 00:44:22,239 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 1: but their product is the better one of the NBC. 797 00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:28,319 Speaker 1: But I still think we can work to figure out 798 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:32,840 Speaker 1: different ways to just make the broadcast better and find 799 00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:36,960 Speaker 1: a way to show more golf while still like, I'm 800 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:38,960 Speaker 1: pro ads if you listen to my show, we got ads. 801 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:41,040 Speaker 1: We gotta pay the bills. We're not doing this for free. 802 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,680 Speaker 1: This isn't a charity. This is a business. No different 803 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:48,040 Speaker 1: than the PGA Tour, no different than CBS. But I 804 00:44:48,080 --> 00:44:53,640 Speaker 1: feel like the highlight nature of the broadcast is pretty 805 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:56,399 Speaker 1: out of whack. I really do. And I think one 806 00:44:56,440 --> 00:44:58,560 Speaker 1: thing he could do immediately, and I mentioned this earlier, 807 00:44:59,120 --> 00:45:03,719 Speaker 1: it's so easy. Rip up suspensions, rip them up. It 808 00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: might piss some people off originally, but we're eventually gonna 809 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 1: start playing together. They already kind of do with the 810 00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:11,920 Speaker 1: majors anyway. Hey John, you want to play at Tory Pines? 811 00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,520 Speaker 1: Hey Brooks? Do you want to play at the Arnold Palmer? 812 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:18,320 Speaker 1: Hey Bryson, do you want to play at the Colonial? 813 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: You live here? You guys want to be part of 814 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:24,359 Speaker 1: some of them? If not, no big, but hey, it's 815 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:27,040 Speaker 1: open to you if you're if you're interested, if you 816 00:45:27,080 --> 00:45:29,480 Speaker 1: if you tell me that, like, hey, you know, Bryson 817 00:45:29,640 --> 00:45:32,160 Speaker 1: and John Rahm are playing at Tory Pines this weekend, 818 00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: might make it a little more interesting. I think those 819 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:39,520 Speaker 1: are two things he can immediately do to just kind 820 00:45:39,560 --> 00:45:42,239 Speaker 1: of get the ball rolling. And you know, I think 821 00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 1: Jay sometimes, let's face it, when you make a decision 822 00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:50,520 Speaker 1: and you stick your feet in the ground and you 823 00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:55,120 Speaker 1: don't want to budge, it's hard to pivot because whether 824 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,320 Speaker 1: you're too stubborn you don't want to look like you're wrong, 825 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:01,600 Speaker 1: whether uh, you don't want it to blow up in 826 00:46:01,640 --> 00:46:03,239 Speaker 1: your face. You don't want to say, well, why didn't 827 00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:05,759 Speaker 1: you do this to begin with? And I feel like 828 00:46:05,880 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 1: Jay was like that two years ago. Or if your 829 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:11,200 Speaker 1: role app you're not tied to anything. These weren't your ideas. 830 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:14,680 Speaker 1: You didn't force this upon anyone else, so you can 831 00:46:14,719 --> 00:46:18,360 Speaker 1: do whatever the hell you want to do. Why do 832 00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:20,600 Speaker 1: you think Justin Thomas is not more of a factor 833 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:23,239 Speaker 1: in majors? This guy should have been thriving at a 834 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:26,319 Speaker 1: place like Oakmont, can work the ball both ways with 835 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:28,960 Speaker 1: his irons, and is lethal with a three wood. I 836 00:46:29,080 --> 00:46:31,520 Speaker 1: just don't get why he isn't more of a factor 837 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:38,400 Speaker 1: to win big events. Your thoughts, Uh, he can get 838 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:41,200 Speaker 1: squarely with the driver. He can get really squarely with 839 00:46:41,239 --> 00:46:43,880 Speaker 1: the driver, and I think putting sometimes a little hit 840 00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:47,680 Speaker 1: or miss. But I do think when you look at 841 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:52,719 Speaker 1: Justin Thomas's major career in a weird way for a 842 00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:56,320 Speaker 1: great player and for a guy that's won multiple majors, 843 00:46:57,280 --> 00:47:00,360 Speaker 1: I do think it's a little underwhelming. If you just 844 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:08,200 Speaker 1: bring up his major record the Open Championship, let me 845 00:47:08,239 --> 00:47:13,160 Speaker 1: find this. He has won his best, finished his eleventh, 846 00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:16,280 Speaker 1: and then he has a lot of like T fifty 847 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:20,719 Speaker 1: threes cuts cuts T thirty one, T fifty three. For 848 00:47:20,760 --> 00:47:23,239 Speaker 1: a guy that's like an all time shot maker, he 849 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:27,279 Speaker 1: should be unreal across the pond the Masters. He's never 850 00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:29,440 Speaker 1: really played that great T thirty nine, T twenty two, 851 00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:32,879 Speaker 1: T seventeen. Actually, let me take that back. He's he's 852 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:36,520 Speaker 1: gotten better in twenty twenty. I guess do we count 853 00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:40,520 Speaker 1: that one? He finished eighth in twenty two, but he's 854 00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:42,320 Speaker 1: missed the cut the last couple of years. He finished 855 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:44,640 Speaker 1: thirty six this year. He has not had a good 856 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:49,040 Speaker 1: major season this year for sure. Honestly his last He 857 00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:58,359 Speaker 1: hasn't played well in majors the last three years of three, six, nine, eleven. 858 00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:05,320 Speaker 1: In his last eleven. He's been cut one, two, three, four, five, 859 00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:12,840 Speaker 1: six seven times seven miss cuts in his last eleven majors. 860 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:17,200 Speaker 1: It's pretty nuts. So it's like he's talked about it, 861 00:48:17,880 --> 00:48:20,879 Speaker 1: but there is a little track record there. I would 862 00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:24,560 Speaker 1: say this right now with Justin Thomas. I just wouldn't 863 00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:27,239 Speaker 1: put any money on him in these majors based on 864 00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:29,600 Speaker 1: his for whatever reason. I don't know if he's pressing. 865 00:48:30,239 --> 00:48:34,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. He's had an awesome season. For a 866 00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:36,879 Speaker 1: guy that's had an awesome season, who's a Locke Ryder 867 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:40,760 Speaker 1: Cup to miss two cuts, I mean the PGA Championship 868 00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:44,680 Speaker 1: in the US Open, and he was not very good 869 00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:50,200 Speaker 1: at the Masters either. I don't know. I honestly don't 870 00:48:50,200 --> 00:48:55,399 Speaker 1: know what to tell you there, my fellow bald brother, 871 00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,359 Speaker 1: do you like Fleetwood, Finale and Fowler. Do you think 872 00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:01,880 Speaker 1: that those guys will ever win a major? Stars of 873 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:03,920 Speaker 1: the Game but can't get it done? And do you 874 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,239 Speaker 1: think some players who won majors the last couple of 875 00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:10,200 Speaker 1: years will ever win one again? Clark, Harmon spawn Xander 876 00:49:10,400 --> 00:49:12,680 Speaker 1: feels like Xander will, but the other guys are probably 877 00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:15,880 Speaker 1: just a one major player last one for you. Do 878 00:49:15,960 --> 00:49:18,920 Speaker 1: you think Charlie Woods will be one of the greats 879 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:20,960 Speaker 1: in say ten years. He seems like a kid who 880 00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:24,400 Speaker 1: has the best shot out of the superstar kids. I 881 00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:29,160 Speaker 1: think it's to even take a guess on Charlie Woods 882 00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:37,000 Speaker 1: as impossible that one's tough the pressure on him. Let's 883 00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:38,920 Speaker 1: just assume this. He's going to be an excellent high 884 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:41,720 Speaker 1: school golfer and play college. And if I had to bet, 885 00:49:42,440 --> 00:49:45,400 Speaker 1: he either stays in the SEC and just plays like Florida, 886 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, like his dad's backyard, one of the sweet 887 00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:52,720 Speaker 1: SEC schools, or plays at Stanford, the pressure on him 888 00:49:53,080 --> 00:49:55,680 Speaker 1: will be unlike anything we've ever seen. I mean, there's 889 00:49:55,719 --> 00:49:57,480 Speaker 1: pressure on Tiger, but he wasn't trying to live up 890 00:49:57,520 --> 00:49:59,640 Speaker 1: to Tiger. There have never been a Tiger to be 891 00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:04,040 Speaker 1: ker Wood's son. Is We've seen it recently with Brownie 892 00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:06,560 Speaker 1: with you know, we're gonna see it with Arch and 893 00:50:06,600 --> 00:50:11,920 Speaker 1: he's not even Peyton to Eli's son. So I it's 894 00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:17,319 Speaker 1: all it feels unfair to Charlie. I would say, I mean, 895 00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:19,960 Speaker 1: Xander's not been good this year, but he got hurt. 896 00:50:20,320 --> 00:50:26,040 Speaker 1: I would say Wyndham Clark no chance, Brian Harmon extremely unlikely, 897 00:50:27,360 --> 00:50:32,040 Speaker 1: JJ spawn be pretty crazy, but shit, he looked pretty good. 898 00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:35,400 Speaker 1: I would say probably not. On those guys you listed. 899 00:50:36,880 --> 00:50:40,320 Speaker 1: Ricky Fowler is never gonna win a major. Tony Fenow, 900 00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:44,279 Speaker 1: I would say, has a chance. If you told me 901 00:50:44,320 --> 00:50:47,319 Speaker 1: Tommy Fleetwood has one win, like his career ends with 902 00:50:47,480 --> 00:50:50,879 Speaker 1: one win, and I know he's won on the European Tour, 903 00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:54,080 Speaker 1: it wouldn't shock me if his one win was like, oh, 904 00:50:54,200 --> 00:50:57,120 Speaker 1: the British Open, or you like Tommy Fleetwood won the 905 00:50:57,239 --> 00:50:59,640 Speaker 1: US Open, Like I could see his one win being 906 00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:03,239 Speaker 1: a make just being in a position where he just 907 00:51:03,320 --> 00:51:05,520 Speaker 1: kind of wins it, you know. And he's had some 908 00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:08,040 Speaker 1: of these. He's had like incredible rounds on a Sunday 909 00:51:08,080 --> 00:51:09,400 Speaker 1: when he's kind of out of it. I've bet on 910 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:11,320 Speaker 1: him a couple times to top ten and top twenty. 911 00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:13,400 Speaker 1: It's like, this is never gonna happen. All of a sudden, 912 00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:16,279 Speaker 1: Tommy Fleetwood shoots four under on Sunday. So if he 913 00:51:16,320 --> 00:51:19,640 Speaker 1: can do that where he's like two behind in the 914 00:51:19,760 --> 00:51:22,560 Speaker 1: US Open, he shoots five under all of a sudden, 915 00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:24,239 Speaker 1: he wins and he kind of gets to fly under 916 00:51:24,239 --> 00:51:26,640 Speaker 1: the radar a little bit. I think he's less likely 917 00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:29,000 Speaker 1: to win it if he's in the last group. I 918 00:51:29,080 --> 00:51:30,600 Speaker 1: think he's more likely to win it if he's like 919 00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:32,520 Speaker 1: two back and he's in like the third or fourth group. 920 00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:34,800 Speaker 1: So I got Tommy Fleetwood's in the in the house, 921 00:51:35,080 --> 00:51:37,440 Speaker 1: he posted a number, then the other guy fucks up. 922 00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:56,160 Speaker 1: Is like Tommy Fleetwood's the twenty twenty seven US Open champion. Okay, 923 00:51:56,239 --> 00:51:59,200 Speaker 1: last question, I've been thinking about Tiger and Scottie. Huh, 924 00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:01,319 Speaker 1: I like, where your heads at? Seems to me like 925 00:52:01,360 --> 00:52:04,680 Speaker 1: Tiger was less surgical than Scotty. Scotty is almost boring 926 00:52:04,719 --> 00:52:08,120 Speaker 1: to watch, no risk, no crazy highlights. Tiger was always 927 00:52:08,120 --> 00:52:12,239 Speaker 1: making the most insane shots after making subpar shots, like 928 00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:14,239 Speaker 1: the famous chip on sixteen in two thousand and five. 929 00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:17,120 Speaker 1: What was he doing left of the green to begin with? 930 00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:22,000 Speaker 1: I don't think it can be overstated. Equipment in twenty 931 00:52:22,120 --> 00:52:27,000 Speaker 1: twenty five, in really equipment for the last decade, the 932 00:52:27,400 --> 00:52:30,520 Speaker 1: equipment Tiger used and Phil used early on in their career, 933 00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:33,960 Speaker 1: and guys you know, from Jack to Arnold to Greg Norman, 934 00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:37,239 Speaker 1: the variants on those clubs. I started playing golf in 935 00:52:37,239 --> 00:52:41,880 Speaker 1: the nineties. Golf was so hard. One reason I was 936 00:52:41,960 --> 00:52:44,680 Speaker 1: never that I'm a better player now than I've ever been. 937 00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:48,839 Speaker 1: But even in high school in like two thousand, two 938 00:52:48,840 --> 00:52:50,759 Speaker 1: thousand and one, two thousand and two, we had some 939 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:55,000 Speaker 1: really good players in my area, like Nick Watney, Spencer Levine, 940 00:52:57,040 --> 00:52:59,719 Speaker 1: Ricky Barnes was from a little closer like Stockton, but 941 00:52:59,800 --> 00:53:02,000 Speaker 1: he was All those guys are a little older than me, 942 00:53:02,239 --> 00:53:04,400 Speaker 1: but like guys that went on the PGA Tour. But 943 00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:07,160 Speaker 1: for the most part, like if you were shooting mid 944 00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:09,400 Speaker 1: to high seventies, you were like a top two or 945 00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:12,719 Speaker 1: three guy on a golf team in high school. If 946 00:53:12,719 --> 00:53:14,960 Speaker 1: you look at the high school scores now, it is 947 00:53:15,040 --> 00:53:18,960 Speaker 1: stupid how good all these teams are because it's never 948 00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:21,759 Speaker 1: been easier to play golf. It doesn't mean that you 949 00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:24,640 Speaker 1: don't have to be good to play golf. But like 950 00:53:24,719 --> 00:53:27,239 Speaker 1: this equipment, I think I heard I don't know if 951 00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:29,080 Speaker 1: it was on no laying up or someone said that 952 00:53:29,640 --> 00:53:32,960 Speaker 1: earlier this year that Scottie Scheffer last year in twenty 953 00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:37,440 Speaker 1: twenty four hit like fifteen percent more fairways in twenty 954 00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:40,520 Speaker 1: four than he did in twenty three. And obviously he's 955 00:53:40,600 --> 00:53:43,879 Speaker 1: swinging hard and hitting the ball really far, he's hitting 956 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:47,560 Speaker 1: the ball really straight. Tiger did not hit the ball straight. 957 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:50,000 Speaker 1: But also part of the reason he didn't hit the 958 00:53:50,040 --> 00:53:53,919 Speaker 1: ball straight because Tiger swang hard like all these guys now, 959 00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:58,080 Speaker 1: Tiger was swinging in terms of you know, ball speed, 960 00:53:58,400 --> 00:54:02,280 Speaker 1: clubhead speed, like with the loy but equipment in ninety 961 00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:04,440 Speaker 1: seven or two thousand, Like if you miss hit it 962 00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:06,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, it's like you could be way off. 963 00:54:07,400 --> 00:54:10,720 Speaker 1: And I just think that part of what made golf. 964 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:14,400 Speaker 1: I mean, the three most famous golfers of all time 965 00:54:15,080 --> 00:54:20,320 Speaker 1: are Arnold Palmer, well probably Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicholas, 966 00:54:20,360 --> 00:54:24,480 Speaker 1: Tiger Woods. But like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods, if 967 00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:26,880 Speaker 1: you go back and just watch highlights of Arnold Palmer, 968 00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:29,839 Speaker 1: he did a lot of shit from the trees. Like 969 00:54:30,160 --> 00:54:33,560 Speaker 1: what made Phil and Tiger so spectacular was like the 970 00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:36,960 Speaker 1: crazy shots from out of nowhere. Scotty's like, oh, yeah, 971 00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:38,800 Speaker 1: you just hit an eight iron from one hundred and 972 00:54:38,840 --> 00:54:40,839 Speaker 1: seventy yards the middle of the fairway to six feet 973 00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:44,440 Speaker 1: tapped it in for Bertie, like Tiger was like, yeah, Tiger, 974 00:54:44,520 --> 00:54:46,400 Speaker 1: you know, he took a He took a five iron 975 00:54:46,440 --> 00:54:48,720 Speaker 1: from two hundred and ten yards, He roped it around 976 00:54:48,719 --> 00:54:51,600 Speaker 1: a tree, bounced on the top of the bunker, and 977 00:54:52,040 --> 00:54:54,640 Speaker 1: ended up rolling seventeen feet and then he rolled it 978 00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:57,759 Speaker 1: in for a most incredible eagle I've ever seen. That's 979 00:54:57,840 --> 00:55:00,400 Speaker 1: not really what Scotty Shuffer does. But I think it 980 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:04,200 Speaker 1: gets back to the equipment. When you watch Tiger in 981 00:55:04,200 --> 00:55:07,919 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, it was much more and when he won 982 00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:10,720 Speaker 1: the Masters, and even when he started playing well, remember 983 00:55:10,719 --> 00:55:16,160 Speaker 1: when he was the playing captain of twenty nineteen President's Cup, 984 00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:19,719 Speaker 1: it was he was playing more boring golf because with 985 00:55:19,840 --> 00:55:23,160 Speaker 1: this equipment, there's no point to not be boring. You're 986 00:55:23,239 --> 00:55:25,439 Speaker 1: just kind of like hitting it out there three hundred 987 00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:28,319 Speaker 1: and ten yards. You're just moving the ball forward. If 988 00:55:28,360 --> 00:55:30,319 Speaker 1: you're a good wedge player and good short iron player, 989 00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:32,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna knock some balls tight. You're gonna make a 990 00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:34,839 Speaker 1: bunch of parties. That's not how Tiger and Phil played 991 00:55:34,840 --> 00:55:37,640 Speaker 1: in their heyday, because that's not really the equipment. If 992 00:55:37,640 --> 00:55:40,360 Speaker 1: you're swinging as hard as those guys are swinging, a 993 00:55:40,440 --> 00:55:44,680 Speaker 1: fucking seven iron could land way left. You know, it 994 00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:48,040 Speaker 1: wasn't because Tiger was trying to do it. I think 995 00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:51,919 Speaker 1: the equipment is the ball. The equipment is a big 996 00:55:51,960 --> 00:55:56,719 Speaker 1: reason it's harder for these guys. Everything is so optimized, 997 00:55:57,120 --> 00:56:01,120 Speaker 1: like everything swing, speed, ball control, like perfectly to a 998 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:05,080 Speaker 1: t Did track man exists for Tiger twenty years ago? 999 00:56:05,640 --> 00:56:08,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure there were elements of which it existed, 1000 00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:10,960 Speaker 1: but nothing to the extent of now. Even Tiger talks 1001 00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:13,080 Speaker 1: about now, I feel I'm a field guy. They're like, 1002 00:56:13,080 --> 00:56:14,279 Speaker 1: what do you mean you don't measure? He's like, no, 1003 00:56:14,320 --> 00:56:16,680 Speaker 1: I can, just I can tell sixty seven yards. I'm 1004 00:56:16,719 --> 00:56:19,400 Speaker 1: just used to looking at it. The way these guys talk, 1005 00:56:19,840 --> 00:56:24,040 Speaker 1: it's feel feel feel. We don't have field players anymore. 1006 00:56:24,680 --> 00:56:29,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Scotty is he's the closest thing to a 1007 00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:32,920 Speaker 1: modern day field player, but it's also very optimized with 1008 00:56:33,040 --> 00:56:37,240 Speaker 1: the numbers, and Bryson's the most extreme right all the numbers. 1009 00:56:38,440 --> 00:56:42,279 Speaker 1: Can you imagine Bryson if he tried to play the 1010 00:56:42,320 --> 00:56:45,920 Speaker 1: way he's playing in nineteen ninety eight, where some of 1011 00:56:45,920 --> 00:56:48,719 Speaker 1: his drives would end up, he would hit drives on 1012 00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:53,520 Speaker 1: a hole into a different city, swinging that hard. I mean, 1013 00:56:53,560 --> 00:56:56,760 Speaker 1: it would go look at John Daly who bombed. He struggled. 1014 00:56:56,800 --> 00:56:59,160 Speaker 1: The balls would fly all over the map, which made 1015 00:56:59,160 --> 00:57:02,320 Speaker 1: golf pretty entertain That made anyone that tried playing golf 1016 00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:05,640 Speaker 1: twenty thirty years ago. It's like a lot of people 1017 00:57:05,680 --> 00:57:08,279 Speaker 1: just quit You're like, this is not fun at all. Now. 1018 00:57:08,280 --> 00:57:09,640 Speaker 1: It's like you hit a couple of shots, like hey, 1019 00:57:09,719 --> 00:57:13,239 Speaker 1: hit this oversized callaway. You're like, fuck, did I just 1020 00:57:13,320 --> 00:57:16,000 Speaker 1: hit this seven iron one hundred and eighty yards? You're like, yeah, 1021 00:57:16,080 --> 00:57:20,040 Speaker 1: blasted again. That would never have happened in nineteen ninety six. 1022 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:23,200 Speaker 1: Like I quit, I'm not playing with these Mizuno blades. 1023 00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:26,400 Speaker 1: So I think a huge element is just is the 1024 00:57:26,440 --> 00:57:30,840 Speaker 1: equipment and the balls and just the uh yeah, I 1025 00:57:30,840 --> 00:57:35,440 Speaker 1: mean I I also think that you watch some Tiger 1026 00:57:35,560 --> 00:57:38,680 Speaker 1: Phil highlights, even stuff from like the nineties with Greg Norman, 1027 00:57:39,560 --> 00:57:42,480 Speaker 1: some of the eighties stuff, it a lot more variants, 1028 00:57:42,520 --> 00:57:45,920 Speaker 1: a lot more variables. They're just less variables now. It's 1029 00:57:46,320 --> 00:57:48,720 Speaker 1: I was not rooting for Tommy Fleetwood too crumble like 1030 00:57:48,760 --> 00:57:51,840 Speaker 1: he did. But it can't really be argued that it 1031 00:57:51,880 --> 00:57:54,280 Speaker 1: was kind of entertaining because we just don't see that 1032 00:57:54,320 --> 00:57:57,040 Speaker 1: as much. It used to happen all the time, because 1033 00:57:57,080 --> 00:57:59,320 Speaker 1: at any moment in professional golf a guy could get 1034 00:57:59,320 --> 00:58:02,200 Speaker 1: like a double bogie. It just feels, especially in a 1035 00:58:02,360 --> 00:58:04,920 Speaker 1: non major, it feels kind of rare. Now it's like 1036 00:58:05,000 --> 00:58:06,560 Speaker 1: rare to watch a guy get a bogie in a 1037 00:58:06,560 --> 00:58:08,200 Speaker 1: big spot because she's like, I was just gonna hit 1038 00:58:08,200 --> 00:58:10,240 Speaker 1: it three hundred and twenty yards, then I'll knock it 1039 00:58:10,320 --> 00:58:12,160 Speaker 1: up around the green and more than likely get up 1040 00:58:12,200 --> 00:58:15,480 Speaker 1: and down that that was not the case back in 1041 00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:19,680 Speaker 1: the day. So appreciate everyone listening, and I'll see you 1042 00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:22,400 Speaker 1: in a couple of days back from Scottsdale. So yep, 1043 00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:26,680 Speaker 1: the volume