1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: The volume. What is going on my people? John middlecop 2 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: go Low pod Masters week is upon us. If you're 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: listening this on Wednesday, you only have one more sleep 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: until everyone teas off at Augusta National. It doesn't get 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: any better than this. I will give some takes off 6 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: the top. I talked to Sobel from the grounds at Augusta. 7 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: He's not quite in Butler Cabin, but as he mentions 8 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: on the pod, they have podcast rooms now, so Augusta 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: gotta give him some credit. I think historically a lot 10 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: of people talk shit, a bunch of old stiffs. Augusta's 11 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: living in the past, like they're pretty progressive that they are, 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, credentialing some of the you know US podcasters, barstool, 13 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: no laying up, they got podcast rooms. Don't sleep on 14 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: Augusta National. Getting with the times, baby. There's a big 15 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: week obviously a lot of gambling and just a lot 16 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: of golf watching. There's just no way around it. I 17 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: don't plan, don't text me, don't hit me up, don't 18 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: expect anything out of me from Thursday through Sunday. Maybe 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: squeeze in a podcast. I also might dabble with going live, 20 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: maybe on my YouTube channel. Just John Middlecoff just during 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: the tournament, sitting there watching a little bit. So check 22 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: that out. That could be a project for Thursday Friday. 23 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: Maybe we'll see, you know, if it's raining as well. 24 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: As the golo pod at golopod is is the Instagram 25 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: easiest way to get in in this mailbag, and we 26 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: will do one today. Just fire in my dms at golopod. 27 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: I post content up there sometimes with me playing golf. 28 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: Sometimes there's other golf stuff. I use it as a 29 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: little playground. So at golopod fire in there and let's 30 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: enjoy the week. Man, play some bets. Take one of 31 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: the big boys, take a flyer on, you know, maybe 32 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: a live guy, and just enjoy the masters. Man. It 33 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,639 Speaker 1: doesn't it flies by it. You know. In the NFL 34 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: you got all season long, right even in March madness, 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: you got several weeks. Augusta, you got Thursday through Sunday. Baby, 36 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: So let's buckle up. Let's enjoy Eldric, Let's enjoy Rory, 37 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: the live guys. Just watch some golf. If you want 38 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: to go to a golf tournament, you have a PGA 39 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: event coming to you this summer. 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We talked about it earlier this week. 56 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: I love Tiger Woods, what Tiger used to be, and 57 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: I still value his competitive spirit. But when you watched 58 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: him talk on Tuesday morning like he's forty seven years 59 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: old and given his health situation and this course, like 60 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: he ain't playing it for twenty more years, to me, 61 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: if I was putting the over under on Tiger Woods 62 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: competing at Augusta. I would probably put it under ten, 63 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: and you know, we'll see how his footholds up. Like 64 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: there's a chance he's only got five or six left. 65 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: So my overall take, I'm really going to try to 66 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: soak up Tiger playing in this tournament for whatever it is. 67 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: So twenty twenty seven, twenty eight, two thousand and thirty, 68 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: how it could only be a couple more years. We 69 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: know the guy does not want to be some ceremonial golfer. 70 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: He's never gonna show up. You know, it's sixty years old. 71 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: When he can barely walk and shoot ninety eighty eight. 72 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: That ain't happening. So this is a guy that twenty 73 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: nineteen is one of the coolest sporting events in my life. 74 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: I would put two thousand and eight at Torrey Pines 75 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: when he beat Rocco. Actually played with a guy the 76 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: other day at TPC and he's like, we were teeing 77 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: off at Camelback and they held us back like ten 78 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: minutes because they wanted to let the front group go, 79 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: And I was like, well, who was it. He's like 80 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: Lee Jansen, Rocco Media like that's kind of cool. But 81 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight was pretty special when the knee 82 00:04:54,680 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: was shot ripped he needed microfracture surgery. Two nineteen was 83 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: really cool, and that visual of him hugging Charlie at 84 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: the end, beating the group of guys that he did 85 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: right keepka Phenale Molinari who had taken him out, you know, 86 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: the year before at the Open. So you know, this 87 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: is we're coming down the home stretch here, and golf 88 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: is you know a little unique of like Tom Brady's 89 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: such an outlier playing that long for the most part, 90 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: you kind of know Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, 91 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: like yeah, there ain't much left. We know Rogers like 92 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: he got a year too, and he actually could keep playing, 93 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: but he's just kind of over it in other sports, 94 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: Like it's it's just obvious with age, golf is not right. 95 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: Phil won a major at what fifty years old at 96 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: Kiowa a couple of years ago, Like it's probably not 97 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: happening for Tiger, And I'm not trying to under estimate 98 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: him or diminish like if he gets into groove, I 99 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: do think he could be competitive here, maybe like a 100 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: top thirty but we got to enjoy it because he's 101 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: one of the great needle movers in the history of entertainment. 102 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: I'm talking entertainment, music, movies, TV. Sports. He's an all 103 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: time needle mover. And we're just coming down the home stretch. 104 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: So this is this is his playground one at five times, 105 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: one of the greatest champions, I'd argue, the greatest champion 106 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: this course has ever seen. And it's just SKIMMI a 107 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: little golf clap when he finishes, hopefully Sunday. You know, 108 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: somewhat in the mix. Number two. What made Tiger a 109 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: fucking legend, just like what made Jack Arnold, Lee, Trevino, 110 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: Nick Faldo, Rory Speeth. It's about majors, and you get 111 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,559 Speaker 1: to a point once you've won enough and made enough money. 112 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: It's all about majors. And listen, Scotty's still relatively young 113 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: in his career, right, I mean he got his first 114 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: win in twenty twenty two. Now, sometimes when you look 115 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: at guys careers, they peak for a couple of years, 116 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: three or four years, and that's when they win their 117 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: majority of their tournaments. Who knows, you know, you'd ever 118 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: know with health these guys swing so hard now, But 119 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: I think the Big three this year is really about 120 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: the Big two. Anything less than a major championship at 121 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: the end of the season for Rory and Rom to 122 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: me will feel like a disappointment. I mean, Rory was 123 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: so damn close last year, and as someone who had 124 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: him at you know, at Saint Andrew's devastating el hat 125 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: tipped to Cameron Smith. Crazy thing is Rory didn't even 126 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: finish second, but that hurt and Roy's even talked about it, 127 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: like he cried, you know, on the golf cart ride 128 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: with his wife back to the house. Well, Tiger mentioned 129 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: it today like Roy's gonna win this tournament, and the 130 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: career Grand Slam obviously is a big deal. He won 131 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: four majors so fast. To me, when you think about 132 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: Rory McElroy and just overall his career and his impact 133 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: over the last twenty years of golf, I know he 134 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: hasn't been playing for twenty years, but you know, the 135 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: post internet time on the PGA Tour, to me, he 136 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: feels more like a seven eight major guy than a 137 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: four major guy. Now to get to a you gotta 138 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: win your fifth and listen, I've gambled on him. I 139 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: have three hundred dollars on him. I got him about 140 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: eight and a half to one about a little three 141 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: or four weeks ago. Maybe it was during the match play, 142 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: so maybe two and a half weeks ago. So I'm 143 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: all in. You know, I'm team Rory here. I'm also 144 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: very tempted to put because I got zeros in my 145 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: in my gambling account right now to do the same 146 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: with John rom because I think anything less than one 147 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: of those two guys being in the last couple of 148 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: groups on Sunday, assuming that, you know, weather prohibiting, would 149 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: be a major disappointment for us as golf fans, for 150 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: the tournament and specifically for those two individuals. I think 151 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: they're showing up at the next four majors to win it. 152 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: They're clearly going to be right there with Scotti the favorites. 153 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: But unlike Scotty, like, you know, this guy's got to 154 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: do it. You know, John has only won one major 155 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: and it came several years ago at the US Open. 156 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 1: He's been really close here, and obviously Rory last year 157 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: finished second. Weird second kind of came on at the 158 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: end and the chip in on eighteen. But for me 159 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: to make this tournament just the ship. Now again, I'm biased, 160 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: I got money on it, but I think we can 161 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: all agree to have those two guys involved. Honestly, I 162 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: would love both of those two guys to be involved, 163 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: but I think there's tangible pressure on him man and John. 164 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: Rob's not quite on Rory's level obviously in terms of 165 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: career resume, but he's kind of getting to the point 166 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: where he's gonna be judged on majors the players and 167 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: like winning the FedEx Cup. And I know I don't 168 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: actually care about the FedEx Cup, but I just mean, like, 169 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: did he win the twenty million dollars at the end 170 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: of the year, Like was he the best player starting 171 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: to finish because last year it was you know, Scottie 172 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: vit Rory basically, and that to me is a major 173 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: headline those two guys, because I like it when the 174 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: cream rises, right. I like watching Patrick mahomes A viscerate 175 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: and Joe Burrow kick the shit out of everybody. I 176 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: like last year when Steph Curry's back was against the wall, 177 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: when he went full legend and said, bye bye, Boston Celtics, 178 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: I'm winning the title, and that's what he did. Game four, 179 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: Unstoppable and that's what these two players feel like, you know, 180 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: generational talents, all time great players. Obviously Rory's accomplished more, 181 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: but like to me, if Rory's gonna be a seven 182 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: eight major guy like Rom has no excuse to be 183 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: a not a five to six guy, like he's that 184 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: level player. So I'm looking forward to watching both those 185 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: two guys and obviously gambling on both of them, and last, 186 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: like listen, eventually part of getting into this tournament some 187 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: obviously for live guys, some of them are past champions, 188 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: but Sergio's you know, the fills, the Bubba's like, they're 189 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: never winning this thing again. And brooks Keepka hasn't won it, 190 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: so he doesn't have a lifetime exemption. DJ does. Cam 191 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: Smith doesn't either, but because he won last year, he's 192 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: got five more years. Like I want to see the 193 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: live guys, a couple of them. And we've been saying 194 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: this about their tour. Part of validating all that money 195 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: that Norman got the PIF and SPF to give them 196 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: all is he needs the Stars two ball and part 197 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: of the way to gain some credibility as a tour 198 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: because let's face it, no one's giving them any credit 199 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: last week except themselves and want to say themselves. Greg Norman, 200 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: like Ken in DJ, doesn't really care. He's already accomplished 201 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: a ton, He's got whatever, twenty five wins, he's got 202 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: a couple of majors, but like they need him, And 203 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm actually pretty confident this week, I expect DJ to 204 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: play pretty well, but I do think there are other 205 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: big names assuming like I don't expect Bryson to play 206 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: well here. He never has so I'm not even counting him, 207 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: and he's been shitty the last couple of years. But 208 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: I do think Brooks, who showed signs of life winning 209 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: a tournament. Again, hard to quantify, but we know this 210 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: guy's a four time major champ and easily could have 211 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 1: won several other majors. Remember when Phil won at Kiowa, 212 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: Brooks played with him. That was like two years ago. 213 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: So this is a guy that you never discount when 214 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: the bright lights are on, and this week the bright 215 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: lights are on, and I think liv could really use DJ, 216 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: but specifically Brooks or Cam Smith to just be around 217 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,599 Speaker 1: the top of the leaderboard come the weekend, because I 218 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: think there's some You know, Cam is a low key 219 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: Australian guy, and Brooks is more of the cocky kind 220 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: of champion American guy. But I think those guys just 221 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: elicit more emotion than DJ. Like I root for DJ. 222 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: I like DJ, even Rory, like everyone likes DJ. He's 223 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: just likable, like he's easy going, you know, he's just 224 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: his game is just consistent, like there's nothing He's just slow, steady, 225 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: wins the race, gonna win a tournament every year, you know, 226 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: him and Paulina, their kids, Gretzky having some shots of tequila, 227 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: hanging out on the lake. I do think the other 228 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: guys are just a lot more polarizing because cam Smith 229 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: became such a star so fast, and Brooks always had 230 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: kind of this fu edge. I don't even like golf. 231 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: I wish I was a baseball player, even though I'm 232 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: one of the most accomplished golfers of the last like 233 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: ten years. So I do hope for entertainment value, I 234 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: throw Patrick Reid in here too. I just don't know 235 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 1: if Patrick Reid is good anymore. That some of those 236 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: polarizing younger like under forty live guys are just in 237 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: the mix with Rory Raw maybe a Zander Fenwe and 238 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: I think this masters could be like non Tiger in nineteen, 239 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: just one of the more interesting television products that we 240 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: got in a long time. And it'll it won't be 241 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: duplicated at the other majors. The other Majors is a 242 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: lot different. The Masters does not care. They will show 243 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: these guys, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that at 244 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: minimum we get one of the polarizing live guys in 245 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,439 Speaker 1: the mix. And I do expect if you want a 246 00:13:55,520 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: gamble like I don't think DJ is the worst, play 247 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: live with my man Jason Sobel from a place it's 248 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: called Augusta National. I think Tiger and Jim Nancy. I 249 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: can see in the back of walking to the Range. Sobel, 250 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: you can hear him on Sirius XM all week. You 251 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: can find him on the Twitter dot com writing about 252 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: gambling and we're gonna dive deep into that from the 253 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: live guys of the PGA Tour guys. But first, Sobel, 254 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: does it get any better in this week? This is 255 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: the best week of the year. If you don't think 256 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: it's the best week of the year, turn the podcast 257 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: off right now because you're not gonna like what we 258 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: have to say over the next little while. Because we 259 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: were gonna wax poetic about what this place is like, 260 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: what this place means. And by the way, John, you're 261 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: gonna get me in trouble. I'm not doing the podcast 262 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: from out on the Range Drought on the Golf Course 263 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: for the Augusta National. Folks, well, I'm sure listening. I'm 264 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: in podcast room number two. I signed for it. And 265 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: by the way, people talk about Augusta National maybe not 266 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: being so progressive and maybe you know, being old, olden stodgy. 267 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: They have podcast rooms here. There's no one else nowhere 268 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: else in golf where you can go to a tournament 269 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: and go to one of the podcast rooms. I'm in 270 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: a podcast room specifically for this. How good is that? 271 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: Do not sleep on fred Ridley getting with the times here, sobel, 272 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that is freaking awesome. Great. I got a 273 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: nice little backdrop of Tiger Woods photos. And before we 274 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: dive into some picks and some gambling, I want to 275 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: hit on two things. First, you just sat. Tiger just talked. 276 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: His allotment is longer than every other player, rightfully, so 277 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: you know we don't get to hear from him that 278 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: much anymore. Anything. Do you jump out about what Tiger 279 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: just said? I think the overarching theme of everything that 280 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: Tiger said in the press conference today was just gratefulness, 281 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: thankfulness for being able to continue to compete at this 282 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: golf tournament and at this golf course every single year. 283 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: And he just said it a hundred times over the 284 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: last couple of years. But he didn't think he was 285 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: ever going to get here for you know, just a 286 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: couple of years ago where from the place where he 287 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: was a near fatal car accident, thought he might lose 288 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: his leg, thought he may never play golf again. Too. 289 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: He made the cut last year. I mean, I know 290 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: it wasn't great on the weekend, but he made the cut. 291 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: And so he listened to Tiger now and it's very, 292 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: very different Tiger Woods from the one we might have 293 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: heard ten, fifteen, twenty years ago, which was just sort 294 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: of staring you down, and you know, hey, let's get 295 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: on with this stuff, because I want to go play 296 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: golf and I want to beat everyone's butts out there. 297 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: Now it's hey, I'm I'm very thankfully. You know. I 298 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: go back and Charlie and I have these little putting games, 299 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: and you know, this is what me and my dad 300 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: used to do, and you know, it's it's very very 301 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: I think I opening sort of what what the game 302 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: has done for Tiger and how Tiger sees the game 303 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: maybe differently than he saw it, you know, like I 304 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: said ten fifteen years ago, So I thought that was 305 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: the major theme of everything he was saying. It almost 306 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: sounded john like a press conference from somebody who had 307 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: just done the ceremonial first tea shot here at Augusta 308 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: on Thursday morning, who then comes into the interview room 309 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: and says, you know, it's nice to wax poetic about 310 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: the golf tournament. It's nice to come back every year. 311 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think the Tiger is not going 312 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: to compete, and I think it's going to be told 313 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: be a good week. Like he said, he's healthier and 314 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: able to prep a little bit more than he could 315 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: last year, and last year I made the cut. But 316 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: just to hear him waxing poetic about what this means, 317 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 1: I think that's, like I said, a much different Tiger 318 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: than we've ever known. The best. Well, I think last year, 319 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: clearly when he announced whatever Wednesday or Thursday the week before, 320 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: he was by far the biggest story, you know, that week. 321 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: It feels like this week. Not that he's under the radar, 322 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 1: I mean he's Tiger Woods, but the live interaction those 323 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: guys obviously, you know we're recording this on Tuesday, so 324 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: those guys are going to the dinner tonight. Being there 325 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: on the grounds, what's the vibe like talking to the players, agents, whatever, 326 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: of those guys and are mixing. I saw Rory's comments. 327 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think there are some of those Florida 328 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: younger guys that no one cares about. It feels like 329 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: it's the animosity maybe for the older crew. What's your 330 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: thoughts on just so far forty eight hours being there 331 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: with kind of the intermixing of the two groups. I 332 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: thought it was going to be stranger than it is. 333 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: I thought it was going to be really different. I 334 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: thought it was gonna be weird to have, you know, 335 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: guys wearing live outfits and a range goats, Matt and 336 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: Augusta National. But quite frankly, this venue is the great equalizer. 337 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: This is the best place to have everybody come together 338 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: and just go out there and go play golf. And 339 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: so there won't be any sort of confrontations, there won't 340 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,719 Speaker 1: be any bad blood and I mean, you know, like 341 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: very much like Rory said. He said, I see Brooks 342 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 1: in DJ all the time he was playing to play 343 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: with the Brooks today. I think they're out on golf 344 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: course right now as we're speaking. But he's like, I 345 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: haven't spoken with Phil. So it's just like any business. 346 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: If you work for a bigger company, you're like, yeah, well, 347 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: there's people that I speak with on a pretty regular 348 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: basis with people that I don't really talk to, and 349 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: so I think it's the same with them. It's not 350 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: nearly as I think, strange or weird as I thought 351 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: it was going to be. I think camp Smith was 352 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: very reserved in his press conference yesterday, didn't necessarily seem 353 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: remorseful about moving to live but admitted that there were 354 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: tournaments that he really misses playing on the PGA too, 355 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: or admitted that, you know, it's a little strange for 356 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: him to be here and among those players. He admitted 357 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: that he brought a wardrobe for every day that has 358 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,959 Speaker 1: lived logos on it and said, I also brought another 359 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: wardrobe for every day in case the powers that be 360 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: in Augusta National don't want me to wear this, So 361 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: I'm not going to wear it if they don't want 362 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: me to, and so I think there is a deferential 363 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 1: treatment of Augusta National here for all those players that 364 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: even though it's hey, you know what we're we joined 365 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 1: this renegade tour. We're trying to do something different. We're 366 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: disrupting the world of professional golf. That they also understand 367 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: that they're not above August International. You know, the thing 368 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 1: can come here. There's still invited guests of this tournament 369 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: in this club. Well you wrote about We'll start with 370 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: the live crew because Brooks just won at of course 371 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: that you talk. He's just local community in Orlando, so 372 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 1: it's not exactly h Oakmont, but you know, DJ's had 373 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: a ton of success here. And starting with Cam, I 374 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: think it's comments yesterday, we're basically like my game, I mean, 375 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: admitted he's not as good as he was and he 376 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: was really the only guy beside Scottie Scheffler last year 377 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 1: that could have won this tournament. So that trio of 378 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: you know, Brooks, while he hasn't been played as well 379 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: over the last several years, he's definitely the most accomplished 380 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: of the group, and DJ's the most consistent. In Cam, 381 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: it felt like was on this rocket ship. Of those 382 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: three guys. I know you you wrote about their betting 383 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: odds and how they've been playing, any interest from a 384 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: gambling side of any exposure on any of those three. 385 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: If you were going to who would be the safest 386 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: and riskiest bet, the safest and the riskiest might be 387 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: the same player, and I think it's brooks Kepco. And 388 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: what I mean by that is he's got the highest floor, 389 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: highest ceiling, maybe the lowest floor. And I think that 390 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: maybe as the highest ceiling and lowest floor combination out 391 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: of anybody in the entire field this weekend. Again for 392 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: those who aren't necessarily into betting, for those who were 393 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: just kind of jumping in for the Masters, what we 394 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: mean by that is that, look, do I think that 395 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: brooks Kepca's win at Orange County National's Tricking Cat golf 396 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: Course last week at Daily feem UNI in Orlando has 397 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 1: anything to do with him going out and playing well 398 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: this week? No, I really don't. That said, I don't know, 399 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: Brooks plays really well the majors and tends to flip 400 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: the switch right beforehand and play his best golf at 401 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: that I didn't see it coming beforehand. But if I'm 402 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: only allowed to take one guy for an outright play, 403 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: I'd take Brooks, But if it's hey, you know what, 404 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 1: who who might play the worst of those three? I 405 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: think cam Smith and DJ are probably gonna be a 406 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 1: little more consistent, a little more middle of the back, 407 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: And I can see Brooks absolutely going out and shooting 408 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: a pair of seventy six is two and missing the cut. 409 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: So I think there's a greater disparity in the potential 410 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: results for him, a greater variance for him the one guy. 411 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: Do like, if we're still going to live topic here, 412 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: think about the one player who embodies everything that lives about, 413 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: embodies the disruption, embodies playing the role of the villain, 414 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: wear the black hat, have all the fans, maybe not 415 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: outward lily and directly rooting against you this week, but 416 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: maybe sort of, you know, just some whispers through the 417 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: tall pines here, kind of. I don't really want that guy. 418 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: Hatrick Reid thrives on this type of situation. He's probably 419 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: my favorite living player on the board right now, and 420 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: I don't know that he's gonna go win this week. 421 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: But look, there's eighteen live players who are competing in 422 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: this tournament, more than twenty percent of the entire field 423 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: is comprised of live players. Don't be surprised with a 424 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,479 Speaker 1: few of them are on the leaderboard this weekend. I 425 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: really think Patrick Reid could be one of them. I 426 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: saw a headlined yesterday. On Monday, he played a practice 427 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: round decked out in four aces solo, you know, by himself, 428 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: So I mean, yeah, he's just he's a renegade. Renegade 429 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: talk about guys that are not renegades. Rory obviously the 430 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: leader in the clubhouse in terms of popularity, and now 431 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: without Tiger, you know, on tour, is probably the biggest star, 432 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: the best player, Scottie and the guy who felt like 433 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: he was dominating and then had a little stomach virus, 434 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: So he feels a little out of sight, out of mine, 435 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: but he's still arguably the best player in the world. 436 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: John Ram, who do you like out of that three 437 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: this week? Yes, the answer is yes, I like all 438 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 1: of them, but no, I like one a little bit 439 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: better than the others, and it is John Rome. First 440 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 1: of all, he mentioned the stomach virus and the players Championship. 441 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna admit that I thought it was a little strange. 442 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: He was there on site, he had already played one round. 443 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: I'm like, John Robb's not the kind of type who's 444 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: belly hurts. It's a little tummy the ach and with 445 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: drums from a golf tournament. I have done good authority 446 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: though that he did indeed like he was very, very 447 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: sick and he could not have played that day. So 448 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: that which makes me feel much better. It's not, hey, 449 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: there's something going on at home. It's not you know, 450 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: some sort of like defiance against the PGA two or 451 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: it's just I was really sick. I couldn't play, and 452 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: that was a month ago. So it certainly's much healthier 453 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: now and that's not bothering him anymore. That said, you 454 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 1: look at what John rom has done over the last 455 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: few months. Besides that as one of three times already 456 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: this year on the PGA Tour, in fact, one five 457 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: times in his last twelve starts around the world, number 458 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: one on the PGA Tour and strokes gained total this 459 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,679 Speaker 1: year or John, which look, we can look at wins, 460 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: we can look at you know, scoring average essentially, stroke 461 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: Skaying total shows who's playing the best. He's number one there, 462 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: number three and strokes Skaying TV the green fourth and 463 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: approach shot seventeenth, around the greens, twelfth and potty. I 464 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: don't know, John, maybe you can find something else, like yeah, 465 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: bunker shots on Thursday afternoons on odd number holes. But 466 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: there isn't anything that John Ram isn't doing not just well, 467 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: but like exceedingly well, like better than almost everybody else 468 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: who plays golf for a living. That is, I shouldn't 469 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: have to tell anybody a tremendous asset. I mean, we 470 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: talked about this being a second shot golf course. Not 471 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: only is you know, do you need to hit your 472 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: eye as well? Though he's got to hit it well 473 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: off the sea, you've still got a chip and put well. 474 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: He's doing everything that he needs to do. It's a 475 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: John rom week for me. He's my favorite player on 476 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: the board. Yeah, I mean eighteen fourth, twenty nineteen nine, 477 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven, twenty twenty one fifth. Last year he 478 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: was really a shitty twenty seven. I mean so he 479 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I mean, Rory. It feels I think Tiger 480 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: mentioned this morning like he's gonna win one. I think 481 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: we all agree. It feels inevitable, and it feels like 482 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: he got a swag back class week that the Potter change. 483 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: He's who I'm betting pretty heavily on. Uh you know, 484 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: were you out there. I mean the expectation, honestly, two 485 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: of the three of these guys not being in the 486 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: last couple final groups come Sunday would be shocking, right, Yeah, 487 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: I don't know that it goes shocking would be strong. 488 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: But I'm just I'm just saying, like, these guys, two 489 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 1: of the three of them expect to be in the mix. 490 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: You would think, so, you know, certainly, um, you would 491 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: assumes although the fitting champions have not played very well 492 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: here over the years. I will say about Scottie Scheffler. 493 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: I know we'll get to Rory in a second, but 494 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: Scottie Scheffler trying to become the fourth player to successfully 495 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: defend here to Gusta. He's successfully his title defense is 496 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: so far this year Phoenix, he won the API, finished 497 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: fourth match play finished fourth. So he's shown that he's 498 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 1: a coarse horse, comes back to the same blaze every 499 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: year and play as well. But that's a difficult proposition 500 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: for him, even though he is on an absolute heater 501 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: right now. But Rory, look, I can sit here and 502 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: say it's all more mental than it is physical or technical, 503 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: but it is and he knows this, and he's tried everything. 504 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: Rory's come into this event and tried to focus as 505 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: much as he could and and understand the importance of 506 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 1: what it would mean to him. He's tried to come 507 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,199 Speaker 1: to this event and trick his mind into thinking it's 508 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: no big deal, just a golf tournament, doesn't matter. He's 509 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: tried to come in and play golf the week beforehand. 510 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: He's tried to not play for two weeks beforehand. He 511 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: has tried everything he possibly can. The strategy this year is, Hey, 512 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: I really like Augustin National. It's fun golf course to play. 513 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to play as much as I can. 514 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: He say he's played eighty one holes of golf here 515 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: in the past week, just practice, prep, getting ready for 516 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: this thing. I don't know that there's a secret formula. 517 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: If there was, Tiger would have passed it on to him. 518 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: Jack would have passed it onto him. He's got some 519 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: pretty big time confidence and mentors that want him to 520 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: go out there and finally win this. And I hate 521 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: to say inevitable, because if we were to go to 522 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: this podcast thirty years ago, we would have said Greg 523 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: Norman victory is inevitable. At some point we would have 524 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: said and Ernie El's victory is inevitable. I'd like to 525 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: think that Rory McIlory has the absolute perfect skill set 526 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: to go within this golf tournament at some point. And 527 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: I'd also like to think that the weather forecast, which 528 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: is calling for rain and it's going to be a soggy, soft, 529 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: long golf course at least over the weekend, plays right 530 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: into Rory's hands. But it's a lot ask for I mean, 531 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: this is a guy who he understands the significance, the 532 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: historical significance of what would take place if he was 533 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: to win this golf tournament. It's been nine years since 534 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: he won a major championship. There's just there's a lot 535 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: of stuff pushing against Rory, and I think every year 536 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: that he doesn't win this one, it becomes a little 537 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: bit more pressure internally and externally as well. What about 538 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: the Americans, the Ryder Cup type guys who haven't won 539 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: this tournament? So excluding Jordan j T Zander fenwe can't 540 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: lay Colin. Is there a name of that kind of group, 541 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 1: the like eighteen to twenty eight to one, You know 542 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: some of the younger guys, Camy young. Now home is 543 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: coming on. Is there a name there that sticks out 544 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: to you? You know? For me, it's Xander, you know. 545 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: And now he's kind of a trendy pick, it seems like, 546 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: but you look his success here, just the way he 547 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: just looked. A couple weeks ago. I had someone telling 548 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: me who was around him, like he was pretty dialed. 549 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: This is kind of his time a year. But again, 550 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 1: he's pretty trendy. But I think of that group, that's 551 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: why I'm gonna go with. But I mean, he could 552 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: pull out in any of those other names. I could 553 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: believe you, Yeah, exactly. And that's the bigger point here, 554 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: is that I mean I'm doing. I'm working on my 555 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: ranking right now, should be out later today on the 556 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 1: Action Network, where I ranked the entire eighty eight man field. 557 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: I'm new to this for like twenty years. It's so 558 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: difficult this year to the point where, and I actually 559 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: wrote this in the intro, I need ten players in 560 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: my top five, I need twenty in my top ten. 561 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: I need forty in my top twenty. It's like there's 562 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: double the amount of players who need to fit into 563 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: those spots. And so no matter what you do. I'm 564 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: working on the list, and Cam Young is gonna be 565 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: like the twentieth on my list. I'm like, he's really 566 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: really good. He probably shouldn't be twentieth. And then I 567 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: start looking at the nineteen guys ahead of him, like, well, 568 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: I can't move him. Well, this guy he should be 569 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: even higher than he is. I mean, I JT is 570 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: probably too low on my list. Anyway, Patrick can't lay 571 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: Of all those players, the player, and I'm looking at it, 572 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, and nothing against Sanders, Shoffley, or JT or 573 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,239 Speaker 1: Home or anybody else. They're all fantastic players. They all 574 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: have a chance. But Patrick Can'tley. His numbers have been 575 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: through the roof this year, and at some point you 576 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: get rewarded for that. You know. I've explained it to 577 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: you this way, John Pass that I look at it 578 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: sometimes like a baseball pitcher. They call it positive regression, 579 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: which is sort of like an oxymoronic statement, like a 580 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: jumbo shrimp. But positive regression is sort of the Bettington 581 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: industry term for like, say a pitcher who's got a 582 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: two forty ERA but he's seven and twelve on the 583 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: year you got At some point you keep pitching well, 584 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: the wins are gonna come because you know the performance 585 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: is there and you just haven't quite gotten the results 586 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: and Can'tley is one of those guys. Tony Finale is 587 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 1: another one of those guys I look at and I say, 588 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: performance wise, they've been great this year. The average fan, 589 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: the casual fan, probably hasn't heard their names very much 590 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: because they haven't been in serious contention to go win 591 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: a golf tournament. But because the numbers are there, because 592 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: the performances are there. Those are guys that I really like, 593 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: not only this week, but moving forward, two older guys 594 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna have exposure to. I already do have 595 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: a big bed placed on Jason Day. There's some concern 596 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago as the vertigo allergies. And 597 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: then I saw you mentioned this guy's name who's really 598 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: termed his season around Justin Rose from being a first 599 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: round leader, but a guy who's had success here. But 600 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,959 Speaker 1: you'd also talked about I think I saw you tweeting 601 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: about the long odds guys. Jason Day's not anymore, but 602 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: Justin Rose guys, it's like sixty to one higher. The 603 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: that's happened with like one time even in that range, 604 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 1: and it was Hadecki. It's usually guys on average, what 605 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 1: like twenty eight to one and better, what was Tiger 606 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: the year he won it? Fifty to one or forty 607 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: five to one. Yeah, and that's more name than anything, right, 608 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: So how about those two guys being longerade with a 609 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: lot of positive experience here. Look, if we're tracking, I 610 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: guess my brain is a stock market, and you know 611 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 1: all the different players are stocks going up and down 612 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: throughout the day. Jason Day has got a red line 613 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: that's going down. It doesn't mean I don't like him, 614 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: It just means I probably like him a little bit 615 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: less than I did a week ago, two weeks ago. Look, 616 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: it was vertigo between us in vertigo in that match 617 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: against Scottie. Scheffler didn't want to use it as an excuse, 618 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: just said, hey, it was allergies. He was going to 619 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 1: take some allergy medication. So I think some of the 620 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: wires were crossed between the communications on the TV broadcast, 621 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: but he had vertigo. There's a little trepidation from me 622 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: in playing a guy that has had that going on. Secondly, 623 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't have a great record here. He's had a 624 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: few good starts, you're good results, but he's also had 625 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 1: sometimes where he's playing the best golf of his life 626 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: and didn't play very well. And then the third part 627 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 1: about this is just the number itself next to his name, 628 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: Jason Day at twenty two one. This guy hasn't won 629 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: in almost five full years. I mean, you're you're expecting 630 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: him to go out and win at twenty two to one. 631 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: I know you'd like him. I know he's been playing well. 632 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: I know other people out there that say, oh, well, 633 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: I got a ticket down him at one hundred and 634 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,240 Speaker 1: fifty to one four months ago. If he did, congratulations, 635 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,439 Speaker 1: don't rip up the ticket. I'm not saying it can't happen. 636 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm just saying for me, he's too short right now. 637 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 1: Justin Rose a guy that I do like. I do 638 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:22,760 Speaker 1: think he's playing some good golf. He's had more rounds 639 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,560 Speaker 1: leading this golf tournament than any other player in the 640 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: history of the Masters who hasn't won it. I believe 641 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: it's eight career rounds. Four of those have come after 642 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,840 Speaker 1: the first round on Thursday. If you're looking for a 643 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: first round leader, bet and he always like sort of 644 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: kid about Charlie Hoffman who's not in the field this week, 645 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 1: Charlie Hoffman Thursday to Gasta, he shoot sixty four. He 646 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: doesn't every time. The reality is that Justin Rose is 647 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 1: that guy. Now we don't quite make as much fun 648 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: of him because he doesn't shoot seventy eight the next 649 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: day and miss the cut or come close to missing 650 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: cut and finish in fifty eighth place. Justin Rose had 651 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: some good results, but he is a Thursday superstar, might 652 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: be the epitome of a Thursday superstar at this golf tournament. 653 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: And he's a guy that I will at least have 654 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 1: an investment on for a first round leader point. Well, 655 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:15,400 Speaker 1: sobel enjoy the week. It's always cool that that's scene 656 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,879 Speaker 1: on Sunday. We think, you never know, weather could make 657 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: things really weird really fast, get a new green jacket, 658 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,720 Speaker 1: but you never know, could have a you know, repeat winner. 659 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot of former champions in this maybe Larry 660 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: my Eyes last is it his last? Or is it 661 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 1: wasn't another game last? Masters, Sandy lysle So Audio Sandy, 662 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: you had a good run and and yeah, I enjoy 663 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: the week. I will try my best to enjoy. Yeah, 664 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,960 Speaker 1: some other good bets out there Look, we didn't mentioned 665 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: the name sunjaym. I like him. Shane Lowry third place 666 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,320 Speaker 1: last year. I'll have a little bit of Shane Lowry 667 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: is like at outside long shot at about sixty to one. 668 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 1: Remember the name John Gordon Sergeant. You can pick him 669 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 1: up for low amateur about plus two ten right now, 670 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: that's a mash play for me this week. I think 671 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: that kid makes the cut, maybe even makes a little 672 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: noise on the leaderboard at some point early in the tournament. 673 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: So Gordon Sargeanton one of the best names out there. 674 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: You can't forget that name. That's awesome. I remember it 675 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: was the year Tiger one that because the low Am 676 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: always goes in with the champion, it was Victor hob 677 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm sitting in there with him. That turned out to 678 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: be a pretty good So yeah, I always like that 679 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: at low Am in that in the in Butler cabin 680 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,319 Speaker 1: with nance in the winter. That's always cool. Yeah, yeah, 681 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,400 Speaker 1: absolutely and a very predictable play. I think for are 682 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 1: some of the better You're paying attention out there to 683 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: who these amateurs are. Okay, let's dive into a little 684 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 1: thing we call the go low mail bag. The way 685 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: you get in is you go to the Instagram account, 686 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: at gol pod at golo pod and you fire in 687 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:53,799 Speaker 1: those dms. Hunter, Hey John might recognize my name from 688 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: the three and out feed. Not only do I love football, 689 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 1: but I've been playing golf since I was six. Either way, 690 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: I'm gearing up for a dream golf weekend with the 691 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 1: old Man. We somehow lucked our way into the Master's 692 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:09,759 Speaker 1: tickets for Sunday's round. Then Monday morning we are playing 693 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: TPC saw Grass. The gravity is not lost on me. 694 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 1: Holy Molly, buddy, what a weekend since this would be 695 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: my first, impossibly only major I attend in my life. 696 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: I was wondering if you have any advice on how 697 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,399 Speaker 1: to watch. Should we post up on a prestigious hole 698 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: like twelve, then follow the final group into eighteen? Should 699 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,280 Speaker 1: we get there early in nap a spot on eighteen? 700 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: Should I just follow Tiger if he makes the cut. 701 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: What is your take? Now, I've been to the US Open, 702 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: I've never been to Augusta, so it's hard for me 703 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 1: to give you advice on Augusta. I'm probably the wrong 704 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: guy to ask. If you told me I couldn't ask 705 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 1: for advice and had to attack it, how would you 706 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: attack it. I think I might hit up sixteen if 707 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 1: it's Sunday, because if you can put yourself at sixteen 708 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: to watch them tee off on the part three but 709 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:09,400 Speaker 1: also see the green on fifteen, that's probably what I 710 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 1: would attempt to do if that is possible. I do 711 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,440 Speaker 1: think just being at the green on sixteen would be 712 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: pretty unreal because you basically catch the you know, everyone 713 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: coming down the home stretch. Obviously that shot they usually 714 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: do that funnel pin on sixteen could be wrong. You 715 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: probably couldn't go wrong with twelve. Trying to think eleven, 716 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:35,320 Speaker 1: you know, thirteen, I guess you can't get that close 717 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: to the green. Huh, yeah, I would probably do sixteen. 718 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:42,880 Speaker 1: That that would be my guess. Now, if you wanted 719 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: to get really kind of crazy, what if you just 720 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,320 Speaker 1: went to eighteen? What if you just went to eighteen, 721 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,839 Speaker 1: sat there all day and just watch the guy win 722 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 1: the Masters? Because if you go on sixteen or twelve, 723 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,319 Speaker 1: and even if you start following the last group, you're 724 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 1: never gonna get a good spot on eighteen. So what 725 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,400 Speaker 1: if you just went whenever you got there, posted up 726 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:08,879 Speaker 1: at eighteen and tried to get a relatively good seat, 727 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: sat there all day long, watched everyone finished at eighteen, 728 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 1: Watch Tiger finished, Watch all the live guys finish, Watch 729 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 1: the winner that actually might be the move go to eighteen. 730 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: Heard you hadn't been to Augusta and I'm on my 731 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,120 Speaker 1: way in a couple hours. How about I send you 732 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:31,359 Speaker 1: a shirt? Appreciate the content and just want to show 733 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:34,000 Speaker 1: some love. How about one of your lady too. I'm 734 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,800 Speaker 1: about to drop a couple grand in the store and 735 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,279 Speaker 1: would love to send you something. I listened to every 736 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: episode and love the content. It's the least I can do. 737 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,440 Speaker 1: Shoot me sizes and preferred address, and you got it 738 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,440 Speaker 1: if so, hit me up the morning because after my 739 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:48,839 Speaker 1: phone is gonna be gone for two days. They don't 740 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:53,320 Speaker 1: mess around. Well, bro, I can't take a shirt from you, 741 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: even though it looks like you know, you're clearly doing 742 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: pretty good if you're spending a couple grand. But yeah, man, 743 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:03,239 Speaker 1: I what a what a special experience for all you 744 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:07,840 Speaker 1: guys going, every single person, every you know fan that 745 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,879 Speaker 1: has gone, every media member that goes, every player that goes. 746 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: You know, people that don't play golf won't get this. 747 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,080 Speaker 1: They talk about it like a religious experience that they 748 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:22,800 Speaker 1: really do right, Like, if you don't like football, it 749 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,840 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. If I take you to Alabama versus LSU 750 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 1: on a Saturday night, you're gonna you're gonna be blown 751 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: away by the intensity of it all. You don't need 752 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 1: to like golf to walk on the on the property 753 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 1: and be blown away, right, You just don't. And there's 754 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:42,840 Speaker 1: there's a small percentage of events in this country that 755 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:49,440 Speaker 1: I think, uh I would say transcend whatever the you 756 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: know sports, right, and I August is definitely one of them. 757 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:58,319 Speaker 1: Heard you talking about bones and got me thinking, as 758 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:02,600 Speaker 1: a newcomer to golf, what is the significance of a caddie? 759 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:06,360 Speaker 1: What's their on field relationship with their player? Is it 760 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:09,719 Speaker 1: like a quarterback coach in the NFL? You know? I 761 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 1: think depending on the player you talk to, the relationship 762 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 1: is different. I think some guys really rely on their caddy. 763 00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:21,800 Speaker 1: Other guys are kind of hard on them and don't 764 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:25,719 Speaker 1: really need that much beside the bare bone stuff. But 765 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:30,400 Speaker 1: I do think the majority of younger players rely on 766 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,520 Speaker 1: the guy more than just carrying his bag up and 767 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: down the holes. Right, whether it's positive reinforcement, whether it's 768 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: experience on tough courses where to hit it where not 769 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 1: to hit it. I think definitely a guy that helps 770 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,680 Speaker 1: your mood because as a golfer, just think about it, 771 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:51,680 Speaker 1: whether you're a ten handicap or whether you're Scottie Scheffler, 772 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,799 Speaker 1: you're gonna hit a bad shot and I don't care 773 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,960 Speaker 1: who you are, it makes you mad. And I think 774 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,279 Speaker 1: a huge thing a good coach does, just like a 775 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:03,440 Speaker 1: good caddy does, is kind of gets them kind of 776 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:07,160 Speaker 1: wired back, just in a positive frame of mind, especially 777 00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:10,000 Speaker 1: in these big tournaments, whether it's the players, whether it's 778 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: waste management, let alone the majors. So I've always believed 779 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,520 Speaker 1: the caddies played a pretty big role. Now someone would 780 00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:19,480 Speaker 1: call me kind of a mental midget on the golf course, 781 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:25,319 Speaker 1: like I can unravel fast. So I think I think 782 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:30,320 Speaker 1: it's so separate from or it's so you differentiate it 783 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: from every player, right, Just like in coaching, some coaches 784 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,200 Speaker 1: probably have a more active role on game day and 785 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,839 Speaker 1: other guys just let the guy cook. Like look at 786 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: Andy Reid when you know some of those clips that 787 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:46,560 Speaker 1: went viral during the playoffs when Mahomes got hurt, Right, 788 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: He's really more like they cook Monday through Saturday and 789 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:55,040 Speaker 1: then he lets mahomes Cook on Sunday right. Obviously he's 790 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,719 Speaker 1: calling the plays or whatever, but he's not talking him 791 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,600 Speaker 1: through every single play. The footwork angles same with Kerr 792 00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:04,560 Speaker 1: and Steph Curry, but you do have to kind of 793 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:07,359 Speaker 1: rain them in before the game. And I think every 794 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,960 Speaker 1: player is a little bit different. I would, I know personally, 795 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:15,759 Speaker 1: I would rely on my caddie a lot whenever you 796 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:17,480 Speaker 1: see the blow ups. I mean, some guys are just 797 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: kind of dicks. Would love to get your take. My 798 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:24,200 Speaker 1: picks are Rory, Homa, Rose and HOGI love both shows. 799 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:29,320 Speaker 1: Man keep grinding. I think to sprinkle a little on rows. Honestly, 800 00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 1: if you just got twenty five dollars to put it 801 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,800 Speaker 1: on rows at like fifty five to one is not crazy. 802 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:36,680 Speaker 1: I love a good long shot where you don't have 803 00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:39,239 Speaker 1: to put that much money down. Now, you know, would 804 00:43:39,239 --> 00:43:41,520 Speaker 1: I put one hundred dollars on rows to win fifty 805 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:44,560 Speaker 1: five hundred? You would love the payout. But is the 806 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,320 Speaker 1: likelihood he's gonna win? He has played well here. You 807 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:49,880 Speaker 1: hear the stats he has led at this tournament. Sobel 808 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,800 Speaker 1: talked about it more times than any player in the 809 00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:55,440 Speaker 1: history of this tournament that hasn't won He's led after 810 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:59,640 Speaker 1: Thursday or Friday several times in his career. So yeah, 811 00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:03,319 Speaker 1: I mean I like sprinkling that to me, rorya ram Man, 812 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:06,520 Speaker 1: Rory or Rum. If you're gonna place a real bet, 813 00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:09,480 Speaker 1: I think roy or Rum you cannot go wrong with it. 814 00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:12,919 Speaker 1: It's kind of like playing the horses, you know, ride 815 00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:14,800 Speaker 1: a big time horse. Like if you're gonna bet on 816 00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:16,719 Speaker 1: someone to win the Super Bowl next year, how are 817 00:44:16,719 --> 00:44:19,800 Speaker 1: you not going to pick the Chiefs, the Bengals, the Niners, 818 00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:22,399 Speaker 1: are the Eagles? Right? If you took two of those 819 00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,200 Speaker 1: four this offseason going into the season, you're gonna feel 820 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:26,960 Speaker 1: pretty good about it. Like who are you gonna bet 821 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,360 Speaker 1: on to win the NBA Championship? Well, I'd bet on 822 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:34,040 Speaker 1: like the Bucks, the Warriors, you know, or you know, 823 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,919 Speaker 1: I don't know, mightbe just pick those two teams, maybe 824 00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:39,719 Speaker 1: the Celtics. Sometimes we overthink it, and I do as 825 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:44,040 Speaker 1: a golf gambler. Issue with Homa hasn't had that much 826 00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:47,040 Speaker 1: success here, kind of new to the major game. I 827 00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:48,880 Speaker 1: do think it's just time. Do you know where I 828 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:52,439 Speaker 1: love Homa? PJA Championship US Open. I think you're gonna 829 00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:54,880 Speaker 1: look up when Holma's career ends, and he's gonna have 830 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:57,799 Speaker 1: like two majors and it's gonna be like two US 831 00:44:57,880 --> 00:45:00,600 Speaker 1: opens starting this year. Already have a way Ajor on him. 832 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:05,000 Speaker 1: So I don't know if Augusta yet is his cup 833 00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:09,240 Speaker 1: of tea. Loves Alataurus this week. It's just a comment. 834 00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:12,040 Speaker 1: I'll end on this. He makes me a little nervous. 835 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:14,920 Speaker 1: He has not been the same since he got hurt 836 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:17,839 Speaker 1: last year and he missed the President's Cup. Obviously, when 837 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:20,279 Speaker 1: will e Ze was healthy, he was a mother in 838 00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:23,040 Speaker 1: these majors, every single major. Like God, I wish I 839 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:25,800 Speaker 1: would have taken Willie's Alataurus and he ends up losing. 840 00:45:25,880 --> 00:45:29,160 Speaker 1: But it feels like, just off the top of my head, 841 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:32,120 Speaker 1: I feel like in the last two years, he's been 842 00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:35,960 Speaker 1: in three final groups in majors in his career in 843 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:39,440 Speaker 1: the last eight majors. Could be wrong, it might be 844 00:45:39,560 --> 00:45:41,239 Speaker 1: just one, but it feels like three out of the 845 00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:45,120 Speaker 1: last eight, and he easily could have won several of them. 846 00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:50,400 Speaker 1: But right now, with the back injury, the putting, I'm 847 00:45:50,440 --> 00:45:53,000 Speaker 1: off will Ez. I love will Ez. Hopefully he gets 848 00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:57,640 Speaker 1: healthy comes storming back this week. Hard pass have a 849 00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:13,360 Speaker 1: good week, enjoy Augusta talk. Soon. Let's go that's that's