No Laying Up - Golf Podcast - 1042: Round 2 at The Open

Episode Date: July 18, 2025

Scottie Scheffler (-10) is your 36-hole leader at the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush followed closely by Matty Fitzpatrick (-9), Brian Harman (-8), and Haotong Li (-8). Join us as we run down the stories of the day, take a spin down the leaderboard, discuss notable performances/missed cuts, check in on our picks, answer questions, and more. Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors: High Noon - Suns Up! SoFi - https://www.sofi.com/nlu to learn more on how you can Get Your Money Right USGA - Get a Handicap DeleteMe - 20% off when you text 64000 Want $150 worth of NLU Pro Shop credit? Sign up for the newsletter, and next week we will randomly select two lucky subscribers for just that. Now through July 21st at: subscribe.nolayingup.com/giveaway Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Let me know if you're getting into anything this weekend, sorry I've got a pretty open calendar now. There's a lot you can help with over here. I really appreciate that offer Mr. Big Randy back from his business trip out West. Hello, mr. Big. How are you? I am great You know my life is gonna be pre Cyprus post Cyprus I was out there playing shout out to the USGA their Walker Cup media day but I'm excited to be on the show today excited to get into it. Thank you for having me. The all new high noon beach 12 pack is here and will be surely making waves. The vodka seltzer 12 pack brings kiwi and raspberry as permanent flavors, which is a needed step.

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High noon Sun's up shout to them for their consistent support of the no laying up live show guys We have a typical suck segment. We do when we start off, you know our live shows It's story of the day But we are gonna separate that out today into we're all gonna talk about what the story of the day, but we are going to separate that out today into we're all going to talk about what the story of the day is first, and then we're going to have a complete non Scotty version of the story of the day. Randy, I'm going to start with you. Yes, your guy, Scotty Scheffler. What are you thinking right now? I'm excited.

I'm in on Scotty. I'm in on somebody that has the ability to show up major championship after major championship. He carries the pressure of being the best in the world and he delivers quite frankly, you know, he hasn't won like Tiger has won yet, but he's put himself in a fabulous position heading into the weekend. I think clipping off an open championship, which I know we're getting way ahead of ourselves saying that on Friday afternoon, but I think it would be an important victory for him in his career progression. You know, I've talked about, he's one of Augusta. He wanted a very manicured quail hollow, but winning, uh,

winning an open championship, winning on a Lynx golf course, I think, would show a different aspect of Scottie Scheffler. And it's an important potential victory for him as his career goes. So I'm very excited. I thought it was a master class today. I thought it was almost as boring or ho-hum Like he just has an ability to make it look really,

really easy. And I hope the greatness, I don't lose it appreciation for just the ability and the skill level that he is showing. TC? Yeah, 64. He was only 100 on the par fives as well. Like in, in gosh, I thought that putt on 18 was in too. That was a pure role. I just think for me, it's the, it's

the iron play. The, I mean the, the consistency of the strike with his irons and just the audio that they're picking up on it and on that good turf in, you know, there's a little bit of wind out there. So it kind of pierces through it. It just sounds different. It's like going to batting practice and somebody else, you know, somebody's bat just sounds different. It's I think his A game, his best is better than anybody else's A game by a long shot right now. And it seems like, is he playing his A game? I don't even know. That's the scary part right now. And he's not driving it perfect. Yeah. Yeah. I don't disagree with that necessarily, TC, but also like, I was really thinking, watching him coming in on the final nine, like his a game is much more frequent than anybody else, which, which I think is like no small thing. And I think he should be celebrated for that. Or his, or his B game is just so much better than everybody's. And that might be, yeah, that might be actually what we're talking about. Like his B game is so much better than a lot of people's, you know, minus B plus game. I think that's what

made tiger great was the B game being there. And then we only got to see the A game, you know, however many times, but you know, and those turned into 10, 12 shot victories, you know? Yeah, I'm going to just, you're talking about the iron play. Tc. It was like looking up. I like, did he miss that guy? I'm trying to think of what greens he missed. I know he missed 15 green.

He missed 11 because he drove it left. But not only that, I went hole by hole earlier in the round and I didn't get, I finished it before he played 17 and 18, which also would qualify here. But just how many times he was putting from the fat part of the green, often from quite close range, but he put it in there tight to the fat part of the green on the first hole. He put it in there tight, tight ish to the fat part of the green on the third hole. He did to the middle of the green on the fourth hole, but again, the fat side of the green,

the fifth hole, fat side of the green to that back left pin, which was really, really difficult. Sixth hole, fat middle part, rolled that putt in. Seventh to par five, but he chipped it just past the pin, putt it from the easy spot there. That was cash. Hit it right to the middle of the eighth green. Actually missed that putt, but hit a spectacular shot in the middle of that green. Tenth hole, hit it just left of that pin, drain that putt. Thirteenth hole, just right of that pin, drain that putt. 14th hole, stuffed

it back there to the fat part of the back part of that skinny green there, missed that putt but another spectacular shot. Did it again on 16, hit to the front part of that green then rolled in that putt, hit it to the middle part of 17, rolled in that putt and then almost did it again on 18. Like it was just completely clinical. I know the numbers still aren't saying that he drove, didn't drive it great today, but it certainly looked like it did to me. I mean, I'm just using straight eye test or any, I know you can appreciate that. What about the naked eye test? He had the little, we'll get into that, had the little cut shot going and just was, it was,

that was one of the best rounds I've seen Scottie play. It wasn't like massive separation from like the field like it was a relatively easy day out there. But man, he stepped up and delivered and is it I'm somewhat tongue in cheek, considering it over? I do. I would stand here and say that it is over or that he is gonna win. Are you guys willing to go that far? Are we doing the Vince Carter gif yet? I don't think it's over. I mean, I don't know. Yeah, I think he's going to win, but I don't think it's over. You never know with conditions and yeah, I don't think it's over, but

I certainly like his chances, you know, it's 175 from our friends at the Fiat Dole Sportsbook with 36 holes to play. And I know you guys covered it earlier in the week, but the basketball book with 36 holes to play. And I know you guys covered it earlier in the week but the other thing like going back to the the existential Scotty at the beginning of the week like I don't know man. I'm

just digging the vibe. I love that. I just he he is really really growing on me the last couple years and I just yeah I find myself gravitating more and more towards Scottie. So, you know, he, and even like when the rain started coming down today, throws the hood up, you know, he just, I don't know, he's got this ability, like sometimes I'm like, he just kind of looks like he's out there in any old tournament, any old day, any old round, but his ability

to do it here in the biggest spots, it's really, really impressive. And we didn't even talk about the putting, Sully. I think he was leading strokes gained as of right now and putting, didn't miss a putt today inside 10 feet. When it all comes together like that, whew, you can cancel Christmas. He is second in putting for the championship. He was first in putting today. He was second in approach today. He is first in putting for the championship. He was first in putting today. He was second in approach today. He is first in approach for the championship. Honestly, the weather, he got kind of a bad break with when the weather hit. It hit during a couple half par holes, like 11 and 12, and he bogeyed 11 and did not birdie

12, where if he could have caught it, that on some easier holes, like the easier holes to make pars and not holes that he was expecting, making birdie, he might have been... He would some easier holes like the easier holes to make pars and you know Not holes that we he was expecting making birdie He might have he would have had 63 or 62 potentially honestly. I mean it was He played it kind of smart down 11. He took forever to hit that second shot Did you get another slow day out there nowhere to go? But while they made a point on the broadcast to to say like while it's raining this hard like don't be in a hurry Like you'd rather the holes take the longest while it's raining the hardest. So you get a little break in the weather and can can run after

that. And it got really, really nice for them to finish up that round. And he took care of business, man. So I'm in Fitzy tomorrow, man. That's going to be a fun little fun little dynamic fits played a heck of a round today, too. What was rainy? What's your what's your non non Scotty story of the day? Randy, what's your non-Scotty story of the day? Well, good segue. I think it's Fitzy. I think to all our English brethren, right,

our good friends, it's crazy that we haven't had an Englishman win the Open Championship since Nick Faldo in 1992. And so Fitzy has put himself in a position to have a good look. And honestly, if you go back to like somebody not named Nick Faldo, we're going back to 1969, Tony Jaclyn, last Englishman to win the Open Championship, which is hard for me to believe. So, yeah, I

think Fitzy, not only for himself and what would be a second major, right? Combining an open championship with the US Open are two awesome notches on his belt, but for the significance of his country, I think it'll be fun to see how he does this weekend. Which Randy, credit to the English this week. They're punching above their weight. There's seven or eight of them in the top 25. You got 50. They're punching above. Yeah, it's because

they've been so bad in majors. All their weight might be low. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. Had to be from Smith. Lee Westwood will get to him. Harry Hall, Justin Rose, Matthew Jordan, Aaron Rye, Matthew Jordan, Aaron Rye, Aaron Rye's T26. Otherwise, I think that's eight guys. T.C., you went out of your way on the Ryder Cup roundtable to say that Fitz is not on your team. Has anything changed through 36 holes or what would he have to do to change? No, not as of yet. You know, I think if he continues, obviously, if he wins, he's on the team. But no, I don't think anything's changed yet. We're not, we're not dull. Listen, sorry, that's not the way we do things over on the European side. I know, you know, yeah, Keegan obviously blocked up his spot today, then got her up. I think you got to put him on the team. Well, he's playing great golf.

No, but I don't know. I think, yeah, Fitzie, I mean, I just don't think the body of work over the last year and a half has been, has been great. So he's got to play his way on, in my opinion. I think that's fair. I think that's fair. But he, he, he looked like he really did kick it into another gear today. He had, I think he even saw him club twirl on 13. And I don't think I've seen Matt Fitzpatrick trying to do you know any pimping of any shots out there but looks supremely confident with the cut shot he's got going with driver there was a ton of

you know pre-apex early t grabs it just feels like he's in a really really good spot with his game but not like the first draft pick I would take for somebody to stare down Scotty on a major championship Saturday but we're gonna that's why they play him or we're gonna find out what happens tomorrow like not not first draft pick but he's one of those guys that I think like if it's if it's recess or whatever like I want fitzy on my team I think he's a pretty fearless competitor and he'll stick his nose in the fight and give it his best shot like he always seems like he's somebody that doesn't shrink from the battle. I know he had that, what was it, Southern Hills when he kind of

faded down the stretch there. But I think overall, I have confidence in him to keep this up the next couple of days. I'll say this too about Fitzy. I mean he had a bit of a crazy round, eight birdies in his first 13 holes combined with what a couple of bogeys in there, bogeyed 14. So like he made three par's through his first 14 holes and he both like putted really well, made some long putts but also like missed you, you know, missed two from, uh, I believe inside five feet, missed three more between five and 10 feet. So like he, I'm wondering if he's thinking like, damn, I'd left some out there today, which is a weird thing to say after you shoot 66 and he finds himself a shot back.

Um, but yeah, he, he was, he was kind of on both ends of the spectrum, but overall a great day for him, obviously. So what was your non-Scotty division story of the day? I gotta give a shout to little Brian Harmon, man. I mean, he shot 65 in the early part of the day. He had everybody freaking out. A lot of people are, I didn't realize he had. There were that many people rooting that strongly against him, which I don't think is quite fair. I know a lot of

people don't like the pace of play in the Waggles. I he's an interesting dude, I have no real real reason to root against him. I'm mostly in agreement on the Waggles and the pace of play but he's a killer man. And it's interesting. It's always interesting to me when you get to some of these venues that are a little bit distance agnostic or the style of plays, it's just a little bit more distance agnostic, how much more threatening he is. I mean, he's taking, he won one of these by six. He won this two years ago by six. Like, it is, we are not in a position to be able to dismiss him at this point. Again, there's a Scottie in the mix. It's a completely different setting and a lot of different variables at this point at the halfway point But he is he is one of the links masters of the world. Honestly right now I'd be pounds for pound best player in the world right now, too

through pound for pounds You're going to give that title up from from JT Poston I was gonna say he's a lot lighter than JT Poston doesn't was gonna say it was JT. He's a lot lighter than JT Poston. He doesn't have to play as well to earn the title. TC, what's your non-Scotty story of the day? Good question. I think it's probably split between like McIntyre and Goddard. I was impressed by both those guys. I think you could tell McIntyre and got her up. I was impressed by both those guys. I think

You know, you could tell McIntyre was pretty gutted after he didn't play well at the Scottish last week Got her up won the Scottish last week and and everybody thought he was gonna be post this week with longer rough and more challenging setup and He shot he shot 65 today. So like, you know like all, sorry, like I truly think he is exactly the kind of thing that, that, that the U S team needs in the Ryder Cup of like great course fit hits the shit out of it off the tee and not afraid of anything. And you know, it's just chipping obviously leaves something to be desired is his wedge

play just generally, but, um, you know, he's, he seems like just, you know, pretty, pretty versatile player. So hat in the ring for the links master. If you, you know, if he goes top 10 at the open after winning the Scottish, he's going to be, he wouldn't be chipping golf for the year, but he might be links master of the year. Yeah. Yeah. So, yeah, and just, just generally speaking, I just like watching him play golf. He's a,

you know, he, he, he attacks the course, he attacks the golf ball. It just, he plays, plays offense out there. He's hot. He today, Eagle the second hole and the 12th hole also birdied the par five seven. So he got five of his 600 par shots on the par fives, birdied the short par four 17th as well. And then also got a birdie on the 10th hole. So he's gonna be in a big spot. He's got T5 heading into the weekend.

We don't have pairings yet, I don't believe, because I don't think play has quite wrapped up yet. But before we get to, I want to talk, we got to talk about the Shane Lowry situation, think a little bit, because we're getting some word that I think a ruling has come down on that front. But before we do that, I want to thank our friends at SoFi, the all-in-one finance app for sponsoring today's episode.

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afternoon was Shane Lowry playing the 11th hole. The camera happened to zoom in on his ball right as it was in an incredible lie in the left rough, like too good of a lie almost. And he takes a practice swing swipe left of the ball. And I noticed it immediately in real time as they showed it, like his ball clearly moved as soon as it happened and they called it out they had a rules official the RNA and Dan Hicks did a great job of asking a bunch of questions and you know hey it's in your opinion did that ball move like let's be serious about this because it was kind of dodged there a little bit and there was a lot of controversy back and forth whether or not he would be penalized I just said man if that's not

a penalty I do not understand the rules of golf at all like the ball moved there was a lot of controversy back and forth whether or not he would be penalized. I just said, man, if that's not a penalty, I do not understand the rules of golf at all. The ball moved, there was talk about if there's no, could it be seen from the naked eye? If not, then you couldn't get penalized under the new high def rules that are in the rules of golf and all that. But we've gotten word, Bob Herrick reporting as well as Todd Lewis reporting that the RNA spent nearly 20 minutes reviewing the footage with Scotty, Colin and Shane and he's received a two-shot penalty finally for it, which I also didn't know it was two shots. I thought it was going to be one, but that seemed like the right ruling to me. It seemed like for a bit they were going to lodge that penalty and

then he was going to miss the cutoff penalty. This is after he said, said, what fuck this golf course. I believe it is a one shot penalty if I'm checking or let's, well, scratch is saying it's a one shot. They're saying they're saying two shot penalty on golf channel right now. Well, scratch is wrong then. Okay. But hate that. I hate that. The, I mean, you know, just not a great, I don't think Shane's on a great run right

now. I'll be curious to see how he handles this. I haven't seen the press on a great run right now. I'll be curious to see how he handles this. I haven't seen the presser yet. But, you know- Right, I guess he said it's a disappointing thing to happen to me, but that's golf. Okay, so he's taking it on the chin.

It kind of looked like there was a twig there of some sort. That's what I think. He hit the twig and the ball was resting on the twig and he probably didn't know. And he probably almost certainly didn't see it live either. That's that's not to say that. Shane, he was trying to cheat or no, not at all. I got. But yeah, one point today he said fuck this place, which was of course the site of his greatest triumph of his career might just

be a coping mechanism he has I don't know but that one was tough. Said the same about Oakmont. I believe said the same about Quail Hollow. So he's just on quite a tough, tough little run here. I know you're out on Shane. Yeah, I just, I'm just kind of tired of like, you know, again, it's, I feel like he just gets a free pass because he's got a cute accent and he likes to drink beer. Right? I mean, everybody's like, oh, that's just Shane being Shane, you know, he's like, he's a good bloke, all that stuff. And it's

like, man, he seems to act like a like a c word a lot. So Irish are gonna come after you TC. Bring it. Yeah. You know what, Tom McKibben, nice miscut big guy. TC, I'm I'm I don't disagree with you on Shane other than like the fun accent and liking to drink beer still carries the day for me. Like I still think I root for that guy. I think it's fun when he's involved. I don't-

It's a good tiebreaker, but I think he's showed us so much that, like so many times now that he's just, like he just treats stuff kind of shitty. I very often, it does feel a bit like, you know, Shane had a reputation and just being a one of the guys, great guy. And then you just, no matter what he does, you know, that, that, that initial thought, that initial, uh,

stereotype of them has just carried the day throughout everything. Okay. With UTC, like, he's never done anything for me personally. I've never found myself rooting for him. I'm sure I'd have a much different opinion if I was having beers with him on the regular grab a beer with the guy. Yeah. But just watching the antics from afar. Not not really my cup of tea. That's fair.

So what does that put him at? He also acts even par. If this guy would have done that, he would have been shot on the spot. For those listening to the pot, he's holding up his cardboard cutout he has of P, which is Patrick Reed that he keeps very close to where he spends all of his time. I respect that TC couldn't find my Tommy one this week,

which maybe Yeah, is it time to talk about that? I mean, with 24 minutes in here, and I'm sure a lot of the commentators are, are waiting for you to weigh in in some way on the Tommy situation. No, I thought Tommy, I thought you were you have little spot on last night. You thought I was spot on? Is that what you meant to say? No, it's setting Scot I thought you were, you have little space last night. You thought I was spot on? Is that what you meant to say? No, it's setting Scotty aside of just, you know, Tommy came out, he shot what 68 today. Yeah, 68 today, birdie his first three holes and birdied seven.

Poor drive on 18 cost him, but overall a couple more, a couple, couple more, you know, a couple more putts ball. He's just like, there's been a lid on it. The last couple of days, he's been hitting good putts. Like they haven't been bad ones. They've just been edge putts. So you know, he's minus one. He's T 26. Um, so we can certainly go shoot 63 tomorrow. I think he's done that here, right? Just, just for just for just tying a bow and he's ninth in putting so far. Okay, through two rounds. I think the putting has not necessarily been the issue. It's been the approach play, unfortunately, which is the approach play was was poor,

especially round one. You were you were slagging his body language, body language. He's fine. He just couldn't get any mo going. No, he wasn't mopey yesterday. He just looked sad. He just looked sad. He looked defeated. That's what it was yesterday. Looked defeated. You know, TC, I, you know, I got in the pot with you had, you know, I was out of position. You bailed at the first sign. I was shocked when I heard that on the, on the preview pod, Solly. I regret it. I had King Jack off suit out of position.

And I called. The flop was terrible. The ace came out on the flop and I mucked it. I mucked the hand. I got out. There's no point in following it all the way down. I got out of the hand. I don't regret at all what I did last night.

I definitely regret getting caught up from listening to my guy TC for for way too much. I got influenced. I got influenced and I got out and you know, before it was too late. You know, I didn't want to ride it out through the rest of the week. I'm very glad I got out when I did. It was a bad exchange rate. But you just got it. You got to cash out. You got to get up from the table. He's nine back right now. We'll see what happens. I'm not, I'm not willing to apologize. Back up the greatest player of his generation too. He's three 50 to one right now to win. He's the, you know, we may have to delay it to,

I think he's the only guy that can stop Scottie at Shinnecock next year. Too bad you can't predict it. Can't pick it. I have some other, other tools in the toolbox for, for, you know, predictions and such. But, uh, no, it's yeah, it just didn't seem like it was his week as far as, you know, just, I don't know, like his calling cards, the iron play, the iron play, and just, just a couple of those pots that, you know, that the 12 footer that hangs on the edge that like, man, if that falls, there's momentum there. And that's sort that the 12 footer that hangs on the edge that like man if that falls there's momentum there and that sort of thing so I give him credit for

coming out firing this morning you know came out first thing birdies the first three four under through four under through seven and then kind of kind of stalled out but kept making pars but you know, I think we can still we can still absolutely get that Wikipedia yellow if not a backdoor top five here, it can be a side door top five, being honest. Is there any travel in the plan in your plans for tomorrow to make your way?

There's not and honestly, I really didn't want to go. I was like, I'm so tired this week. It was going to be so hard to get there. I looked at through London, Dublin, Belfast, City Airport, London Dairy, taking the ferry over from Glasgow, all sorts of stuff. And it was going to be trains, planes, and automobiles. And then going from there to Denver on Monday, it was just going to be tough too. If he was last, if he was one shot back, if he was in Fitz's spot right now, would you have done it? Yes, absolutely. Okay. So have you officially lost faith that he's going to win this week? Liz, it's very unlikely he's going to win, Sully. Okay. It's very unlikely.

That's what I said last night. You should have been a politician, man. Oh, you were shitting all over him. You were you were. Yeah, we're dumbfounded. You're like, how could I have done this? How could I still say that? How could I have done this? I blurted Randy. You saw me. Oh, Matt, I deserve all of that, Randy. I apologize. I apologize to everyone for leaving us right. I just it was a total I wish I wasn't wearing this fucking shirt moment yesterday. Like I didn't pick sky always pick Scotty. Why did

I why do I find a way to talk myself out of this one? Yeah, I picked him for the US Open didn't pick him for PGA or the open and it's it's honestly hard to have to have not gotten feel like a good a good setup forum of we'll get into some port rush stuff in a bit I guess but yeah um what what about let's get back to being positive who are you yeah Randy what's your non uh you're kind of like do you have a sneaky important round of the day you want to shout out Justin Leonard making the cut um I in in all seriousness and I'm sure people have Ryder Cup fatigue, but I think it has to be Keegan Bradley's 67 today.

For sure. I, you know, Bogey Free was a pretty, just even keeled front nine, except for the eagle on two, and then finds a birdie at 12 and 15 coming in. And I think it's just important in so far as he's T12. After the round, he was quoted as saying, you know, they have contingency plans in place, if he were to pick himself as a playing captain. But I think more than that, he's saying, he's just like playing the best golf of his life. And he's like, I'm way better chipper of the ball. So listen, however much you wanna get into the Ryder Cup stuff, I do think if we're talking like sneaky important rounds, this one is high on my list

for those reasons. So I'll be curious how he does the rest of the way, but you know, if he ends up inside the top 10, that drum beat is just gonna get louder and louder for him to like, hey dude, like you probably should be a part of the team. So we shall see. He was asked about, there was obviously,

I think it was Alex Maselli asking the question, like it was clearly, he knew something was up of like that Keegan had not signed the captain's agreement and Keegan looked thrown off when he was asked that question of how have you signed the captain's agreement? And he's like, wait, why are you asking that? And he like took a while at Stanford for a while and he was like, yeah, we're working on the captain's agreement. So I don't know what that means. Maybe he's about to pick himself and means he could he could be prepared to change his mind. God forbid. Yeah, that's that's a great thing. I think that's a

wonderful thing. I think this is a you said that was impossible. I think I didn't know that it was possible to be this foolish about the situation. That's what I thought TC when someone the captain said I'm not going to pick myself. I believed it. I believed him TC instead of walking into the exact scenario that they couldn't possibly have avoided. They're walking directly into it.

Like during that. They're all. I know Arthur's hot. Let me, I found his actual quotes. If, uh, if I can real quick, Keith, this is Keegan Bradley. I've got to play really well to make the team just as if I wasn't the captain. I had a very similar year at Rome and didn't make the team. I have to keep it going. I really need to play well this event and then in the FedEx Cup playoffs. I feel like I'm a much better player

right now than I've ever been. This is the best I've ever played throughout my entire career." It goes on to say, I just feel a lot more comfortable being out there in these big big moments. I do feel like I'm a much more well-rounded player now. So, I mean, he's obviously super high on his own game. And yeah, I, like I said, sneaky, important 60, 67, uh, up there on the leaderboard and we'll, we'll just continue to monitor the situation. He's probably the eighth best player on the U S side right now. It might be better than that. Like, yeah, like six to eight. Yeah, I mean, it could truly be better than that again, for the 85th time. I think if he was not the captain, who would be very,

very, very easy captains pick at this point, astronauts or drillers. I mean, what do you again? What do you I asked this to the guys last night? Would you rather like straight up? No all things considered a grenade on this What's the like if it was the 12th spot if it was the 12th spot and it was Keegan verse? He can only have one on the team as a player who you take it. It's not the 12th spot I think that's that's the point and I'm probably taking Keegan because he's like Like just straight up a better course fit than, than HE. At Beth page. Yeah.

I mean, their play profiles are remarkably similar. I don't know. It would be that much. Got a lot more course fit gas in the tank as far as distance and. Thrive. See it. Uh, I think it's, I mean, I know we're going to do this for another month and a half, I think it's like a done.

He's clearly going to pick himself. Like he basically said it after, after he won, unless he craters, but if he's playing well, I think he will, I think he should. We'll see how that works out. We can talk about little call-in. Yeah, we'll get to some of those. There's definitely some candidates and some guys that I don't know should necessarily be.

I'm bummed that you keep picking out HE. HE should absolutely be on the team too. Those aren't the last two guys on the team. I'm picking out a name that's playing well right now in this moment. There's gonna be a couple name that's playing well like right now in this moment. And there's going to be a couple other guys that like pop up as Johnston as big names in this moment. Brian Harmon might qualify now. Yeah, you never know. But any other you have any sneaky important rounds you want to shout out today TC? Um, this is just kind of coming to me. But I think Ludwig, I think him getting a good

one up there after a stinker yesterday shot 73 Thursday and 67 today, a couple of bogeys coming in, but, um, you know, he's, he's just, he's not playing his best golf, but it seems like his, his traits are coming back. The driving, the iron play. I know he's had to work on the chipping a lot, but I think if that stuff comes back in full, it's back to being a high floor Ludwig that we know and love. So I think seeing that and then having him go

into the playoffs and then into DP World Tour, BMW Wentworth and Ryder Cup and all that. I feel like Ludwig's stock is rising right now at the right time, like, at the wrong time from an individual perspective, but at the right time for Ryder Cup and kind of personal finances perspective. I hope so. It's not been the year we've been looking for out of Ludwig, but there's obviously, there's some golf to be played after this. This is the last real important tournament of all of it,

but I hear what you're saying there. I'm gonna combine my sneaky important round with the next question, which is just, I wanna know who you've been impressed with. Who has, you know, almost, you can almost phrase it a different way of like who are you like? Evolving your stance on or changing your mind on you chatted out important round of being got her up And I do I do recognize that one that was gonna be my answer But I'm gonna I'm gonna nominate Robert McIntyre here. Wow, it's big of you five under par 66

After almost winning the US Open I mean he was almost gonna be in a playoff JJ Spahn if he would have three putted that one. And he just continues to answer the bell. He was top 10 here in 2019. And I think I don't know in my head, I couldn't get out of my head, like how poorly he played going into the Ryder Cup. And honestly, how poorly he played in the Ryder Cup and was able to scrape out the points. Like that was kind of the image I've carried in my head for McIntyre and like I got to get rid of that because the guy is

stepping up in in in big events and continues to like announce on the world stage that he is one of the best players in the world. I think it's my only excuse for not recognizing it is his swing looks funny to me as a lefty. Like maybe if he was a righty, I would I would think differently of the swing and it would look a lot better to me. It doesn't look like the typical smooth lefty swing that we'll see, but the results speak for themselves at this point. And I hope he goes out in top five and continues this play because he's really, really impressed me the last several months. That's big of you. He seems a lot more comfortable in the moment and like he's convinced himself he belongs to instead of just kind of having a cameo appearance in a big moment.

Like go back to what was that? Was that last year or two years ago in Canada? That was last year. Last year? Like even that just like he's surprised like you can tell he's kind of surprised and hanging on for dear life and a little fidgety. And now he's like, no, I'm, you know, I'm expecting to win here. So it didn't help that the Scottish open win was such a, it was just like legitimately marred by that sprinkler head drop from the middle of the fescue that led to an eagle was just kind of like, all right, well, that just didn't feel like a valid victory in the moment. And yeah, I don't know.

He continues to produce obviously run with the US Open T 17 travelers. He struggled last week at Genesis, but he was T20 Memorial, T6 at the Schwab, who is top 10 at the players, top T6 at Phoenix this year. He's just playing some really freaking good consistent golf. So T.C., you got any anyone you've been particularly impressed with? Yeah. I mean, Big Leash honorable mention there. I think the Hoygards parents, mentioned there. I think the Hoygards parents, I'm really impressed with them. I mean, that's like, you have twin sons that are both top 10. He opened their 36 holes. It's crazy. Crazy. I'm impressed that they survived the early twin years. That's what I will salute them. Salute them for the most TC. And then I've got another one. I don't know if I'm the most TC'd. Uh and then I've got another one. Uh I don't know if

I don't know if we have the graphic or not but Harry Hall. Uh I'm just really impressed the fact that he he's shot. What's he at? He's at uh he's he's seventeen. He he shot sixty-seven today and uh one of the most outrageous uh you know graphs of his statistics here I've ever seen.

Is he doing the big Randy? Remember when Randy and the shanks at door neck and he started bunting hybrids around? That might be what Harry Hall is doing. I mean, it's unbelievable. He's almost dead last in approach play. He's lost five and a half shots to the field on a second shot golf course. It's not like you can just bludgeon this thing to death. So yeah, I mean, he's putting his dick off and he's got that dumb ass hat on and the Allegiant logo and all of it. And he's just, he's just doing it, man. And, and, uh, I weirdly think he would be an interesting

interview. I just think he's, he's, he's from what? Cornwall. And he's just kinda, you know, I don't know, I don't know much about Cornwall. I don't know much about that part of the UK, that part of England, but man, it's, it just seems like he just seems like kind of his own person.

So Randy, did you have a, uh, anyone that you're particularly impressed with in the non Scotty division? No, but can I use this time just to reiterate Scotty? I'm sorry. Oh, I, we only spent 10 minutes on him and it didn't feel like enough to be honest, but we've got to do it tomorrow night and the following night. And it's the same thing we say every week. Well, I just want to drill down. I don't know. I have a real respect growing, and I

said it, for his ability to show up on the most important weeks of the golf calendar. If he top 10s this week, it's going to be his 15th major top 10 in his last 20 starts, his seventh in the last eight majors, I believe his 10th in the last 12 majors. It just far outpaces any of his peers. And honestly, I know the wins aren't comparable, but Tiger Woods from 2005 through 2009 had 15 major top tens. And that's what Scotty could get to at the end of this week. It just, I I'm in this era where I found myself a little bit struggling with. The men's professional game. Like Scotty is bringing me back and it's surely because he's, he's a consistent presence.

Like I just, I need to do a better job appreciating that. And I just wanted to voice that is like he, he's it, man. He's that good. And he's, he shows up when he has to show up when we all expect him to show up. And you look at the women's game you look at the rest of the men's game that's not an easy thing to do and so I yeah I just want to reiterate like he's he's the fucking man he's the cock of the walk can we can we maybe I hadn't thought of this until you started saying that and brought that time period r, is a more fair comp for Scotty just like post,

either post Tiger Slam Tiger or post 2002 Tiger? Like if you start in 03, 04, that kind of looks somewhat like Scotty's original major championship record, scattered success, but not much. Won two majors in 05, won two majors in 06, and won another in 07. If he wins this one, that's four in a four-year time period going back to 2002. So, you know, that was five majors in a three-year time period. He won another one in 08 before he got hurt. So, Tiger won six in a four-year

time period. Scottie's going to be coming up on that. Like, if you give him one more year, does he maybe period, Scott is gonna be coming up on that. Like if you give him one more year, does he maybe get getting way ahead of myself, if he gets two more next year that puts him in line with Tiger post slam, or in post oh two, when things started to normalize a little bit when the golf balls got a little evened out and it wasn't just plumbers and firemen. I don't know, I had not thought of that. Some plumbers and firemen in there. Still, yeah, I think

Scottie's planning it's much deeper fields. He is. I don't know. I had not thought of that. Some plumbers and firemen in there. Still, yeah. I think Scotty's playing against much deeper fields. He is. I don't know if the top end is like, it's probably pretty comparable, but there's just so much more depth. Like six for Tiger in that time period might be comparable to five for Scotty or four for Scotty. I think Scotty's big thing is he just needs to keep winning it more of a variety of courses. Yeah. Right? Yeah. I think Scotty's big thing is he just needs to keep winning it more of a variety of courses. Yeah.

Right? Yeah. And that, I mean, if we're being totally honest though about Tiger, that wasn't necessarily his strength. It was winning at a variety of courses. I mean, he won five at Augusta. He won, obviously, and he won two at the old course. He won two at Medina.

Like, it wasn't like the most diverse set of major courses that he won at. I mean, yeah, but I think the old is I think the old is like, you know, the old, yeah, pebble. You know, I'm trying to think of totally, obviously, they both want to vol hollow or not. I got Scottie. Well, hollow, I keep that's the thing like Scottie should we forget Scottie if he wasn't arrested. I don't know. I still think he probably wins that tournament.

Sorry, real quick. I don't know if we're going to come back around on Scottie because it's been a pretty Scottie heavy show already. But before the week starts, we of course put some takes in the envelope and we unveil the plan was to everybody was going to provide three normal ones that will unveil on Sunday. And everybody was going to have one for the 36 hole cut here and I just want to hand out some flowers real quick. As we look at a peek in the envelope because this is from Mr. Big Randy himself. Oh my god. He's going to show us Terminator mode 36 hole leader and going to go on to a decisive win. He's making putts. Uh oh.

Have these, have these envelopes been audited? Don't show them the other two. I will. I will not. I'll show them the other two, but I did. Yeah. I, um, yeah, he's making putts and. Ah.

I mean, Randy, it kind of goes back to your comments. 36 holes left. Yeah. To the comments that he made earlier in the week, he's like, figured out a way to simplify it and just go about his business on the course, off the course, which everybody else in professional golf struggles with so much. And I think he's had a team around him the whole time going back to his USGA days of just, you know, teaming it up and things like that, just kind of playing the ball as it is. Right, Solly? That's what I was going to say is if you handicap the field, if you gave the field like three

strikes, if you gave, you know, if you set the handicap for the field like minus three and a half right now, Scotty winning over under three and a half, that's an interesting bet to play. And like I'll be honest, if you're still guessing at your handicap index, you're not competing fairly. Eyeballing your number or rounding for convenience just doesn't cut it. A handicap is the only real way to get in the game, whether you're grinding to get better or just want your weekend matches to have some stakes, a handicap index helps you track your game, see your progress, bring a little more purpose to every round. It's quick to set up. It goes to wherever your game goes. No more guessing, no more T-box

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and my lowest score of the year. I think that's like, Do you see I've played so much golf with you. I don't even know what I would accuse you of if there was handicap manipulation. Are you a manipulator or a vanity? I truly couldn't go either way. You play golf and you enter your scores. You don't care about having a low handicap and you've never tried to, uh, I will ride a bandit.

I'm not a, I will ride against anyone, uh, that ever ride, you know, hits on you for your handicap or, you know, gives you shit for your handicap. It is, it is, it is very true. I would. Most of my, like either. So a lot of them are on film or with other people, you know, on the road and then all my rounds at home are pretty much put in automatically because we play on a Friday game. Yeah, you don't you don't ever blow up and you

don't take it deep very often. So if I could get a 10 shot just a couple of commenters on the Instagram that were just just pushing my buttons a little bit. Listen, the commenters might not have all the necessary information to make it to come to a good conclusion on the on the internet. I'm realizing that more and more on a daily basis. Who you guys who you guys most disappointed in we can cover some some missed cuts here as well. But Randy who who like jumps off the page or who you what are you mad as hell about right now?

Matt is hella Bryson's first round just given the way he came back today and and played really well like going 79 65 It'd be fun if he were if he were up there I'm going to go to the It'd be fun if he were if he were up there. honorable mention walking Neiman like how are you just going to keep missing cuts? uh under

performing especially at British Opens like low ball flight. Good ball striker. um low ball flight. I'm I'm good on walking for a while and then then my guy, little Colin, I think it's time to officially sell again on little Colin. I'm totally out. I'm selling all the stock.

You want to talk about the antithesis of Scotty. You don't know if Colin's showing up major to major. You have no idea what version of Colin Morikawa you're getting. And we saw a really poor version this week, and it just, yeah, it makes me mad as hell. Little Colin, I'm selling. I think, you know, we'll be out until further notice. No top tens in majors for Colin.

T14 at the Masters is his best finish, but again, T14 at the Masters in a limited field, not great. TC, I know you've already opted out of this one, but I do we do have a calendar reminder for next year. Oh, yeah, I've already got me you've opted out of this, but it's still one of my favorite running things. I can't believe we're about to be this old of after the 2021 open, you said that he was going to win eight

majors. I just said, All right, let's check in on that in five years. And that's going to be next year. I think I have it for July 20 something 2026. We're going to revisit that one. But yeah, he is, you know, not really sniffed winning a major since since we're all saying George's in 2021. And it looks he looks far off, man. caddy change, Billy Foster on the bag this week and just I don't know, missing, missing irons in the wrong spots. I, I kind of

wonder, you know, if the like there's, if people haven't noticed how much distance gain there's been, like just since he last won his major, if he's getting blown out to pasture a little bit, and if he's chasing, I have no idea if at all if he's chasing speed in any way, the numbers don't really reflect that. But if he his like path towards getting back to the top of the world gets a lot harder with how much farther the top players in the world are hitting the ball now. And yeah, he's got he's just got to be so good. He's probably putting a ton of pressure on himself in those spots. And man, Randy, it's just really not

turning the right way. That's where like this week, he should feel even more disappointing because this is one of those rare weeks where distance seems to be less of an advantage or you know not as much of a not not as not as weighted to that uh he said per dom in the in the comments he's had uh three caddies this year i think scott he's had four wins uh so scotty said you know he's almost up to as many, many wins because I don't think Billy Foster is going to, going to last from, from everything, everybody walking around there. It sounds like they've been not, it just doesn't seem like the warmest relationship and there's

not a, not a lot of, of discourse going on between the two of them. And I just can't see Billy Foster dealing with any bullshit and any self self-pity and just Colin's whole program. I don't disagree with that. I'll just the fourth win would be this week, which if we are anointing him, which I'm willing to do at this point, but just marking that. But yeah, Randy, I'm usually when you're calling out one of these top players, I'm just doing the other side being like, well, let's at least consider this. Like, let's get the full set of facts here. But the college-

I may be a bit hasty from time to time. Sometimes, but I don't- Get discharged. I don't think you're being super hasty with Morikawa, which is, he started out the year so freaking well. That's the kind of difficult part of all this. It's just really, I don't know, these big events, big spots matter and it's quite disappointing.

But I'll add to the list, Brooks Kapka, man. And I know you've won a major since you went to live, but like just being wholly uncompetitive at a golf course, I thought would have made some sense for you. And we saw a glimpse of something at Oakmont, like dude, you only were the major competitor even before you went to live. So this isn't like a live take at all. It was like, dude, you only were the major competitor even when before you went to live. So this isn't like a live take at all.

It was like, dude, if you're not going to give us anything in majors, like what do you bring into the table at this point? And yeah, the live stuff is going to come under a little bit extra scrutiny when like you're not probably doing all that you can prepare to prepare to be competitive in these events and like, but the one win aside, you're still nowhere near the competitor you used to be in these events and like, but the one win aside, you're still nowhere near the competitor you used to be in these events. And it's just, it sucks. I would rather see him get in the mix and it just looks wholly uncompetitive.

I think in my mind, I have this thing where I think Brooks is way older than he is because of how uncompetitive he's been. It always shocks me that he's only 35. You know, I'm like, ah, well, he's, you know, what is he in his early forties? Like it's just a man. And it's like, oh no, like, yeah, it's, it's I think Brooks's knees just fucked. He missed the cut in three of the four majors this year.

T12 at Oakmont, but missed the cut in the other three. Yeah. Going back to Colin too, I think the other thing, it's not just the results with Colin. It's just the dog, everything else too. It's the attitude and the, the, it's just whole, his whole aura. It's a deal, man. Take it away. Yeah.

TC, who are you most disappointed in? Yeah. I mean, other than Tom Hogy, people are all over. I'm getting, getting just crushed on the whole thing. You got to look at the totality of the plays, right? I don't know what that means, though.

What does that mean? The totality of the play? He was he was fishing around in those waters a little bit. What was your HG pick? I said I didn't pick it, but I just mentioned this graphic that's so good.

You know, we haven't even mentioned Hao Tong Li yet. You can cancel the year of the Rooster, whatever it is. He's T3 and we haven't mentioned him yet. That's insane. So I'm disappointed in us. But no, I think in all seriousness and I don't't think this is this is maybe more of a me problem Or maybe just more of personal preferences. I'm a little disappointed in Royal Port Rush. I just don't it's just it's just not my favorite iteration of links golf and I don't know why that is or I don't know You know, it's stunning, it's beautiful.

There's great golf hole after great golf hole. But I guess just the questions being asked, the ball just doesn't seem to be on the ground as much as I really prefer on Lynx golf. And it's more similar to like a Royal St. George's. It's just, I've never been there. I'm watching on TV. Um, but it just seems lusher and hillier and, and, you know, and again, this is, this is likely a me problem, but this just isn't what I think of when I

think of the open championship. Randy, what are you, what are your thoughts? Well, yeah, I. And I think you were saying the same thing. I don't think there's anything like Royal, like I think it's all out of Royal Port Rushes. I think it's out of the courses control, right? Like I'm, it just is what it is. But I think it's all fair. And I think I probably agree with you.

Um, it's, it's not like the prototypical open course, right? When I shut my eyes and I think about what an open championship is or what I'd like it to be. Um, but I, yeah, I certainly don't mind it. I, having been there recently gives me a much better appreciation and I think adds an element of enjoyment, I guess, while I watch. But I don't think it's an unfair or bad take by any means. And solidly to your credit, I think you were,

I mean, you guys had, again, going back to the preview pod, you guys had discussed exactly this at the start of the week. So it'd be fun, not fun. It'd be interesting to see this place like totally baked out, but I just don't think it ever, you know, I'm not sure if it ever gets that way. And obviously we're not seeing it that way this week. And there are some moments on the course that the ball starts to be on the ground and makes

a lot of sense. I think I'm, I'm with you on the course that the ball starts to be on the ground and makes a lot of sense. I think I'm with you on the approach shots, especially TC. And I think off the tee, it's still really working for me, especially the way the bunkers play and how well they're positioned. The guys just look anxious watching their balls off the club face, which I think is a good sign. There may be not enough punishment for some of these misses, some of these, especially wide misses, kind of getting some spots where Rory has survived. We haven't talked about Rory at all tonight, but like Rory has survived a struggling driver. And, but it is just kind of repetitive of loft the ball up

in the air and getting like, a couple times it's been really hard to get to some of those front spots. Like I'm thinking about the ninth hole today, Scotty drove it too close to the green and couldn't get to that one, which I thought was a cool little wrinkle. And kind of what we talked about last night with Rory on the 15th hole having to play it short and bounce it up, Scotty had a similar situation on 15, needing to play the ground game potentially to get close to that. There's a couple elements, but it's just not consistent enough, like to the point where, you know, you're, you're, I just love Ling's golf when there's shots coming in from long range that need to avoid bunkers or need to use slopes or need to do something

fun on the ground to get to a pin. And that doesn't exist here. It's not a lot of suspense. It's a lot of elevated greens, you got to land it up top, you got to spin it, you got to, it's asking a fair question. It's identifying the best golfer. It's not bad It's just like it's such a tough Competition group and we can get it. I think we should go by and that's what you know

somebody in the comments was saying like You know, oh like you just don't understand the difference between Scottish and Irish links and I'm saying no I do understand the difference with Scottish and Irish links and I just prefer no, I do understand the difference between Scottish and Irish links. And I just prefer the Scottish links or the English links to the Irish links with regard to hosting an open championship and like I like I like a Royal Lytham or a Birkdale I like it when you know there's let's do it now. Let's do it. Let's go. Let's go course by course. I'm curious your guys opinion on this. I

seems like there's like, like I would love to go play this golf course. It looks absolutely spectacular to go play and all that I just, yeah, like, I like the suspense of the ball on the ground at the old course, or, you know, even at Hoylick, right. So for an open championship venue, Royal Port Rush or St. Andrews, what are you taking? Including all the pageant you included all ready? Yeah. Yeah, like I'm on record. I the St. Andrews is getting

antiquated but with the pageantry in the setting and the location St. Andrews. Muirfield or Royal Port Rush? Muirfield. Muirfield is like, Muirfield is like top three. Yeah, easy one for me. Birkdale or Port Rush? Birkdale went from a Birkdale or port rush. Birkdale. I think Burke does an awesome golf course. Not very

lovable, but like, yeah, proper test. I know. I think Birkdale. It's close, but I think it's Birkdale too. It's really close. And I don't feel confident in that one. It's like, it's kind of just like, dude, I I would need to see you both in the sim in similar conditions. I don't know. It's that's close when trune or port rush. I'd probably go port rush. I think I think trune just yeah, it's it's just like trune doesn't have a lot of personality or you know you know, there's some good holes, but I think there's just a lot of like, man, whatever holes, I think there's a lot of great holes here. And I think

Trune, yeah, it's, yeah, Trune's near the bottom for me on the open quota. Randy? I would probably lean Port Rush. And my reasoning reasoning is like for the frequency that they've been to Trune like I still don't yeah I just can't hold many features now listen if I went and played Royal Trune I'd have a much better grasp probably but this is my decision and so I'm taking Port Rush. It's also really close for me and I think I'm taking Port Rush. It's also really close for me and I think I'm taking Port Rush because I also think like the best part of the golf course is the part they're covering

the least on the broadcast which you know I can't hold against Port Rush I think. They're just like completely what are they doing with this fifth hole? Like they're barely showing it like truly only when a couple groups come through do they show this fifth hole. But Sully, that's, that's one of the things I was gonna say earlier was just, we're talking about on Slack of just how if ESPN didn't cover the open when we were growing up, but we love it as much as we do now and feel like we know the golf courses as much as we do now. And I think the answer is yes, right? Like I think if this got a treatment from a CBS or or an ESPN, and they did their normal thing that we grew up with, I think I think it would be a lot more like I, I know I would view it more positively. Yeah, that's

fair. All right. Last few St. George's or Port Rush. I'll go Port Rush just because it has views and stuff. It seems, you know, I think St. George's is my least favorite of the rota. I'm in San Bo. Yeah, I lean Port Rush. Carnoustie or Port Rush? Carnoustie. Carnoustie, baby, especially when that wind blows. Liverpool or Port Rush?

This one's probably pretty close. I think it's Liverpool, oil lake for me. Same thing. Close but yeah. I got, yeah. Lhythm, which is out of the rota as of now, but Lhythm or Port Rush. Lhythm, 10 days out of 10.

I love Lhythm. I love it. It sucks that it's like outdated. After the old course in Muirfield, I think Lhythm is the most proper. Uh, just, just like, that's what I think of when I think of an open championship. Do you think Port Rush is a little hurt by this is only the second iteration we've seen of it hosting an open championship potentially, I think, like if it's in the road, it builds some history.

Yeah. I wonder how we'll shift in. Yeah. coming in. We don't have a memorable finish here. Yeah, last one. Turnberry or Port Rush. Also out of the road currently, but potential to come back in turnberries got a little bit of that same. Say that's very similar. Yeah, who have like it. There's a lot of there's a lot going on with the land and it's there's a lot through the air. I would have to go back and watch some of the some of the Turnberry opens, I think, especially like the dual in the sun and stuff like that. But

again, that's where with Turnberry too, we've seen it in dusty dry conditions. It's just it's a little more classic, I think. I probably Turnberry would be my vote is because I I just I think of Scotland. I know I think of Scotland when I think of the open, you know, and I understand. I a big win for Port Rush though is like massive crowds and a really cool environment out there is, is a, you know, that that that that shines through on television. Like the size of the group following Rory and all that and how big of a deal it is to go to Northern Ireland is a win for Port Rush. I think, sorry, I've never played it, but just based on everything I've seen, I think I'll prefer Port Marnic to Port Rush. I'm still very curious how that course is going to fit for modern golf. If Livum's too small, I'm curious to see how Port Marnock does, but I'm definitely willing to give it a shot.

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that's NLU to 64000, message and data rates may apply. So some of your finest segue work there, Sully. I, when you giggle at my segue work, it just makes my day radio. I know I'm just gonna have a great evening after this one. Couple other miscut notables, And then we should get back to the top of the leaderboard because there's some names up

there that we haven't talked about yet. Jason Day was a miss. I know we mentioned Capcom missing missed mentioned Neiman, Ben Griffin, MC he's had a great season of the majors and obviously a great run Tom Kim shot plus five today on easier day. Double the last to miss the cut. That was tough. TCU mentioned Tom McKibben. Foxy missed the cut, unfortunately.

Tom McKibben, no go. Cantlay, nowhere to be found on the weekend. P. Another guy, sorry. Another guy. When you talk about not showing up at the biggest weeks, I think just let, Patrick Cantlay is the antithesis of Scott

Scheffler. But he wants all the money. Yeah. Once all the all the rewards but but none of the other responsibility a clear regression from Cantlay from once he got involved with all the PGA Tour stuff in his golf game, which is unfortunate. P missed the cut by a wide margin. Do you see I believe he was in your plays? I don't know if he was he was he was featured prominently in my plays.

Saw I continue to beg for Min Woo Lee to do something. I don't think he gets a notable in this. This is this is a notable missed cut section. Do you see that? I don't think he's got This is a notable missed cut section. Do you see that? I don't think he's got. Yeah, is he notable? Yeah, I think so.

Baby Colin mentioned Cam Smith. Probably last time he gets mentioned in the notables. This is five straight major missed cuts for Cam Smith. Cam's got a new baby at home. He's just snapper season here. He's going to be fine. He's just hi's, you know, it was just snapper season here. He's still be fine. He's just hibernating. You can't do this. T-shirt. I think you'll be fine in life, but I just can't get there in golf and pro golf.

I hope it's not like we might just be looking at a situation where it's night night. I mean, I think, I think we might be in a Derek Bell operation shutdown mode. It's, it's getting clean. He cleaned up on the Australian swing earlier. You know, he just can't hit the ball anymore. His iron play. That's a problem. It's not good. So a couple of guys snuck in on the on the number. Corey Connors. This would have been a better fit for him.

Step. Step was kind of a trendy play, given his his course fit. Hideki. You mentioned earlier, Sally, that he's looking old. It looks a little older, which little Haggard two hands up here also looking older here. I'm not throwing cast and stones, but just showed up on one and I'm like, Hey, deck he's starting to look a little older. Takumi Kenya made the cut on the number props Rops to him. Do you want to go down the

leaderboard like from the top like your specialty here because we haven't really done. I know how tall we we haven't really discussed really you mentioned him but he shot a really impressive four under par he's sitting there at eight under par tied with a with a Hoy guard. Terrell Hatton also shot 200 today he's sitting there at minus six. I know that I know that burns you to mention Tyrell because you hate fine player. I just can't stand his whole stick. I

just don't I guess my thing with Lowry is I don't think Lowry and Tyrell their stick. Oh, it's very, oh, it's very, very different. TC is every shot. It's every shot just like yelled at a slope today. Like he just eat three potted one and he went and turned and said like fuck you to a Actual slope like he hits very normal golf shots and just pretends as if it's like Scientifically, it was impossible for the ball to have done that He's one of the best players in the world at this game

It is I cannot accept the fact that every shot does not end up perfect and I'm way over the whole thing I'm entirely over the whole thing. I've been over it for quite some time way before the lifting and I've said this many times It's crazy that I find him more likeable. I guess just cuz he's like that's all he is I know who he is and he's consistently that guy whereas like yeah Shane's like I feel like I just don't Well, we're told Shane is Shane is a little different than they're far apart in my book. In my book, they're far apart. Because Hatton is absolutely delightful. Of course. I'm sure he is. I'm sure he is don't like watching I own 99.9% of my

experiences with Hatton are through watching him play golf on television. And that has not been a fun experience for me. Okay. So, where we want to go? We want to we want to glaze uh Lee Westwood a little bit. We can get there but I think we need to mention Big Tone. Uh thank

you, Randy. Big Tone's in there. T10. Everyone's giving him **** for that putting drill is doing around the week. Seems to be working pretty well if you ask me. Like that Big Tone. Yeah, unbelievable. You think he's going to make a charge this weekend? Absolutely.

He'll get to, he'll make a charge and then it gets to 12 or 13 and just kind of with it away. It is remarkable how fast he throws. It didn't reverse as soon as he makes a birdie or an eagle or whatever, but he's 20th and putting this week after he was going viral for that putting contraption he had, which honestly looked like it would help pretty much anyone with putting up I could get down with that drill. He had kind of rods, sticks, alignment sticks look like on each side of his

body that he was holding tight and it's working for him. Rory come with that. 200 on the day 300 overall. He's seven shots back of Scotty Scheffler but somewhat better day for Rory. It was a little easier out there today, so I don't know really how we classify that one. But kind of surprised to just feel kind of just the play just didn't feel that noteworthy. It wasn't good enough to jump off the page at a gettable day, and it wasn't bad enough to be super disappointed in Rory. I think that's yeah, I think that's fair. Um, big day for him tomorrow. Right.

I think he's got to pin the ears back and then go have a day. So seven BD, but off the T's so far, which is just, that's your, that's the super power, man. If you don't have that, then it's just gonna afford. The bar is incredibly high for him. He probably is gonna top 10, but that's gonna probably feel pretty meh by the end of the week. I mean, do you think he has a run in him?

Or does it just kind of feel like a stuck in neutral week? It feels stuck in neutral as of right now. Yeah. There's a lot of guys in that category. Yeah, Rory at minus three. You've got how about Shafly at minus two. Before he couldn't pass Lee Westwood at minus three, like yeah, pretty remarkable. I'm just saying as far as the top players and like the top top players in the world, you got McElroy, Shafly, JT, Fleetwood, all within two shots of one another. I think that'll be interesting to see who separates and who kind of separates

from the Peloton and joins the chase group. Not a ton of big names to MC this week. I mean, obviously the Colin and the Cantlay's and whatnot, but a lot of the dudes that have been playing the best golf are around for the weekend, at least there was, you know, that was something that I had noticed, but I don't know, Wes would be involved is and Phil, Phil made the cut Phil's t 34. He shot even he shot one over today drove the front of the 17th green. The graphic when he hit the shot said 18 and I was like

freaking out, I thought he drove 18 green for a second there, but at 55, I know it's downhill and all that, but 55 year old Phil drove it on the front of 17 green and it's going to be around to play the weekend, uh, tied with Rom. And he's doing this while trying to get the files too. Is he trying to get the, I don't know. He's trying to get the files to is he trying to get the files? I think he originally was and I don't think he wants to fight.

I might be a bit conflicted now. Yeah. Rom Rom just looked miserable out there today. He shot one over again on an easy day. body language out of control. It's so bad. It is just, I don't know. Again, disappointing under microscope for it's got a picture up here just the the perma glare that he just had on his drop, he kicked a club twice. At one point, drop the club about five, six times just looks

really, really frustrated. He took a practice swing at one point and like, I couldn't he had got grass on his ball, like, either like laid the thick rough over his ball and like had to call rules official in to see if like he get relief or get to move the grass back. He did not need to hack out, try to hack out towards the fairway from there. But no, not not a pretty pretty showing from ROM and kind of disappointing to be honest. I'm going to be on notice next year.

I was going to say if you, if you look at the majors since their second win, like ROMs a lot closer to Colin, then I think a lot of people would be comfortable admitting. So if we're gonna dump on Colin, I think TC to your point, I think next year is a big year for Mr. John Robb. Just to go through it, super interesting. Yeah, he won the Masters in 2023, T50 at the PGA, T10 at US Open,

and then runner up six shots back of Brian Harmon at the 2023 Open. T45 at the Masters, cut, missed the US Open last year. T7 at the Open, T14, T8, T7 at the majors this year. Interesting. Fancyfeet4 said, do you think Rom wants it too much feels like he knows he has four big events here to prove himself and he might be gripping that steering wheel too tight.

Curious our thoughts. Definitely wants it too much. That's what it looks like to me. It's exactly what it looks like. And he's probably still pissed because he had to go to Valderrama. Can you imagine a more opposite venue to work on your game than a Lynx course, Valderrama? I only had to play 54 holes though. That would make it a little bit easier I guess. Yeah, anyone gets a couple other questions? We'll play how far back is too far back.

We'll give a specific prediction for the weekend and dump any other notes we have for the week as well. But chunks dubs on IG said, are we sure more cow as a writer couple lock? No, we are. Come on. He will be on the team. Yeah, come on. That's like it carried away in a sane world. I don't think he should be like why it's like solid Devil's advocate. Why?

Why is that? He's not, he's not, he's not playing to his full ability, like recent, like recent play, but that doesn't mean he's, his like less than okay play is not still way better than so many other guys that would potentially take a spot. It's it's, it's easy to get swept up when somebody's not reaching their full potential to think that they're not one of the 12 best Americans or not. One of the guys, not one of the top 12 guys that gives them the best chance to win. And I think Mark Kawa is still a

guy you go to battle with. I guess I just go back to how long does the how long does the statute of limitations or the how far back in the resume do you go? Well, I'll say this too, like, I don't know how to value Scottish Open, British Open week. It's links golf, it's a different category. It's not what Beth Page is going to look like. It's gonna look a lot more like a normal PJ tour event. His

results before that T8, T42, T23, T20, T50, T17. They're not great, but they're not like he's not he's missing cuts. Like we're not like talking JT 2023. Shooting 80 in majors and being completely lost. Like that's not what we're talking about. No, let's say we're talking about him left. What's that? Not a lot of these events he's playing and has cuts left. Yeah. Outside of the majors. True. Let's say let's say we're talking about him versus math McNeely. I mean, math's had a objectively better season this year.

So math currently 11th on points, Collins, seventh and points. Yeah. Matt was hurt coming into the year. Like, you know, he didn't get points last year. Last six months, more Cala plus 1.49 strokes, McNeely plus 1.16. So I think from a fan perspective, I just find it a lot more enticing to roll the dice on guys on an upswing on a positive trajectory than like, Oh, Colin, yeah, he's going to be on the team. He hasn't played well. Like it, it just dampened some of my enthusiasm. Yeah. I mean, isn't a reason to pick or not pick a guy

from a fan perspective. I hear you there. I don't have a good answer other than like Keegan and Morikawa are right next to each other over the last six months. So that's where I've been trying to pump the brakes on like Keegan's not been Scotty, all right? He's played really well, but like I can't,

we can't like automatically throw Keegan on and then just be like Morikawa, yeah, you not you're not coming around again interesting scenario for Keegan to make that decision uh that could have been avoided but uh yeah I want to say can't lays a more interesting question honestly there's a good point in here too of trying to find somebody who's gonna be able to pair well with JJ spawn and you you'd think that Cantley would kind of fill that role. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, that's maybe a bit unfair of me to say because Cantley's number wise still still checks all the boxes at more cow checks. Like, yeah, it's not been pretty man, but

like his floor is still pretty darn high. And there's again, just not that personnel of guys like with high upside that I in this particular year that I think make a ton of sense where you start threatening those guys spots. But the big thing when you look outside of points and like how big this week sucks for Brooks is this is going to be the first Ryder Cup in a long time going back to 2014 the Brooks isn't a part of even through live stuff. He's always been there made it. He's a long way, long way away. I didn't realize he hadn't missed one. Yeah, he will not be a part of this team.

I feel like they should how are t times not out yet? And if we could give blow pill, we could have a blow pig Lowry. Herring. I was gonna do this. I can never I can never get it right. Whenever I try to guess what the pairings are going to be who finished what I always mess it up. And we know it's going to be Scotty and Fitz and Harmon and how strongly Yeah,

that's what that's all we do now. But the harmon and how tongue I bet they'll have a lot to talk about. Everyone how long up without a caddy at the president's. I was just reading about that again today. I forgot that he got benched for the first two days in its entirety. And he was like caught like on his phone while Ernie was giving a speech. And yeah, he's just, that did not go well for a guy. I remember when at the PGA in 2020. He like spent like five

hours on the range when he was the 36th hole leader. After the round, he just would not leave. That didn't work out very well for me either. But I also forgot he finished solo third in 2017 at the open. I was on his Wikipedia earlier today. That all right. Two times just just came out. We've got 335 local time leaders are going off. I assume that's bumped up a little bit for the What's that Eastern time TC? Out of curiosity. I believe that's 1035. Okay.

I think they're five hours right now. We've got HG and Big Shot Bob. Tyrol and Rasmus, Big Tone and Godd Hoygard potential Keegan and Nikolai Hoygard potential Ryder Cup singles match there. Jordan Smith and Rory Burns and Westwood. Harry Hall and Bez Ludwig and Team Rose. Christopher Rutan and Matthew Jordan. Rutan I guess his grandfather is just like this Norwegian

billionaire who owns a bunch of grocery stores and gas stations, Randy. Should probably try to get him on the trapeze. This has not gone well for me in the past when I've tried this TC, but on the WorldFeed, they were calling him Ritan. Ritan. It sounds like right hand is how I was remembering that, but I'm sure I'll be told I'm wrong about that as well. We've got Aaron Rye, Ricky Fowler, we got Tommy Ladd and JT, Koukrak and Glover, Mike Wallace and Akshay, Spieth and Hovland. I'm just laughing at like somebody who's somewhat of a new listener. Just be like, Mike, it's Matt Wallace. What are you talking about? Yeah, but like, like eight years ago, Vern Lundquist called him the wrong name at the Masters and we've been calling him that ever since like, we do not have a Lowry blow pit. We have a Lowry

ROM, which is also combustible. And we've got a blow pig, Ricky Kawamoto. Herring sure speed. Hovland's fun. That's cool. Sergio Novak, another potential. Rider Cup. Maybe not this year. Maybe maybe the dare manner. Justin Leonard and John Perry. Uh, let's see

here. That's really it. That's I don't think we have to. So how far back is too far back? Uh, here. That's really it. That's I don't think we have to. So how far back is too far back? Minus nine. That's too far back. It's interesting. I know it kind of feels that way. All right, let's say Scotty has a bad day tomorrow. I mean, she's too under. Yeah, I was gonna say that's the thing. He's not gonna back

up. Yeah. He could whoever loses a ball like some OB up. I mean, it could happen. What's the weather looking like? It looks like this is the EXP model. This is a hyper local coastal forecast model. Looks like we got wind coming out of the southeast. Maybe a little bit of moisture in the afternoon. Wind peeking out around 15 to 19 miles an hour. Let's see.

And then see what the European model is saying. Yeah, we got a little bit of moisture there on the European model from about noon till 2 or 3 PM, just passing moisture. A little bit less wind on that one. It doesn't look that dissimilar from today. Maybe wind probably coming out of a slight like the opposite direction or more prevailing I think. I think minus four is too far back. Like yeah. Counting out big

tone huh? I think I've got to count out big tone. I just wish I could carve out some exceptions for like Rory or Xander if either want to go out and shoot like a 64 tomorrow. I mean Xander is at minus two though. I know. So if you looked at... Honestly, none of the, I guess Big Shot Bob. That's not fair now to Big Shot Bob, but I was getting ready to say I don't really love any of those guys at minus five running down a Scheffler. Yeah, no one. So, uh, Rory is the only person at minus four or worse with a data golf

win percentage above 1% and he's 1.8% as of right now. So, and then the highest of, of, of players at five 500 par is Hatton at 2.8%. Scottie's at 55.6% as of right now. So I think Hatton is a dangerous one to look out for. He's five back. He's gritty. He's, you know, good iron player. Yeah, I don't I think he's Yeah, I think him and I think that group at at five under is really interesting. I'm more worried about them than I am. God, I hate to say this about Harmon but I know he's not done it before. I don't think he's going away. Yeah, but I don't see another 65 out there. Yeah, I don't know if he's gonna be able to keep up Like that's the other thing too is Rory Randy as you're saying is it's just so much now with Scotty not really gonna drop any shots

Roy still has like a good round that's out there, you know, it seems like Even today in conditions. It was gettable You can score out there and when being down a little bit, just don't see Scott really backing up at all. We shall see. I'm definitely disappointed. I thought Harris English, like he he drove it like shit today. I thought he should have gotten more out of that round of golf, where like, it seemed like every time I looked up, he was he was flashing with his irons. And, you know, I feel like he should be at minus seven or minus eight. Let's give one specific, as specific as possible prediction for the weekend. We tried this at the US Open.

You could be as aggressive. Play it out. How's the weekend play out with as many details as you possibly could throw in? While you guys think on that, I'll give you a second here as you think on that. So our early week predictions, this is where we currently stand. TC forced Tommy to win, currently sitting at one under. Bryson, he selected not to win as at one over big. Randy went with Vic, who's still at even par wrong at even as well.

Which I'm like, how did I pick Vic as like my official? And then I picked Scotty to win on my envelope. I just wasn't consistency was not my strong way. Yeah. Yeah, it's okay. So I can was trapped I guess into a Tommy Bryson Two ball there DJ pie went with wrong to win Bryson to not win Neil went with Roy to win and Scotty to not win interesting But Neil also has fits in our one and done which might which whole-time call which would although you did You did call him out a little bit solid like he just he already used up all the good players this year i didn't call him on that that was no that's correct that was all soli i agree soli was the one giving him a hard

time on all that okay that was cody i was involved as well all right my specific predictions for the weekend i think scotty comes out tomorrow and shoots a 68. It is four birdies in one bogey. He gets two of the par fives. He also makes another birdie on the 13th hole. He's gonna bogey 11 again, though. That's gonna be a tough one, but he's gonna shoot 69 on Sunday to finish this thing at 15 under par and he is going to win this championship by three shots. Yeah. Okay, listen, I'll give you a new one. I think I could see this turning into a bit of a duel.

A fitzy Scheffler separate from the rest of the pack. Tomorrow, I could see Sheffler separate from the rest of the pack tomorrow. I could see him pushing themselves. I could see the guys that ate under par falling back and the Peloton just never really coming for those two guys. So I'll just give you a little different look there. I could see a Sunday showdown between Sheffler and Fitzy with probably Scotty nipping him. But, Solly, I also co-sign what you're saying as I so amazingly predicted Wednesday night.

This could be a Scheffler just dominating weekend. I think Tommy shoots 64 tomorrow. My God. Give me some false hope, but he's not really in the mix. I think Harman sticks around. I think Harman goes out and shoots another 67 or 68 tomorrow. I think all these guys play well. I don't think there's a lot of going backwards. But I just don't think that I think the RNA probably ratchets up some of the the whole locations a little bit pretty aggressive on honestly depends have been really good.

Yeah, I think it seemed like they eased off a little bit today versus Thursday. Maybe that was a pace of play thing or but yeah, I just I guess my thing with the pins too is like the par threes just don't, Neil was talking about it last night on the show, par threes just don't, they're not doing a whole lot for me. They're good holes. They're just not distinctive or like, I don't really remember much about them. They're just like kind of long, they're just hard par threes. Yeah, not a lot of variety there. So um, yeah, I you know, I think I think Scotty has a three shot lead by

the end tomorrow. Then we will revisit. I think Mickelson and Westwood keep playing well, though. You'll hope so. Mickelson, Westwood and Leonard might be the game within the game this weekend. TC. Only other notes I had from my notebook. Smiley got caught on a hot mic. I don't know if you guys saw that. So his headset went out and he did a little fuck. Which I apologize for everything.

So he did in the NBC. Yeah. Trico gave a big apology. You don't need to apologize for that, guys. It was great. Why can we get more Trico, please? Yeah, I know. Or more Trico. Cohesive broadcast. Yeah.

Another continued shout out for open radio. Those guys freaking rule guys and gals. It's just it's an awesome listen. I've been watching that. I've been watching TV with it on mute, and I've just been listening to open radio for the most part. I think that might be my play tomorrow. I think I'll have it on the TV, but I think I'm going open radio with you. We can probably save any HamsterDame style stuff for Sunday, right?

I think so. It's been pretty frustrating. There's a lot of other options at least, WorldFeed, Multiview. I got through it and then tomorrow it gets pretty real. There's a lot of other options at least, World Feed, MultiView, I'm getting, got through it and then tomorrow it gets pretty real. The feature group has been great, I enjoyed that today. So I got one for you, just wanna shout out the Lowe Johnson on the leaderboard, it's not a DJ or a Zach,

it's by the name of Riggs, the pride of Libby, Montana. First major ever, currently sitting at 200 par. Huge huge day for the the young DP World Tour member. Young buck. Did DJ make a cut? He did. Wow. I got a couple more envelopes. Okay if you have some envelopes we can yeah let's see. I didn't get mine in until Thursday morning and I didn't want to be accused of cheating anything. Yeah, we we got that part. Yeah. Yeah. It's okay. It happens. TC. Pat the hammer cant leave the 36 hole leader. Next. Any comments

here TC? No, I had a couple good ones and a couple couple strikes it's about the totality of the place for sure DJ went with Vic was gonna miss the cut unfortunately that's that's not the case feels personal DJ exactly Neil Stu sync to make the cut Exactly. Neil, Stu Sink to make the cut. He did not, right? Definitely did not. Now he's shot. I don't even know what his score is. Kitchen.

The leaderboard has now turned into dashes. Yeah, he, he didn't, he did not make the cut. Sink, he shot four over. I can report that. He also sent a second one in here, but Shane Lowry will make a scene at some point during the week with media slash bands, which is a dub. I don't know if it is a dub because he didn't think he made the same thing. There was a scene maybe involving him. It seems to, it is always some really close. Yeah, I think we give that to Neil. Okay.

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