No Laying Up - Golf Podcast - 987: Saturday at Augusta

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Starting point is 00:00:46 And all we could ever ask for out of a Sunday at the Masters. Welcome, of course, to the No Laying Up live show presented as always by our friends at high noon. He's back after a night off. Mr. TC, how are you? I'm great. Great date night last night. Great day today. Uh, fought three. We had three, three games between flag football and baseball. And then just sitting out back watching golf all day. What a, what a day of golf it was Sally and a little programming note here, not scheduled to appear tonight. Uh, we, we, you know,

Starting point is 00:01:18 we had some logistical issues from the guys getting back from Augusta. I'm back in Jacksonville as of this morning, but had to bring in Mr. Big just to check in on how things are going. We're going to let him out quickly. He's the opener tonight. But how are we doing, Mr. Big? God, we're excited, Solly. Legitimately stoked for tomorrow. I mean, the stage could not be set more perfectly. We're going to have so much to talk about regardless of what happens tomorrow. I cannot wait. It's gonna be a fabulous, fabulous Sunday.

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Starting point is 00:02:34 Cause this is peak. This is about as good. Is this the biggest Saturday night we've ever had since we've done this show? I think Saturday night before, it was like Saturday afternoon before the before the old course with Cam and Rory was up there as well. But I mean, the big golfer and and really pine hearse was pretty big too. Yeah, this is different. This is different. This is the Masters man is the career Grand Slam. This is the Rory thing. Well, tonight seems different.

Starting point is 00:03:03 You guys know no light show. No, uh, I I'm out. You know, we're not in person like the party. It was a big party today A lot of people came through a lot of people that you know had RSVP know started swinging around a little bit Were you guys partying today? Are you guys sweating it? Are you where where are you at? Randy right now? What are you rooting for? What are you hoping happens? I mean, I gotta be honest, I was sweating it a little bit when Rory rolled in that eagle on 15 and I think the lead got to four, I was like, holy shit, like this could be four or five shots. By the end of the day, Trev had said earlier in the round, like he thought 1516 might be the winning number. I thought that was crazy. But then I was like, round like he thought 1516 might be the

Starting point is 00:03:46 winning number. I thought that was crazy but then I was like well, yeah Rory might be the one to go get there. I I legitimately nervous which made me so happy TCR guide the big golfer making plays coming in fighting the swing but getting

Starting point is 00:04:02 the ball in the hole. I the the table is set. I year at Pinehurst like you moment in men's professional up for for golf. It's it's you know and we're just bu have one uh your guy Scotty didn't ruin it and have one of the worst moments in uh in professional golf history that this would have been if he would have been up there to ruin this one but can we regardless of what happens tomorrow regardless and we're

Starting point is 00:04:35 gonna have a field day of course if Rory goes out and shoot 76 can we give our guys some love for a Friday 66 Saturday 66 after the disaster that happened on Thursday. Does this my question to you and I'm gonna start with you TC I know big we got to get you out of here soon but is this does this feel like a different guy does this feel like a different Rory or is it the same thing TBD I think no you got to answer no we got it you got to answer can I walk you through where I'm at with it. Because I think, you know, birdie eagle birdie start. And then when he birdied five, I was like, oh, shit.

Starting point is 00:05:10 I was like, chill, chill. And then, you know, eight was eight was sloppy. I think between eight and then he had a good one in a nine. But between eight, ten, eleven and twelve, like he was, he, his distance control is pitiful. And then, and then he, and then he kind of got it back there. 13, uh, hit it like 15 was one of the best shots I've ever seen. So anybody hit ever, uh, you know, so I, and like really, really proper shot into 17 as well.

Starting point is 00:05:41 So kind of a mixed bag. Uh, I don't think it's a different golfer though. I think he's just, you know, he's, he's playing great golf as he has been for the last nine, 10, 12 months. It's, it's no different than that, but he's got Bryson on his, on his heels. Bryson's got like his C plus game and he's only two back. And I would be worried if I was you guys. I mean, of course I'm worried like why would hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on hold

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Starting point is 00:06:30 shot. Again, it's it's not I'm not going to sit here and celebrate tonight like it's all over. Been through this too many times to even remotely do that. Jordan Speed took like a six-shot lead in the back nine in 2015 and and didn't come

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Starting point is 00:07:03 But, But, But, But, But, But, But, whatever the phrase is, I don't know how I'm gonna get through tomorrow night. We didn't have a live show when the speed thing happened. I was legitimately despondent that night and I couldn't, I could not handle it. If that happens tomorrow, it's gonna be an all time, it's gonna be an all time show either way. Like truly it's gonna be an all time day either way. I cannot wait to find out.

Starting point is 00:07:17 I still stand here, I'm very stoked, I'm very excited about the pick and the enthusiasm and the belief that this is a different guy. Because what we saw the last two days is like what I was picturing in terms of this feels different for Rory and this feels like a great opportunity. Like no one else that kind of rose up at any point today could withstand what happened. And the guy did. Rory did. He had a couple bad moments, but everybody did today.

Starting point is 00:07:41 And he answered the bell. Bryson making the big birdie on 18 doesn't, it's great forie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the big birdie on the

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Starting point is 00:08:20 might be dead tomorrow. I don't know how much sleep I'm going to get. Like I've staked most of my reputation on that. So I totally forgot about this. Randy, he has said to me before that when he does win another major, he is going to call you out in the press or afterward. And I don't know. Maybe it's been long enough. He does media, Sully. I think if he wins, he probably will. But it's been six years since you declared him dead. I don't know if he's gonna remember that,

Starting point is 00:08:46 but I forgot until you said that he's gonna call you out in the press conference afterwards. We will see. I know you got dinner plans and we appreciate you popping on, but I'm not gonna let you out without your actual pick prediction on what is gonna happen tomorrow. And think this through about how you want to do this.

Starting point is 00:09:05 No, I know. I know. I know. Truly. I think my head says. I know. Well, I will just note, you know, Bryson had a three shot lead going into Sunday at Pinehurst last year. We're not quite exactly flipped, but you know, Rory, a two shot lead here. Um, my head says Rory is going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that.

Starting point is 00:09:30 I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that.

Starting point is 00:09:38 I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going to go into that. I'm not going a half. Yeah. I just, I think Rory's going to do it. He had a look in his eye.

Starting point is 00:09:52 He had a look in his eye and I want to be clear here at Randy. I don't think you were like wrong on the dead thing. I, again, I think he's reborn. I think this is a, if he, if he goes on to win, I don't think you're your is he dead bit is wrong. Cause I, I, I honestly think that he has died multiple deaths in the last several years and he's been reborn if he goes on to triumph tomorrow. Just a shame tomorrow's not Easter Sunday. We were off by a week darn it. You gotta want to root for that. You gotta want to root for that. I'm sorry. I can't wait. Like I said, either Rory's gonna play well and win and that's gonna be obviously a thing. He's not gonna play well and win and that's going to be obviously a thing.

Starting point is 00:10:26 He's not going to play well and not going to win or like he's going to play well and Bryson is going to play better and run them down. Like there, no matter what good golf it's yeah, I know. I know. I want, I want a moment that's going to stay in the test of time tomorrow. TC. I was worried. I was worried that it was gonna get, that we were looking at like a five shot lead there. Which would have been. That's a bad spot to be for Rory, honestly. This is way better.

Starting point is 00:10:53 He's gonna stay a little more competitively sharp, doesn't have to think about not blowing it tomorrow. He knows he's gotta go out and play a great round. All right, before I get out. Randy, question for you. Yeah. Do you think Rory's leading by the time they get through number two tomorrow?

Starting point is 00:11:08 Yeah, I do. Yeah. I was gonna ask you guys, is this a two person tournament? Like it's a two person tournament, right? For sure. Yeah. Yeah. I think if Ludwig was like at seven or eight, I'd feel a lot

Starting point is 00:11:25 better about that. But yeah, he's just his, his iron play was atrocious. Connor's just playing great. That's not dismissive. I just, he doesn't seem to make birdies to do it. So big, I know you got plans. We really, really, really appreciate you popping in. We have a dinner, Rezzy. It's not like that. You weren't even supposed to know you weren't supposed to be on the show tonight. This is, this was an emergency call to the pen

Starting point is 00:11:45 And you know with the way both schedules work. Yeah, that's difficult. It's a challenge. I know so have a great evening Guys have a great show. Whoo. Tomorrow's gonna be lit. Tomorrow's gonna be lit Speaking of lit I believe this guy was out on the golf course at Augusta National Golf Club I believe this guy was out on the golf course at Augusta National Golf Club. Mr. Kevin Van Valkenburg, been working on a little side project on the course of this week. Kevin, where were you for the big moments today? What did you see out there? So Schuster and I made a plan to meet up 15 Green at 5 o'clock.

Starting point is 00:12:18 We were been gathering sound this week. So I went out there, you know Neil likes punctuality TC. I was like not gonna be. A Schuster treat, a Carter Schuster treat. Couldn I went out there. You know, Neil likes punctuality TC. I was like not going to be raised. A Carter Schuster trait. Couldn't find him anywhere. So I was, I went up to the top of the bleachers, sat next to one of the green jackets, uh, talk to some members and they were just like, come sit with us. Like, let's, let's talk. I want to talk about the podcast. It was incredible. We were like making, you know, they were making wagers about guys sitting in 16. So we slowly saw the afternoon wave come through and I was right there, top of the bleachers, first Rurys shot into 15.

Starting point is 00:12:52 We could see it was the long, they were, kids were telling me that I was sitting with longest drive of the day. Oh my God, that's in the absolute go zone. So I was kind of narrating it. I was kind of doing my impression of Randy and Cody, you know, narrating for Sky Sports. I got Rurys over the ball. This is this has got to be the moment of the time you got the audio, I got the audio and just I mean, when that ball hit, you could just feel a place just vibing. It was so fun. I mean, I, I haven't seen, you know, I would say I came to start in golf covering in 2015.

Starting point is 00:13:20 That's one of the best shots I've ever seen live. I mean, just truly, you know, to TCI, I heard you say, one of the best shots I've ever seen live. I mean, just truly, you know, to NLTC, I heard you say one of the great shots of all time. Schuster just walked in, my god, here we go! Here we go! Woo! Neil saw his ex out there today, probably after all that talk last night.

Starting point is 00:13:36 It turns out, you know, I was vibing, it turns out Schuster and I were like probably, you know, probably 50 feet from each other the whole time. We didn't even know it. It was electric, it was so much fun. And then Bryson, obviously like the birdie on 16 was really cool. It's just a really fun experience. The green jackets are telling me like, all right, son has put brakes a little bit to the left. You don't want to leave that one short because it drifts right at the end. I said, God, this is some good like insight. You know, I loved it. Uh so it was really a lot of really fun stuff out there today. I I was uh that that moment that shot in fifteen when he hit the shot starts walking after it. I mean it the the screenshots look so much like the tiger shot in twenty-eleven which was on Sunday and no he didn't go on to make the putt but it was it was like for all he's

Starting point is 00:14:20 learned about that shot hitting it too flat and coming back in from too far on Thursday hitting it too flat hitting the green and going way over it leading to double going maybe under clubbing a little bit yesterday and getting lucky with that ball staying on the front to say no here's what I'm doing it was six iron I believe is what they flashed which sounded like a lot of club to me for needing to cover I think 189 to the front maybe like 194 depends on there was two different yardage is listed but he just launched that thing so high up in the air I don't't know if he, how exactly did it, open the face, weaken the grip, whatever he had to do. He swung so hard, got so much spin on it, launched it up in the air.

Starting point is 00:14:54 And I flashed back to 15 at Pinehurst when he was in between two clubs, went with the lower lofted club, hit the green and couldn't hold it, went long,gey that led to the cascade of errors all that to say maybe a lesson learned from that moment was when you need it you know a long iron mid-iron into a hard green when this happens again I'm taking whatever cloud I'm swinging hard to get the spin on it to shoot it up in the air and hold the green and when it hit the green I audibly was just like yes yes yes because it kept getting closer and closer. Oh, it was so good. And we had such perspective on that, watching shots come in all week on this hole and not hold,

Starting point is 00:15:32 and just all that we've seen from how hard that shot is. And that's again where I go back to, this is a different dude that we've seen to this point. And- To that point, I think, even in the moment, like even before he, before he hit it, I remember thinking, all right, this is, he could tie up a loose end here. Like in, like, you know, in that moment, he's like, all right, I've been thinking about this shot for the last, you know, 36 hours straight and I want another crack at it.

Starting point is 00:16:03 And, and he got one and he pulled it off and he knew it he Pimp-stepped it. I mean it was like that. I was like Iverson, you know, like stepping over guys in the Lakers Incredible, I yeah, I don't know it You said Sally I think it's fine. Her's like that is your superpower Yeah, that is what you do You take long irons you throw them up way in the sky. And it was just fun to see him tap into that superpower. It's like someone forgot that that's that's the thing that they were as good as anybody in the game

Starting point is 00:16:33 at. I disagree with the data on this one. By the way, it says he only gained point nine six shots with that. I don't I'm out on strokes game because he gained more than that on that one shot if he asked me. Good. Well, it was it was like strokes gained against scar tissue. That's true. You know, KVB what, uh, speaking of just like being the guy, where were you for the first five or six holes of his day? Were you watching from the media center? I was watching. I let Neil kind of take that one, uh,

Starting point is 00:16:58 in the front. You know, he was, it look, bro's been really doing really well. Every time Neil has been with him, uh, this week, it's only when Neil has abandoned his child, uh, that he'd, Roy has kind I was like, you need to go out and make this happen if you wanted to make it happen. And then I kind of picked him up on the back nine. And so I was there. T.C. I was thinking to me today. I don't know if you saw Scottie shot into 15 way over in the left trees and just fired it right at the bleachers. Extremely kind of scummy move. Hit a guy. Balls ricocheted back. And then I was like, I'm going to go out and make this happen.

Starting point is 00:17:24 And then I kind of picked him up on the back nine. the first shot into fifteen uh way over in the left trees and just fired it right at the bleachers uh extremely kind of scummy move hit a guy uh balls ricocheted back and it got up and down for birdie. I was like that's that's super undercoming. Well, I mean Rory was backstopping off somebody's

Starting point is 00:17:36 face there at one point though too. Like he just straight up domed somebody. It didn't dome somebody. It landed on the ground. It hit somebody in the front row. I don't I didn't hit somebody in the head. What was that on 14? On 14. Yeah. What do you got?

Starting point is 00:17:48 I think guys, if I could just say, you know, I've been thinking a lot about this a little bit on the ride home. This is like our Ollie Frazier. Like this is, this is all the shit tomorrow. I mean, we're going to be thinking about this, whatever happens for a long freaking time. They always said like styles make fights, but here's two like very, you know, as you can different of styles as you can have in the game, but different personalities, you know, maybe it's Ali Frazier too, since they already sort of had their first bout. And I just think this is setting up to be either the greatest moment of Roy's career, or one of the most

Starting point is 00:18:18 crushing. And all of that hangs in the balance nearly isn't, you know, there's no like scenario where Roy's like, well, it was a good fight. And I just said, you know, there's no like scenario where he's like, well, it was a good fight. And I just said, you know, he won. And it's just, if he gets through, you know, like I said, if he gets through two, and he still has the lead, great, if he doesn't all of a sudden, like, full blown, like, I think, I think through two and three, like, that's gonna be such a massive, there's just the

Starting point is 00:18:41 opportunity for that to completely reverse. Like if he makes, you know, par and Bryson makes eagle or even going into three, I think then, you know, then things kind of normalized four or five, six a little bit. But man, two could be like one and two are going to be really interesting tomorrow. What was the setup going into Pinehurst final day? Bryson was leading by three, I think. Yeah. into Pinehurst final day. Bryson was leading by three, I think. By three, okay. Yeah, and then it was quickly kinda, and then Rory was up two or three

Starting point is 00:19:08 on the one-nine point in the back nine. I know because I should know because I detailed every single shot coming down the back nine. So end of third round, Bryson was up by three over Cantlay, Rory, and Matthew Pavan. And at one point on the back nine, Rory got it to eight under par with a birdie on 13.

Starting point is 00:19:26 Bryson, I don't think he ever got to more than two up because Bryson never fell below six under par. There was, I'd say there was a brief moment, Sally, when Bryson was standing over a birdie putt and Rory took a three shot lead for about 30 seconds and Bryson had to make that putt to get it back to two. I remember that very briefly. How many balls does Bryson hit tonight? He just didn't have it man.

Starting point is 00:19:53 He did. He honestly, it's been spraying all over. I mean, it's, I was impressed that he really like gridded it out. I mean, that was grit. That's not the guy who used to like completely melt down at Augusta. That is a dude who was like, no, I cannot let this get away from me. Even the birdie putt that he had on 15, like that was a, you know, a must make. He did not hit a great shot way left of the green and was able to get it up and

Starting point is 00:20:14 down. That was crucial. That was, you know, he was letting it, it was five at that point. It was letting it really get close to slipping away. I thought the chip on 10. He lost almost two shots with, with approach play today. Like he was truly vibing his face off around the greens the up and down on 10 to your points. He said I thought that was like, alright, Bryson is going to exposed here. He's going to exposed here. He just never got exposed. He's in anything. I think it could have

Starting point is 00:20:39 gotten pretty squirrely because that second shot in nine was god awful. That was so bad. Short. And then he missed this kind of got caught with his hand in the cookie jar on 10 on that approach shot went going right at that pin. And it's like, that's kind of a do or die shot. And I think could have gone a lot farther down down the hill there too. This chip on three was garbage. Like that was a terrible short there.

Starting point is 00:21:03 Oh, yeah, awful bogey there. But like, you know, he just like really good two pot on nine and then the up and down on 10 like that, like he could have easily played him like played his way out of the tournament just on those two holes. And, and then, you know, bogey on 12, but just gritty as hell down the stretch the birdie on 16. And then, you know, 18 was kind of a gift. But you know, you got to have those go in sometimes. Yeah. All right, Kev. We're gonna send you out of here on this What happens tomorrow? What's your official prediction? I? Think Rory wins

Starting point is 00:21:34 I think that he has played the best golf over the course of the week his swing has looked incredibly in control I know that the narrative is there I know know that like people are going to feel like, oh my god, if it gets close, like, is he gonna sort of melt? But I really think you have to sort of stick with like whose swing has looked the most dialed, you know, I don't know that Bryson can go and hit 400 balls tonight and get back to the sort of premium ball strikers, you know, way that he was for stretches at Pinehurst. He wasn't obviously great on the last day. Now Bryson already showed that he can hit it all over Pinehurst and still kind of hang in there. But I just think that in a very swing, he just is hitting those like you know the shots that kind of like are feel like hold offs, right? Like it's just it's not the full like release club goes all the way back around your neck. It's just like I'm controlling trajectory and controlling spin.

Starting point is 00:22:27 I'm doing all the right things and I'm starting the ball on really good lines with putts. I just I feel like I don't I don't buy into like oh, it's he's he's do. I don't think this place gives anybody any breaks. But I just think like if I had to lean one way, I'd say he's playing the best golf. And he's gonna get it done. All right. Thank you, Mr. Kev. I believe we're gonna roll in a next guest here shortly. You guys know, I don't know what's

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Starting point is 00:23:54 shorts and more with code NLU. I'm sorry, I left, oh God, I left my window open to, in the part, I'm starting. Can you hear it? Can you hear in the background? Oh my god. Gentlemen. I want it. I'm calling a noise complaint. I'm like, you know, my kids are trying to sleep. The family neighborhood. Can you hear me? Mr. Credo Schuster, Neil Schuster, welcome to the party pal.

Starting point is 00:24:44 Oh my god, thanks for having me. Can you hear me? Oh Schuster Neil Schuster. Welcome to the party pal. Oh my god. Thanks for having me Can you hear me loud and clear? All right, good. I'm just making sure I first off I want to apologize to to Cody I was supposed to have the camera set up I had a whole plan and then the plan went out the window when Roy hit that shot on 15 I just I couldn't leave I I couldn't leave I was out there all day. I watched I think 12 shots into 15 I was getting a little discouraged because I was out there looking for a roar like an authentic Augusta roar and I missed the one on two. I was up on eight TC. I was watching Tommy

Starting point is 00:25:17 I was trying to I was trying to watch some other people on the front nine and I thought I was gonna miss it and I Was like guys good. Nobody's going for it. And then all of a sudden, you know, Tommy, you mean Lee Westwood? Yeah, Lee Westwood. I was trying to be respectful of you TC. Anyway, all of a sudden this ball comes trundling down the fairway about 40 yards farther than everybody

Starting point is 00:25:38 else's and I was like, oh my God, Rory's got you know he's going to have a mid iron in here. And it's I guess I just like personal highlight in my golf life to see my favorite player hit my favorite shot. And not only hit my favorite shot, but hit it to four fucking feet was just like lifetime stuff. It was awesome.

Starting point is 00:25:59 And then right after that, it got crazy. You had Bryson and, and Rory's team off on 16, Bryson's coming in. Just a lot going on back in that corner. It was like everything I could have asked for to finish that round. Uh, I sat up like KVV said, I was probably, I was over on the far left pinned against the railing at the top of the bleachers and 15. I've been saving that spot all week for Saturday because I've heard so many people say that that's the best grandstand on the property. And it delivered.

Starting point is 00:26:30 It was awesome. I was sitting next to my guy from Mexico City. We were vibing. I mean, it was just, it was electric, man. And then Bryson comes through, he makes birdie, he's getting everybody riled up on 16, you know, the people's golfer. We have a clash of Titans, gentlemen. I mean, this is the juice. This is it. So, so I know you've probably been over. We have a clash of Titans, gentlemen. I mean, this

Starting point is 00:26:45 is the juice. This is it. So so I know you've probably been over all this. I'm sorry I'm late. I'm just I'm really I'm really happy. I'm really jacked up. Let's get to a couple questions then as it relates to this. I mean, we can talk about this all night and we probably will. Our guy TGF. Hanging out with his friend from Mexico City. Was it Benhamin Salinas? No, I actually, I didn't catch his name, but we were just hanging out up there. It's kind of trapped all the way on the railing in the top row. And I had a couple of green jackets behind me. Everybody was just having a good time. I mean, it's fantastic. I was bummed. I did hear a get in the hole on Rory's tee shot on 16, which that was my only real disappointment of the day.

Starting point is 00:27:26 That was that was unbecoming, but otherwise just an all-time day in the bleachers. TGLN cell says Rory's round. Why shouldn't we be panicking over the stretch where he was leaking oil? Should we be panicking at all? I didn't see any of that. So I can't I can't comment. I don't think it's panicking. But you know, it's it's a first of all, TGL incels been on fire this week. Yeah, this is like the third time we've caught on for a question. Yeah, he wasn't good. I don't think that was that was great. Why we're not worried because he rebounded from it again. Like it was a he had the shot on 15.

Starting point is 00:28:06 Yeah, his round was in three acts. He might have sent this question in before he had the great finish, I think. But he came out almost too hot. It was a question how he was going to sustain that for another three hours after that run through the first six holes, I'll call it, because it was a good par he made on six too. But eight was tough. Here's what I'll say about eight, nine, 10, all of that, like it was just kind of marginal misses. They weren't, you know, they weren't

Starting point is 00:28:30 good shots. They were deserved bogeys. But I think the the quote, the only thing that's going to undo Rory is like a big miss, big ass mistake. And he did not make any big ass mistakes. Like I was sweating the approach shot into 11. Like there was a chance of pulling that into the water. There was a chance of going into the water on 15. There was a chance of going under the water on 13. Almost hit it in the water on 16. Like that one, I didn't like being left with that pin, but he's not, you know, it doesn't feel like he's getting ready to have the big massive miss. Can replay that one tomorrow night if

Starting point is 00:29:00 it happens. But that's, that's what has me feeling confident heading into tomorrow's like he balls going where he's looking. Distance is a little bit off at times, but that's gonna happen at Augusta. Like, it's hard with the elevation changes and the uneven lies and the winds and the different levels of adrenaline. So I don't know, I would say this, the shots I saw the approach into 15, the t shot into 16, the approach into 17, and the approach into 18. We're all so good. I watched the one into 17 and the approach into 18. We're all so good.

Starting point is 00:29:27 I watched the one in 17 on the one in 18. He early walked that one too. I mean early walk the one in 15. It was just he feels like he's really under control in the golf that I saw Rory play and in the big moments he hit the shots he had to hit and TC. I heard you say earlier, you know, Bryson's got his C, you know, C plus game. You could argue that should worry you that he's too back, but I would say that that's my catch up with him. Um, because like he's, he was, you know, he kind of scraped

Starting point is 00:29:54 up there to the 15 great chip there. And then he chipped in on 18. I mean, that's like, Bryson's got something for the 18th hole. He keeps, he keeps having fireworks there, man. Remember when he did last year, he spun one back into the hole. hole. He keeps having fireworks there, man. Remember when he did it last year, he spun one back into the hole? Yeah. It was crazy to me that watching 18, that Rory's drive looked like it was well right. It's that far, man.

Starting point is 00:30:15 And then Bryson's looked like it was in much better shape. And Rory's ended up in the fairway, and Bryson's ends up. At the distance they're hitting it, the line is farther right than the camera makes it look from there. Like he was about on the right edge of where he wanted to be. Like Rory just looked like he was losing it right,

Starting point is 00:30:35 a little bit of a spinning one there. But I think like even going back to 13 for Rory, I was really curious to see what he was gonna do there because he was in that right kind of know, kind of fuzzy stuck and cut. Yeah. And, you know, he hit a good shot there, like, didn't, wasn't a great shot, but it was just like, man, he did what he had to do. He got it, you know, over the water and then for him to chip it from an inch away from the bunker lift, like that would have been so deep in my head. Made the birdie there and all that. Listen, I'm impressed. He's playing as good or better than he was at Pinehurst last year. And I share one other. I don't know if they should. They probably did show on the broadcast,

Starting point is 00:31:20 but it was actually a really cool. Lowry was playing ahead of Rory and it was like the entire property came to a standstill, including the group ahead of them. Uh, Lowry went over and stood next to that lone pine on, uh, six, between 15 and 16 and she just got, you know, kind of took it all in as Rory was making that Eagle putt and it was just kind of, it was really cool to see like, uh, you know, a good friend watching he's competing, but he looked back and I don't know, getting that whole scene and the place just went absolutely nuts. Uh, it was, it was really, really cool. It's like everybody was,

Starting point is 00:31:50 everybody wanted to see him make that putt and that, that was a fantastic. And you know who like didn't, wasn't going nuts through any of this was Rory. He just went 66, 66, no arm raises, no tribal yells, no fist pump, minor fist pumps with everything, but like, he just seems super mellowed. He seems like that he's on a mission. Like that's just, again, I just keep going back to it feels different.

Starting point is 00:32:14 I mean, those were two unbelievable rounds of golf that he just played. Round of the day, low round of the day, solo in round two, tied for low round of the day today with? Anybody? Zach Johnson. Zach Johnson. Next best round was three under with Bryson Reed Ludwig Atcheverria, Homa. Max Homa, hell yeah. I saw Max. Max had a great up and down on 17. Great drive out into 18. Looks like he picked up his grind right where he left off yesterday. But the place was buzzing TC. the A couple for him doing against ROM same group as ROM just you know, how to he was just pummeling him ROM ROM ended up

Starting point is 00:33:07 Playing okay, but yeah, ZJ just I didn't you know, that was I think at one point I was like, all right if Zach Johnson you shot what 66 if he shot 64 today I was gonna be like hey, we need to pause this thing like the conditions aren't right. This is not Becoming of a major right now. So Johnson's going out and taking this place to its knees. Someone with the hair plugs and he's clearly dying his hair now, it's bad. Scoring average, I mean, I kind of thought that earlier there was a lot of red on the board early, but scoring average was 72.3 today in round three. And it was 72.6 in round two and 73.5 in round one.

Starting point is 00:33:45 But obviously there's the cutnessers and the, you know, kind of the past champs to play in those first two rounds. So I don't know, it didn't look that hard, but obviously it's the course is playing hard, hard enough that only two guys shot better than 300 part of the day and one of them, Zach Johnson. That was so, so random. Yeah, it felt like they were,

Starting point is 00:34:02 a lot of guys ran out of steam, especially at 15. I mean, I know you guys probably talked about it, but it was so scummy. Scotty just, just piping one into that grandstand. Like I think he was over to the left. It just, I don't know. I didn't like it. And then he gets a birdie out of it. It's like, man, that, that feels like a cheat code. If you're behind the trees, just like hit it. What hole was this? 15. Okay. So he, Scotty and Rory and the six groups that I watched come through were the only two and Bryson, Bryson went for it too.

Starting point is 00:34:34 Those are the only three to go for it. And yeah, Scotty sent it like into like the third row of the grandstand, which was, you know, good theater, but then everybody in the grandstand is like, is that a free drop? I'm like, yeah, it is. And it's, you know what it's, it's unbecoming. It's scummy. I, I TIO has no place at a, at a, you know, proper tournament. Yeah. They should, Augusta should fix that themselves. Yeah. Uh, you guys, I have a take on 15. I think they should pull that, that last tree down open it all the way up. It looks awesome.

Starting point is 00:35:07 I mean, that graphic that Cody pulled up earlier of comparing Tiger's shot in 15 to Rory's today, it looks just so stunning with that whole vista opened up and I think you just lean into it. All the tree loss I think is great, honestly. I mean, I tweeted that out earlier, but just like the different look on the towel, how different the tee shot on 10 looks

Starting point is 00:35:35 just compared to last year is kind of mind boggling. Like it took like a couple trips to see that hole in person and be like, man, is this, I gotta go back and look this up. What does this actually look like? Holy shit. I did notice every time they they like a drone shot or a jib shot that was like getting ready to show a little bit of Augusta Country Club, it panned down immediately. Like as soon as there was a hint of a sightlight of Augusta Country Club, the camera like immediately switched

Starting point is 00:36:02 off of that, which I'm sure I could probably guess why that is. But alright, some more some more questions at all square have has this been the best opening 54 holes at the Masters to date? What would the other nominees be? I mean, it kind of be like speed running away with it, like historical stuff like that. You know, where you're like, man, is this guy going to break Tiger's record? Like, he's so young. I mean, that's, I mean, Tiger 97 is pretty tough to beat too. Yeah. Yeah. But I'm talking

Starting point is 00:36:34 about like my life kind of like, as an adult, I wouldn't feel qualified to speak on anything prior to us covering golf, honestly, because we remember a lot we we we remember a lot of the final rounds a lot but you know the first it has felt like an action-packed first 54 holes I don't know I also think back to like 2013 with Tiger when he hit the pin when he was in the lead on Friday hit the pin on 15 and like that end up being an Adam Scott win and that was a really you know very very busy and eventful first 54 holes, but I can't tell you how nice of a day it was too. I mean the energy out there was awesome. The mega light, it was like, cool.

Starting point is 00:37:13 It didn't really get above 70 degrees and these, it was cloudy. So, you know, nobody's baking in the sun. And then it was like perfect timing. The mega light would just come out. Like when Bryson was putting for birdie on 15, it's like just here comes this like just golden hour. It's like, Oh my God, this is incredible. Rory's approaching the 17 same thing. And I'm sure that showed through on TV, but just being there, it felt like you were truly in a painting when some of this stuff is going on. And again, that just those two greens together when you're sitting up and looking down on 15 and 16. It's like, I mean, it's really, really cool.

Starting point is 00:37:46 Really cool. I know I'm not breaking any new ground here, but I just wanted to, uh, I wanted to get fire that take off for you. It's almost like how I'm kind of feeling about it as well. Neil, having been there for two straight years is like, I, if you'd asked me 10 years ago, I'd have said like all the masters is like a 10 out of 10 tournament, like you can't get any better. And then like a decade later, I'm like, all right, yeah,

Starting point is 00:38:06 I kind of need a new scale. Like because when I thought it was this, like it's even better at a level of 10 out of 10 in terms of, I mean, the leaderboard this is producing, the action, like the actual shot value that we see just consistently flow through this golf course, the conditioning of the greens that they've got it in, the fact that we have width and we don't get like any rough, any shots out of any thick

Starting point is 00:38:26 rough, every shot is from a good lie at Augusta National and there's two guys. Not according to speed. Yeah, speed that some some organic matter. So frustrating. Called out that he got multiple mud balls today and that you're not allowed to talk about mud balls, which is kind of sick. but as he's a good Jillian off the lead, but dude, it really is insane. And with less guys on the course today, I was, I don't know, basically until Rory hit that shot into 15, I was kind of questioning my strategy. I was like, God, you know, cause you

Starting point is 00:38:58 have to kind of pick, you have to make an investment. You're like, all right, what shot do I want to see? Cause I stopped by Amon corner. I was like, I don't know. I'm not, I'm not really feeling it here. I was like, I really want to go sit in that grandstand on 15 and for about 45 minutes, I thought I picked the wrong spot. Uh, but it, the, your patience is rewarded. It probably isn't rewarded every time, but I felt really lucky that I got to see that shot in person. Like I'm never going to forget that. And I picked the right spot, but it's very easily could have been, Oh, you know, he

Starting point is 00:39:25 eagled 13 and I missed the shot in there, you know? So you almost, you have to, um, yeah, you gotta like, you gotta make an investment. You gotta have a plan. And I'm glad mine worked out today. Yeah. Getting word that, uh, the big golfer, the big hitter, uh, is currently at the range at Augusta with five bags of balls. I love that.

Starting point is 00:39:45 That's awesome. Uh, uh, it did seem like Bryce's big part on 18. I don't know if you were around 18 when this happened, Neil, but he was pretty subdued all day. He made the putt on 16 and kind of looked to the hill. Didn't really pump them up. It just kind of stare at the crowd and wait. No, no. He pumped them up on after he hit the t-shot into 16 hats off i mean just

Starting point is 00:40:06 matador like like waving it around getting the people in the grandstands by the t on 16 all jacked up i was looking down on that uh did somebody say the guys the guy left like 16 or was he just channeling their energy i think he was just getting him riled up when he made the putt. I mean, yeah, after he I did not see him make the putt on 18. I saw that from the press center, but but it was a great move from there. He like just goes and high fives everybody and then the whole then it's like, all right, now the crowd is rooting for Bryson to make a comeback tomorrow is kind of what it felt like. I'm going to get the crowd on my side. No, I have this. Are people pulling for, for at Augusta, like Pioneers, more people were pulling for Bryson. Okay. I have a couple. What's it going to be? So Rory, I mean, it's all about, like Rory's definitely has a lot of juice. I mean, he's walking off 18, the Rory chants are echoing,

Starting point is 00:41:01 you know, like just down into the gullies. It's unbelievable. But then I'm sitting, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,

Starting point is 00:41:12 I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,

Starting point is 00:41:20 I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I good amount of love for Bryson out there too but it feels like I know it's he is playing the hits but it feels like there's a lot of honest authentic juice for man I would love to be here to see Rory get this done you know everybody I think everybody knows how special of a moment that is it feels like I don't know I can't think of a

Starting point is 00:41:42 bigger one than that I mean Bryson running them down would be great theater. Like I'm I'm fat. I said it last night. I am just happy. I'm happy that Rory doesn't have a big lead or somebody else. I want I wanted the clash of Titans. This is what I want. I'm feeling something either way. And I like come what may tomorrow, man. I just like the last two days have been the best golf I've ever seen it's awesome. Augusta's so like there's so many times I've looked up like ah Ludwig's out of it nope now he's back in it ah Ludwig's out of it nope he's back in it like ah he Jason Day he can't do it up now he's back in it this golf course is so hard to run away and hide like no but almost nobody runs away and hides I know we haven't had like a suspenseful final round but all these little like heat check checkpoints throughout well it's like think about 15 when you need a birdie like 50 you can't wait to get to 15 you're like hell yeah that's my birdie

Starting point is 00:42:37 hole and when you need a par you get to 15 you're kind of like fuck man I gotta either gotta hit the second shot you know on the green or I got to hit the downhill wedge and hold the green. I could really fuck that up really quickly. There's all the shots look possible to make birdie and then when you need par all of a sudden or like there's there's sphincter tightening kind of shots but so a lot a lot of good wedges into that hole but nobody made that putt. I honestly I don't think anybody that laid up made

Starting point is 00:43:04 birdie and they were you know a lot of 15-footers kind of from back left and back right of that pin location and so yeah it's it's a it's a fascinating hole especially from that angle to watch it from the left side like that you can kind of see how skinny the green is it's it was it was really cool. It's cool too you can see like from the moment they hit the ball almost even before it apexes you get a way better idea of the depth of the shot. It can almost be like oh gotta go gotta go gotta go or sit sit. I never really fully appreciate it till I looked at it on that hole of like how fast you can see like what good distance control is. And TC I did want to call

Starting point is 00:43:40 this out to you. I hear I think I agree with you in theory on like, man, they should change 16. But just with the skipping stuff and like the, they just, I mean, that is, there are so many patrons that love that hole and love the chance at a hole in one. They're just never gonna, they're never gonna change it, brother. So sorry.

Starting point is 00:43:59 Big top circus right now compared to the original. I think the new green's better than the one prior. I like that. I like that slope just a little bit. I just feel like the green left of a creek on that just dripping off of a hillside, you know, into a creek would be epic. Neil, I don't think like listening to the podcast last night, I listened to it this afternoon or not disagreeing even like, you know, some of your nicknames, I think they stink Aquaman, Lee Westwood, all that stuff.

Starting point is 00:44:32 I thought that was disrespectful. Lila, that's what's good stuff. You know, I was talking about I can't even take credit. Somebody else, somebody else. Thirty six hole glazing. You were saying the last night it was the one glazing Tommy every chance you get. I'm not glazing you're the glaze Krispy Kreme brother

Starting point is 00:44:51 Carter and all these people like all you like you flew over to the British Open Yeah, cuz I wanted to support him. I didn't I didn't see that You're a Thursday glazer like let at the halfway point with our guy that that close the top leaderboard Of course, we're going to have to run. He said last night he was like, hey, like I feel like this is a 36 hole trophy ceremony and like you guys are, you know what? That is totally unfair. I did not read with him.

Starting point is 00:45:14 I didn't know. I did not. I didn't agree with them. I said, I was, I'm legitimately excited. My favorite player is shots up and he played awesome. He played awesome today. I wouldn't say that's glazing. I like I said, I he's this is not over by any stretch. I said last night. I don't want him to run away with it. I want him to

Starting point is 00:45:35 slay the dragon. I want Bryson final pairing. Let's go rematch, baby. I don't want it to be an easy walk. It's going to be that much sweeter when he does I'm saying it's hard I've gotten a lot of vitriol from people a lot of people bringing up priors on me with bright with Tommy Hey, that's your cross the bear brother. That's not my phone with this. I'm not rooting against Rory I just want to see great golf. I never nobody ever said you're acting like I've been coming at you No, I never said I didn't I don't think I mentioned your name last night

Starting point is 00:46:04 You guys also bring a celebratory party on Thursday for and dance on Rory's grave I never said you're acting like I've been coming at you. No, I never said, I didn't, I don't think I mentioned your name last night. You guys also ran a celebratory party on Thursday for, and dance on Rory's grave. So everyone- Celebratory party? We can, we can relitigate that if it comes. T.C., if you want to come to the block party and have a hot dog tomorrow, you're welcome to stop by.

Starting point is 00:46:19 You can come over, you can have a neuter and a hot dog, you know, and just, just hang, man. No one's throwing litter in your yard. You're welcome. It's fine. It's fine. You know, it's a major championship is going to be decided tomorrow. It's the biggest major championship and I'm absolutely tickled for it. It so happens golf pride is one more major championships that any other career brand gripping tomorrow with more than 80% of tour pros choosing to play their grips.

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Starting point is 00:48:01 Star, my Bible, they got Rory at a 66% chance to win for tomorrow. How does that feel fair? I think that's very fair. That's, yes. Two out of three? Yeah. Bryson at 22 and a half percent. With Bryson with five bags of balls on the range right now?

Starting point is 00:48:19 Yeah, I'll take two out of three. What do you think it would be if they were even going in tomorrow? What do you think it would be if they were even going in tomorrow? What do you think it would be? How much of that 66% you think is the two shot lead? That's a great question, TC. I would say it would be like 55-45 Rory probably in their model, I would think. Yeah, just based on his form, his season. I don't know. Doesn't feel like you got

Starting point is 00:48:45 quite as much of a view into how Bryson's been playing. I'll say this his performance alone today Rory gained 47% win probability with his round today Bryson gained 6% with his with his 69 Rory 66 gained 43. What did what did team Rose to his win probability team rose it fell 11% He was only around 11.3% to start the day and his plus three round Dropped him down that far. I feel bad for the guy. I had some allergies going I had the sunglasses on all day and I think the pollen I mean Neil has the pollen up there I I haven't had any issues, but that's never been something that I've struggled with, TC. I feel

Starting point is 00:49:27 for you, brother. All of our crosses to bear. So sorry, was Rose struggling with the pollen? I know Rose has had allergy issues in the past. That's part of the reason she's had those glasses. That's where the brain freeze comes from? I think that's a separate issue. That's the putt on the ninth. Oh, and the drizzle. That's right. Gee, let's just blood sugar get too high. Of course. Well, let's get to let's look at some odds ahead of tomorrow. Odds are of course courtesy. The odds are all over. They're all over the place on our beloved FanDuel sports book and they're subject to change, right? They are. That's the official sports book of No Lying Up. We have all of our specials are live on Fandl.com

Starting point is 00:50:06 under the header no laying up specials or you can visit this a link that we can put in the in the show notes as well. But what are we? What are we seeing up here on the screen? My screen is not I'm seeing two horse race. Sorry. It's what I see it. It's a two man tournament. Well, yeah, it's Bryson just just moved down to plus 260 was just a plus 240 a couple of minutes ago. Ludwig was at plus 4000 about 10 minutes ago, he's not plus 3500. So there's some, some money coming in on on on Ludwig.

Starting point is 00:50:37 Roy's minus 200 mean to bet 200 to win 100 for Rory to win. That's like that's spot on with the with the odds, you know, on on data golf right there. It's that's where would your where would your pick be going if you're looking at odds right now? I'll free anybody of any any burden of any picks going into the week to say if you're if you're looking at this right now and you had to bet $100 on anyone, where would your money go? to bet $100 on anyone, where would your money go? It's, um, maybe on Ludwig, honestly. Like just, just, you know, throw a dice roll for five bucks on Ludwig at 35 to one and

Starting point is 00:51:16 he gets crazy hot on the front nine and those two guys kind of wear each other out. Um, why talk about going with P at 8000 to one only six back only two back of third place in case Bryson Roy both have a bad day tomorrow. I don't know. I'm part of my plan today. I didn't want to I don't know pass out on the front nine fallen Rory. So I went out with with Lee Westwood and Xander and then right from there was P and I had to make an investment out there.

Starting point is 00:51:50 Like, okay, here's my plan. I felt like one of those four was going to pop off and they were all just kind of stuck in neutral on the front nine. It was kind of, I was like, dang, I'm not getting much of anything out here, but he, he's got the best hands in the world. I mean, I miss P honestly, like some of the, he hit this wedge and he's greasy, man. Oh, greasy TC. And like he just, he just flips his hands on everything. And I, he's fun to watch play golf. He's got that stupid, like, he's always got a bracelet or like a necklace

Starting point is 00:52:20 on and like, he's just kind of some pizza flare on on bad shirt, you know, like hit, you know, he and Kessler, they're just kind of like a scummy greasy team. I don't know. I miss him. I miss P period. So, uh, and then Tommy TC, he can't putt. I mean, I'm sorry, man. He made a one-part on him, but he just, he's not putting well this week.

Starting point is 00:52:41 You know, that's, that's kind of the way that we're bearing that out. You know, I took some notes and some people gave me, you know, they saw me out there. They're like, oh, you followed Tommy. I was like, no, I'm following Lee Westwood. Some notes for TC. Tommy's real issue today. I mean, he was minus two in strokes game putting,

Starting point is 00:52:57 but he hit his irons like a dog today. He hit some great iron shots and some great tee shots. His iron in the six was one of the best shots I saw all day onto the back leg. A dog, dog, bad dog. I'm getting where this is our fandal segment. So thank you guys. Sorry. All right. All right. Well, he just, he brought that up. So anyway, if you were asking me, sorry, I honestly, if I, I mean, I'm going to say Rory, but the Bryson's pretty good value to back. Like you said, things can change quickly out there plus two 60. I mean, if you're going down the board, I don't, I don't know. I just don't think anybody else is winning this thing between those two.

Starting point is 00:53:35 I would, I think the real action is on like the top five finishes right now of like who's going to, who's going to jump into the into the top five who's gonna my Scandinavian supernova parlay top five parlay between Hovland and Ludwig still still in play. It was a little disappointing you know Hovland's just had kind of a weird week he's gotten just boned by some foliage yesterday and today. Yeah they don't put the foliage in the middle of the fairway TC you said earlier and I don't know if he's getting boned by the foliage as much as he is boning himself on this but you know you can check out all of all the

Starting point is 00:54:13 action on the on the fan to sportsbook of course are subject to change and and we'll be we'll be following a lot of that action closely tomorrow as well. I always love there's some good group betting tomorrow too. Well, like, yeah, disappointed yet any other? Who's who's the biggest disappointment of the day? I guess if we're going going down the leaderboard, who frustrated you or disappointed you the most today? I'd say Zach Johnson, the biggest disappointment of the day. Just, you know, seeing his name up there. No, I think, I thought more Akawa could have kind of inserted himself into the mix a little bit today and ended up shooting

Starting point is 00:54:51 even par just didn't, you know, birdie the first hole and then didn't really, really get off the bus after that. Yeah, he left the chip. He just got, he had bad energy on the front nine. He, he let a chip come back to his feet on three, ended up saving a par there with a really nice second chip. He like shot it into the hill and it kicked up to about four feet. But he said, actually he's walking on nine fairway.

Starting point is 00:55:17 And he said, talk to me, JJ. I need, you know, like he was asking his caddy to gas him up a little bit. He just didn't seem like he was in a great headspace. I mean, sorry, I think the, it's probably Scotty just kind of stuck in neutral today, even par, he's five under like, let's say he goes out and shoots 68 or 69 and he's, you know, he's three back. Like that would be a thrice in two back Scotty three back. I think that's, that's probably the guy you're looking at. I thought day was going to kick it into high gear. He's played a pretty clean tournament so

Starting point is 00:55:49 far. And, um, you know, bogey on 16 kind of hurt. I think, I think I thought he was going to finish it at seven or eight instead of five. Um, and yeah, I mean, to me, like Ludwig too, I like, you know, I know he made five birdies today, but just not a, like, I think he missed long, like five out of eight holes in a row. It's crazy. It was, it was kind of an over club special for him today and putted his ass off birdied 14, 15, 16 to kind of claw his way back into it. But would have loved to have seen like he's, he he's had his C game this week C plus game I would say and you know good to see the putter heating up there. So yeah it I mean Tyrell Hatton vacated the premises pretty darn hard. He shot three over part of fall back to t17 didn't didn't didn't hate seeing that if I'm

Starting point is 00:56:41 being honest awesome chip in on 15 though. Correct. Worth noting. I thought yeah, Randy had a shitty drive by Matt McCarty last night. And what did he say? Which is like, yeah, like, I think he's gonna put on the broadcast camo. I believe it was what he said. I hope he doesn't put on the broadcast camo. And also wasn't he exactly spot on? No, he wasn't, though, because like he shot he was he

Starting point is 00:57:10 parted his first 12 holes birdie 13. He was one under through 15 and like right in the mix. And then he and then he had a horrible shot. No, he hit a horrible shot in the 16. That was the he did. And then he actually got up and down for bogey from the drop spot. But so I like, it wasn't he was in the mix. Like Randy said earlier, he was irrelevant today. He wasn't irrelevant. He was at like minus six for a better part of the

Starting point is 00:57:37 afternoon. And, you know, and just like, like, I'm so impressed with him. He's a fucking dog, man. He's somebody root for tomorrow to, to get a top 12 finished to get an invite back here for next year. A lot of the guys up towards the top of the leaderboard are pretty safe to be invited back. I would say Nico etch of Maria is probably in that camp as well of, you know, secure that top 12. And no matter what your world ranking ends up the rest of you get to

Starting point is 00:58:04 come back to the master So Jay looked like he was gonna make a little run to he was he was kind of in the mix and fell back to the To the team we go down the leaderboard. I didn't throw I would say some just never a threat to make them to make a run Yeah, the leaderboard. I'm sorry. I we've learned that twice No, no, I didn't even remotely fall for that today TC and shame on you. If you did, I'll say just as far as disappointments go, I think for me it's, it's Rose. So you called it out last night. The putter was doing a lot of heavy lifting the first two days. It seems like that's so bad with them. Again, I didn't see any of it, but, uh,

Starting point is 00:58:36 and then I think, but I think he and Jason day for me, I kind of wanted the vet a veteran in the mix. Somebody who's like, like that storyline maybe, you know, I'm glad we have Bryson roaring the final group, you know, I'm watching the scoreboard all day just hoping that Corey Connors just just I don't want you to like, get completely out of there. But I just don't really need Corey Connors in the final group. No offense to anyone. No offense to anyone north of the border. I just

Starting point is 00:59:00 kind of wanted it to be Rory and Bryson. And that's what we got. I would love this. I would have loved to see day and, or, and, or Rose a little bit closer to the action going into Sunday. Yeah. Corey Connors and Lowry just felt like they were hoovering up a little bit too much air time today. Well, Connors, Connors was in it. Connors was in it.

Starting point is 00:59:19 With Rory. Yeah. No, I know, but you know the, like, you know, those pots are going to stop dropping like those 12, 15 footers. They, I know. But you know, the like, you know, those pots are gonna stop dropping, like those 1215 footers. They they did. And they did. A note just so far this week, Roy McElroy is leading the field and stroke scan approach. This was the baby probably the biggest question mark coming in with the different mix of shots

Starting point is 00:59:42 that are required here. I'd say the shots he's had in the 1315 15 the last two days have done a lot of the heavy lifting on that number, but he is that has been the difference in the tournament so far as how he played the back nine par three par fives each of the last two days. He's by my quick count played them six under with the two Eagles and two birdies, I believe. So is there a way to like to isolate that on par fours? I could, it would take some digging for me, but. Is even like just the shot that he hit into three today. Shot he hit into three today. It only gained, I mean, I guess that was considered

Starting point is 01:00:18 an around the green shot probably. Okay. That shot was filthy. I mean, just really, really proper shot into the grain. Actually, Willie showman, our friend in Sweden, texted me about that. He was like, like, the average player doesn't understand like, how insane that was just how good that was.

Starting point is 01:00:38 How he gets it. Yes, big, big stop and then not backspin and not like release, but just like actually stop on a dime. It's fantastic. So, uh, do you have any other download? We've, we've named pretty much everyone here at TC, you know, the top, anybody else need to call? I would say max. I mean, we, we, we breeze past a little bit, but honestly, before we get to max

Starting point is 01:00:58 Xander, I think Xander is showing something. This is a really gritty, like, where do you question from he's he 10 right now he's he shot 70 today. Really good round and he's kind of like you can tell he's starting to pick up a little bit, a little bit of steam. And I don't know, it's just been an impressive going without him necessarily feeling it coming in. And so I think even if you know, like, like I'm not worried about Xander after this tournament. I know we talked about that prior to the tournament of like, I think he's

Starting point is 01:01:29 right on schedule and he should be in a really good spot come, come quail hollow. And yeah, solid your point on, on, on Max, like good shit, you know, awesome. T14 and, and go get, go get you one tomorrow. And, and man, that's, that's some positive vibes going into, you know, the kind of the meat of major season here, main June, so. Yeah, we've been pretty steadfast in saying it's not over for our guy. He's gonna figure it out, give him a little bit of time.

Starting point is 01:01:59 He has a lot of belief. He's been through a lot worse than what he's, how he's played recently. And this was easily his best round of the year to shoot 69 here today and gain a shit load of thinking hope he hope he gets in the top 10. I'll be so yeah, and that'd be I know we'd call that backdoor yellow and anybody that wasn't our friend, but that's some like, that's some

Starting point is 01:02:18 hard earned yellow. I would say he's digging that yellow out of the dirt if he if he's not backdoor. It's like he's like digging a hole into the basement and then he's like tunneling in. It's kind of like the rat right now. Yeah, it's sick. I respect the hell out of it. Uh, Davis Thompson T 17, really good debut here. Hosh coin. Well, 70 today. He was playing with max. They were, uh, vibing. I, I, I followed him up 17 and 18 T. They were,

Starting point is 01:02:45 they were like joking around on the green cause there's like nobody watching them. You know, all the energy was back with those last two groups. It was, it was kind of a, it was interesting to be in parts of the property where like nobody was cause like even the players like they're, they're kind of looking up to see what the roars are all about. Um, so like there, and then when I was with, uh,

Starting point is 01:03:02 looking up to see what the Roars are all about. So like there, and then when I was with Xander and Tommy on like eight green when Rory chipped in, like everybody stopped, like, I was like, well, I wonder what that was. So it's an interesting vibe. I want to shout out the Lynx master, Jordan Spieth for a trophy ball clean card 69 today. Like the mud balls to not a clean card. What's all that?

Starting point is 01:03:30 Not a clean card with all that mud he had all over the place. Max Grazerman playing really well. I'm, you know, continue to be impressed by his game Rasmus Hoygard, you guys called him on the maybe the international unstable compound last night of the show and he he kind of bared that out 75 today and he'll probably shoot 68 tomorrow probably will Joaquin I think Joaquin and Rom are paired together tomorrow Rom's got to be kicking himself for that first round 75 what else we got Mav Mcely. He's pretty good showing in his debut. HE, I'm told HE and, who was he playing with?

Starting point is 01:04:10 Min Woo Lee were placing the clock today. They were a minute out of position. They got placed in the clock today, which I'm glad that, you know, you know, what kind of shook me. You see, I happened to, Stephen Cox, they got placed in the clock today, which I'm glad that, you know, you know what kind of shook me and I happened to, uh, Stephen Cox rolled by me in the cart and he stopped and I was like, Hey, how's it going? Uh, rules for PGA tours. I'm just going to handle, uh, men moves, got a, got an issue and he might be a little slow. So it was like, I might've seen him right before that, that all unfolded, which is good stuff.

Starting point is 01:04:45 I'm glad they're they're clamping down because I thought the shit that he pulled in Houston was pretty, pretty egregious. What else? Michael Kim, Danny McCarthy, you saw Aaron Rye, you know, bird birdied 13, 14, 15 and 16 today didn't have a great day otherwise, but I think Aaron Rye, you know, you kind of wrote him off a little bit prematurely. I think in this, the TI-83 graphing calculator. The graphing calculator's back for more. And he's kind of graphing his way around the course. All I literally said was this is like a tough golf course

Starting point is 01:05:21 for someone like, pulled a name out of my hat, Aaron Rye to compete on. And if you think this t 30 standing after three rounds disproves that in any way, I'm gonna just gonna have to disagree with that. I think it is a point more than proven out at this point. But no, I think I think a drive by like that Warren's like a miscut or something like that. So now there's a little this is

Starting point is 01:05:43 the easiest cut to make. You know, this is like a miscut or something like that. So not as a little this is the easiest cut to make. You know, this is like a signature event making cut. This is not a hard cut to make. He's in the top third of competitors right now. I warned him no points. I warned you no points. Tom Kim, I want to congratulate him on playing in under four hours today. Tc can I I should have been 310 if we're being honest. hours today. Can I, I should have been three 10 if we're being honest.

Starting point is 01:06:08 First thing I did today was go out and follow, uh, why TK and Mike McDermott, the marker. I just, I think I love, I think the marker and August is really funny. I wanted to see it in person. And, uh, uh, Mike McDermott was, was, you know, on the first hole he hit in the bunker and then he splashed it out and Tom Kim was already up by the green and his caddy was raking the bunker. I could tell he had some nerves and he wanted to wait for his caddy to come up and give him a yardage. He was probably like 60, 70 yards and he was so related.

Starting point is 01:06:37 We kind of got stuck in the middle. He took a couple of practice swings, looked back and was like, I'll wait for him. And then he was like, nah, fuck it. And then he went up and, uh, and, and kind of like hit the wedge real quick. And it was like 20 feet. So pretty good shot. He gets up, he misses the putt and then he scoops it and not hitting cups. No, no. And he, they insist that, cause they don't want like the Jeff Knox beat Rory. Like that, that was not the, I don't think the club like that. And so when he's there was an audible gasp from the, from the like, uh, grandstands on one because, because they're like, oh my, you know,

Starting point is 01:07:10 cause nobody, a lot of people, there was a lot of chatter about, oh, that's the marker. And Stolle, I wrote this down too, cause you said yesterday, I don't hear a lot of, um, dumb golf comments out there, you know, the marker, there were a lot like, oh, that's, that's the head pro at Augusta. It's a different guy every year. Oh, that's Jeff Knox, you know, the marker there were a lot like, oh, that's that's the head pro at Augusta. It's a different guy every year. Oh, that's Jeff Knox, you know, like, it was like every I fought for three holes. And it was really funny. But I could tell that Mike was pushing the pace on it. I'm sure somebody said like, hey, let's, you know, make sure that you're

Starting point is 01:07:41 having time. You are not the reason it's a slow first group. Yeah, Tom can basically had like a, like played a solo 340 round, which like that should that like, like he should have been put on the clock for that. Like, it's the first, first time he's ever broken four hours in his pro career. And he's essentially playing alone. I can't look it up. But I followed him until 40. And, and McDermott, an awesome, unbelievable driving iron

Starting point is 01:08:06 or something into that par three. And I don't think you can, I'm sure they don't track his score because he's like scooping. But I think the first roar I heard, I think he made that birdie putt and Tom Kim hit it like to the right side of the green and probably had like a hundred foot putt. So Tom Kim shot 72 today. They were probably playing in the same ballpark. All right. No, it looks like a four. So it looks like Tom Kim is the one that hundred foot putt. So. Tom Kim shot 72 today. Like they were probably playing in the same ballpark. All right. No, it looks like a four. So it looks like Tom Kim's the one that made the putt. So I, I, I that's a mea culpa for me, but that was the first roar I heard of the

Starting point is 01:08:32 day. I just walked away and it was like clearly from the fourth green. So. I thought, uh, team Rose and Bryson were going to get put on the clock at one point. They were like a half behind behind like pretty early on. So just a couple other things here. Can't lay T 42 at the moment, the blow pig T 42 shot 75 today. He's still searched searching for that elusive second, you know, top 30 and a major. Who else we got JT 76 Minwoo, the the the after mentioned Minwoo Lee, 77. Hideki hit one of the worst shots I've ever seen a pro hit on 13 today. Just dribbled one into the creek.

Starting point is 01:09:15 It was on the ground for probably 140 yards. I would go watch that one there. You know, and then Ocshay I know you guys talked about on the pod last night a little bit Ocshay. I thought he missed the cut. He didn't miss the cut but just t 52 he's kind of DFL the guys who missed the cut. Which is a bummer. I like that. I like Brady's take I was I like watching the ball and I wish he was I wish it was in the draft take from Randy I liked it. I TC I like watching him hit the ball, and I wish he was in the proceedings. It's a giraffe take from Randy. I liked it.

Starting point is 01:09:47 TC, I have to salute you. You officially did it. You made it to the bottom of the leaderboard. You made it to TC. I mean, there's only 53 guys. That was impressive. That was really impressive. Just like making the cut, it's the easiest leaderboard

Starting point is 01:09:57 to go down in golf. All right, what's the worst case scenario for tomorrow, Neil? Yeah, I think... I think Neil said it last night, Corey Connors. Yeah, I know. That was about to say Rory Bryson get too wrapped up in their match play and they both make mistakes. Corey Connors comes out of nowhere and shoots a 68 and wins. Is it not Reid though? No, I think Pete would be sick. Two time matches winner. He like I like I said, I miss I miss P

Starting point is 01:10:27 I miss him. What's the best case scenario tomorrow? or uh Playoff Yes, best place best case scenario is a playoff between Rory and Bryson or like one of those two and like Ludwig or someone like somebody just climbs in with a 63 and shoots it just careers it. That'd be epic. We got this question from AC Wentz.

Starting point is 01:10:55 Are we happy slash satisfied forever if Rory wins this feels like every win after this would be all gravy. Are you willing to sell your soul here for one Rory greenjack career career Grand Slam? I don't think you would need to sell your soul because like once you've sold your soul, it feels like it just frees him up. He's got quill hollow is the next major. He's got port rush coming up like I mean, that's I mean, it is all gravy. I'd be worried he'd lose his

Starting point is 01:11:22 inspiration. You know, and because we've seen kind of apathetic Rory, if you go back like five years, it was like, yeah, I don't, you know, back when it's like, I don't want to play in the Olympics and I don't really care that much. That is not the, that's not the Rory we're seeing. We're not, we're not seeing that guy, the last, I don't know, 12 to 18 months. I think it makes Rory into, hey, I want to, you know, cause what he and Brooks are tied right now at four. No, Brooks has five. So then yeah, so like I think I think this would supercharge Rory's motivation of, hey, I have three courses coming up through the rest of the year that look awesome for me like I think Rory then is thinking like Grand Slam within the year whether that guys we're PC. That's what I'm hoping man. Let's go get me jacked up brother Come to the block party tomorrow come on just swing through just for I thought I wasn't invited I know I was invited. I have been so clear about this. You are invited and Randy's invited I don't care what you guys said in the past. You're welcome to come

Starting point is 01:12:20 Things in the past I've just you have said a lot of bad things a lot You've said many many bad. I just didn't like I didn't like that. He didn't do media on Thursday and then he hops He's not gonna be on course. I'm going back years. You said a lot of I was right on the old course I called like you said nasty stuff though Nasty things me Neil DJ and Cody are gonna we're gonna we're gonna if this hits tomorrow We're gonna ride this hits tomorrow we're gonna ride this one for a long time. For sure. On the right side of history. A long long time. So that as you guys should. If that's if that's something you want to root against actually that I think that is it. Yeah this is what

Starting point is 01:12:54 17, 18 years in a row. Don't bring your dog like last time just don't bring the dog okay we can't have the dog biting anybody. To answer the question I think uh and I don't want to get ahead of myself I'm not assuming he's gonna win tomorrow but I I don't think it is full like anything else is gravy. I do think, and I've already said this on full swing, like kind of, oh shit, like there's somebody in my generation that has more majors than me now. I think he's got to pass Brooks. So your exact point there, Neil, or T.C., whoever said that, like, I think he's got to get to six and keep, you know, and brook stays down for it to feel like you fulfilled all of your promise. But again, not getting ahead of ourselves there.

Starting point is 01:13:32 A little bit disappointed in Scotty. He clearly hasn't had it this week, but I just like you kind of wonder, all right, if if if Bryson wins tomorrow, or Rory wins tomorrow, it feels like this one's knocked more luster off of right off of Scottie's kind of, you know, deal going on like just some of that mystique that he's had going for the last couple of years. And, you know, and he's kind of looking up with a couple other guys instead of, you know, I mean Scottie's still never won a major outside of Augusta too, right? Yeah, I think it, Bama Bearcat sent a great question, is this the end of Chef's dominance? And that sounds dramatic, but I kind of want to say it's at least a, I don't want to say a pause, I'll say this, it's a pause in it. Like the dominance is over for now. It might be reassumed at some

Starting point is 01:14:28 point, but he is not a dominant golfer right now has not been it's not the end of his success. But it's it's the end of his dominance. Like he hasn't dominated in a while now. What it's what if we emphasize this last year? Like what if he wasn't making that pasta, man? I mean, that's like besides this at every point we could last year, like he's playing like a god and this is otherworldly and he sustained it for longer than I even thought he could at the time and a little like a little tweak like like Xander's experiencing right now too he's not the same guy he's back to being kind of a little frustrated Scotty that we saw before

Starting point is 01:15:01 he busted out and won a bunch and he looks a little bitchy out there still and which it's it's crazy to see him losing shots off the tee. Yeah, that's just that's jarring. Right? Yeah. Yeah, it really is. But anything else to hit? Oh, I'm hearing this is this is from a couple different sources. It's not confirmed, but it's well sourced that the green jackets called the athletic director at Ball So Hard University, Arizona State, and said that Bia Stair is not welcome back. Like this is his last, like yesterday was his last master's round. But if you, he probably missed his opportunity

Starting point is 01:15:52 to pee in Rays Creek again though, cause he said he would do it again, so. Maybe he does it as a patron at some point. Could potentially. Rays Creek actually extends well past Augusta. Like you can go outside the neighborhood and pee in it. I take a dump in Race Creek. That's interesting.

Starting point is 01:16:10 Well-sourced, TC. Thank you for that. Oh, man. TC, I have one note I wrote down. I saw Trevor Lawrence and Eli Manning had a nice little meeting next to No. 2 Fairway. That's got to make Solly just live it. He hates Trevor Lawrence. I'm worried about Trev.

Starting point is 01:16:28 Just a couple of knowers, you know, mutual respect society. So that was that was fun to see for you TC. Did you have any T's and D's Neil, a range force or we I know we've had a man I kind of I kind of empty the I have a ton of notes. I'm sorry. I'm a little unprepared. That's all right. Well, let's say. Well, I got one. I saw two red chairs today next to three green. I got kind of a delight out of that.

Starting point is 01:16:53 I was like, how'd they get these red chairs in here? I thought, then things can do that. Is that not allowed? It's allowed. It's only, I've been looking to see, cause it kind of, it was one of those obvious things. I'm like, oh, all the chairs are green. Like that makes, yeah, obviously everything's green to blend in. And so I've kind of been on

Starting point is 01:17:08 the lookout. It doesn't seem like you can, you know, bring your own chairs. You got to buy the master's green chairs or your chairs have to be green. I saw two red chairs next to three green on the right. So I don't know if they snuck them in or, or what happened Yeah, I'll send it to you having sex. It was crazy. I think I had one thing that was a total delight. It's a very specific scene. It was the mega light came out from behind the clouds, right as Justin Rose was aim pointing his birdie putt on 15 green. And even his aim point is pompous and you know has an air to it.

Starting point is 01:17:45 He just you know just like I like the way he does his aim point is pinky like bends and I mean he's just I don't know man he's just he's just Justin Rose he's just Rosie and the way he was being backlit while he was aim pointing it just I was like man I need to get like well Bransky or somebody or based into paint this this is This is, this is epic, epic stuff. So that that that thrilled and delighted me, Sally. Well, let's get to before we get to our final predictions, we're

Starting point is 01:18:13 going to show with final predictions. A task I said, KVV, I've not heard this, but I had a special task for KVV to, I believe this is this is his impersonation or attempt at uh write the script for Jim Nance for opening day for opening Sunday of uh you know Jim comes on the air has the big welcome and all this uh I I challenged KVV to come up with his own version of the intro into one of the most anticipated Masters Sundays of our times. Hello, friends, and welcome to Sunday at the Masters. I'm Kevin Van Valkenburg, and I've been sleeping and eating poorly all week in Augusta, Georgia,

Starting point is 01:18:53 a place where legends are made and hearts are broken, and where this week, a young man in an upside-down Arizona state hat urinated in Ray's Creek without consequences or remorse. I'm just glad my dear friends Ken Venturi and Dennis Piehowski were not here to see it. 14 years ago, a precocious 21 year old from Hollywood, Northern Ireland was poised to become the sports shining star.

Starting point is 01:19:21 But then heartache and an unexpected detour to the cab's left of the 10th hole sent him reeling. Will today be a bookend and a story of redemption? Or will yet another year of our 30s end with us crying in our own Pringles can of proverbial despair? What kind of history will be written this afternoon? Will an Englishman finish the day with dreams of serving a tasty roast at next year's champions dinner?

Starting point is 01:19:49 Or will it be protein shakes and pizza from the biggest golfer to ever dawn a green jacket? I've got Sir Chris Solomon alongside me today to help call the action and the great Todd Schuster out at Amen Corner offering his unique acerbic brand of commentary. We'll have Neon Neil Schuster out on the 15, offering his unique acerbic brand of commentary. We'll have Neon Neil Schuster out on the 15th hole, mixing up among the patrons as he often does. And of course, who can forget about Phil Landis on 16,

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Starting point is 01:20:36 runs when the keg runs low at our block party. It's Sunday at Augusta. I tried. I did my best. Wait, did you call Rory an Englishman? No, Englishman Justin Rose. Oh, Justin. I had to write it in the middle of the day. Yeah, with a roast. I threw that in for Patty. So, you know, in case he's listening out there, a tasty roast. All right, Kev, let's get your prediction for tomorrow. What happens tomorrow? Uh I think Rory wins by two. I think Bryson uh kind of plays okay and stretches but ultimately like kind of struggles and I think Rory um kind of just birdies both of the par fives on

Starting point is 01:21:15 the back nine and uh eventually sort of pulls pulls away enough to where you know two shots a little nervy on 18 but stripes it puts it in the middle of the green and and Nance has the killer line to uh to send us off. Thank you. We need you know, two shots a little nervy on eighteen but stripes it puts it in the middle of the green and and Nance has the killer line to uh to send you. We need Neil to come back in uh for his final uh

Starting point is 01:21:33 prediction as well here if you don't mind. T. C. What's your final prediction for tomorrow? My final prediction for tomorrow is that Rory gets it done. Thank you T. C. Uh I I just it seems like it's time and and he's he's playing great golf and irons look good. There's some things to clean up from today

Starting point is 01:21:47 Potter looks really good. But I don't I think that I think the Ludwig makes a charge tomorrow too. And I think there's some interesting moments, six through nine and then and then Rory gets through eight and kind of, you know, makes it makes it so that's it's maybe a two horse race or three horse race between him, Connors and Bryson. I'm gonna be nervous if Rory, if Rory doesn't get. That's awesome TC. I'll see you tomorrow.

Starting point is 01:22:12 Rory doesn't get through three at one under tomorrow. I'm gonna be very nervous. I think he's got to get one of two or three at least tomorrow. I'll be very nervous after that. But I think I said Rory at 14 or 15 under when the week started I'm right there. I think it's I think he shoots 69 and gets it done by by probably three. I think you think Rory wins by three. I think it's I think it's time.

Starting point is 01:22:38 I think Bryson price is 200 tomorrow. Rory shoots three and gets it done is my final prediction. What's yours, Neil? I think I really liked KVV's stuff on like Ali Frazier or Ali Foreman. What, pick your heavyweight prize fight. I think we're going to extra innings. It just feels, the last two days make me think we're in for an absolute classic.

Starting point is 01:23:00 I think it's Rory over Bryson in the playoff on the 10th hole. I think we're going to, or is the 10th hole the first playoff hole? Second playoff hole. Second. I think we're going to playoff holes. I think it's an Adam Scott in the dark. Absolute scenes, Solly. Scenes. They might roll the green again and not tell anybody. I guess that's a tough one.

Starting point is 01:23:21 And that's what I'm rooting for, so that's what I'm predicting. I'm just trying to manifest that. just give me some bonus golf, baby. I'll be late for the live show again. Ali Frazier to was at Madison Square Garden. Ali Foreman to was the rumble in the jungle rumble in the jungle. Yes, like they may have they may have lost a lot of the trees in the jungle. So it's a Zaire is no longer even a country anymore. I believe so. Only thing I can guarantee is that we will be here tomorrow night to either celebrate or to commiserate, uh, uh, whatever the final result is.

Starting point is 01:23:53 That's the hi. Uh, shout out to our friends at high new, the party will be raging. We know that as well. And, uh, we have no other choice, uh, than to send this evening off, uh, in style. Like we have, uh, all week long. It's been a solid Bryson wins tomorrow. and we have no other choice than to send this evening off in style like we have all week long. It's been a heck of a party. If Bryson wins tomorrow,

Starting point is 01:24:09 like that's gonna be, that is gonna be bleak scenes. It is hot, but I've made myself emotionally available. That's, that's, that's. I respect that. That's what's happened. I'm proud of you this week. You've been believing in something. I do believe in something

Starting point is 01:24:23 and we're gonna ride it all the way to the finish. Block party, play us out. We'll see you tomorrow. Thanks everyone for tuning in. I want it.

No Laying Up - Golf Podcast - 987: Saturday at Augusta

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