The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Go Low - Bryson DeChambeau wins the US Open, Rory crumbles

Episode Date: June 17, 2024

John reacts to Bryson DeChambeau winning his 2nd U.S. Open and how he has turned his images from someone unlikable to someone that loves to engage with the fans during his rounds and is must-watch TV. Plus, Rory McIlroy choking away the US Open lead with a brutal missed putt on 18, less than three feet from hole. 6:26 - Bryson wins the US Open 13:51 - Bryson's must-watch TV 28:15 - Rory chokes (Timestamps vary based on ads) Follow John on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for the latest. Check out Gametime - the fastest growing ticketing app in the US, and the official ticketing app of 3 & Out and GoLow -  for tickets to all of your favorite NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA teams. Concert and comedy show tickets, too. Go to Gametime now to create an account, download the app and use code JOHN for $20 off your first purchase. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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terms and responsible gaming resources. What is going on, everybody? Happy U.S. Open. That's what this podcast will be, a little go-low pod, reacting to Bryson D. Shambot, winning at Pinehurst and Rory McElroy, choking, missing a short putt on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff. We will talk about it all. Your boy, our draft king partners here. had a week.

So props to Bryson for getting that done. That was sweet. And happy Father's Day. Happy belated Father's Day to all you fathers out there. It's a tough day for all of us that have lost our fathers. But it's always, you know, Bryson talked about it after he won. He lost his dad a couple years ago, Fresno guy.

But it's always, U.S. Open always ends on Father's Day. It's a powerful moment for sure for those of us that love, golf or for those of us that love entertainment? Because that was, listen, if you like sports, I don't know how you wouldn't enjoy that last couple hours of Rory and Bryson going toe to toe. Obviously, Bryson wins a second major.

I would imagine Rory's going to be a major, major storyline over the next 48 hours. That's a rough loss. That's a rough L. That's one, I don't know how you quite shake. And listen, there's no, we'll talk about it. There's no guarantee that he would have won, but that's tough.

I mean, that's reminiscent of some film moments. But it really, this tournament became a two-horse race, two guys stealing all the headlines, and basically became, they weren't playing in the same group, but essentially somewhat of a match play situation down the stretch. And Bryson found a way to get it done. And he now has become,

I don't know if he's the most popular, American golfer. I don't really consider Tiger doesn't really play anymore. Phil's shot. Listen, Scott, he's playing the best if you factor in the last several years. But Bryson's majors this year, T6, second, and the U.S. Open champion, he looks pretty good. And he is, he's much watched television. So we'll dive into Bryson. We'll dive into the Rory debacle. Obviously Pinehurst, for anyone that's listening that has been, I'm jealous. looks like just an awesome place. Not easy.

I don't know if it'd be fun if you're not on. Clearly, normally it's not U.S. open conditions, but it showed out this weekend. It was dramatically different from the major a month ago at Valhalla, which essentially was a PGA tournament, which is birdies left and right. This one did not look fun.

Did not look easy. It didn't look enjoyable if you're just a normal, golfer to attempt to play, but it is very, very enjoyable to watch these all-time great players struggle to get parsed and be excited when they get parsed. So we'll dive into it all. Hopefully everyone enjoyed it as much as I did because I thoroughly did. Scottie Shephyler, not so much. Feels like his worst tournament in years was nowhere to be found in the leaderboard because he finished, I think, plus eight and was nowhere ever in contention. So, Yeah, what a week.

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Payne Stewart and Phil Mickelson going at it. I guess the only difference here is Rory and Bryson were not in the same group. Something, I think golf. needs to figure out. You can place whoever you want in the groups. Put Rory and put Bryson in the same group. But we were lucky today. It didn't really matter much because Rory came out the gate swinging. Bertie's one and then gets just lightning hot.

He birdies nine. He birdies 10. He birdies 12. He birdies 13. And everyone on the internet was like, he's up two with five to play. Well, Bryson still had six to play. because he was one behind.

Then Bryson knocks it on 13, birdies that, and then let's face it. I hate using this term because golf's really hard. I don't care if you're Rory McElroy or you're me or you. It is a difficult sport. It's hard to make puts. And we have seen some legendary choke jobs in this sport a couple years ago at the PGA championship

when Justin Thomas won Mito Pereira. Knocked it in the water. the most legendary one of all time is John Vanderveld in the open when he I think triples the last hole ends up going to a playoff but for Rory standard that that was a choke job he blew it three putt 16 and then the putt on 18 and I thought brandle nailed it he said listen to the naked eye that looks like a really good chip but that is the wrong spot to leave it and meanwhile Bryson's probably 150 yards behind him under a tree and against a root. You could tell Bryson wasn't comfortable.

He tried to get a ruling for a drop. Thank God the rules official said you're not getting a drop. And he basically had to hit in a bunker, which was going to be, as he just said, when he received the trophy, it's the best shot of my life. And for Rory to miss that put, you almost knew it was inevitable. He lost it right there. And listen, he's had a chance over these last couple years to win a couple majors. you know, LACC, he did not make a putt.

Same thing with the British Open a couple years ago when Cam Smith won. He could not make a putt. That was not the case today. I mean, early on in the round, he's draining putts. Bryson basically won the tournament the first three days because he gave himself a lead. He shoot 67, 69, 67 as a three-shot lead coming into today and was able to just kind of hold his mud. It's not like he ran away with it.

Hell, he was celebrating incredible up and downs for pars. And once Bryson knocked it on 13, you're like, Rory doesn't have any margin for error. And I'll be honest, I thought he was going to make it on 18. Even though his feet were kind of open, he was kind of lined up weird, and that ball never had a chance. And then the moment he missed and Bryson hits it in the bunker, you're like, okay, we're going to a playoff.

Now, historically, the playoff has always been, and there hasn't been a playoff in the U.S. Open since Tiger and Rocco. I was like, okay, 18 holes. We're getting 18 holes tomorrow. I'm a podcaster. I plan on watching it all. And then Tariko chimes in. It's now a two-hole aggregate.

I'm like, okay, we get extra golf. I would imagine they just play 17 and 18. Rory Deschambeau, it's going to be incredible. And then Bryson, that bunker shot he hit on 18 was just freaking remarkable. I mean, once he hit it that close, there was no way he was missing that put. And obviously he doesn't. He wins his second U.S. Open. And I don't think I can remember anyone in sports,

we've seen guys go the other way, someone that was really celebrated, obviously had a, let's use LeBron as an example. In Cleveland, he was a rock star. He had the entire state of Ohio behind him. And then when he left, he kind of went full heel and everyone rooted against him. It's very, very rare. You see it baseball sometimes when guys leave teams. You know, we saw it back in the Yankees and Red Sox heyday when a guy would jump over.

This was the opposite. Bryson was not well-liked. People almost rooted against him. They thought he was a weird dude. And, you know, in the golfing world, he had done things to rub people the wrong way. Then he balks up like he's about to play defensive tackle in the NFL. And then he goes to live. And he kind of gets skinny.

But he keeps hitting 350, 360-yard drives that are still just remarkable to watch. And now he's fun. And you know what golf has really missed? and I said this when the live PJ tour thing happened one problem is golf just has a bunch of likable guys and in any sport, in any form of

entertainment, you need to have people that I like rooting for and people that I root against. And then they took all those guys. But then somehow Bryson comes storming back feels like a completely different human being, has a YouTube channel that everyone I play golf with

or everyone I meet that follows golf like, hey, are you watching Bryson's YouTube? It's a pretty big deal. It gets a lot of views. For example, Live last week, got under 200,000 people watching. He does 200,000 people in five hours when he posts a video on YouTube.

And he's become really likable. And then you watch this whole week, how he's playing with the crowd. One thing Tiger did a really good job of, now, he was constantly in just these miraculous moments, partly because Tiger would spin, spray it around and then have the craziest up and downs you've ever seen. The fist pumps were a huge part of Tiger's legend, his emotion.

You could feel him when you watched him. Obviously, his resume by the mid-2000s was unlike anything we'd ever seen besides Jack, but you felt his presence. Now, Tiger was not high-fiving people in the gallery. He was not pointing at the crowd. But when you saw him make a big putt or have a big moment, he'd pimp that shot a lot like Bryson did on hole 17 or he would do the crazy fist you know up and down both arms go nuts and that's what Bryson was doing you know why

fans like that it's entertaining it's fun and that's what Bryson has become fun scotty who had a bad week is on one of the greatest runs we've ever seen there's not much emotion there you don't see much by far not even even close, the most interesting thing that will probably ever happen to Scotty on or off the course was getting arrested a month ago and going in the orange jumpsuit. But he's not a big fist bumper. He's not a big, you know, lay it all out there when he does something awesome. And Bryson's the opposite. And listen, whether you liked him or you didn't a couple years ago, he, when he's on the screen, I remember when I was young and grew up a big San Francisco

Giants fan. And Barry Bonds became very polarizing. Obviously, cream the clear, he was, he looked like Ray Lewis in his prime. But when he came up to the plate, everyone stopped to watch. Whether you hated him, whether you loved him, you had to see it. And that's kind of what Bryson has become. You just got to watch. And then the more you watch, you kind of find yourself rooting for him. Now, your boy might have had a little parlay and might have just won almost, you know, 20K. So I was definitely invested in his success this weekend. But even if I had no money on the guy, like a month ago at the PGA, he was riveting TV. He, his whole operation is unlike anything we've ever seen. Yesterday, he's asked on Saturday about how he soaks his golf balls

in salt water to find the balance and make sure none of the golf balls are off. All of his irons are the same length. Now, sometimes he hits like a nine iron from 200 yards and you realize, well, his, you know, the degrees on his clubs are much different than basically everyone on tour and every normal person that plays golf. But you're like, what is going on?

And he has these crazy 3D irons. He's playing these crazy rope draws. But here's the thing about Bryson. He's not some golf creation in a lab. This is one of the, I would say, most talented golfers of his generation. He went to SMU as a Blue Chip High School kid and became a individual national champion in college.

Then he won the U.S. amateur. Now he's won multiple U.S. opens. And before he went to live, it's not like he had never won on the PGA tour. He was winning. This guy's a winner. He's been a winner since he was a young guy. This is a blue chip player.

A lot like Rory, an elite talent as a youth and has carried it through his career. And that's what we're watching with Bryson. And you're seeing a guy right now who is in the peak of his powers. If it wasn't for a couple bad chips at the Masters, he would have been right in that thing. He finished tied for six. He easily could have won the PJ Championship. If the PJ Championship would have been 75 holes and not 72 holes, I think he would have won. Even Zander admitted, I wanted no part of a playoff with Bryson D. Chambeau. Finish his second. Then he comes to Pinehurst, which historically with Bryson, you're like, you know, it's much more about placement,

short game, putting doesn't quite feel. Well, here's the thing with Bryson. His short game is awesome. I'm not saying he's Brad Faxson or Steve Stricker with a putter in his hand, but you are much more confident when that weird stick is in his hand than you are with Rory McElroy. He is a fantastic putter. And you're seeing a guy right now who hasn't figured out. And listen, Scotty Sheffler is the best player in the world this week, remove it.

But not debatable. You could make a very easy argument that Bryson's the second best player. I mean, Zander is having a fantastic year. He is an elite player. Won the PGA, finished his top 10 here. He's in the mix every single week. He's an elite player. Rory is awesome.

Like, Bryson is every bit there equals. And now what we're seeing is in these big moments. For all these guys with Liv, here's the thing for Kepka. It was awesome to watch him win the PGA championship last year and get his fifth major. If I had to set the over-under on Brooks Kepka's majors moving forward,

I'd probably put it at 0.5. I'm not expecting him to win another one. If I had to put the over-under, even Rory McElroy, Roy's going to win a major. I feel very, very confident on that. Is he going to end up with 10? Probably not. But is he more likely to end up with 6

than he is where he sits now at four, yes. I don't know when he's going to win it, but you put yourself in the mix enough like he has several times in the last three years, could have won at LAC, could have won at British, this was easily his best chance, he's going to win it. Bryson is winning it. Bryson did get it done.

I'd put his over under on majors for his career probably around four and a half, five and a half, somewhere in that range. Because Bryson, to me, feels like a five, six major guy, much more than he does, a two major guy. he's 30 years old Now the health On Saturday

He's his hips Give him problems Because of the way that he speed trains But then you watch him hit You're like it doesn't really look like he's slowing down It doesn't really look like it phases him And his touch around the greens Obviously what he did on 18 out of the sand

If you put the average Like low handicapped guy in that spot I think there's a pretty good chance Most people end up with double they either blast the ball way over the green or they hit it way short, then they three putt. That shot, and there was a shot earlier in the round, was at hole 10, where he left it short of the bunker,

and Brando's like, this is really freaking hard. His lob wedge is like five feet, nails it for birdie. And so if you're telling me a guy that can hit it 350 yards pretty easily, when it came to the drivable 13th hole, Rory hit driver way over. Now he still ends up making Bertie. I was like, why didn't he just hit a three wood and run it on?

Well, what does Bryson do? Hits a three wood, runs it on. Easy two putt. Could have been an eagle. And I think he thought it was in. He left it a little short. But you have a guy with length we've never seen in a day and age where everybody is hitting the ball a mile long. This guy's deeper than them all.

And honestly, it's not that close. And when he really gets into it, especially on some of these courses with these hard-paying fareways, he's hitting at like 370, 380 yards. And then forever it's like, well, he's got the one leg club, no touch. How's he going to work his sand wedge and his lob wedge? Well, he's clearly got that figured out. And then he's an elite putter. Now listen, there's a lot of talk in golf, Twitter, Reddit, about the Olympics and their rules.

He can't be in the Olympics. I do think that's stupid because to me it'd be pretty easy if there were no requirements who are the best three American golfers to run. represent us in Paris, it would be Scotty, Bryson, and Zander. They would be the pick. Now, Bryson's not going to get to go. He didn't get to go the last time because I think he got the vid right before and Bryson didn't get the jab so they didn't let him go. But it's clear. And this is where the world rankings and all. No one gives a shit about any of that. Just watch the guy play. When he's on, he's every bit as good as Rory and Scotty. And one thing Rory just can't do for

whatever reason is find a way to win these tournaments. And Bryson can't. Like Bryson played winning golf at Valhalla. Zander just made one more putt. But he didn't lose it. Like Rory, who knows? If Rory makes that putt, there is no guarantee that he's going to win in extra holes against Bryson. Honestly, there's probably not a soul that would have confidence that Rory would take him down. But at least you would give yourself a chance. Instead, he didn't. He missed it. And listen, it's golf.

Sometimes you miss those puts. But like, Rory's one of the most talented players in the history of the game. But it does feel like, uh, something's missing. Because he has been on like a two-year heater

of just playing at an elite level. Besides Scott, he's better than everyone on the PJ tour. And that includes Zander. But in these big four tournaments, which he's even admitted, it's the only thing he's playing for, it just doesn't happen.

LACC and the old course It's like he just couldn't make anything And then today he's draining every fucking put From like 15 to 25 feet It feels like Tiger Woods You're like this guy's gonna run away with this thing And then you come down the stretch You three put 16

And I think that has to be I mean at the level in which And they were talking about this on the broadcast The pressure in which he's under Well yeah When you're Phil Mickelson when you're Tiger Woods, now with Scottie Sheffler, like the pressure you're under is greater than everybody else.

It's the same thing with Steph Curry and LeBron and Peyton and Tom. Like that's part of being the lead dog. That's part of being, you know, the guy carrying the flag for the sport. You've got to come through in that moment. It's not a 15-footer to force a playoff. Those miss and make league, I mean, sometimes you lip out. Sometimes you three-footer, you got to make that putt. and you've got to give yourself an opportunity.

Now, that being said, everyone's going to, it's a devastating L for him, which is crazy because in this sport, he didn't lose, he beat literally every other person beside Bryson D. Chambot. So like, and most people, there were eight guys under par, he boat raced, he destroyed,

he ruined, like Scotty's, the Kepkas, those guys couldn't hold his jock this week. But that's not really what he's gunning for. We see him on a way, weekly basis kick most people's butt. It's about coming through and making that put when it matters the most. And then an extra hole is finding a way to get it done. And let's face it, some of these visuals we see when Roy was a little chubbier and he

was wearing the Oakley, it doesn't mean much to most. Now it's on his resume. It's why he's become such a legend over the years because he won the major so early. But we're living in 2024. And we're going on a guy who's approached his mid-30s. Like I said, I think he's going to win more majors. You can't be in the mix this often. Be that good and have the ability to play so many different courses and contend

and not eventually have it fall your way. Zander is a great example. Zander was like, he's never going to get over the hump. He's never going to get over the hump. Well, if you're in the mix, 50% of the time for a seven-year stretch, eventually some of the things are going to break your way. So over the next three years, if I was a betting man, Roy McElroy is going to win another major.

But this one stinks. This one hurts. And this one, to me, is dramatically worse than when he essentially lost to Cam Smith and lost to Wyndham Clark. This one has to be, and he declined. They tried to interview him after. He declined, which I don't blame him. Got to be pretty rattled.

And Rory's the last guy to get on for not being gracious with the media and all that stuff. But you saw in a two-hour span, Bryson stole this thing because he had himself a little cushion and then it was kind of coming off the rails and he just grinded and he found a way. And now it feels like he's a little bit of the people's champ. And I've said this on Instagram

because some of these videos, he feels like the new Phil, high-fiving people, signing people's hats mid-round, pointing at the crowd. There is just something and there were a lot of stories over the years like Phil's kind of a snake oil salesman,

Phil is kind of a phony. None of the fans cared. You know why? Because Phil wasn't enjoyable to watch. Phil was entertaining. And that's what this is. This is entertainment. Now, part of what adds to your legend as a golfer, it's what made Tiger such a legend,

is it felt like he never choked. He never blew it. And Phil went through a stretch where he screwed up a lot. And a guy with six majors, you know, Phil could have about 15. but that added to the Phil story. So this moment for Rory, as shitty as it feels, it's way better than finishing 11th and having seven of your shots shown on Sunday.

But I can't imagine for a guy who is just playing four majors now. Once Brady got to like four or five, it's like he's only playing for Super Bowls. That's how like the Mahomes and Andy Reed Chiefs feel. The only thing that matters, I said this when the schedule came out. doing win loss or travel or they got to go east to west or none of that matters anymore. There's one schedule that is completely irrelevant in the NFL and that's the chief schedule

because they're only games that matter. I'm not saying we won't watch and we won't talk about it. But as we've seen in the last couple of years, games in October and games in November are relevant. They do not matter. They get judged purely on January games. That's it. And they're the only team in the NFL that can say that. and I think Rory

probably more than anyone even more than Scotty Sheffler is only judged on these weeks no one cares and whether it's fair or not when he wins the memorial or if he wins one of these playoff events or if he ends up winning the FedEx

and taking down Scottie it just does not matter and I also think that's a cool part of sports when you get to that level you're just judged you know at the highest level of your profession in your sport, whether it's like, listen, I got a little money on the Oilers. Like McDavid at this point in time, everyone knows he's Hall of Fame talent, he's going to win all these MVP's dominating everyone. He's just judged on the playoffs. And can he win a Stanley Cup?

And because Rory banks him early, he doesn't have like the ghost of can this guy ever win it. But he does have, is a guy ever going to win one again? And listen, you know where I stand, but you see moments like today and you're like, if you, if you, if you, if you, if you, if you, you were on the side of the argument, he's never going to get it done. I don't know what I could come back. Besides, well, statistically it would show if you just stay in the mix because like today's a good example of the 18th hole and they both, neither of them hit the fairway. And one guy ends up with a five and one guy ends up with a four.

And let's face it, Rory's up and down in theory should be a lot easier. but he left the ball above the hole to the left and had a tricky little put. Bryson meanwhile leaves it below the hole knocks it in. And I thought the whole Bryson experience is everything I wanted to sports fan.

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Do you want a white club? There's something here. Just hit it. What are y'all doing? Microphones? Are you making a rap album? Oh, I would. Come on. I would buy it. Cuts through the defense like a hot knife through sponge cake.

That sounds delicious. Oh, you're lucky. I'm not a drug addict. You're lucky I'm not an alcoholic. You are. I'm not a killer. I love this team, and I'm really trying to be a figure in their lives that they can rely on. Oh. Oh.

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And I'm a much bigger golf fan than probably 98% of the country. I understand that. And I also know where golf falls on the hierarchy of importance. But if you like sports and you like to be entertained, it is hard to not watch Bryce in these last several days and have a smile on your face and having fun. And sometimes, and you've seen this with the Caitlin Clark discourse, like, guys, I'm already out.

Like, I can't keep up. The average sports fan that's coming into watch doesn't want all this bullshit. They just want to watch or play basketball, shoot some threes, and have fun. Because at the end of the day, sports are supposed to be fun. This is an escape. I mean, this is my life, but for the overwhelming majority of people that sit on their couch and watch all the sports, whatever sport you may like beside football, baseball, basketball, racing, you name it. Horse racing, I don't care.

Hockey. You want to enjoy it. You want to be entertained. And I think Bryson is the Primo number one golf entertainer. He is, listen, Scotty's season is going to go down, has potential to go down as one of the great all-time seasons in the history of the sport. It's not even remotely close in terms of entertainment value

when you watch the two guys play. One guy is must watch, and one guy, great player, kind of boring. even Rory Rory showed a little emotion today but and Rory's more entertaining like Xander there's zero entertainment

Can't Lay is the most boring player on the PGA tour and that's what Phil had for so long Phil was never Tiger he was never gonna be Tiger but there was a peak stretch for like seven eight years where Phil was making

$70 million a year obviously he was one of the great all-time players but he was unique in the sense that he was fun It was an enjoyable roller coaster to go on. And when you play in these major championships, it's not easy. You're going to get screwed, especially today. Like, you had no clue when you missed the fairway where are you going to end up?

We're going to end up in the sand. We're going to end up in a footprint. We're going to be in one of those little wiregrass bushes. We're going to end up in a root under a tree. And when you can figure out ways to pull shots out of your you know what and make a par, that is fun. and Bryson, just an all-time performance of entertainment. So I tip my hat to him because wanting me money, but too, that that was just, that was enjoyable to watch.

And one thing I think we got today is, listen, a lot of people in the golf world bitched and moaned about the PJ championship because Valhalla was too easy. Now, I'm not disagreeing. I would like the majors to be a very, very tough test. And that clearly was on the easy. side of these guys just being able to attack pins. This was the polar opposite. And I do agree with the overall sentiment. Like, I like birdies as much as the next guy. But I do enjoy watching, and I wouldn't

even call the last couple of days carnage, but just, of course, the average person goes, I don't even think I could break 120 there. I wouldn't have, I don't even think I could par any hole. if you gave me multiple shots, I would three and four put every single green. I would have no chance to hit it out of anywhere if it was not in the fairway.

And if you're in the fairway, you might run through to the crap. Now, you could argue that Pinehurst is a very unique setup with the elevated greens, the wire stuff outside the fairways. Just, it's cool. And I think when we watch

these majors, specifically to P.G. championship in the U.S. Open, he wanted to be really difficult. Like, when you saw Bryson, when Zander won, he was extremely happy because he finally, as Steve Young once, or Gary Plummer said to Steve Young,

take that monkey off my back, he got the monkey off his back. But that looked much more like a normal PJ tour event than it did what we just witnessed. I mean, there were eight guys under par. The winning score was six under par. it should be extremely difficult to get a birdie in every single hole

and part of what makes a major historically so awesome besides the Masters has become a little easier to score but even that can show its teeth is that on any given hole at any given moment a bogey is in play

and if you are to screw up a double bogey is definitely in play and that leads to the drama of the golf because you can have a three-shot lead and all of a sudden Bryson's down too. At Valholla that wasn't even in the carts. Even at the Masters,

if you have a two-shot lead with the last three or four holes, you're going to have to screw up pretty badly to make a double bogey. But as you saw today, like three-puts were always in play. I don't care who you were. And we saw Rory essentially, he didn't three-putt the last

hole, but it felt like a three-put when you miss a, you know, three-and-a-half-foot comebacker. and Bryson 3 putted hole 15, it just felt like you were on the edge of your seat because anything was possible. And you had to be playing so well to even have a chance to get a birdie.

Like when you made a birdie, it was a really, really big deal over the last two days. And I think a lot of people thought early on when some guys shot four or five under on Thursday, it's like, oh, this is going to be, it's course too easy for the boys. The equipment,

too good. These guys are too dialed. No, it showed its teeth because the fairways were concrete and the greens might as well have been a garage, you know, like a driveway. Because you had, it's hard early on

to kind of feel that out if you've never played there. I've never played piner's. But as it went on and on, you realize, oh, that's going to roll off. Oh, that's screwed. That guy, he's in trouble. And that includes the leaders and includes the random guys. But if you told me the U.S. Open was at Pinehurst every single year,

I don't think many people would complain. I think we're lucky that we get basically now every five years at Pinehurst, but I love Haveble Beach. I grew up on the West Coast in Northern California. It's like the Lambeau field of golf out west. And the views, the scenic stretch on whole five, six, seven, eight, nine with the water in the and then obviously 18 is hard to beat. But it doesn't have that.

It doesn't have that difficulty because it's a much different test. They just grow up the rough, right? So you just either hit it in the fair way or you're in six inch rough, which anyone that's played golf knows that's miserable and it sucks, but that didn't feel like that at all today. There wasn't any rough.

And yet it was still impossible for these guys. I mean impossible. Scotty Sheffler, no human since Tiger has ever played golf as well as him shot eight over par never had a shot honestly it was kind of refreshing to see that the guy's human

now I'm someone that put him in a lot of different parlayes because I thought how's Scotty not going to win this course and every single person that covers the sport was like you know this course is tailor made for Scotty Sheffler and he got very lucky that the cut kind of came back to him He ended up making the cut, but he didn't, I mean, obviously was never in it, but he even went back on the weekend.

And I don't know if he just ran out of gas. Obviously, he had a lot going on in his life over the last month with, you know, the felony charges that were dropped, new child. But that was, Rory's putt was the most shocking thing to happen this weekend by a mile. Just the individual moment. But if you just put the aggregate, Scotty, being. nowhere to be found, I would say coming into the week would be stunning. If you told me he had an off week, if you told me to start the week, Scottie's not going to play well.

I bet he finished his 18th, you know, 24th, plus 8? That's stunning. And like I said earlier, I think Xander, you can argue emotionally if he does a lot. He's not Bryson, he's not Rory, he doesn't move the needle anywhere near that. but the guy is just putting on a clinic on a weekly basis. His floor now is Rory level high. Like even when he's off, boom, T7. Like, this guy just refuses to suck in any of these moments.

And it's why, like, if you're taking the over under on Zander majors, he's more likely to win three than he is to stay at one. Just because, now, he was never in this tournament, but he's never bad in these moments. He is literally good every single time they play a major. and you do that enough, you're just going to run into some. And I think the one, back to Rory, God, that, that was, that's hard to shake. If you tell me you don't see Rory until the Open Championship and he just kind of goes into a hole, I wouldn't blame him.

Because I don't, I know he just reconciled with his wife, so his family environment, in theories back on the up and up. but I don't know how you sleep. I don't know how you sleep. And I would imagine Bryson, I don't think Bryson's a big drinker. I don't think he drinks at all, actually. It's going to have a fun night drinking chocolate milk or something,

protein shakes. But just an incredible U.S. Open. It's always awesome on Father's Day. It's tough, you know, when your dad's not around because I used to watch these tournaments with my dad. And you can see Bryson get emotional, his dad. You know, Bryson's from Fresno.

His dad was like a teaching, Pro worked in the golf business, obviously passed away a couple years ago. I'm just glad that his dad got to see him win the one at Wingfoot, but you could tell, you know, not having his dad there. It's a really, really big moment. Like he said, he went to SMU because of Payne Stewart. He wore the, he wore the Kangol hat. I don't think they call that in golf that, but he wore that style hat.

He doesn't any longer, which is probably the right look. I think he looks better just in a normal kind of baseball golf hat, even with the Crusher's logo on it, which is always funny to see. Bryson wraps the lift stuff pretty strong but just an awesome champion and he's coming boys He's coming I don't know if he'll win the open

But I don't even If you I would say he wins a master's In his time for sure He's definitely going to be a factor Every time they play the PGA and US Open Maybe the open because of the win And he plays the ball so high

Might never be a great fit for him But I'd be stunned If he doesn't win the other two majors Like if you said right now does Bryce and Deschambeau win a master's? I would like bet everything that I have in my savings account right now on it. So a cool moment. Hopefully everyone enjoyed.

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