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<v Speaker 1>This October the PGA Tour It's coming to Black Desert

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<v Speaker 1>Resort in southern Utah. I come share the excitement of

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<v Speaker 1>this lifestyle PGA Tour event with friends and college in a.

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<v Speaker 2>Vibrant social setting.

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<v Speaker 1>Teach your experience to the next level by securing your

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<v Speaker 1>VIP club packs, offering up close action to each player,

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<v Speaker 1>premium lunch for effects, next greats into unbeatable views of the

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<v Speaker 1>sixteenth greet in the seventeenth Hole at the Pristine Black

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<v Speaker 1>Desert Resort. Weserve your VIP experience today at Black Desert

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<v Speaker 1>Events dot com. Black Desertevents dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>History in Iowa State. This week, it's a historic week.

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<v Speaker 2>We get pro hockey. The NHL makes its official debut

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow with the Chicago Blackhawks in town and coming up

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday, the PGA Tour returns to the state of

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<v Speaker 2>Utah for the first time in sixty years. Patrick Manny,

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<v Speaker 2>managing partner, Black Desert Championship right around the corner back

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<v Speaker 2>on the show, Patrick, Happy Monday. How we doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing great? Vince?

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<v Speaker 2>How are you well? I'm well so simple. First question,

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<v Speaker 2>are you guys ready? As I told you a few

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<v Speaker 2>months back, I had the very very fortunate opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>play the track and check out the resort. And as

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<v Speaker 2>I walked into the makeshift club house you guys had

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<v Speaker 2>in the trailer, there's a sign that said don't worry,

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be ready or something like that. So now that

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<v Speaker 2>it's here, are we ready to roll? Patrick?

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<v Speaker 3>We are rolling. We had the Monday pro am today

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<v Speaker 3>and I talked to I don't know thirty forty of

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<v Speaker 3>the players that have been out on the course, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think the most common words out of their mouth

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<v Speaker 3>is I had no idea, meaning the resort is just

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<v Speaker 3>unbelievably nice. The course is an unbelievable shape. I even

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<v Speaker 3>sent some photos, aerial photos off to the PGA tour

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<v Speaker 3>and they said they didn't believe they were real.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I can believe that even if. Yes, someone

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<v Speaker 2>who's lived in the state for twenty five years, I've

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<v Speaker 2>never quite anything like it. So now we know the field.

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<v Speaker 2>The field has been released. We were waiting for quite

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<v Speaker 2>some time to try to figure out who we were

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<v Speaker 2>going to see down in Saint George for the Black

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<v Speaker 2>Desert Championship. I wonder if you could take us behind

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<v Speaker 2>the scenes on the work you guys did to try

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<v Speaker 2>to track golfers to to come down to Saint George.

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<v Speaker 2>And your reaction now that the field is finalized.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean, I we didn't do a whole lot

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<v Speaker 3>other than we you know, we had Mike Weir and

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<v Speaker 3>Zach Blair and Patrick Fishburne and some other guys that

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<v Speaker 3>were out really telling everybody, hey, this is this is

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<v Speaker 3>a no joke. This is like a world class golf course.

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<v Speaker 3>And but we didn't do a whole lot more. The

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<v Speaker 3>fook we wanted to accomplish in this first year is

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<v Speaker 3>going to get a great field, which we have, but

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<v Speaker 3>then really just show the world how beautiful this area is,

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<v Speaker 3>how fantastic the course is, what a game change of

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<v Speaker 3>a resort, Black Desert resort is. And then like I'm going.

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<v Speaker 3>Tim West is like the play or whisperer, and he

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<v Speaker 3>was out there today and he just said, Patrick, this

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<v Speaker 3>is this is the nicest place I've seen. Like it

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<v Speaker 3>is the best. He's like, these guys are talking in

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I was talking to him yet last night

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<v Speaker 3>and player dining and he's like they're all whispering, Like

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<v Speaker 3>we had no idea this was gonna So that's all

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<v Speaker 3>we want to accomplish is how these guys have a

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<v Speaker 3>great time, treat him, treat him really well, and then

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<v Speaker 3>in year two they're like pack in a great field.

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<v Speaker 3>This year we're gonna have We're gonna have a great time.

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<v Speaker 3>We have a great field. We're just gonna build upon it.

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder I know a lot of people up here,

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<v Speaker 2>and every time I would talk about it on the show,

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<v Speaker 2>get a lot of messages like, is there any chance

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<v Speaker 2>Tony's gonna play? Can well Tony fen out play? He's

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<v Speaker 2>not in the field, Patrick, can you shed some light

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<v Speaker 2>on any potential conversations that took place? Where was there

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<v Speaker 2>a chance that we were gonna see Tony this week?

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<v Speaker 2>Down there?

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<v Speaker 3>There was a chance he was trying to work some things.

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<v Speaker 3>But really, I gotta I gotta take my hat off

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<v Speaker 3>to him. In the end, he had promised Drese, his son,

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<v Speaker 3>who's going to be playing in his first national tournament

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<v Speaker 3>the same week as our tournament, and he's capping he's

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<v Speaker 3>a captain, and so he's just like Patrick, I can

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<v Speaker 3>move all the other things, but I just can't tell

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<v Speaker 3>my son, never mind, I'm not going to captain your

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<v Speaker 3>first national tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's entirely understandable, and as you know, that's completely

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<v Speaker 2>on brand for who Tony is, right, absolutely, yeah, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>so a really cool story. And you know, a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of our local TV stations went down to interview Jaydn Blake,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't imagine Patrick, what it must be like

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<v Speaker 2>for a Saint George boy to start his five hundredth

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<v Speaker 2>PGA Tour tournament in his own backyard. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 2>was crying when he received the news he was getting

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<v Speaker 2>the sponsor exemption. Talk about this dynamic, pretty cool story

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<v Speaker 2>down South.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this is the type of stuff you can't even

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<v Speaker 3>make it up. Like you said, he grew up as

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<v Speaker 3>a little boy here playing in the Hearts because he

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<v Speaker 3>couldn't afford the golf course, and his mom drove him

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<v Speaker 3>around to tournaments eventually, and they slept in their car

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<v Speaker 3>and got cleaned up in gas stations. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>as you know, he became an incredible golfer and four

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<v Speaker 3>hundred and ninety nine tour starts is just an amazing accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 3>But he tried for ten years at Monday qualifiers, he

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<v Speaker 3>tried every he wrote letters asking for exemptions, and he

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<v Speaker 3>just couldn't get his five hundred and he had given up,

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<v Speaker 3>and us bringing the Black Desert Championship to Southern Utah

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<v Speaker 3>right in his backyard, literally only a couple of miles

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<v Speaker 3>from where he grew up. That was just too good

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<v Speaker 3>of a story to pass up. So I surprised him

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<v Speaker 3>with a sponsor's exemption for him to get his five hundred,

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<v Speaker 3>and he's gonna he's gonna start that just here in

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>On Hold one, Patrick, I have the forecast pulled up

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<v Speaker 2>for this week, and just so you know a little

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<v Speaker 2>breaking news, it's gonna be warm. It is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be very hot down there. Yeah, I wonder what the usual? Sure? Sure,

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, like ultimately we're gonna blink and there's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be snow up here and it's not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>as warm down there. That's the deal. But are there

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<v Speaker 2>any unique challenges that the heat brings for you guys

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<v Speaker 2>this week as you're putting on this tournament?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh? No, not really. I mean, we're unfortunately having to

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<v Speaker 3>overwater a little bit early on, so the greens have

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<v Speaker 3>gotten they slowed up a little bit, but we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>turn the water off and firm them up. And it

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<v Speaker 3>was just a little bit more, a little bit more work,

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<v Speaker 3>but no big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>So enlighten me on because we've been talking about this

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. Do you have a five year commitment

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<v Speaker 2>from the tour?

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<v Speaker 3>What?

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously it's great to have it this year, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not going anywhere for a while. Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 3>That's correct? Yeah, we we intend. When I say we

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<v Speaker 3>ll stand, the PJ Tour intend to do this like

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<v Speaker 3>for decades. However, we have to have a contract term.

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<v Speaker 3>The contract term to begin with is four years. They

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<v Speaker 3>were willing to go seven to start with. It's kind

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<v Speaker 3>of a long story. We didn't want they didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>to change title sponsors during a contract term, and we

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<v Speaker 3>didn't want to commit to being the title sponsor for

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<v Speaker 3>seven years. So we said, okay, let's do a four

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<v Speaker 3>year contract and revisit because you know, it's expensive to

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<v Speaker 3>throw these things on and walking away from title sponsors

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<v Speaker 3>means we're putting in a whole bunch of millions to

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<v Speaker 3>put to pull this off every year.

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<v Speaker 2>So what have you learned throughout this process? You know?

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<v Speaker 2>So moving forward over the next three years, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to say you can do it better, because I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how you're going to do it. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to find out this week. But you know, the first

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<v Speaker 2>time you do anything, it's hard. First time I sat

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<v Speaker 2>in front of a microphone, I'm sure I was horrible

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<v Speaker 2>at this. Some people probably tell you I'm still bad

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<v Speaker 2>at it. But the first time you do something, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not easy. This is your first experience. What are some

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<v Speaker 2>of the lessons you guys have learned?

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>I got to say we are really fortunate. We have

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<v Speaker 3>an amazing tournament director, John Coolbal, We have an amazing

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<v Speaker 3>set of consultants that run every year for the last

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<v Speaker 3>in twelve years, the Farmer's Insurance Open at Tory Pines.

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<v Speaker 3>Their whole team is here, and we have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of supportive people who have been doing this for years

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<v Speaker 3>and years at the highest level. And so I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like we're pretty dialed in year one. I think the

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<v Speaker 3>PJ Tour said this is looking like a year three

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<v Speaker 3>tournament in year one, so good job. And so I

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<v Speaker 3>think everything's pretty smooth. But we're gonna find out. There

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<v Speaker 3>might be a few hiccups. And I can probably answer

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<v Speaker 3>that question better post mortem than I can before the

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<v Speaker 3>tournament gets going.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure, I don't suppose you'd be so bold this

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<v Speaker 2>could give me your pick to win the thing, will you?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't mind doing that. I'll roll out Patrick Fishburn.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, Patrick Fishburn, very nice, very nice. So Hey, I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate the time. Anything else you want our listeners to know,

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick before I set you loose.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh one more story, I think a juxtaposition to Jaydon

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<v Speaker 3>Blake getting his five hundredth We have Key Hey Akina

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<v Speaker 3>that's in the field as a sponsor exemption. And I

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<v Speaker 3>love this story. He's eighteen years old at Lone Peak

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<v Speaker 3>High School. He's a number seventh ranked junior in the world.

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<v Speaker 4>And I was sitting with he and his dad Alan

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<v Speaker 4>over lunch and I said, I said, Key, how many

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<v Speaker 4>PGA tournaments have you been to? And his dad pipe

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<v Speaker 4>Ben and said he has been begging me to take

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<v Speaker 4>him to a PGA tournament since he was five years old.

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<v Speaker 4>And I told him every single year, Ka, the first

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<v Speaker 4>time you go to a PGA tournament, you'll be playing

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<v Speaker 4>in it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, this kid is.

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<v Speaker 3>Eighteen years old, never even been to a PGA tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that rules. That rules well obviously for me, as

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<v Speaker 2>somebody who's really learned to love this game. I'm thrilled

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<v Speaker 2>for you guys and appreciate the efforts to bring PGA

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<v Speaker 2>Tour golf back to the state. Wish I could be

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<v Speaker 2>down there. My day job calls. Maybe one day I'll

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<v Speaker 2>have more control over my time, but I appreciate your time. Patrick,

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<v Speaker 2>good luck this week.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Patrick, Manny and the managing partner. As the

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<v Speaker 2>Black Desert Championship descends upon Saint George, the Black Desert

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<v Speaker 2>Resort starts on Thursday, rolls through Sunday. It marks the

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<v Speaker 2>return of the PGA Tour to Utah for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time in more than sixty years. Tickets are available at

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<v Speaker 2>Black Desert Events dot com. You can also follow them

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<v Speaker 2>on Instagram at Black Desert Championship is where you find them.