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

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<v Speaker 3>Doing trum solos. Now you know John Wright, John right

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<v Speaker 3>to Van. That's like write down John Right Valley. We

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<v Speaker 3>have a Dave Fox Live coming up on site here

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<v Speaker 3>at Epic Brewing Company right downtown. It's eight twenty five

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<v Speaker 3>South State Street. They are pushing their Utah hipcheck ice Logger.

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<v Speaker 3>We are giving away very very nice four ounce beer glasses,

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<v Speaker 3>first come, first served, one apiece.

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<v Speaker 2>Please want a piece. Let's act right, But we've.

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<v Speaker 3>Been pretty football hockey, little soccer centric today. But the

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<v Speaker 3>PGA Tour is making its historic return to Utah Black

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<v Speaker 3>Desert resort coming up on Thursday. Our next guest knows

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<v Speaker 3>a thing or two about the game of golf. John,

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<v Speaker 3>Right on a Tuesday, John, Happy Tuesday, buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>How are we doing.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm doing well, spent, how are you doing well?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited for this.

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<v Speaker 3>So, as somebody that is very plugged in to the

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<v Speaker 3>golf community here in the state of Utah, what's the

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<v Speaker 3>the buzz level, what's the excitement level? The PGA Tour

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<v Speaker 3>rolling back into our state for the first time in

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<v Speaker 3>sixty years.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, it's amazing. Everybody is so excited. And the Monday

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<v Speaker 4>qualifiers were full and everybody's trying to get a chance

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<v Speaker 4>to play, and the tickets are flying off the shelves

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<v Speaker 4>and everybody's ready. It's been the first event in sixty

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<v Speaker 4>three years here in the state of Utah, and we

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<v Speaker 4>got it for four years, and then we have the

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<v Speaker 4>LPGA coming next year as well, So everybody, the Utah

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<v Speaker 4>is becoming a golf state now, Yes.

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<v Speaker 3>Sir, and you know it's been a golf state John

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<v Speaker 3>for a while. Well, as you know better than anybody.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we've been talking about this on the program

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<v Speaker 3>the in preparation for this event coming up. When you

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<v Speaker 3>travel around when you were, you know, playing in your

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<v Speaker 3>career as well, and you tell people you're a golfer

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<v Speaker 3>from Utah.

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<v Speaker 2>What do it?

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<v Speaker 3>Because we always ask like, what do NBA fans think

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<v Speaker 3>about Jazz fans? What do college football fans think about

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<v Speaker 4>B YU?

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<v Speaker 2>What is the golf community nation?

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<v Speaker 4>Why?

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<v Speaker 2>What do they think about when they think of Utah golf?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I think mostly and this is fitting for this weekend,

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<v Speaker 4>and they think of Southern Utah, they think of Saint George,

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<v Speaker 4>they think of sant Holo. It's a new Black Desert

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<v Speaker 4>golf course and all those beautiful red rock golf courses

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<v Speaker 4>down in southern Utah. So it's become a real golf

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<v Speaker 4>destination for you know, the boys going on their golf trips.

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<v Speaker 4>They make it Saint George and people talk about it.

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<v Speaker 4>They love them. Sand Hollow is consistently ranked in the

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<v Speaker 4>in the top hundred of courses you can play, and

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<v Speaker 4>Black Desert is going to be in there as well.

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<v Speaker 4>I unfortunately haven't gotten to play it yet. It's so

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<v Speaker 4>so popular with its grand opening, I haven't got out

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<v Speaker 4>to to play it yet, but it is I have

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<v Speaker 4>heard nothing but bravery views and it's it's going to

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<v Speaker 4>be a mainstay in Utah golf and this tour event

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<v Speaker 4>makes it even cooler for everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, now I know that I have played one course

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<v Speaker 3>that John Wright has not, so I can put that

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<v Speaker 3>in my you know, putting.

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<v Speaker 2>My tool belt there. It's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited for you to play it so you can

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<v Speaker 3>kind of see what it's like. What is I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know much about Tom wise goff. I've learned much a

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<v Speaker 3>lot more about him after him, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, kind of designing the thing.

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<v Speaker 3>What sort of elements is he known for as the

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<v Speaker 3>architect and the chief designer here of the Black Desert

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<v Speaker 3>Resort golf course.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, he's a real thinker. He plotted his way around

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<v Speaker 4>the golf course. He was never he was never a

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<v Speaker 4>power hitter, and he was never a freak athlete of

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<v Speaker 4>any sort. He was just really smart and really precise.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's what his golf courses are like. He's he's

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<v Speaker 4>done quite a few golf courses. And unfortunately, here's our

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<v Speaker 4>claim to Tom Wiscott. He passed away recently and he

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<v Speaker 4>had been getting treatment at the Hunts and Cancer Center.

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<v Speaker 4>So he has a strong connection to Utah. As well,

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<v Speaker 4>so he was going up. His heyday was against Jack Nicholas,

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<v Speaker 4>so that's why we haven't really heard much about him.

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<v Speaker 4>He was second to Jack Nicholas and the Masters, I

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<v Speaker 4>believe in nineteen seventy six, and second to him and

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<v Speaker 4>a couple other majors. He did win a couple of

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<v Speaker 4>British opens, but he was a phenomenal player and a

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<v Speaker 4>real thinking man, and his courses are well thought out

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<v Speaker 4>and they're very strategic, and he took a beautiful piece

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<v Speaker 4>of property down there in southern Utah and made it

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<v Speaker 4>into this masterpiece from what I understand, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the cool stories as a result of this

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<v Speaker 3>tournament making its way to descend on Saint George is

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<v Speaker 3>that of ja Don Blake, who's a Saint George native

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<v Speaker 3>and he's a resident, and he's playing in the Black

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<v Speaker 3>Desert Championship via a sponsor exemption, and this will be

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<v Speaker 3>his five hundredth PGA Tour start. Put that into context

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<v Speaker 3>for me and your thoughts on this great story that

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<v Speaker 3>jay Don Blake is going to make his five hundred

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<v Speaker 3>start in his own backyard.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, between Jada and Blake and I, we have five

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<v Speaker 4>hundred career start. That's contact. I mean, it's pretty amazing.

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<v Speaker 4>He was a legend at Utah State University back I'm

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit younger than him, well ten or for

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<v Speaker 4>so years, but his legend was already being written at

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<v Speaker 4>Utah State. I heard stories about him just getting up

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<v Speaker 4>tee and with untied shoes and just striping it down

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<v Speaker 4>the middle and shooting sixty five and win in the

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<v Speaker 4>golf tournament. So he's a phenomenal talent and a crowd uthon.

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<v Speaker 4>He's always represented Utah and our state so well, and

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<v Speaker 4>he's won three times on the Champions Tour and once

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<v Speaker 4>on the PGA Tour and had a long, very successful career.

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<v Speaker 4>So good for him. He's always been a Saint George's

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<v Speaker 4>resident from the very beginning. He stayed true to his roots,

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<v Speaker 4>and this is a great way for him to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of wrap it all up.

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<v Speaker 3>We have eight golfers with Utah tiyes, including Mike Weir.

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<v Speaker 3>I always kind of push back on the whole Utah's

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Weir. He's from Canada, but ultimately he lives here

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<v Speaker 3>and went to BYU.

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<v Speaker 2>What are your thoughts on seeing Mike down of this field.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I'm lucky enough to see Mike occasionally and play

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<v Speaker 4>with him even sometimes. And he's aged well. He and

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<v Speaker 4>I are the same age, and he's still playing well

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<v Speaker 4>out on the Champions Tour, and he just recently captained

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<v Speaker 4>the President's Cup team for the international squad and they

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<v Speaker 4>came up short. But Mike is an absolute legend in

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<v Speaker 4>Canadian golf. At one point he was pulling more popular

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<v Speaker 4>than Wayne Gretzky up at Canada right after he won

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<v Speaker 4>the Masters. So Mike is most stranger to being a

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<v Speaker 4>high level figure, and I think he'll play well. Black Desert,

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<v Speaker 4>from what I gathered, is not particularly long, and with

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<v Speaker 4>all that lava everywhere, he's got to keep your ball

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<v Speaker 4>in play, and Mike is very good at that. So

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<v Speaker 4>was jadaen Blake, and so were some of these other

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<v Speaker 4>players I look for. You know, you talk about players

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<v Speaker 4>with Utah tie, Zach Blair is one to mention. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>I played a lot of golf against Zack when he

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<v Speaker 4>was an amateur, and Zach won every single time we

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<v Speaker 4>had a tournament with Saint George, Like I can't remember

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<v Speaker 4>a time where Zach was in the field in a

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<v Speaker 4>tournament in Saint George that he didn't win, So I

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<v Speaker 4>would love to see that happen again.

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<v Speaker 3>Any of the other local players in the mix, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>reference that there's Zach Jones, There's Peter Cass, There's Bowen Moss,

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<v Speaker 3>there's Dustin Volk. Any of the other local players do

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<v Speaker 3>you think will potentially be in the mix coming up

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<v Speaker 3>on Sunday?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, a lot of these are young players that are

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<v Speaker 4>getting their first shot and their you know, high school

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<v Speaker 4>or well college kids, and Bowen Moss and Thatch Jones.

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<v Speaker 4>Zach is a phenomenal player, great, he's gonna do great

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<v Speaker 4>for BYU or he has been doing great for BYU.

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<v Speaker 4>And then Bowen Moss is in Arizona State commit. And

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<v Speaker 4>Dustin Bulk has played in the PGA Championships. He's a

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<v Speaker 4>local PGA professional. So I look for them to to

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<v Speaker 4>be a little more comfortable than they normally would in

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<v Speaker 4>such a big start because they're playing, they're playing up

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<v Speaker 4>the way above their level right now, and uh, they're

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<v Speaker 4>certainly good enough to compete if they can manage their nerves.

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<v Speaker 4>Patrick Fishburne is one we should take a look at.

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<v Speaker 4>He's a He's played on the PGA Tour now for

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<v Speaker 4>a couple of years, so he's used to he's used

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<v Speaker 4>to the pressure. He's used to playing on the PGA Tour.

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<v Speaker 4>He's back home. He's an Augdam kid, and uh, he

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<v Speaker 4>hit the ball a long way. If he can he

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<v Speaker 4>can keep that ball and play down there, he could

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<v Speaker 4>he could contend as well. I would love to see

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<v Speaker 4>the Utah contingents really contendent and make their make their

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<v Speaker 4>presence known. This season, we've.

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<v Speaker 2>Got six Cougars and no utes. Man, what gives I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we need to lobby the tournament committee a

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<v Speaker 4>little harder or something, because you know my utes. They

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<v Speaker 4>opened up their first two college events, one at Washington

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<v Speaker 4>State and one at Washington with two resounding victories. So uh,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know. Maybe they need to play a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit better in that Monday qualifying. And that's another thing

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<v Speaker 4>we could talk about. For the first time ever. I've

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<v Speaker 4>been following Monday qualifiers since I started playing, and for

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<v Speaker 4>your listeners that don't know, every Monday, prior to a

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<v Speaker 4>PGA Tour event, they have a Monday qualifier where there's

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<v Speaker 4>a full field of players playing for four spots in

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<v Speaker 4>the field. And it's become so popular that players have

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<v Speaker 4>to pre qualify to get into the qualifier. And there

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<v Speaker 4>was some controversy and some players that shouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 4>eligible to got to play and then they qualified, and

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<v Speaker 4>so that's been a big talk amongst the diehard golf

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<v Speaker 4>fans this week. But no, I know, Mitchell Skal, the

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<v Speaker 4>former ute, former State Am champ, missed by a couple

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<v Speaker 4>of shots, and some of the other Utah players just

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<v Speaker 4>barely missed. But those Monday qualifiers are absolutely brutal. You

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<v Speaker 4>cannot make a single mistake. The qualifying score was sixty

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<v Speaker 4>five exan hollow and for anyone who's ever played there,

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<v Speaker 4>that's a great golf score there. And I don't think

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<v Speaker 4>a single player that made it made a bogie.

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<v Speaker 3>So wait a second, John, you know the dark arts

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<v Speaker 3>of sports socc radio. If there's a controversy, we're talking

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<v Speaker 3>about it. That's the deal. I did not know that

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<v Speaker 3>this was a thing, So please elaborate. What's the controversy

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<v Speaker 3>surrounding the Monday qualifiers.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, normally, to enter a Monday qualifier, you have to

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<v Speaker 4>tour or some of the other Auxit, Hillary Tours or

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<v Speaker 4>there's other qualification levels. And a couple of players, there

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<v Speaker 4>were four of them, they didn't meet those criteria, but

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<v Speaker 4>they went ahead and entered anyway, and there was a

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<v Speaker 4>clerical error and they were allowed to play. And you know,

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<v Speaker 4>just just the way things work out. A couple of

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<v Speaker 4>them played really well and qualified and there was some

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<v Speaker 4>complaining and some things, but you know, it's it happened,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's it's not a it's not a huge deal,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's it. It shouldn't have happened. And and so

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<v Speaker 4>now we've got a couple of we've got a couple

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<v Speaker 4>of upset people that were in the Monday qualifier that

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<v Speaker 4>they would have made it had the other two didn't

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<v Speaker 4>and all that. But you know, the thing about golf

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<v Speaker 4>spent is shoot the lowest score and then you don't

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<v Speaker 4>have to worry about anybody. You don't have to be

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<v Speaker 4>like uncle Rico and say if Onlly the coach would

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<v Speaker 4>have put me in. You know, if you shoot the

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<v Speaker 4>lowest score, you're in. And that's the bottom line with golf.

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<v Speaker 4>Just shoot the low score and you're in. So they

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<v Speaker 4>didn't do it, and don't complain, Just go to the

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<v Speaker 4>following week. Next week is in Las Vegas. Go play

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<v Speaker 4>down there?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you going to tell me the names of these

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<v Speaker 3>cheaters on air? You get to text me off air?

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely not cheaters, And I don't know any of them.

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<v Speaker 4>I just read about that. All they did was enter

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<v Speaker 4>a tournament and play and it was no fault of

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<v Speaker 4>their own and frankly, no one's fault, just a mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, fair enough.

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<v Speaker 3>So let me ask you, and you know, we had

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<v Speaker 3>the managing partner on the show this week and he

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<v Speaker 3>explained and described exactly what's going on with Tony. Tony

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<v Speaker 3>fen now and he's choosing to be a father to

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<v Speaker 3>his son this week for a tournament that a son

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<v Speaker 3>is playing in and Tony is captain and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>So of course Tony's.

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<v Speaker 3>Gonna pick the the side of things where he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>I totally understand that. But what are your thoughts on

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<v Speaker 2>Tony not playing? Like if we took that dynamic out

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<v Speaker 2>of it, which we can, because that's what he's.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing, do you think he would have played and what

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<v Speaker 3>would it have meant to see, you know, the best

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<v Speaker 3>golfer in our state play in this event for the

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<v Speaker 3>PGA Tour coming back for the first time in sixty

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<v Speaker 3>three years.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's just a really unfortunate scheduling conflict. I

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<v Speaker 4>have no doubt Tony would have played, and that Tony

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<v Speaker 4>wants to play. But I believe that, you know, with it.

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<v Speaker 4>I believe it's the PGA Junior Series that Tony is

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<v Speaker 4>the assistant captain of with his son's team, and they're there,

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<v Speaker 4>they've done well, and they've moved on until they have

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<v Speaker 4>a big event this week. And I think he'd always

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<v Speaker 4>planned on being there and this just happened to conflict

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<v Speaker 4>and he made his choice, and you know, let's not

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<v Speaker 4>I would be very slow to criticize Tony for that decision. Everybody, sure,

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<v Speaker 4>everybody makes their own priorities. And he's got those five

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<v Speaker 4>children that he that he wants to be around for,

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<v Speaker 4>and he travels so much in his job and he

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<v Speaker 4>wants to be a part of that. And I have

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<v Speaker 4>nothing but great things about Tony Feno, and I know

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<v Speaker 4>that he would he would love to play there and

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<v Speaker 4>represent us all. And frankly, he's he played the Vegas

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<v Speaker 4>event when that was the closest one to Utah and

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<v Speaker 4>had hundreds of fans that would make the track from

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<v Speaker 4>up here and go down to Vegas, and so he

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<v Speaker 4>loves to play in front of his home crowd.

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<v Speaker 3>So to speak.

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<v Speaker 4>And this just didn't work out. But I have no

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<v Speaker 4>criticism at all for that decision now for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>So I wonder your reaction to the field that was released.

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<v Speaker 3>So for me, if I have heard of you, that's

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<v Speaker 3>a good sign. And I've heard of plenty of these golfers.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, brand Stedecker is won nine times. Lucas Glover

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<v Speaker 3>won an Open, US Open. We talked about, of course, Mike,

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<v Speaker 3>we're a major championship, winning the major.

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<v Speaker 2>For golf nerds, who are the names that when you

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<v Speaker 2>saw the list, you're like, oh sweet, that guy's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be here.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, you mentioned one if you want to see great golf,

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<v Speaker 4>and Claire was near the top of the world there

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<v Speaker 4>just a few five to ten years back. Lucas Glover,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's had a bit of resurgent at the about

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<v Speaker 4>a year ago right now. At the end of last

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<v Speaker 4>year in the playoffs he won a couple of times.

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<v Speaker 4>So there's someone you can go and watch. For those

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<v Speaker 4>of you who enjoy the broadcast, broadcasters and the commentary

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<v Speaker 4>Kevin Kissner, who was up there doing some great commentary

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<v Speaker 4>with the President's Cup and has been working on a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of the events. He's in the field as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Joel Damon there's another guy who he's probably one of

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<v Speaker 4>the best follows on social media. He and Maxcoma. If

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<v Speaker 4>you guys love Instagram, those guys are fun to follow.

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<v Speaker 4>Joel will be there and JB. Holmes for people. A

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<v Speaker 4>few years back, he was at the top of his game.

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<v Speaker 4>He's had some injuries and he's trying to work his

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<v Speaker 4>way back. So some of these guys. Spencer is kind

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<v Speaker 4>of in that dead zone, that competitive dead zone between

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<v Speaker 4>the ages of like forty two to fifty, where you're

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<v Speaker 4>still good and you still like to compete, but you're

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<v Speaker 4>not old enough yet for the Champions Tour. And these

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<v Speaker 4>guys can still play amazing, amazing game of golf, and

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<v Speaker 4>there's no shortage of talent down there. It's just you

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<v Speaker 4>haven't heard a lot of these guys. But I'm telling

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<v Speaker 4>you all these guys in that field are capable of

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<v Speaker 4>winning any event on the PGA court, not just this one.

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<v Speaker 4>The the talent level is extreme and for anyone going

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<v Speaker 4>down to watch. There's there's plenty of great players to watch.

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<v Speaker 4>There's Aaron Bradley's another one as well. He's been around

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<v Speaker 4>a long time and as a fantastic player who's just

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<v Speaker 4>continuing to play well throughout his career.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Johnny, before I say you loose, would you

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<v Speaker 3>be so bold to give me.

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<v Speaker 2>A pick to win the thing?

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<v Speaker 3>It looks like as of now, Keith Mitchell is the

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<v Speaker 3>favorite at sixteen to one.

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<v Speaker 2>You could throw a couple of names out there. Who

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<v Speaker 2>do you think gets it done? And why?

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<v Speaker 4>You know what? I like Kevin Kissner. I know that

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<v Speaker 4>he is now a broadcaster, but he's still trying to

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<v Speaker 4>hang on to his playing abilities and he wants to

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<v Speaker 4>he wants to continue and play, and to do that,

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<v Speaker 4>he's going to have to maintain some status and he's

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<v Speaker 4>got to play well in these Fall Series events. So

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<v Speaker 4>I look for him to play well. And I know

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<v Speaker 4>that Joel Damon is playing well right now as well.

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<v Speaker 4>And Keith Mitchell is a good pick too because he

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<v Speaker 4>just barely came up one shot short last week in

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<v Speaker 4>Mississippi and so obviously he's playing well. But I mean

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<v Speaker 4>the real that I would I want to pick someone

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<v Speaker 4>I want to. I want to pick Zack Claire because uh,

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<v Speaker 4>he just he's he's just Saint George through and through.

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<v Speaker 4>His father owns some golf courses down there. He's from there.

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<v Speaker 4>Well he's not from there, but he lives there. He's

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<v Speaker 4>got a lot of connections down there, and I think

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<v Speaker 4>he's just super comfortable down there, and I would love

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<v Speaker 4>to see him climb up that leaderboard and really excite

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<v Speaker 4>the fans down there because he's he's he's been a

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<v Speaker 4>mainstay on the PGA Tour now for seven or eight years,

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<v Speaker 4>and uh, it'd be cool for him to get his

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<v Speaker 4>first win on home soil.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, John, Well, thanks for the time, man. It

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<v Speaker 3>should be a fun week, so enjoy it and we'll

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<v Speaker 3>get you back on soon.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, thank you. It'll be fun. Everybody tune in. It'll

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<v Speaker 4>be on Golf Channel all weekend.

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