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<v Speaker 3>Westwood one Sports presents this special report on the one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred and fifty third British Open sponsored by Prevagen. Prevagen

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<v Speaker 3>made for your Brain Approaching Sunset at Royal Port Rush

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<v Speaker 3>and if Scotti Scheffler.

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<v Speaker 4>Keeps this up. The sun will set on this championship.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe it already has.

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<v Speaker 3>Scheffler one revolution short of equaling a major record score

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<v Speaker 3>of sixty three. He cards a seven under sixty four

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<v Speaker 3>in vaults into the lead at ten under par.

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<v Speaker 4>Scheffler putt it beautifully today.

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<v Speaker 3>He made eight birdies and came so close to finishing

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<v Speaker 3>with three in a row. Matt Fitzpatrick, the former US

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<v Speaker 3>Open champion, made eight birdies as well.

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<v Speaker 4>He's solo second at nine under one back.

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<v Speaker 3>Rory McElroy ways back at three under seven back, but

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<v Speaker 3>he will play the weekend, which he didn't do in

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<v Speaker 3>twenty nineteen at his home Open. Notables missing the cut,

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<v Speaker 3>Brooks Koepka, Colin Morricawa, Patrick Reid. Also Adam Scott at

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<v Speaker 3>plus nine after he was in contention at the US

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<v Speaker 3>Open last month.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm ted. Emrick Westwood won Sports.

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<v Speaker 5>The Open Championship Round two in the books royal Port

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<v Speaker 5>Rush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, and Scottie Scheffler finds

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<v Speaker 5>himself the top the leaderboard. No surprise there. Paul Pugmyer

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<v Speaker 5>Friday Afternoon, Paul, Happy Friday, sir, how are you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah doing great.

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<v Speaker 6>It is Open Championship Week. We love it.

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<v Speaker 5>We do, we do, and as I ask you every

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<v Speaker 5>time you join us when one of these tournaments going on,

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<v Speaker 5>let's start with the track Royal port Rush Golf Club

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<v Speaker 5>over in Northern Ireland.

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<v Speaker 4>Paul fill us in what should we.

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<v Speaker 6>Know, one of the greatest courses in the world. It's

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<v Speaker 6>in the top top ten of every list. You'll see.

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<v Speaker 6>One of the things that really stands out in ranking

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<v Speaker 6>this course is the number of great Irish players who

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<v Speaker 6>have dozens of great courses to choose from, and consistently

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<v Speaker 6>they all say that the Royal port Rush is their favorite.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, the Shane Lowry's, the Paul mcginley's, the Darren Clark's.

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<v Speaker 6>People like that. They all say, yeah, we love port

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<v Speaker 6>Rush the most. I think that says an awful lot

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<v Speaker 6>about it. The course is built among sand dunes. It

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<v Speaker 6>is truly a links course. That word gets mess used

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<v Speaker 6>a lot in America, but this is truly a links course.

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<v Speaker 6>And the holes wind among the dunes and then greens

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<v Speaker 6>are capped on top of smaller dunes, which means you

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<v Speaker 6>get a lot of false sides, false fronts. Really difficult

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<v Speaker 6>in every way. No three holes in a row are

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<v Speaker 6>facing the wind the same day. The wind can come

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<v Speaker 6>from any direction. The course is on the very top

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<v Speaker 6>of the island and overlooking the Irish Sea, and it

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<v Speaker 6>gets wind from every direction. But no three holes, say,

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<v Speaker 6>face the same direction in a row, and so no

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<v Speaker 6>matter where the wind is that day, you're going to

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<v Speaker 6>get it from all sides. It is a great, great

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<v Speaker 6>test of golf.

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<v Speaker 5>So, Paul, I'm reading that Royal poor Rush hosted in

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<v Speaker 5>fifty one and then not again until twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 4>So why is that.

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<v Speaker 5>That seems like a big gap for a course that

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<v Speaker 5>everybody seems to love so much.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, it gets wrapped up in politics, national politics, certainly

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<v Speaker 6>with the troubles that were going on in Ireland in

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<v Speaker 6>Northern Ireland. This is in Northern Ireland and just strife

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<v Speaker 6>between Britain and Ireland, and then internal golf community politics.

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<v Speaker 6>For the longest time, people only wanted the British Open

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<v Speaker 6>as it was called then the Open Championship, to only

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<v Speaker 6>be in Scotland. There was even resistance against taking it

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<v Speaker 6>to some of the British venues like Royal Saint George's

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<v Speaker 6>or Royal Liverpool at toy Lake places like that. So

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<v Speaker 6>it's politics, both within the golf community and national politics.

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<v Speaker 6>That's really the reason. And it was a big deal

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<v Speaker 6>when it went back in twenty nineteen, and it was

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<v Speaker 6>hugely successful. And now it's just in the road. We're

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<v Speaker 6>going to see it every few years.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, So let's dig into the leaderboard a little bit

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<v Speaker 5>and let's start this. Let's just start at the top,

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<v Speaker 5>because well, you know, it's Scottie, because of course it's Scotty.

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<v Speaker 5>Once he you know, once he became healthy again after

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<v Speaker 5>the surgery and the hand injury, and then once he

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<v Speaker 5>found his form, he's either winning tournaments or has something

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<v Speaker 5>to say about it.

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<v Speaker 4>He carted a sixty four today.

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<v Speaker 5>I read that's one shot off the record for a major.

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<v Speaker 4>With the Open Championship situation.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know how much you saw, but when I

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<v Speaker 5>was watching yesterday, he was not driving it well at all,

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<v Speaker 5>yet he still carted a sixty eight. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 5>just wild how he problem solves. But let's start with

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<v Speaker 5>the leader. What are you seeing so far from the

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<v Speaker 5>world number one?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, let's go back to yesterday. You're exactly right. He

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<v Speaker 6>was all over the park yesterday and didn't have his

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<v Speaker 6>swing down with the driver, but she was striking his

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<v Speaker 6>irons well, and really, Scotty's best statistical play is with

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<v Speaker 6>his irons. He is the best iron player on the planet,

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<v Speaker 6>straight up. And he was able to stay in the

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<v Speaker 6>round yesterday with his iron play. Got a little bit

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<v Speaker 6>of good breaks a couple of times with wayward drives,

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<v Speaker 6>but so what. Nobody ever wins a major championship without

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<v Speaker 6>getting a handful of good breaks. It's just the nature

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<v Speaker 6>of a major. So he was getting a few yesterday

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<v Speaker 6>in the Thursday round, and he took advantage of them

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<v Speaker 6>and was able to sign for sixty eight, in large

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<v Speaker 6>part because he's really been putting well this week well

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<v Speaker 6>today for his sixty four, which you're right, is one

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<v Speaker 6>stroke off the lowest round ever shot in any major,

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<v Speaker 6>and is the lowest score Scheffler has ever shot in

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<v Speaker 6>a major. He never went this low in any of

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<v Speaker 6>the three majors he's already won. He had his driver working,

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<v Speaker 6>his iron were working, his putter was working. Obviously. For

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<v Speaker 6>sixty four. At a place like Port Rush, everything has

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<v Speaker 6>to work, and it was it was doing that for

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<v Speaker 6>Scotty today and so shock me, shock mee. Top of

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<v Speaker 6>the leaderboard Scotty Scheffler. But I want to point out

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<v Speaker 6>something else. You go down just a couple spots on

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<v Speaker 6>the leaderboard, second place, Matthew Fitzpatrick, T three, Brian Harmon.

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<v Speaker 6>What do they all share in common? They are all

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<v Speaker 6>major champions. Again, no surprise, port Rush will bring out

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<v Speaker 6>the best from the best.

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<v Speaker 4>Among the top twelve golfers.

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<v Speaker 5>We have Fitzpatrick, we have Terrell Hatton, we have Jordan Smith,

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<v Speaker 5>we have Rory McElroy. And if you go down a

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<v Speaker 5>little bit, there's Lee Westwood. There's Harry Hall, of course

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<v Speaker 5>he's a britt his name is Harry Hall. There's Justin Rose,

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<v Speaker 5>Matthew Jordan, Tommy Fleewood and Aaron Aaron Rye, Matt Wallace.

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<v Speaker 5>All these golfers are within the top thirty. So you're

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<v Speaker 5>looking at you know, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

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<v Speaker 5>eleven Brits in the top thirty. Uh what does that

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<v Speaker 5>say to you about just kind of you know their

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<v Speaker 5>origin and how they can figure out how to play

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<v Speaker 5>a course like this.

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<v Speaker 6>They have they have more experience with it. There's certainly

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<v Speaker 6>that and I do think that you know, earlier this

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<v Speaker 6>year Rory McElroy was talking about how it matters where

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<v Speaker 6>you win. There's no question that everybody wants to put

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<v Speaker 6>port Rush on their resume, and so I think there's

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<v Speaker 6>that driving them as well. And then of course the

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<v Speaker 6>top brit is Matt Fitzpatrick. We've already mentioned he has

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<v Speaker 6>won a US Open. He has shown that he can

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<v Speaker 6>survive the rigors of a major championship. You got to

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<v Speaker 6>take him seriously.

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<v Speaker 5>Eight birdies for Fitzpatrick and Scheffler, I mean, Paul, that's

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<v Speaker 5>tough to wrap your mind around at Nibley, like let

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<v Speaker 5>alone port Rush, you know, like eighties in one round

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<v Speaker 5>a golf course that's playing as tough as this is

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<v Speaker 5>in conditions today the looked wet and cold.

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<v Speaker 6>So the conditions were all over the board, which is

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<v Speaker 6>exactly what you would expect on the north of the island,

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<v Speaker 6>out hanging over the Irish. They got rained, they got

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<v Speaker 6>heavy rain, but interestingly other parts of the golf course

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<v Speaker 6>were not as heavily rained on. And then twenty minutes

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<v Speaker 6>later they were peeling off the clothes and the sun

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<v Speaker 6>was shining. There were shadows again. It can move through

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<v Speaker 6>the seasons very quickly in an afternoon at a place

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<v Speaker 6>like Royal Port Rush.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, we've done about twelve minutes without talking about

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<v Speaker 5>our guy, Tony, who's looking good.

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<v Speaker 4>Cards is seventy round once indeed follows.

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<v Speaker 5>Up with a sixty eight today, so three hundred today,

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<v Speaker 5>four under for the tournament.

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<v Speaker 4>He is in the top ten now.

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<v Speaker 5>And we'll get to this at the end because I

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<v Speaker 5>always like to ask you who can actually win the thing?

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<v Speaker 4>And when it's.

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<v Speaker 5>Scotty at ten under, I don't know if Tony had

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<v Speaker 5>four hunders get be able to catch him.

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<v Speaker 4>But there's a chance I'm going to the Ryder Cup, Paul.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know if I'm going to be able to

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<v Speaker 5>make it work, and I just so badly would love

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<v Speaker 5>to watch him in that setting. So double, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>kind of a two tiered question here, your thoughts on

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<v Speaker 5>what we've seen from Tony over the first couple of rounds,

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<v Speaker 5>and then if we expand the topic to what do

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<v Speaker 5>we need to see from him? And it's getting late

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<v Speaker 5>early if he wants to make that team, is it

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<v Speaker 5>still possible?

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<v Speaker 6>It's still possible, Yes, it is. Tony Fenow has always

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<v Speaker 6>been an intuitive, reactive, artistic player, always even as a teenager,

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<v Speaker 6>and we knew him here in Utah and he was

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<v Speaker 6>winning the state am at age seventeen. Tony Fenow has

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<v Speaker 6>been an intuitive, reactive player. He has always been comfortable

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<v Speaker 6>at the Open Championship because links courses in whether require

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<v Speaker 6>exactly that, They require the ability to react well and

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<v Speaker 6>to intuitively feel and execute a shot, and we were

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<v Speaker 6>seeing that with Tony. He had an early tea time today.

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<v Speaker 6>I got up early and watched him, which is one

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<v Speaker 6>of the things I love most about the Open Championship

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<v Speaker 6>is the time difference. Get up at five or six

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<v Speaker 6>in the morning and watch a major championship golf. That's

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<v Speaker 6>good living. But Tony was just in control. He seemed very,

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<v Speaker 6>very comfortable this morning. And the thing about his scorecard

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<v Speaker 6>that stands out, Yeah, his eagle on twelve, the double

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<v Speaker 6>circle there three on the par five to twelfth hole.

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<v Speaker 6>That was really great. But the thing that stands out

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<v Speaker 6>steady and I love seeing that from Tony. We haven't

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<v Speaker 6>seen as much of that solid steady play from him

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<v Speaker 6>this year, but boy, Hattie, he looks comfortable this morning.

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<v Speaker 6>And look, we're only thirty six holes into this now,

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<v Speaker 6>granted the guy is starting to be asked, but really,

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<v Speaker 6>certainly five shots back, maybe as far as seven for

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<v Speaker 6>Rory McElroy. Nobody's totally out of it. Now, maybe they're

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<v Speaker 6>going to have to chase down Scotty. Scotty's not going

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. See, that's the problem.

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<v Speaker 5>Like, for instance, let's say, you know, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 5>running down any individual golfer, but let's just pick a

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<v Speaker 5>random Let's say Mattias Schmidt was ten under right, and

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<v Speaker 5>then you're like, okay, maybe Matias Schmidt, but it's Scotty

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<v Speaker 5>freaking Scheffler who has you know, And look, Fitzpatrick is there,

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<v Speaker 5>Harmon's there. To your point, both those guys are major champions.

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<v Speaker 5>But ultimately, with Scotty being the one on top after

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<v Speaker 5>two already double digits, what does that do to the

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<v Speaker 5>mentality of the other players? You know, it's I always

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<v Speaker 5>go back to the tiger thing, and when I hear

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<v Speaker 5>a tiger at the top of the leaderboard, and like

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<v Speaker 5>wait a second, I got to catch that guy. I

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<v Speaker 5>got to imagine the players that are underneath Scotty are

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<v Speaker 5>looking at the fact that it is him with a

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<v Speaker 6>Totally they are. And I love your Mattia Schmidt example,

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<v Speaker 6>because he's a heck a good player, but he has

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<v Speaker 6>not demonstrated that he can thrive breathing thin air. Well,

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<v Speaker 6>we know that Scheffler can breathe thin air and be

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<v Speaker 6>just fine. Fitzpatrick and Harmon again both major winners, we

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<v Speaker 6>know they can breathe thin air. Tarrell Hatton is absolutely

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<v Speaker 6>an elite player in this world. Robert McIntyre is scott

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<v Speaker 6>He's won the Canadian Open, he's won in America, he

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<v Speaker 6>I think he's a guy who has to be taken seriously.

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<v Speaker 6>But look, you are so right. It is Scotty Scheffler.

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<v Speaker 6>Everybody knows they're going to have to go reel him

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<v Speaker 6>in good luck. It can be done, but tough lift

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<v Speaker 5>An interesting story that they kind of became public prior

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<v Speaker 5>to the start of the first round. Harris English caddy

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<v Speaker 5>was not allowed entrance in the UK and our guy

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<v Speaker 5>is top five. You know, he had a great, great

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<v Speaker 5>round one with a sixty seven, files it up with

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<v Speaker 5>a seventy today. What sort of commentary is that on

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<v Speaker 5>the lack of importance of a caddy or is this

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<v Speaker 5>just a moment in time?

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<v Speaker 6>This story is funny, so many different layers, but let's

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<v Speaker 6>start with how good of a player Harris English is.

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<v Speaker 6>He is absolutely a top tier player. He's a writer cupper,

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<v Speaker 6>He's a president's cupper. You don't get to those events

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<v Speaker 6>by accident. He has had an absolutely rock solid career

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<v Speaker 6>on the PGA Tour four years now. He hasn't broken

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<v Speaker 6>through and a major yet, but in many ways that's

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<v Speaker 6>kind of surprising. His swing is one of the most

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<v Speaker 6>repeatable swings on the PGA tour. It is It is

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<v Speaker 6>Adam Scott esque in both it's it's mechanical function and

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<v Speaker 6>its rhythm and so very very reliable. And so it

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<v Speaker 6>means that this thing with his caddy is I don't

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not surprised at all that he's able to do

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<v Speaker 6>just fine because he is. He has such a repeatable swing.

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<v Speaker 6>The thing about the caddy that's so funny to me

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<v Speaker 6>is hello, everybody, we've known about Port Rush being on

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<v Speaker 6>the calendar for a few years. Now, you're only dealing

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<v Speaker 6>with the visa issues the week before. I don't get it.

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<v Speaker 6>This was this was six months AGO's problem and but

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<v Speaker 6>for whatever reason, they didn't deal with it, and so

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<v Speaker 6>here we are.

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<v Speaker 5>Paul, Kegan Bradley might give you no choice but to

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<v Speaker 5>just the fact that he's going to be on the

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<v Speaker 5>Ryder Cup. You know, like he's just playing high level golf.

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<v Speaker 5>He's right now T twelve three hundred parr along with Rory.

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<v Speaker 6>I know, I know. Well, look if you get if

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<v Speaker 6>he gets in on points, he gets in on points.

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<v Speaker 6>It is still my view, as we have discussed that

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<v Speaker 6>being the Ryder Cup captain is a lifetime event and

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<v Speaker 6>it is consumptive. But uh, he has he added he's

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<v Speaker 6>been adding assistant captains, so he's been preparing for this potentiality.

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<v Speaker 6>We'll see how it plays out. That you're right, he

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<v Speaker 6>is playing high level golf right now, and go Keegan.

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<v Speaker 6>I congratulate you for it. Look, Kegan's another one. He

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<v Speaker 6>has won a major championship. He know, we all know

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<v Speaker 6>that he can close the deal, and so got to

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<v Speaker 6>take him seriously.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, Paul, before we find out what's on the

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<v Speaker 5>I've got one more question here. I'm happy to report

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<v Speaker 5>that I set the over under on my club breaks

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<v Speaker 5>this year at one point five and I am still

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<v Speaker 5>I'm still under because I have not broken a club yet.

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<v Speaker 5>It is my goal not to do that. There have

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<v Speaker 5>been a couple of throws. Okay, I'm not gonna lie,

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<v Speaker 5>but nothing is broken. I bring that up because I've

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<v Speaker 5>told you before, I've had more than a few people

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<v Speaker 5>on a golf course say, yeah, you kind of look

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<v Speaker 5>like Wyndham Clark.

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<v Speaker 4>Well maybe it's not just looks.

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<v Speaker 5>Maybe we both need to work on not damaging things

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<v Speaker 5>and not throwing things and not throwing clubs and such.

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<v Speaker 5>But a ban by Oakmont for damaging the locker after

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<v Speaker 5>a disappointing performance at the US Open, and they're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>host another Open, it's not until twenty thirty three.

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<v Speaker 4>He has the ability to appeal, and.

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<v Speaker 5>He's an Open champ, so I would imagine he's going

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<v Speaker 5>to try to figure this out one way or the other.

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<v Speaker 5>Just give me your thoughts on this story that Oakmont

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<v Speaker 5>Country Club his banned Wyndham Clark after he damaged to

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<v Speaker 5>locker following last month's US Open.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm okay with it. What he did was so childish

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<v Speaker 6>and just just so wrong, and then his reaction to

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<v Speaker 6>it was tone deaf. He had an opportunity, this moment

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<v Speaker 6>has passed, that he had an opportunity to own it,

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<v Speaker 6>to go to Oakmont to make reparations, both with the facility,

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<v Speaker 6>the physical facility itself and the people. Oakmont is a cathedral,

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<v Speaker 6>Oakmont stands almost alone. Is such an impactful facility and

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<v Speaker 6>golf course in the history of the game. I'm okay

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<v Speaker 6>with Oakmont saying no, that doesn't happen here. You are

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<v Speaker 6>not welcome here anymore. It'll be interesting to see how

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<v Speaker 6>this plays out when the US opened was back there

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<v Speaker 6>in a few years, because you're right, every reason to

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<v Speaker 6>expect that Wyndham Clark otherwise would be in the field.

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<v Speaker 6>I think there are things yet to play ount on this.

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<v Speaker 6>Maybe they're just trying to get his attention and say, hey, dude,

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<v Speaker 6>you have to respond to this better. I can't believe

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<v Speaker 6>the people around him haven't grabbed him by the neck

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<v Speaker 6>and said get this right. But whatever, and then otherwise,

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<v Speaker 6>when it comes to launching a club now and then Spence,

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<v Speaker 6>always throw them horizontally like a helicopter wrote, rather than vertically.

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<v Speaker 6>And that way you don't get the vibrations in the

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<v Speaker 6>shaft and you won't break them if you're throwing them horizontally.

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<v Speaker 5>Excellent advice, Paul, excellent advice. I will take that to heart.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know it's too bad because he's such an

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<v Speaker 5>entertaining player when right.

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<v Speaker 6>He's a great player. Oh yeah, yeah, absolutely, yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I hopefully you can figure it out.

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<v Speaker 6>But yeah, he's got to get a grip on this,

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<v Speaker 6>no question.

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 5>Latest on the local golf scene, what's coming up on

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<v Speaker 5>the program tomorrow before I set you loose.

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<v Speaker 6>We will be teeing up the women's State Am that

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<v Speaker 6>starts Monday at Wassatch Lake Course. And then there's another

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<v Speaker 6>really fun thing going on this next week that will

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<v Speaker 6>also be teeing up. The National High School Championship is

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<v Speaker 6>being played at Pinehurst in North Carolina. And this is

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<v Speaker 6>so fun. The number one high school team in the

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<v Speaker 6>nation Corner Canyon right here in the Salt Lake Valley.

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<v Speaker 6>And this is an event that the Skyline High School

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<v Speaker 6>team who's won a few years ago. They won it

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<v Speaker 6>twice when Simon Kaan and Tyson Shelley were both on

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<v Speaker 6>that really great Skyline team. So we're going to be

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<v Speaker 6>tea and all that up. The Utah golf scene has

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<v Speaker 6>a bunch happening and it's really fun to see Paul.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you sir for the time. Have a great show

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<v Speaker 5>tomorrow and enjoy the rest of the Open Championship and

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<v Speaker 5>we'll chat zoom.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you so much, Spence, We'll see it.

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<v Speaker 5>Augmi are the one hundred and fifty third Open Championship

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<v Speaker 5>going on right now at the Royal port Rush Golf

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<v Speaker 5>Club in port Rush, Northern Ireland, and through two rounds,

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<v Speaker 5>Scottie Scheffler, the world number one, is your leader of

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<v Speaker 5>ten hunder par. Britain's on Matt Fitzpatrick is loone and

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<v Speaker 5>second nine under. Brian Harmon is at eight under. A

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<v Speaker 5>couple of notables before we break Terrell Hatton, Harris English

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<v Speaker 5>five under par are very own Tony final four under

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<v Speaker 5>par as is let's see Nikolai Hoyguard and then Keegan Bradley,

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<v Speaker 5>Rory McElroy, Sam Burns three hundred par so was Lee Westwood,