1 00:00:14,515 --> 00:00:17,685 {\an8} How do you go about introducing your kid to golf? It's a bit different. 2 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:19,437 {\an8}Poppy turned to me... 3 00:00:19,437 --> 00:00:21,022 {\an8}I was watching golf last week, 4 00:00:21,022 --> 00:00:23,691 {\an8}and Poppy said, "I don't like golf." I'm like, "What?" 5 00:00:24,317 --> 00:00:28,029 "See everything around you? All because of golf." Um... 6 00:00:29,405 --> 00:00:31,532 You probably couldn't have imagined 7 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:33,910 the kind of year you've had off the golf course. 8 00:00:33,910 --> 00:00:35,369 Seems like you've embraced it. 9 00:00:35,369 --> 00:00:38,498 Yeah, this is the first year that I've been on the PGA TOUR board. 10 00:00:38,498 --> 00:00:39,999 And yeah, I mean, sometimes I think, 11 00:00:39,999 --> 00:00:43,002 "What a time to get involved in all this stuff," 12 00:00:43,002 --> 00:00:45,671 with everything that's happening in the professional game. 13 00:00:45,671 --> 00:00:47,548 It's been contentious at times. 14 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:51,385 And I've maybe leaned into that part of it a little too much 15 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:53,346 and made it a little too personal in my mind, 16 00:00:53,346 --> 00:00:56,307 but I feel like what some people have done 17 00:00:56,307 --> 00:00:58,851 has affected the rest of the profession. 18 00:00:58,851 --> 00:01:01,687 So I'm just trying to defend what I think is right. 19 00:01:03,314 --> 00:01:05,983 McIlroy believes the younger generation would face 20 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:10,071 a massive risk by joining the lucrative breakaway Super Golf League, 21 00:01:10,071 --> 00:01:12,448 which is being spearheaded by Greg Norman. 22 00:01:12,448 --> 00:01:15,618 {\an8}One word to describe golf this year. 23 00:01:16,202 --> 00:01:17,120 {\an8}Disruption. 24 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,122 The top players in the world are saying no. 25 00:01:19,122 --> 00:01:20,748 I mean, that has to tell you something. 26 00:01:20,748 --> 00:01:23,459 {\an8}It's rattled the golf ecosystem, hasn't it? It's crazy. 27 00:01:23,459 --> 00:01:26,379 {\an8}The players who have chosen to go to LIV, 28 00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:29,423 what is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt? 29 00:01:29,423 --> 00:01:33,636 You're getting paid a lot of money up front, and I disagree with it. 30 00:01:36,139 --> 00:01:38,057 With so much chaos in the pro game, 31 00:01:38,057 --> 00:01:41,435 I think everyone involved with golf is looking to leaders 32 00:01:41,435 --> 00:01:43,187 to tell them how they should feel. 33 00:01:43,688 --> 00:01:44,897 And on the PGA TOUR, 34 00:01:44,897 --> 00:01:48,526 one player in particular emerges. And that's Rory McIlroy. 35 00:01:49,735 --> 00:01:53,990 {\an8}Other than Tiger, Rory is probably the most influential guy in our sport. 36 00:01:54,949 --> 00:01:56,450 Rory is a unicorn. 37 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:58,870 Look at that! That is just awesome. 38 00:01:58,870 --> 00:02:01,831 And what he does is beautiful. And how he does it is beautiful. 39 00:02:01,831 --> 00:02:03,332 And he's out there hitting it 340, 40 00:02:03,332 --> 00:02:06,711 and he's making it look like how Baryshnikov made dancing look. 41 00:02:06,711 --> 00:02:08,504 Rory! 42 00:02:08,504 --> 00:02:11,883 What do you see the endgame here? Because this isn't good for golf. 43 00:02:11,883 --> 00:02:13,676 No, it's not. I've been an advocate 44 00:02:13,676 --> 00:02:15,136 of trying to make it more cohesive. 45 00:02:15,136 --> 00:02:17,513 And this is, you know, ripping that apart. 46 00:02:17,513 --> 00:02:21,017 The thing about being outspoken on the PGA TOUR 47 00:02:21,017 --> 00:02:23,227 {\an8}is you kind of have to back it up. 48 00:02:24,437 --> 00:02:26,814 Rory hasn't won a major in eight years. 49 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:32,320 {\an8}And now there's more pressure than ever on Rory to actually go out and win. 50 00:02:49,837 --> 00:02:52,465 We are at the Old Course at St Andrews, 51 00:02:52,465 --> 00:02:55,343 where golf's deepest roots lie in these links. 52 00:02:55,343 --> 00:02:57,011 From Old Tom to Tiger, 53 00:02:57,011 --> 00:02:59,972 the greats have shaped the history of the game here. 54 00:02:59,972 --> 00:03:01,766 The Open has come home, 55 00:03:01,766 --> 00:03:04,560 and there is simply no place like it. 56 00:03:09,482 --> 00:03:12,652 - I could roll this... - You can't hit higher than 215 feet. 57 00:03:12,652 --> 00:03:16,906 {\an8}Listen, when I start playing, the bugs will put their helmets on. 58 00:03:17,823 --> 00:03:20,534 {\an8}Let me wave to all my drunk friends over here, okay? 59 00:03:23,621 --> 00:03:26,082 {\an8}St Andrews is one of my favorite golf courses in the world. 60 00:03:26,666 --> 00:03:28,876 It's the Holy Grail of our sport. 61 00:03:33,965 --> 00:03:36,509 In terms of a popularity contest, 62 00:03:36,509 --> 00:03:38,636 Rory's always right at the top. 63 00:03:38,636 --> 00:03:39,929 Let's go, Rory! 64 00:03:39,929 --> 00:03:43,683 The feeling here, though, this is his for the taking. 65 00:03:43,683 --> 00:03:45,935 I hope he can. For him, it'd be great. 66 00:03:45,935 --> 00:03:48,521 He's had a tough run, and he's back in form again, 67 00:03:48,521 --> 00:03:51,107 and everybody wants him to win. They're willing him to win. 68 00:03:51,607 --> 00:03:53,276 Here's his wedge shot right here. 69 00:03:54,860 --> 00:03:56,028 Who was that? 70 00:03:58,281 --> 00:03:59,740 - Me? - Yeah. 71 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:04,078 You forgot that wedge shot in the playoff at Merion on nine. 72 00:04:05,204 --> 00:04:08,541 {\an8}- Did I do one of those? - Hell, the sod covered the ball up. 73 00:04:10,251 --> 00:04:12,878 How are they gonna remember? They weren't even born yet. 74 00:04:12,878 --> 00:04:15,423 That's why we're showing them. So they can... 75 00:04:15,423 --> 00:04:17,758 - He wasn't born yet for sure. - Who? 76 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:20,511 His daddy wasn't even born then. 77 00:04:20,511 --> 00:04:23,264 I'm a big fan of the history of the game, 78 00:04:23,264 --> 00:04:24,974 of the history of the big championships. 79 00:04:24,974 --> 00:04:29,145 And I can list off the last 50 Open champions 80 00:04:29,145 --> 00:04:31,105 and the last 50 Masters champions. 81 00:04:31,105 --> 00:04:33,983 - Jack, over here! - Look this way, please. 82 00:04:33,983 --> 00:04:36,527 I appreciate those people that came before us, 83 00:04:36,527 --> 00:04:39,822 because that previous generation and the generation before that, 84 00:04:39,822 --> 00:04:43,075 they are the ones that have handed us this game of golf. 85 00:04:43,075 --> 00:04:46,078 And we are now the ones to try to bring that forward 86 00:04:46,078 --> 00:04:48,039 and hand it to the next generation. 87 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:54,920 I grew up in Northern Ireland, and my dad was a huge golf fan. 88 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,590 So it's always been a theme in my life. 89 00:04:57,590 --> 00:05:00,134 I'd watch golf with him on TV. 90 00:05:00,134 --> 00:05:04,638 He bought me this, like, VHS videotape way back in the day, 91 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:07,391 um, and it was Nick Faldo's Junior Masterclass. 92 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:10,311 - Come. Let's play. 93 00:05:10,311 --> 00:05:12,480 Anytime he needed me to be quiet, 94 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,607 he would just put that in the video player, 95 00:05:14,607 --> 00:05:17,943 and I'd just sit in front of the TV and watch that for hours. 96 00:05:17,943 --> 00:05:20,112 Come on, big swing. Big swing. 97 00:05:20,112 --> 00:05:23,741 I was obsessed with golf at that point anyway. 98 00:05:23,741 --> 00:05:26,994 But when Tiger came on the scene, he just sort of took it to a new level. 99 00:05:28,245 --> 00:05:31,165 I just remember watching Tiger play golf. 100 00:05:31,165 --> 00:05:34,043 And it would've been on Sunday nights back home for us 101 00:05:34,043 --> 00:05:35,419 because of the time difference. 102 00:05:35,419 --> 00:05:36,837 There it is! 103 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:38,923 - A win for the ages! 104 00:05:38,923 --> 00:05:41,425 And he still is, you know, my hero. 105 00:05:43,052 --> 00:05:45,221 To a lot of people, he is golf. 106 00:05:46,180 --> 00:05:49,600 And I feel very fortunate for the relationship that we have, 107 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,395 but, you know, ever since then, you know, I just... 108 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:55,272 All I wanted to do was try to be like him. 109 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:59,527 Please welcome, from Holywood the world under-ten golf champion, 110 00:05:59,527 --> 00:06:00,736 Rory McIlroy. 111 00:06:02,446 --> 00:06:05,282 Rory McIlroy has been a sensation 112 00:06:05,282 --> 00:06:09,578 since he was, like, what, five years old, when he went on some talk show 113 00:06:09,578 --> 00:06:12,039 and was, like, hitting trick shots. 114 00:06:12,915 --> 00:06:17,002 Everyone has known Rory McIlroy's name for a very long time. 115 00:06:17,002 --> 00:06:19,505 Americans have Tiger Woods. We have young Rory. 116 00:06:19,505 --> 00:06:22,258 And believe you me, this boy can hit a ball. I watched him. 117 00:06:22,258 --> 00:06:24,260 I mean, I'd been hearing crazy stories 118 00:06:24,260 --> 00:06:26,887 about this kid when he was 13, like, the things he could do. 119 00:06:29,306 --> 00:06:31,517 And not only the things he could do, 120 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,145 but when he was taught something, how fast he could pick it up. 121 00:06:36,397 --> 00:06:39,108 I'm pretty sure I was a pretty cocky and arrogant kid. 122 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:43,654 I would tell anyone that'd listen I was gonna be the best golfer in the world. 123 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:47,450 {\an8} He went from a chubby kid who hit the ball far 124 00:06:47,450 --> 00:06:49,994 to really a specimen in not much time. 125 00:06:50,578 --> 00:06:54,457 What a marvelous performance. This kid will be around for a long time. 126 00:06:54,457 --> 00:06:58,752 What initially looked like a Ford, under the hood had a Lamborghini engine. 127 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:02,465 An unreal performance from Rory McIlroy. 128 00:07:02,465 --> 00:07:05,509 {\an8} I mean, he wins four majors out the gate pretty quick. 129 00:07:05,509 --> 00:07:08,637 A runaway champion by eight shots. 130 00:07:08,637 --> 00:07:10,806 {\an8} And then it went from there. 131 00:07:13,893 --> 00:07:17,563 {\an8} And the champion golfer of the year is Rory McIlroy. 132 00:07:19,190 --> 00:07:21,108 {\an8} When you look at the reasons the players 133 00:07:21,108 --> 00:07:22,902 {\an8}decided to not take the money from LIV... 134 00:07:25,738 --> 00:07:27,448 I think it's the legacy. 135 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:31,827 And the players like Rory and Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa, 136 00:07:31,827 --> 00:07:33,913 who want to be in the World Golf Hall of Fame 137 00:07:33,913 --> 00:07:36,790 next to Hogan and next to Trevino, 138 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:38,292 that's how they see the game. 139 00:07:40,336 --> 00:07:43,923 This is a sort of calmer day before the storm starts, isn't it? 140 00:07:43,923 --> 00:07:46,967 I mean, it's a who's who on the driving range right now. 141 00:07:47,718 --> 00:07:49,845 It's been a tumultuous season, 142 00:07:49,845 --> 00:07:53,682 and those who have chosen not to be with the PGA TOUR anymore, 143 00:07:53,682 --> 00:07:56,101 I think there's a very real question mark: 144 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:59,939 "Will they ever come back and compete in these majors 145 00:07:59,939 --> 00:08:03,108 against the PGA TOUR's best ever again?" 146 00:08:03,108 --> 00:08:05,861 The fairways are faster than the greens. 147 00:08:05,861 --> 00:08:09,365 {\an8}I've been on the tour for 15 years, had a lot of success. 148 00:08:09,365 --> 00:08:13,285 I felt like I've done enough out there to have a legacy, 149 00:08:13,285 --> 00:08:15,162 but I had an offer on the table 150 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:17,706 to be a part of something new, something different. 151 00:08:17,706 --> 00:08:19,458 Ultimately, it was LIV. 152 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:23,546 {\an8}I've done five Open championships at St Andrews. 153 00:08:23,546 --> 00:08:25,506 I'm an old fart now. 154 00:08:25,506 --> 00:08:28,592 I'm 46. And what's the next ten years? 155 00:08:28,592 --> 00:08:30,719 In my career, personally, 156 00:08:30,719 --> 00:08:33,264 all of that is unanswerable. 157 00:08:33,264 --> 00:08:37,142 Apart from the new tour coming in, I'll still be playing golf. 158 00:08:38,018 --> 00:08:40,354 {\an8} I knew this year was gonna be a little different. 159 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:42,147 {\an8}I got another offer from LIV. 160 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:45,651 {\an8}A lot of conversations going on in our house when it did. 161 00:08:45,651 --> 00:08:49,822 It's tough not to take care of your family. To know that my kids' kids 162 00:08:49,822 --> 00:08:53,325 and my grandkids' grandkids are taken care of. 163 00:08:53,325 --> 00:08:55,411 So, you know, now breaking away, 164 00:08:55,911 --> 00:08:57,580 going with, uh... going with LIV... 165 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:00,332 I'm happy with the decisions I've made. 166 00:09:02,334 --> 00:09:04,962 The LIV rumor mill is still very much alive and well 167 00:09:04,962 --> 00:09:06,297 here at St Andrews, 168 00:09:06,297 --> 00:09:09,008 with lots of talk of who might be next. 169 00:09:09,008 --> 00:09:12,553 {\an8}And the name I've heard mentioned more than once is Cameron Smith, 170 00:09:12,553 --> 00:09:14,555 {\an8}a man who's playing great golf lately. 171 00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:20,894 On the tee, from Northern Ireland, 172 00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:22,271 Rory McIlroy! 173 00:09:24,815 --> 00:09:27,818 Rory, of course, leader in the world of golf 174 00:09:27,818 --> 00:09:30,821 and custodian of our game right now. 175 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:35,200 {\an8} Rory! 176 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,202 A fan favorite wherever he goes. 177 00:09:37,202 --> 00:09:39,079 Absolutely. Why not? 178 00:09:39,079 --> 00:09:41,999 {\an8}And we will move across 179 00:09:42,583 --> 00:09:45,961 to the 18th tee and to the one and only Tiger Woods. 180 00:09:48,547 --> 00:09:50,299 - Tiger! - Come on, Tiger! 181 00:09:51,383 --> 00:09:55,554 {\an8} I have gotten to know Tiger very well over the past decade or more, 182 00:09:55,554 --> 00:09:58,182 And he's one of a kind and one of the legends of the game. 183 00:09:59,725 --> 00:10:03,479 Whether or not it's the last time we see him play competitively here 184 00:10:03,479 --> 00:10:05,397 at St Andrews, 185 00:10:05,397 --> 00:10:10,778 he has brought so much to the game over the last 28 years or so. 186 00:10:13,656 --> 00:10:15,199 A nice touch as well. 187 00:10:15,199 --> 00:10:18,744 {\an8}A tip of the cap towards Tiger from McIlroy. 188 00:10:20,162 --> 00:10:22,039 And how many people years from now 189 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:24,375 {\an8}will claim to have been right there 190 00:10:24,375 --> 00:10:26,543 {\an8}when he finished up at 18? 191 00:10:34,718 --> 00:10:39,264 {\an8} There's never gonna be another Tiger Woods in our game for many reasons. 192 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:41,350 Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! 193 00:10:41,350 --> 00:10:44,395 Not just his success on the golf course, 194 00:10:44,395 --> 00:10:47,481 but also the barriers that he was able to break down. 195 00:10:47,481 --> 00:10:51,235 But I think he's set a great example for a lot of us going forward. 196 00:10:58,409 --> 00:11:01,036 A very good morning to you and welcome. 197 00:11:01,036 --> 00:11:05,082 The man on top of the leaderboard going into the weekend, Cameron Smith, 198 00:11:05,082 --> 00:11:06,917 who leads at 13 under par, 199 00:11:06,917 --> 00:11:09,044 {\an8}two-shot buffer over Cameron Young. 200 00:11:09,044 --> 00:11:12,506 McIlroy and Viktor Hovland are in there as well. 201 00:11:13,632 --> 00:11:17,261 With all the LIV controversy and all the drama it's caused, 202 00:11:17,261 --> 00:11:20,556 it's hard not to look at the greens here at St Andrews 203 00:11:20,556 --> 00:11:25,185 and see it as a metaphor for the whole PGA TOUR versus LIV story. 204 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:27,479 And at this historic major, 205 00:11:27,479 --> 00:11:32,526 it feels like a dramatic stage on which this battle is playing out. 206 00:11:32,526 --> 00:11:35,154 The crowds are very pro-Rory this week. 207 00:11:35,154 --> 00:11:38,240 {\an8}What on a personal level do you like about Rory? 208 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,994 {\an8}I've known Rory for a lot longer, I think, than most guys, than most people... 209 00:11:41,994 --> 00:11:43,954 - We met when we were eight. - Yeah. 210 00:11:44,538 --> 00:11:47,875 He's always been a really kind-hearted, kind of genuine person, 211 00:11:47,875 --> 00:11:49,543 and I just think that hasn't changed. 212 00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:52,212 He's opinionated, 213 00:11:52,212 --> 00:11:55,466 but I would have to say I agree with most of the things that he says. 214 00:11:55,966 --> 00:11:58,135 He's... I think he's great for our game. 215 00:11:58,135 --> 00:12:00,763 The golfing world is probably wanting him to win. 216 00:12:00,763 --> 00:12:03,182 Rory! 217 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:08,562 {\an8} Could that be the start of Rory McIlroy's round today? 218 00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:13,442 {\an8} When Rory is playing at his best, I don't know who can beat him, 219 00:12:13,442 --> 00:12:17,571 but it's been eight years since Rory McIlroy has won his last major, 220 00:12:18,363 --> 00:12:22,659 and he has come very close at multiple majors. 221 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,995 I don't know what to call it except a drought. 222 00:12:25,996 --> 00:12:28,207 Can he go back-to-back? Yes, he can. 223 00:12:34,338 --> 00:12:35,839 It needs a soft bounce. 224 00:12:35,839 --> 00:12:37,883 Awesome shot for Rory! Will he do it? 225 00:12:39,134 --> 00:12:41,053 Rory McIlroy! 226 00:12:41,053 --> 00:12:43,013 Can you believe the scene? 227 00:12:43,013 --> 00:12:47,226 People are jumping up and down. It's an unbelievable bunker shot! 228 00:12:47,226 --> 00:12:50,062 I cannot believe what we've just seen. 229 00:12:50,062 --> 00:12:53,065 {\an8}Rory McIlroy just leapfrogs everybody! 230 00:12:53,065 --> 00:12:54,650 Rory! 231 00:12:54,650 --> 00:12:58,862 We've got a new leader at The Open Championship, ladies and gents. 232 00:12:58,862 --> 00:13:00,948 Rory McIlroy. 233 00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:04,117 Boy, he seems so comfortable this week. 234 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:06,161 - Well done, Mr. McIlroy. - Thank you. 235 00:13:06,161 --> 00:13:08,872 If he would win it, you'd look back and go, 236 00:13:09,414 --> 00:13:10,999 "Yeah, makes sense." 237 00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:15,963 Good morning. The record crowds are gathering 238 00:13:15,963 --> 00:13:17,339 this Sunday in Scotland 239 00:13:17,339 --> 00:13:20,634 for this final major championship Sunday and hoping to carry home 240 00:13:20,634 --> 00:13:24,388 the fan and betting favorite, Rory McIlroy. 241 00:13:24,388 --> 00:13:27,724 He has said this is the one he would love to win the most. 242 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:30,853 The support I've gotten this week has been incredible. 243 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:34,523 It's unbelievably cool to have a chance to win The Open at St Andrews. 244 00:13:34,523 --> 00:13:36,316 I mean, it's what dreams are made of. 245 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:39,903 But nothing's given to you. And I have to go out there and earn it, 246 00:13:39,903 --> 00:13:42,531 just like I've earned everything else in my career. 247 00:13:43,115 --> 00:13:44,783 Rory! 248 00:13:45,367 --> 00:13:47,202 Listen to the energy of this crowd. 249 00:13:47,202 --> 00:13:50,914 {\an8}This could carry Rory right through or it could make him a nervous wreck. 250 00:13:50,914 --> 00:13:52,082 Go on, Rory. 251 00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:54,418 And how about this? Oh! 252 00:13:54,418 --> 00:13:55,794 Oh! 253 00:13:55,794 --> 00:13:57,546 Great effort from McIlroy. 254 00:13:58,255 --> 00:14:00,465 When he's up by two, maybe three at one point, 255 00:14:00,465 --> 00:14:02,134 everyone's just drinking and happy. 256 00:14:02,134 --> 00:14:04,803 {\an8}Look at that guy over there. He's literally biting his nails. 257 00:14:04,803 --> 00:14:06,138 {\an8}Like literally biting his nails. 258 00:14:06,138 --> 00:14:08,599 {\an8} Cam Smith to catch McIlroy. 259 00:14:15,397 --> 00:14:16,356 Oh! 260 00:14:16,356 --> 00:14:17,482 He's amazing. 261 00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:20,652 Two-putt birdie it'll be for Smith. That's five in a row. 262 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:23,572 And now he is the championship leader. 263 00:14:23,572 --> 00:14:27,701 {\an8}Just like that, Cameron Smith. Anybody see that coming? 264 00:14:28,785 --> 00:14:30,871 That's the green. That's a makeable putt. 265 00:14:31,455 --> 00:14:34,791 {\an8} Never has he needed a birdie more than right here. 266 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:39,713 Lets this one slip through his fingers. 267 00:14:39,713 --> 00:14:42,633 2015 till this present day, seven years, 268 00:14:42,633 --> 00:14:44,343 I've played a ton of really good golf. 269 00:14:45,260 --> 00:14:47,763 Now the final four ahead for McIlroy. 270 00:14:48,430 --> 00:14:52,351 {\an8} But in those seven years, I've done everything possible in the game 271 00:14:52,351 --> 00:14:54,978 apart from win a major championship. 272 00:14:56,104 --> 00:14:59,399 {\an8}So I feel like I'm trying to win my first one again. 273 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:02,319 That's not the shot he was looking for. 274 00:15:02,319 --> 00:15:03,654 Cameron Smith 275 00:15:04,154 --> 00:15:05,906 {\an8}leads by one shot. 276 00:15:06,531 --> 00:15:10,410 The 17th, the most famous hole on the entire golf course. 277 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:12,329 It all depends on the bounce. 278 00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:14,665 -That's pretty impressive. - Yes, it was. 279 00:15:14,665 --> 00:15:16,166 Very well done. 280 00:15:17,292 --> 00:15:19,670 This is gonna be a really tough shot. 281 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,802 That's pretty impressive. 282 00:15:26,802 --> 00:15:28,470 - Good touch. - Heck yeah. 283 00:15:28,470 --> 00:15:29,763 Great touch. 284 00:15:29,763 --> 00:15:33,225 Crucial par putt for Cam Smith. 285 00:15:36,311 --> 00:15:38,730 - And he's done it again! 286 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:42,359 {\an8} And McIlroy will remain at 18 under, one back of Smith. 287 00:15:42,359 --> 00:15:44,361 Let's go, Rory! 288 00:15:44,361 --> 00:15:46,446 All right, huge putt here for McIlroy. 289 00:15:47,114 --> 00:15:48,490 And if he makes this, 290 00:15:48,490 --> 00:15:52,452 {\an8}this Road Hole will light up St Andrews. 291 00:15:55,038 --> 00:15:57,958 He's two-putted every hole today. Nothing's gone in for him, 292 00:15:57,958 --> 00:16:00,502 and Cam Smith has run the tables on him. 293 00:16:00,502 --> 00:16:02,546 So if Smith birdies... 294 00:16:02,546 --> 00:16:05,007 Rory needs to drive the green, maybe. 295 00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:12,347 {\an8} Is that gonna be the birdie that wins the Claret Jug for Cam Smith? 296 00:16:12,347 --> 00:16:14,808 {\an8} Wow. He is the spoiler. 297 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:17,310 {\an8}I can't believe he played like that today. 298 00:16:18,353 --> 00:16:19,271 Come on, Rory! 299 00:16:19,271 --> 00:16:22,941 Now Rory has to make eagle to tie. 300 00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:29,281 Go! Go! 301 00:16:30,824 --> 00:16:33,410 He's gonna need to hole it out from there. 302 00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:40,042 Rory! 303 00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:45,922 And the scramble and the jumps over the Swilken Burn 304 00:16:45,922 --> 00:16:50,510 is gonna fill up this fairway behind McIlroy with one last stroke... 305 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,888 Rory! Rory! Rory! 306 00:16:52,888 --> 00:16:56,391 ...to try to capture this elusive major at the home of golf. 307 00:16:56,391 --> 00:16:57,809 Rory! Rory! 308 00:17:03,065 --> 00:17:04,983 He's gonna need magic here 309 00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:08,236 to force this to a playoff. 310 00:17:08,236 --> 00:17:10,113 Oh! 311 00:17:14,493 --> 00:17:19,122 And that will make Cam Smith an Open champion at St Andrews. 312 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:23,460 - Now you can hug me. 313 00:17:39,434 --> 00:17:41,812 How difficult do you think it'll be to deal 314 00:17:41,812 --> 00:17:43,939 with the disappointment of this one? 315 00:17:44,856 --> 00:17:47,901 You know, it's one that I feel like I let slip away, 316 00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:50,320 but, you know, there'll be other opportunities. 317 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:55,534 Completely on paper, 318 00:17:56,159 --> 00:17:59,663 Rory beats everyone ten times out of ten this week, 319 00:17:59,663 --> 00:18:03,291 and he still didn't even finish second. He got beat by two Camerons. 320 00:18:03,291 --> 00:18:08,588 It must be the most confusing, debilitating result of his career. 321 00:18:09,089 --> 00:18:11,591 - Everything in the week has led to this. - Yeah. 322 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:13,093 Rory, we love you, mate! 323 00:18:13,677 --> 00:18:17,514 I think he's gonna have a hard time getting over it for a while. 324 00:18:21,601 --> 00:18:23,895 Cameron, your name continues to be mentioned 325 00:18:23,895 --> 00:18:26,398 to me this week about, uh, LIV golf. 326 00:18:26,398 --> 00:18:28,358 Um, what's your position? Are you interested? 327 00:18:28,358 --> 00:18:31,611 Is there any truth to suggestions that you might be signing? 328 00:18:32,237 --> 00:18:35,407 Um, I just won the British Open, and you're asking about that. 329 00:18:35,407 --> 00:18:37,951 I think that's pretty not that good. 330 00:18:37,951 --> 00:18:40,579 I appreciate that, but the question is still there. 331 00:18:40,579 --> 00:18:42,205 Are you interested at all? 332 00:18:43,039 --> 00:18:44,499 Uh, I don't know, mate. 333 00:18:44,499 --> 00:18:46,918 My team around me worries about all that stuff. 334 00:18:46,918 --> 00:18:48,795 I'm here to win golf tournaments. 335 00:18:50,338 --> 00:18:52,966 There had been rumors swirling all week, 336 00:18:52,966 --> 00:18:57,721 and everyone in the room takes that to mean this guy's going. 337 00:19:01,099 --> 00:19:03,351 Cameron Smith leaving the PGA TOUR, 338 00:19:03,351 --> 00:19:06,688 that would be different than almost anyone that has come before him, 339 00:19:06,688 --> 00:19:08,815 because other guys you could dismiss as, 340 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:12,611 "Oh, they're at the end of their career. Or they're not really that relevant." 341 00:19:12,611 --> 00:19:15,447 Cameron Smith is clearly at the peak of his powers. 342 00:19:16,448 --> 00:19:20,243 LIV Golf may have a 2022 major champion. 343 00:19:20,243 --> 00:19:23,288 This is something that demands a serious response. 344 00:19:33,965 --> 00:19:35,592 He's just come back from Scotland, 345 00:19:35,592 --> 00:19:39,054 and we want to have a super special day 346 00:19:39,054 --> 00:19:41,681 with Rory McIlroy! 347 00:19:44,309 --> 00:19:47,854 {\an8}Welcome to a very special pop-up clinic. 348 00:19:47,854 --> 00:19:51,149 We're here for a wonderful foundation today, the Youth on Course, 349 00:19:51,149 --> 00:19:56,029 which allows juniors to play certain golf courses at only $5 a round. 350 00:19:56,029 --> 00:19:58,365 It puts golf within the reach of everybody. 351 00:19:58,365 --> 00:20:01,534 I think what Youth on Course are doing and their initiatives, 352 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,412 making golf more accessible to everyone, especially kids, 353 00:20:04,412 --> 00:20:07,832 is really important for, you know, keep the game moving forward. 354 00:20:08,458 --> 00:20:10,794 Being one of the faces of golf, 355 00:20:10,794 --> 00:20:13,088 I realize the responsibility I have. 356 00:20:13,088 --> 00:20:17,050 If I want the game that I love to be sustainable 357 00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:20,011 and want it to be played by future generations, 358 00:20:20,011 --> 00:20:22,305 the game needs to be pushed forward. 359 00:20:22,305 --> 00:20:24,516 - Nice to meet you. - Hey, nice to meet you. 360 00:20:24,516 --> 00:20:26,726 - Are we gonna reset back? - All right. 361 00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:29,062 - What clubs do you guys have? - Six. 362 00:20:29,062 --> 00:20:32,565 I've got a six too. Good, uh... Good choice. 363 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:35,777 Okay, kids, let's go to work. Are we ready? Here we go! 364 00:20:36,361 --> 00:20:38,071 Not easy, this, by any means. 365 00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:39,155 Oh! 366 00:20:39,155 --> 00:20:41,157 Look at that! Keep going, kids. 367 00:20:41,992 --> 00:20:43,368 Ooh! That was close, Morgan. 368 00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:46,079 I think one more and we're gonna have to officially announce 369 00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:47,789 that Rory has managed to win this contest. 370 00:20:47,789 --> 00:20:49,874 - Oh, Morgan! 371 00:20:49,874 --> 00:20:51,668 Well done, Morgan! 372 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:54,212 - Nice job. 373 00:20:54,212 --> 00:20:56,214 I think when you reach this stature, 374 00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:58,675 there's a responsibility that comes with that. 375 00:20:58,675 --> 00:20:59,759 Good job. 376 00:21:01,845 --> 00:21:05,515 I'll always remember when I won the U.S. Open in 2011. 377 00:21:06,308 --> 00:21:09,394 Jack Nicklaus wrote to me, and Arnold Palmer, and they said, 378 00:21:09,394 --> 00:21:12,188 "You now are in a place in the game where you have a responsibility 379 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:16,526 to, you know, grow the game of golf and inspire others to take this game up." 380 00:21:17,277 --> 00:21:21,656 I'm happy I can play some small part in furthering this sport and growing it. 381 00:21:23,408 --> 00:21:26,036 Rory, we're going to try to transport you to Kiawah. 382 00:21:26,036 --> 00:21:27,620 {\an8}- Okay. - See anybody? 383 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,664 {\an8}Hi. 384 00:21:30,457 --> 00:21:33,209 So that's my cofounder, Rob. He's in Austin. 385 00:21:33,209 --> 00:21:34,377 Oh, sweet. 386 00:21:34,377 --> 00:21:36,921 How you doing? Good to see you. 387 00:21:36,921 --> 00:21:39,049 This is... This is unbelievable. 388 00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:42,469 I think the traditions of the game are so good, 389 00:21:43,178 --> 00:21:46,056 but I think also the traditions of the game hold it back 390 00:21:46,056 --> 00:21:50,018 from being as good as it could be, especially in this day and age. 391 00:21:57,108 --> 00:21:59,736 You can tell I've been playing in Europe. The greens are slower. 392 00:22:02,072 --> 00:22:05,408 If we want to get more people to play the game of golf, 393 00:22:05,408 --> 00:22:08,370 you need to have it more modern-facing. 394 00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:12,707 Oh, big slice. 395 00:22:12,707 --> 00:22:14,584 We haven't tested that swing speed. 396 00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:20,423 You need to make it interesting for as many people as possible. 397 00:22:20,423 --> 00:22:22,425 - Whoo. - Back to the real world. 398 00:22:22,425 --> 00:22:25,553 - I got out of the metaverse. I'm okay. 399 00:22:25,553 --> 00:22:27,097 We made it back. 400 00:22:27,097 --> 00:22:29,307 When I'm done with the game of golf, 401 00:22:29,307 --> 00:22:32,143 if I can hand the game off to the next generation 402 00:22:32,143 --> 00:22:35,271 and it's better than where I found it, then I've done a good job. 403 00:22:38,608 --> 00:22:41,736 Yeah, let's... Should we get to the real stuff, Luke? You ready for it? 404 00:22:41,736 --> 00:22:47,158 {\an8}Last week, Tiger and Rory convened a players-only meeting in Delaware 405 00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:49,911 {\an8}with about 23 of the biggest names on the PGA TOUR. 406 00:22:49,911 --> 00:22:52,747 It was more Tiger and Rory leading the discussion, saying, 407 00:22:52,747 --> 00:22:55,375 "Folks, this what we're doing. Hop aboard." 408 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:57,877 I think the one thing that came out of it was 409 00:22:57,877 --> 00:22:59,587 all the top players on this tour 410 00:22:59,587 --> 00:23:03,425 are in agreement and alignment of where we should go going forward. 411 00:23:03,425 --> 00:23:04,843 Where should you go? 412 00:23:05,635 --> 00:23:08,012 I don't think that's for a public forum right now. 413 00:23:08,012 --> 00:23:12,642 I think that's between the players and between the executives at the Tour 414 00:23:12,642 --> 00:23:16,855 to try to, um, sort of manage a way forward. 415 00:23:16,855 --> 00:23:19,774 That seems to suggest that what they're proposing here 416 00:23:19,774 --> 00:23:23,695 is going to make them stay committed to the PGA TOUR, 417 00:23:23,695 --> 00:23:27,282 and in this ever-growing battle with LIV Golf, 418 00:23:27,282 --> 00:23:29,325 I think that's... I think that's important. 419 00:23:29,325 --> 00:23:34,205 This year the spotlight has been on Rory McIlroy more than any other time 420 00:23:34,205 --> 00:23:37,667 because of these circumstances that we've never seen before. 421 00:23:37,667 --> 00:23:39,919 He has done everything he can 422 00:23:39,919 --> 00:23:43,756 to really speak to what he believes is the right thing to do. 423 00:23:43,756 --> 00:23:45,717 But I think with that passion 424 00:23:45,717 --> 00:23:49,137 also comes that want to perform on the course, 425 00:23:49,137 --> 00:23:53,391 to show those guys who are choosing not to be a part of the PGA TOUR 426 00:23:53,391 --> 00:23:56,519 what they're missing when time is running out. 427 00:24:02,442 --> 00:24:04,235 For the 19th consecutive year, 428 00:24:04,235 --> 00:24:08,364 East Lake Golf Club here in Atlanta marks the end of this tour season. 429 00:24:08,364 --> 00:24:11,576 The stakes are as big as they get on the PGA TOUR this year, 430 00:24:11,576 --> 00:24:14,412 with an $18 million bonus on the line for the winner. 431 00:24:14,412 --> 00:24:15,788 {\an8}Will it be Scottie Scheffler? 432 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,540 {\an8}He's won four times this year 433 00:24:17,540 --> 00:24:19,584 {\an8}and was number one on the FedExCup points list. 434 00:24:19,584 --> 00:24:23,421 Out on the PGA TOUR, there's this underlying race. 435 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:25,798 And that's the race for the FedExCup. 436 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,926 It's a season-long competition 437 00:24:27,926 --> 00:24:31,513 where finishing as high as you possibly can on the leaderboard 438 00:24:31,513 --> 00:24:34,098 is going to translate to FedExCup points. 439 00:24:34,098 --> 00:24:37,101 And the ultimate goal being playing well enough 440 00:24:37,101 --> 00:24:41,314 to work your way inside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings. 441 00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:45,860 And that means you've punched your ticket to Atlanta for the TOUR Championship. 442 00:24:46,653 --> 00:24:49,030 - You're gonna win this one. - I hope so. 443 00:24:49,614 --> 00:24:52,867 Because the TOUR Championship is the culmination of the entire season, 444 00:24:52,867 --> 00:24:57,413 players that have played the best up to that point get an advantage. 445 00:24:57,413 --> 00:25:00,500 It's the only staggered start in golf. 446 00:25:01,084 --> 00:25:05,547 That means that Scottie Scheffler starts with a two-stroke lead 447 00:25:05,547 --> 00:25:07,006 at ten under par, 448 00:25:07,006 --> 00:25:09,509 then the two seed starts at eight under, 449 00:25:09,509 --> 00:25:12,554 and so on and so forth, all the way down to even par. 450 00:25:12,554 --> 00:25:16,182 I joked a few times this year when people asked what it's like to be number one. 451 00:25:16,182 --> 00:25:19,561 I was like, "You don't get any strokes, so it doesn't mean too much," 452 00:25:19,561 --> 00:25:22,230 but this week, you know, I actually do get some strokes, so... 453 00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:25,233 My philosophy is going into this event is to treat it like a four-day event. 454 00:25:25,233 --> 00:25:29,112 I'm kind of gonna ignore the leaderboard and go out there and try to do my best. 455 00:25:29,112 --> 00:25:33,616 This tournament holds more weight, the end of a season-long race. 456 00:25:33,616 --> 00:25:35,326 There's only 30 guys, so it feels different 457 00:25:35,326 --> 00:25:38,079 than when you got a full, you know, 156-man field. 458 00:25:42,542 --> 00:25:44,711 I think winning a FedExCup is... 459 00:25:44,711 --> 00:25:47,255 is right alongside winning a major championship. 460 00:25:47,255 --> 00:25:51,426 A major championship, you have to play well for one week out of the year. 461 00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:54,637 {\an8}To win a FedExCup, you have to play well the entire year. 462 00:25:54,637 --> 00:25:55,555 Good. 463 00:25:57,473 --> 00:26:00,685 You have to keep your mind in a good spot, your body in a good spot, 464 00:26:00,685 --> 00:26:04,022 to compete for the season-long race. That is a tall order. 465 00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:09,402 FedExCup has a shorter history 466 00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:11,446 than some of the other tournaments that we play. 467 00:26:11,446 --> 00:26:15,366 And Rory McIlroy is a two-time FedExCup champion. 468 00:26:15,366 --> 00:26:18,244 But to share two FedExCups with Tiger Woods, 469 00:26:18,244 --> 00:26:20,163 I thought, was a really cool accomplishment. 470 00:26:20,163 --> 00:26:24,751 And just seconds away from pulling off the most improbable comeback 471 00:26:25,501 --> 00:26:27,170 {\an8}in sports history. 472 00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:30,965 Tiger Woods, a winner again! 473 00:26:30,965 --> 00:26:33,926 But to even separate myself from that tie and get to three 474 00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:37,805 would put up that up with some of the biggest achievements I've had in the game. 475 00:26:43,311 --> 00:26:46,064 {\an8} I know there's a lot of curiosity and speculation 476 00:26:46,064 --> 00:26:47,732 {\an8}as to what was discussed 477 00:26:47,732 --> 00:26:50,985 and what was decided at the player-only meeting 478 00:26:50,985 --> 00:26:53,237 during last week's BMW Championship. 479 00:26:53,237 --> 00:26:55,657 With their commitment and input, 480 00:26:55,657 --> 00:26:59,160 I'm excited to unveil four key items today. 481 00:26:59,827 --> 00:27:03,623 First, in addition to the elevated events we announced in June, 482 00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:06,334 we're planning to elevate another four events 483 00:27:06,334 --> 00:27:10,004 within the 2023 FedExCup regular season. 484 00:27:10,004 --> 00:27:13,466 And they will feature an average purse of $20 million. 485 00:27:13,466 --> 00:27:15,009 The second item. 486 00:27:15,009 --> 00:27:19,597 Our top players are making a commitment to play in all 12 elevated events. 487 00:27:20,181 --> 00:27:24,268 They will also add at least three additional PGA TOUR events 488 00:27:24,268 --> 00:27:25,603 to their schedules. 489 00:27:25,603 --> 00:27:28,106 Third, the Player Impact Program... 490 00:27:28,106 --> 00:27:31,526 I would say that because of what LIV Golf has done, 491 00:27:31,526 --> 00:27:33,778 that has benefited PGA TOUR players in a big way. 492 00:27:33,778 --> 00:27:37,448 These purses that are gonna happen, they were gonna happen at some point, 493 00:27:37,448 --> 00:27:38,991 but I think that this pointed out 494 00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:41,494 that players had more power than they realized. 495 00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:45,707 Rory, what do you foresee this action doing 496 00:27:45,707 --> 00:27:49,085 to further benefit the health of the PGA TOUR starting next season? 497 00:27:49,085 --> 00:27:52,588 You know, apart from the major championships and maybe the players, 498 00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:55,591 you know, the top 10 players, top 20 players in the world 499 00:27:55,591 --> 00:27:59,887 get together to play against each other one other time during the year. 500 00:27:59,887 --> 00:28:02,598 And I think what came out of the meeting 501 00:28:02,598 --> 00:28:06,060 is the fact that we've all made a commitment to get together more often 502 00:28:06,060 --> 00:28:07,854 to make the product more compelling. 503 00:28:08,354 --> 00:28:11,566 Rory, do you think your commitment would've been there 504 00:28:11,566 --> 00:28:13,609 if not for the threat of LIV? 505 00:28:15,820 --> 00:28:16,779 Um... 506 00:28:17,488 --> 00:28:20,241 I don't know. I don't have a crystal ball, 507 00:28:20,241 --> 00:28:24,036 but I think everyone in that room realized this is the best way forward. 508 00:28:24,620 --> 00:28:25,830 Crazy. 509 00:28:25,830 --> 00:28:29,417 Crazy what the whole thing has sort of got to. 510 00:28:30,418 --> 00:28:33,129 The position that I've sort of taken this year, 511 00:28:33,129 --> 00:28:35,715 I think my message is legitimate anyway, 512 00:28:35,715 --> 00:28:38,468 but I think by winning gives it more substance, 513 00:28:38,468 --> 00:28:41,429 and the FedExCup is a really good chance for me. 514 00:28:41,929 --> 00:28:44,766 I'm really happy and proud of the way you've spoken up. Thank you. 515 00:28:44,766 --> 00:28:46,184 Good luck, Rory. 516 00:28:50,396 --> 00:28:52,899 Now on the first tee, from Northern Ireland, 517 00:28:52,899 --> 00:28:56,694 your 2016 and 2019 FedExCup champion. 518 00:28:56,694 --> 00:28:58,988 Please welcome Rory McIlroy. 519 00:29:03,117 --> 00:29:05,661 Rory going for his third FedExCup title. 520 00:29:05,661 --> 00:29:08,456 Came over the top. This is double cross towards the trees 521 00:29:08,456 --> 00:29:09,707 and the fencing on the left. 522 00:29:09,707 --> 00:29:11,000 Oh! 523 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,294 That is out-of-bounds over there. 524 00:29:13,294 --> 00:29:15,129 So a reload on one tee. 525 00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:18,549 This one is also left. 526 00:29:19,217 --> 00:29:21,761 - What an awful way to start. - Oh! 527 00:29:22,595 --> 00:29:26,682 It was a weird day. We teed off in a really big downpour. 528 00:29:26,682 --> 00:29:28,601 I tried to guide the driver up the fairway, 529 00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:31,187 and the ball went straight left of me. 530 00:29:31,687 --> 00:29:33,189 Here we go, Rory! 531 00:29:33,189 --> 00:29:34,941 Not the ideal way to start. 532 00:29:37,652 --> 00:29:40,363 {\an8}- Oh! - Here it'll be triple bogey. 533 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:45,326 {\an8}Tough start. 534 00:29:47,829 --> 00:29:50,414 {\an8} At that point, I may as well just wing it from here. 535 00:29:50,414 --> 00:29:51,958 I mean, what else can I do? 536 00:29:53,292 --> 00:29:57,129 {\an8} Trying to rebound after that horrendous start. 537 00:29:57,129 --> 00:30:00,800 {\an8}Beautiful shot. Got it to run out and then backdoored it. 538 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:04,470 I think once you take that weight of expectation 539 00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:05,763 off of your shoulders, 540 00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:08,224 {\an8}you can start to play freely. 541 00:30:08,850 --> 00:30:09,725 {\an8} Okay. 542 00:30:09,725 --> 00:30:13,104 {\an8}How about his last four holes? Played them in four under. 543 00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:23,281 - Kinda Jekyll-and-Hyde day for Rory. - Wow. 544 00:30:24,198 --> 00:30:25,491 There's a lesson there 545 00:30:25,491 --> 00:30:28,703 about even when you're not sure about what you're trying to do, 546 00:30:28,703 --> 00:30:32,874 sort of going full send for me is the best way forward. 547 00:30:36,419 --> 00:30:40,381 It's been a crazy beginning to this Tour Championship for McIlroy. 548 00:30:40,965 --> 00:30:43,426 At 67, despite that brutal start, 549 00:30:43,426 --> 00:30:46,470 keeping himself in the conversation for the rest of the weekend. 550 00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:52,310 How's the reaction been to your announcement yesterday? 551 00:30:52,310 --> 00:30:57,148 I don't know if Jay's communicated this to you, but about the "mandatory." 552 00:30:57,148 --> 00:30:59,775 There's been a lot of blowback on that by the guys in the room. 553 00:30:59,775 --> 00:31:02,236 {\an8}- Really? - They were sort of blindsided by it. 554 00:31:02,236 --> 00:31:04,405 {\an8}That's sort of the gut feeling. 555 00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,866 {\an8}"We knew there were gonna be four extra elevated events, 556 00:31:06,866 --> 00:31:09,869 but we didn't know anything about them being mandatory." 557 00:31:10,745 --> 00:31:13,915 They said they can't administer it. I said, "If I'm willing to do this, 558 00:31:13,915 --> 00:31:15,041 so should you." 559 00:31:15,041 --> 00:31:17,251 But I say to these guys, 560 00:31:17,251 --> 00:31:21,297 "No other athletes in the world get to choose when and where they play." 561 00:31:22,256 --> 00:31:23,925 "We've all just gotten a little soft." 562 00:31:25,092 --> 00:31:27,470 Getting there. Yesterday was a huge step. 563 00:31:28,346 --> 00:31:29,722 - Big step. - Yeah. 564 00:31:31,474 --> 00:31:33,184 And we welcome to Atlanta. 565 00:31:33,184 --> 00:31:35,811 Day two of the TOUR Championship. 566 00:31:35,811 --> 00:31:39,398 {\an8}Cameron Smith and Rory McIlroy set to go. 567 00:31:40,024 --> 00:31:42,568 And Scottie Scheffler is now five clear of the field. 568 00:31:42,568 --> 00:31:43,736 That's beautiful. 569 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,573 {\an8}You see a swing like that, somebody's like, "Know what?" 570 00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:50,242 No one else can swing like that. 571 00:31:50,743 --> 00:31:54,497 Rory, who's obviously been one of the faces of the PGA TOUR 572 00:31:54,497 --> 00:31:56,499 and trying to keep the guys together 573 00:31:56,499 --> 00:31:59,877 as the LIV Golf Series has been out there poaching players. 574 00:31:59,877 --> 00:32:02,838 And Cam Smith has been rumored to be going there. 575 00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:04,465 Seventeen are going? 576 00:32:04,465 --> 00:32:05,800 Seventeen. 577 00:32:06,717 --> 00:32:08,135 Absolutely brutal. 578 00:32:08,636 --> 00:32:11,764 When I saw Patrick Reed went to the Asian Tour event, I was like, "Oh my God." 579 00:32:11,764 --> 00:32:15,810 And dropped spots in the world rankings. Beautiful. Beautiful. 580 00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:21,148 I had a conversation with Cameron Smith two days after The Open. 581 00:32:22,316 --> 00:32:26,070 You know, guys that are thinking one way or another, 582 00:32:26,070 --> 00:32:29,657 I would at least like people to make a decision 583 00:32:29,657 --> 00:32:32,159 that is completely informed... 584 00:32:32,785 --> 00:32:34,036 - Hi, Cam. - Hi, Cam. 585 00:32:34,036 --> 00:32:36,998 ...and basically know this is what you may be leaving behind. 586 00:32:36,998 --> 00:32:38,249 Come on, Rory. 587 00:32:38,749 --> 00:32:40,668 Rory, wild day yesterday. 588 00:32:40,668 --> 00:32:42,586 {\an8}Steadiness today. 589 00:32:42,586 --> 00:32:45,172 {\an8}Fifteen pars, three birdies. 590 00:32:46,382 --> 00:32:48,342 He's gonna shoot 67 again. 591 00:32:49,844 --> 00:32:51,262 A 71 for Cam, 592 00:32:51,262 --> 00:32:54,598 so he and McIlroy, after spending the first couple of days together, 593 00:32:55,182 --> 00:32:57,601 will not be out in the same duo tomorrow. 594 00:33:05,901 --> 00:33:07,778 {\an8}♪ Dashing through the snow ♪ 595 00:33:07,778 --> 00:33:09,530 ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 596 00:33:10,031 --> 00:33:12,158 ♪ O'er the fields we go ♪ 597 00:33:12,158 --> 00:33:13,993 ♪ Laughing all the way... ♪ 598 00:33:19,415 --> 00:33:23,294 Sorry if this is a redundant question, but why is there Christmas music on? 599 00:33:23,878 --> 00:33:27,048 Is it 'cause it's the start of college football and it's like Christmas Day? 600 00:33:27,048 --> 00:33:28,049 Is that why? 601 00:33:28,049 --> 00:33:30,259 - Pretty dang close. - Is it? 602 00:33:30,259 --> 00:33:34,055 When was the last time the Cowboys were in a Super Bowl? 603 00:33:34,055 --> 00:33:36,515 - 1996. - Twenty-six years ago. 604 00:33:37,183 --> 00:33:39,727 Based on your Josh Allen post, you're a Josh Allen fan. 605 00:33:39,727 --> 00:33:41,562 And he's a PGA TOUR fan. 606 00:33:41,562 --> 00:33:43,898 Yeah, but he's a Phil Mickelson fan, so I don't know... 607 00:33:43,898 --> 00:33:47,193 That's true. Sounds like this guy's losing credibility. 608 00:33:51,906 --> 00:33:53,282 Fuck you, Phil! 609 00:33:55,743 --> 00:33:57,161 I hope that makes it in. 610 00:33:57,161 --> 00:33:59,038 I guarantee that makes it in. 611 00:33:59,705 --> 00:34:00,998 ♪ Jingle bells ♪ 612 00:34:00,998 --> 00:34:02,625 ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ 613 00:34:03,250 --> 00:34:05,044 ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ 614 00:34:05,044 --> 00:34:07,088 ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 615 00:34:10,591 --> 00:34:13,719 Good afternoon. And it is "Hotlanta" on this final Sunday. 616 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,055 Because of the showers last night, 617 00:34:16,055 --> 00:34:18,015 third round had to be finished this morning. 618 00:34:18,015 --> 00:34:22,019 And Rory McIlroy, one of the 14 players wrapping up, did what he needed to do. 619 00:34:22,019 --> 00:34:24,855 Made two birdies to finish off a round of 63 620 00:34:24,855 --> 00:34:27,733 and try to put pressure on Scottie Scheffler. 621 00:34:27,733 --> 00:34:29,193 Good finish, man. 622 00:34:29,193 --> 00:34:30,361 Thank you. 623 00:34:31,904 --> 00:34:33,781 {\an8}Yeah, I birdied three. Yeah. 624 00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:35,116 {\an8}Thank you. 625 00:34:37,743 --> 00:34:40,746 And just like that, the lead is now five 626 00:34:40,746 --> 00:34:43,249 as they head over to the 18th tee. 627 00:34:43,249 --> 00:34:45,626 What's the average age on tour, do you think? 628 00:34:45,626 --> 00:34:47,419 Mid-30s, is it? Thirty-five? 629 00:34:47,419 --> 00:34:49,463 When I turned pro at 18, I'm like, 630 00:34:49,463 --> 00:34:52,341 "There's no way I'm gonna play golf after 40." 631 00:34:52,341 --> 00:34:55,678 Like, this week, everyone I've played with I've been older than, 632 00:34:55,678 --> 00:34:58,472 which is, like, nuts. 633 00:34:58,472 --> 00:34:59,473 It's... Yeah. 634 00:34:59,473 --> 00:35:03,018 I sat in a press conference here in 2016 635 00:35:03,936 --> 00:35:07,648 and described Tiger and Phil as on the back nine of their careers 636 00:35:07,648 --> 00:35:10,860 and got absolutely, like, roasted for it. 637 00:35:11,986 --> 00:35:14,113 - And they were both in their 40s. - Yeah. 638 00:35:14,113 --> 00:35:15,030 Yeah. 639 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:17,116 And my 40 doesn't seem that far away. 640 00:35:17,116 --> 00:35:19,827 {\an8}There's no way I'm quitting yet. 641 00:35:19,827 --> 00:35:21,453 ...exactly what he wanted... 642 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:24,123 If this does not go in, I am in the final group. 643 00:35:24,123 --> 00:35:26,625 Birdie putt on the way for Schauffele, 644 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:29,420 as that goes under the hole and to the right. 645 00:35:31,046 --> 00:35:34,008 Rory ends up in the last group with Scheffler. 646 00:35:36,093 --> 00:35:38,804 It's been an unbelievable season. 647 00:35:38,804 --> 00:35:41,682 {\an8}Felt like I put a lot of work in at the start of the year. 648 00:35:44,310 --> 00:35:47,271 For it to pay off and to be sat here as a major winner 649 00:35:47,271 --> 00:35:50,149 is, uh, an unbelievable feeling. 650 00:35:54,695 --> 00:35:56,280 {\an8} It's a tale of two seasons. 651 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:59,366 {\an8}First half, I didn't execute the way I know I'm capable of. 652 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:01,911 But I stayed patient with myself, 653 00:36:01,911 --> 00:36:04,705 put together a really nice second half of the season. 654 00:36:04,705 --> 00:36:06,457 Love you, proud of you. 655 00:36:07,041 --> 00:36:08,751 {\an8}Can we take a picture with you? 656 00:36:09,710 --> 00:36:12,046 {\an8} Going into 2022, 657 00:36:12,046 --> 00:36:15,090 I was looking to try and win multiple events. 658 00:36:15,090 --> 00:36:16,675 Thank you so much. 659 00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:19,178 But that's the ebbs and flows of golf. 660 00:36:19,178 --> 00:36:21,847 The highs are really high, and the lows are really low. 661 00:36:21,847 --> 00:36:26,227 If you try and live somewhere, you know, towards that top as often as you can, 662 00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:28,062 you have a pretty phenomenal career. 663 00:36:29,647 --> 00:36:31,857 {\an8} I mean, I know it's so clichéd, it's so obvious, 664 00:36:31,857 --> 00:36:36,153 {\an8}but the best piece of advice my dad gave me is just to keep playing golf. 665 00:36:36,153 --> 00:36:37,738 Anything can happen on a Sunday. 666 00:36:37,738 --> 00:36:40,783 And really just control the things that you can control. 667 00:36:41,367 --> 00:36:44,286 Tiger's Tiger, but how important is Rory's voice to the younger generation? 668 00:36:44,286 --> 00:36:47,790 It's very important. I mean, he's the second-biggest star we have out here. 669 00:36:47,790 --> 00:36:50,042 It's not like he was given that title. 670 00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:52,795 He's done that with really, really good golf and great work 671 00:36:52,795 --> 00:36:54,588 and time with the fans. 672 00:36:54,588 --> 00:36:58,425 And he does everything you're supposed to do be in the position he's in. 673 00:37:03,847 --> 00:37:06,558 On the first tee, from Holywood, Northern Ireland, 674 00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:09,436 please welcome Rory McIlroy! 675 00:37:16,318 --> 00:37:18,570 With $18 million on the line, 676 00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:21,657 is it any wonder they both came out in green today? 677 00:37:22,616 --> 00:37:23,951 This is 8-iron. 678 00:37:23,951 --> 00:37:26,495 Starting well to the right and not turning over. 679 00:37:26,495 --> 00:37:28,872 This is not the miss he's looking for on the first hole. 680 00:37:28,872 --> 00:37:30,749 Wow. Oh boy. 681 00:37:30,749 --> 00:37:32,876 Right of the gallery rope. 682 00:37:35,462 --> 00:37:37,172 Oh. 683 00:37:37,172 --> 00:37:39,717 Well, it hasn't been a good start for Rory. 684 00:37:39,717 --> 00:37:43,137 It doesn't matter how many times you've been there, you cannot escape 685 00:37:43,137 --> 00:37:47,224 the pressure of being in the hunt on Sunday afternoon... 686 00:37:47,224 --> 00:37:48,600 Make it three, Rory. 687 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,729 ...'cause there is nothing on this planet these guys want more 688 00:37:51,729 --> 00:37:52,813 than to get it done. 689 00:37:57,776 --> 00:38:00,029 {\an8} There we go. McIlroy walks one in. 690 00:38:00,029 --> 00:38:02,323 {\an8} He's not afraid to walk through the door. 691 00:38:02,323 --> 00:38:05,951 {\an8}He has a great record of catching people from behind. 692 00:38:06,869 --> 00:38:10,080 Scheffler started the day with a six-shot lead. 693 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:11,290 Three bogeys, 694 00:38:12,166 --> 00:38:14,668 and all of a sudden it is down to one. 695 00:38:16,420 --> 00:38:17,838 Stress kind of kicks in, 696 00:38:17,838 --> 00:38:21,175 then it's, "You gotta calm down. We got more holes to play." 697 00:38:21,175 --> 00:38:23,052 {\an8} Now Rory McIlroy. 698 00:38:24,094 --> 00:38:24,970 Oh! 699 00:38:26,096 --> 00:38:27,056 Oh! 700 00:38:29,433 --> 00:38:31,935 Did you think in your wildest imagination 701 00:38:31,935 --> 00:38:34,355 {\an8}that after he bogeyed the first hole 702 00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:37,066 {\an8}that at the seventh hole he'd be tied? 703 00:38:37,649 --> 00:38:40,027 Five years since that final group with Tiger. 704 00:38:40,027 --> 00:38:42,613 - That was wild, walking up the last. - It was scary. 705 00:38:42,613 --> 00:38:44,490 You could've been trampled. 706 00:38:48,202 --> 00:38:49,536 {\an8} Get in the hole! 707 00:38:52,373 --> 00:38:54,625 - Oh! McIlroy's done it! 708 00:38:54,625 --> 00:38:57,711 {\an8}McIlroy answers the call 709 00:38:57,711 --> 00:39:00,089 {\an8}and lights up the crowd at 15. 710 00:39:00,089 --> 00:39:01,632 {\an8} Rory! Rory! 711 00:39:01,632 --> 00:39:04,927 {\an8}Rory! Rory! Rory! Rory! 712 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:09,515 {\an8} Sounded pretty clean. It's right at it. May need to get down. 713 00:39:09,515 --> 00:39:10,974 Oh my gosh. 714 00:39:11,725 --> 00:39:14,770 You get to that point of now you've tied the golf tournament up. 715 00:39:14,770 --> 00:39:16,230 Adrenaline, maybe? 716 00:39:16,230 --> 00:39:18,357 I don't know. That went a mile. 717 00:39:19,358 --> 00:39:21,693 All of a sudden, I'm playing with more tightness. 718 00:39:21,693 --> 00:39:23,695 I'm playing with a little more thought. 719 00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:29,827 Caught on right on that downslope. 720 00:39:29,827 --> 00:39:31,912 - Wow! 721 00:39:31,912 --> 00:39:34,206 A lot of people just came out of their chair. 722 00:39:34,206 --> 00:39:36,166 - Including you. 723 00:39:36,166 --> 00:39:39,670 Scottie Scheffler just inside of nine feet here for par. 724 00:39:39,670 --> 00:39:41,463 Once the pressure starts building 725 00:39:41,463 --> 00:39:43,006 and you have the finish line in sight 726 00:39:43,006 --> 00:39:46,135 and you start thinking about the trophy and about the paycheck, 727 00:39:46,135 --> 00:39:50,848 {\an8}that's when you really have to prove that you can handle it. Not everyone can. 728 00:39:50,848 --> 00:39:52,975 - It's come to the left. - No. 729 00:39:52,975 --> 00:39:54,852 A terrible hole for Scottie. 730 00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:57,813 - Go, Rory! 731 00:39:57,813 --> 00:40:01,108 {\an8} For the very first time, somebody other than Scottie Scheffler 732 00:40:01,108 --> 00:40:04,528 {\an8}has the outright lead in the Tour Championship. 733 00:40:04,528 --> 00:40:06,155 {\an8} Rory! Rory! 734 00:40:09,825 --> 00:40:11,702 - Whoa! 735 00:40:11,702 --> 00:40:13,579 That's very nicely done. 736 00:40:13,579 --> 00:40:16,832 Rory! Rory! Rory! Rory! 737 00:40:17,416 --> 00:40:19,501 Get in the hole! Oh! 738 00:40:19,501 --> 00:40:21,462 Oh! 739 00:40:21,462 --> 00:40:24,047 Scheffler now with a chance to tie. 740 00:40:25,382 --> 00:40:26,258 In the hole! 741 00:40:26,258 --> 00:40:27,551 Oh! 742 00:40:27,551 --> 00:40:31,096 His putter has betrayed him here in these last two holes. 743 00:40:31,096 --> 00:40:32,890 Yep, he's just not seeing it. 744 00:40:36,435 --> 00:40:39,521 McIlroy with a one-shot cushion over Scheffler. 745 00:40:40,314 --> 00:40:43,859 {\an8} Scottie Scheffler has tried to play a conservative round today, 746 00:40:43,859 --> 00:40:46,695 {\an8}and, uh, it backfired on him a little bit. 747 00:40:49,740 --> 00:40:51,325 - I got this. - Perfect. 748 00:40:52,743 --> 00:40:54,036 {\an8} Come on, Scottie! 749 00:40:56,079 --> 00:40:57,748 Oh, this is going right. 750 00:40:58,749 --> 00:41:00,292 It's probably in the bunker. 751 00:41:00,292 --> 00:41:01,585 Oh! 752 00:41:02,211 --> 00:41:03,086 Rory! 753 00:41:03,086 --> 00:41:05,839 This next shot by Rory McIlroy 754 00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:11,345 could end up slamming the door shut on Scheffler. 755 00:41:14,264 --> 00:41:16,767 It's not good. It's really low over there. 756 00:41:17,309 --> 00:41:18,685 Oh man! 757 00:41:18,685 --> 00:41:21,605 He's left himself one of the most difficult 758 00:41:21,605 --> 00:41:23,774 up and ends on the whole property. 759 00:41:25,442 --> 00:41:27,194 Doesn't matter how big your lead is. 760 00:41:27,194 --> 00:41:30,781 It's important to never get complacent. Anything is possible. 761 00:41:30,781 --> 00:41:33,700 He's gotta make up a shot on Rory here. One back. 762 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:36,912 Oh, he's carried it too far. 763 00:41:36,912 --> 00:41:39,414 - No, no. - This is a big-time mistake. 764 00:41:39,414 --> 00:41:41,875 When you put... This is 11.5 million... 765 00:41:41,875 --> 00:41:43,544 It's yours, Rory! Take it! 766 00:41:43,544 --> 00:41:44,878 What a shame. 767 00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:47,381 What a shame. 768 00:41:51,677 --> 00:41:54,012 Perfect. That's what he needed to do. 769 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:57,307 I was just trying to keep my nose ahead of Scottie 770 00:41:57,307 --> 00:41:59,977 and just try to react to anything that he did. 771 00:42:03,021 --> 00:42:04,189 Oh! 772 00:42:05,274 --> 00:42:07,901 The best that Scheffler can do is make a five. 773 00:42:07,901 --> 00:42:09,861 {\an8} Come on, Rory! 774 00:42:09,861 --> 00:42:11,280 {\an8} Go, Rory! 775 00:42:14,324 --> 00:42:16,159 Eighteen million dollars. 776 00:42:16,743 --> 00:42:19,079 Second place, six and a half million. 777 00:42:23,792 --> 00:42:25,085 Get in the hole! 778 00:42:28,630 --> 00:42:30,257 And that is gonna do it. 779 00:42:31,633 --> 00:42:33,093 What a win. 780 00:42:34,344 --> 00:42:35,637 You know, it's not easy. 781 00:42:35,637 --> 00:42:38,181 He was behind by six starting the day. 782 00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:41,226 ♪ The stars way up... ♪ 783 00:42:41,226 --> 00:42:44,313 But when Scheffler started struggling, Rory was ready. 784 00:42:44,313 --> 00:42:46,148 He kept making the pressure putts. 785 00:42:47,274 --> 00:42:50,986 ♪ Forgive me if I sit and stare... ♪ 786 00:42:50,986 --> 00:42:53,614 - Now look. - Beginning... It's sinking in. 787 00:42:53,614 --> 00:42:55,032 ♪ Had to be there ♪ 788 00:42:55,490 --> 00:42:57,618 ♪ You just had to be there ♪ 789 00:43:01,913 --> 00:43:04,666 Heartbreaker for him today. No doubt about it. 790 00:43:05,584 --> 00:43:08,378 {\an8}♪ You won't face the days Like we had done ♪ 791 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:12,382 And in an extraordinary PGA TOUR season, 792 00:43:12,382 --> 00:43:17,554 {\an8}it is Rory McIlroy that wins a third FedExCup title! 793 00:43:19,556 --> 00:43:22,059 {\an8}♪ You had to be there ♪ 794 00:43:24,186 --> 00:43:26,271 ♪ You just had to be there... ♪ 795 00:43:26,271 --> 00:43:27,856 Take care. Great year. 796 00:43:29,900 --> 00:43:31,360 It was a pleasure. 797 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:33,445 - Fuck, we did it. - ♪ I can't forget the days ♪ 798 00:43:33,445 --> 00:43:34,655 ♪ That we had... ♪ 799 00:43:34,655 --> 00:43:38,158 Rory! Rory! Rory! 800 00:43:38,158 --> 00:43:41,662 I care deeply about our sport. I care about its history. 801 00:43:41,662 --> 00:43:45,624 I care about its legacy. I care about the integrity of the game. 802 00:43:46,208 --> 00:43:47,542 ♪ You had to be there ♪ 803 00:43:47,542 --> 00:43:51,046 And there's a lot of players out here that share those same views. 804 00:43:51,046 --> 00:43:53,006 ♪ You just had to be there... ♪ 805 00:43:56,259 --> 00:43:58,929 I feel like Scottie deserves at least half of this today. 806 00:43:58,929 --> 00:44:00,889 I'm so proud of you. I love you. 807 00:44:00,889 --> 00:44:03,475 He has had an unbelievable season. 808 00:44:03,475 --> 00:44:06,103 He's a hell of a competitor. He's an even better guy. 809 00:44:06,103 --> 00:44:09,564 It was an honor and a privilege to battle with him today. 810 00:44:09,564 --> 00:44:11,483 And I'm sure we'll have many more. 811 00:44:11,483 --> 00:44:13,902 You fucking deserved every bit of that. 812 00:44:14,403 --> 00:44:17,280 The entire world knows why you're number one player in the world. 813 00:44:18,824 --> 00:44:20,409 ♪ It's doesn't quite get there ♪ 814 00:44:20,409 --> 00:44:23,078 ♪ But the morning's washed away ♪ 815 00:44:23,578 --> 00:44:26,957 ♪ Anything That we've been going through... ♪ 816 00:44:26,957 --> 00:44:29,292 Golf is an individual sport. 817 00:44:29,292 --> 00:44:33,630 There's never been a need for a captain in a locker room until this year. 818 00:44:33,630 --> 00:44:35,674 When you talk about loyalty, 819 00:44:35,674 --> 00:44:39,052 when you talk about commitment, when you talk about leadership, 820 00:44:39,720 --> 00:44:41,638 this man exemplifies that. 821 00:44:41,638 --> 00:44:45,350 Let's have a toast to the 2022 FedExCup champion, 822 00:44:45,350 --> 00:44:46,560 Rory McIlroy. 823 00:44:52,399 --> 00:44:53,233 Whoo! 824 00:44:53,984 --> 00:44:54,818 Oh! 825 00:44:55,777 --> 00:44:57,863 - What have we got? - What do you want? 826 00:44:57,863 --> 00:45:00,824 I'll take a glass of whatever that red is. 827 00:45:01,658 --> 00:45:03,452 It's been a weird year. 828 00:45:03,452 --> 00:45:06,163 I never thought that I'd be in this position. 829 00:45:07,998 --> 00:45:11,293 I guess, for me, like, I have to remember the reason that I'm in this position 830 00:45:11,293 --> 00:45:13,336 is because I win golf tournaments. 831 00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:16,673 ♪ I can't predict the days... ♪ 832 00:45:16,673 --> 00:45:18,925 And that's still the most important thing. 833 00:45:18,925 --> 00:45:20,385 ♪ Of that bright glimmer ♪ 834 00:45:20,385 --> 00:45:22,721 ♪ Then we left the room in time ♪ 835 00:45:23,930 --> 00:45:25,891 ♪ From when we lived without a care... ♪ 836 00:45:25,891 --> 00:45:28,477 He's always the first. Always. 837 00:45:28,477 --> 00:45:29,519 Tiger. 838 00:45:29,519 --> 00:45:32,856 Like, he'll text you, like, before the last putt drops. 839 00:45:32,856 --> 00:45:34,024 Always the first. 840 00:45:34,691 --> 00:45:35,942 He's unreal. 841 00:45:40,739 --> 00:45:41,698 Yeah. 842 00:45:42,449 --> 00:45:45,368 Got a busy day on my phone tomorrow. Back to Northern Ireland. 843 00:45:46,411 --> 00:45:47,788 Pretty sweet, though.