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[sportscaster 1]
Some serious breaking news.
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[sportscaster 2]
Stunned is the right word.
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[sportscaster 3]
One of the biggest stories in the sport.
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The PGA TOUR and European Tour
today announced a merger with LIV Golf.
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{\an8}- This merger...
- Merger.
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{\an8}- Merger.
- Merger.
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It changes absolutely everything.
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{\an8}How in the world did this come about?
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[tense music playing]
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Just this picture alone
is going to surprise a lot of people,
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{\an8}seeing the two of you together, smiling.
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There's been a lot of tension in our sport
over the last couple of years,
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{\an8}but what we're talking about today
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{\an8}is coming together
to unify the game of golf.
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We've recognized that together,
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we can have a far greater impact
on this game than we can working apart.
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[Justin Thomas] What the fuck?
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There's clearly more to this
other than it's just a merger.
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{\an8}Nobody knows anything,
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{\an8}um, and... there are just
so many unanswered questions.
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And I'm just trying to get answers
like everybody else.
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- [sportscaster 1] Seismic shift for golf.
- [sportscaster 2] Amazing about-face.
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[sportscaster 3] This caught everybody
by surprise.
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[sportscaster 4] The US-based PGA TOUR
and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour
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{\an8}have now come together...
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{\an8}What the fuck just happened? It's crazy.
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{\an8}Has this ever happened
in any sport's history?
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{\an8}Like, literally,
not a single person knew, you know?
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No, well, no one knows anything.
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You know, even the LIV guys,
us, no one knows.
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And, like, that's the whole thing is...
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- I... I just don't know.
- Shocking.
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That's the number one word, right? Shock.
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[sportscaster 1] Why make
this decision now?
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[sportscaster 2] Big-time players
on both sides did not see this coming.
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[Joel Dahmen] Oh, this is fun.
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Oh shit.
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What is happening? This is really weird.
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{\an8}The TOUR flipped 180. Monahan flipped 180.
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{\an8}They... did it in secrecy.
They didn't tell anyone.
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There was no votes. There was nothing.
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What does it say? Like, what?
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[sportscaster] The players that stayed
with the PGA TOUR are upset
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because they're watching Dustin Johnson,
Brooks Koepka win the lottery.
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{\an8}Now it looks like they're going to be able
to come back and play on the PGA TOUR.
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{\an8}It's going to be interesting to see
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{\an8}how these guys all come back together
next week at the U.S. Open in Los Angeles.
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{\an8}There are so many questions
for Jay Monahan.
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There has been a lot of controversy
and a lot of uncertainty.
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I get all that, but that is the future,
and that's going to happen.
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[man] Do you think
you need to regain trust?
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[Jay Monahan] The proof is in the pudding.
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Trust is not built in a sound bite.
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It's built on results
and results driven in the right way.
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{\an8}And I'm confident
that myself and our team,
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alongside our players,
are going to get there.
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{\an8}And I'm inspired, uh, and highly motivated
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{\an8}to... to reach that outcome.
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Okay, that makes sense
'cause there will be a positive outcome.
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Is there anything
the players need to hear?
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Is there any message
that would just resonate with them?
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I wanna be factual.
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Um, I wanna be real. I just wanna project
the honest feelings that I have.
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Um...
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There really isn't gonna be anything
to report until we conclude discussions.
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I think the uncomfortable thing
is gonna be fighting my tendency
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to want to answer questions,
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and particularly
around what the timing is.
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And I... I suspect
that, uh, the answer I have
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will not be palatable
to the people in the room.
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[sportscaster] There's been
some shock and anger from the players.
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How big of an afternoon is this
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{\an8}for the Commissioner
of the PGA TOUR, Jay Monahan,
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{\an8}when he sits down and meets
with the players in Canada today?
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{\an8}He's got some explaining to do. [chuckles]
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[Dylan Dethier] Jay is coming
to do damage control
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with the players, and players are pissed.
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{\an8}He has to explain why the PGA TOUR,
a player-run organization,
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{\an8}just went ahead
and made a massive decision
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without consulting any of its players.
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The players are in the dark
just as much as the public is.
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[Rory McIlroy] There is a palpable vibe
of confusion and anger
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because we have
very little information now
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{\an8}apart from, basically,
entered into an agreement,
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{\an8}don't know what
that agreement's going to involve.
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What happened?
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[chuckles] Like, what... how did you get
from not knowing this guy,
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not meeting this guy,
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to signing what is probably the, you know,
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the biggest deal in the, uh,
the history of professional golf?
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What happened?
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You get dragged into these things
from time to time,
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and I've been dragged in in a big way,
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but I'm almost at the point of,
"Fuck it, do what you wanna do."
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[indistinct chatter]
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[man 1] There he is.
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{\an8}[man 2] There's Richy.
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{\an8}Mm-hmm.
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{\an8}There's the man in the background.
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Everybody welcome to the podium
Mr. Jay Monahan.
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This live stream's ending right now, boys.
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[Rory] It was all sprung on us so quickly.
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Everyone was blindsided by it.
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I think that created
a lot of anger and a lot of confusion
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amongst the tour membership.
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Jay realized pretty quickly
that, um, the rollout of it
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could have been handled better.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[man] We'd like to welcome Rory McIlroy
into the interview room.
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[reporter 1] Hey, Rory. Yesterday's news.
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How and where were you
when you received it,
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and how did it make you feel?
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[tense music playing]
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I learned about it pretty much
at the same time everyone else did.
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I wasn't looking forward to this,
to be honest with you.
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[reporter 2] The war of words between
the PGA TOUR and LIV got very heated.
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You can see why this has stirred up
a lot of emotions in fans, right?
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Of course. You know,
I said it to Jay yesterday.
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"You've galvanized everyone
against something,
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and that thing you galvanized everyone
against, you've now partnered with."
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So, yeah, of course I understand it.
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It... it is hypocritical.
It sounds hypocritical.
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I still hate LIV. Like, I hate LIV.
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It's hard for me to not sit up here
and feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb.
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You know, you're telling us
that these guys are almost like the enemy,
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to you're partnering with them.
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And you know,
it's a... a hard one to swallow.
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I'm like, "Why did I just waste
12 months of my life
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to sort of fight for something
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that was sort of always going
to come back together again?"
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[reporter] What would you like to see
as they finalize this agreement?
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The guys that were offered
huge amounts of money
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and turned it down
and stayed loyal to the PGA TOUR,
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there has to be something
for those guys, right?
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Do you mean some sort
of financial compensation?
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[clicks tongue]
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Yeah, I think so.
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Ultimately, I think
that's what we're talking about, yeah.
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[Dylan] For guys that are on the PGA TOUR,
things just got a lot more confusing.
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They don't really know
what to make of this.
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But for some of these guys on LIV
who took the money
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and now think they might have
a pathway back to the PGA TOUR too,
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they're feeling like maybe
they got this right.
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["Flaunt It" by Rae Sremmurd playing]
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♪ Ear Drummers ♪
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♪ New Amiri jeans, designer socks too
I got the swag flu, this a haiku ♪
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♪ I'm somethin' like you
Might drink and drive too ♪
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♪ Worked nine-to-fives
When I was in high school ♪
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♪ Up late nights, I'm workin' my move ♪
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♪ Just left Ashley house around noon... ♪
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[Dylan] Dustin Johnson took the money.
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He got $150 million.
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He seems to be living his very best life,
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and it's just not
any more complex than that.
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Let's turn on some tunes.
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♪ If you ain't got it
Then you can't flaunt it ♪
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♪ Pull up, Lamborghini, S on it ♪
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♪ If you ain't got it
Then you can't flaunt it... ♪
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[Dan Rapaport] When that first list
of guys came out,
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Dustin Johnson was the biggest name on it
of the guys who went to LIV.
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It was like, "Holy shit, DJ's going."
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[man] Come on, DJ!
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[cheering]
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[announcer] A birdie at 18.
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Dustin Johnson will win the U.S. Open.
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[Dan] Before him, it was a bunch
of 40-year-olds who were past their prime
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and wanted one last payday,
and then here's DJ,
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a two-time major winner,
strutting onto the green.
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He made LIV infinitely cooler
and legitimized it in a way
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that none of the other guys could.
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[announcer] Your inaugural
LIV Golf team champions
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are the all-conquering 4Aces.
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[Dan] And since he's gone,
DJ's been crushing it.
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He's won on LIV,
he's banked a few more millions.
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Yes, of course, leaving the PGA TOUR
could not have been an easy decision.
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He definitely took some flak for it.
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But that's what makes DJ so great,
such an incredible golfer,
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{\an8}is that he genuinely does not give a shit
what you or I think about him.
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[man] Down the middle?
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[Dan] And I think that's...
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In a way, that's extremely admirable.
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[man] Dustin Johnson interview.
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[interviewer] Okay, so the players
who didn't join LIV,
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do you think the PGA owes them?
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{\an8}No, I mean, I...
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{\an8}No, I... I don't.
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The guys that went to LIV,
we took a lot of criticism.
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We're the ones
that took the risk for everything,
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so... why should they be compensated?
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Obviously, if this merger comes along,
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there's gonna be a lot of guys
who wishes they would've signed.
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[strikes ball]
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{\an8}We got Netflix here. My palms are sweaty.
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{\an8}Mom's spaghetti.
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{\an8}- Knees weak, arms are heavy.
- Arms are heavy, Mom's spaghetti.
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[Claude chuckles]
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I think LIV, whether you like it or not,
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{\an8}whether you think it's right or wrong,
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{\an8}LIV has changed
the professional golf landscape forever.
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Once Brooks Koepka won
a major championship,
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the entire sport shifted.
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It made everybody go,
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"Okay, now we have to find a way
to make all of this work."
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Hole in one and I don't have to pay
for Netflix for the rest of my life.
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Oh no, he didn't want it.
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If there's a merging,
I don't think anybody knows
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what the landscape's going
to look like next year.
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But, moving down the line,
when the dust settles,
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I think that there is
an argument to be made
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that some of the LIV guys
will be seen as pioneers.
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[Dustin] I played on the PGA TOUR
for a long time.
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Joining LIV, I knew
I was gonna get shit for it.
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You know, the die-hard PGA TOUR fans,
like, they were gonna be upset.
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But if I had it to do over again,
I'd make the same decision.
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You know, we knew
what we were signing up for.
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[Claude] Lemme see.
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Tuesday Champions Dinner
with Augusta tie. Big money.
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And my green jacket.
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- [chuckles]
- [woman] Yeah!
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[Henni Koyack] The players
and their families that went to LIV,
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they definitely felt relieved
at the merger news
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because I think
they've been given a really hard time
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by the fans, by the media.
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Almost scapegoated as,
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{\an8}"Look at these terrible people
and their families just taking the money."
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[Paulina Gretzky] You know,
people sending death threats
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and awful, awful, awful things.
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People were aggressive. That's for sure.
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{\an8}That's when I shut it down
for a little bit.
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{\an8}I was like, "I don't need to look at this.
Everyone has an opinion on it. Fine."
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I've always said it was what I thought was
the best decision for me and my family,
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and it was.
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We have a little bit
more time together now,
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since things have changed a little,
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whereas before, it was go, go, go.
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Gosh, this weather.
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- It's so perfect.
- [Dustin] It is nice out.
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[Paulina] Mm-hmm.
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Y'all are filming us during golden hour?
God bless you.
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- [man] We planned it.
- [Paulina laughs]
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We're going with that.
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We have more control now
of how we do things.
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In the old life that we had, it was...
I had to take a back seat.
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But now it feels like we're in the front
of the plane together, flying.
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It was the right move.
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[Henni] The players
that stayed loyal to the PGA TOUR,
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there was just, I think,
a lot of questions.
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We were rallied against LIV,
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and now we're in a position
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where we, all of a sudden,
have to play ball and all get along.
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- [woman] Yeah...
- [man] Mic, mic.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- [man] Everybody has speed.
- [Rickie Fowler] Speeding!
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- [man 1] We sound good?
- [man 2] Good, yes.
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[Dan] Rickie Fowler,
he was always listed among the guys
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who were rumored to go to LIV.
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But Rickie is... very brand-conscious,
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and for him to go to LIV
would have been a bit of a heel turn.
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He turned down
life-changing sums of money.
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[man 3] All right, hardest stuff first.
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Oh, they're all LIV, right?
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[laughter]
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[trainer] Back up here. Up in 15.
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[Rickie] Yeah, I was looked at,
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but it wasn't the best choice for me.
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Always gets fun
when you get either too far or too close.
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You feel really awkward.
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You know, I'm not out there
playing for a paycheck.
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I'm out there because I wanna compete
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and wanna play
against the best players in the world.
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{\an8}I believe the TOUR
is the best place to play,
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{\an8}and I'd like
to see it continue to be that.
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Packing a zero, but it's a 60-pound ball.
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[laughter]
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[Rickie] I'm not necessarily trying
to hit it further by any means.
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I'd like straighter and a bit closer,
and then make some more putts.
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I'd be happy with that.
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Not exactly a huge frame over here,
so just trying to work with what we got.
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Life has changed quite a bit
from when I first came on tour.
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My wife, Allison,
we've been married four years now.
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She's a lot better looking than me.
She's a lot smarter than me.
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She's better than me.
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Not at golf, but I've got that covered.
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I've never had abs.
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It's depressing.
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I do have abs, but they're
just underneath a protective layer.
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It was just one of those things.
It just felt easy when we met.
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[Allison] I did track
all throughout college.
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I didn't follow golf, but I knew vaguely,
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{\an8}probably about five golfers,
and he was one of them.
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{\an8}And I think I just knew
that he wore orange.
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[starter] Welcome Rickie Fowler!
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[applause]
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[Dylan] Rickie Fowler's one
of the most recognizable
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and most popular golfers in the world.
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He came out wearing
these flat-brim Puma hats,
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and he had this long hair coming out,
and he was wearing bright orange.
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There's no reason
to live it like everyone else.
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{\an8}Rickie breathed this new,
fresh, young life into golf.
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♪ You gotta hit the ball far
Then the crowd goes "Whoo!" ♪
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♪ Then you hear the oo-la-la-li-la-li... ♪
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[Bradford] I was like,
"Who is this boy band member
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with this crazy hair,
these vibrant colors?"
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I was like, "Him. I wanna watch him."
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Be the ball, Rickie.
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Be the ball, Rickie!
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[Dylan] In 2014, at 25 years old,
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he finished top five in every major.
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- [announcer 1] And Fowler for birdie.
- [Dylan] That never happens.
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- [announcer 2] Come on now. Oh! Yes!
- [cheering]
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[announcer 3] How about these performances
in the majors this year? My goodness me!
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[applause]
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[Dylan] But things haven't been
so easy for him the last few years.
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- [announcer 1] Easy.
- [announcer 2] This is too fast.
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- [announcer 3] My goodness.
- [announcer 4] Wheels are off.
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[Dylan] He still hasn't won
a major championship,
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and he's been struggling to make cuts.
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[Allison] It feels
gut-wrenching sometimes.
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There's probably
quite a bit more silence than normal.
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[Dylan] Rickie chose
to stay on the PGA TOUR.
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But for that choice to pay off,
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he's going to have
to play really good golf,
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and right now he's not doing that.
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When we first met, I remember you were
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at the Masters
at the very, very beginning.
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However you finished
wasn't what you wanted.
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I think he texted me,
"Hey, how's your day going?"
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I'm like, "Wait, what?"
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Like, I was just expecting complete,
like, I don't know, anger,
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not texting me for a while
or calling me for a while.
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Allison will want to know,
like, how I'm feeling
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or how it went on the golf course.
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I don't talk a whole lot.
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[Allison] If somebody asked me
what I was frustrated about,
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I would talk to the person
sitting next to me on a plane about it.
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And I would... I could go on for an hour.
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[Rickie] Going through this struggle
for the last few years
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and learning to open up and...
and share more is not easy.
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But for me, being able to get input
or hear her side, it means something.
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[Bradford] Once, Rickie was the darling
of the TOUR and everybody rooted for him.
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But now he's kind of settled
into this new normal
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where he struggled,
really, really struggled to play.
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[Rickie] I obviously
did not play well at all.
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I had to make some sort of change.
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[golf ball is struck]
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[coach] Good swing.
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- [coach] Where'd you guys stay last night?
- [Rickie] Resorts World.
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[coach] You guys eat in the room?
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- [Rickie] Uh, we went to Carbone.
- [coach] Oh yeah!
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Did you have a nice glass of wine?
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- [Rickie] Maybe two.
- [coach chuckles]
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[Bradford] Butch Harmon, lauded as one
of the best mental and golf swing coaches
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to ever do it.
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[Butch] I started with him in 2013.
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At the end of 2019,
I retired from going to golf tournaments.
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Rickie wanted somebody with him full-time,
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and so he went off on a three-year period,
and unfortunately, it didn't work out.
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{\an8}But when he called me back in November
and said he wanted to get back together,
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{\an8}I... I think I was happier than he was.
[chuckles]
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If I tell you, "Just put the club in front
of the ball and give me the club,"
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this... this is out.
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All golfers struggle
at some point in time mentally.
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Uh, you go through bad periods of time
where you lose a little confidence.
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There you go.
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He went through a few years
of not playing good.
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My first line of what I was trying to do
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was get him back
to believing in himself again.
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[strikes ball]
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That was perfect right there.
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[Rickie] Working with Butch
put me in a lot different mindset
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and belief in where I'm at
and what I'm capable of,
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so I know that I can be
in a better place than I was before.
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Next week being the first time
everybody's been together
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since the talk of a merger,
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is that going to be a little... awkward or...?
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[Rickie] I don't see it as a big deal.
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As players, like, we want to play
against the best guys. I mean...
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Can you imagine where we'd be at if LIV
was backed by, like, an Amazon or Apple?
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Yeah. I didn't have a problem
with any of the guys that went.
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- No.
- [Butch] I know why you went.
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Because it's a way to, you know,
secure your life and stuff like that.
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- I'm just glad they're talking.
- Yeah.
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'Cause, you know,
you looked at the first two majors
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with all the best players
in the world playing, they were exciting.
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- Mm-hmm.
- We want that.
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This is gonna be no different.
A U.S. Open in LA is a great place for it.
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And it's going to be exciting
to have all the guys together again.
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Yeah.
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[announcer] The United States Open
has returned to Los Angeles.
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And right in the heart of the city,
the Los Angeles Country Club is ready.
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[Dylan] Part of the mystique of LACC
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is that only a handful
of these golfers have ever been there.
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The U.S. Open hasn't been here
in 80 years.
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And it's also the first time
since the merger news
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that we are going to have LIV guys
and PGA TOUR guys on the same course.
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[Dan] I mean, you've gotta admit,
this is... it's wild.
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This is the first time
these guys are seeing each other
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since their worlds changed
with that announcement,
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and it's happening
in the most public forum possible.
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This is the U.S. Open in Los Angeles.
There are cameras literally everywhere.
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[man] Wanna walk over
and put it where it belongs?
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Not particularly.
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[indistinct chatter]
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[Matt Fitzpatrick] Oh my God,
that's hilarious.
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{\an8}Thank God you didn't put braces on it.
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{\an8}- [laughter]
- [indistinct chatter]
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There you go.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- [Matt] What's up, bud? You good?
- Thanks, bud. Appreciate it.
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[woman] Please join me in welcoming
our defending champion, Matt Fitzpatrick.
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[reporter 1] Could you talk
about your thoughts on the LIV/PGA merger?
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I'll be completely honest.
I... I literally know as much as you.
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Pretty clear that nobody knows
what's going on,
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apart from about four people
in the world, so...
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[reporter 2] Do you feel you should be
compensated for not going to LIV?
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[chuckles]
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Yeah, pass. [laughs loudly]
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[reporter 3] The PGA TOUR guys expressed
complete shock at the announcement.
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Were you guys as surprised on your side?
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[Brooks] I think there was,
'cause we didn't hear anything.
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{\an8}I think I ran into Rickie and JT about...
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after watching the whole thing.
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They were... asked if they knew,
and they said they didn't know either.
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[Jon Rahm] You wanna have faith
in management.
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{\an8}I wanna have faith
that this is the best thing for all of us,
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{\an8}but... it's clear that that's not
the consensus, right?
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I think the... the general feeling is that...
a lot of people feel a bit of betrayal.
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It's not easy as a player
that's been involved like many others
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to wake up one day and see this bombshell.
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So, that's where we're all
in a bit of a state of limbo,
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'cause we don't know what's going on,
and I don't know how much... is finalized
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and how much they can talk about.
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[indistinct chatter]
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[man] Got a nice partnership going.
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{\an8}[chuckles]
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{\an8}[Phil] But, uh...
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{\an8}It's amazing what has changed
in the last week.
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- That happened quick.
- Yeah.
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[Tom] Glad we knew about it.
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[Phil] I found out
about five minutes before you did.
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Sure. We all believe that.
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- [Phil] I'm serious!
- We all believe that.
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Look at these.
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Dark circles under my eyes, baby.
Been on the phone a lot lately.
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[Amanda Balionis]
Unlike when players joined LIV,
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{\an8}this merger, or whatever we're calling it,
is not going to happen overnight.
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{\an8}How will all of this kind of
come together? Nobody knows.
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{\an8}- [Rory] You play?
- [Dustin] Yeah, I just played.
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- Have you been here?
- [Dustin] No, this was my first time.
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[Rory] Oh, was it?
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I haven't been out there,
but I hear it's pretty, uh, interesting.
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It is. It's good, though.
It's in fantastic condition.
454
00:22:48,909 --> 00:22:50,702
- [Rory] Yeah.
- Greens are perfect.
455
00:22:50,702 --> 00:22:51,620
[Rory] Yeah.
456
00:22:51,620 --> 00:22:53,997
Yeah, there's some...
couple interesting holes.
457
00:22:53,997 --> 00:22:55,290
- So...
- [Rory] That's good.
458
00:22:55,999 --> 00:22:57,584
[Dustin] Have a good week. Gonna go play?
459
00:22:57,584 --> 00:22:59,961
I'm gonna go practice
and then just walk the back nine.
460
00:22:59,961 --> 00:23:00,921
Okay.
461
00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:04,091
[Rory] Obviously, this framework agreement
came up pretty quickly.
462
00:23:04,091 --> 00:23:08,136
I think the shock nature of it
was what sort of set people off, but...
463
00:23:09,346 --> 00:23:12,015
I mean, I've always firmly believed
that the game is better
464
00:23:12,015 --> 00:23:13,308
when everyone's together
465
00:23:13,308 --> 00:23:16,311
and not divided the way
we have been for the last year, so...
466
00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:19,940
If they can somehow work it out
where they get us all back together
467
00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:23,610
and playing together again, I think
it's better for the game as a whole,
468
00:23:23,610 --> 00:23:27,531
so, um, I'm... I'm certainly okay with...
with that part of it.
469
00:23:29,449 --> 00:23:31,952
[Dan] Having the merger news
drop out of nowhere,
470
00:23:31,952 --> 00:23:35,038
him not knowing was the best thing
that could've happened to Rory McIlroy,
471
00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:37,791
because for him to not even know
472
00:23:37,791 --> 00:23:40,210
was a cold, hard reminder,
473
00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:42,796
at the end of the day,
when we're gonna have the big boys
474
00:23:42,796 --> 00:23:45,882
in a meeting to make a decision,
you're not gonna be part of that.
475
00:23:45,882 --> 00:23:47,259
[Rory] Need to be like that guy.
476
00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:49,803
[Dan] Sometimes you need
that tough love to be like,
477
00:23:49,803 --> 00:23:52,973
"All right, now it's time to do
my talking with my golf game."
478
00:24:00,856 --> 00:24:01,857
[Paulina] I miss LA.
479
00:24:02,524 --> 00:24:04,025
[Dustin] I like it for a little while.
480
00:24:04,025 --> 00:24:05,068
[Paulina] Yeah.
481
00:24:05,068 --> 00:24:08,655
- [Dustin] Oh shit, I was supposed to turn.
- [Paulina] I knew it. [chuckles]
482
00:24:10,615 --> 00:24:13,243
The U.S. Open being in LA
made it a lot more special.
483
00:24:13,243 --> 00:24:15,495
Yeah, I know,
but I'm gonna park right here.
484
00:24:15,495 --> 00:24:17,581
I'm from LA, born and raised.
485
00:24:17,581 --> 00:24:19,374
I mean, LA has my heart.
486
00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:23,170
I love traveling with Dustin.
I love being there with him.
487
00:24:23,670 --> 00:24:25,839
We have fun.
We love being with each other.
488
00:24:26,423 --> 00:24:29,176
I'm the girl saying, "My husband loves
to hang out with me, okay?"
489
00:24:29,885 --> 00:24:31,011
But that's how I feel.
490
00:24:32,512 --> 00:24:35,599
{\an8}[Dustin] I enjoy the... the challenge
of the U.S. Open.
491
00:24:36,099 --> 00:24:38,185
{\an8}Hang on. Let's get a cameo in the back.
492
00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:42,272
{\an8}[Dustin] It's the hardest major. That's
why it's one of my favorite tournaments.
493
00:24:44,107 --> 00:24:47,903
I'm feeling really good. I think
the game's in... in really good form.
494
00:24:48,486 --> 00:24:50,280
It's nice. It feels good up here.
495
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,282
I know it's gonna be tough.
496
00:24:52,282 --> 00:24:55,952
{\an8}You're gonna have to grind if you want
a chance to hold that trophy on Sunday.
497
00:24:58,246 --> 00:25:00,165
[man] You know what's crazy about LACC?
498
00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:03,627
{\an8}Almost no one in LA
has ever even seen the course.
499
00:25:03,627 --> 00:25:06,796
So, how is the course
for, like, me walking? [chuckles]
500
00:25:07,547 --> 00:25:10,300
It's gonna be interesting. I don't know.
Obviously, I've been...
501
00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:12,385
- [Paulina] Like, hilly?
- Yeah, it's hilly.
502
00:25:12,385 --> 00:25:14,221
The course is good, though. I like it.
503
00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:18,016
Just gonna play hard, and I think, uh,
this week's gonna be a good one.
504
00:25:18,975 --> 00:25:20,644
[dramatic music playing]
505
00:25:20,644 --> 00:25:23,980
[announcer 1] Welcome to the U.S. Open
in Los Angeles.
506
00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:28,485
The opening round of the season's
third major championship is underway.
507
00:25:29,486 --> 00:25:32,906
[starter] From Murrieta, California,
Rickie Fowler.
508
00:25:32,906 --> 00:25:34,282
[applause]
509
00:25:34,282 --> 00:25:36,368
[announcer 1] Starting on the back nine.
510
00:25:37,911 --> 00:25:40,121
[announcer 2] Fowler,
talk about work in progress.
511
00:25:40,121 --> 00:25:44,459
{\an8}He plummeted to 185th
in the world golf rankings
512
00:25:44,459 --> 00:25:46,253
{\an8}back in September of last year.
513
00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:48,255
[cheering, applauding]
514
00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:49,714
{\an8}[announcer 1] This for birdie.
515
00:25:52,342 --> 00:25:53,552
[cheering]
516
00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:55,637
[announcer 2] Three-under
for his opening nine.
517
00:25:57,305 --> 00:26:00,016
[starter] Please welcome Dustin Johnson.
518
00:26:01,142 --> 00:26:02,477
[announcer 2] Dustin Johnson,
519
00:26:02,477 --> 00:26:05,563
one of the higher-ranked players
in the world to go to LIV.
520
00:26:05,563 --> 00:26:07,524
Dustin's always casual and loose,
521
00:26:07,524 --> 00:26:10,360
but it just seems
like he's just free and easy.
522
00:26:10,860 --> 00:26:12,571
[announcer 3] Vindicated, I suppose.
523
00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:14,656
{\an8}- Lifelong dream to see you play.
- Hey, Dustin!
524
00:26:14,656 --> 00:26:16,324
{\an8}- [Dustin] Appreciate it, man.
- Go get it.
525
00:26:21,371 --> 00:26:24,874
{\an8}[announcer 2] Rickie has put himself
in good shape here in the early going.
526
00:26:25,834 --> 00:26:27,085
[crowd] Oh!
527
00:26:27,085 --> 00:26:28,962
[announcer 3] Brilliant shot. Wow!
528
00:26:28,962 --> 00:26:29,879
[applause]
529
00:26:29,879 --> 00:26:32,632
{\an8}[announcer 3] Butch Harmon has really
helped him to come back here.
530
00:26:32,632 --> 00:26:33,758
[announcer 2] Freed him up.
531
00:26:33,758 --> 00:26:36,803
{\an8}Got him into some of his home fields,
and he's off and running.
532
00:26:37,387 --> 00:26:40,265
{\an8}[announcer 3] Four in a row,
Rickie Fowler. To six under par.
533
00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:41,558
{\an8}[applause]
534
00:26:41,558 --> 00:26:44,352
{\an8}All year, Rickie Fowler
has been working tirelessly
535
00:26:44,352 --> 00:26:46,730
to stage a comeback on the PGA TOUR.
536
00:26:47,564 --> 00:26:50,734
{\an8}When people started to see
his name climb up that leaderboard,
537
00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:51,818
{\an8}you could just hear it.
538
00:26:51,818 --> 00:26:53,945
{\an8}Like, "Oh man,
is this going to be the year
539
00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:57,616
{\an8}that we finally see
Rickie Fowler get back on top?"
540
00:26:58,533 --> 00:27:02,245
[announcer 2] Dustin Johnson,
who's having a great round, seven-under,
541
00:27:02,245 --> 00:27:03,997
bogey-free so far.
542
00:27:03,997 --> 00:27:06,750
Last hole of the day for the 2016 champ.
543
00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:09,836
This for a 63 for Dustin Johnson.
544
00:27:10,337 --> 00:27:12,005
[shouts of encouragement]
545
00:27:13,673 --> 00:27:15,008
[spectators groan]
546
00:27:17,927 --> 00:27:20,221
[announcer 2]
Wow, that really looked good.
547
00:27:20,972 --> 00:27:22,432
{\an8}[helicopter whirring]
548
00:27:22,432 --> 00:27:24,351
{\an8}[announcer 1] Final hole
for Rickie Fowler.
549
00:27:25,101 --> 00:27:28,396
{\an8}Rickie Fowler makes history
at LA Country Club!
550
00:27:28,396 --> 00:27:33,693
It is the lowest round
we have ever seen at a U.S. Open.
551
00:27:33,693 --> 00:27:35,862
Hey, Rickie Fowler's back, guys.
552
00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:37,447
- [fan 1] Let's go!
- [fan 2] Go, Rickie!
553
00:27:39,282 --> 00:27:41,409
- [indistinct chatter]
- [man laughs]
554
00:27:41,409 --> 00:27:43,203
- A little lipstick.
- [man chuckles]
555
00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:44,537
[Rickie] Yeah, you too.
556
00:27:45,038 --> 00:27:47,582
[reporter] How aware were you
of the history you were chasing,
557
00:27:47,582 --> 00:27:48,958
especially down the stretch?
558
00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:51,294
I knew it was close.
I wasn't sure the exact number.
559
00:27:51,294 --> 00:27:54,339
Um, I was really just trying to keep...
keep moving forward.
560
00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:58,259
[Allison] He shot 62.
It was really cool to see.
561
00:27:58,259 --> 00:28:01,096
I think sometimes
I forget, like, he's good.
562
00:28:02,263 --> 00:28:05,350
When something comes together,
it's just kind of a snowball effect
563
00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:07,060
that hopefully will continue on.
564
00:28:07,769 --> 00:28:10,522
- [Rickie] Oh, I'm ready for some food.
- [man] Hmm.
565
00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:13,274
- I could crush some Javier's Tacos.
- Yeah.
566
00:28:13,274 --> 00:28:17,153
[Rickie] I'm off to a good start, but I'm
not going out and getting ahead of myself.
567
00:28:17,153 --> 00:28:18,196
Thanks.
568
00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:21,241
Don't screw this up,
get some rest, and go play tomorrow.
569
00:28:24,327 --> 00:28:26,121
[announcer 1]
Fowler has resurrected his game.
570
00:28:26,121 --> 00:28:28,373
Is he ready to win,
much less win a big one?
571
00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:31,042
[announcer 2] It's gonna be a hard win
for Rickie, a long way to go.
572
00:28:31,626 --> 00:28:33,044
It's gonna be a battle at the end.
573
00:28:33,044 --> 00:28:36,047
I think Dustin Johnson would probably
scare everybody the most.
574
00:28:36,631 --> 00:28:38,800
{\an8}[announcer 1] Dustin Johnson
at the second.
575
00:28:39,884 --> 00:28:41,928
{\an8}Ah, this ball is left.
576
00:28:41,928 --> 00:28:42,887
[Paulina] Oh no, what?
577
00:28:44,013 --> 00:28:46,474
[announcer 1] And it races
right into that bunker.
578
00:28:46,474 --> 00:28:48,810
- [man 1] Oh no.
- [man 2] Yeah.
579
00:28:48,810 --> 00:28:51,271
Did you see
where his ball landed by any chance?
580
00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:53,106
- Dustin?
- [man 3] Front left bunker.
581
00:28:53,106 --> 00:28:54,023
Thanks.
582
00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:58,069
[announcer 1] Here's Dustin Johnson
in the bunker at two.
583
00:28:58,069 --> 00:29:01,114
Oh, he had to pitch it out.
And that is in trouble.
584
00:29:01,114 --> 00:29:03,408
[Paulina] Oh, come on, DJ. Let's do this.
585
00:29:03,408 --> 00:29:05,702
Like, you've been working
so hard. Come on.
586
00:29:05,702 --> 00:29:09,038
{\an8}[announcer 3] It took him a while
to find the ball. Lie looks horrible.
587
00:29:09,831 --> 00:29:11,082
[spectators groan]
588
00:29:11,082 --> 00:29:12,041
[man] Let's go, DJ!
589
00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:14,794
[announcer 1] And baffling
coming off that 64 yesterday
590
00:29:14,794 --> 00:29:16,004
where he played so well.
591
00:29:16,963 --> 00:29:19,007
[announcer 2] Oh no. Oh no.
592
00:29:20,925 --> 00:29:23,344
Come on, Dustin.
Get... get out of your own head.
593
00:29:26,347 --> 00:29:29,184
[announcer 1] Just incredible watching
Dustin Johnson struggle here.
594
00:29:30,727 --> 00:29:32,228
{\an8}[announcer 4] Disastrous quad.
595
00:29:32,228 --> 00:29:33,646
{\an8}[applause]
596
00:29:34,147 --> 00:29:37,317
{\an8}[announcer 1] U.S. Open
has just busted out onto Dustin Johnson.
597
00:29:37,942 --> 00:29:39,235
[indistinct chatter]
598
00:29:39,235 --> 00:29:41,988
{\an8}[Paulina] I know it's not
your favorite outcome, but you did great.
599
00:29:41,988 --> 00:29:44,365
{\an8}- Yeah, we hung in there.
- I know you did. You did.
600
00:29:44,365 --> 00:29:47,452
- How's he feeling? Good? Upset at himself?
- Yeah, he's fine.
601
00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:48,870
- Okay.
- He's fine. He's just...
602
00:29:49,370 --> 00:29:51,581
- Not happy about the way we putted, but...
- Yeah, yeah.
603
00:29:52,165 --> 00:29:53,500
[Austin] I think he'll be fine.
604
00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:56,753
[Paulina] Round one, I was like,
"He's gonna win." He played so well.
605
00:29:56,753 --> 00:29:58,338
And then... [laughs]
606
00:29:58,922 --> 00:30:00,548
He just... You know, golf is hard.
607
00:30:02,425 --> 00:30:06,930
{\an8}[announcer 1] Fowler Nation is poised
for, uh, what they might see this weekend.
608
00:30:06,930 --> 00:30:11,100
[announcer 2] This would be one of
the most popular victories I can remember.
609
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:14,145
[announcer 1] Fowler's been hunting down
majors for a long, long time.
610
00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:15,146
[man] Let's go, Rickie!
611
00:30:15,146 --> 00:30:17,482
[announcer 1] One reason
why Fowler built this popularity
612
00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:18,900
is he just never changes.
613
00:30:18,900 --> 00:30:21,694
He's been the same guy through it all.
614
00:30:21,694 --> 00:30:23,947
[man] Rickie... what are you doing?
615
00:30:24,531 --> 00:30:26,282
[announcer 1] That is one
of the big reasons
616
00:30:26,282 --> 00:30:28,868
why he has
so many people rooting for him.
617
00:30:28,868 --> 00:30:31,079
- [cheering]
- Go, Rickie!
618
00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:34,707
[announcer 3] The biggest needle mover
in the game right now since Tiger Woods,
619
00:30:34,707 --> 00:30:37,502
Rickie Fowler has got
this place jacked up.
620
00:30:41,548 --> 00:30:42,757
[cheering]
621
00:30:42,757 --> 00:30:44,717
[announcer 4]
Listen to the crowd favorite.
622
00:30:44,717 --> 00:30:47,637
{\an8}Loudest roar we've heard in a long time.
Rickie Fowler.
623
00:30:47,637 --> 00:30:48,847
[cheering]
624
00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:52,183
[announcer 4] Ten-under for Fowler.
His 18th birdie.
625
00:30:52,183 --> 00:30:54,978
[announcer 1] It's going to be
the most ever made in a U.S. Open
626
00:30:54,978 --> 00:30:56,354
in the first 36 holes.
627
00:30:57,647 --> 00:30:59,607
[man] You did a hell of a one
out there today.
628
00:30:59,607 --> 00:31:01,401
It's a grind out there.
629
00:31:01,401 --> 00:31:03,361
{\an8}Don't look easy, that's for sure.
630
00:31:03,361 --> 00:31:06,990
{\an8}You keep breaking more and more records.
Had 18 birdies in two rounds.
631
00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:10,159
I just try to keep making 'em.
632
00:31:10,159 --> 00:31:12,745
I wasn't sure how many
until I started adding them up.
633
00:31:12,745 --> 00:31:14,414
It was pretty... pretty exciting.
634
00:31:16,457 --> 00:31:19,252
- I got my golf carts on.
- Yeah, look at that.
635
00:31:19,252 --> 00:31:21,379
[dramatic music playing]
636
00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:24,757
[announcer 1] Rickie Fowler,
the last pairing here with Wyndham Clark.
637
00:31:25,300 --> 00:31:27,969
{\an8}Both Clark and Fowler in good shape,
638
00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,431
as Fowler looks for that big win.
639
00:31:32,223 --> 00:31:35,977
{\an8}You talk about one
of the most popular players of his time.
640
00:31:35,977 --> 00:31:38,605
{\an8}Maybe this is the week
that he breaks through.
641
00:31:38,605 --> 00:31:39,522
[man] Go on, Rickie!
642
00:31:39,522 --> 00:31:41,733
[announcer 2] How about Wyndham Clark?
What a story.
643
00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:44,277
He's climbed his way
to just one back of the lead.
644
00:31:46,154 --> 00:31:47,447
[announcer 3] Fowler for birdie.
645
00:31:50,533 --> 00:31:52,327
[announcer 1] Oh my goodness!
646
00:31:52,327 --> 00:31:53,328
[cheering]
647
00:31:55,246 --> 00:31:58,541
[announcer 1] We all knew Rickie was doing
really well with all the commercials
648
00:31:58,541 --> 00:32:02,503
and the whole nine yards,
and his game started to deteriorate.
649
00:32:02,503 --> 00:32:05,465
And it was just a matter
of whether or not he cared enough
650
00:32:05,465 --> 00:32:08,092
to put in the commitment
and make the necessary changes
651
00:32:08,092 --> 00:32:09,385
to come all the way back.
652
00:32:09,886 --> 00:32:13,473
{\an8}And now it appears
Rickie is going to take the lead
653
00:32:13,473 --> 00:32:15,808
into Sunday of the U.S. Open.
654
00:32:16,976 --> 00:32:18,269
{\an8}[applause]
655
00:32:18,269 --> 00:32:21,022
{\an8}[announcer 4] And it has gotten dark
out here, folks.
656
00:32:21,022 --> 00:32:24,400
{\an8}[announcer 1] Especially with that marine
layer that has really settled in.
657
00:32:24,901 --> 00:32:28,154
The players hadn't played
in shadows, really. Will it be a factor?
658
00:32:28,655 --> 00:32:29,989
[shouts of encouragement]
659
00:32:35,036 --> 00:32:37,538
- [spectators groan]
- [announcer 1] Boy, he gave that a run.
660
00:32:37,538 --> 00:32:41,250
Now he's got a little heart-stopper
coming back for par.
661
00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:46,422
This is just the seventh major
championship start for Wyndham Clark.
662
00:32:46,422 --> 00:32:48,800
His best finish a tie for 75th,
663
00:32:49,384 --> 00:32:54,055
and Wyndham Clark has a chance
to get it back to double digits under par.
664
00:32:55,306 --> 00:32:56,516
[cheering]
665
00:32:56,516 --> 00:32:59,268
[announcer 1] And Wyndham Clark
just earned his way
666
00:32:59,268 --> 00:33:04,023
into a final pairing
on Championship Sunday at the U.S. Open.
667
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,359
And now Fowler.
668
00:33:06,359 --> 00:33:09,237
[announcer 4] And the light is really flat
out here right now.
669
00:33:09,237 --> 00:33:12,573
- [shouts of encouragement]
- [announcer 1] Oh! This still isn't in.
670
00:33:13,741 --> 00:33:16,869
[announcer 2] That hurts because you have
to sleep on that one all night.
671
00:33:19,747 --> 00:33:23,001
[announcer 1] He's able to get it down
for bogey and he's now tied.
672
00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:24,627
A two-shot swing here.
673
00:33:25,128 --> 00:33:26,754
[announcer 2] When a golfer
has nightmares,
674
00:33:26,754 --> 00:33:28,756
it's usually about a putt
about that length.
675
00:33:28,756 --> 00:33:30,174
[Rickie] One big question.
676
00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:32,343
Who's in charge of tee times?
677
00:33:33,302 --> 00:33:35,471
We played the last three holes
in the dark.
678
00:33:35,972 --> 00:33:38,224
They don't have the excuse,
"There's a marine layer,"
679
00:33:38,224 --> 00:33:41,102
because I saw in... the weather
680
00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:43,312
there was going to be
a marine layer coming in.
681
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,565
Yeah, when it...
682
00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:48,401
when the 18th fairway
is being lit up by the scoreboard?
683
00:33:48,401 --> 00:33:50,111
[indistinct background chatter]
684
00:33:50,111 --> 00:33:51,029
Yeah.
685
00:33:51,904 --> 00:33:53,906
[indistinct chatter]
686
00:33:56,451 --> 00:33:59,996
These players that are waiting to tee off,
they wait around all day.
687
00:33:59,996 --> 00:34:02,248
The final tee time not until 2:30.
688
00:34:02,248 --> 00:34:05,668
There's a lot to think about
when it comes to waiting to play.
689
00:34:05,668 --> 00:34:08,296
A lot of anticipation.
Rickie's had the lead all week.
690
00:34:08,296 --> 00:34:11,215
[sportscaster 1] How do you think
the last hole and the missed putt
691
00:34:11,215 --> 00:34:12,759
affects him at all, or does it?
692
00:34:12,759 --> 00:34:14,552
[sportscaster 2]
I think it does, absolutely.
693
00:34:14,552 --> 00:34:17,305
There's no doubt it left
a sour taste in his mouth.
694
00:34:20,016 --> 00:34:21,642
Pretty dark, those last few holes.
695
00:34:22,935 --> 00:34:25,438
Ridiculous. I... I was going apeshit.
696
00:34:25,438 --> 00:34:30,276
I... I hit it to, like, 20 feet
the last three holes, 16, 17, and 18.
697
00:34:30,276 --> 00:34:32,069
And like, I just said to Harry,
698
00:34:32,069 --> 00:34:34,906
"I don't really know what these things
are going to do. I can't see."
699
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,492
I had a rough idea,
but it was literally just trying to--
700
00:34:37,492 --> 00:34:39,285
I was like, "I just gotta light these up."
701
00:34:39,285 --> 00:34:41,245
- Yeah.
- Like, it was ridiculous.
702
00:34:42,330 --> 00:34:45,124
I missed one from, like,
three and a half feet on the last.
703
00:34:45,124 --> 00:34:46,459
I know, I saw it. I was...
704
00:34:46,459 --> 00:34:49,796
I was like... I was like,
"That's the light. That's all that is."
705
00:34:50,546 --> 00:34:51,380
But, anyway...
706
00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:52,465
It is what it is.
707
00:34:52,965 --> 00:34:55,009
- Go get 'em. Play well.
- See you out there.
708
00:34:55,009 --> 00:34:56,844
- Let's have some fun tonight.
- [Rory] Yeah.
709
00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:04,602
[announcer 1] We all love Rickie,
and we all love a big comeback story.
710
00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:07,188
You know, now he's trying
to come all the way back.
711
00:35:07,188 --> 00:35:08,314
This is so important.
712
00:35:08,314 --> 00:35:12,568
You don't know how many chances
you're gonna get to win a major like this.
713
00:35:12,568 --> 00:35:15,113
Can Rickie do it?
You know, that's the big question.
714
00:35:15,113 --> 00:35:17,031
[man] Yeah, Rickie, let's go!
715
00:35:17,031 --> 00:35:19,075
[announcer 2] If you're a Fowler fan,
716
00:35:19,075 --> 00:35:22,328
you have been waiting
a long time for this moment.
717
00:35:22,328 --> 00:35:23,454
[man] Go, Rickie!
718
00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,667
[Butch] It's the first hole right here.
719
00:35:27,667 --> 00:35:30,461
It's always important
to get off to a good start.
720
00:35:31,254 --> 00:35:33,214
[announcer 3] What a comeback story
this would be.
721
00:35:34,215 --> 00:35:37,301
{\an8}[Butch] The ones
that are successful and consistent
722
00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:39,554
are the ones that can let bad shots go.
723
00:35:39,554 --> 00:35:41,722
[announcer 2] It's headed down
to the right rough.
724
00:35:41,722 --> 00:35:42,807
[Butch] It's hard to win.
725
00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:47,436
For me, the first drive off the first tee,
I could see the anxiety in there.
726
00:35:47,436 --> 00:35:49,105
I could see he was anxious.
727
00:35:49,105 --> 00:35:51,732
{\an8}[announcer 3] And Fowler,
now, this is a hard putt.
728
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:56,237
{\an8}[announcer 2] Unable to save par
at the second.
729
00:35:58,865 --> 00:36:00,408
{\an8}Yeah, that's a tough one.
730
00:36:01,367 --> 00:36:02,994
{\an8}He's gotta get back on track.
731
00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:05,538
{\an8}He is plus-three in the last six holes,
732
00:36:05,538 --> 00:36:09,208
going back to that three-and-a-half-foot
miss on the 18th last night.
733
00:36:10,459 --> 00:36:11,335
[announcer 1] Oh man.
734
00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:15,131
{\an8}That is gonna be really tough
735
00:36:15,131 --> 00:36:17,508
to get anything close
to the hole from over there.
736
00:36:17,508 --> 00:36:19,552
[caddie] Time to step on the gas, okay?
737
00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:23,347
[spectators shout encouragement]
738
00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:25,099
[spectators groan]
739
00:36:27,393 --> 00:36:30,688
Yep. Trust your feels here, pal.
Just nice and committed. Good target.
740
00:36:33,107 --> 00:36:35,902
[announcer 4] Way up in the air,
riding the wind on a great line.
741
00:36:35,902 --> 00:36:38,905
[announcer 2] Oh, it is. If it lands
in the right spot, it could be good.
742
00:36:38,905 --> 00:36:40,573
Go hard. Go hard.
743
00:36:40,573 --> 00:36:41,908
Dick ball. Go!
744
00:36:43,284 --> 00:36:45,578
- [announcer 2] It didn't.
- [spectators groan]
745
00:36:45,578 --> 00:36:48,915
[announcer 2] I can't believe
it came up that far short.
746
00:36:48,915 --> 00:36:50,416
[man] Come on, Rickie!
747
00:36:50,416 --> 00:36:53,794
[Butch] He hadn't been there
in a major championship in forever.
748
00:36:53,794 --> 00:36:57,381
It's just the way things go, and you just
gotta keep putting yourself there.
749
00:36:57,381 --> 00:36:59,175
The more times you put yourself there,
750
00:36:59,175 --> 00:37:00,927
the more comfortable you feel
where you are.
751
00:37:02,011 --> 00:37:04,180
[announcer 1] What might have been
for Dustin Johnson,
752
00:37:04,180 --> 00:37:05,973
the second hole he made an eight.
753
00:37:05,973 --> 00:37:09,060
{\an8}He played that hole six-over for the week.
754
00:37:09,060 --> 00:37:11,020
{\an8}[announcer 2] He hasn't been able
to bounce back.
755
00:37:11,145 --> 00:37:12,563
{\an8}Hasn't been able to make anything.
756
00:37:13,272 --> 00:37:15,483
{\an8}[Paulina] Can you ask your dad
if I can have his bag?
757
00:37:15,483 --> 00:37:17,318
{\an8}- Why?
- Because I love it.
758
00:37:17,818 --> 00:37:19,904
{\an8}- I want it.
- You want it? You can have it.
759
00:37:19,904 --> 00:37:21,322
{\an8}A deal. Fine.
760
00:37:22,198 --> 00:37:23,449
{\an8}[Paulina and spectators groan]
761
00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:25,660
[Paulina] He needs a big hug. [chuckles]
762
00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:27,411
Like, a big hug.
763
00:37:29,163 --> 00:37:30,081
{\an8}[applause]
764
00:37:30,081 --> 00:37:32,166
{\an8}- [Paulina] Nice round, DJ!
- [man 1] DJ!
765
00:37:32,166 --> 00:37:33,751
{\an8}[man 2] DJ!
766
00:37:33,751 --> 00:37:36,337
[cheering, chattering]
767
00:37:37,588 --> 00:37:38,506
What's up?
768
00:37:38,506 --> 00:37:41,175
Obviously, wanted to play
a little bit better than I did.
769
00:37:41,175 --> 00:37:45,513
I didn't give it a full go. Maybe
a little lazy. I don't know what it was.
770
00:37:45,513 --> 00:37:48,224
- [boy] DJ, can I have your glove?
- You look so good. I love your hat.
771
00:37:48,224 --> 00:37:50,059
[Dustin] So, I'm gonna grind
a little harder
772
00:37:50,059 --> 00:37:52,103
and try to get my game back
to where it was
773
00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,730
when I was contending
for titles every single week.
774
00:37:55,773 --> 00:37:58,276
[announcer 2] There were so many fans
that were hoping
775
00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,735
that Fowler would break through
776
00:37:59,735 --> 00:38:02,947
{\an8}for that first major
and first win in four-plus years.
777
00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:06,909
{\an8}Instead, it is the guy he's played with
all day long, Wyndham Clark...
778
00:38:06,909 --> 00:38:07,827
[applause]
779
00:38:07,827 --> 00:38:09,912
...who just may emerge here as the guy.
780
00:38:11,163 --> 00:38:13,332
Two putts will close the deal.
781
00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:16,168
[shouts of encouragement]
782
00:38:20,756 --> 00:38:26,429
[announcer 2] That's pretty cozy. And now
the stage is clear for Wyndham Clark...
783
00:38:32,226 --> 00:38:36,230
who takes down
all the stars in Los Angeles
784
00:38:36,230 --> 00:38:38,607
to win the United States Open!
785
00:38:38,607 --> 00:38:40,026
[applause]
786
00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:41,902
Rick...
787
00:38:42,611 --> 00:38:43,696
Thanks, man.
788
00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:45,364
[Rickie] Congrats.
789
00:38:45,364 --> 00:38:47,408
- Thank you, man.
- Thanks for being a champ.
790
00:38:47,908 --> 00:38:53,247
{\an8}[announcer 2] And still a promising week
for Fowler and Rory McIlroy.
791
00:38:53,247 --> 00:38:55,750
Another one goes by, another close call.
792
00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:59,628
[announcer 1] McIlroy with his third
runner-up finish in a major.
793
00:38:59,628 --> 00:39:01,464
[indistinct chatter]
794
00:39:03,674 --> 00:39:05,551
[cheering and whistling]
795
00:39:05,551 --> 00:39:07,303
- [man] Yeah, Daddy.
- You wanna go over here?
796
00:39:07,803 --> 00:39:12,475
{\an8}Obviously, he wanted it to go
a different way, and everyone did for him,
797
00:39:12,475 --> 00:39:17,480
{\an8}but I... I don't think that changed anything
as to what he can do.
798
00:39:18,230 --> 00:39:20,775
I know he can figure it out.
799
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:22,860
[indistinct chatter]
800
00:39:27,531 --> 00:39:28,783
[Rickie] It was tough out there.
801
00:39:29,283 --> 00:39:30,159
It got crispy.
802
00:39:30,159 --> 00:39:31,118
[Rory] It was so...
803
00:39:31,118 --> 00:39:33,788
Putting was, like,
so hard to control the speed.
804
00:39:33,788 --> 00:39:34,705
Yeah.
805
00:39:35,414 --> 00:39:38,334
I struggled all...
like, the last few days anyway.
806
00:39:38,334 --> 00:39:40,836
- Yeah, I know.
- It seemed like they were quicker, but...
807
00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:42,630
- All good.
- See you next week.
808
00:39:42,630 --> 00:39:43,714
Yeah, sounds good.
809
00:39:46,425 --> 00:39:49,553
We're going to get one of these things
fucking sooner or later.
810
00:39:50,888 --> 00:39:51,722
Fuck.
811
00:39:52,348 --> 00:39:55,142
[man] Seeing Maya, bro...
812
00:39:55,142 --> 00:39:56,060
Yeah.
813
00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:57,770
{\an8}When you, uh, walked off that...
814
00:39:58,437 --> 00:39:59,438
{\an8}I got a tear.
815
00:40:00,940 --> 00:40:01,857
It was awesome.
816
00:40:02,608 --> 00:40:05,694
Yeah, it's like you're pissed off
and bummed and then...
817
00:40:06,654 --> 00:40:08,656
see Maya, and you're like, "Okay."
818
00:40:08,656 --> 00:40:10,991
- [Ryan chuckles] "We good."
- Yeah.
819
00:40:14,829 --> 00:40:15,663
[ball is struck]
820
00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:22,044
[Dan] For the PGA TOUR,
the U.S. Open was a dream scenario.
821
00:40:22,044 --> 00:40:25,005
It proved that their players
can still dominate major championships,
822
00:40:25,005 --> 00:40:29,635
and it put them in a strong position
as negotiations continue with LIV.
823
00:40:30,219 --> 00:40:31,053
[Maya] Dada?
824
00:40:31,554 --> 00:40:34,265
For players like Rickie Fowler,
the only thing Rickie can do
825
00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:37,935
is focus on himself and worry
about getting back in the winner's circle.
826
00:40:38,435 --> 00:40:41,188
[Allison] Wow! Whoo!
827
00:40:41,897 --> 00:40:46,193
[crowd chanting] Rickie! Rickie!
Rickie! Rickie! Rickie!
828
00:40:46,193 --> 00:40:49,196
[announcer 1] From Detroit Golf Club
in Detroit, Michigan,
829
00:40:49,196 --> 00:40:52,408
it's final-round coverage
of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
830
00:40:53,617 --> 00:40:55,453
[announcer 2] It's a clean slate
831
00:40:56,036 --> 00:41:02,543
{\an8}and a three-man playoff coming up
between Morikawa, Fowler, and Hadwin.
832
00:41:02,543 --> 00:41:03,586
[crowd chanting] Rickie!
833
00:41:03,586 --> 00:41:09,175
[announcer 3] Seems to me like this crowd
is urging Fowler to get this win.
834
00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:11,927
{\an8}[announcer 2] The first playoff hole
will be 18,
835
00:41:11,927 --> 00:41:14,513
{\an8}and if it extends
to a second playoff hole,
836
00:41:14,513 --> 00:41:15,973
{\an8}it'll be the 15th hole.
837
00:41:15,973 --> 00:41:18,225
{\an8}[spectators shouting]
838
00:41:18,225 --> 00:41:20,311
[announcer 2] Oh, they're pointing right!
Right!
839
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:21,437
[spectators shouting]
840
00:41:21,437 --> 00:41:23,606
[announcer 3] That is miles to the right.
841
00:41:23,606 --> 00:41:24,690
[spectators groan]
842
00:41:24,690 --> 00:41:27,276
- [announcer 2] That is amongst the people.
- [announcer 3] Hmm.
843
00:41:27,276 --> 00:41:28,402
[man] All right, Rick!
844
00:41:28,402 --> 00:41:31,030
[announcer 3] He's got to continue
to stay aggressive.
845
00:41:31,739 --> 00:41:34,074
[Rickie] I learned a lot
from the U.S. Open.
846
00:41:34,074 --> 00:41:37,703
It's knowing and seeing
that you don't have to be perfect.
847
00:41:37,703 --> 00:41:40,247
I feel like a lot of people,
you get in that situation,
848
00:41:40,247 --> 00:41:44,126
you feel like you... you have to do
a lot of things really, really good.
849
00:41:44,126 --> 00:41:46,670
Um, you don't.
You just have to be good enough.
850
00:41:46,670 --> 00:41:49,215
[announcer 4] Could be all sorts
of pressure on Rickie Fowler.
851
00:41:51,133 --> 00:41:54,053
- [man] Get in the hole!
- [shouts of encouragement]
852
00:41:54,053 --> 00:41:56,305
[announcer 2] This is
on a really nice line.
853
00:41:57,473 --> 00:42:00,017
- What a golf shot!
- [announcer 1] Will it get there? It will!
854
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:01,185
[cheering and applause]
855
00:42:01,185 --> 00:42:03,229
[announcer 1] What a shot from Fowler!
856
00:42:03,229 --> 00:42:06,023
[cheering and applause continue]
857
00:42:10,361 --> 00:42:13,280
[announcer 2] So, Fowler has
a putt for the win.
858
00:42:13,948 --> 00:42:15,074
Twelve feet.
859
00:42:17,868 --> 00:42:19,119
{\an8}[strikes ball]
860
00:42:19,119 --> 00:42:20,538
[shouts of encouragement]
861
00:42:20,663 --> 00:42:22,248
♪ Take me as I am... ♪
862
00:42:22,248 --> 00:42:25,334
{\an8}[announcer 2] And Rickie returns
to the winner's circle!
863
00:42:25,334 --> 00:42:27,211
{\an8}♪ Take me as I am... ♪
864
00:42:27,211 --> 00:42:29,213
{\an8}[cheering and applause]
865
00:42:30,923 --> 00:42:35,219
[announcer 2] Ten months ago,
he was number 185 in the world.
866
00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:38,973
And now... back on top.
867
00:42:38,973 --> 00:42:40,808
[cheering continues]
868
00:42:40,808 --> 00:42:42,726
[announcer 1] It's been four years,
869
00:42:42,726 --> 00:42:45,521
four months, and 29 days
870
00:42:45,521 --> 00:42:48,023
since Rickie Fowler won on the PGA TOUR.
871
00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:53,612
[Rickie] I've always wanted
to win having Maya around,
872
00:42:53,612 --> 00:42:56,824
just being able to have
the videos and pictures in that moment.
873
00:42:56,824 --> 00:42:58,158
That'll be a special one.
874
00:42:59,201 --> 00:43:02,621
And hopefully, there'll be plenty more
and ones that she'll remember.
875
00:43:02,621 --> 00:43:03,831
[cheering]
876
00:43:03,831 --> 00:43:06,208
Oh, okay. No, she doesn't want to be here.
877
00:43:06,208 --> 00:43:07,793
[indistinct chatter]
878
00:43:07,793 --> 00:43:10,713
[Allison] When I think
about everything that he did,
879
00:43:10,713 --> 00:43:15,009
it was pretty cool to see
everything actually just come together.
880
00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:19,346
I mean, there's a lot of people I have
to thank. Obviously, you know, Butch.
881
00:43:19,346 --> 00:43:22,433
Um, it's been, uh...
it's been great being back with him,
882
00:43:22,433 --> 00:43:24,268
and I know he's very excited.
883
00:43:24,268 --> 00:43:27,646
Obviously, I have to thank
my wife and little one.
884
00:43:27,646 --> 00:43:28,731
[voice breaking] Um...
885
00:43:30,399 --> 00:43:35,112
It's... it's been a... a rough road
on the... on the golf course.
886
00:43:35,738 --> 00:43:39,575
Um... But they've always been
right there with me.
887
00:43:39,575 --> 00:43:41,660
[cheering and applause]
888
00:43:43,495 --> 00:43:45,956
[Allison] I think now
it's just lighter and...
889
00:43:46,624 --> 00:43:51,086
Um, not to say that there will never be
any struggles in the future,
890
00:43:51,086 --> 00:43:56,258
but I've gotta imagine
that he's feeling like if there are,
891
00:43:57,676 --> 00:43:58,927
he can figure it out.
892
00:43:58,927 --> 00:44:01,305
[reporter] What does this win do
for the rest of your season
893
00:44:01,305 --> 00:44:02,306
in terms of your goals?
894
00:44:02,890 --> 00:44:06,101
Uh, well, this was definitely one
of the main goals this year
895
00:44:06,101 --> 00:44:07,186
was... was to win.
896
00:44:07,186 --> 00:44:10,981
Outside of that was, obviously,
to be a part of the... the Ryder Cup team,
897
00:44:10,981 --> 00:44:13,525
and that's still
what we're focusing on right now.
898
00:44:14,443 --> 00:44:15,736
- [Maya gurgles]
- [Rickie] Eh?
899
00:44:15,736 --> 00:44:18,781
[Butch] Now we gotta win more.
That's gone. That one's over with.
900
00:44:18,781 --> 00:44:22,242
Yeah, we won, hadn't won in a long time.
Happy we won. Now we gotta go further.
901
00:44:22,242 --> 00:44:25,120
We gotta keep on winning. Gotta win
some majors. He's gotta win majors.
902
00:44:25,120 --> 00:44:28,290
For him to validate his career
when it's all said and done,
903
00:44:28,290 --> 00:44:30,584
there's gotta be
some majors on that résumé.
904
00:44:30,584 --> 00:44:32,461
[Rickie] Yeah? You wanna go home?
905
00:44:33,045 --> 00:44:35,339
Just because of everything
that I've been through,
906
00:44:35,339 --> 00:44:39,843
and how long it had been, all these,
you know, last few years and all the work,
907
00:44:39,843 --> 00:44:43,639
you know, kind of get to exhale
and take a... a deep breath.
908
00:44:46,850 --> 00:44:47,976
{\an8}[crowd chanting] Joel! Joel!
909
00:44:47,976 --> 00:44:50,896
{\an8}[Amanda] Life has changed
for Joel Dahmen in a big way.
910
00:44:51,605 --> 00:44:53,399
- [man] So what's new?
- I'm more famous.
911
00:44:53,399 --> 00:44:54,566
[fan] Joel, you are the man!
912
00:44:54,566 --> 00:44:57,694
And I think that's all due
to the success of Full Swing.
913
00:44:57,694 --> 00:45:00,072
[Dan] Joel's had a major come up
in the last year,
914
00:45:00,072 --> 00:45:02,783
but that has not translated
to encore success.
915
00:45:02,783 --> 00:45:05,202
I'm playing the worst golf
of my career. It sucks.
916
00:45:05,786 --> 00:45:07,746
We are as bad as it's been in a long time.
917
00:45:07,746 --> 00:45:08,664
Fuck you!
918
00:45:08,664 --> 00:45:10,916
[caddie] I feel like there's
something going on upstairs.
919
00:45:10,916 --> 00:45:13,043
- [Joel] I'm over golf.
- [Lona] What's a new game plan?
920
00:45:13,043 --> 00:45:14,712
Because what we're doing is not working.
921
00:45:14,712 --> 00:45:16,213
[groans loudly]
922
00:45:17,214 --> 00:45:19,174
[dramatic music playing]