Live | “On the Range” Wednesday at the RBC Heritage

Live action straight from the practice range on Wednesday at the RBC Heritage 2024 featuring expert analysis, player interviews and more at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, SC.

COUNTERBALANCE AND IT’S ALL IN
AN EFFORT TO CREATE A LITTLE
MORE CLUBHEAD SPEED.
IT WORKS.
I MEAN, HE’S DONE SUCH A GOOD
JOB WITH THE FACT THAT HE’S
CREATING MORE CLUBHEAD SPEED,
BALL SPEED.
YOU GO BACK TO BOSTON, THE
COUNTRY CLUB WHEN HE WON, HE WAS
HITTING SOME MASSIVE DRIVES.
>> I THINK IT CAUGHT A LOT OF
PEOPLE OFF GUARD HOW FAR HE WAS
HITTING WHEN HE WON IN BOSTON.
EVERYONE THOUGHT OF FITZPATRICK
AS A SHORT HITTER, OR AVERAGE
HITTER.
HE WAS HITTING IT THE LONGEST IN
THE FIELD.
>> YOU CAN SEE HOW QUICKLY HE
SETS INTO THAT RIGHT SIDE.
THEN YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT HAND.
USUAL SEE WHEN YOU SEE A PLAYER
LIKE THAT, THEY’RE GOING TO MOVE
THE BALL LEFT TO RIGHT.
ALALL THEY WANT TO DO IS TRY TO
STABILIZE IMPACT.
>> MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE
OF THE HEAD COVER THAT
FITZPATRICK HAS IN HIS BAG.
A REPLICA OF THE LIGHTHOUSE HERE
IN HILTON HEAD.
PERHAPS HIS PLAYING PARTNER
BEHIND HIM IS SAYING, OH, THAT’S
HOW YOU DO IT, ALL RIGHT.
>> HE LIKES TO STICK THE FINISH.
>> YEP.
>> WE SEE THESE GUYS WARMING UP
IN THE MORNING.
I MEAN, IT’S REALLY AMAZING JUST
HOW SOLID THEY HIT THE GOLF
BALL, PRETTY MUCH ON EVERY
STRIKE.
>> RAPID FIRE HERE.
FROM OUR DEFENDING CHAMPION TO
ONE OF THE FAVORITES THIS WEEK,
COLIN SWATTON IS STANDING BY
WITH MAX HOMA.
>> WELL, I’M ON THE RANGE HERE
WITH MAX HOMA COMING OFF A T-3
AT THE MASTERS, JUST A COUPLE
HOURS DRIVE UP THE STREET.
WHAT CAN YOU TAKE OUT OF LAST
WEEK AND PARLAY INTO THIS WEEK?
>> A LOT OF THE 3 WOODS I HIT
OFF THE TEE, THE LOW ONES, THE
LOW DRIVERS, MY FAIRWAY FINDER
TYPE GOLF SHOTS I HIT A FEW
TIMES.
LAST WEEK, EACH DAY, KIND OF
LEANING INTO THAT GOING INTO A
VERY NARROW GOLF COURSE.
>> OBVIOUSLY YOU GOT UP THIS
MORNING AND PLAYED THE PRO-AM,
GOT A BITE TO EAT.
CAME OUT, JUST DIALING SOME OF
THOSE WEDGES IN.
THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
THOSE THIS WEEK.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK YOU NEED
TO DO WHILE AROUND THIS GOLF
COURSE TO BE COMPETITIVE?
>> YEAH, IT OBVIOUSLY STARTS
WITH TEE BALLS OUT HERE.
SECOND SHOTS FROM THE FAIRWAY
AREN’T TOO DEMANDING.
THEY’RE SMALL, BUT IT’S NOT
OVERLY LONG.
IF YOU GET IT UP IN THE FAIRWAY,
YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE SHORT
IRONS, I FEEL LIKE I’VE BEEN
LAZY THE LAST FEW DAYS, A LITTLE
TIRED.
I WANT TO GET SOME WORK IN.
IT’S A PRETTY DEMANDING GOLF
COURSE, OVERALL.
YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO NEED
TO MAKE SOME BIRDIES.
I THINK YOU DO THAT STARTING ON
THE TEE, KEEPING IT BETWEEN THE
TREE LINE AND GIVING YOURSELF
SOME LOOKS.
SO, YEAH, WE DID A LOT OF GOOD
WORK THIS MORNING ON THE GOLF
COURSE.
SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF COMING
OVER TO WHACK A FEW AND JUST DO
OUR DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE WE GET
READY FOR TOMORROW.
>> AS ALWAYS, MAX, WE APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AND HONESTY.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> GOING OVER TO WHACK A FEW.
I LIKE IT.
GET YOUR PHONES OUT, GET YOUR
PENCILS READY.
WILL GRAY IS WITH US NEXT TO
ANALYZE THE PICKS AND ODDS FROM
THE RBC HERITAGE.
>>> TIME FOR GOING FOR THE
GREEN, PRESENTED BY DRAFTKINGS
SPORTSBOOK.
LET’S WELCOME IN GOLF BET LEAD,
WILL GRAY.
ENVIOUS OF YOUR OFFICE THIS
WEEK.
IT IS PERFECT OUT THERE.
>> IT IS A PRETTY GOOD SPOT TO
HANG OUT THIS WEEK, FOR SURE,
NED.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
LET’S TALK SOME BETS.
>> I LIKE TO WIN.
NOBODY LIKES TO LOSE.
YOU’RE THE MAN WHO HAS ALL THE
INFORMATION.
LET’S START WITH WHO IS GOING TO
WIN.
THIS IS AN EASY PICK.
WHO IS WINNING THIS WEEK?
>> NO PRESSURE, JUST TELL ME WHO
IS GOING TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LISTEN, I REALLY LIKE COLLIN
MORIKAWA AT PLUS 1800 THIS WEEK
AT DRAFTKINGS SPORTS BOOK.
LET ME TELL YOU WHY.
THIS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN
KIND OF HIDE IF YOU’RE NOT THE
BEST PUTTER ON THE PGA TOUR.
THIS IS A BALL-STRIKERS COURSE.
EACH OF THE LAST NINE WINNERS AT
HARBOUR TOWN HAVE BEEN INSIDE
THE TOP 11 TEE TO GREEN, FIVE
INSIDE THE TOP THREE.
COLLIN MORIKAWA ONE OF THE BEST
BALL STRIKERS ON THE PGA TOUR.
IN 2024, HE WAS FOURTH TEE TO
GREEN LAST SEASON, 38th LAST
WEEK.
I THINK HE FOUND SOMETHING AT
THE MASTERS.
THE T-3 FINISH PROBABLY GOT HIM
GOING.
I THINK THIS IS A SITUATION
WHERE, WHAT WOULD HIS PRICE BE
IF SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WASN’T IN
THE FIELD?
I THINK THERE’S VALUE IN A
NUMBER ON A GUY WHO SHOULD
REALLY FIT THE COURSE WELL.
>> I CAN GET ON BOARD.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU, WHY NO
PATRICK CANTLAY?
HIS RECORD AROUND HERE IS
STERLING.
HE’S GOT A SECOND AND A THIRD IN
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO WHY NOT PATRICK CANTLAY?
>> MAYBE THE WOUNDS HAVEN’T
HEALED BECAUSE I DID HAVE
PATRICK CANTLAY AT RIVIERA AND
HE COULDN’T GET IT DONE ON
SUNDAY.
IF WE’RE LOOKING AT MARKETS AND
HOW ODDSMAKERS PRICE IN THE
INFORMATION, PATRICK CANTLAY’S
RUN AT HARBOUR TOWN IS PRICED
INTO HIS OUTRIGHT NUMBER.
I DON’T THINK THE ODDSMAKERS
HAVE CAUGHT UP TO COLLIN
MORIKAWA AND HIS RECENT RUN LAST
WEEK.
I THINK THAT’S WHY THERE COULD
BE A LITTLE MORE VALUE IN
MORIKAWA THAN CANTLAY.
>> THAT’S WHY YOU LISTEN TO WILL
GRAY, THE NUANCES OF WHAT WE’RE
DOING HERE.
I DON’T LIKE TO SPEND A LOT OF
MONEY.
I’M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE GOOD
VALUE, BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE AT
THE GROCERY STORE.
GIVE ME A VALUE PICK.
>> THE LONG SHOT MARKET, YOU CAN
DO WORSE THAN J.T. POSTON, PLUS
5500 AT DRAFTKINGS SPORTS BOOK.
A N NORTH CAROLINA GUY PLAYING
SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND HE HAS GONE RED HOT AT
HARBOUR TOWN ON THE WEEKEND.
HE’S MADE THE CUT THREE TIMES,
FINISHED INSIDE THE TOP EIGHT.
HIS SCORING AVERAGE ON THE
WEEKEND IS 66.
LAST TIME I CHECKED THERE’S NO
CUT THIS WEEK.
HE’S GOING TO BE AROUND ALL FOUR
ROUNDS.
THIS IS A PLACE WHERE J.T.
POSTON TENDS TO GET BETTER AS
THE WEEK CONTINUES.
HE’S COOLED A LITTLE SINCE THE
STRONG START TO THE SEASON.
I THINK COMING OFF A SOLID WEEK
AT THE MASTERS, THIS COULD BE A
PLACE WHERE HE COULD GO LOW.
I THINK IF HE’S IN THE MIX
THROUGH 36 HOLES, MAYBE SOMEONE
TO LOOK AT FOR A LIVE PLAY OR IN
THE OUTRIGHT MARKET PERSPECTIVE.
>> HE ALWAYS CLOSES WELL ON
SUNDAY.
NOW HEAD-TO-HEAD, AND I HEAR
YOU’VE HAD A VERY INTERESTING
SELECTION.
LAY IT ON ME.
>> I’M GOING TO TRY TO GET
THROUGH THIS WITHOUT GETTING
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, BUT I’M
GOING TO FADE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER.
I THINK THE ODDSMAKERS ARE
GETTING A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE.
HE’S AT PLUS 6500, 65-1 TO WIN
THE GRAND SLAM THIS YEAR, WHERE
THINGS ARE WITH THE STATE OF
SCHEFFLER.
BUT YOU CAN GET XANDER
SCHAUFFELE AT PLUS 160 IN A
HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUP WITH
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER.
I THINK XANDER THIS WEEK, I
THINK HE’S ONE OF THE BEST IN
THE FIELD.
HE’S SECOND TEE TO GREEN.
WE’VE TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT’S
IMPORTANT HERE.
HE’S COMING OFF AN EIGHTH PLACE
FINISH AT THE MASTERS.
I’M NOT BULLISH ON HIM WINNING,
BUT I PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE FACT
THAT HE COULD FINISH T-6, T-7,
AND THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO BEAT
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER AT A JUICY
PRICE.
YOU’VE GOT TO GO BACK TO 2006
AND TIGER WOODS, THE LAST TIME A
PLAYER WON A MAJOR, TEED IT UP
AND WON THAT WEEK.
WE’RE ASKING A LOT OF SCHEFFLER,
GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING
ON.
HE’S GOT BABY MATCH WITH
MEREDITH BACK HOME.
I THINK THERE’S VALUE TO BE HAD
IN BEING STRATEGIC IN HOW YOU
FADE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER THIS
WEEK.
>> WILL GRAY SAID IT, NOT ME,
FOLKS.
HE’S SHORTING SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER.
HE’S FADING THE NUMBER ONE
PLAYER IN THE WORLD.
HE MAY BE RIGHT.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
LET’S HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
GIVE ME A COUPLE OF BETS WE
MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPRINKLE A
LITTLE SOMETHING ON.
>> HOW MUCH ARE WE BUYING INTO
MOMENTUM, NED?
I LIKE WHAT I SAW FROM TOM KIM
ATAT THE MASTERS, A FINAL ROUND
66.
THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT THE FACT
THAT IT’S BEEN A STRUGGLE IN
2024 FOR TOM KIM.
HE’S NOT BEEN AS GOOD AS HE’S
BEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
HE MIGHT HAVE TURNED IT AROUND
IN A BIG WAY ON SUNDAY AT
AUGUSTA NATIONAL.
YOU CAN GET HIS ROUND ONE
69 1/2, AND I THINK HE’S GOING
TO BE ABLE TO PARLAY HIS SUCCESS
ON SUNDAY AT AUGUSTA INTO A
REALLY STRONG START HERE AT
HARBOUR TOWN.
I’M NOT SURE THAT I’M BUYING
INTO HIM FOR A 72-HOLE SITUATION
BECAUSE HE’S STILL SOMEWHAT
VOLATILE IN THE SCORING.
REMEMBER, IT’S A PAR 71, YOU’VE
GOT THREE PAR 3s.
YOU’VE ONLY GOT TO GO 2 UNDER TO
CASH THE 69 1/2 FOR TOM KIM.
I THINK THAT’S A GOOD RETURN.
>> I AM ALL OVER THIS.
HE’S ALSO RECONNECTED WITH HIS
ORIGINAL SWING COACH, SO A
LITTLE BIT BETTER ORGANIZED FOR
TOM KIM’S GAME.
WILL, THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR
TIME.
ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE, GOOD SIR.
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, NED.
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>>> THE REIGNING CHAMPION GOLFER
OF THE YEAR, BRIAN HARMAN
GETTING LOOSE ON THE RANGE,
PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS
PREPARATION.
IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
THAT A SCRAWNY, BUT SCRAPPY
LEFTY, THE NUMBER ONE JUNIOR IN
THE COUNTRY, TEED IT UP ON DEBUT
HERE ON THE PGA TOUR.
>> THIS IS BRIAN HARMAN.
17 YEARS OLD.
>> I’M 37, SO IT WILL BE MORE
THAN HALF MY LIFE THAT I’VE
SPENT PLAYING ON TOUR.
IT’S PRETTY COOL.
I WAS ONLY 17.
I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THAT
CHANCE.
GOSH, I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED.
I CRACKED MY DRIVER THE WEEK
BEFORE AND I DROVE IT HORRIBLE
THAT WEEK.
SO I ENDED UP FINISHING LAST OR
NEXT TO LAST OR SOMETHING.
BUT IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
IT JUST SOLIDIFIED THAT IT WAS
WHAT I WANTED TO DO, FOR SURE.
I ALWAYS ENJOYED GOING BACK.
IT’S A GREAT COURSE.
YOU GET AUGUSTA, IT’S LONG AND
IT’S VERY DIFFICULT.
YOU HAVE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE
AT HARBOUR TOWN, THE SHOT SHAPE.
I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE DON’T LOSE THAT SIDE OF
THE GAME.
>> PLAYING ALONGSIDE STEVE
ELKINGTON.
>> TALK ABOUT INTIMIDATING.
>> I HAD A CHAT WITH HIS
LONG-TIME INSTRUCTOR, JUSTIN
PARSONS, JUST ASKING HIM WHAT
THEY’RE WORKING ON.
HE SAID WITH HIM, IT’S A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT THE POSTURE, IT’S
MORE PELVIVIC TILT.
HE FEELS LIKE HE CAN TURN A
WHOLE LOT EASIER.
SO NOTHING TOO MAJOR.
THIS IS ANOTHER GOLF SWING.
THERE’S NOT MUCH THAT CAN GO
WRONG WITH THAT.
>> YOU PROBABLY LOOK AT BRIAN,
AND YOU SEE THE HANDS ARE MORE
ACTIVE THAN A LOT OF PLAYERS.
CREATES A LOT OF CLUBHEAD SPEED,
THAT’S HOW HE GETS BALL SPEED,
CLUBHEAD SPEED.
YOU CAN WATCH THE LEFT HAND, THE
TRAIL ARM, SEE HOW QUICK IT
OPENS UP?
A LOT OF GUYS TRY TO KEEP A
LITTLE MORE SQUARE TO THE
TARGET.
BUT BRIAN DOES A NICE JOB WITH
KEEPING EVERYTHING IN SYNC.
>> TWO PLAYERS IN THE FIELD THIS
WEEK, PLAYED IN THAT 2004
EDITION, JUSTIN ROSE, WHO
FINISHED IN A TIE FOR SEVENTH,
AND LUCAS GLOVER AS WELL.
>> PRETTY SWEET.
AND SO WILL THE COVERAGE BE FOR
THE RBC HERITAGE.
THURSDAY’S COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR
LIVE, FIRST ROUND, 8:15 A.M.
EASTERN TIME.
AND YOU CAN SLIDE OVER TO THE
GOLF CHANNEL AT 2:00 P.M.
EASTERN TIME FOR ALL THE SIGHTS
AND SOUNDS FROM HILTON HEAD.
ONE OF THE PLAYERS WHO IS GOING
TO BE MAKING SOME NOISE, BILLY,
WE’VE BEEN KIND OF LOOKING AT
HIM OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR
EYE ALL WEEK.
HE’S STANDING BY WITH COLIN
SWATTON.
>> I’M ON THE CHANGE WITH LUDVIG
ABERG.
FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST
TIME AT THE MASTERS.
YOU FINISHED T-2.
GIVEN THE FACT OF WHERE YOU WERE
JUST 12 MONTHS AGO AND YOUR
METEORIC RISE TO NUMBER SEVEN IN
THE WORLD, DO YOU HAVE TO STOP
AND PINCH YOURSELF FOR A MOMENT?
>> I THINK I DO, ACTUALLY.
YEAH, FUNNY ENOUGH, WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT IT WALKING DOWN
THE LAST COUPLE OF HOLES ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WE WERE PLAYING AUGUSTA AND
TALKING ABOUT ALL THE ICONIC
SHOTS THAT’S BEEN HIT AND KIND
OF HOW THE ICONIC LONG SHADOWS
ARE GOING OVER AUGUSTA NATIONAL
WHEN YOU PLAY LATE ON A SUNDAY.
SO, I MEAN, ALL OF THESE THINGS
THAT I’M DOING, THEY’RE THINGS
THAT I’VE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR
SUCH A LONG TIME.
I FEEL VERY PRIVILEGED TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> IT WAS INTERESTING, I WAS
WATCHING THE TELECAST AT HOME
AND YOU LOOKED INCREDIBLY
COMFORTABLE.
YOU’VE GOT A GREAT MAN ON THE
BAG THERE.
THE SHOW IS CALLED "ON THE
RANGE," AND WE HAPPENED TO GET
PRETTY GOOD FOOTAGE OF YOU AND
JOE ON THE RANGE.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE YOU WERE
TRYING TO HIT PARTICULAR SHOTS
THAT YOU MAY FACE ON THE GOLF
COURSE.
TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT YOU WERE DOING WITH JOE AND
HOW IT’S GOING TO HELP YOU THIS
WEEK.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK PLAYING DIFFERENT GAMES
ON THE RANGE IS MY FAVORITE,
BECAUSE IT’S SO EASY TO GET
STUCK IN HITTING 7 IRONS AND
TRYING TO HIT THE PERFECT
FLIGHT, WHICH IS NOT REALLY HOW
YOU PLAY GOLF.
WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS SIMULATE
HOW IS GOLF COURSE IS GOING TO
GET PLAYED.
ONCE IT GETS WINDY AT HILTON
HEAD, THE TRAJECTORY AND SPIN
RATES ARE IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE IF YOU GO ABOVE THE TREE
LINE, THE WIND MIGHT HIT IT.
IF YOU GO UNDER, IT’S GOING TO
GO THROUGH EASIER.
SO WE TRY TO HIT THE DIFFERENT
SHOTS, HIT DIFFERENT
TRAJECTORIES WITH DIFFERENT
CLUBS.
IT’S A PETE DYE GOLF COURSE, A
FUN GOLF COURSE, BUT YOU’VE GOT
TO WORK THE ANGLES AND MAKE SURE
THAT YOU COME IN FROM THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE FAIRWAYS AND GREENS.
>> YOU MENTIONED WALKING AROUND
AUGUSTA NATIONAL, TALKING ABOUT
THOSE ICONIC SHOTS THAT HAVE
BEEN HIT OVER THE MANY YEARS,
FOR ALL OF OUR VIEWERS, THEY’RE
GOING TO BE WAITING UNTIL YOU
CAN ADD TO THOSE ICONIC SHOTS IN
THE NEAR FUTURE.
BIG FUTURE AHEAD.
CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT IS ONE COOL CUSTOMER
RIGHT THERE.
TOMMY FLEETWOOD, MAX HOMA,
10:50.
THEY GO OUT TOGETHER.
FLEETWOOD COMING OFF A NICE
FINISH AT THE MASTERS.
HIS GAME HAS BEEN CLOSE.
HE’S BEEN CLOSE SO MANY TIMES,
FIVE TIMES A RUNNER-UP ON THE
PGA TOUR TOUR, BUT HAS YET TO
VISIT VICTORY LANE.
>> ABERG, THAT’S REFRESHING THAT
SWING TECHNIQUE, MECHANICS.
HE’S GOT HIS OWN LITTLE DEAL.
JUST PLAYS THE GAME ON THE
RANGE.
DOESN’T GET TRAPPED.
>> I’M MORE IMPRESSED EVERY
INTERVIEW I SEE WITH ABERG.
IT’S AN OLD HEAD ON A YOUNG
BODY.
EVERYTHING HE SAYS IS CORRECT.
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING
HIM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
>> THIS GUY DOES A LOT OF THINGS
CORRECT.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT
EARLIER, THAT HE COVERS THE BALL
AS WELL AS ANYBODY IN THE GAME,
THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
>> TRACING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED
BY TRACKMAN.
IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
EACH ONE OF THE PLAYERS USES THE
TRACKMAN DIFFERENTLY.
SOME USE IT LIKE SCOTTIE
SCHEFFLER JUST FOR YARDAGE, AND
THEN OTHER GUYS LIKE TO DIVE
DEEP INTO ATTACK ANGLE AND
LAUNCH AND ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT — YOU CAN GET DOWN
THE RABBIT HOLE TOO DEEP.
>> VERY, VERY EASILY.
>> A VETERAN IN TOMMY FLEETWOOD.
WE’VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF
FIRST-TIME WINNERS ON THE PGA
TOUR THIS SEASON.
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MEN WHO
REALLY BURST ONTO THE SCENE IN
MEXICO, JAKE KNAPP, STANDING BY.
>> I’M ON THE RANGE WITH JAKE
KNAPP.
YOU CHALKED UP YOUR FIRST WIN AT
THE MEXICO OPEN AT VIDANTA.
COMING INTO THIS WEEK, CAN YOU
GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY
FOR OUR VIEWERS AT HOME ON WHO
EXACTLY IS JAKE KNAPP?
WE’VE HEARD THESE STORIES THAT
YOU CHANNELLED YOUR INNER
PATRICK SWAYZE, ROAD HOUSE.
WERE YOU REALLY A BOUNCER?
>> YEAH, I WORKED AS A BOUNCER
FOR EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS OR SO.
LOST MY STATUS ON KORN FERRY
AFTER THE DOUBLE WRAP-AROUND
KORN FERRY SEASON.
I JUST REALIZED IN THE
OFF-SEASON YOU’RE NOT GOING TO
MAKE ANY MONEY IF YOU’RE NOT
PLAYING.
I WANTED TO SAVE MONEY AND BE IN
A BETTER FINANCIAL SITUATION
GOING INTO CANADA THAT SUMMER.
GOT A JOB WORKING AS A BOUNCER
FROM OCTOBER TO MAY.
THEN STARTED PLAYING SOME PRETTY
GOOD GOLF.
HAVEN’T HAD TO GO BACK.
>> YOU’VE DONE SOMETHING WELL.
IT’S YOUR FIRST TRIP TO THE PETE
DYE, RBC HERITAGE.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO WELL ON
THIS GOLF COURSE IN ORDER TO BE
IN THE MIX COME SUNDAY?
>> YEAH, IT’S KIND OF A POSITION
GOLF COURSE, SO MAKE SURE YOU
PICK YOUR SPOTS OFF THE TEE.
I MEAN, IT’S NOT A LOT OF
DRIVERS.
IT’S JUST MORE YOU NEED TO FIND
THE FAIRWAYS, AND A LOT OF
OVERHANGING TREES.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHAPE
THOSE SECOND SHOTS.
IF YOU DRIVE IT WELL, YOU’RE
GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF BIRDIE
OPPORTUNITIES.
OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING WELL.
I WOULD SAY FOR THE MOST PART
FOR ME, DRIVING IT STRAIGHT AND
GIVING MYSELF A LOT OF GOOD
LOOKS.
>> IT’S LATE IN THE DAY.
WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR
YOUR TIME.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> THE LINE IS SO THIN FROM
BEING A BOUNCER TO A WINNER ON
THE PGA TOUR.
COLLIN MORIKAWA, A SIX-TIME
WINNER.
HE’LL BE WITH US NEXT.
>>> 1969.
HARBOUR TOWN GOLF LINKS OPENED
AND IT WAS JACK NICKLAUS, A
YOUNG 27-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAD BEEN
ASKED TO DESIGN THE COURSE.
HE SAID, I NEED A LITTLE HELP.
HE ENGAGED PETE DYE.
PETE DYE, THIS GOLF COURSE MADE
HIS CAREER.
THE GOLF COURSE OPENED JUST IN
TIME FOR THE FIRST PGA TOUR
EVENT AT THANKSGIVING.
IT WAS ARNOLD PALMER, THE WINNER
THAT YEAR.
THE ONLY PLAYER UNDER PAR.
>> REALLY GOOD WEEK FOR COLLIN
LAST WEEK.
PLAYED WELL.
SEEMS TO HAVE THE SWING BACK ON
TRACK.
WHEN I WATCH THESE GUYS HIT
WEDGES, YOU’LL SEE IT RIGHT
THERE, THAT LITTLE TOOL THAT HE
HAS TO CLEAN THE GROOVES OUT.
YOU SEE THE TRACKMAN, YOU SEE
THE PHONE, ALL THAT.
I MEAN, IF YOU’RE GOING TO GET
ACCURATE DATA TO USE, YOU BETTER
HAVE CLEAN GROOVES.
OTHERWISE YOU’RE GOING TO GET
THAT SPINNER ONE TIME, THEN YOU
GET THE MAXIMUM SPIN.
SO YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPINNER
AND THE SPITTER.
>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT
THIS MORNING, ACTUALLY.
FUNNY THAT YOU MENTIONED IT.
WHAT IF I GO TO THE LOCAL RANGE
AND THEY’VE GOT THE OLD FLOATER
BALLS, THE OLD TOP FLIGHTS THAT
ARE A COUPLE OF GENERATIONS IN
THE BUCKET.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND
HOW FAR I’M HITTING THE BALL
COMPARED TO IF I’M PLAYING A PRO
V OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE
LINES?
>> YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET
ACCURATE FEEDBACK BECAUSE ONE OF
THOSE BALLS IS GOING TO FLY
NICELY AND ONE IS GOING TO
S-BAND IN THE SKY.
IT’S VERY DIFFICULT IF YOU’RE AT
YOUR LOCAL MUNI AND YOU’RE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAR
YOU’RE HITTING THINGS.
MAYBE YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WELL
ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN PUT A COUPLE
OF GOOD BALLS DOWN AND SOMEONE
CAN RETRIEVE THEM.
>> JUST COUNT ON THE GOOD ONES.
IF THE ONE YOU THINK YOU HIT
SOLID FLIES RIGHT, THAT’S THE
ONE YOU TAKE T THE DATA OFF.
>> GOING BACK TO WHAT WILL GRAY
WAS TALKING ABOUT, DRIVING THE
GOLF BALL, AND PUTTING THE BALL
IN THE PROPER PLACE, COLLIN IS
CERTAINLY DOING THAT.
I THOUGHT HE HIT MORE SOLID TEE
SHOTS LAST WEEK THAN I HAD SEEN
HIM HIT IN A FOUR-ROUND
TOURNAMENT.
HE’S DONE THAT ALL YEAR.
I JUST THOUGHT FROM START TO
FINISH, BUT ALSO THE BIG
ADJUSTMENT HE MADE, FINISHED THE
OPENING ROUND ON THURSDAY ON
FRIDAY MORNING, MADE THE CHANGE
WITH THE PUTTER.
>> HE’S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
GUYS THAT HE NEEDS TO SEE THE
BALL FALLING TO THE RIGHT FOR
HIM TO PLAY WELL.
HE NEEDS HIS GOOD STRIKES TO
FALL TO THE RIGHT.
WE’VE SEEN SO MANY GUYS GET IN
TROUBLE SEARCHING FOR A LITTLE
BIT OF DISTANCE.
MARTIN KAYMER JUMPS TO MIND,
TRYING TO TURN IT OVER.
LUKE DONALD DID IT FOR A LITTLE
WHILE.
COLLIN MORIKAWA WENT DOWN THAT
RABBIT HOLE, TRYING TO HIT IT
FURTHER.
NOW HE’S BACK HITTING THE FADE.
THAT’S WHEN HE PLAYS HIS BEST.
>> THAT’S HIS COMFORT ZONE.
YOU GET A LOT OF THESE GUYS OUT
HERE, I MEAN, THEIR CARS DON’T
EVEN TURN LEFT.
>> BILLY, JUST TO GIVE SOME MATH
TO YOUR POINT, NEARLY 78%
FAIRWAYS HIT.
THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS OVER THE LAST
FEW ROUNDS FOR COLLIN MORIKAWA.
>> BUT EVEN THESE SHOTS, AND,
BRENDAN, YOU’LL GET INTO THIS,
94 YARDS, 74 YARDS, WHATEVER
DISTANCE HE’S TRYING TO HIT, YOU
CAN SEE THAT THERE’S STILL THE
FULL BODY ROTATION WITH THE
UPPER BODY.
I MEAN, YOU START LOOKING AT THE
WAY THE PLAYERS CONSISTENTLY
TURN THROUGH THE SHOT WITH THE
CHEST, THE ARMS, EVERYTHING KIND
OF MATCHING UP, WHETHER THEY
WANT TO IMPART MORE SPIN, TAKE A
LITTLE SPIN OFF.
IT’S ALL IN THE CONTROL OF THE
BODY.
YOU ARE TRYING TO SOFTEN THE
ARMS, SOFTEN THE HANDS.
>> AND I THINK YOU SEE THAT WITH
YOUR BEST WEDGE PLAYERS, THE
GUYS THAT MOVE THEIR BODY.
YES, THAT’S HOW THEY CONTROL THE
SPEED AND THE SPIN.
BUT THERE’S STILL THAT FULL BODY
ROTATION.
>> WATCH THE CENTER OF HIS
CHEST.
SEE?
EVEN WHEN HE’S TRYING TO TAKE
ONE DOWNSTAIRS, EVERYTHING
CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE
SHOT.
>> WORTH NOTING, A LOT OF WEDGES
BEING PRACTICED HERE.
MORIKAWA AND THIS MAN, XANDER
SCHAUFFELE, THE 30-YEAR-OLD,
THIRD RANKED PLAYER IN THE
WORLD.
>> THEIR TRACKMAN.
EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO DIAL IN
THE DATA AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
AND EARLIER COLIN SWATTON CAUGHT
UP WITH THE BRAINS BEHIND THE
OPERATION AT TRACKMAN.
>> WELL, I’M HERE WITH WHAT WE
WOULD REFER TO AS POTENTIALLY
THE BRAINS BEHIND THE OPERATION.
WE SEE THESE ORANGE BOXES OUT ON
THE PGA TOUR FROM WEEK TO WEEK.
I’M HERE WITH LANCE VINCENT.
HE IS ACTUALLY THE DIRECTOR OF
THE ELITE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT,
AND ALSO HARRISON SHEA, A TOUR
MANAGER OUT HERE THAT WORKS,
OBVIOUSLY, WITH ALL THE PLAYERS
ON THE PGA TOUR.
LET’S TALK XANDER SCHAUFFELE IN
PARTICULAR.
SEVEN OUT OF TEN GUYS AT THE
CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST YEAR WERE
USING A PRODUCT ATTACHED TO THE
TRACKMAN, PERFORMANCE CENTER.
D
CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT HOW
XANDER HAS DEPLOYED THE CENTER
AND WHAT IT’S DONE FOR HIS GOLF
GAME?
>> WE GET A LOT OF PLAYERS ON
TOUR, THEY SEE THE TRACKMAN
SITTING THERE AND IT’S VERY
ANALYTICAL, THEY’RE DIVING INTO
ALL OF THESE NUMBERS.
BUT IN FACT, A LOT OF TIMES
THEY’RE JUST USING IT TO WORK ON
HITTING SPECIFIC SHOTS, GAINING
THOSE DISTANCES, TAKING THAT
INTO WHAT WE DO NOW, WHICH IS
OUR PERFORMANCE CENTER, STROKES
GAINED THAT THEY CAN COMPARE TO,
EVEN MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY
SEE ON THE COURSE.
SO I THINK HAVING THAT PRACTICE,
THAT’S MORE DIFFICULT THAN WHAT
YOU SEE.
HAVE YOUR PRACTICE BE HARDER
THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THE GOLF
COURSE.
SO THEY’RE SPINNING OUT
DISTANCES, WORKING ON CERTAIN
SHOT SHAPES, THEY’RE ENGAGING
THEIR CADDIE.
WHEN THEY GET ON THE GOLF
COURSE, THEY’VE ALREADY HIT
THESE SHOTS AND THEY’RE NOT JUST
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS.
>> WE TALK ABOUT IT EVERY WEEK
ON THE PGA TOUR, THE
PLAYER/CADDIE CONVERSATION, THE
BACK AND FORTH THEY HAVE.
AS AN EX-CADDIE, OBVIOUSLY
WORKING WITH JASON DAY FOR SO
MANY YEARS, THE CONVERSATION NOW
IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ON
THE RANGE.
THEY CAN DIAL IN, THEY PROBABLY
WON’T NORMALIZE THE NUMBERS ON A
DAY LIKE TODAY, SO THEY CAN
REALLY START TO MANAGE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS A LOT BETTER.
>> THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT.
I THINK ONE OF THE HARDEST
THINGS, AND YOU KNOW THIS WELL,
GETTING THE REPS OF THE
CONVERSATION OF WHAT HAPPENS ON
THE GOLF COURSE, YOU DON’T WANT
THOSE ROUNDS TO BE LIVE AND
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION THE
FIRST TIME ON THE 72nd HOLE.
SO WE GET TO DO ACTUAL BALL
FLIGHT ON THE DRIVING RANGE.
WE HAVE A LITTLE CROSS WIND
HERE.
LET’S TALK THROUGH, IS THIS A
CHIPPY 7 IRON TO THE BACK LEFT
PIN, OR DO WE TRY AND TURN THIS
OVER AND GO WITH A FULL 8 IRON.
THEY GET REPS ON THAT.
THEY’RE PLAYING THE WINDS AND
GOING THROUGH THE DIALOGUE,
WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT, TO
WHERE THEY GET UNDER THE GUN,
THEY’VE ALREADY PLAYED IT OUT.
A LOT LESS PRESSURE OVER HERE,
BUT THEY KNOW WHAT THE SHOT
FEELS LIKE.
THEY KNOW THE WORD, THE KEY THAT
WORKED FOR THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
THEN THEY’RE GOING OUT AND
PUTTING IT INTO PLAY.
>> THIS IS DIRECTED AT YOU,
HARRISON, WE KNOW AND REFER TO
XANDER SCHAUFFELE AS WHAT WE
CALL SNEAKY LONG THE THE RANGE.
HE HAS GAINED A LOT OF DISTANCE
OFF THE TEE.
HOW IS HE USING TRACKMAN TO BE
ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAR HE’S
HITTING IT WITH REGARDS TO NOT
JUST CARRY NUMBERS, BUT
OBVIOUSLY NUMBERS WITH ANGLE OF
ATTACK, LAUNCH, SPIN, THINGS
LIKE THAT?
>> XANDER CAME OFF OF THE
OFF-SEASON WITH A LITTLE MUSCLE
ON HIM.
HE DID A GREAT JOB ADDING SIZE
AND SPEED TO HIT IT FURTHER.
LAST YEAR HIS BALL SPEED WOULD
TOP OUT AT 179.
HE MIGHT TOUCH 180 IF IT WAS
REALLY HOT IN THE SUMMER.
THIS YEAR, THE FIRST COUPLE
SWINGS OF THE DAY ON MONDAY,
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, HE’S AT 185.
SO HE’S REALLY NEEDED TO USE
TRACKMAN DAY IN AND OUT TO
CALIBRATE DISTANCES, SEND IT
FURTHER, AND OBVIOUSLY WITH
ADRENALINE COMING DOWN THE
STRETCH.
MIGHT GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON
THE WEEKEND.
BUT JUST USING IT TO REALLY
RE-CALIBRATE STOCKY YARDAGES.
IT’S BEEN HELPFUL.
>> I KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO SPEND
A LOT OF TIME WITH THE GUYS ON
THE RANGE.
WE’RE THANKFUL FOR THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRACKMAN
AND THE PGA TOUR, EVERYTHING YOU
GUYS DO, WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> NOW, THAT WAS INTRIGUING ON
SO MANY LEVELS.
LET’S START WITH PUTS ON MUSCLE,
PICKS UP BALL SPEED.
NOW WE’RE RECALIBRATING.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE THIRD
RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLD
TRYING TO RECALIBRATE HOW FAR HE
HITS HIS IRONS.
>> IT’S NOT EASY TO DO.
YOU’RE SO USED TO HITTING A 7
IRON AND YOU COME OUT OF AN
OFF-SEASON AND IT’S GOING 185,
190 YARDS.
IT’S TOUGH TO WRAP YOUR MIND
AROUND.
IT DOES, IT TAKES A LOT OF REPS
ON THE RANGE AND SEEING THOSE
KIND OF NUMBERS TO ACTUALLY
BELIEVE IT.
THE MORE I SEE, I REALIZE HOW
MANY TRICKS I MISSED WHEN I WAS
PLAYING.
>> YOU LOOK AT XANDER, HE’S
REALLY NOT GOING AT IT THAT
HARD.
HE’S REALLY NOT GOING IN THERE
AND TRYING TO GRAB A LITTLE
MORE.
IT’S JUST THE WORK THAT HE’S
DONE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING, HE
REFERENCED ABERG AND THE WAY HE
PLAYS THE GAME ON THE RANGE.
THEY’RE DOING THE SAME THING.
ONLY THEY’RE ATTACHING DATA TO
WHAT THEY’RE DOING.
SO VERY INTERESTING.
THIS GOLF BALL SWING RIGHT HERE,
IT’S BEEN GOOD FOR A LOT OF
YEARS.
>> ONE OTHER THING THAT I
THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING, HE’S
TALKING ABOUT ADRENALINE.
IT CHANGES A LOT AS YOU START
COMING DOWN THE STRETCH ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THEY’RE FLYING AN EXTRA FIVE,
SEVEN YARDS.
THESE GUYS KNOW THAT, THEY
UNDERSTAND AND THEY’RE PAYING
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THAT.
>> YEAH, I WOULD SAY WHEN THE
PLAYERS ARE AT HOME, I’M GOING
TO SAY, UNLESS THEY REALLY TRY
TO GO IN AND GET IT.
I WOULD SAY BALL SPEED IS
PROBABLY 5 MILES PER HOUR LESS.
>> JUST HOOKED UP WITH CHRIS
COMO TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE
BODY MECHANICS.
SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL FOR
XANDER.
43 CONSECUTIVE CUTS MADE, THE
LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK ON THE PGA
TOUR.
ON THE FLIP SIDE, GENTLEMEN, I’M
GOING TO HOLD YOUR FEET TO THE
FIRE.
TIME TO MAKE SOME PICKS.
WHEN WE COME BACK TO "ON THE
RANGE."
>>> TIME NOW FOR FANTASY FORE,
PRESENTED BY DRAFTKINGS.
I’M ALONGSIDE BILLY KRATZERT AND
BRENDAN DE JONGE WHO HAVE PLAYED
IN 14 EDITIONS OF THIS EVENT,
EACH HAVING A TOP TEN.
BEFORE WE GET YOUR PICKS, LET’S
GO THROUGH THE RULES AND MAKE
SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE’RE
DOING HERE.
YOU’RE GOING TO SELECT SIX
PLAYERS AND YOU HAVE TO LOCK
THEM IN BY THE FIRST TEE TIME.
NOT THEIR TEE TIME, THE FIRST
TEE TIME OF THE DAY.
YOU’LL HAVE 50,000 IN FANTASY
FUNDS TO SPEND AND ALL KINDS OF
SCORING AND POINTS, PLAYER PER
HOLE, FINISHING STREAK, ACES.
YOU CAN LOSE POINTS IF YOU MAKE
BOGEYS AND DOUBLES.
CHOOSE WISELY.
TAKE A LOOK AT NOTABLE PLAYERS
AND THEIR SALARIES.
OF COURSE, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER,
RORY McILROY.
IF YOU’RE NOT PICKING PATRICK
CANTLAY THIS WEEK, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
THIS MAN HAS DOMINATED THIS
PLACE.
HE HASN’T WON YET, BUT YOU’VE
GOT TO THINK HE’S CLOSE TO
GETTING IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE.
THIRD PLACE AND RUNNER-UP.
NO PRESSURE.
LET’S GET TO THE TOP PICKS,
BILLY.
>> I’M GOING TO GO WITH LUDVIG
ABERG, SIMPLY BECAUSE JANUARY
2023, HE WAS RANKED OUTSIDE
3,000 IN THE WORLD.
HE’S NUMBER SEVEN.
HE FINISHED RUNNER-UP LAST WEEK
AT THE MASTERS.
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW
HIM AT THE PLAYERS.
VERY IMPRESSED.
I MEAN, THE YOUNG MAN, HE DRIVES
IT STRAIGHT, IRON PLAY IS GOOD.
WHAT’S EVEN BETTER IS THE
DEMEANOR ON THE GOLF COURSE.
DOESN’T GET RATTLED.
PLAYING THE GOLF COURSE FOR THE
FIRST TIME, NOT AN ISSUE.
LOVE ABERG.
>> YOU CAN LOOK AND IT CAN BE
DONE.
WHO DID YOU PICK?
WHO DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO
WIN?
>> I LOVE TOMMY FLEETWOOD.
TOMMY IS GOING TO WIN AT SOME
POINT SOON, I THINK THIS IS THE
WEEK.
STUDLY WITH THE DRIVER.
SECOND BEST DRIVER ACCURACY ON
TOUR.
YOU HAVE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT AT
HILTON HEAD.
T-7 AT VALERO, T-3 AT THE
MASTERS.
I THINK TOMMY IS TRIPRIME TO GE
THE FIRST WIN.
>> VALUE PICKS, WE ALL LIKE A
WHO VALUE.
>> I’M GOING TO GO WITH CHRIS
KIRK BECAUSE HE HASN’T BEEN OUT
OF THE TOP TEN SINCE HE WON THE
SENTRY.
HE’S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS
GOLF COURSE.
HE HAS AN ELITE SHORT GAME.
HE NEVER GETS AHEAD OF HIMSELF.
HE’S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
PLAYERS THAT STAYS IN THE
MOMENT.
I LIKE CHRIS KIRK.
>> I’M SURPRISED, A GEORGIA
BULLDOG PICK BY A GEORGIA
BULLDOG.
BRENDAN, WE LIKE A GOOD VALUE.
>> I LIKE AKSHAY BHATIA.
REALLY GOOD FORM, WON TWO WEEKS
AGO IN VALERO.
HE’S A GUY THAT LOVES TO HIT
SHOTS AND SHAPE IT.
YOU’VE GOT TO USE YOUR
IMAGINATION AROUND HILTON HEAD.
>> HE IS AN ARTIST, ESPECIALLY
WHEN HE GETS THE WEDGES IN HIS
HANDS AROUND THE GREEN.
>> NOTHING AGAINST GEORGIA
BULLDOGS.
>> THAT’S ALL RIGHT.
I GET IT.
>> TAKE A LOOK, LET’S JUST HAVE
A RECAP SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO
YOU PICKED SO IT’S DOCUMENTED.
ABERG, FLEETWOOD, KIRK, AND
BHATIA.
AND THE SALARIES ARE PROVIDED BY
DRAFTKINGS DAILY FANTASY SPORTS.
DRAFTKINGS SPORTS BOOK IS A
SPORTS PARTNER OF THE PGA TOUR.
THIS WEEK, NEW CUSTOMERS CAN
PLAY FREE FOR YOUR SHARE OF
MILLIONS IN PRIZES.
DOWNLOAD THE APP AND USE PROMO
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DRAFTKINGS, THE CROWN IS YOURS.
>>> CALIBOGUE SOUND, LOOKING
CALM AND READY FOR THE FIFTH
SIGNATURE EVENT OF THE SEASON.
STARTS TOMORROW MORNING.
THE FIELD IS LOADED, AND ONE OF
THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE WORLD IS
STANDING ALONGSIDE OUR MAN,
COLIN SWATTON.
>> WELL, I’M ON THE RANGE HERE
WITH TOMMY FLEETWOOD, COMING OFF
A T-3 LAST WEEK, JUST UP THE
ROAD AT AUGUSTA.
WHAT COULD YOU TAKE OUT OF LAST
WEEK THAT YOU FEEL YOU CAN PUT
INTO THIS GOLF COURSE THIS WEEK
FOR THE RBC HERITAGE?
>> WELL, I ALWAYS THINK YOU’VE
JUST SPENT THE WHOLE WEEK,
PREPARING FOR THAT, PLAYING
THAT.
YOYOU HOPE THAT YOUR GAME IS IN
VERY SHARP CONDITION, JUST WITH
HOW TOUGH THAT PLACE PLAYS, THE
MARGIN OF ERROR.
SO YOU’RE ALWAYS PRETTY TIRED
COMING INTO THIS WEEK IF YOU
JUST PLAYED — OR HOPEFULLY
YOU’RE TIRED, YOU’VE HAD A LONG
WEEK.
BUT THERE’S A LOT OF ELEMENTS TO
YOUR GAME THAT YOU’VE HONED IN,
YOU’VE BEEN SHARP.
SO TAKE THAT INTO THIS WEEK,
REALLY.
IT’S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
CHALLENGE.
VERY DIFFERENT OFF THE TEE, VERY
DIFFERENT INTO THE GREENS.
AND THE GREENS ARE A LOT —
THERE ARE LOT THAT ARE SHALLOWER
THAN AUGUSTA.
BUT THERE’S A LOT OF THAT, AND,
OF COURSE, CONFIDENCE IN GOLF IS
TOTALLY THE MOST FICKLE THING
EVER.
BUT IF YOU PLAY WELL, HOPEFULLY
YOU CAN TAKE THAT INTO THIS WEEK
AS WELL.
>> YOU’VE MADE FOUR TRIPS AROUND
THIS PETE DYE MASTERPIECE.
2022, I BELIEVE, IT WAS A T-10.
WE HAD FOOTAGE OF YOU ON THE
RANGE.
WE HAD YOUR STEPSON THERE.
IT’S GOING TO BE A COOL
EXPERIENCE TO HAVE YOUR STEPSON
OUT HERE.
I SAW HIM LAST WEEK AND THIS
WEEK.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE HIM
OUT HERE FOLLOWING EVERY
FOOTSTEP ON THE PGA TOUR?
>> WE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
HE TRAVELED A LOT WITH ME LAST
YEAR, SO LIVING IN DUBAI, A LONG
WAY FROM HOME, AND MO CAME OUT
WITH ME.
IT WAS QUITE A WHILE.
HE DID QUITE A LONG STINT FROM
MAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE FEDEXCUP
SEASON.
HE LOVES BEING AROUND AND HE’S
CLEVER ABOUT THE GAME AND I LIKE
ASKING HIM TO HELP ON CERTAIN
THINGS.
I TRY AND KEEP MY SWING PRETTY
SIMPLE, AND THERE’S ALWAYS
CERTAIN THINGS THAT I’LL TRY AND
WORK ON, WHETHER IT BE ON TRACK
ALIGNMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND MO HAS GOT A GOOD ENOUGH EYE
TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THOSE
THINGS AND DEAL WITH THAT.
SO I LIKE HIM HELPING OUT AND
HAVING SOMEONE THERE THAT WILL
SORT OF TAKE CARE OF THAT.
HE LOVES THE GAME, LOVES BEING
ON TOUR.
FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS, REALLY,
IT’S THAT DREAM, TO PLAY OUT
HERE.
SO HAVING HIM OUT HERE AT AN
EARLY AGE CAN ONLY BE A GOOD
THING.
>> TOMMY FLEETWOOD, AS ALWAYS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FAMILY AFFAIR FOR THE
FLEETWOODS.
NICE TRACK RECORD HERE.
69 STROKE AVERAGE.
BEST FINISH, 11 UNDER.
CAME BACK IN 2022, WHERE HE TIED
FOR TENTH.
OF COURSE, 2022, THE WINNER WAS
JORDAN SPIETH.
MADE A COUPLE OF EAGLES EARLY IN
THE ROUND ON SUNDAY.
THIS ONE, OH, THIS ONE WAS
SOMETHING SPECIAL.
TAPPED IT IN.
SHOOK IT OFF.
HE EARNED THE TARTAN BLAZER.
IT WAS CLUTCH COMING DOWN THE
STRETCH FOR JORDAN.
NEARLY BACKED IT UP, NEARLY WENT
BACK-TO-BACK.
IT WAS A PLAYOFF LOSS TO
FITZPATRICK LAST SEASON.
BILLY, THIS IS A PLACE THAT HE
ABSOLUTELY LOVES.
>> HE DOES.
I THINK WHEN YOU GET TO A GOLF
COURSE THAT REQUIRES THE
IMAGINATION OF THE PLAYER, I
THINK THAT KIND OF GETS THE
JUICES FLOWING FOR JORDAN.
CERTAINLY THE SUCCESS THAT YOU
HAVE ON THE GOLF COURSE OR
TOURNAMENT, THAT WILL LEND
ITSELF TO THE FACT THAT, OKAY,
I’M GOING TO HAVE A GOOD FINISH.
IT DIDN’T HAPPEN LAST WEEK.
HE STRUGGLED LAST WEEK.
IN FACT, HE’S BEEN STRUGGLING.
AND MAYBE YOU GET TO A SPOT LIKE
HILTON HEAD WHERE YOU’VE HAD
SUCCESS.
MAYBE THIS IS WHERE, OKAY, I’VE
GOT TO DRIVE IT BETTER, MY IRON
PLAY HAS TO BE SHARPER.
THIS IS A NARROW, TIGHT GOLF
COURSE.
AND I HAVE TO BE LASER SHARP
WITH MY FOCUS.
SO I LOOK FOR HIM TO PLAY OKAY.
>> I COULDN’T AGREE MORE.
AND I THINK THIS IS THE IDEAL
SPOT FOR JORDAN TO HAVE TO COME
PLAY.
I THINK HE’S STRUGGLING.
HE’S NOT COMING IN WITH A WHOLE
LOT OF FORM.
THE FACT THAT HE’S GOING TO BE
ABLE TO PLAY GOLF SHOTS INSTEAD
OF GOLF SWINGS RIGHT NOW IS
GOING TO BE GREAT.
YOU’VE GOT TO USE YOUR
IMAGINATION AROUND THIS GOLF
COURSE.
YOU’VE GOT TO SEE SHAPES.
AND I THINK HE’S ONE OF THE BEST
IN THE GAME AT THAT.
>> NOT AFRAID TO GO LOW ON
SUNDAY OVER HERE, EITHER.
66 ON THE MENU THE LAST TWO
YEARS FOR JORDAN.
>> AND I THINK JORDAN IS ONE OF
THOSE PLAYERS THAT, IF YOU KIND
OF LOOK YEAR TO YEAR, YOU’LL
PROBABLY GET HIM IN FIVE OR
SIX-WEEK STRETCHES TO WHERE HE
IS THE GUY.
AND THEN YOU’RE GOING TO CATCH
HIM IN ANOTHER STRETCH OF WEEKS
WHERE HE’S NOT THAT SHARP.
SO YOU NEVER KNOW.
HE’S SUCH A GOOD PLAYER.
YOU NEVER WANT TO BET AGAINST
HIM.
LI
.
>> IN SAN ANTONIO HE SAID THAT
HE DROVE THE BALL BEAUTIFULLY,
BUT IT WAS HIS SHORT GAME THAT
LEFT HIM.
WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF THAT LAST
WEEK, CHIPPING FROM OVER THE
GREEN AT 15 INTO THE WATER, FOR
EXAMPLE.
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IF
YOU’RE LOOKING AT PICKING HIM
THIS WEEK?
>> NO, I’M NOT.
BECAUSE I THINK IN THE WHOLE
GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, HIS
SHORT GAME IS JUST THAT GOOD.
HE’S I THINK THE BEST IN THE
GAME USING THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE WEDGE.
I’M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
I STILL WORRY A LITTLE ABOUT THE
DRIVER.
I KNOW YOU SAID HE DROVE THE
BALL GREAT.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN JORDAN WENT TO
THE EXAGGERATED OVER-THE-TOP
MOVE WAS THE BEST I’VE SEEN HIM
FOR A LONG TIME.
HE’S HITTING PREDOMINANTLY THE
LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHOT.
I THINK WHEN JORDAN STARTS
PLAYING A LITTLE MORE FROM THE
INSIDE —
>> THE SMILES TURN TO SNARLS IF
YOU MISS IT BOTH WAYS,
ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE.
>> A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS,
GENTLEMEN.
ALL THE SMILES ON THE PRACTICE
AREA.
LET’S CHECK BACK IN WITH COLIN
SWATTON.
>> OKAY, I’M ON THE RANGE HERE
WITH COLLIN MORIKAWA.
COMING FROM JUST UP THE ROAD
THERE AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL INTO
THIS WEEK, WHAT CAN YOU BRING
WITH YOU FROM LAST WEEK THAT YOU
FEEL WILL HELP YOU THIS WEEK?
>> A LOT.
I MEAN, LOOK, I HAD TO FIGURE
OUT MY IRONS AND MY IRONS
HAVEN’T BEEN UP TO PAR FOR WHAT
I CONSIDER MY TYPE OF GOLF.
I FOUND SOMETHING LAST WEEK.
I’M GLAD IT STAYED THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE WEEK.
I’VE SEEN THE SAME THINGS THE
PAST FEW DAYS OF PRACTICING.
SO JUST KIND OF STICKING TO MY
GAME AND DOING THAT STUFF.
LOOK, I’M ENERGIZED, LAST WEEK,
AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE
WIN, I WANT TO GET BACK ON TOP.
THERE’S A LOT OF MOTIVATION FOR
THIS WEEK.
>> A LOT OF SPECULATION AS TO
WHAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THAT YOU
PICKED UP LAST WEEK.
CAN YOU CLEAR ANYTHING UP FOR
US?
>> FOR ME, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A
SWING IN FULL SPEED, YOU CAN
LOOK DOWN THE RANGE AND TELL
WHETHER THEY HIT A DRAW OR FADE.
IT’S EASY BY THE NAKED EYE.
AND MY SWING WAS LOOKING A
LITTLE TOO STUCK AND TOO
DRAW-LIKE, ANDND I WAS STILL
TRYING TO HIT CUTS IN THOSE
POSITIONS.
IT’S NOT POSSIBLE.
SO YOU CAN PUT THE PIECES
TOGETHER AND MAKE OUR GUESSES.
BUT I’VE GOT MY FEEL AND I’M
GOING TO STICK TO THAT.
HOPEFULLY IT CONTINUES DOWN THAT
PATH.
>> IT’S KNOWN AS A BALL-STRIKERS
GOLF COURSE HERE.
SMALL GREENS, THE WORK IS DONE
ON THE PUTTING GREEN.
YOU’VE HAD A T-7 HERE BACK IN
2021, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT
APPEALS TO YOU?
>> YOU’VE GOT TO PLAY — YOU
KNOW, IT’S NOT A BOMBER, HIT
DRIVER FOR EVERYONE.
IT KIND OF BRINGS EVERYONE
TOGETHER.
SOME GUYS LIKE IT, SOME HATE IT.
FOR ME, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
BUT YOU DO FIND YOURSELF WITH A
LOT OF MID-IRONS, 9, 8, 7 IRONS
INTO THE PAR 3s AND 4s.
WHEN MY GAME IS ON, I FEEL LIKE
MY IRONS ARE THE BEST OF THE
BEST.
HOPEFULLY IT’S A WEEK WHERE YOU
CAN DIAL THEM IN.
YOU’VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO HIT THE
SHOTS IN THE RIGHT SPOTS.
>> I HEARD SOMETHING, THAT
THINGS ARE OVERWITH MARK
BLACKBURN AND THERE’S A
POSSIBILITY THERE MAY BE A
REUNITING.
AT THE MOMENT HANDLING BUSINESS
BY YOURSELF, I THINK THAT GIVES
THE PLAYER A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP
OVER THE GOLF SWING.
>> SOMETIMES.
MARK IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST
PEOPLE I’VE EVER MET AND I FELT
LIKE LAST FALL I NEEDED TO KNOW
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE GOLF
SWING.
THAT’S WHY I WENT TO HIM.
I LEARNED SO MUCH.
BUT WHAT I ALSO LEARNED AT THE
END OF THE DAY IS, YOU KNOW, MY
GOLF IS STILL THERE.
IT WAS STILL THERE, AND
SOMETIMES YOU SEARCH FOR ANSWERS
AND SOMETIMES YOU GET THE
ANSWERS, BUT THEY’RE NOT THE
ANSWERS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.
IT WAS AMAZING WORKING WITH
MARK.
RICK AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING
HERE AND THERE.
WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WE’RE GOING TO DO.
THE GOLF THAT I KNOW I’VE SEEN
AND THAT I KNOW I HAVE AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE, IT’S
STILL THERE.
IT’S JUST FINDING OUT THE LITTLE
PIECES OF SOMETIMES WHAT YOU
THINK ABOUT ON THE GOLF COURSE,
WHAT YOU FEEL IN THE SWING.
THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO
FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT LAST WEEK
AND PUT TOGETHER A NICE WEEK.
>> KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
KEEP ON GETTING THOSE NUGGETS.
WE CAN’T THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
ENOUGH TODAY.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS.
>> A MAN WHO SOUNDS LIKE HE’S
FOUND A LITTLE SOMETHING.
I BELIEVE YOU CALL THAT
TRENDING.
MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON
COLLIN MORIKAWA AS WE LOOK INTO
THE 69-MAN FIELD THIS WEEK.
THE FIFTH SIGNATURE EVENT OF THE
SEASON.
SO MUCH ON THE LINE.
700 FEDEXCUP POINTS.
$20 MILLION PURSE.
AND, OF COURSE, THE WINNER
TAKING HOME OVER $3.5 MILLION.
WHAT A WEEK IT’S GOING TO BE
HERE IN HILTON HEAD.
>>> THE MOST RECENT HOLE IN ONE
HERE AT THE RBC HERITAGE.
CAME LAST YEAR, PATRICK CANTLAY
ON THE 7th.
THIS THING NEVER LEFT THE FLAG..
LOOK AT IT.
LANDED SOFTLY, ROLLED IN.
IT WAS PERFECT.
22nd ACE.
KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE HERE AT
HARBOUR TOWN.
I’VE GOT A FEELING WE MIGHT SEE
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THIS WEEK.
DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE PATRICK
CANTLAY THIS WEEK.
>> AND JUST A LITTLE OFF RIGHT
NOW.
AND I THINK YOU HEARD THE
IMPORTANCE FROM COLLIN MORIKAWA,
AND I KNOW YOU’VE HEARD ME SAY
THIS, PLAYERS GO IN AND OUT OF
CONFIDENCE MORE THAN THEY DO
FORM.
AND HE’S DRIVING DOWN FROM
AUGUSTA TO HERE, YOU COME IN
WITH CONFIDENCE AND YOU’VE HAD
THE SUCCECESS THAT COLLIN MORIKA
HAS HAD, THAT’S IMPORTANT.
AND CANTLAY MAY CAPTURE IT, TOO,
BECAUSE IT’S A GOLF COURSE HE
LOVES.
>> HE REFERENCED, ALREADY, THE
THIRD AND SECOND PLACE FINISHES
THE LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS HERE.
BUT LOOKING AT THE LAST SEVEN
YEARS, THREE THIRDS IN THAT
RUNNER-UP AND THEN LOOKING AT
HOW HE PLAYS PETE DYE GOLF
COURSES.
HIS RECORD ON PETE DYE GOLF
COURSES IS REMARKABLE.
PGA WEST, THE STADIUM COURSE.
THREE TOP TENS AND A RUNNER-UP
SINCE 2019.
LOOK AT HIS RECORD AT THE
STADIUM COURSE, TPC SAWGRASS,
RIVER HIGHLANDS.
SO TRYING TO FIND CONFIDENCE ON
COURSES DESIGNED BY PETE DYE,
BUT YOU COME IN WITH SOME
CONFIDENCE, THAT’S A NICE
CONCOCTION.
>> VERY MUCH SO.
AND CANTLAY IS ONE OF THOSE
GUYS, I REMEMBER A CONVERSATION
WITH JAMIE MULLIGAN, THE WAY HE
BREAKS DOWN A GOLF COURSE, IT
DOESN’T SURPRISE ME THAT HE’S
HAD SUCCESS ON PETE DYE GOLF
COURSES.
LOVES TO PLOT A GOLF COURSE
BACKWARDS.
THAT IS SO SURPRISE AT ALL.
WE KNOW THAT PETE DYE GOLF
COURSES, YOU’VE GOT TO POSITION
MORE CORRECTLY, AND NONE MORE SO
THAN THIS WEEK.
>> HOW DO YOU CREATE — IN
TALKING TO JAMIE, WE’LL TELL YOU
GOLF IS A GAME OF MOMENTUM
STREAKS.
YOU GET IT, YOU GO, AND HOW DO
YOU HANDLE WHEN THINGS AREN’T
GOING SO WELL?
IT’S THE ABILITY TO MANAGE THE
ROUND.
BUT MOMENTUM IS A BIG THING IN
THIS GAME.
>> YOU AND I, BILLY, WERE ON THE
CALL OUT IN SAN DIEGO, FARMERS
INSURANCE OPEN.
PATRICK CANTLAY HAD A WONDERFUL
FIRST ROUND.
STRUGGLED ON SUNDAY FOR THE
FIRST FIVE EVENTS, HIS STROKE
AVERAGE IN ROUND ONE WAS 64 1/2.
HIS STROKE AVERAGE ON SUNDAY,
THE FINAL ROUND, WAS BASICALLY
73.
IT WAS ALMOST A NINE-SHOT
DIFFERENCE.
NOW, HE’S NARROWED THAT MARGIN A
LITTLE BIT.
THE DELTA STILL EXISTS.
SO HE’S CLOSE, BUT HOW DO YOU
CAPTURE THE MOMENTUM FOR SUNDAY?
>> WELL, I JUST THINKNK THERE’S
BEEN THE BALL STRIKING ISSUE TO
WHERE, OKAY, WE SAW HOW GOOD IT
WAS IN THAT OPENING ROUND ON THE
NORTH COURSE AT TORREY PINES.
THERE JUST WASN’T A CARRY-OVER
TO THE NEXT DAY.
WHEN I LOOK AT PATRICK CANTLAY,
HE’S REALLY NOT GOING TO GET
OVERLY CONCERNED AND HE’S GOING
TO FLAT LINE ON THE GOLF COURSE.
BUT, I DON’T KNOW, IT’S A HARD
THING TO GAIN.
>> VERY MUCH SO.
OBVIOUSLY IT COMES WITH
CONFIDENCE.
AND YOU CAN GAIN CONFIDENCE JUST
FROM COMING DOWN THE ROAD TO A
PLACE THAT YOU REALLY, REALLY
LIKE.
IT CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR
MIND-SET.
YOU’VE HAD PAST SUCCESSES IN A
PLACE.
MAYBE THAT’S ALL HE NEEDS THIS
WEEK.
>> 68.32, STROKE AVERAGE FOR
CANTLAY IN THE SIX STARTS.
AGAIN, I WILL SAY IF YOU’RE NOT
PICKING PATRICK CANTLAY IN SOME
FANTASY POOL OUT THERE, FOLKS,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> THANKS FOR SPENDING SOME TIME
WITH US HERE "ON THE RANGE," AS
WE’RE GETTING READY TO HEAD OUT
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST
ROUND TOMORROW IN HILTON HEAD.
BILLY, OFFER ME CLOSING THOUGHTS
ON WHAT YOU EXPECT TO SEE
TOMORROW?
>> THE GUYS THAT HIT THE BALL
WELL TEE TO GREEN, STROKES
GAINED TEE TO GREEN, THAT’S
GOING TO BE HUGELY IMPORTANT.
THAT’S BASICALLY WHY YOU HAD THE
CHAMPION IN MATTHEW FITZPATRICK.
HE WAS PLUS 10.85.
IT WAS AN AMAZING BALL STRIKING
WEEK.
THAT’S WHAT YOYOU NEED TO WIN.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT, IT’S GOT
TO BE A GREAT BALL STRIKING
WEEK.
I’M EXCITED TO SEE THAT THERE
ARE A LOT OF THE BIGGEST NAMES
IN THE GAME STARTING TO PLAY
REALLY WELL AT THE SAME TIME.
IT SHOULD MAKE FOR AN EXCITING
WEEKEND.
>> MANY ARE WITH US THIS WEEK AS
WE LOOK AHEAD TO THIS SIGNATURE
EVENT, THE FIFTH OF THE SEASON
HERE ON THE PGA TOUR.
ATTACKING THE GOLF COURSE THAT’S
ANGULAR, OLD SCHOOL.
DO YOU TAKE THE DRIVER OR DO YOU
HAVE TO PLAY WITH A LITTLE MORE
STRATEGY?
I GUESS ONE FINAL QUESTION IS,
DO YOU HIT DRIVER OR DO YOU PLAY
WITH THE IRONS AND JUSTT PICK
YOUR PLACES?
>> I LIKE WHAT HOMA SAID.
HE’S GOT THAT LOW STINGER THAT
HE CAN MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT.
I DON’T THINK YOU CAN KEEP YOUR
FOOT ON THE GAS THE WHOLE TIME.
>> I THINK YOU TRY AND OVERPOWER
THIS GOLF COURSE, YOU’RE GOING
TO END UP IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
>> SUPPOSED TO GET SOME WINDS
COMING IN ON THE WEEKEND.
THAT WILL BE SOME KIND OF FUN.
THIS PLACE CAN STAND UP.
IT’S A STRONG LITTLE QUIRKY
COURSE, IT’S BEEN DESCRIBED AS.
BUT YOU BETTER HAVE THE GAME
ORGANIZED IF YOU’RE GOING TO WIN
AT HILTON HEAD.
WELL, TOMORROW MORNING WE’RE
GOING TO GET UNDER WAY AT ONE OF
THE STORIED VENUES ON THE PGA
TOUR, 69 OF THE WORLD’S BEST
PLAYERS ARE HERE FOR THE FIFTH
SIGNATURE EVENT ON THE PGA TOUR
THIS SEASON.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMPANY
TOMORROW, ON THE GOLF CHANNEL
AND PGA TOUR LIVE.
PROMISES TO BE A SENSATIONAL
WEEK IN HILTON HEAD.