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it looks like strick’s got this little
birdie putt one of the interesting
things about strick’s putting is his
head almost moves with the putter head
and with the ball you see all these
teachers tend to tell you to keep your
head down if you watch his putt here he
almost follow the ball with his head and
he’s consistently one of the best
Putters year and year out his whole
career yeah it are you he his head even
goes back with the putter in the back
swing and then follows it in the down
swing or the through swing they got that
that Hill off the ground I love it shaft
matches that forearms perfectly
and then of course he misses it for I
mean it’s just the announcers Jinx I
know what it feels like now officially
guys welcome to the other side
Keith I know a guy in the booth this
this week Brad Faxon does a very similar
thing with that head movement just like
Steve
Stricker let’s take a little closer look
at that head movement you guys were
talking about as he takes it
away watch that left ear looks like
follows with his shoulder right and this
is kind of a perfect time to get into
the history of kiz and I here at the
17th we both have played I got a little
better scoring average at even Park
Kevin Kizer at plus n what I think this
goes because I’ve just played more than
him like opportun why didn’t we have
that stat up there we can see the gold
balls of smiley here on the 17th I don’t
even know where the drop zone is and
let’s take a peek at Kevin Ker’s golf
ball yeah look how many more attempts I
have you could you could say that but
also I mean percentages say I played the
hole a little better all right we’re
going to do next stack career money and
17 what do you think I mean you have I
mean the shot that you hit on 17 is
worth everything though and you hit some
good ones coming out of the stretch so I
I think there should be an aster in in
how important the smilees were usually
on Friday afternoon when he’s three over
he’s already text his wife to pack his
back they’re ready to hit the road Keith
if you ain’t first or last well I know
you got a lot of memories at the Players
Championship Kevin but when you get the
17th hole just coming back even not
playing this week I mean what do those
memories come back to you well my uh
I’ve lost my breath just walking across
the tea with you just uh just the nerves
of the hole and the the stadium that
they’ve built around the course and and
to be here you know today is about as
benign conditions as we can get with
soft greens but you still one bad swing
away from ring or going to the drop zone
so this this shots on your mind from the
time you start and uh I know guys are
still sweating it even in these
conditions absolutely Vincent Norman
just missing his birdie putt going to
tap in for a par will not be around this
weekend unless he has a heroic back nine
he’s going to have to really turn on the
chest
brother it might be happy hour a little
early for Vincent
nor and we just saw chz Rey yesterday I
thought he hit it in the water off his
first shot he hit it well to the right
and you know a player when he M hits it
the day before they get here the next
day and you you don’t want to do the
exact same thing you did the day before
hits that tug pull in the penalty area
Kevin yeah he was thinking on the Range
this morning he was going to flare this
one again and and they all but my
favorite had to be Keith Mitchell on
Friday afternoon right before the
weather delay we need to watch this
video and if you haven’t seen it it’s
one of the best videos in the
world oh
big what what impeccable timing you had
there hitting that two seconds before
the there’s a lot of loud noises my
driver this the smash against the ground
the horn the the drop the splash splash
in the water I mean there’s a lot of
things going on and I remember from that
moment I was so mad I walked into the
clubhouse from there everybody else is
getting in shuttles there’s a storm
coming and I was like I don’t care if I
get struck by lightning right now I’m
walking in the clubhouse I’ll never
forget Johnny was sitting there waiting
at the tunnel with an umbrella just
waiting for
me let’s see it one more time why don’t
we great form just fantastic form
believe it or not I still have the same
driver shaft in and it didn’t break and
it’s still in play one of my favorites
is you came back the next morning and
made five what an incredible five and I
made the cut on the number I was playing
behind you I told Smiley when I got to
the tea I couldn’t find anywhere to tea
off cuz you had a trench in in the bo
afraid I was going to spray ankle okay
what a sight 17 looks so cool from above
there
smiley Sun JM and Willie Willcox he’s
got some memories on this 17th
hole your partner yeah this is my my ex
Zur partner X did he fire
you all right let’s take a look at this
hole in one we haven’t seen many hole in
on to the back whole location here at 17
but Willie wiox he did it back in
[Music]
2016 remember this one Keith I do I do
it goes nuts this this was the pen too
there
yeah we need his goty to do it again
right here ifj makes this I’m jumping in
the lake boys we got it on record you
heard it there first we’re going to see
three cannonballs in the water here at
17 I think Willie too 100% Will’s in the
water too okay this wind is kind of
swirling y’all feeling a little bit of
this right to left you know the only way
to tell yeah the only way to tell is
look at these flags up at the tents and
they all look like they’re down
but they’re only filling three on the te
and they got nine up top I have never
cheered for sunj har In This
Moment come on Ju
j oh no you got a chance don’t you you
got a chance ke no
no my I got actually I subconsciously
said no because I thought I was going to
go in you had me standing up in my chair
when it hopped we were going to look
like J we were going to look like Jerry
P jumping off on the
18th Keith Mitchell will go for a swim
today no not
quite all right one more look
here this guy we we called divots sujay
divots when they look like a perfect
dollar bill and I promise you that one
right there was it and he goes at every
flag you know sunjay and I were were
best friends that week I mean the guy is
an absolute Legend should we s
j
hope oh look at that smile look
at big guy my
man you’ll love to see it you love to
see
it 17 Again my man Sun Jay here to
actually go one ahead of me but I’m
rooting for him it’s breaking a little
bit to the right come on my
guy a god hurts the heart you got a
appreciate the sportsmanship by Keith
Mitchell sitting at 4 under and he’s
cheering for him and Keith tell you what
this been a lot of fun uh the cashmir
would be very hot on an 85 degree day so
good call not avoiding that outfit today
but again thank you for your time your
Insight was fantastic today best of luck
on the weekend hey uh kids is I know
your golf game and Smiley’s Golf game
hasn’t been where it is but you guys are
excellent at this okay I got to give you
that Smiley’s the pro I just add a few
two cents every chance I get but hav’t
having your wit out here sure makes us
all look better so we appreciate you
coming buddy well thanks guys go get him
on the weekend Keith over let’s go back
to the guys watch it at
1 web
Simpson I’m counting this one it looks
money oh come on kid come on kid how
about
[Applause]
itob I think this guy’s putting might be
better without the belly putter this was
the best thing that have happened let’s
take another peek at this Kevin kisser
with the call it was cruising too
bud I could see the twinkle in his eye
from all the way over here at our booth
I mean Kei said the Mojo’s coming back
over here at 17 it’s just putting it in
the air 17 Again my man sunjay here to
actually go one ahead of me but I’m
rooting for him it’s breaking a little
bit to the right come on my
guy
oh God hurts the heart you got to
appreciate the sportsmanship by Keith
Mitchell sitting at 4 under and he’s
cheering for him and Keith tell you what
this been a lot of fun uh the cashmir
would be very hot on an 85 dee day so
good call not avoiding that outfit today
but again thank you for your time your
Insight was fantastic today best of luck
on the weekend hey uh kids is I know
your golf game and smile’s golf game
hasn’t been where it is but you guys are
excellent at this okay I got to give you
that Smiley’s the pro I just add a few
two cents every chance I get but having
having your wit out here sure makes us
all look better so appreciate you coming
buddy well thanks guys it’s go get him
on the weekend Keith well here is Brian
Harmon with if you’re with us in Phoenix
Kevin kid told a fabulous story about
The clar Jug that was called the
Clarance jug so maybe Kevin can we have
a little Dialogue on on that whole
exchange oh that was our good buddy uh
we were on a trip together and our good
buddy was walking around with the clar
jug
announcing to everyone that he was
holding the Clarence jug that we had to
uh quickly jump in there and explain to
him that the actual name of this thing
is The clar Jug and Brian just told me
before we came on there he goes I don’t
even remember him saying that and I said
oh yeah he was walking around I think
you were upstairs or something but he
was announcing to everyone in in the
room that it was the Clarence jug goes
by many names Rory mck on the T here at
the 12th here we
go he drove Bay Hills 10th last week but
the first time in
history
189 and that one headed left and in the
water mooy’s hit
already this season 11 balls in the
water that’s number 12 two yesterday
third here at the Players off the tea
yep just too many mistakes to be able to
climb up a little closer to Clark and
most of those with a club he’s normally
really good with well after the last two
weeks how he dri it drove it leading
with
field over here on 17 we got Justin low
and as he walked by I told him Smiley
most improved shots from the last time I
did Smiley’s happy hour 16 you remember
he hit it right in the forehead and we
were all howling at his 40ft Apex off
The Sand Wedge at 16 and let’s see if he
can pay it off a little left or
right buckets most improved
indeed that’s right KZ he was Justin
lower back
in if I didn’t have you Dan telling me
how to say his name I would definitely
call him Justin lower we we’ll try to do
our best to guide you around this
weekend KZ when you uh join us up here
in the big tower well Dan we’re going to
go hold back here of the 16th R what was
this putt today here for Eagle oh man uh
up the hill had to wait for Ricky to
make his bur over there on uh 17 but I
don’t know just a shot in the dark there
I mean the greens it’s it’s it’s uphill
and then it’s it’s straight away from me
there so that’s what happens when you
shoot 65 isn’t it well here’s the
graphic for you guys last 10 years worst
score to par on the par 3’s harm care to
comment ouch we didn’t dig that up it
wasn’t me Blindside your boy out here
come all the way out here you’re
supposed to be friendly to our guest
just heard was the last one only a
couple birdies on 13 today one of those
boom Oh that Smiley and I were talking
about when you were coming and he said
do you have any good stories on harm and
the players and I was like something
crazy happened to harm here and I can’t
remember what it is so and while we were
on another hole I asked you and and tell
the story about your your rookie year
here you were alternate and got in first
alternate all week so I show up Thursday
morning I’m there all morning nothing no
one’s going to pull out da points gets
on the first T pulls us back pulls and
uh I’m downstairs playing ping pong
thinking everyone’s going to you know
think done yeah and and uh so they come
like my caddy comes like hey they they
teed off two off first I’m like what do
you mean they teed off two been there
all morning so we had like we had like
meet off site and try to figure out like
what they were going to do with me as I
was either going to play or I was DQ
I so they let you play as a single
Pebble Beach loophole there you go
Pebble Beach loophole hey so we we had a
bad graphic but this is a much better
flashback Brian Harmon the fourth hole
middle of the Fairway what do you
remember about this hole I remember
playing with uh uh Pat Perez and doing
my little dance after I see the shimmy
will you give us the shimmy one more
time he was so it’s it’s just it was
just a little uh quick shoulder move
there Kevin that’s what I see you doing
right look at that hanging on
the give us the shimmy how about that
shimmy yeah can we see that shimmy one
more time 17 you know you got to save it
save it for whole
outs oh
man
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These are fun
great moves from pga getting these guys in here
Kisner is a breath of fresh air to the broadcast team
golf channel has struck gold with the weekly happy hour feature
@golfchannel shout out to the data analyst and or the producer who read the social media engagement reports and made it happen! Thanks
I tune in to watch high quality golf, not watch guys goofing around acting like buffoons. Thumbs down…Gary McCord and Peter Kostis all day.