Rich Beem talks his incredible victory at the 2002 PGA Championship, his pick to win at Valhalla

On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar, 3-time PGA Tour winner Rich Beem joins Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz for an exclusive interview live from Bardstown Bourbon Company in Louisville, Kentucky. The winner of the 2002 PGA Championship talks the keys to his upset victory, why he loves attending the Champions dinner and who he expects to come out on top this week at Valhalla.
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[Music] all right it is good to be back with our boy back for the first time three-time PJ tour winner 2002 PGA champion and arguably most importantly the winner of the only ever Larry the pro division Larry you won that thing I did what you played with our guys too time oh my that was just that was the best day like I showed up to it I’m kind of okay this will be fun this that and all of a sudden after about seven I’m going this would be this would be really fun all a sudden about 15 like I’m having a blast yeah and making birdies all over the making birdies all over the we wouldn’t sticky with some squares no no no no you guys did good this is going to be a lot of fun before we get going we got to give a big shout out to Bargetown bourbon we’re at their tasting room here in downtown Louisville but Bargetown bourbon company located in Bargetown Kentucky the bourbon capital of the world the first destination on the Kentucky B Bourbon Trail to combine distilling culinary and beverage expertise to create the modern bourbon experience immerse yourself in their award-winning whiskies from the 2023 worldwide whiskey producer of the Year by the way our little number two right here yeah the origin series bourbon highest rated bourbon in the world on the planet how about that last year 98 out of a hunge I’m see I’m going to put mine on Ice a little bit you guys are pros this will warm the BT I know I see I saw you take a little sip out of that one so well we are filming this live today from their Beamer you’re the man Che it out a little bit cheers I got a little old fashioned here it’s fantastic yeah this is all right well let’s get to this 2002 it makes me want to break dance make you do your little dance hell yeah 2002 PGA Champion you want at Hazel teen yes sir with that you get to come back teed up at the PGA Championship every year how how much does this week mean to you it it means you know I think as I get older it it probably means even more cuz I think once you kind of go through the process of of not playing full-time and becoming a part-time player you kind of I don’t know it you feel a little awkward I think or at least I felt a little awkward at times coming out and playing and to be fair I kind of thought that after 20 years at Southern Hills I really wasn’t going to play too much more because the golf course are just getting so beastly long and I didn’t play last year at Oak Hill thank God I mean look tough yeah and so I wasn’t been planning on playing this year and we’re sitting around about Thanksgiving time and and having a [ __ ] yeah having a cocktail with my family and they go you’re going to play in the PJ I’m like no like why not I’m like well a golf course are getting like really long but I said you guys aren’t showing up and like going out there and playing and nobody’s out falling around I’m like really not that much fun they go well if we show up are you going to will you play I said sure and I probably should have said no because after seeing the golf course so far this week you know it’s um it’s manly it’s got hair on its chest um but I you know just coming back to it each and every year I think again it it means a lot more to me now than it probably did 10 years ago when I wasn’t playing full-time and it was I wouldn’t say I again I did I feel I felt awkward and now I have fun with it well I mean dude I watched you play a couple holes yesterday you hit it nice and you were playing alongside your man crush Tommy F oh that’s listen I have to that’s awkward this is my is he aware of the love oh yeah he knows yeah and it’s but here’s the thing though I get to play with him once a year and I Make It Count I’m like time we’re going and he’s like absolutely all in and so he we have a blast s when you’re humping a dude’s leg they’re kind of aware that you have a man crush on them well yeah you just climaxed on my khakis there Rich well I mean it was only on the 7th we were way back in the woods hardly anybody saw where uh where elaborate on this a little bit where did the the love for Tommy Fleetwood not that he doesn’t deserve love but why him I met him in 2012 on the European tour and you know fresh-faced I mean you should see him without his beard oh he’s he doesn’t look very old and so I mean he was this young kid and I got a chance to play with him probably two or three times then we started playing a couple practice rounds back then and I can see right away this kid’s got game I mean he was absolutely just a flusher and had every component to it and I said one point I said listen you keep you keep hitting the ball like you are you’re going to win Majors like Rory’s winning majors and he just kind of laughed it off and I still believe that I still think that that Tommy’s got enough game in the tank that he can peel off you know two three four majors because he is that good he’s he’s efficient at what he does you know I think he just has to kind of sometimes get a just a little bit more belief in the fact that he can beat the best in the Worlds at the biggest stages you know cuz he’s already done it in other venues close at Majors too that’s exactly right so he’s just you know I saw right away how good of a player he was and once I got to back working with Sky Sports I got to reintroduce myself to him again and things like that and since 2015 we’ve just been um you know bumps on a log man he good dude man he flushes it like I love watching him play and he’s just the nicest guy on the planet I actually found out yesterday walking with you he’s like how’s the podcast going I’m like first of all I didn’t know you knew I had a podcast he goes he goes dude I listen quite a bit I was like well would you like to come on sometime what are you waiting for there bud broken that deal for us not a problem problem is awesome um you mentioned work doing the work with Sky Sports now you’re out there on the golf course running to you all the time can you just give the people at home a little idea of this run Scotty Sheffer is on oh it’s again you know I think that when folks start talking about the Tiger Woods Legacy and what he’s doing that’s what that’s what Scotty’s doing right now you know tiger obviously did it for about a dozen straight years and so that’s the biggest difference but what you’re seeing right now with Scotty is is pretty much that I mean he’s just not giving anybody a chance and I think that most people teed it up with him they kind of understand that they’re going to have to play their absolute best because Scotty a doesn’t make a whole lot of mistakes and he doesn’t ever look like he’s going to make mistakes he keeps himself in position time and time again and you watch the way that he hits it and the way that he attacks these golf courses he doesn’t give you a whole lot of Hope and then all of a sudden you know now that he’s putting you know so well and I remember the first time when I saw him with that putter was in Bay Hill and I was just I was in awe I’m like he finally looks comfortable standing over a Putter and ever since then it’s just it’s just kind of how it is but you know I got to play when tiger was at his best and he was just winning a clip and it it’s almost the only difference is is that Scotty doesn’t show a whole lot of emotion and tiger brings the entire crowd into it where Scotty just kind of you know just watched that and tiger he wants the 60,000 people there to know that it’s his party and and and watch out yeah and that’s a perfect segue to this because in 2002 tiger was trying to sneak up on you there at Hazel Te You held him off but like do you think Scotty being that we’re comparing him the tiger right now do you think Scotty when they see his name on that leaderboard is it the same kind of fear that guys had during Peak tiger I don’t think so and I wouldn’t either and it’s and it’s no offense to Scotty but you just again it’s it wasn’t just tiger you were playing against it was the you know the 40 50 60,000 fans that were there with him because you know when tiger walks off of the green they all walk with him and funny enough we saw that last week of Rory as well I the last two days you could see as soon as he got done hauling out everybody bailed I mean it was evident on the back nine clearly on Sunday but even on Saturday I’m going this is interesting but tiger brought everybody in there and I think that as good as Scotty is he’s he’s he hasn’t kind of I want to say warm or endeared himself to the the fans because that’s not that’s not an accurate statement but he hasn’t given him that excitement that tiger would always do with the fist pumps and and you know raise in the roof and things like that you know Scotty just goes thank you and just demoralize you because you know that you’re not nearly as good as him but it’s it’s a different kind of Beatdown thank you I’ll take another four million that’s exactly like the point tiger did at against Bob May in the play which is one of the sickest like that’s not and the place erupts and every person on property wanted tiger to win I feel like Scotty’s awesome but I don’t know that he has like the whole Gallery being like he has to win it’s it’s just you know when tiger made that putt to to to go into the playoff I mean theoo like this you know and just everybody lost their minds and I think if Scotty makes that putt you know he might fist pump it but that’s about it he just doesn’t have the dynamic he’s got the game but he doesn’t have the dynamic aspect of it right now but listen if he continues to to play as well as he is right now yeah I think that he’ll find his he’ll have a different identity to W you know being world number one and being as dominant as tiger if he should continue this track I mean you say it perfectly like Scotty I mean everybody loves Scotty they’re not DieHard Scotty fans like they’re DieHard Tiger Woods fans like the entire gallery whoever Tiger’s playing with was rooting for them except for the other guy’s family basically that was there everybody else tiger yeah you knew you 30,000 people you know 2ou 29,999 folks were rooting for him and my wife and caddy were rooting for me yeah and that’s not a knock on Scotty that’s just like look at Tim Duncan was a great basketball kind of the same way right just kind of went about his business then you get a Kobe or a Jordan like it’s different you know what I mean like just that’s just how he is as a personality do you think that Scotty has a problem going to the grocery store and picking up you know some diapers and milk and all that zero zero tiger I mean there’d be helicopters flying overhead you know there be there’ be paparazzi poing out of the you know Frosted Flake section you know yeah all right before we get back to Rich beam I want to tell you about a sponsor of ours that’s going to change the way you travel I am talking about shipsticks Colt you use them I use them everyone loves going on golf trips the one 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are sitting here at the Bargetown bourbon tasting room down here in Louisville uh you’re getting ready to go to the Champions dinner am which a lot gets made about the the Masters the Champions dinner I mean it’s just it’s unbelievable you have a Champions dinner every year here the PJ Championship tell us a little about it how does it work is it similar to the one at Augusta it’s similar in the fact that you have past Champion show up there then some you know some figureheads from the PJ of America uh it used to be a lot different where it was all the player directors you know the the 14 I think it was 14 sections of the PJ of America I think it was plus their wives and I mean oh it was it used to be a massive massive production and finally I think that I think that Dave Stockton finally said listen this has to be more about the Champions themselves and that’s what it’s gone back to and funny enough I I just remembered this a couple days ago in 2002 when I hosted it it was a lot like it is now with the exception of U it mainly just the players a couple of folks from the PG of America and some special guests like Tim finchum was there at my dinner but that was it but then in the room opposite of us there was the wives having their their dinner and it was I’ll never forget because we were having a a kind of buttoned up downtime you know at our dinner and whatnot and then once we were done we went over to the l section and they were hooting and hollering and carrying on iner went in there and gave some sort of mini speech and all the women went crazy I mean the the wives were getting after and having a blast and we’re you know sitting here you know buttoned up you know this and that but uh it’s it’s a lot more laid-back now like we don’t have to wear a tie you know it’s more it’s more casual instead of formal but you know still wear a coat and whatnot but it’s it’s a little more subdued you have does the champion have to pay for it no P not as far as I know I didn’t to pay for it and way better than win yeah and you get a s yeah and you get a stien for giving the past champions a gift I don’t know if they at Augusta if they give gifts or not um you know I’ve had some we’ve had some really good gifts I’m going to boast I gave um ostrich skin boots uh in mine yeah with the PJ America logo on it and then you know Champion underneath for the winners and then VJ sing gave fishing equipment and he goes I’m looking for a hobby I don’t know if I like fishing so I thought I’d give everybody fishing equipment you know Sean M gave a guitar one year Justin Thomas gave a really nice bottle of um of bourbon from Woodford Reserve and here’s should have been Bargetown sorry to our sponsor tonight sorry guys if you’re hearing this cut and then last year last year I I to be fair I went to the Champions Center and I I I wasn’t playing so I thought you know I’m going to just go in there and enjoy myself and the wine they kept bringing out was just getting Lovelier and Lovelier and by the time that they were telling us what you got as a gift I was just as as they say with the UK I was away with the fairies that was awesome and yeah and you get to do that like realistically you’re probably not coming in this week like I want to win this golf tournament there’s a bunch of guys in that room that are who are the other dudes in there they’re like I want to have a good time maybe who’s the most fun guy to sit next to well the guys that don’t play anymore are I mean we’re the best I mean you got the the the duck Forge you you had I’m going to forget these guys but these guy would show up and it was great for them to come back each and every year but they came in and just got on the sauce early and often and it was just beautiful and they were just a blast and that’s what we don’t get too often anymore we don’t get a lot of the past champions like unfortunately we don’t get Nick price we don’t get Bob TW you know VJ is not going to show up Nicholas Travino you know Watkins you don’t you’re not going to get all these older guys where that’s where the Masters what they do very well is they get all their living past champions to show up where we seem to struggle with it I don’t know if there’s a solution for it or not I know that Dave Stockton’s spearheading a lot of that and so hopefully we’ll get a few more of those those past champions coming in but we’ll see but you know it’s it’s just a button- down good time relaxed you know we’re only there for a couple of hours meals are always just otherworldly do you pick the menu does the champion pick the menu or not P yeah the past Champion picks the men so Brooks’s whatever he’s he’s got dialed in is is going to be what what did you serve so I served a a steak wrapped with uh bacon and then I had um twice baked potato and a green chili um in a green chili bowl and then uh a couple of shrimp with some spices on I forget what it was they had Tres Lees for dessert and then of course for you know to start off with we had you know Tequila Just A light meal from El Paso I mean just a light little meal a light little meal you got to have tequila start off with the your Paso I mean it’s just like hello yeah you just need a two-day nap after that thing that’s it on Tuesday that way by Thursday you might be ready that’s exactly right yeah they should have this thing on like Monday night instead of yeah a little more one extra day to kind of recover a little bit all right well listen we we want you to play really well this week but let’s talk about some of the guys you think have a chance of winning this week we we threw this out on our Serius XM show yep you get Brooks Scotty Rory or you can take the the field oh jeez I’m taking those three you’re in the field this is the others listen I haven’t played 17 yet but you guys prived me to exactly what 17 could possibly play like I’m just going to let you know that most players this week were out there with their track bands testing out their wedges and seeing how far some of them go and whatnot I was seeing how far my four iron hybrid and seven would go um because I know I’m going to have a host of those clubs in my back I those three guys they are going to be just because they hit it the longest and kind of know where it’s going it would surprise you to see Bryson play well I tell you what I walked with him about five holes yesterday looked really good yeah and you mentioned you getting ready to go uh saw John Daly today right when they blew the horn he goes [ __ ] I was really going to practice today he’s so fol that is so funny I saw him on the equipment truck ripping a dart walking by I was like this guy get everyone else out gr and the weather was back good again he’s just sitting there having a nice time he gets it huh he was actually posted up in the equipment truck just hanging out sitting outside having a little he was walking through the gallery and people were asking for autographs he grabbed one dude’s hat didn’t didn’t break stride signed it didn’t even look just threw it I like there’s no way the original guy got that hat back he’s the best JD I it’s always funny watching him playing with him at U Beth Page when he’s driving his cart down the fairways or wherever he was driving it I mean drive it right on the tea boxes I mean like literally right there on the tea box and and you get done and there’s just like these dozen Coke cans rattling around and the spaces up in front that’s after nine holes I mean it’s just like this is UN I mean it’s just it’s JD I mean you got to love the guy he’s the best somebody monitor his warmup for a recent like Champions Tour event or something like that it was like four Diet Cokes x amount of cigarettes this that seven like six balls or something like six range balls and he went the first funny enough he used to practice a lot I mean he’d go out there if you guys ever watched him hit his wedges around the around the practice SE one he sit there and do that he’ll do that for an hour he’ll sit there and have a dart here Diet Coke in the right hand and just sit there and hit shots with his left hand and it is spectacular so much harder than the right to it’s crazy think tiger said it obviously many years ago but he’s like look everybody Raves about JD and how far he hits it his hands are about as good as anybody’s around the green he’s unbelievable he is I mean again he he could have been one of the Great he just had different look at life what are we doing I mean he’s he’s won two major Champion put him in the Hall of Fame put him in the of the most famous golfers of all time cuz you got to put the players in there that actually brought masses to the game yeah like a social impact daily brought masses to the game put him in there nobody cared whether he shot 65 or 85 they wanted to see either the 65 they wanted to see the train wreck at 85 nobody cared he was one of those guys and I was talking with Bryson about this yesterday because we’re talking about the cut or no cut and all this and I said there are very few guys that are in 60th place on Sunday that a massive amount of people show up to play show up to watch he was one of those he was one of them absolutely he would be one of them they’d show up they’d be lying to the fairways on both sides getting ready to watch him get out there and just get after he outside of tiger Like You could argue like cultural impact bringing people to the game that otherwise wouldn’t be involved in golf or have interest right there right behind him yeah he was when I got on tour 1999 he was definitely he was definitely number two behind tiger I mean tiger was was you know still back then was number one but Dy was easily number two before we get back to the episode I want to tell you about roback I’m rocking one of their hoodies right now they are the best most comfortable hoodies on the market they also got polos crew necks and like I said the hoodies are by far 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learn it on Thursday let’s not get caught up in it’s it’s it’s as yeah it’s it’s a Japanese looking name but he’s but he’s new from New Zealand apparently he knows you that’s all that matters I am the first one to hit I am the first one to you have the honor on Thursday as you should Thursday and Friday I’ll give you another little thinker here so we just gave you the Rory Scotty Brooks or the field throw out there right yeah okay PGA historically there’s been a lot of guys win their first major out of PGA give me the guy you think most likely to win his first major championship this week if I don’t say anybody but Tommy then I’m gonna do that pick the love aside he’ll still love you you don’t side um Xander yep there you one I think there’s a few that could actually um you know I sadly Klay is not playing I think lud oh yeah I mean anywhere but especially the way he driv yeah Kazuma kabor yeah yeah good Kum yeah zom I’ve seen him play a couple times okay I first I you you’ll probably be hitting first into the greens that is so weird so weird God he must smash it um he’s 22 he’s he’s bendy we’re not bendy yeah I actually believe I covered him a couple years ago at the Asia Pacific Amer that I go to I’ve done the last three years I think it was two years ago um in Thailand he was he was down there yeah okay zoom zoom you get to know him um who else could win a first major um theander pick you said Xander we said lud I got another one or two that I would there’s I mean I have to see a list right in there but yeah I mean there’s there’s a a host of guys that I think zorus gets one he was he was on my lips but I thought i’ I’d put Xander out there first just cuz you know you know people we talked about Xander last week on Sky about that was his seventh time either seventh or eighth time leading after 36 holes and there was a seventh time leading after 36 he won twice before that and this was his eighth time and and he didn’t get it done but listen I mean when you run up against a juggernaut like what Rory was doing I mean Rory looked like on Saturday like he was about to kick it into different gear and he just couldn’t quite figure it out and then once it started kind of chugging along a little bit on eight and nine when he made birdie then you kind of thought all right you know and then he makes the eagle on 10 and then you’re like going and then and then it just gets silly after that he’s had bad beats on Sunday just running up against Monsters we talked about this look at his scoring average I was literally talking to one of the agents the other day they’re like dude what is the deal with Xander in these final rounds I was like you know what his scoring average is when he’s in the last group on Sunday it’s 69.4 it’s not like he’s shooting 7 and that’s just it I mean you you know I saw him on the Callaway van on Monday morning and he’s in there working on his putting I’m like dude it’s there you just ran up against a guy that was that refused to get beat I mean there was nothing that he did wrong at all on Sunday granted the putting might have been a little bit not on point you know h a couple of dicey wedges on 11 and 12 but you can kind of forgive that because of how firm the greens are and the bounces and the spins at times but I mean it the guy is again as we say he runs into guys that just wind last year did the exact same thing to him when you’re going up against gu that’s eight under through 15 at Quil Hollow when I mean everyone’s shooting overp part did he go on an eight under through eight stretch or some [ __ ] like that like what are you going to do so we joke around a lot like Xander and I the and go home but Xander and I have a great relationship and every time I’m with his group he plays extremely well and so he’ll be like hey you with me today but this last week they split us up so I had Rory pepper that’s right you did that’s right so doy we always joke with her like she’s the Black Widow and so so today I like that name she loves it she thinks it’s hilarious okay and so I show up and there’s Xander he’s in the bunker and I’m talking to his catty Aus he turns around he goes doy pepper is my goddamn cryptonite I was like I was like can I please film that inent to her he goes yeah so we film it and she loved it she goes it’s unbelievable he goes this is this is hilarious he goes you know did you watch the Tom Brady roast I not no not yet okay well it’s this doesn’t spoil anything but there’s these just random times Kevin har will be up there and he’ll just be like [ __ ] you Tom and like it’s like a space killer just like all right in between just [ __ ] you Tom I love that I so he goes he goes now on every bad shot I hit I’m just go [ __ ] you doy that’s that’s no on a Thursday morning and she’s nowhere around I said if you do that I will pay your fine the first time be there you go can we do that for Tiger can we do that cuz then you have like a, former PJ professionals just walk up to the microphone just one time [ __ ] you tiger you know I mean like all of them let’s let let’s get a tiger roast there was a little [ __ ] going around the internet about a roast of T like there’s no possible way but he would be the dream guy for a roast if you could tolerate if he could tolerate it oh that would be but I mean they make three hours like I thought Brady’s was too long but I was like three ain’t enough yeah that for Tiger yeah that would I mean you could have them lined up down the road of every player that he’s demoralized be a great roast we just talked about johy would be an awesome Ro he do pay what you PID Tom Brady I promise you he’ll be up there yeah maybe even for a little last probably yeah you may be get him for a bargain the Black Widow though for D I think they eat their uh I think they eat their mates after they mate they I believe they eat them and kill them if I’m not mistaken I’m you I mean wow you actually paid attention in science class I’m I’m a wealth of knowledge you are all the worthless knowledge he got Cliff claven Baby M before we get to our picks with Rich Beam for this week’s PGA Championship I want to tell you about Callaway I Know Rich is going to be playing the Callaway Chrome tour X out there at the PGA Championship this week I use it just made nine birdies at Whisper rock with it s no big deal by the way nine just nine got my boys demon and Marsh’s money no big deal but it’s the new gold standard in tour performance every detail has been optimized from cover to cover Chrome tour is designed for better players who want the best in distance and feel Chrome tour X is for the best players who want speed and ultimate control go get yours at callawaygolf.com shop the Chrome tour golf ball family and learn more about the line now time for our picks with Rich beam all right well every week we do a little prediction we do a favorite and a dark horse so we’re going to put you on the spot we’re going to we’re going to do it as well right now let’s let’s get our picks for the 2024 PGA Championship Valhalla Golf Club all right um after watching Rory last week I mean I I I can’t quite go away from that just because it was just made my jaw drop in a few in a few places but I mean I I just the way the golf course looks and sets up I mean I I he’s got to be up there I mean defending champion at this venue you know essentially I he’s going to be my pick just because of what I saw last week I mean and if there’s a dark course that’s any darker than me I’d like you to show them to me midnight Midnight call I am like yeah absolutely I I did hear there is a 61-year-old club professional there is I know how about that you should have got paired with him and hit bombs past his ass dude that would make me feel so good you know I mean just that’d be sick 61 good luck yeah tough I mean yeah but you know what cover the place in fris though is crazy long it’s yeah but it’s like it was bouncy as hell and like kind of lynxy style you get hey he earned it though he got here man he is here he’s you know give him give him his due he’s out here that can play in that thing the dude at 61 is impressive definite dudes that can play it all right I I was going to go Rory he’s going Rory and Rich beam going to be a popular combo by way I’m I’ll tell you who I’m going to go with and I just think he’s pissed off after last week and he’s gonna get that first major championship I’m going Xander I absolutely he’d be a popular win I think it’s a problem absolutely it’s the second week in a row you going Xander as well got Xander 14 to one dude I mean I won it with my heart because I’ve like dude you deserve a monster win you’ve been so close but also like it’s not like just a heart play like dude he he’s been as good consistently as just about anyone outside of Scotty this year in terms of never playing bad he has like 40 something made Cuts in a row by the way I think 46 he just needs 100 more to pass but 46 dude that’s a joke that’s really impressive uh by the way we’ve been doing this show we’ve done over 200 episodes 200 how many we plus maybe 230 damn we make picks every week never once have both of our picks lined up they did last week and they both finished top eight so so we basically know our [ __ ] really well rich is what we’re who’s your Dark Horse if this happens again so I have two but I only can pick one that’s Dark Horses yes that’s true uh wait we got a lot of horses here in Louisville you do okay I’m going to go 70 to one you’re guy just cuz he hits bombs and I saw him on the range today minwu Lee oh God say less I should have picked him this should be back toback weeks shout out just just in case it’s right I I kind of sneaky he’s 150 to1 that’s what kind of pushed me away but AA batia won the PGA Junior Championship here he did and he’s just he’s playing really solid he’s playing nice played the Masters made the cut after winning at San Antonio just that’s that’s the dark Dark Horse Dark Dark Horse 15501 Dark Horse it wouldn’t be the most shocking thing in the world but that’s a dark horse all right mine I’m going with a guy that I think over a year ago I was like this guy will win multiple times on the PJ tour this year is what I predicted it has yet to come to fruition but I am confident that it will at some point cam young is too good and too talented the harder he plays good on hard golf course he’s not the shootout winner type of guy doesn’t putt it like that to win the 24 unders and things like that but just T to Green he was close at oakill last year clo close at Southern Hills he’s been he’s going to win some big big events we haven’t who who’s like cuz he doesn’t play in our tour anymore or any tour anymore well he does different tour Adrien morocc he can Shi it out there and he can he can flat out play as well and I mean and I know that he’s got I mean he freaking hits at a country mile they all hit it a country mile now rer I hit within the city limits mile yeah I mean I mean it’s I I was shocked the other day when they released the track M dat from 23 and the average ball speed on the PJ tour is 171 I was like I’m out here every week nobody hits at 171 at least the guys I cover that’s cuz they’re not on TV the 171 guys TV 171 they’re not4 off of 10 yeah I mean roor that’s Rory’s two iron it’s ridiculous uh okay one more question before we let get out here give me a winning score for this week since you’ve actually played the golf course oh let’s see here I don’t R71 so 284 so 28 before um saw some guys pick 11 under on TV last night but I think it’s going to be lucky 13 under 13 okay yeah I think it’s going to be better than 11 live with 13 I I think for a major 13 I think it’s hard to keep him at 13 I think you’re going to I mean it’s long I know but if the greens aren’t hard and bouncy they just eat it up no matter what they’re how far they are and and you know the greens are they’re a little on the small side so I mean you got to be pretty dialed in with your irons and you know there’s some goofy areas around the greens but yeah it’s it’s I think that just because of the fact that it’s it is going to play along with all the the rain that we’re still going to get sadly um on Friday and I don’t know what look the weekend looks like but you know I don’t care how far you’re going to hit it you’re going to catch a a flyer you’re going to catch a mud ball you’re going to catch something that’s going to you know balance the books a little bit so I’m going to stick with 13 all right 13 I’m looking right around 15 yeah I would go north I it’s 15 I mean these guys they’re just so good Tak and it takes one guy look at what if no one was picking 19 last week for Rory and he got there going into 18 I know he made double well I mean were talking about but you know what the funny thing is I think that last week’s Golf Course was harder than this one R 17 and 17 and Rory 17 so if somebody gets to to 20 this week I mean it wouldn’t be a shock but you know just it is the only that this does have though is is just that you you got to bring it on the tea on every single shot where last week can kind of back off a little but here you have to there’s no holding back on any of the te’s no it’s going to be a great week man hopefully you let’s go shock the world huh let’s go Shock the World last made cut 2019 let’s do it again the stream on the 72nd we’ll be there for you done we’ll be there for you rich beam 2002 PGA Champion you’re the man thanks so much for join thank you [Music] tell