What was thought to be a normal Wednesday episode starts with breaking news, as Davante Adams was traded to the New York Jets early Tuesday morning. The show begins with Producer PJ’s live reaction to the deal, coming on the heels of yet another pathetic Jets loss on Monday night. Brendan then debuts a golf player comparison for Yankees ace Gerrit Cole as he prepares for Game 2 of the ALCS. The golf talk kicks off from there, as Andy and Brendan are fired up about ticket prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. They express frustration about how the exorbitant prices are keeping average fans away and how the PGA of America, who claims to be committed to “growing the game,” could do something like this. The two also detail how the fan experience at the Ryder Cup is not great to begin with, even further confirming that the ticket prices are out of hand. Andy compares the $1,500 it would cost for two to attend a competition day to a night at the Ritz Carlton outside of Central Park. Brendan then notes some “notable alumni” from each school competing at the St Andrews Collegiate this week, leading to a discussion about whether someone has to graduate in order to be called an alum. Andy and Brendan touch on the rest of the golf schedule for this week, previewing the Shriners Children’s Open, BMW Ladies Championship, and Andalucia Masters, where Jon Rahm is leading DPWT coverage in his Legion XIII gear. To wrap things up, Andy, Brendan, and PJ make their long-awaited picks for the Dominion Energy Charity Classic as the Schwab Cup Playoffs begin on the Champs Tour.
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I was in NYC when the P cup was on at Liberty National. It was like $30 and the right amount of fans to be fun and have a little atmosphere. I had a great day. Sad, sad day when the P cup is a far better watch and better value than the Ryder cup
You think they're doing this to try and keep some of the famous NY 'riff-raff' from showing up and getting too obnoxious and rowdy?
You get entry with your class A card to Masters
I disagree with the pricing – but part of what it’s designed to do is for the PGA of America to gain more percentage of the money in the resale market – ie what Masters tix are sold for initially to what they go for on the resale mkt – more like $3000+ a day for tournament days – if everyone that bought a tix used it instead of just reselling it – but there’s more actual $ in the resale
To hell with the ryder cup, the walker cup is at Cypress Point!
If you're watching on YouTube, Brendan was mimicking a scoop.
Parental advisory: that was also a "shake" he was mimicking at 52:25 – promise that's what it was.