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Olympic Dreams: Golf Journeys and Triumphs at Le Golf National
Get ready for an unforgettable Olympic edition of PGA TOUR Countdown! Scotty Scheffler brings us along on his Parisian adventure, balancing rigorous tournament preparations with the vibrant Olympic atmosphere. Hear about his recent Open Championship performance and how he tackles the challenge of staying energized throughout the season. Scotty also gives us a glimpse of his explorations around iconic sites like the Louvre, adding a touch of cultural flair to his golfing journey.
We then delve into the mental landscape of professional golf, where the significance of emotional balance and mindfulness takes center stage. Xander Schauffelle offers a heartfelt reflection on his Olympic journey, sharing the emotional weight of winning a gold medal and celebrating that victory with his father, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Personal anecdotes about dedicated "golf rooms" and the importance of staying grounded amidst success paint a vivid picture of the life and mindset of a top-tier golfer.
Conversations with golfers about their relationships with their fathers and coaches reveal the intricate dynamics that play pivotal roles in their careers. Learn how subtle changes in coaching have led to recent triumphs, and explore the camaraderie and competitive spirit that drive these athletes. As we anticipate the Olympic golf event at Le Golf National, predictions for standout performances by Scotty, Xander, and Jon Rahm promise an exhilarating competition. Join us for these captivating stories and insights that bring the world of Olympic golf to life!
This is PGA TOUR COUNTDOWN, and welcome in everybody, Frank Bassett, joining you for another edition of PGA TOUR COUNTDOWN. This is our Olympic edition. What we're going to do here is hello, hello. What we're going to do here is hear from Scotty Scheffler, Xander Shoffley and Wyndham Clark and Colin Morikawa.
Speaker 2:Now.
Speaker 1:Wyndham and Colin did a joint interview, but Scotty and Xander did separate interviews, so you'll get to hear all of these interviews in their entirety. We'll have no breaks. We'll just go straight from interview to interview to interview, starting off with Scotty and Xander and then Wyndham and Colin. Then we'll kind of wrap this thing up. Hope you're enjoying the Olympics. They are pretty exciting. The golf is about to start and La Golf Nationale is going to play tough. The rough is tiered, much unlike it was when they played the Ryder Cup there in 2018. But it's still long and it's still tough, and if you get 10 feet off the fairway you're in trouble. It's going to be trouble. So, that being said, let's hear what the guys had to say about it and then I'll wrap this baby up and we'll watch some Olympic golf.
Speaker 3:We'd like to welcome world number one Scotty Scheffler to the media center here at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Scotty, obviously making your Olympics debut this week what's been some of the initial reaction to being here and obviously spending some time in Paris so far?
Speaker 4:Yeah, it's been a fun week so far. Definitely excited to be here. Representing our country is very special. Yeah, trying to do a little bit while still playing in the tournament. Obviously my biggest priority is showing up ready to play this week, but I definitely want to experience a little bit of the Olympics. Went and saw some table tennis yesterday and we we explored Paris on Saturday and I think we're going to gymnastics tomorrow. But then, you know, when Wednesday comes around, we'll really kind of get strongly into tournament mode and that'll probably be it for the festivities for the week. But it's definitely been fun being a part of the Olympics and, yeah, it's definitely a different vibe this week and then just coming off the tie for seventh at the Open Championship a couple weeks ago.
Speaker 3:I guess you've had a week to kind of settle in from that. I guess what were some of your takeaways after reflecting on that experience at World Training?
Speaker 4:Yeah, it was a solid week. I felt like I did a good job mentally most of the week and I put up a good fight. Xander obviously played some great golf and was a tough guy to beat last week. I would have felt like some weeks the ball is going up towards the hole and it tends to go in, and then there's other weeks where it tends to go towards the edge and lip out and it seemed like I was definitely on the lip out side of the week. Last week. Still coming in and having a T7 and putting up a good fight was a solid week overall. Xander played some great golf.
Speaker 5:Just jump right in with questions, questions we can start here with with Sean. It's a pretty long calendar year for the, the American golfer, between having to be in form in Hawaii and then always play through the president's cup. Has it been tough to keep up your energy for everything in the championship season?
Speaker 4:I don't know if tough is the right way to describe it, but there's definitely a challenging aspect to it, you know, just with the way the season is and not really having an area where you're going to take a break, like the areas in which I took my breaks this year were kind of weird areas before majors, and I think, looking at my schedule next year, that may be something that I'll adjust, but that's something I'll reflect on as the year goes on, or, sorry, in the off season and as far as you know the season goes. You know that's what we signed up for. It'll be nice to have an off season and it's more of a sprint now than it than it was before, and so it's just a little bit of a different style and that's something that we're kind of managing the schedule, trying to put my best at the biggest tournaments and yeah, and then I saw you went to the Louvre.
Speaker 4:Was there anything in there that really caught your eye? Not really, I mean it was a cool experience. I mean I could not believe how many people were in there and how big it was. That definitely shocked me a little bit. Just how many people were in there and how big it was. That definitely was definitely shocked me a little bit. Just how many people were in there and how big the place was. I mean I couldn't believe how big it was.
Speaker 4:But you know, we saw the Mona Lisa, which was really cool, and then saw some of the crown jewels and then, as we're walking around, I felt like we saw one tenth of the museum. At the most we were there for almost two hours and I felt like they could have been there for days, exploring around, looking at all the old paintings and, um, I mean it was. I'd say the paintings were something that really kind of took me back. I mean it was pretty wild how big they were and you know how talented the people were back then and also how they preserved them for as long as they have. I mean it was. I can get pretty interested in that kind of stuff, just standing there reading the descriptions of all the stuff and the images and, um, it was definitely a fun, fun few hours how did people notice you and come up to you?
Speaker 5:in a museum like that it's kind of a different place.
Speaker 4:Yeah, I mean not really. I definitely saw a few people looking at me weird, but took a few pictures, but nothing crazy, it definitely wasn't anything. You know, it wasn't like I got recognized in a crowded room and all of a sudden I had to take like 100 pictures. It was like one person would come up and then a few minutes later another person would come up and it was.
Speaker 7:You know, it was no big deal. First of all, did you watch the Ryder Cup in 18? Yep, okay. What did you make of the course? Did you play 18 Ryder Cup in 18? Yep, okay. What did you make of the course?
Speaker 4:Did you play 18 yesterday or this night? I played 18 yesterday and played nine today. From what I saw from the Ryder Cup and you know Teddy caddied in the Ryder Cup here so he had a lot of good info on the course and the rough is not nearly as penal as it was for the Ryder Cup and right now the golf course is not nearly as firm. We'll see how the weather is for the rest of the week but um, I'm sure it'll firm up a bit if we get no rain. But um, Teddy did mention how much the course changed from practice rounds to tournaments that week, from the practice rounds to the tournament that week. So maybe it'll be a little bit similar this week in terms of the golf course changing. But um, I did watch the Ryder Cup and you know Ted Ted's got some good info from the course that week.
Speaker 7:We haven't started yet. So what kind of value do you place on this week? I mean, it's different. It's a gold medal. You only get to do it once every four years. It's not like you've blown your chance if you don't win, but it's probably something pretty special you've taught for a while.
Speaker 4:Yeah, I mean. What kind of value I mean. What kind of value? I mean it would be very special to have the gold medal. You know, if I don't, my life's certainly not going to end, but it would be extremely special to have the gold medal. It's definitely one of the reasons why I'm here this week. I didn't come here to. You know, I love going to watch table tennis history. That's not why I showed up. You know, I try to place an equal amount of value to all the tournaments I play. I feel like every time I show up I'm trying to do my best, and that's definitely the case this week. It's very special to be a part of the Olympics. I'm looking forward to the chance to compete for a medal for our country.
Speaker 7:And then, what about the weather for the week? I always say that I take it. You didn't play golf last week, or did you?
Speaker 4:No, I played golf last week or did you?
Speaker 7:No, I played golf last week.
Speaker 4:Where did you play? I played at a golf club like two hours south of here. You know we stayed for the week a little mini vacation and played golf a few days and practiced and you know they had a nice gym and you know it kind of goes back to like the scheduling stuff. It was nice to have a week where, you know, my family was here and everything was really relaxed and there wasn't many people around. We got to kind of just enjoy being together. It was fun going out to practice and Meredith and Bennett ride around in the car with me versus me going out by myself.
Speaker 7:So there was definitely fun, good time with the family last week. You just go from kind of heavy coastal air to probably 90 degrees later in the week. What's that going to be like?
Speaker 4:Here this week. Yeah Well, I mean 90 degrees later in the week. What's that going to be like here this week? Um well, I mean, 90 degrees is chilly for me. You know where I was.
Speaker 4:If it was 90 degrees at home right now would be, you know, put on a sweater almost so yeah, I mean as far as the weather goes, I think that's something from playing golf for so long and living where I live, I think we're we're used to weather changing pretty significantly, so like I didn't even really think about it until now, what kind of crew did you bring with you?
Speaker 7:What kind of food?
Speaker 4:Crew Crew Family Entourage Entourage. Yeah, meredith is here, our son is here, marnis, my trainer, is here this week. My in-laws are here, mare's parents Mare's mom was with us all last week and then her dad came at the end of the week and then I think their whole side of the family showed up yesterday. They're kind of doing all the Olympic stuff, like they went to tennis today, they're going to swimming tonight and I think my parents are coming. Mary's side of the family, mary's side of the family. Yeah, my parents have had a pretty hectic year, so I think they're actually coming, maybe tomorrow or Wednesday, and then watch the tournament and head back home.
Speaker 3:Sisters, nope, alright, do you want to talk here? Hey Scotty, just curious what's the team camaraderie like in the USA campus? Obviously only four of you. Have you got a group chat? Are you going to any events together? Just tell us a bit about that.
Speaker 4:Yeah, we've known each other for years. Like, colin and I go pretty far back, all the way to junior golf, and you know we're all part of the Ryder Cup here last year. So we're all pretty close friends and we'll play, I'm sure, all our practice rounds together this week. And we went out today and played, had a good game. Those guys were actually all together last week but I kind of took some time away with just my family. But it should be a fun week. I mean, team Colorado is always good. We get along really well. We've had some fun. I think we're all just really excited to represent our country and go compete for a medal.
Speaker 3:And getting that medal. What would it mean to you?
Speaker 4:It would be very special, know it's not. You know, very often you get to compete in the Olympics and so to be able to, you know, have a medal for the rest of your life would be very special and, you know, it's definitely like I said, that's one of the reasons we showed up this week was to come here, do our best and, you know, try to compete for a medal.
Speaker 3:Is that always on your radar? I know I feel like the Olympics in 2016 to here. The perception in golf has already changed that everyone wants to come and compete. Has it always been on your mind, susan?
Speaker 4:Yeah, I mean, I think that it's always been kind of weird situations surrounding the Olympics the last couple of years, or the last two Summer Olympics, you know, with the first one with the Zika virus and then the last one with COVID being a factor, you know, I think it certainly had an effect on the games, and this year kind of being the first one where, in a good amount of time, where it'll be fairly normal, um, you know, and showing up to compete and uh, yeah, it's definitely fun being here, it's fun being part of the event, um, and, yeah, looking forward to competing I feel like I've seen videos of you playing table tennis in Ryder Cup team rooms.
Speaker 5:I'm curious if you were able to pick up anything on what elite table tennis looks like last night.
Speaker 4:Yeah, I think at one time I would have considered the table tennis that we played elite, and I'm pretty sure it's far from it.
Speaker 7:Did you ever see pickleball in the Olympics?
Speaker 4:Could I see it? I think it's too much of an American sport to show up in the Olympics. I think around the world it seems like paddle is getting more and more popular around the world and I think if you were to take between the two sports, I think that one would show up before pickleball.
Speaker 7:But it would be fun to have it in the Olympics for sure. Could you be a multi-sport athlete in the for sure?
Speaker 4:could you be a multi-sport athlete in the olympics? Could I be a multi-sport athlete in the olympics? Um, I don't think so.
Speaker 7:But you know, sometimes I have irrational self-confidence and you know, maybe if I really put my mind to, it only saying that, because the first gold medal winner in golf in paris played tennis and golf for the olympics yeah, I don't think you'll be seeing me out playing tennis in the Olympics anytime soon.
Speaker 8:Last thing for me.
Speaker 4:The table version or the regular version.
Speaker 7:There was so much jokingly made of February through April for you and congratulations on winning in June now, and you've also won in December, et cetera. But what are you most proud of as you look back at the year to this point?
Speaker 4:I think, mostly I'm proud of how I've been mentally. I think being in the spotlight can be challenging at times and I felt like last year was fairly challenging in a sense of the questions I was receiving in areas like this seemed to have more of a negative connotation. And then this year they seem to have a much more positive connotation and I tried to do my best to not really ride the wave of having to field those questions and like, if you're asking me stuff negatively about, hey, how come you didn't win last week? Like what happened? Why didn't you go make that putt on 18? And I'm like, well, you know, doug, I tried to make the putt and it just didn't go in.
Speaker 4:And then this year it's like, well, how are you doing so well? And it's like, well, I haven't changed too much from last year. You know I've just been out here any different. I'm not trying to be any different. I don't show up acting like the number one player in the world. I don't show up as anybody other than myself and I just try to do my best to compete. So I think I would say I'm the most proud of myself in the last couple years not being overly emotional with how my golf has been whether it be too negative or too positive. If it was too negative, I'd be probably a pretty miserable person to be around, and if it was too positive and I loved myself too much, then I'd probably be a pretty tough person to be around as well.
Speaker 7:So just proud of showing up and competing and having some consistent results this year, I appreciate all that, but it makes me wonder are you doing anything better this year than you did the previous year? I mean, guys talk all the time about you know, constantly wanting to improve is the main goal. Did you improve this year, and if so, how do you tell?
Speaker 4:Well, I think if you took a look at my statistics, statistically I think my putting has gotten better than it was last year. I still think I have a lot of room to improve but just based off pure statistics I went from losing shots on the green. I think I'm positive now and just seeing those little results like that could be great for your confidence, knowing that you're working on the right things and working in the right direction. I mean, sometimes the game is really just as simple as that just hole in a couple more putts. Definitely this year I've holed some putts in key moments.
Speaker 4:I look back at rounds like I had at the Players hole-in-key putts, the back down at the Masters, making that putt to win Memorial. The margins out here are so small that sometimes you're a good break away from winning a tournament and a bad break away from losing one. So this year so far I've been on the right side of things, and last year I would say I was on the wrong side of things for a while. So it's kind of just dabs and flows of playing this game for a living.
Speaker 7:It's never that easy to win and sometimes you're good at it and sometimes you're not. That's a good question.
Speaker 4:But where exactly do you keep your trophies? I have a room in my house where it's called the golf room, where I just keep all my crap. Basically, there's some trophies in there, and we built a couple additional shells this year, which was pretty fun. We were redoing the room as I was winning a bunch, and so we kind of just had to continue to adjust, which was a pretty fun thing to be able to do.
Speaker 4:I got some cool stuff that I like to hold on to, and I got rid of a lot of stuff in the last year or so, but, um, yeah, we have one room where I just keep all my golf stuff what's a cool thing that you would keep an example of a cool thing that's not, you know, like a jacket or something like that yeah, I mean just like little trinkets and stuff, like I mean the always like when you win the master's, you get like this little thing that signifies that you're a member of the club and, um, you know, you only get it once and so that sits in the room and it's something that a lot of people don't know about and it kind of just chills in a little corner and sometimes when we have people over and they want to, you know, talk about golf or if they want to see the jacket or whatever, I'll take it back there and show a few things.
Speaker 4:But for the most part, you know, I go back in there to work on my clubs and and practice a bit, and definitely don't sit in there and I mean it's kind of like my office. You know I work on my clubs back there and I really do anything else.
Speaker 7:okay that was my question, because I wonder you know, this is this nice golf room do you ever just go in there and just and just look at it? Because that would give you a big head, wouldn't it?
Speaker 4:yeah, I probably would. Um, I don't think I've ever done that. I think, um one time this year I took, I took like a trophy. I took my green jacket and the plaid jacket and I think I held like the player's trophy in one hand and I had another trophy other hand. I just walked into the living room I was like something and uh, outside of that I don hand. I just walked into the living room and was like something weird and outside of that. I don't think I've really taken the jacket out of the house at home or really sat in there much.
Speaker 4:I try to do my best to have, you know, be present where I am and maybe this fall I'll sit back and reflect on the year and stuff like that. But you know, at the end of the day you, you know I'm just a golfer and I'm just out here trying to compete and that's really all there is to it. And you know, sometimes I'm good at it, sometimes I'm bad at it and you know I've talked about a lot. It doesn't define me as a person, doesn't define my life, and you know I'm just happy to be here sorry, I just got two more, but I'm really curious about this.
Speaker 7:Um, you know, welcome to the club, medal thing that it is. Did you get one in 22, which you didn't get one this year?
Speaker 4:Yeah, I think you only get one and it's like a I don't know how to describe it. It's like a little gold thing, like a little like a pin, basically how big, small. It's exactly how you think Augusta National would do it Very simple, elegant, beautiful, all just tasteful, all the right things. Just small, simple and means a lot. Yeah.
Speaker 7:Yeah, and then, lastly, we're talking about the off season, but this is kind of an interesting stretch of something new the Olympics and then the playoffs. What kind of finishing kick are you hoping for, and what kind of I don't want to say threat, because you guys don't play head-to-head, but Xander's made a really significant push, and do you see that as some kind of a player of the year race or things like that that you probably don't care about?
Speaker 4:Well, I mean, I try not to think about it. You know I've had a pretty good year. Xander's had a really good year as well, and I mean it's for people to vote on. You know I'm very proud of the year that I've had and the consistent results, you know, and Xander's another player that's extremely consistent and I love seeing people like him have success because he does it the right way. Like I mean, he works hard. He's not full of himself Like I was.
Speaker 4:I was, we were playing a practice round today and I was actually thinking about it. I was like man Xander is the exact same today after winning the tournament as he was if he had lost the tournament by one. Like he was the exact same person. You know, you couldn't. I'm thinking around. We were having such a good time with the guys playing the practice round. I just thought to myself. I was like you wouldn't have thought this guy had won two majors this year. We're just out cutting it up and everything's still the same. You wouldn't have known whether or not wouldn't have won the US. Mean, I'm extremely happy for him and you know, I think that's one of the great joys I have. Competing out here with my buddies, is, you know, being able to celebrate good moments like that with him and, you know, hopefully shut up this week and, you know, have a good moment for myself.
Speaker 7:Yeah, all right If you could walk into the room with jackets and trophies to the mayor, can she do anything to return that to you?
Speaker 8:What do you mean?
Speaker 7:Can she come into your office and say what's up with something that would? Yeah.
Speaker 4:I don't see why not. I mean, there's nothing stopping her.
Speaker 9:Thanks, scotty, welcome Xander Shoffley to the media center here at. Thanks, scotty, welcome Xander Shockley to the media center here at the men's golf competition of the 2024 Paris Olympics. No stranger to Olympic golf, xander. What's it kind of feel like to come back to a tournament three years later, kind of as a defending champion?
Speaker 10:It feels like a brand new tournament, I think, with the builds and the anticipation of fans and I think just coming to and from the hotel you just see people everywhere. So the feel of everything and I think you're starting to get the real feel of a lot of what the Olympics is about. So I'm going to a swim match tonight, which I'm looking forward to, to get some more motivation and good vibes.
Speaker 9:Terrific, obviously coming in here on a heater, winning a couple of majors this year and your most recent event at the Open Championship. How do you prepare for this event after a season like that?
Speaker 10:The same way. Yeah, just try to keep keep doing what we're doing. Uh, you know, last time I played I didn't know the course either, so I've seen a little bit of you know. I saw a little bit of churn going going there and I saw a little bit of the golf nesting out coming here and but uh, for the most part, yeah, I just played. I played 36 holes now in total in preparation and gonna play with with nine more holes tomorrow. So just getting the feel for everything and the speed of the greens and things of that nature.
Speaker 9:Okay, we'll take some questions. Just raise your hand and we'll get you a microphone. We'll start with Sean and then we'll move over there.
Speaker 5:The question a lot of guys have received the last however many months is how do you rank a medal with a major with the players with other wins? And we asked John Rom that this morning and he said that's actually a great question for Xander, because you've won majors now and you've won a gold medal, and so I guess is there an easy way of explaining, kind of where it all sits in your mind, not?
Speaker 10:really, uh, it is a good question but it's tricky. Golf was in the Olympics and then it was out of the Olympics. So I think a lot of the kids who are watching Tiger or you're a little bit older, you're watching Jack or Arnie, the older legends of the game, you know, you're watching them win majors, you know it's kind of different. So for me it's very personal.
Speaker 10:My relationship with my dad, the relationship my dad and I have with golf, a lot of it sort of surrounds his teachings of when he was trying to be an Olympian, you know. And then the majors are sort of what I grew up, you know, watching. So they're two but they're two very different things to me. And you know, I think I think you know the gold medal, it's been marinating nicely. It's a, you know, maybe in 30, 40 years it's something that's really gonna be, you know, special when you know, as it gets more traction and it kind of gets back into the eyes of or I guess, into the normalcy of being in the Olympics. It's still so young, coming off of, I don't know, was it like 1903 was the last time I was in the Olympics or something like that.
Speaker 5:Doug knows all that information.
Speaker 10:Is that correct or no? What's up, doug?
Speaker 7:knows all that information. Is that correct?
Speaker 5:or no, what's?
Speaker 7:up 1903. What's up, it's always in 048. That kind of stuff 1904, maybe it's probably some virus. Back then you were thinking of yeah, maybe huh.
Speaker 10:Thanks, doug.
Speaker 5:I had one good follow-up I thought before Doug gets going yeah, so in the last three years if you can roll your mind through the last three years the Olympics being such a personal thing between you and your dad, like was there a moment the last three years where that weight really sank in, sunk in really kind of clicked, I guess.
Speaker 10:We have the police here with Dougie, so be careful with how you ask it or say it. I'm not sure you know. I think when I look back to being on the podium it would have been really cool with fans, but it was really intimate having my dad being the only person that was there with me besides Austin. So it was, and then you hear the anthem and you come off the green and I'm able to share of share the medal with him. It was just kind of as cool as it gets for me. You know what I mean. It's something I can deliver to him that you know he's always wanted, or just you know. I think, for starters, just being an Olympian is something he's always wanted. So that was already a huge delivery just in that sense. But I'm not sure you know we haven't. There are times where my dad and I will. It'll just be my family and we'll reminisce a little, and it's always a warm feeling.
Speaker 7:This is a spin off on Sean. You'd already won some good tournaments before Tokyo not a major yet. Was that the greatest thing you've been done in your career until then? Did it fill a void, I guess? Yeah, I'd say so, anyway, second question Do you feel more like an Olympian this year than you did in Tokyo just because of being able to go places more than just lodging to, golf course?
Speaker 10:Good question, doug. I'm not sure I haven't really thought about that. To be honest, to me it's still new. I mean I am one, but but to me I don't know Like I grew up watching gymnastics or diving or swimming and track in the Summer Olympics. I watched more Summer Olympics because my dad. So golf, you know golf is an interesting game, it's an interesting sport. You know you're not like sprinting across the finish line where it's an interesting sport. You're not sprinting across the finish line where they're playing four days and it's a little bit longer of a race. I'm not sure. I think once the fans are here, I think maybe versus Tokyo, if we're going to compare the two.
Speaker 7:You went nowhere. Last time did you, we weren't allowed to.
Speaker 10:I think some people got in trouble for trying to sneak around.
Speaker 7:Were you watching other sports from your room?
Speaker 10:Yeah, it was, you know, in a hotel room with you know, it was all Japanese and I can't really speak any Japanese, so it was tricky.
Speaker 2:It's Adam Marks, san Diego Union Tribune. I wonder I hope this isn't too long of a question Could you take us through the transition of your dad being your primary coach to his role? Now, I know you'd spoken about it before those last Olympics, a little bit about wanting to make that transition. Did you delay it, maybe because of what that meant to him? And just take us through the reasons and why. Now, sorry, what was the like part of it? Well, you, you spoke about maybe transitioning away from your father to another swing coach before the olympics. Did you delay that decision because you knew what those olympics meant to your dad and that would allow him to be there?
Speaker 10:no, I mean my, my dad starting off just like every kid. No, I mean my dad starting off just like every kid. I think their parents, you have your foundation, you have the people that have helped you get to this point. All of us pros know how big of a team effort it is to get us up here, to get us competing every week, to playing really well. My dad was no different than all those other parents. He was wearing, call it, 10 different hats, as my dad and I would call it. So one of them was being a dad, another one was being a coach, another one was being a concierge, another one was being transportation, another one was being the list goes on mental coach, swing coach.
Speaker 10:So I'm 30 years old now and once you have success, it's always my goal to. I want my dad to be happy and I want him to, you know, do what he wants to do. You know, I don't think, you know, he's going to turn 60 this year. I don't think he wants to sort of sit on the range 95 degrees and watch me pound golf balls all day. You know, I wouldn't want to do that when I'm 60. We'll, we'll see, I guess.
Speaker 10:But so as the years have gone on, he sort of has. You know, I've been trying to take hats away from him just so he can relax a little bit and enjoy, enjoy his life a little bit more, since he's helped me so much. So that'll sort of there's no real delay. I'd say. You know my dad.
Speaker 10:My dad was the first one to tell me we'll see how far we can get as a team in this game of golf, and he's like I have no clue how far we can get. So I think for me to be a consistent top ten player in the world with my dad as my coach is, you know, huge credit to my dad for what he built and what he made me. I guess and Chris is someone I've known for quite some time it was a pretty easy transition. He's a really good communicator and you know my dad's kind of known of him for a bit too. So once we linked up and had conversation, it was a pretty smooth go and, you know, luckily the changes were implemented quickly and obviously have bared some good fruit.
Speaker 2:Did you winning that Olympic medal? Maybe help ease the transition for your father Having that bucket filled, knowing how big a deal I mean. I was standing next to him. He was balling.
Speaker 10:Yeah, I mean, if you look at the majors, I think he still feels very much a part of it. He was pretty much balling through both the last two. So no matter, you know, if he had ten hats on and he has one hat on, he's always going to have one hat, being my dad, but he has two hats right now. He's still very much a part of my team. He's always going to be my dad and he's always going to be very proud.
Speaker 11:So I'm very lucky to have a good relationship with him zander, as you've reflected on those two major wins is is the difference in winning and not winning subtle, or or is there something that you feel you've done a lot better than you had been doing before?
Speaker 10:better than you had been doing before. It feels subtle. I think since I've been working with Chris, there's been a few answers that he's had. My dad and I have talked about it. There's some answers that we need or some questions we have that we didn't really have some answers to. And Chris has got a really good background in biomechanics and has been coaching for a very long time, so he's, you know, all really good coaches.
Speaker 10:I've seen a lot of different things and they're more likely to have an answer. You know my dad's only coached me for. You know my dad wasn't teaching pro, and why. But you know he wasn't teaching you know any pros, really, for that matter, more kids. My dad loves working with kids. That's why, thinking back to the earlier part of this, my dad said I don't know how far I can take you. That's why he had that sort of feeling. It's really cool that we were able to make it as far as we made it. I think it feels subtle the changes I always referred, even when I wasn't winning. I just said I was going to keep putting myself in the position until I got comfortable. I was very uncomfortable still at the PGA, but surprisingly more comfortable at the Open and I look back on all the majors that I played in the one I won and all the ones I lost and I think they all played a part in my success won and all the ones I lost, and I think they all played a part in my success.
Speaker 11:Did you spend the last week? Did you play any golf last week, and or did you spend more time celebrating, and can you just, you know, to the extent you want to share what you did?
Speaker 10:Sure, yeah, I don't really drink much alcohol, so three days in a row drinking was was quite a feat for myself. The recovery bit was also slow. I wear like an aura ring, or whatever you want to call it. I wear an aura ring for me and tracking my sleep every day. It took a while for me to get my scores back to where they normally are, I can put it that way. I was in Portugal with Colin, in Windham. We had a where they normally are, I can put it that way. So I was in Portugal with Colin and Wyndham. We had a really nice time there. I did golf I think each of us played golf for three days and yeah, it was fun. We had all our girls with us and we had, you know, nice team bonding, I'd say and had fun matches on the property there and it was a really really chill as chill as I would have wanted it, uh, especially after a really tough stretch we're gonna dog in there.
Speaker 7:Scotty had a um a lot of complimentary things to say about you and your, when it true, and he also kind of drew some um similarities with the two of you and your win at Troon. And he also kind of drew some similarities with the two of you and one of the things he said is, if you'd lost by one instead of winning, you wouldn't have known the difference of how you carry yourself. Is that all about emotion? Is that all about kind of a steadiness of emotion on and off the course, or is it just on the course?
Speaker 10:I mean I try to be consistent through and through. You know, something my dad talked to me a lot about was, you know, I've heard Scotty talk about how golf doesn't define him and he just wants to be the same guy, sort of with his wife, with his kid, you know, with all his friends at home, and pretty much is the same guy. We just played nine holes today and he's very ho-hum and is the same guy and just flags every shot he hits. But for me it's not too different. My dad a long time ago was saying you can't really fake, you can't just be someone else on the course and not that person off the course.
Speaker 10:So that was a lesson I try to learn quickly and you know some adjusting to do. But for the most part, you know, I try to, like you said, be steady, pretty much off, on and off the courses to the best of my ability. And there's a lot of decisions to be made while I'm on the course. So usually when I'm off I try to let my wife make some more of those. I'm all tapped out on decision-making typically.
Speaker 7:As you should. One of the images from Tokyo was when you made that 4-5 footer at the end to win the Olympic gold medal in Japan, where you've got history, and it looked like you just tapped in in a casual Wednesday game. Do you not ever express emotion and do you ever find it weird when you watch the other Olympic sports and how much passion they show visually and look at what you guys do out there?
Speaker 10:Yeah, I mean, I internalize a lot of it. You know, if you had a heart rate monitor on me at Olympics, it would have been thumping, it would have been moving. You know, I may look calm on the outside but at the end of the day I'm just trying to get a job done in the best way that I know how I've just never been a guy to. If I'm in a casual environment, I'll maybe run my mouth at you, but it's golf. This is a gentleman's game, so I'm not going to be running my mouth at any of my competitors while I'm playing against them. That's more for my friends at home or a little fun money game like today.
Speaker 10:It was a five-foot putt in Tokyo. I knew I had a pretty good chance of making it. I just needed to read it right. I'm not sitting there thinking of how I'm going to celebrate this thing. I'm just like I need to make this putt so I can win this gold medal and that's all that matters it. I need to make this putt so I can win this gold medal and that's all that matters. And it was, you know, relief when I made it. And so you know, I have my moments where I'm by myself where I'll feel very happy and very excited and elated, but it's very much internalized. While I'm competing I don't have the quick spike to do a fist pump or throw my arms up or do something like that. You know, at the PGA I put my arms up because I was just in utter relief that the ball leapt in because I was stressed out.
Speaker 6:Xander, there was a lot of talk before golf came back to the Olympics of what was the right format. Do you think what we have right now is the right format? And then, tied to that, there's some discussion about a mixed team event. I think the IOC is deciding early 25, whether that's something that'll be offered in 28.
Speaker 10:Thoughts on either of those yeah, I mean I feel like traditional is. I mean, as I get older I start to look at things and I start to learn that I'm probably more traditional than not. I have no problem with the 72-hole format. It seems to be fine. I think having a match play event would be kind of weird. That's just my take on that. With the co-sex play, I mean I I'm a big, you know, advocate of don't, don't knock on it until you try it. My only issue with it would be sort of the run of the events. You know it being two weeks in a row. You know, if you take it for what we have now, it's we're playing this tournament, we have one week off and then we have three weeks in a row for our playoffs. So it would be sticky to do two, two tournaments in a row and because of that you may lose some guys. Yeah, I think they're talking about 36 holes. It was.
Speaker 10:I mean, it's still more golf you know, if, even if we were to play, it'd be one day in between, maybe, and then you start 36 holes. So then you get back with three or four days to go. Three weeks of playoffs in a row is a lot.
Speaker 2:Is your dad? Here he is. Have you been to the double wide trailer in?
Speaker 10:Kauai. No, his container I've not, you're not. No, I told him I'm only gonna go when, when there's a structure up, because I'm not gonna sleep in a container.
Speaker 2:And when you were growing up you mentioned watching the Olympics. Did he make you watch the decathlon? Are you kind of a decathlon expert?
Speaker 10:No, I mean one of my, one of my trainers in San Diego. She, she actually works with a heptathlete. So when I was in San Diego more I'm in Florida now so I don't see her as much but when I was in San Diego she was training, you know, helping this heptathlete, and it kind of, you know, made me more aware of what was happening and with my dad it was, you know, I was always aware of it. I didn't really turn it on. I mean, I like watching what everyone else likes to watch the 100 meter, 200 meter, the hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vaulting, that kind of stuff. We wouldn't turn it on just for that one event.
Speaker 11:Xander, nobody ever really gave much thought to the qualifying for this since it started, but with Bryson not. Here it's sort of come up Just wondering where you stand on that. Should they do it different, or is this just something that needs to be resolved to make that work?
Speaker 10:Yeah, my goal was to qualify for this team. I don't really, you know, I look at the requirements and as long as I'm in it and then I'm going to try my best to qualify for it and that's what I did. And in terms of making it better, I haven't put a whole lot of thought on how to. You know, bryson obviously played really well in one, has played well in the majors overall and, you know, won won the US Open in fashion fashion. So I'm not sure, you know, I'm not sure how to include, include, you know, the rank of live events and those things. That's that would be for someone else to figure out.
Speaker 5:Did you have the same teammate for your money match today?
Speaker 10:I did, we lost. Yeah, we actually got crushed today. Beat him yesterday, though, so we're all square. One more round, so you'll have the same team as tomorrow, probably.
Speaker 5:Have you bumped into the equestrian at all, since it's kind of next door to you guys?
Speaker 10:My wife, Austin, and Austin's wife were feeding the horses yesterday. You know it wasn't the racing horses, but yeah, there's a ton of horses horses on property there. I know the equestrians are next door at the palace. I'm not into horses. I'm imagining it's got to be the sickest venue you can possibly race horses at. If I wasn't into it, Great.
Speaker 9:Everybody got what they need. Appreciate it, xandek.
Speaker 3:Thanks guys been here for a few days in Paris and what's the overall experience been like and just the team camaraderie getting to play practice rounds together the past few days?
Speaker 12:Yeah, it's been amazing. It's, you know, dream what? Hey, let me rephrase that growing up I never dreamt I'd be an Olympian, because I always wanted to play golf and it wasn't in the Olympics when I was growing up. But I grew up watching the Olympics and I've always enjoyed the games and I think it's kind of the pinnacle of sports in our world and to be part of it is honestly a huge honor, and then to play with good buddies of mine that are on my team has been really fun. So it's been an amazing experience thus far and I'm looking forward to the next four days Awesome.
Speaker 3:And then Colin, obviously your second appearance, having played in Japan in 2021. I'm just curious, this being a little more special or just different feel this time, just given what you had to do, the run you went on just to qualify for this team, which is obviously a big task, and just that feel coming in this time around.
Speaker 8:Yeah, I mean obviously COVID very, very, very different three years ago and just to be able to go to events and watch other events and that's been kind of the fun part, I'd say at the beginning of the week. Obviously, you know we're here to do a job and to earn medals for Team USA. But you know, yeah, look at the beginning of the year definitely where my ranking was. I don't think I was even sniffing making the team and I added a couple events, made sure the game kind of got steady and just been on a decent little stretch of golf. But look at the end of the day I'm still looking for the wins and wins are kind of what you remember. So hopefully we can kind of close one out somehow this week.
Speaker 3:And then just for the both of you, quickly, just on thoughts on the golf course, the golf house. You know how do you think it's going to play and how it maybe fits your both of your games.
Speaker 8:I think it's actually a great golf course. I watched a little bit of coverage you know just kind of the Ryder Cup and saw how things played and obviously they talked about how long the rough is and I'd say the rough is still pretty penal out here. Not a lot of drivers, a lot of just placement tee shots and then you know, you kind of get your mixed bag of you know seven, six irons, even five irons and four irons off some par threes and then you've got some short holes where you know you might be hitting three iron, five wood in the wedge. So I think the wind's going to be down. I'd say we're probably going to see some low scores, just the way the greens are playing. But you know, if you get a little bit out of focus the big numbers can add up pretty quickly.
Speaker 3:And Wyndham, just what's out to you so far.
Speaker 12:Yeah, I think it's probably very demanding off the team If you do miss the fairway. The rough is very challenging and not many of us were hitting the greens in our two, three practice rounds from the rough. So I'd say if you could find yourself in the middle of fairway or at least just in the short grass a lot, then you're gonna have a really good chance. So I think that's kind of one of the biggest keys here, at least for me. And then, you know, the course is in amazing shape, the greens are super pure and it's a. It's a very delightful golf course. I really enjoy it.
Speaker 3:Perfect. All right, we'll start with questions.
Speaker 5:And here over here with Sean.
Speaker 12:Was there a grudge match today between the two teams?
Speaker 5:Yeah, and I would love to say Scott and I are victorious. That's great. I was curious. The American team is the only team with four players. You guys have played a bunch of days together. You were in Portugal together. Does it help actually seeing the same shots from different, or the same players maybe play different shots into these different holes on repetitive days? Like, I guess preparing for this tournament is definitely different than you would prepare for other ones through your teammates.
Speaker 8:Yeah, I mean I play a few practice rounds with Xander a little bit, but I rarely play with Scotty, just because you know he's always this. Mr Sam Burns we called Wyndham Sam Burns this week because he went off on practice rounds. Good job, wyndham. But no, I mean, look, those two guys are, you know, playing some of the best golf in our entire sport, if not the best two golfers right now. And to watch them play and just watch them how they go about their business and hit their shots. It's very simple and you want to make it that simple, but it's obviously not that much and they've put a lot of work into it. So it is nice to see kind of you get in a rhythm right, I think we all get in a rhythm when we're playing really well and to watch these guys kind of do what they do and do what they've been doing um, you hope to kind of have that feed off to you a little bit and use some of that um into this week.
Speaker 5:And then my other question for colin was just like outside of scotty and xander, you've played some incredible golf this year but you haven't notched the victory column. And not to say that it's all about winning, but sometimes in our sport it can feel that way. So do you reach a sense of antsiness or anxiousness toward the end of the season when you haven't checked the box?
Speaker 8:No, I mean, I did it for a couple years, you know, in that span where I wasn't playing, where I didn't feel like I was playing great and honestly, you know we still have four more I guess this plus playoffs, you know. So four more events to close it out through the season and whatever's left in the fall. I can look at it both ways. I mean, at the end of the day, when I look back in my career, I'm only gonna remember the wins for the most part. You know you're not gonna kind of nitpick every every season and talk about the 20 something events you play. But when I look at it and compare right where I am now to where I was in January and February and March, um, there's been a lot of big wins, you know.
Speaker 8:And, like I said, I, you know, worked my ass off to get here and just because I made it doesn't mean it's it's over over, it doesn't mean I'm getting my pat on the back. I mean, I've been here before and you know, I know what it feels like to honestly lose in a playoff for bronze and that sucks. So you know there's a lot of motivation, just kind of pushing yourself to. You know, come out and play some really good golf. Okay, we'll go over to Bob.
Speaker 11:This is for Wyndham. I just wonder if you could assess, you know, your last several months. Obviously after the players, I guess maybe it's up and down or how you would describe it. You've had several high finishes, but then the majors not so great. I just wonder where your game is and how you feel about how it's progressed this year after winning early in the year.
Speaker 12:Yeah, I mean it's been a unique year um. I started out fantastic and in previous years on tour I typically have kind of played better at the end of the year um, but I kind of had some injuries that I've been dealing with. It happened right before houston, leading into the the masters, and I haven't been the same and I'm I feel like I'm finally getting to where I can swing at the level that I know I can swing. So that's, that's kind of been an ongoing issue and it's been frustrating for me. So that's kind of one thing.
Speaker 12:And then you know, I gotta be honest, I've been very frustrated with how I've played at the majors. I believe that I wasn't showing how good of a player I know I can be, and especially at the highest level in the majors. But I also got to look at how far I've come in two years. You know I'm fifth on the FedEx again back-to-back years. I've won now multiple times and I have a lot of top finishes and I'm here at the at the Olympics. So I I got to make sure I don't let the outsides, outside people, put too much pressure on myself because I've grown so much in these two years and you know I. It's not where I want to be in the future, but I think, you know, I think years like this I learned a lot and I'm hoping that I, you know, take all the things I learned and maybe play a little better than the majors next year.
Speaker 11:Did the injury thing linger a little longer than you expected, or you know, sometimes you start going down that way and trying to play through something and it's you know. You look back and you think maybe I should have waited, or what your thoughts were.
Speaker 12:Yeah. So I heard it in Houston. I played, uh, played fine a decent event, especially for being hurt went to the masters and I actually felt great at the masters. And then, ever since the masters, I I haven't been able to get up to the speed that I normally have with drivers, so I've been hitting it a lot shorter and I had. There's just been a lot of things where then it led me down a path of, okay, is it something in my swing? Is it equipment? Um, and then come full circle, as we just realized now I'm a lot healthier, and then maybe there was a couple equipment things. But you know you start going down rabbit holes that maybe I shouldn't have gone down. And next year, you know, I'm missing cuts by a little bit and not playing at the level that I was maybe earlier in the year or some parts of last year.
Speaker 3:Right up to Doug here.
Speaker 7:This went in and just made me think of something. You've delivered some, some stretches that are super hot. I mean, whether it's last year or the the 60th pebble stretch in march. How hard is it, um, when, when healthy and things are going right, to get to that level that scotty and xander and colin has again of of steadiness, of consistency, is that a hard thing to achieve?
Speaker 12:yeah, I mean that's probably if I were to look at you know, the area I need to improve the most to try to get to that level and to surpass where I'm at now is probably that consistency. I I fully believe in my game when I'm playing good and I believe I can beat anyone when I feel good, healthy and playing good. But the things that those guys do, and Colin do, when they're maybe not playing as good and yet they still have a top 10 or top 5 finish, is really impressive and that's something that I've got to get better at.
Speaker 7:How did you get there?
Speaker 12:I think one thing I noticed, especially with Xander and Sky, just because I've played with them so much this year is they're really consistent in everything they do, and any time that they do have maybe days that doesn't look as good, they don't waver, they don't change anything, they don't think anything, they just go yeah it was a bad day, wash it off, wake up and they go about it the next day and then they turn around and play good. So that's one thing. And then, um, you know, I just think both those guys hit it so good and you know it's. It's really no question of why they're amazing. They both are probably top 10 and strokes gain, approach and if, if not, one or two and that's, I think, one of the biggest things in our game is if you hit it good, it makes golf pretty easy.
Speaker 7:I might have missed this earlier. What events have you attended this week?
Speaker 8:I've gone to gymnastics and water polo on Sunday.
Speaker 12:Yeah, okay, that's it. I've seen a lot. I mean my first Olympics. I've gone to a lot.
Speaker 7:One of the reasons I ask that is when you watch the other sports. Is there any part of you that appreciates what some of those other sports and those athletes have had to do to get to this? One moment as opposed to, you know, one moment every four years, as opposed to four opportunities in one year Does it make you appreciate being an Olympian even more?
Speaker 12:Yeah, I mean for me 100%. I mean it's amazing that they go for four years just to have one event or multiple events, but just in this one or two-week stretch and it really makes me appreciate that we have a bunch of big events every year. And really makes me appreciate that we have a bunch of big events every year. And for me personally, it only inspires you to see how hard they work and they come to this moment and it's amazing that they excel under the lights when they have to. So I really appreciate what they do and inspire, to be honest.
Speaker 8:Yeah, look honestly, like, wherever you slate, you know winning an Olympic gold medal for golf, you know whether it's above the majors, below the majors, in between the majors it's one of the biggest honors you could ever have, right, and that can never be taken lightly. I think when you're representing your country, it's the most, it's the biggest thing you know you could have. You know you look at team events, you look at this. You can always say you're going to be an Olympian right once you tee off. And I think when you look at other athletes like Wyndham said and you just see the effort and the dedication that goes in and just the sheer pressure, I mean you know we do this week to week Essentially.
Speaker 8:You know there's a lot of different things happening around us, but when we teed up on the first hole, I honestly think you know for a lot of us it'll probably be, you know we'll go back into that tournament mode, um, but for these other athletes that it's the biggest event of their life and it happens every once, every four years. I think that's going to bleed into golf, hopefully later on. I mean we're very early in the stages and we'll see where this goes. I think we've had two great gold medalists previously and I think it's just. People are going to want to keep playing this. You know, whether the field grows or whatever it may be and turn into, it's one of the biggest honors of our lives so far.
Speaker 7:Colin, you've had some tough losses in your in your young career um playoff losses, you name it. What was Tokyo like?
Speaker 8:Uh, it sucked because I mean we were I want to say there's like seven of us and I made it all the way to the last hole to plug in the bunker and lose with a bogey. You know, I, I, I didn't really, I don't think I understood the weight Cause it just felt like a normal, you know, another playoff that you just grind through and see if you can beat everyone and stay, stay afloat, essentially, and to go out like that you kind of you know, you live with it. It's like people, all my sponsors, want to say, oh, you know you finished T3. It's like no, you didn't finish tied for third. Like I finished fourth. I finished tied for fourth. There was no medal, there was nothing. You can get on and you live with that and I think that's what's really cool. That's like I mean you hear Xander get announced on the T, like you know the reigning gold medalist.
Speaker 5:It's like you hear that for four years you know's a pretty cool thing to have Not to continue belaboring Collins good golf this year. But just looking at the stats it feels like a different version of you and I don't know if that's checks out to you. But, like the short game stats are really good, the putting is a positive, the driving is really good, but the the golfer that we knew you to be a couple years ago was like one or two and approach and you've even you you're still very good, but not leading the tour. Does this feel like a better version of your game than maybe even when you were winning majors?
Speaker 8:it's. I mean it's definitely becoming a more well-rounded golfer. I mean, like the way I hit it this year early in the year, like there was no way I was going to catch up to finishing, you know I'd have to absolutely hit it stone cold, like right next to the hole every, every event, to kind of make up for what I think I did early in the year. But honestly, you know, forget about the stats. I mean I look, I do pay attention to them and it's nice. But I think when I look back at my wins and I look back at you know, when I first turned pro, it's you just you look for those hot weeks.
Speaker 8:You know, I think when you're consistent and you're able to put together a more well-rounded golfer, you give yourself the chances. Sometimes you're going to be able to close them out. Sometimes you're not right and I think if I just keep knocking out the door and seriously just keep doing what I'm doing, you know it's hopefully it's going to fall and it's not about hoping, it's about making it happen. But um, you can't get frustrated at solid performances when you know it's not like the best golf. You know, when I was winning those tournaments, there was a piece of those events that I can point out. It's like that was really, really good. You know, I haven't found that like hot spark, where you know the putter has been insanely hot for four rounds, or the ball striking is just you know where I want it to be. So to put together these finishes and then knowing you know the overall golfer of who I am is getting better, that's obviously a positive to look at. But you know, just keep teeing it up and see how it goes.
Speaker 5:Normal people like me would find that frustrating, but it sounds like you don't.
Speaker 8:Like, the goal at the end of the week is to win right, and a lot of us are going to come out of that week not happy. But there's another side to it where you just got to keep learning and thankfully, with the way our kind of season works is you always get another chance and there's always going to be another tournament and you're always going to tee it up like I'm never going to be scared to tee it up, I'm never going to worry about what I did in the past. It's just kind of showing up and letting everything go just Just up front here.
Speaker 11:This might be a slightly daft question, but will you Wyndham, perhaps particularly will you go and watch a few events during this week? You know, if you're feeling good will you go into town and watch some more swimming or athletics later in the week or something.
Speaker 12:No, I watched, let's see. We both did the opening ceremonies Friday and then I've seen an event pretty much every day. Saturday till last night was at the gymnastics. Now I'm going to shut it down and focus on the golf and then potentially something Sunday night after. But I'm here, I have a purpose and that's to try to get on that podium and, if not, win gold or something. So you know, I'm focused and I'm locked in to try to do my best.
Speaker 3:Yeah, real quick.
Speaker 7:During opening ceremonies and the athletes you intermingled with, how many of them liked golf?
Speaker 8:More than I thought.
Speaker 7:Way more than I thought.
Speaker 8:What's up? Did it surprise?
Speaker 7:you.
Speaker 8:Honestly, yeah, it surprised me. I don't know about you. Yeah, I mean, we had people asking for our pictures.
Speaker 12:They're like yeah, you know, and I was like, oh, okay, yeah, sure, so I was uh, I mean track athletes it was. It was a total all over the board of people that wanted to take pictures and knew who we were, so that's honestly pretty cool for both of us. We felt like, uh, many, many celebrities.
Speaker 7:I mean, this is an ego thing, but didn't it make you feel pretty good? When it happens outside of a golf tournament, people are actually paying attention.
Speaker 12:I mean it's makes us feel good, and then I think it shows that golf's going in a great spot, that you know people in other sports are watching what we do and are wanting to do what we do or play golf, and so I looked at it as a lot of positives. It was pretty cool awesome.
Speaker 3:All right, windham colin. Thanks for the time. Best luck this luck this week. Thanks, thank you.
Speaker 1:Well, there you go. We heard from the boys and we're getting ready to kick off a little bit of golf in France at Le Golf National and see what happens. I know Steve Elkington and I did a show and Tim Matthews and I did a show this week, and also Art Selinger. I still picked Scotty to win, xander to place and Jon Rahm to show gold, silver and bronze. We'll see what happens. I've been ridiculed and talked badly about for my choices. Colin Marikawa, though a lot of people are picking, so let's just see what happens and get on with it.
Speaker 1:It's going to be a great, great, great Olympic golf event this year and, that being said, please enjoy it and we'll talk about it when it's over For the entire PGA Tour Countdown team, the Golf Talk America Network team. I'm Frank Bassett saying we'll catch you in the grill room. Thank you.