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Shane Bacon, Frankie, and Trent on the Open and Worst Golf Guys
The Open Championship is finally here, and while the morning views of St. Andrews are majestic, the reality on the leaderboard is pretty bleak for the GOAT. Big Cat and PFT opened the show grappling with the fact that Tiger Woods looks like a shell of himself on his favorite course in the world. Between the five-over start and the visible limp, it’s getting harder to watch the Sunday Red in its natural habitat.
Big CatTiger Woods is spiritually and emotionally dead as a golfer
Tiger Woods is dead. Yeah, spiritually. I mean what? You should emotionally five over six over. Yeah. Something like that. It was, it's tough to watch. It's tough to watch.
While Tiger is struggling, the vibe around Rory McIlroy couldn’t be higher. PFT is convinced the stars are aligning for Rory to finally end his major drought at the home of golf.
PFT CommenterThe 2022 Open Championship is perfectly set up for Rory McIlroy to win
This whole tournament just seems like it's all setting up for Rory. It feels it's giving Rory. No, it feels like it's it feels like it's Rory's time, right? Like been playing some of the best golf of his career as we've sat on this show.
Before diving into the links, the guys touched on some actual football news. Big Cat is officially obsessed with the Bengals' new white helmets, claiming it's the biggest story of the summer. PFT also took a rare stand to defend Tom Brady after a New York Post headline tried to make him look like a total jerk for being rich. Apparently, Brady was just trying to say it's hard to teach kids humility when they have a private jet waiting for them, which is a problem we’d all love to have.
PFT CommenterTom Brady was unfairly treated by a clickbait New York Post headline about his wealth and parenting
I'm gonna go out of my way to defend Tom Brady. Yeah. I'm going to, I'm gonna stand on the table for Tom Brady. He got done dirty by a headline, by a headline, it was its classic New York post click bait. Just trying to get people to do the quote tweets on it. The headline is Tom Brady: 'My wealth is the hardest thing about parenting.' Sounds bad, right? ... But I read the article. He's teaching his kids how their life is like a fairytale, right. But don't expect your life to be like, this is not real.
Golf Channel’s Shane Bacon joined the show live from Scotland to give some expert insight into the Old Course. Shane caddied there back in 2006 and knows every nook and cranny of the property. He even dropped a tactical gem for anyone playing the famous 17th Road Hole: don't aim for the green, aim for the 18th tee box.
Shane BaconThe smart play on the 17th hole at St. Andrews is to aim for the 18th tee
On the 17th hole. You actually wanna miss it left of the green. The play is you actually hit it on 18 tee and it's a pretty easy chip shot. So again, not super simple when there's people standing over there. But if you were playing for a score, like playing on an open today, you wanna bail it out left and you give yourself a pretty easy check.
Shane also explained why Rory is such a heavy favorite this week, noting that unlike many modern athletes, Rory actually studies and respects the history of the sport. As for the winning score, don't expect the course to put up much of a fight if the Scottish wind stays quiet.
Shane BaconThe winning score of the 2022 Open Championship will be around 19 to 21 under par
I think it'll be 19 20, 21 under. If the wind's not blowing, it's just not very long, especially for these guys and especially how baked out it is. So I just feel like with the win, not up much 65, 66, 67, if you're playing well is about what the par is.
Frankie and Trent from Foreplay hopped in the studio for a classic Mount Rushmore of Worst Golf Guys. This was a therapeutic session for everyone involved as they aired out grievances against the guy who hits on the cart girl, the unsolicited swing tip giver, and the country club elitist who won't let you breathe.
Shane BaconA golfer's worst quality is being both bad and slow
Slow guy that sucks is number one to me. Because you can, I don't care if you're the worst golfer I've ever seen, you just can't be bad and slow. The same goes for a good player. Don't be good and slow either. Being fast is important.
Trent shared some sobering thoughts on Tiger’s future at St. Andrews, realizing that by the time the Open returns to this rotation, Tiger’s leg might not even be able to handle a practice round. The guys also debated the merits of the LIV tour and whether Muhammad bin Salman has officially become the most annoying figure in the sport.
PFT CommenterCrown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is the most annoying guy in golf for ruining the game
One crown prince Muhammad bin Salman. He's an annoying golf [guy]. He is annoying. He's taken. He's just ruined the game of golf for everybody. Really. He's probably the most annoying golf guy. And if he hears me say this, he probably saw my arms off. Yes.
To wrap things up, the guys hit Fyre Fest of the week. Hank is in full procrastination mode with his move on Monday, PFT forgot to tell the listeners he loved them on Wednesday because he was too high, and Big Cat was awoken at 5:00 AM by the "Chipmunk Alarm" when the last episode's audio went haywire. Plus, Hank has officially surrendered on his quest for a summer six-pack.
HankI genetically cannot get a six-pack
I'll also never promise a six pack during the summer ever again. I am [getting there] but no. I don't think you genetically can get a six pack. Absolutely. I'm kidding. It's not everyone can get one. No, I am. I'm on the road there.
Next time you're in a divot, just remember: it's okay to move the ball if your friends aren't losers.
