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Jul 15, 2022
#18038
Shane BaconShane Bacon

The 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.

This is a well-known strategy among St. Andrews experts to avoid the Road Hole bunker and the road itself.

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Win
Jul 15, 2022
#18030
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger 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.

Tiger Woods missed the cut at the 2022 Open and his competitive form continued to struggle in subsequent years.
Loss
Jul 15, 2022
#18032
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 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.

Rory McIlroy finished 3rd in the 2022 Open Championship, falling short of the win to Cameron Smith.
Win
Jul 15, 2022
#18034
Big CatBig Cat

Naming your child Cameron makes it likely they will win an Open Championship because it's the ultimate golf name

It can't be, they'll just be random. Cameron. I don't know why all the Camerons are good at golf... cam Smith. Isn't random. We got cam young. And Cameron's are just it's it's the most golf name out there. Have a kid named Cameron. They'll probably win an open championship.

Cameron Smith actually did win this 2022 Open Championship, making this accidentally very correct.

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Open
May 13, 2026
#30485
Shane BaconShane Bacon

Scotty Scheffler is more likely to win the PGA by 10 than finish outside the top 10

I think there's a better chance Scotty [Scheffler] wins by 10 than he doesn't finish in the top 10. I think this is a great opportunity for Scotty to kind of go back to back at the PGA.

The PGA Championship 2026 concluded on May 17, 2026. As of the latest available information before the final round concluded, Scottie Scheffler was in a tie for 23rd place and five shots off the lead. The final results of the tournament, including Scottie Scheffler's definitive finishing position and the winning margin, are not yet available to verify the prediction.
Loss
May 13, 2026
#30491
Shane BaconShane Bacon

Brooks Koepka is in a prime position to contend for a win at the PGA Championship

I think [Brooks Koepka] is gonna be in contention here. I think it's a great Brooks Koepka golf course. He's leading the PGA tour this season in Iron Play. ... I think Brooks is positioning himself to get really a chance to win either this PGA or or win it at Shinnecock.

Brooks Koepka finished the 2026 PGA Championship tied for 23rd place with a final score of -2. The leaders heading into the final round were at -6, -4, and -3, indicating Koepka was not in contention for a win.
Open
May 13, 2026
#30490
Shane BaconShane Bacon

Michael Block will make the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship

I think Blockie makes the cut. I really do. ... I think Blockie's gonna make the cut this week. I don't know if he wins the PGA, ... but I think [he'll] get to the weekend.

Michael Block's performance in the 2026 PGA Championship is still ongoing. As of May 15, 2026, only the first round has concluded, and the cut is determined after the second round. Therefore, it is not yet known if he will make the cut.