Takes

LIV Golf will be defunct within five years

Do you think that that Liv will be around in five years? [Hank]: No.

Using hard golf clubs like blades is 'bullshit' and offers no real advantage over cavity backs.

I've always wondered that. Like why not just use the Easy Clubs? Is it, do you get that much more touch with the, with the blade... my theory has always just been that they don't do anything. That they make it harder to play golf.

John Rahm will flip back to the PGA Tour

I think John Rahm's gonna come back. I don't know about Cam Smith, but Rahm feels like the next guy that's going to flip [from LIV to PGA].

Team Europe won the Ryder Cup because they actually like each other

I just feel like Team Europe, they like each other way more. Definitely. And it actually matters in this type of tournament... They were embracing like a guy coming back from war. It just felt like our guys... it felt contrived. I just don't think our guys care or like each other.

Europe will win the Ryder Cup and a visiting team win would be good for the tournament

I think Europe's gonna win... I actually think it's kind of important for the Europeans to win this thing. I think putting the, the pressure kind of on the Americans in a couple years... I think actually the the visiting team winning one of these things that hadn't happened since 2012 would actually be good for Ryder Cups.

Bryson DeChambeau is the perfect partner for alternate shot at the Ryder Cup

Bryson obviously can lean on a lot of the big driving holes and JT can lean on the great great Iron play. I think Bryson has potential to be a big, big star this week... I think he's one of those guys you want to be paired up with as opposed to not wanting to be paired up with.

Charlie Woods cemented himself as the future of golf after his hole-in-one

Charlie Woods is back. He got a hole in one on the third hole at Sawgrass today... Charlie Woods is the future golf. I think he cemented that today.

Team USA is going to get killed by Europe in the Ryder Cup

I'm concerned for America. You were looking at the potential lineup and just being like, oh, we're gonna get killed.

Betting on Tommy Fleetwood to win the FedEx Cup is a guaranteed loss

I believe in Rob [with two Bs] more than Tommy. I do not believe in Tommy... This is going to be a good bet because he's going to get down to like plus 300 at some point, plus 200. We'll be like, great bet. And then he's going to lose.

I can win the Internet Invitational golf tournament

I shot a 44 on the front today. I'm telling you guys, I think I can win the Internet Invitational. I think I can.

Scottie Scheffler must stay ranked number one in the world for 10 years to equal Tiger Woods' reign

I think Scotty has to stay ranked number one in the world for the next 10 years to equal Tiger's reign. Tiger Woods was just unreal. It's not going to be the same.

If I win the Open Championship this weekend, I should be the official Blake of the Year

I have proposed the idea that if Brooks Koepka wins the open championship this weekend, he officially gets your [Blake Griffin's] Blake of the Year title this year. [Brooks]: I'm not dead. Absolutely. I'm playing for all the Blakes. I would like, at some point in the interviews, I would like acknowledgement. I literally will just say Blake Griffin and then walk right out.

Scottie Scheffler struggles at the Open because he wants a fair golf course

Scotty does not like it when it's quote unquote unfair. I mean that is the one weird thing about Scotty, like he wants a great shot rewarded and that's just not what links golf's about. This is the one he has not played great at. For Scotty it's trying to lean a little bit more into that world versus 'why is it in that pot bunker?'

Tommy Fleetwood is the 'Gonzaga' of professional golf

I kind of feel like Tommy Fleetwood's Gonzaga basketball is kind of my call. Very good, very talented number one seed a lot of the time... obviously has the talent on the floor but doesn't get it done. That's kind of who Tommy Fleetwood has become... do it now or you're never gonna get it done.

Hank could easily be a five handicap in golf if he played more

I think he could easily, he's got a gorgeous golf swing. So like, I think he could be a five handicap. No problem. You just gotta, he's just gotta play. He's gotta let him play more.

Rory McIlroy only cares about winning tournaments in the UK now

It seemed like he didn't care about this tournament. He's like, once you win the Masters, it's like, that was the big hurdle... Now I can just focus full time on only winning the open championships.

JJ Spaun never wins the US Open without the weather delay

I think without that [rain delay] he never wins this. I mean he just was lost. The composure wasn't there... Five out of his first six holes were bogies... Hayward was at Oakmont Country Club talking to JJ Spawn at the reset.

The US Open course isn't difficult enough because ten players are under par

I wasn't impressed with the golf course. A lot of talk about the golf course... I was expecting carnage everywhere. There were ten guys under par today and there were 19 guys that were even or better. That's too many for the way they pumped this thing up. I wanted zero.

The broomstick putter is superior for putting but makes the user look like a douche bag

I was putting as, as good as I ever have and I've just been battling wrestling with myself on if I'm gonna actually use it in real life... understandably so people are gonna be like, that guy is the biggest douche bag of all time... but I at least have to feel it out.

The winning score at the US Open will be over par

Can we bet on the winning golfer to have a, a score that's over par? Yes... I wanna bet on winning score over par. I think this US Open is going to the course. Mm. Officially I've seen enough of the content where now I fear this course.

Ludvig Åberg's game is built for winning major championships

Ludwig Åberg would be another guy too, who's, I think his game is built for major championships. Ludwig is already contended at the Masters a couple different times.

I would rather have a set of guys I hate in golf than root for whoever wins

I would rather have a set of guys that I root for and a set of guys I hate than be like, I'm just rooting for whoever wins. And then when they win, I say, what a great story. Rory deserved it.

Rory McIlroy will go on a hot streak and get to 10 majors now that the monkey is off his back

I actually think Rory might go on a hot streak. Yeah. Because like, that was, that did feel like the monkey off your back Steve young moment... Rory might just rip off, you know, he might get to 10 majors.

I am done believing that LIV golfers can win the Masters

I'm done with with thinking that, you know, the live guys can make it happen. The masters.

Now that he's won the Masters, Rory McIlroy could stack three or four more majors

This is the damn burst that now frees them up to be truly like, fuck it. I'm gonna go do like... he's got a ton of runway in front of him. He could stack three or four more of these.

Statistically, you must be in the top six after the first round of the Masters to have a real chance to win

Trent was saying that like, statistically speaking, you basically have to be top six after the first round. Like anyone past that is not eliminated, but almost eliminated.

I'm the freshest person in the Masters field

I am the freshest person here. I have not played a weekend in over like a month and a half and I, I have been getting more rest, more time on my couch. Like all these guys are gonna be exhausted by the time the tournament comes and I'm just cruising on it.

Russell Henley is my pick to win the 2025 Masters

Russell Henley's been great in that department [touch shots]. I think he's gonna be my pick this year for the masters. I think Russell Henley's kind of, not just a sleeper, but he is having a great year.

A European or International player will win the 2025 Masters

I think it stops here [American dominance]. I think it ends here. Oh, I think Rory or Rom or Sep or somebody like that does it. So Leman, I I, that's kind of where I'm at is I think, I think the, I think the, the internationals are gonna win this. I think probably a European's gonna win it.

I am officially betting on Min Woo Lee at the Masters.

I think I'm gonna bet, bet on you at the masters. I think, I think I'm now in the Wu-Tang clan. I feel like I gotta back you because you hit the ball a mile, which I love. You got the mullet, you got the mustache, you're Australian... just know that.

Rory McIlroy taking a fan's phone during a practice round is incredibly soft

Rory McIlroy is the worst... he goes and takes the guy's phone and just starts walking off with him... That's soft. Hey. Yeah. It's, it's soft. That's insanely soft. Like what do, it's a practice round.

I will shoot an 84 in my first golf round of the year

I'll shoot 80. I guarantee I shoot 84 first round out this year.

The Ryder Cup pricing is a mistake that ruins home field advantage

People are very upset about the prices for the upcoming Ryder Cup. Next summer at Bethpage... it's $750 for a day. Normally I would say golf fans probably have expendable money... but this is such a fuck you and a mistake to trying to get a home field advantage. If you price out rowdy New Yorkers who want to go to the Ryder Cup and scream heinous shit at all the Europeans, you've completely ruined this.

The perfect length for a round of golf is 12 holes

I've always said 18 holes is too many... I think it's 12. Because like the 'black out', right? 13 through 17... 12 is 'cause 12 also is like, you could go golf and be done in two and a half hours. And that's like, for me personally, I would love to golf more, but I can't be like, hey to my wife, like, hey, I'm, I'm gone for next six hours.

Winning the Olympic gold medal was a more special experience than winning the Masters

I think the Olympics is probably a pretty tough one to beat... green jacket is something that I always grew up dreaming about... but when you get the green jacket, there's a lot of rules. Whereas the gold medal, there's no real rules. The amount of people that have seen the gold medal, taken a picture with the gold medal, that part's been really fun.

Matt Kucher is a douchebag for refusing to finish his round on Sunday

Matt Kucher. What a dish. Dickhead. What a douchebag... picks up his ball and leaves and says it's too dark. And came back on Monday to finish half a hole. When everyone else had finished... Douchebag move by him.

Rory McIlroy will never win another major

I don't think [Rory McIlroy] is ever gonna win a major. I don't think so either. He's gonna be one of those guys that you look back on and you're like, Colin Montgomery.

Xander Schauffele's black Adidas shoes look like server shoes and make him look slow

The all black shoes are tough because you kind of look like a server. Like you look like you're gonna ha pass me some like bacon wrap scallops. I'm telling you, you look slow. White shoes look faster.

Donald Trump is an impressive golfer for his age

Stick to sports. But he is a very good golfer. He did the video with Bryson [DeChambeau] and he, he was impressive... with like if you or I or PFT was playing with Bryson. It's doubtful that we would be have his... he shot two solo birdies and a solo eagle.

Xander Schauffele had a better year than Scottie Scheffler

Xander is now—I like, you can't say that Xander hasn't had a better [year]. I know Scotty has all these wins on the tour. Two majors to one. That's it. Xander had the better year.

Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden in a golf match even while giving him 20 strokes

Trump made a million dollar wager in a 18 hole golf match and he's gonna give him 20 strokes... like if Joe Biden doesn't accept Hot Seat. No, but like if he does accept, he's gonna get smoked.

Adam Thielen is a sleeper to win the celebrity golf tournament

Adam Thielen and he's, he's a sleeper to win this. I, on on the 10th hole today, he hit, he hit a little iron and he hit about 300 down the middle. I went, oh boy.

Patrick Mahomes is not the biggest threat on the celebrity golf circuit

I don't think Patrick Mahomes is the biggest threat on the golf course. Oh, okay. On the football field obviously is the biggest, but golf course I think a little different... I know he does have like a real golf hole in his backyard... I just don't see him winning it.

Rory McIlroy will likely pull out of the Travelers Championship

I think this one's gonna sting for a really long time and it won't surprise me to see him pull out of the travelers this next week. I, I doubt we'll see him there. I'd be shocked if we see him there and yeah, the fifth major, there you go.

Mid Pines is way better than Pinehurst No. 2

I think Mid Pines is way better... Way better test. Yep. I love the test talk. Whenever they say it's a great test... None of us shot five under at Mid Pines.

Scotty Scheffler has more street cred now after his arrest

Scotty Scheffler at the top of this mountain... Scotty's from Highland Park in Texas or whatever, he's got more street cred than all of us now. In golf, it's like every other sport you're like 'is he gonna be able to make it?' and now it's like 'oh he's a badass.'

The Scottie Scheffler arrest is the wildest golf story ever

I think it's the wildest golf story maybe ever... waking up to see Scotty Scheffler has been arrested the morning of a PGA championship and thrown in jail for and charged with a felony assault on a police officer. And it's Scotty Scheffler. Yeah. That's, that's the crazy part.

Valhalla is a 'pussy' course for allowing record-low PGA scores

For guys like us who love the course, what a fucking pussy Valhalla is. Yeah. Got absolutely demolished... 72nd position was, was under par. Braden Shaddock went minus one and he finished 72nd by himself. That's nuts.

Xander Schauffele's record-breaking start at the PGA Championship will not end well

Schauffele was lights out today. He's in the lead. He shot nine under I think. So now everyone is saying like, this feels like it's the year... I'm gonna go on the record and say I've seen this movie before and it's not gonna end well.

Max Homa is in my top three favorites and can absolutely win the PGA Championship

I think Max [Homa] can absolutely win here. I think it's a good golf course for him. And I feel like he's been playing better and better golf than we saw early in the season. So absolutely. I think, I think Max not only can win, but I think he's in probably my top three favorites right now.