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Take Slip·Aug 31, 2020
#PMT-2020-0831-17615
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods in contention on a Sunday at the US Open is what America needs right now

What America needs right now more than anything is something like we need a miracle... What we need is Tiger Woods to be in contention on Sunday at the US Open because like you remember at the Masters, everybody get behind tiger on Sunday.

Tiger Woods missed the cut at the 2020 US Open at Winged Foot.
Win
#PMT-2020-0826-6157
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau lied about his dog to get internet clout

Bryson DeChambeau got him Duffy big time in a massive massive internet controversy. He took a picture with their golden retriever, Trigger is a name of this dog. And he said this dog Trigger was here and helped me win the amateur open back in 2015. Well record scratch, it turns out the Trigger, the sweet boy, was born in 2017. So Bryson got him tied up trying to chase them internet clout like a dog chasing his tail. Got caught big time.

The timeline of the dog's birth vs. the 2015 tournament was indeed a viral story at the time, confirming Bryson's inaccuracy.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2020
#PMT-2020-0810-4269
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka was clearly injured at the PGA Championship and everyone mocking him should go fuck themselves

Brooks lost the course one. What the fuck do you want from us? Of course one this weekend. He didn't have he was hurt... if we were to make an excuse for Brooks, he was so clearly hurt and anyone who's talking bad about him right now can go fuck themselves.

Koepka did have knee and hip issues throughout 2020 that required surgery later, supporting the claim that he was physically compromised.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 20, 2020
#PMT-2020-0720-19843
Big CatBig Cat

Bryson DeChambeau is the number one baby back bitch in sports

[Bryson DeChambeau] is now the number one triple B in the sports world... I think he's baby back bitch of the year. The fact that he now has his caddy blocking camera guys too.

This is a subjective characterization of a player's personality and behavior.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 20, 2020
#PMT-2020-0720-19844
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

History will vindicate the claim that Bryson DeChambeau is roid raging

I think that history is going to vindicate our Bryson [DeChambeau] takes sooner rather than later. This is a classic roid rage type. If I'm on a witch hunt, he's roid raging out there. Guy stinks. Big time.

There has been no evidence or positive test indicating Bryson DeChambeau used performance-enhancing drugs.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0715-9902
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka will have a great Thursday and Friday at the Memorial Tournament

I think, not to put pressure on Brooks, but I expect it. A very good, very good Thursday and Friday from him. He rises up against those guys.

Koepka shot 72-75 (+3) on Thursday/Friday at the 2020 Memorial Tournament, barely making the cut. He finished T-62 for the tournament.
Open
Take Slip·Jul 6, 2020
#PMT-2020-0706-6792
Big CatBig Cat

I think Bryson DeChambeau is taking steroids

I'm out on Bryson DeChambeau. Yes, he's big the bombs. Guess he's put on weight, but he's artificially I'm going to say it right now. I think he's taking steroids. I think that it's artificial popcorn muscles.

While DeChambeau's transformation was extreme, there is no public proof of steroid use; he attributed it to weightlifting and caloric intake.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 12, 2020
#PMT-2020-0612-16891
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka should keep his mustache forever

[Brooks Koepka] looks so good though, that mustache. I hope he doesn't shave it because he is one of those guys that if he committed to the mustache life, he could be a mustache guy forever.

Koepka has shaved the mustache multiple times since this episode, so he did not commit to it forever.
Push
Take Slip·May 26, 2020
#PMT-2020-0526-9910
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Match should be held every other week with different celebrity pairings

They should take what they did with the match, too, the rematch of Tiger and Phil and Tom and Peyton and just do it every other week with a different celebrity pairing.

While it didn't become bi-weekly, 'The Match' did become a recurring franchise for several years.
Void
Take Slip·May 26, 2020
#PMT-2020-0526-9911
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is more entertaining to watch amateurs play golf than professionals

People love amateur stuff. Whether it's pornography or it's golfers, it's almost better watching people who aren't professionals do it.

This is a subjective matter of entertainment value.
Open
#PMT-2020-0526-9915
HankHank

A golf match featuring OJ Simpson and Tiger Woods would be the highest-rated television show of all time

Tiger Woods and OJ Simpson as a team? Who is not watching that? I do believe that that would be the highest-rated television show of all time.

This match will never happen, but the logic regarding the spectacle is sound.
Open
Take Slip·Apr 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0413-16350
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

I could break 100 on the golf course playing left-handed

I don't know if I broke a hundred, that'd be pretty good. I'd be happy, pretty satisfied... I can hit it pretty far. I think I hit it like the driver... somewhere, I mean the guy hit it like 300 yards [left-handed].

Brooks is an elite athlete, but 300 yards left-handed and breaking 100 are extremely difficult for most righties. However, it's never been officially verified in a full round.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0413-16351
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Donald Trump is a better golfer than Barack Obama

You've golfed with both Trump and Obama who's better? [Trump]. Trump's better, a little better. Yeah.

Koepka is judging based on direct personal observation; it is a subjective assessment of skill level.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0413-16353
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Playing golf without fans in attendance will be awful and super weird

I don't know, I feel like it's gonna be weird. I think it's gonna be awful without fans. I really do. Like how weird is it going to be watching on the TV?... Imagine this, like you sink the putt on the last hole and no one's clapping. You're just there by yourself and you're like, yes, you and your caddy just silent.

When golf returned in June 2020 without fans, many players, including Koepka, commented on how strange and difficult the lack of energy was.
Void
#PMT-2020-0127-4436
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau worries too much about angles and should just play golf

He does like the compass and the he does like all the math behind his shots. Just go out and shoot the ball, dude, maybe if you stop thinking about it, you'd be like Brooks [Koepka] and wind shit... You worry too much about angles buddy.

Bryson DeChambeau went on to win the U.S. Open later that year (2020) using his analytical methods, proving they could win championships, though the debate over his pace of play continued.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 26, 2019
#PMT-2019-1226-7598
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Golf takes too long and should be reduced to 14 or 15 holes

Nobody wants to spend five and a half hours out there... Literally, I would just make it like 15 holes, 14 holes. Because then you get to go in the 19th hole a little bit quicker.

This is a matter of opinion regarding the format of the sport.
Loss
#PMT-2019-0826-15909
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka will win eight majors next year

Well, he's going to get five, six, seven, eight next year. He's going to get eight majors next year. Yep. Yep. Yep.

PredictionGolfScorchingSarcastic
Koepka did not win any majors in 2020, and there are only four per year.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0812-11702
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You shouldn't be allowed to take three and a half minutes for a putt and then miss it

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to take three and a half minutes to line up a putt from eight feet and then miss the putt. If you make the putt, I think people overlook it. But if you miss that putt, then we're going to have an issue.

The PGA Tour eventually implemented stricter pace of play monitoring, though missing the putt isn't a literal rule violation.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 29, 2019
#PMT-2019-0729-18805
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka is the greatest golfer of all time this year

[Brooks Koepka] is the greatest golfer of all time this year. So I don't understand how it works, but I just know that this one triggered all the other finishes, and now he won it all.

Koepka was World No. 1 in 2019 and had an exceptional year, though 'greatest of all time' even for a year is subjective hyperbole.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 22, 2019
#PMT-2019-0722-4741
Big CatBig Cat

J.B. Holmes ruined the Open Championship with his slow play

Fuck J.B. Holmes. Fuck him. Brooks Koepka would have won. He ruined the Open Championship. Ruined it.

While Koepka's frustration was real, it is subjective whether he would have definitely won if J.B. Holmes played faster.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 22, 2019
#PMT-2019-0722-4742
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

J.B. Holmes is the slowest golfer ever

Slowest player ever. Very slow. And he shot an 87. So if you're going to be that slow and shoot an 87, that's an issue.

J.B. Holmes is statistically one of the slowest players on the PGA Tour, and shooting 87 is a historically bad round for a major final group.
Push
Take Slip·Jul 22, 2019
#PMT-2019-0722-4743
Big CatBig Cat

I don't think Tiger Woods' body can be competitive in every tournament anymore

I just don't know if his body can [compete]. He looked every bit his age and maybe even older on Thursday when he teed off and he did the wince because of his back. And he also did the old guy move... when it rains, he says, my knees hurt.

Tiger struggled significantly with injuries after 2019, though he did win the Zozo Championship in late 2019 before his 2021 car accident.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2019
#PMT-2019-0719-15844
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka will win the British Open

Brooks Koepka is back and he's going to win the British Open. He's killing it. He's three under. He's not in the lead. Two strokes back. But his caddy is basically cheating because he's from Portrush.

Brooks Koepka finished T4. Shane Lowry won the 2019 Open Championship.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2019
#PMT-2019-0719-15845
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sergio Garcia will never win another major championship

Sergio Garcia from España... he's never going to put it together in major championships, so it looks like [Koepka] is in the catbird seat.

As of 2024, Sergio Garcia has not won another major championship since the 2017 Masters.
Push
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2019
#PMT-2019-0719-15846
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No amateur golfer has ever actually shot a 13 on a single hole

My theory is that nobody except for professional golfers have ever shot a 13 right? That's true because you just pick it up after a while.

While technically unprovable, in standard amateur play, most golfers would invoke a 'max score' or 'pick up' long before 13, making it effectively correct in spirit.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 17, 2019
#PMT-2019-0617-1663
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka's main goal for 2019 is the Open Championship

He said to us that he's really focusing on the Open Championship this year, the British Open. That's the one he doesn't have. He really, really wants that one. He's already won two U.S. Opens.

Koepka finished T4 at the 2019 Open Championship. While he performed well, he did not win it as he had hoped.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 17, 2019
#PMT-2019-0617-1661
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2019 U.S. Open course at Pebble Beach was a disappointment

The course fucking sucked. A bit of a disappointment for the guys that root for the course out there. ... Overall, kind of a disappointing showing from the course. I feel like it's got to drop a little bit in the world rankings.

The course played significantly easier than expected, with a record low winning score for Pebble Beach US Opens, supporting PFT's claim that it 'underperformed' as a challenge.
Loss
#PMT-2019-0614-8745
Big CatBig Cat

I want the US Open course to be harder; currently it is being a 'wussy'

The course is being a little bit of a wussy... I want even par to win my U.S. Open. I want shitty golf. I want awful golf.

Gary Woodland won the 2019 US Open at -13. Big Cat's desire for even par to win was not met.
Loss
#PMT-2019-0614-8746
Big CatBig Cat

The deer seen on the US Open broadcast are fake and being let loose from a truck

Those are fake deer... I'm saying there's a guy. I'm saying a guy's standing on the beach with a big fucking truck of deer and just letting them loose. I don't mind that, actually.

Hot TakeGolfFireSarcastic
The deer at Pebble Beach are real, though networks are known for staging scenic shots.
Loss
#PMT-2019-0612-18698
Big CatBig Cat

If Brooks Koepka wins the 2019 US Open, he is the 'new Tiger'

I want Brooks to win... If Brooks wins this one, he's the new Tiger. I'm going to say it. He's a Blake and a Tiger and a Brooks.

Brooks Koepka finished 2nd at the 2019 US Open, losing to Gary Woodland. Since then, while Koepka has won more majors, he hasn't reached Tiger-level ubiquity or sustained dominance.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0612-18700
Rick ReillyRick Reilly

Donald Trump cheats at golf by giving himself club championships he didn't win

What he does, he plays the first round at any course he opens by himself with Melania in the cart or whoever, and he calls that the club championship... And there was one he won when he was in Philly and the tournament was in Bedminster. And he called and said, well, won the club championship... make me the club champ. Just on his word.

These claims are widely reported in Reilly's book and corroborated by other golfers who have played with Trump, though Trump himself denies them.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0612-18702
Rick ReillyRick Reilly

Donald Trump would shoot an 85 if he were completely honest

[Big Cat]: What would you say Donald Trump would shoot if he was completely honest about every shot right now? [Reilly]: 85. That's still pretty good... But at Tahoe they kept track, right? And he didn't break an 80.

Difficult to verify officially, but Reilly's estimate is based on first-hand observation.
Open
Take Slip·May 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0515-6027
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

I guarantee I will win the career Grand Slam

At what point in your career do you think you'll have all four majors? Guarantee it. I'm trying to figure out when the next time we play St. Andrews because I will win one at St. Andrews. I know that.

As of late 2024, Koepka has won 5 majors (3 PGAs, 2 US Opens) but has not yet won the Masters or The Open, leaving him short of the Grand Slam.
Void
Take Slip·May 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0515-6029
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Golf courses should be shortened to 14 or 15 holes to be more fun

How do you speed up the game? Literally, I would just make it like 15 holes, 14 holes... Because then you get to go in the 19th hole a little bit quicker... It gets boring from like hole 5 to 12. You're just like, where am I right now?

The standard length for a professional golf course remains 18 holes.
Void
Take Slip·May 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0515-6031
Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

Golfers wear metal spikes just to hear the clicking sound on concrete

I don't wear the spikes... soft spikes. [Some] guys wear the metal ones. I have no idea why. I think it's just to hear the click clack when they're walking over concrete... to make them feel like athletes.

The reason golfers wear spikes is primarily for traction, but Koepka's psychological analysis is subjective.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0415-18230
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods is officially back

The real story is Tiger Woods is officially back... He had that Tiger swagger.

Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters, marking one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0415-18231
Big CatBig Cat

I was wrong about Tiger Woods never winning another major

Hand up, I never thought I'd see Tiger back in this spot. I was definitely in the camp of he'll be in it maybe a couple times, maybe flirt with one... but he'll never win another major. I was very wrong.

Tiger won the 2019 Masters, proving the prediction that he'd never win another major incorrect.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0415-18232
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2019 Masters was a bad weekend for the Augusta National course

I don't think I root for the course anymore. The course got embarrassed. This was a bad weekend for the course. Yeah, low scores.

The winning score was -13, which is low but not the tournament record (-18).
Win
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0415-18236
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Tiger Woods beating the athlete golfers he inspired (Koepka, DJ) is his most impressive feat

There's a whole wave of guys that he created, right? The guys that look like Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka that could be athletes in any sport... And they all kind of wanted to be him. And he beat all of them... when it's over, he wins.

Tiger did defeat Koepka and Johnson, who finished T2.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 15, 2019
#PMT-2019-0415-18237
Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

Francesco Molinari's Sunday collapse will be forgotten because Tiger Woods won

[Molinari] is the one guy that's going to walk away from this the most gutted because if he doesn't make a couple mistakes, then maybe it's him. [Big Cat: I think he's the luckiest guy... no one will remember it because it's Tiger]. SVP: I hadn't even considered that... that actually makes a ton of sense.

Molinari's collapse at 12 and 15 is indeed secondary to the legend of Tiger's 15th major in most retellings.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 12, 2019
#PMT-2019-0412-14355
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Masters Sunday is the biggest napping day of the year

Everybody watches the Masters by themselves, maybe with their dad, maybe with a roommate or something like that, but it is the one day a year where you can take part in the biggest sporting event of that sport of the year and just sit there and chill, fall asleep, take a nap. It's the biggest Seebs Day of the year.

The concept of 'golf naps' is a subjective cultural phenomenon among sports fans.
Void
#PMT-2019-0410-19090
Big CatBig Cat

The Masters deserves all the hype it gets and cannot be overhyped

You can't overhype the Masters. Take your microphone off. That's a bad take. The Masters deserve all the hype.

The level of 'hype' an event deserves is subjective.
Void
#PMT-2019-0410-19091
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Patrick Reed's Masters menu is what a 14-year-old thinks an adult dinner looks like

This menu really is like what a 14 year old would think an adult's menu looks like. He basically was forced to be like well I like steak and and I don't really like anything else I like macaroni and cheese I'm surprised chicken fingers weren't on here.

This is a subjective critique of a food menu.
Win
#PMT-2019-0311-13045
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods will win the Masters this year

Tiger will win the Masters this year. [If he doesn't] I'll get Hank two years of tuna fish for his cat.

Tiger Woods famously won the 2019 Masters in April, making this an incredible prediction.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
#PMT-2019-0102-7561
Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

I could beat some professional golfers on the senior tour

I could beat, not be one, I could beat one [professional golfer]... Trevino, all the old guys... At some point, the father time is on my side. I'm 41... An average round for me, if I go out and just play average, I'll shoot in mid-80s.

Mid-80s golfers do not beat professional golfers, even older ones on the senior tour, who still regularly shoot in the 60s and 70s.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 14, 2018·PR 101
#PMT-2018-1214-18973
Big CatBig Cat

It is great for golf that Patrick Reed is a villain everyone hates

Patrick Reed, though, he is the bad boy of golf. And I love this because this just keeps his street cred just keeps going up, up, and up. Everyone hates him. Guess what? It's fucking golf. ... It's actually great to have a bad guy in golf.

This is a subjective opinion on the entertainment value of a player, though Reed remained a controversial figure for years.
Push
Take Slip·Dec 14, 2018·PR 101
#PMT-2018-1214-18974
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods will win every major championship next year

I'm a Tiger guy. I want Tiger to win every tour major championship next year, but if it's not Tiger, I want Patrick Reed just to piss everyone off.

Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters, but he did not win 'every' major that year.
Void
#PMT-2018-1102-19357
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau is an asshole for deciding to leave the flag pin in while putting

He has decided that this year he will be leaving the pin in when he putts... depending on the coefficient of the restitution of the pin. What an asshole.

The take is a subjective opinion on DeChambeau's personality/approach.
Push
#PMT-2018-1031-8702
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Illegal streams for the Tiger vs Phil pay-per-view will lead to a hacking bloodbath

If you are a hacker on the internet, the Tiger and Phil pay-per-view illegal streams will be a field day. Because I would imagine a lot of 50-year-old white dudes trying to find a Twitch stream will end up with a lot of hacking... It's going to be a bloodbath on the internet.

The event actually ended up being free for many because the payment platform crashed, so the 'illegal stream' demand was likely lower than anticipated.
Void
#PMT-2018-1001-12234
Big CatBig Cat

France is not a golf country

Ryder Cup. What a waste of a tournament. France is not a golf country. I agree. France is not a golf country.

This is a subjective opinion based on American sports frustration; France has several world-class courses.
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