Johnson Wagner examines Bethpage Black Golf Course | Live from the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel

Johnson Wagner examines Bethpage Black Golf Course | Live from the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel

>> MAKING IT THE WHOLE WAY, SHAKY SHAKY. AND JOHNSON WAGNER, IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> I WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK 24 YEARS RIGHT HERE AT BETHPAGE BLACK. YOU WERE 21 YEARS OLD AND SET A 66 TO COME FROM SIX BACK IN WIN AND OPEN. THE FIRST SENSE 1985 TO WIN THEM BOTH IN THE SAME YEAR. >> I’VE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS >> RIGHT AROUND THE GRANDSTANDS RIGHT HERE, IT’S PRETTY INTERESTING. THE GOLDEN EAGLE WHERE THEY TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AT PARIS. LET’S LOOK AT WHAT THIS THING LOOKS LIKE FROM THE OUTSIDE. >> ABOVE THEM IS THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS GRANDSTAND. WHEN YOU WALK, THIS WILL BE SHAKING AS YOU COME DOWN. I KNOW YOU ALL OF HAD THE ADVANTAGE SINCE 1979, BUT ANYWAY , COMING DOWN THE STEPS, PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THE RYDER CUP FIRST TEE IS THE MOST NERVOUS THEY HAVE EVER BEEN ON THE GOLF COURSE. I AM NERVOUS WALKING HERE RIGHT NOW. I’VE GOT GOOSEBUMPS. WE COME HERE AND WE ARE RIGHT BEHIND THE 18th GREEN. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IS JUST THE GRANDNESS OF THIS ENTIRE BUILDOUT, EVERYWHERE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF 18 AND AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO THIS FIRST TEE — FORTUNATELY I DID NOT BRING A CLUB TONIGHT AND I’M NOT HITTING THIS TEE SHOT. YOU GET THE SCALE OF THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE. ONE OF THE COOLEST SPOT YOU CAN BE AT THE FIRST TEE OF THE RYDER CUP. IN ROME AT THE EUROPEAN TEE, THERE WERE GREAT SONGS THEY WERE SINGING TO EVERY PLAYER. THIS IS NOT THE NORMAL BACK TEE . THE NORMAL BACK TEE IS OVER HERE . 430 YARDS NORMALLY ON THE SCORECARD OF THE RYDER CUP TO MATCH THIS BUILD UP AND NOW IT IS 397. FOR A LOT OF PLAYERS, THERE IS BEEN CHATTER ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE GREEN. THERE IS 345 YARDS TO THAT EDGE. IT’S GOING TO BE EXCITING WITH A LOT OF NERVES. IF YOU HAVE A THREE WOOD OR A HYBRID, I’VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PLAYERS IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS USE THE DRIVER . IT WILL BE FUN TO WATCH THE GUYS GO TO WORK HERE ON FRIDAY MORNING. RICH. >> THANK YOU FOR LOOK AT THAT WHOLE. JUST LOOKING AT THE GOLF COURSE IN GENERAL WHERE YOU HAVE PLAYED AND HAD SUCCESS, WHAT IS THE RISK AND REWARD? WHAT IS THE BEST RISK AND REWARD AND WHAT IS THE TOUGHEST TEE SHOT AND WHAT IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE? >> I THINK THE FIFTH HOLE IS ABSOLUTELY THE HARDEST TEE SHOT . WHEN YOU PLAY ALTERNATE SHOTS AND A FOURSOME, YOU HAVE TO HIT OFF THE TEE. WHEN I LOOK AT THE COURSE AS A WHOLE, PLAYERS THAT DRAW THE BALL RIGHT AND LEFT OFF THE TEE , THOSE ARE THE GUYS THAT PLAYED THE EVEN HOLES. I THINK THE ODD HOLES SET UP A LOT BETTER. AS FAR AS RISK AND REWARD, 13 AT THE PAR FIVE MINUTES HARD TO HOLD THE BALL ON THE FOURTH HOLE. THE GREEN IS ELEVATED AND RUNS AWAY FROM YOU. 13 IS PROBABLY THE BEST CHANCE FOR AN EAGLE. MAYBE HERE AT ONE, IF YOU CATCH A DOWNWIND, WE WILL SEE SOME GUYS GOING AFTER IT. THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP TEST. IT’S NOT SET UP WITH LOTS OF EAGLE OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK WE WILL SEE RARITIES AND THERE’S ONLY WATER ON ONE HOLE AND THAT’S NUMBER EIGHT. I DON’T THINK YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE FIREWORKS ON THE GOLF COURSE. >> THERE HAS GOT TO BE A LOT OF FOCUS ON THE FIRST TEE SHOT WHERE YOU ARE STANDING. YOU GAVE A PITCHER A MOMENT AGO OF THE LINE THE PLAYERS MAY TAKE . NONETHELESS, ON A STRAIGHT LINE TOWARDS THE GREEN, IT IS 320 TO GET TO THE FAIRWAY. HOW MUCH FURTHER ONTO THE GREEN IS IT? COULD WE SEE THE LIKES OF BRYSON OR RORY TAKE THAT? >> IT IS 345 YARDS TO THE FRONT EDGE. THE WAY THE FIRST SCREEN IS NARROW RIGHT TO LEFT. IF YOU GO FOR THE GREEN AND MISTED IN THE RIGHT ROUGH, IT’S A BRUTAL ANGLE TO GET IT THERE. YOU COULD TAKE IT TO MAYBE PUT IT 50 YARDS SHORT OF THE GREEN. YOU HAVE TO MISS THE FAIRWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. IT IS MUCH EASIER TO GET THE BALL ON THE SURFACE FROM THE RIGHT AND TOUGHER FROM THE LEFT. I THINK CAM AND BRYSON AND RORY ARE THE ONLY THREE WHO COULD GET IT TO THE SURFACE. >> YOU’RE A NEW YORK GUY, METS OR YANKEES? >> OH, YANKEES. NOT EVEN CLOSE. >> THE METS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE SEASON HANGING BY A THREAD, JETS OR GIANTS? >> I GREW UP IN TEXAS AS A COWBOYS FAN AND NOW I AM A PANTHERS FAN AND I HATE THE GIANTS. >> SO ARE A LOT OF NEW YORK FANS. >> THANK YOU. AND AT THE BETHPAGE BLACK WAY BACK WHEN HAVING WON ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND OLDEST SECTIONS IN

Johnson Wagner expects we’ll see “a lot of birdies” as he explores Bethpage Black ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup. #golfchannel #rydercup #bethpageblack
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