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> >> WE ARE LIVE GUYS. THIS IS THE HOT SEAT PRESS CONFERENCE. BROUGHT TO YOU BY CAPITAL ONE. IT IS THE MATCH. IT IS NOT REALLY THE HOT SEAT, IT IS MORE OF A LAID-BACK CONVERSATION. I’M PAUL, FORMER HOCKEY PLAYER IN THE NHL. NOT MUCH OF A CAREER.
HE PROBABLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING OUT THERE. >> I HAVE HEARD ABOUT YOU. >> WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD? >> GOOD THINGS. >> I GUESS I SHOULD INTRODUCE EVERYONE. THIS IS RORY MCILROY, ROSE ZHANG, MAX HOMA AND LEXI THOMPSON. IT WILL BE AN UNBELIEVABLE MATCH. I HAVE PLAYED GOLF WITH YOU,
MAX. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE MY GOLF GAME? >> ERRATIC. [LAUGHTER] IT WAS FUN BUT ERRATIC. YOU CRASHED THE MOTORCYCLE C ART WE HAD THAT DAY. THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT. >> I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PGA PLAYER LIVE IN THE FLESH LIKE THAT. ALL YOU DID WAS HIT IT 320,
RIGHT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN, AND AN EIGHT FOOT PUTT IN. IT WAS VERY DISCOURAGING TO WATCH FOR MYSELF. >> THANK YOU. >> I WAS IN MY OWN BRAIN WONDERING HOW THE HECK DID THIS GUY DO THIS? >> GOOD START. >> THE PREMISE OF THIS IS WE
WILL GET A LOT OF FAN QUESTIONS COMING WE GET TO THOSE, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE READ UP ON YOU GUYS. I WILL START WITH THE LADIES FIRST. YOU GUYS WERE PRODIGIES COMING UP. YOU STARTED YOUR FIRST LPGA EVENT AT 12 YEARS OLD?
>> YEAH. >> I THINK I WAS STILL WETTING THE BED AT 12 YEARS OLD. HOW WERE YOU PLAYING IN THE LPGA AT 12 YEARS OLD? >> IT WAS JUST THE OPEN. NOT THE LPGA. IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I GOT STARTED AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. I WAS SUPER NERVOUS.
I COULD NOT SOME OF THE FAIRWAYS AT THAT AGE, SO SAFE TO SAY, I DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT. >> YOU GREW UP WITH BROTHERS WHO ALSO PLAYED ON TOUR. I WOULD IMAGINE THE CHIRPING IS GOING AROUND TODAY. >> I AM DEFINITELY USED IT. I AM USED TO THE TRASH-TALKING
WITH MY TWO OLDER BROTHERS. IF YOU MET THEM, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND. >> YOU WOULD FEEL LESS COMFORTABLE GOING AFTER RORY? >> MAYBE NOT FROM THE START. >> GET A FEW COCKTAILS OVER HERE FOR LEXI. >> GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT. >> FAIR GAME. >> ROSE, I WAS READING ABOUT YOUR COLLEGIATE CAREER.
I THINK YOU HOLD THE RECORD OVER TIGER WOODS WHERE YOU WON 12 TOURNAMENTS AT STANFORD AND HE ONLY HAD 11? >> YES, SIR. YEAH. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT. I SCHOOL BUT WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA STARTED POSTING ABOUT IT, I WAS LIKE OH, OK.
>> HAVE YOU EVER MET HIM AND MAYBE BROUGHT IT UP AROUND HIM, THE FACT YOU HAVE A RECORD OVER HIM? >> I DEFINITELY DIDN’T, BUT HE ACTUALLY DID TEXT COACH WALKER ONE DAY. THIS WAS AFTER MY FALL SEASON. I WON THREE IN A ROW, WHICH BEAT HIS RECORD OF TWO IN A ROW
STARTING OFF AS A FRESHMAN. HE TEXTED, “OK, ROSE IS GOOD, BUT IS SHE AS GOOD AS RACHEL HAGG?” IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A FUN JAB AT ME. RACHEL ALSO HAD A FUN PLAY IN IT. >> RACHEL WAS ANOTHER FEMALE WHO WENT TO STANFORD AND HAD A BUNCH OF RECORDS AS WELL?
>> EXACTLY. >> I BELIEVE YOU ARE THE ONLY COLLEGE PLAYER TO EVER WIN BACK TO BACK TITLES, OVERALL TITLE? >> YEAH. NCAA AND THE REGIONAL TITLES. >> SHE FORGOT ABOUT THAT. >> YOU HAVE ALL THE RECORDS, ALL THE REWARDS. >> YEAH, GOT LUCKY. [LAUGHTER] DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT I AM
VERY THANKFUL I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. IT WAS NOT REALLY SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT, ACTUALLY. IT WAS MORE SO I WANTED TO WIN AS A TEAM. >> THAT IS HUGE. I GUESS WE HAVE TO GET TO THE QUESTIONS NOW. THESE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALL THE FANS ONLINE HERE.
WHY DON’T WE START WITH YOU, MAX ? IF YOU COULD PLAY A DIFFERENT SPORT PROFESSIONALLY, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? >> NOT HOCKEY. >> NO TOUGHNESS? YOU DON’T HAVE THAT GLUTE STRENGTH? >> WE ARE NOSE BROTHERS AND I CANNOT GET MY MUSHED ANYMORE. I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY
BASKETBALL, BUT I AM SURE I CANNOT JUMP THAT HIGH AND NOT REALLY FAST. I QUIT THOSE DREAMS EARLY. >> LET’S START WITH YOU, RORY. >> SOCCER FOR ME. BEING FROM EUROPE, IT IS OBVIOUSLY HUGE OVER THERE. I GREW UP A HUGE MANCHESTER UNITED FAN. MY ATHLETICISM TRANSFERRED TO GOLF AND NOT MUCH ELSE.
>> I READ YOU ARE A BIG MAN U FAN. I READ UP ON YOUR CAREER EARNINGS. WITH THERE BE A CHANCE YOU COULD MAYBE BUY A SOCCER TEAM LIKE BRYAN REYNOLDS DID? >> NO, BUT I AM PART OF OWNING A FORMULA ONE TEAM WITH HIM. THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
I — I’D LIKE TO, BUT I DON’T KNOW IF — I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, IT WOULD BE LIKE A LABOR OF LOVE AND I DON’T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. >> F1, DO YOU OWN SUPERCARS? DO YOU GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND JET AROUND?
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF CARS, YEAH. >> WHAT KIND OF VEHICLES? NOT TOO HUMBLE BRAG, BUT A LAMBORGHINI, A FERRARI? >> A BUNCH OF STUFF. I HAVE A FERRARI. >> NOT A BIG DEAL. WHAT ABOUT YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OTHER THAN GOLF?
>> I ALWAYS LOVED TENNIS GROWING UP, BUT MY DAD SAYS I’M NOT REALLY THAT FAST OF A HITTER AND NOT THAT TALL SO I CANNOT REALLY SPIKE ON PEOPLE. >> THAT IS WHAT PICKLEBALL IS FOR. >> EXACTLY. I WILL SAY DIVING COULD BE A POSSIBILITY. IT JUST SOUNDS FUN. I LIKE DIVING.
>> HAVE YOU EVER TRIED IT? >> I HAVE DONE THE BASIC — >> NO. GO AHEAD. >> NO THOUGH. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, LEXI? >> I WOULD PROBABLY SAY SOCCER. GROWING UP, I PLAYED A LOT OF SOCCER AND ENJOYED IT. BASKETBALL KIND OF MAKES SENSE WITH MY HEIGHT BUT I WAS NOT
FAST, AND SUPER FLAT-FOOTED. THE WHOLE DRIBBLING THING, I COULDN’T FIGURE IT OUT. >> FOUR GREAT ATHLETES APPEAR — UP HERE. >> WHAT IS YOUR GUYS’ FAVORITE GOLF COURSE TO PLAY AND WHY? LEXI? >> FAVORITE GOLF COURSE TO PLAY, THAT I’VE EVER PLAYED? WE WILL DO THAT I HAVE EVER PLAYED, OK.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY OAKMONT WAS MY FAVORITE OR PEBBLE. >> OAKMONT IS IN PITTSBURGH? YEAH, I HAVE PLAYED THAT COURSE. >> WE HAVE HAD A FEW OPENS AT BOTH OF THOSE GOLF COURSES. SUPER DIFFICULT, BUT SCENIC AND I ENJOYED IT. >> HAVE YOU EVER WON A MAJOR? >> YEAH.
>> WHICH ONE WAS THAT? >> THE N&A INSPIRATION IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> NOW IT IS THE CHEVRON. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, YOUR FAVORITE COURSE? >> MARION GOLF CLUB IN PENNSYLVANIA. I PLAYED THE CURTIS CUP THERE. NOT ONLY WAS IT REALLY FUN TO BE REPRESENTING THAT STATES, BUT
THERE IS THIS REALLY GREAT DYNAMIC ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE. NOT ONLY IS IT A REALLY NICE TRACK TO PLAY, BUT THERE IS A HISTORIAN THAT HAS ONE EYEPATCH AND IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THE GAME THAT HE LITERALLY TALKS ABOUT THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE FROM START TO FINISH. THERE IS A HISTORIAN ROOM JUST
FOR YOU TO KIND OF LOOK AROUND. I’M A SUCKER FOR THOSE THINGS. >> HE JUST HANGS AROUND THE GROUNDS AND TALKS ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE? >> YEAH, IT IS KIND OF LIKE — IT IS A TRADITION BASICALLY THERE. >> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THIS? >> NO, WE PLAYED THE U.S. OPEN
AT 2013 AND I NEVER CAME ACROSS THAT GUY. THE EYEPATCH GUY SOUNDS AWESOME. >> CHECK IT OUT. >> THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT GIVE HIM A CREDENTIAL. I THINK WE WERE PLAYING THE OPENS THERE IN 2030. I WILL LOOK OUT FOR HIM IF HE IS STILL AROUND. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOUR FAVORITE COURSE TO PLAY AND WHY? >> PROBABLY AUGUSTA NATIONAL. IT HAS NOT LOVED ME BACK OVER THE YEARS, BUT I LOVE IT THERE. I FEEL LIKE IF I HAD ONE COURSE TO PLAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I WOULD NOT GET BORED PLAYING THERE.
>> I HAVE A BUDDY, RYAN, HE’S A BIG GOLFER. HE TOLD ME YOU HAVE THE MOST PURE SWING ON THE MEN’S PGA TOUR? IS THAT PRETTY ACCURATE? >> EVERYONE LIKES MY SWING BUT ME. I DON’T LIKE LOOKING. I LIKE MAX’S SWING WAY MORE THAN I LIKE MINE.
>> I READ IT PROBABLY GOES BACK TO YOUR DAD WORKED AT A BAR AT A GOLF COURSE AND YOU WERE HITTING UP THE RANGE NONSTOP FROM AN EARLY AGE? >> YEAH, THAT WAS BASICALLY IT. ALL MY FREE TIME I SPENT AT THE GOLF COURSE. >> FROM NORTHERN IRELAND, I HAVE
BEEN TO BELFAST BEFORE. >> THAT IS WHERE I GREW UP. >> WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH AFFECT EVERYTHING YET SERVED WITH FRENCH FRIES IN GREAT BRITAIN? >> GUESS WE WANT TO TRY TO BE AMERICAN, I DON’T KNOW. >> YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE MORE VEGETABLES ON THE PLATE.
>> WE ARE A COUNTRY THAT PRIDES OURSELVES ON POTATOES. YOU CAN GET POTATOES ANY WAY THERE. THAT IS SORT OF A THING. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO TO A DJ QUESTION. IT WILL BE HERE ON THE MONITOR FOR YOU. HE WILL POSE IT FOR ALL FOUR OF YOU.
>> OBLAST MY OWN QUESTION. RORY, WHEN ARE YOU AND ME GOING TOE TO TOE ON THE GOLF COURSE? WHEN ARE ME AND YOU GOING TO PLAY 18 TOGETHER — LET’S PLAY NINE. JUST FOR FUN. IT IS FOR ME TO BE AROUND GREATNESS SO I CAN PERFECT MY GAME.
WHEN CAN I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WITH YOU? >> I LIKE THAT YOU WENT FROM 18 TO NINE THERE. ANYTIME. ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE TO PALM BEACH, I WILL GO DOWN TO MIAMI AND WE WILL PLAY. >> HE LIKES TO PUMP THE BEATS WHILE HE PLAYS.
>> I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BE INVOLVED TONIGHT SO I HAD A DJ KHALED PLAYLIST ON THE COURSE. >> IT DOES NOT FAZE YOU GUYS TO PLAY WITH MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND? >> NOT REALLY. IT DEPENDS THE TYPE OF MUSIC. IF I HATE IT, I WOULD RATHER NOT
LISTEN TO IT BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT IS ANYTHING. >> LET’S GO BACK TO THIS BOARD. IF YOU GET THE AUX CORD, WHAT SONG ARE YOU GUYS PLAYING ON THE COURSE? >> I AM A PEOPLE PLEASER SO I USUALLY JUST ASK MY GROUP. PLUS, I AM SCARED. HAVING THE AUX CORD IS
INTIMIDATING SO IF I MESSED THAT UP FOR THE GROUP — I LIKE TO OUTSOURCE. >> YOU LIKE TO PUNT A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS. GIVE US ONE SONG YOU WOULD PLAY IF YOU GOT THE CORD. WHAT IS YOUR GO TO? A PARTY, ANYWHERE? >> “NO ROLE MODELS” BY J. COLE.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, LEXI? YOU DON’T REALLY LIKE THAT ANSWER? >> I LOVE MUSIC, BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE MOOD AND WHO YOU ARE SURROUNDED WITH, TOO. I LOVE COUNTRY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ON THE GOLF COURSE COME I HAVE TO PUMP UP. >> COUNTRY IS MAKING A COMEBACK. MORGAN WOHLWEND.
>> THE NEW STUFF. COUNTRY POP. >> YOU DIDN’T SEEM TO BRING THE FACT SHE DID ANSWER IT UP. >> I ANSWERED IT, TOTALLY. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, ROSE? TAYLOR SWIFT? ARE YOU A BIG SWIFTIE? >> LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT, NOT NECESSARILY CONSIDERED A SWIFTIE BECAUSE I DON’T LISTEN TO HER REGULARLY.
>> YOU ARE NOT IN THE CULT? >> NOT TRYING TO GET THE HATE FROM THE FANS OUT THERE. I LIKE HER OG SONGS, I LIKE HER SONGS NOW. I WILL SAY I LOVE REMIXES. “DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT” IS PRETTY GOOD. >> RORY? >> ANYTHING BUT COUNTRY. SO, GIVE ME DANCE, HIP-HOP, POP,
ANY OF THAT. >> WHAT WAS THE LAST CONCERT YOU WENT TO, LIVE VENUE? >> DRAKE IN VEGAS. >> GOOD LIVE? >> I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD. >> PRETTY SOLID? OK. LET’S MOVE IT DOWN HERE. THIS IS A TERRIBLE QUESTION. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SODA? CAN WE SKIP THAT ONE?
>> DRINKWATER, DON’T DRINK SODA. >> IF YOU HAD TO REPLACE A GOLF CLUB WITH ONE OTHER OBJECT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A RANDOM OBJECT. THAT IS A TOUGH ONE. >> HOCKEY STICK? >> THERE YOU GO. >> HAPPY GILMORE. >> DO YOU WATCH HOCKEY PLAYOFFS? SHE’S A BIG FLORIDA PANTHERS FAN.
>> NO, I NEED TO GET INTO IT. >> BROOKS KOEPKA WAS THERE. HE WAS PRETTY BANGED UP. THEY MUST NOT TEST FOR EXTRACURRICULARS ON THE PGA, EH? >> NO COMMENT. >> WE ARE MOVING ON. DID YOU SEE HE HELD UP A CONE TO AARON EKBLAD? AS A FLORIDA PANTHERS FAN, WHAT
DID YOU THINK OF THAT? >> I DIDN’T SEE IT. >> THERE WAS A BIT OF A RIFT GOING ON BUT THEY ENDED UP MAKING UP. WHAT IS YOUR GUYS’ GO-TO SNACK ON THE GOLF COURSE? ROSE? >> I AM A HUGE FOODIE. I LOVE BANANAS, TRAIL MIX, ALMONDS, DRIED MANGOES.
>> ALL THE GOOD STUFF. >> BEEF JERKY FOR ME. >> AND FRIES? >> PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA SANDWICH. >> THAT’S A GOOD ONE. >> I AM A BIG PB&J GUY AS WELL. >> WHAT IS THE MOST MEMORABLE SHOT YOU EVER HAVE, MAX? MAYBE TO WIN A TOURNAMENT, A BIG PUTT?
>> CHIPPED ONE STYMIED BY A TREE AT RIVIERA IN A PLAYOFF AND ENDED UP WINNING THAT ONE. THAT IS MY MOST MEMORABLE. >> YOU RECENTLY BECAME A FATHER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WOULD BE HARDER TO REPEAT THAT SHOT OR GO BACK AND HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR FIRST DIAPER?
>> I DON’T MEAN TO TOOT MY OWN HORN BUT I AM AMAZING AT CHANGING DIAPERS. I ASKED RORY FOR ADVICE BEFORE MY SON WAS BORN AND HE MENTIONED SOME THINGS ARE GOING TO BE HARD, SOME YOU ARE NATURAL AT. HE SAID HE WAS A PRO SWADDLER OUT OF THE GATE.
YOUR WRAP THEM IN A LITTLE COCOON. >> DO YOU WEAR THEM WHEN YOU DO THAT? >> NO, THAT IS FOR BEDTIME. TYPICALLY WHEN THEY ARE REAL YOUNG, SO THEY CANNOT MOVE THEIR ARMS. THEY KICK THEIR FEET WHEN THEY SLEEP SO YOU TRY TO KEEP THEM ALL BUNDLED UP.
I WAS NOT GREAT AT THAT AT ALL. BUT, I WAS AMAZING AT CHANGING DIAPERS WHICH IS SOMETHING I TRIED TO HIDE FOR MY WIFE BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO DO IT. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE GOOD AT IT DOES NOT MEAN IT SMELLS GOOD. YEAH, I WAS GOOD AT THAT.
I WOULD TAKE DOING THE DIAPER BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW IF I WOULD GET THE GOLF SHOT A SECOND TIME. >> WERE YOU PRETTY GOOD AT CHANGING RIGHT AWAY? >> I WAS, YEAH. SAME THING. YOU SORT OF WANT TO RUIN THE FIRST COUPLE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT OFTEN GOING FORWARD.
YEAH, AGAIN, I DON’T WANT TO TO MY OWN HORN — TOOT MY OWN HORN BUT I FOUND IT EASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. >> SO, I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT GOLF, BUT I KNOW THAT PHIL MICKELSON LIKES TO WAGER ON THE GOLF COURSE. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH HIM?
THIS QUESTION IS FROM BR BETTING . BEST FRIENDLY WAGER ON THE COURSE? >> I HAVE PLAYED A COUPLE OF TUESDAY GAMES WITH PHIL BACK IN THE DAY, BUT IT NEVER GOT OUT OF HAND. I THINK HE WILL PLAY FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO PLAY FOR AND WHATEVER THE GROUP IS
COMFORTABLE WITH, BUT I AM NOT A HUGE BET GUY. I’LL PLAY FOR WHATEVER IS SORT OF THE MINIMUM AND KEEP IT AT THAT. >> ARE THE LADIES GAMBLING OUT THERE ON THE GOLF COURSE, LIKE FRIENDLY WAGERS? >> NOT REALLY. >> NOT THAT I KNOW OF. >> MAX? >> I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE
LADIES, BUT YEAH, I MEAN, I ENJOY IT. IT KEEPS IT FUN. WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP BACK AT HOME THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY STANDARD GAME WE LIKE TO PLAY. I DON’T KNOW. IT IS HARD TO PLAY FOR NOTHING. >> ARE YOU GUYS NOT ALLOWED TO THROW NUMBERS ON HERE?
>> I JUST DON’T WANT TO AIR ANYBODY OUT. >> IT IS A FAUX PAS? A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE PODCAST. MAX, YOUR NICKNAME IS MORE FITTING THAN BUSINESS NICKNAME. WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME? >> I HAVE NO IDEA BUT I WILL SAY YES.
>> WHO IS SENDING ME THESE QUESTIONS BACK THERE? DO YOU GUYS THINK THAT YOU COULD BEAT HAPPY GILMORE IN A LONG DRIVE COMPETITION? RORY, I THINK YOU HOLD THE RECORD FOR THE LONGEST DRIVE? HOW LONG WAS IT? >> 477 YARDS. >> HOW DID YOU MUSTER THAT ONE UP? >> UPHILL INTO THE WIND.
THE BALL DID NOT ROLL. REALLY STRONG. I WEAR BIG SHIRTS TO NOT INTIMIDATE PEOPLE TOO MUCH. I DON’T KNOW, JUST GOT LUCKY ONE OF THOSE DRIVES. >> ARE YOU A BIG DRIVER? THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE KNOWN FOR? >> AMONGST OTHER THINGS, I HOPE. I CAN HIT THE BALL PRETTY FAR.
NOT AS FAR AS MAX OBVIOUSLY. >> WHO WOULD YOU GUYS SAY — WE WILL START WITH THE LADIES, WHO WOULD YOU GUYS SAY IS THE BEST UP-AND-COMING GOLFER IN THE LPGA? >> BEST UP-AND-COMING? >> ROSE ZHANG? WHY — SO, SHE IS 20 YEARS OLD. THE GREAT ONE? >> HOPEFULLY.
>> YOU ARE VERY MODEST UP HERE SO IT IS HARD TO GET TO KNOW YOU. I DID READ YOUR FIRST EVER LPGA EVENT YOU ENDED UP WINNING AND I DON’T THINK IT HAPPENED IN A FEMALE’S DEBUT SINCE 1952, OVER 70 YEARS SINCE SOMEBODY WON THE DEBUT. >> YOU HAVE DONE YOUR RESEARCH.
>> YOU WENT TO STANFORD SO I DIDN’T WANT TO SIT UP HERE WITH MY LACK OF A COLLEGE — >> I ALMOST GUARANTEE SOMEONE PUT THAT IN YOUR EAR. >> NO, THEY SENT ME A CHI CHI. I WAS READING ABOUT EVERYBODY. I ALSO READ THAT YOUR FATHER WAS
AN ACTOR AND TAUGHT ACTING TO OTHER FAMOUS ACTORS. DID YOU EVER ACT COMING UP AS A KID? >> NO. I COULD ACT LIKE THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. >> WAS YOUR FATHER NOT AN ACTOR? >> HE WAS AN ACTING COACH. >> YOU NEVER GOT INTO IT? >> I AM TERRIBLE AT IT.
>> YOU CANNOT DO IMPERSONATIONS? >> I’VE GOT NOTHING. I AM REALLY LUCKY FOR GOLF. >> YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PREMATCH RITUALS OR SUPERSTITIONS? >> I THINK WE ARE ALL SUPERSTITIOUS PROBABLY AS ATHLETES. FOR ME, I NEVER PLAY WITH FOURS. I JUST DON’T LIKE FOURS. I THINK THEY ARE BAD LUCK. >> MAX?
>> IT IS UN-AMERICAN BUT I DON’T LOVE BACON. THAT IS USUALLY WHAT WE HAVE FOR BREAKFAST SO I EAT ONE STRIP OF BACON. I DON’T KNOW IF IT IS A SUPERSTITION. >> DID YOU DO IT BEFORE YOU W A TOURNAMENT ANDON — WON A TOURNAMENT AND KEPT DOING IT?
>> I STRUGGLE TO KNOW IF I HAVE SUPERSTITIONS OR JUST HABITS. >> AS HOCKEY PLAYERS, WE ARE VERY ROUTINE LIKE. PREGAME MEAL AT THE SAME SPOT. ARE YOU A SUPERSTITIOUS GUY? >> NO, BUT MORE HABITUAL. THE SAME THING. JUST WANT TO GET TO THE GOLF COURSE, LIKE AT THE EXACT SAME
TIME EVERY DAY BEFORE I TEE OFF. I LIKE TO GET TO THE GOLF COURSE THREE HOURS BEFORE I PLAY. I LIKE TO DO MY ROUTINE, WARMUP, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I DON’T LIKE FEELING RUSHED. YEAH, I THINK BY GETTING INTO THE ROUTINE, IT MAKES YOU MORE COMFORTABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND PERFORM.
>> WE’VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION FROM CHARLES BARKLEY. CHECK OUT THIS MONITOR AND HE WILL FIRE ONE AWAY. >> HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY SPEND ON THEIR SHORT GAME? A LOT OF GUYS SPEND TIME ON THE RANGE BANGING BALLS AND BLAH, BLAH. BUT HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY ACTUALLY SPENT ON THEIR SHORT GAME?
MOST AMATEURS ARE NOT GOOD ON THEIR SHORT GAME. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THEY SPENT ON THEIR SHORT GAME. >> WHO WANTS TO START US OFF? >> YEAH, I SPENT A GOOD HALF OF MY PRACTICE DOING SHORT GAME AND PUTTING JUST BECAUSE ON THE COURSE, YOU ARE BASICALLY
PLAYING HALF YOUR SHOTS WITHIN 20 YARDS. >> YEAH, I WOULD SAY I LIKE TO SPEND A FEW HOURS OF PRACTICE ON SHORT GAME, WHETHER IT IS PUTTING, CHIPPING. DOING PUTTING DRILLS WITHIN MY PRACTICE DAY. >> I WOULD SAY MOSTLY, I THINK HITTING IS MORE FUN, SEEING A BALL FLY.
I ENJOY CHIPPING QUITE A BIT AND MESSING AROUND. I FEEL LIKE IT OPENS UP YOUR CREATIVE BRAIN, TRY TO MAKE IT SPIN OR SPIN A CERTAIN WAY, I FIND THAT FUN. IT IS OMOS LIKE A LITTLE GOLF THERAPY — ALMOST LIKE A LITTLE GOLF THERAPY BECAUSE A LITTLE MORE ENJOYABLE THAN HITTING IT
DEAD STRAIGHT WITH THE DRIVER ALL THE TIME. >> HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR APPROACH AT THE WAY YOU CHIP? OR HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME? I KIND OF GET IN MY OWN HEAD ABOUT THE GOLF THING AND KEEP CHANGING IT UP.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST FOR YOU, YOU DON’T PLAY AS MUCH GOLF. JUST HAVE A COUPLE THAT YOU LIKE AND STICK WITH THOSE THOUGHTS. I LIKE CHANGING IT UP A LOT, BUT IT IS MORE BECAUSE SHORT GAME AND CHIPPING IS REALLY UNIQUE TO EACH PLAYER. IF YOU ASKED SOMEONE HOW THEY
CHIP, EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER EVEN THOUGH IT WILL LOOK QUITE SIMILAR. I ENJOY TRYING LITTLE THINGS AND SEEING IF IT WILL WORK BETTER. I USUALLY GO TO THE SAME STUFF I USUALLY DO. I THINK THAT IS WHY I FIND IT FUN TO PRACTICE. >> I USUALLY GO TO MY PUTTER IF
IT IS 50, 60 YARDS AWAY. I FEEL LIKE THERE’S LESS ROOM FOR ERROR. >> THAT IS A STRATEGY. >> THEY CALL IT THE TEXAS WEDGE? >> IT IS. >> ARE YOU A BIG TEXAS WEDGE GUY? >> NO. >> WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING IN IRELAND, IT IS VERY FLAT SO I
WOULD IMAGINE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TECHNIQUE. >> I PLAY IN IRELAND MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS SO I DON’T GET A CHANCE TO DO IT MUCH ANYMORE. IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT AN IFFY LIE, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TONIGHT TO MAYBE PUTT FROM OFF THE GREEN.
YOU MIGHT SEE THE TEXAS WEDGE A LITTLE BIT. >> IF YOU DRAIN ONE, YOU’VE GOT TO GIVE ME THE POINT. >> I WILL. >> 18-HOLE, PAR 3 MATCH. BIZ VERSUS MATCH? HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TAKE ME ON? >> IF I LOSE ONE, I WOULD BE DEVASTATED.
>> COULD WE SHOOT ONE TODAY? I WILL PLAY YOU ONE HOLE IF WE HAVE TIME. >> IF I DON’T DO WELL IN THIS MATCH, I WOULD LIKE A PALATE CLEANSER BY WHOOPING ONOO. >> BRING IT ON. BRING A FRIENDLY WAGER THAT YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT. WHAT WAS THE WORST ROUND OF GOLF
YOU GUYS HAVE EVER PLAYED? AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO. I REMEMBER SEEING A VIDEO FROM A WHILE AGO, I THINK IT WAS A BRITISH OPEN WHERE THE GUY PLAYED THE LAST HOLE NOT VERY HOLE AND THEY — NOT VERY WELL AND THEY MADE HIM REPLAY WITH THE PUTTER AND HE ACTUALLY SHOT BETTER.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A NIGHTMARE SITUATION LIKE THAT OR ROUND? >> THAT WAS 1999, JOHN VANDERBILT, FIVE YEARS BEFORE ROSE WAS BORN. MAKING ME FEEL REALLY OLD. FOR ME, IT WAS THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS 2011. I HAD A ONE-SHOT LEAD GOING INTO THE BACK NINE ON SUNDAY AND MADE
A TRIPLE ON 10. MADE A DOUBLE ON 11. A DOUBLE ON 12. NOT GREAT. >> THE WHEELS ARE JUST SPINNING. >> IT’S ALL RIGHT, I HAVE GOTTEN OVER IT. [LAUGHTER] >> YOU JUST BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU? IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE
PLAYED A BAD ROUND THE WAY YOUR CAREER HAS GONE. >> I DEFINITELY HAVE. I WILL SAY, WELL, I DID SHOOT 80 AT OLYMPIC. IT WAS AT THE U.S. OPEN IN 2019? 2021. >> I WISH I COULD HELP YOU, I DON’T REMEMBER. >> YEAH, I DON’T REMEMBER THE YEAR. >> THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.
>> I WAS STILL AN AMATEUR AND WAS IN THE TRENCHES NOT DOING GOOD. >> 80 IS NOT TOO BAD. WHAT WAS YOUR WORST EVER SCORE IN THE PGA? >> I DON’T KNOW THE SCORE BUT I REMEMBER THE DAY. I PLAYED MY WORST YEAR OF PROFESSIONAL GOLF IN 2017.
IT WAS THE LAST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON. I NEEDED A THIRD PLACE TO KEEP MY CARD. SPOILER, DID NOT EVEN SNIFF THAT. I REMEMBER THE 11TH HOLE, IT WAS PRETTY TIGHT. A LOT OF OUT OF BOUNDS. I WAS NOT HITTING MY DRIVER WELL AT ALL THE WHOLE YEAR.
YEAH, IT CULMINATED ON THE 11TH HOLE AT WINDHAM. I FORTUNATELY FOUND MY FIRST, BUT I HIT FOUR TEE SHOTS OFF ONE TEE. TWO OF THE FOUR WERE OUT OF BOUNDS BUT I FOUND THE FIRST ONE INBOUNDS. IT WAS A HUMONGOUS WIN AT THE MOMENT. >> WHAT WAS YOUR FINAL SCORE?
>> I THINK I ONLY MADE A BOGEY ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I FOUND THE FIRST ONE. I TURNED IT INTO A DRIVING RANGE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. IT WAS A PRETTY LOW MOMENT. >> WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A SLOW PLAY OR? — PLAYER? GUYS COMPLAIN ABOUT OTHER GUYS PLAYING SLOW.
WERE GUYS BARKING AT YOU? IS THERE A TERM FOR A SLOW PLAYER? >> NO, I WAS PRETTY LOW. AT THAT POINT, IF SOMEONE MENTIONED IT — >> FIST FOUGHT? >> I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT IT BUT I WAS IN A PRETTY LOW SPOT IN MY LIFE AND
THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT TIME TO TELL ME I AM SLOW AND HOLDING PEOPLE UP. YEAH, I DON’T HAVE A SAYING FOR SLOW PEOPLE. I DON’T ENJOY PLAYING WITH THEM. >> IF YOU WILL FIGHT ONE GUY ON TOUR, MAKE SURE IT IS NOT EARNING ELS — ERNIE ELS.
THERE ARE STORIES OF HIM WRESTLING GUYS ON PRIVATE PLANES. DON’T TAKE A PRIVATE PLANE RIDE WITH ER NIE ELS. WHAT WAS THE WORST ROUND OF YOUR LIFE? >> I HAVE DEFINITELY HAD BAD ROUNDS, BUT I STARTED OFF A BRITISH OPEN WITH A 10. TWO DRIVERS, OB, AND I WENT TO
AN IRON AND GOT IT ON THE GROUND. >> THAT IS A TOUGH WAY TO START. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS MOVIE? >> I LIKE “REMEMBER THE TITANS” A LOT. >> SUNSHINE. >> I WOULD SAY THAT ONE, TOO. >> I WOULD SAY “LINSANITY.” IT WAS A DOCUMENTARY ON JEREMY LIN.
I KNOW THE DIRECTOR VERY WELL. IT IS SUCH A GOOD FILM. >> “MONEYBALL” FOR ME. >> THAT’S A GOOD ANSWER. >> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GUYS GIVE TO YOUNG GOLFERS WHO DREAM OF TURNING PRO? WHO WANTS TO START THAT ONE OFF? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. I DON’T KNOW.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH AT FIRST. YOU WILL END UP SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AT THE RANGE BY YOURSELF , CHIPPING AND PUTTING BY YOURSELF. IT IS AN AMAZING GAME BUT IT CAN GET A BIT LONELY SO I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DON’T LOVE IT BEFORE YOU
START TO PUSH YOURSELF AT IT, YOU MIGHT GROW TO HATE IT. I HAVE SEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROS I KNOW AND KIDS IN COLLEGE SEEM TO LOVE GETTING BETTER AND LOVE GOING TO THE GOLF COURSE. A PLACE LIKE THIS HERE AT THE PARK IS KIND OF A TESTAMENT TO IT.
I FEEL LIKE KIDS WILL COME TO HANG OUT AND YOU WILL FIND A HANDFUL OR MORE THAT ARE GOING TO FIND OUT THEY ARE REALLY GOOD AT IT. AND THEN THEY WILL GO PURSUE IT. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A PLACE THAT IS VERY WELCOMING.
IT IS KIND OF A SPOT YOU WOULD GO TO HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG KID, IT IS NOT LIKE YOU CAN DECIDE I WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER OR A PROFESSIONAL ANYTHING. IT IS DIFFICULT. I THINK BEING HERE IS PRETTY AMAZING BECAUSE WE GOT TO MEET A
BUNCH OF THE KIDS THIS MORNING. MAYBE A COUPLE OF THEM WILL TRY TO PUSH THEMSELVES AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I FEEL LIKE IT IS STARTING WITH A TRUE JOY FORGETTING TO BE OUT HERE AND APPRECIATE IT. >> AND YOU? >> I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO AGREE.
YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE GAME AND LOVE THE DEDICATION AND STRIVE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE YOU CAN NEVER PERFECT GOLF, WHICH CAN DRIVE YOU CRAZY. IT IS A LOT OF TIME ALONE. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE TWO OLDER BROTHERS AND FRIENDS TO GO OUT AND PRACTICE SO IT
MADE IT ENJOYABLE TO ALWAYS HAVE COMPETITION. I ALWAYS SAY IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND TO GO OUT WITH AND PLAY A FEW HOLES AND PRACTICE, IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THAT COMPANY BUT THERE’S A LOT OF ALONE TIME. YOU LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE GAME.
IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST GAMES OUT THERE. IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING BUT HAVE TO LOVE THE CHALLENGE OF IT. >> THAT WRAPS IT UP. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AND WISH YOU LUCK. WE WANT TO THANK CAPITAL ONE. THAT WAS A HOT SEAT BROUGHT TO YOU BY BLEACHER REPORT.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. ♪
