• Real Golf Radio host Bob Casper
[Music] [Applause] [Music] Hans in Scotty 975 the ekl Sports Zone hope you’re all having a good Monday hope you’re having a Bryson Monday not a Rory Monday joining us now Bob Casper real golf radio right here on 975 the KSL Sports Zone Bob how are you hey Bob I’m doing well so this is the number the operative number for the day 496 for 496 for the year 3 feet in inside and he missed that one yesterday oh no no no whoa whoa whoa whoa uh slow this down let’s let’s really draw this number so people understand what just happened with Rory maroy give those numbers again so 496 for 496 so he was perfect okay 100% oh boy inside 3 feet oh boy and he miss oh my gosh it was 16 16 was the killer one yeah yeah because if he makes 16 he’s still a shot ahead and and you know uh that momentum you know you know that you guys that momentum helps him Propel him to probably win the golf tournament yeah yeah oh my gosh Bob I’m I I can’t even put it into perspective I can’t even because and I got imagine at this point it’s not about the money it’s not about the 4.3 or whatever million dollars right yeah 4 million or 4.3 or whatever yeah it’s not about that for Rory right it’s it’s the glory it’s it’s getting all the naysayers off my back kind of take me through what he was dealing with in that short putt moment and then what led to him taking off with a screech and tires okay so Hans as as a player in key games okay are you are you fired up or are or or is there some nervous nervousness to you when you’re playing in key games it’s it’s a it’s a mixture of both but along way you shake a lot of the nervousness and then you’re just in the moment of the competition right so but you’ve got a team behind you as well right so you you you know your you know what you need to do and you execute what you need to do okay Rory’s on his own he’s on an island okay and um and so when he missed that putt on 16 that little short one inside three feet um that that kind of probably shocked the crud out of him and then now it’s now it’s um apprehension and maybe some negative thoughts coming into it that kind of thing for the next two holes and then he misses the short one on 18 now I had that Putt in May that putt from up above the hole okay I hit the putt I missed it low just like he did except mine didn’t hit the hole and it went 20 feet by okay down the hill his only went just what two or three feet by and then he knocked that one that one back in but when it means something to you okay which that that win or that major championship meant to him then that’s when the pressure starts to build and that’s when it’s that’s when it gets tough on you um and so you know it’s been 10 years 10 plus years since he’s won a major championship he’s won four of them like you said he wants to get that monkey off of his back and all of that’s building and he played the 10th through the 13th hole phenomenally and he had a two- shot lead um uh 14th hole 10th through the 14th because he birdied 14 and then he turned around and he B 15 hit the hit the ball over the green ended up making a bogey and then he missed the short putt on 16 the short putt on 18 wow so I’m gonna ask you the same question that I asked H and Lloyd earlier in the show when you look back when you look back on the 2024 US Open two years five years six years from now is it going to be about Bryson winning or about Rory losing it’s going to be about Rory losing yeah in my opinion because he gave it away now have to give Bryson Kudos because that bunker shot that he had on the 18th hole to get it to 14 feet right underneath the hole was amazing it was amazing CU that’s that was a long bunker shot that was that was 30 yards oh and he hit a great bunker shot carried it up onto the green kind of on the down slope and it ran up the hill four feet below the hole but where Rory not only the 16th hole when he missed that putt but when he had that chip on 18 or that pitch on 18 from just short of the green short of the hole you never want to it above the hole you always want to have a putt uphill because then you can be more aggressive with it and keep it online and the problem was he hit it 4 feet above the hole so Bob a little bit of clarification uh Lloyd Scotty and I were going back and forth on this as Bry and Deo found himself in a pretty tough spot behind a route and under a tree and we were watching him take all his practice backstrokes what is the rule on that backstroke hitting that tree knocking anything off that tree whether it’s a practice stroke or the actual play stroke well um the the actual play stroke is different the practice stroke is a one-hot penalty um if he were to take a back swing and knock leaves or a branch or something off that’s that’s um that’s the one shot penalty now if he if it happens when he’s in the process of making a shot and then it’s then it’s okay okay okay so it’s the practice swing that’s it’s the practice swing okay well because in in essence what you’re doing with that practice swing when you knock something off there it’s like almost improving your light it’s improving your chance to be able to hit the ball that makes sense okay so okay so so but when he was taking those practice swings Bob he he didn’t look like he was being overly cautious with that I I I was watching I was thinking maybe it’s only on the play stroke that if he hits something it’s the practice stroke wow what so what did you think about the that shot like give us the the level of difficulty of that shot and then what he pulled off from that shot was it overly spectacular or not much to write home about well you know the that shot was where he hit it was was probably about as good as he could do um not not spectacular or anything like that the spectacular shot was the shot out of the bunker I have a hard time blaming Rory for this because I think I would do the same if I were him but he is getting some grief uh Scott vel’s going after him a little bit oh yeah the immediate leaving of the tournament afterwards now look if I go through something like that I might do the same thing so I’m having a hard time blowing the guy up but he is taking some heat um what what are what’s your opinion on six minutes after that tournament’s over that dude’s screeching tires and getting the heck out of there and uh he doesn’t care if he’s Sheffer dragging anybody with him that might be attached to that car yeah no doubt about it and and um I you know I don’t I don’t give him a hard time I I totally understand what the media is saying and how they would have liked to have heard what was what what was going through his mind and that kind of thing um but you know what they’ll find it out they’ll find it out this week if he’s playing in Hartford at because that’s a that’s a signature event it gives him a chance to reset to take a breath to um you know not be belligerent and that kind of stuff and they’ll find it out this week or if Rory doesn’t play they’ll till the British Open they’ll find it out the week of the British Open so um at at the moment totally understand it what a crazy ending Bob I I my take was this was the most I’ve been pulled into a major since the 2019 Masters I oh the storylines were just deep I mean so deep do you do you feel like uh how close or how far away do you feel like Tony fow was from winning this thing well I I was gonna say how about Big T and finishing tied for third that was awesome um I think the you know his big mistake that probably cost him the tournament was on Saturday on 13 when he made that triple bogey um but yet he still had an opportunity made two Bogies early but turned it around and made an eagle on the fifth hole so those two Bogies early would have got him to 6 under par which would have been in a playoff so um you can’t look back on stuff like that um but he played phenomenal golf from there out he made an eagle and he made three birdies on the back nine to get to uh to get to four underpar and Hallelujah great playing Tony best finish in a major um since his you know British Open and um he’s a kid that is learning more and more and more um how to compete at that top level the putty made on the last toll was amazing and um he’s going to you know what in my opinion he’s going to win a major if not Majors kind of remember back in the day when you and I started doing these um you know a long time ago um I’m dating both of us a little bit doing sports radio but I remember the old thing with like is Phil ever going to win that major and forget that it took Phil a long time to win that major and then when he got it then multiple came along with it it just felt like okay it’s off my back and and then they started to come in a little more a little bit more it kind of feels that way with Tony once he gets that first one I imagine number two and number three probably wouldn’t be too far behind yeah no doubt you know he um the same thing kind of happened with just winning regular events yeah you know he he won one and then it was a while and then he won the next one and then he and he reeled off four more and the next couple of years I think that’s probably like you said what’s going to happen with him once he gets over the hump with a major championship and um Tony’s game is such that um if he um his game does not lack for the big stage and to win a major championship you know Augusta is perfect for him uh PGA Championship perfect for him he’s learning better and better with the UF open o Open Championship is perfect for him because he hits it long and and he hits it great into into the greens now where his game is a little off is probably in his putting but I noticed last week that his putting was smoothing out it wasn’t so jabby wasn’t so short and Poppy and um and he was able to stroke through the Putt and kind of hold his finish a little bit more and because of that he made more putts last week so if he continues on this road he’s going to he’s gonna um he’ll knock one off okay so Tony’s 34 years old yeah born in 1989 how many years does he have left at this Peak Performance oh at least through the rest of his 30s and into his early 40s okay so still plenty of time yeah and you know what the interesting thing about Tony is uh you know DJ and PK were asking me this morning about guys that at the top of the game and how they uh and how they act and who they are and that kind of thing Tony Tony Tony loves playing the game of golf and he loves competing same with Scotty Sheffer okay but family is what matters with those guys and that’s why they are so awesome is because yes they’ve got that fire that burns inside of them to compete but you know what when it’s all said and done you know having their family there like Scotty did at Memorial and like Tony did when he walked up the 18th green at uh at the US Open that’s what it’s all about for those guys and that’s kudos to them 100% so dare I say and I’ve talked a lot about this with Kyrie Irving Something’s Happened with Kyrie Irving in the NBA where all of a sudden he’s been a little bit more likable he’s lost a little bit of the edge he doesn’t say the weird stuff that drives people nuts he’s matured a little bit and I can see that with Kyrie um Bryson it feels like a PR firm’s gotten a hold of him with the YouTube video and things like that like there’s some work going on behind the scenes to make Bryson more likable and it seems like it’s working um are you buying into the new Bryson that is somewhat of a likable person as opposed to what we’ve seen in the past or you think it’s a facade no I I think I think it is I think it is is really good for Bryson he’s he’s endeared himself to a lot of fans a lot of kids um that kind of thing um it’s almost like you said a PR firm or maybe even like Phil Mickelson because Phil Mickelson was the same way he was always playing up to the crowd giving them the thumbs up all that kind of stuff and you know um maybe this is a way for Phil Phil to to give him some tutelage but um but yes um I I think I think it’s a good thing he’s not the bomber gouger Basher guy anymore although he still swings at it hard and that kind of thing but he’s learned how to play what he calls boring golf which is a little bit more Point too and uh oh does and not think that that a golf course like the Masters is a par 67 for him because he can hit it so far and birdy all the par par fivs and everything so um kudos to him with his game and what he’s been able to do as far as evolving with his game and also with his attitude and the way he he plays up to the crowd now so now what do we look forward to Bob what’s next well there’s another signature event this week um and then we’ve got the British Open mid-mon in July um and then uh we’re looking at the looking towards the playoffs in the Tour Championship and then the um the President’s Cup up in um Canada where Mike Weir is the captain for the um world Squad what what are the chances this drama carries over to the British with Rory and and Bryson [Music] um I don’t think there’s any animosity or anything like that it’s just that you know Rory Let It Go and Bryson ended up finishing off which is which is what Rory’s upset with himself about that he didn’t finish it off um I you know it it could Bryson could be right in the mix again I mean he’s been in the mix for um the three Majors so far this year um his winning this week was very reminiscent of Brooks kepa winning last year in the PGA Championship you know coming off live winning a major now Bryson’s coming off live winning the major um I you know Rory Rory needs to reset clear his mind and be ready to play another major championship here in another month and uh and these guys have a great Knack of being able to do that Scotty Sheffer the same way you know his worst finish absolute worst finish of the Year finishing 41st tied for 41st um when he had won what six out of his last seven or five out of his last seven something like that so uh so he’ll he’ll reset and he’ll be ready to go for the British Open again too well Bob we appreciate it great work as always through these Majors we can’t thank you enough uh you NBT Saturday mornings are always great with real golf radio but this is one we’re going to talk about for a long time yeah and uh this was a fun one to have you guys there on the scene and breaking it down thanks for your help as always all right guys you bet yep there he is Bob Casper real golf radio you hear it every Saturday morning right here on the Zone nobody does a better job when it comes to the game of golf than he BT
