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Chapters
00:23 – Intro
02:31 – Scottie Scheffler is now an Olympian!
15:46 – Rick Shiels’ hot take!
17:08 – Olympic Festival of Golf! (More disciplines needed?)
28:45 – Tom Kim needed a medal at the Olympics!
33:40 – Is Phil Kenyon the best putting coach in the world?
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Chapters
00:23 – Intro
02:31 – Scottie Scheffler is now an Olympian!
15:46 – Rick Shiels' hot take!
17:08 – Olympic Festival of Golf! (More disciplines needed?)
28:45 – Tom Kim needed a medal at the Olympics!
33:40 – Is Phil Kenyon the best putting coach in the world?
I got discovery+ just to be able to watch all the 4 days. Really enjoyed it. My wife enjoyed it, to the point I went to play golf and she left it on and kept texting me the updates! Recently picked up the game again after leaving as a junior about 12 years ago (I'm 29 now)
To mix up Golf at Olympics, why not play 9 hole events. Non Golfers would love Long drive. Aren’t LIV making some of these changes to mix up golf. 4 rounds of 18 hole stroke play is so boring for non golfers
Thank god it’s Sophie! Make her a permanent cohost.
I watched all 4 days of the golf online and I’m so glad I did, was the best golf event of the year and it’s not close
I don’t like the tournaments running at the same time, it’s too much, you had some good other ideas though
Scottie Scheffler is such an old soul. It's crazy he's only 28 with his status and accomplishments
I think Guy should be given a year vacation.
Shocking take, Shiels! Golf should NOT be an Olympic sport
olympic tv for golf. 1/2 hr highlights per day and leader board listed at end of the segment. link to watch if they want full coverage.
If you want to add some additional varieties to the Olympics, speed golf seems like a good one. Combines running with skill, has some funky rules, only problem would likely be trying to make sure people don’t get in each other’s way.
I was with you until you said mini golf, WTH?
I just love when Sophie is on your show, colab more with her please!
Yes Rick every shot mattered for Gold ,Silver and Bronze. Just like every shot matters for teams on final day of LIV.
WHY ISNT THERE A TEAM EVENT!?!??!?!?!?! 6 vs 6 (country vs country)… take the best 5 out of 6 from each day, run a bracket like basketball or volleyball. And they don't have to play consecutive days!
Sophie "didnt he?" "Isnt it?" "Arent there?"
And change the scoring TV graphic. "He had 6 green boxes, 5 blue boxes and 7 red boxes" and all the hole numbers were in grey boxes. Confusing
I'm favoured, $60K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America,, all thanks to Mr Stephen 😊🎉
I think I'd like the main event for golf in the olympics be match play instead. Makes it more interesting.
scotty is not dominating. he is just playing against scrubs.
Olympics – long drive, closest to the pin, keep the 4 day 18 holes (marathon) but maybe add three 9 hole days where only the top half of players make the cut. Players are rewarded for being aggressive.
The Australian Open is now a combined men's and women's tournament, drew a great crowd especially on the weekend. Only problem there was 2 cut lines and its played over 2 courses
Watched a lot of the golf from Australia, and the vibe was great, very very exciting. The course looked amazing!!
I watched all 4 days. Truly fantastic from start to finish. Was cheering on Tommy like a madman!
I really like what you're saying Rick, so how about, the mixed singles and mixed pairs and run it as a shot gun start, it contains the time that is on course and 18 holes shotgun gives plenty of team slots.
There are very strict regulations for a sport to get into the Olympics.
You can't just make one up.
Long drive would be fun. But who would compete? 14 Americans and Borgmier
I love watching Rory lose.
I agree with Rick's hot take about caddies, same country, and earning medals.
Whats w/ all the hate for Guy?
All great ideas
A Major is about history and legacy. I'll remember who won the Paris Olympics decades from now, so I think very soon we will consider the Olympics a Major.
You missed the chance of players like bryson going for the double 😅 Regular and Long Drive
I went to the Golf at the Olympics and as a spectator on the course it was amazing. I go to a lot of golf events, The Open, Ladies Open, LIV, PGA at Wentworth, British Masters at The Belfry and I have to say I think I enjoyed the Olympic event at Le Golf National more than any other. The crowds were amazing, the banking for spectators gave great vantage points and I loved the golfers playing in their country colours. It genuinely meant so much to the players even though there was no prize money. They were playing for something bigger than just themselves and you could really feel that. I think they should introduce a 4 person team matchplay event next time. That would be amazing.
I’d like to see team golf in the Olympics, a mix of best ball, scramble, alternate shot, match play with a bracket. The final round was great, but it’s too much of an ordinary golf event. Make it unique to the Olympics and something you only see every 4 years.
I'm new to the podcast but I absolutely love the banter and chemistry Rick and Guy have. As an American, I have flashbacks to the voices of the Beatles on a certain episode of the Scooby Doo cartoon show when I listen to these Brits. I'm even now pronouncing words differently, like "other, but" and "playing." You guys are doing a great job.
Speaking of great jobs, Sophie is an absolute rock star. In a world of forced, female sports commentators, Sophie simply rises above the competition. She has an unmatched combination of knowledge, skilled delivery and a pleasurable voice for listeners; I wish we could have her contribute to hockey, MMA and other sports. I guess I'm a fan of good work – and Sophie gets it done!
So, in short, keep up the good work – Guy, Sophie and Rick are the leaders in this space for all the right reasons!
you know its still going on right?
Would love to see a par 3 comp. They could have temporary tees to make all holes par 3. Would make for great watching.
Long drive can have a similar format as javelin throwing or shot put with different rounds where the longest counts.
Long Drive – tick.
What about a closest to the pin event? 5 rounds, 5 different tee boxes from like 100 yards to 230+ yards, whoever has the closest/lowest cumulative score after 5 rounds wins.
I think golf at the Olympics should be an amateur event, showboating the up and coming not the established pro.
All of the events should go back to amateurs. To me watching the USA basketball team cream other countries just does not do it for me. I am American and watching professionals is just boring. Yes they play well but, don't forget they get paid millions to do just that.
When Guy is away the show becomes what it should be, The Rick Shiels Podcast.
Long drive, accuracy, drive chip putt
Long drive, scramble, and team strokeplay. Two or three rounds.
BTS pop band, the lads were all not required to do their military service, for servicers to music but they all went and did their time as a point of national pride.
I love her! But the audio of her voice sounds very staticky
All the golf.
Stroke play.
Match play.
Par 3.
2 man Scramble.
Long Drive.
Mixed Scramble
Speed Golf