Expert Golf Handicappers Andy Lang and Nick Borrman take a closer look at betting the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities!

Time Stamps:
Introduction 00:00
One & Done 00:54
Strokes Gained 03:20
Course, Field & Weather Overview 8:15
Favorite Favorite 15:10
Players that can trip you up 17:00
Worthy Longshot 19:45
DraftKings Darlings 22:30
Scottie Scheffler 24:45

🏌️ 2025 3M Open – July 24–27, 2025
📍 TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota (Par‑71, ~7,428 yards)

Featured Golfers:
Defending champ: Jhonattan Vegas

Top names in contention:
Sam Burns (ODDS: +1600)
Chris Gotterup (+1800)
Maverick McNealy (+2000)
Wyndham Clark (+2500)
Max Greyserman, Tony Finau, Si Woo Kim (all +3000–+3500)

Watch on TV: ⛳️ CBS & Golf Channel
Thurs/Fri (July 24–25): 4–7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel
Sat/Sun (July 26–27): 1–3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel), then 3–6 p.m. ET on CBS

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Current Betting Odds to Win: (via DraftKings / CBS / NBCSports)
Sam Burns +1600
Chris Gotterup +1800
Maverick McNealy +2000
Wyndham Clark +2500
Max Greyserman +3000
Tony Finau, Si Woo Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Jake Knapp, Taylor Pendrith, Rickie Fowler, Akshay Bhatia (all +3000–+4000+)

Interesting Past Tournament Facts:
Defending Champ Jhonattan Vegas won in 2024 at −17 under par with +8000 odds

Course favors powerful long‑range players—previous winners include Lee Hodges (2023), Tony Finau (2022), Cameron Champ (2021)

TPC Twin Cities is water‑heavy (especially holes 5 & 13) and requires straight driving precision

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time. Welcome everyone to Tea Time. This isn’t quite the the field that we saw last week at the Open Championship, but we are going to break this down. The 3M Open is here. We’re going to TPC Twin Cities. We’re going to break down the course. We’re going to talk about some total strokes gained, the top 10 in this field. We’ll talk about some favorite favorites. We’ll talk about players that can trip you up. And of course, we’ll give out a long shot and some DraftKings darlings. Welcome everyone. Thanks for joining us. I am your host Andy Lang being joined as always by my fellow golf betting expert Nick Borman. Uh Nick, Matthew Fitzpatrick has been fantastic for our one and done and that’s where we’re going to start this week. Suspects are pretty limited uh this week. I think you and I kind of came down to the to two of them. Uh so I will just take Maverick McNeely as my one and done this week. Uh he’s number three in total strokes gained over the last three months in this field. And you know, based on the quality of this field, you know, he’s he’s got really good uh course history here, third last year. And you know, the fact is he’s been 23rd and 22nd last week. So, I’m going with Maverick McNeely as my one and done. I think I know who you’re going with. Uh but but uh who did you pick? Yeah, McNeely was a surefire shoe. I looked at him, too. Uh definitely wanted him, but I’ll go with the hottest hand right now, which is got her up. Uh hopefully it continues. I I took Fitzpatrick last week after he played well at the Scottish. Hopefully I can got our pism just to fizzle out on us this week. But yeah, clearly playing very well. Winner at the Scottish third last weekend at the open, which really screwed my open pool. I didn’t I had Fitzpatrick over him. Long story, but anyway, got her up. He is uh he’s hitting the ball great as driver. Listen, this course is something that if you look back at the history, there’s no reason not to put or take driver out of the bag and smash her in every single hole. This guy excels with his driver. He smashes it. So if he can roll the rock, which he’s been doing the last couple weeks and and hit his drives, nothing else in between really matters all that much. So I think got our bowl at least having another good week. And in this field, anything less than a top 10 honestly would be pretty surprising. Listen, this is a this is Chris Goddarup who mostly because of some of these struggles of these bigger name guys, Borie Cow and Klay, all of a sudden if he rips off a few more good finishes, he’s absolutely in Rder Cup contention. So, um I you ask me right now, do I want Godup or Moriawa? It’s not even a debate. Uh it’s it’s Godup. Uh that was my favorite bet last week was Havland over Moriawa. This is just a Moriawa that’s struggling mightily. So yeah, McNeely and Godup were the two obvious ones uh this week. We’re going to start with the total strokes gained chart this week and then we’re going to break down this course because honestly this course not too exciting. So, let’s go to this chart uh and talk the total strokes gain. A lot of names that we don’t normally talk about. So, that’s good. Nick does a great job. This chart is uh last three months, 6 months, 12 months of total strokes gained. And yeah, look at some of these names. What’s your big takeaways? Yeah, well, the big takeaway is always uh got to change my color formatting after coming off a major championship with everybody great in the game playing. So this is your top 10 over the last 12 months players have been playing the most consistent over the last 12 months. Sam Burns leads that category as you can see here. Pendrith right there. McNeely who Andy’s big on obviously with his his one and done. You can see the numbers aren’t that high. There’s only four players averaging more than a stroke on average over the rest of the field in that span. Um and then it drops off pretty significantly from there. The shorter term though is where you see some some splashes of more brilliance. We mentioned Godup. He’s second in the last three months. Sam and Burns still actually leads even in the last three months. He didn’t have a great necessarily uh length swing there with the last two tournaments, but he’s been playing pretty well uh prior to that. So, deserving of that spot. But the way I look at this, Andy, is you look at some of these these lowpriced odds. Yeah, the oddsmakers have to make somebody favorite, right? But Sam Burns 18 to1 for a guy that hasn’t won in multiple years versus you know a guy like you at the bottom of the list that you get like you know Ashley Batilla uh or or even Ricky Fowler who’s coming alive who’s actually won in the last couple of years got her up 25 to1 compared to 18 to1. So I look for value in that regard. Yeah these are the biggest names in the field. Yeah, they have the best 12 month windows of of strokes gained, but had those odds, had these guys won, are they deserving of that price? I don’t think so. A couple names that I wanted to mention on here that like what happened to Sun Jim? I mean, this guy used to be the workhorse of the PGA Tour. And one thing you could get out of this guy was consistency, but man, has he fallen off a cliff. And you can see that here in the numbers where it’s fallen from the 12 months down to the last three months. So, even though he’s on this list, he is the clear clear avoid for me. Um, Alex Norn’s one that if you aren’t paying attention, he missed like basically the entire first four months, five months or like four and a half months of this season. So, that’s why his numbers are down, but he’s been playing okay ever since he came back. Uh, you know, there’s a name that’s not on this list that is another one. It’s like, what happened to him? What happened to Gala? Sahit Gala. Yeah, he’s 90 to one. I I I was I was actually looking for him because I knew he was playing the field. I’m like, oh, he’s gonna be in this top 10. He’s like down in the 30s. I’m like, where what happened to this guy? So, this is a surprising list. I don’t up at the top in the green, Andy, you see the the the likelihood that a a big event is going to be won by somebody on this list. 66% of the time. Obviously, Scotty last week was another winner. It’s something like 4% of the time on these other events. So, yeah, I put it up here. It’s a good place to start. These are your favorites for the tournament, but I am not certainly going to put a lot of money into anybody here on this list. Uh, and shout out to Adam Scott. first time ever playing in this event. 85th or something in the FedEx Cup. We need some points here heading into these last two weeks. So, let’s go at him. Hopefully, he does well this week. But, I don’t, you know, there’s the three at the bottom are the three I would look at. Those are the guys playing more consistent as of late. Better odds than you’re going to get on some of the true true favorites this week. Um, and and George Jordan, I feel like we talk about every single week. I only put him on there just so we could say his name over and over again. So, that’s my take on the top 10 this week. You you got to mention him. I mean, look at those numbers the last three months. I mean, when you’re talking about current form, it’s it’s him over a lot of these guys. A couple numbers here for you, Nick. Thala last three months. Minus0.46T to green. Minus0.52 putting I mean, yeah. And when you look at Yeah. But when you look at Sunjm, it’s not it’s it’s all his irons. Minus0.85 total strokes gain last three months with his irons. His irons are passing his just golf, man. I I Yeah. Yeah. When these guys get get on a funk, it just sneaks up on them and it is really really tough for these guys to break out of it. So, uh yeah. Interesting stuff with the total strokes gained here. So, uh just wanted to let everyone know we’ve got a special running at Wager Talk. is for the the whole site. This is for myself. This is for Nick. You can get all of August for just $299. And we’re going to throw in the rest of July for free. So, you lock in August and the free plays start rolling the day you lock it in in July. So, don’t wait. Sooner you jump on this, the more value and the more days you’re going to get. Every day that you hold off as a day plays, you’re just not getting for free. So, get in now. We’re going to build some momentum going into this very, very busy fall. But one of the best specials we run all of August for just $299 and we’re going to throw in the rest of July for free. So lock that in. That’s on the deals page over at wageralk.com. You can get all of Nick’s golf plays, MLS plays, you can get all of my plays in UFC, in golf, even in cricket, uh some of these sports that we’ve been rolling in. So those are the that’s the big special that we’re running sitewide and it’s only going to be up for a limited time. So make sure you take advantage of that. All right, let’s talk about this TBC Twin Cities. I’m going to start with the weather because it looks like it’s just not going to be that bad. And up there normally the wind is I mean most years the wind is 15 at least you know 20 25 miles an hour and even then these guys don’t have a problem putting up low scores and then the weather looks very calm. Add to that there’s been moisture up there. It may rain on Wednesday which is just a recipe for low scores. So I think you’re going to get soft greens. I think you’re going to get good fairways and not much wind. So, this is just laying out for a complete birdie fest. There are water hazards on this uh on on this course. There’s some good holes with dog legs. Um the the the notable holes with the water around it. The par4 is a five and 13. So, guys are really going to have to ray weigh risk versus reward. But again, in years past, the win made it pretty hard. So the the greens medium size there’s not much to them Nick. So I think te to green is important but again when you get to these birdie fests again who’s got the hot putter? I think most guys are going to be able to hit fairways and green. So who’s going to get it closest to the pin and then who’s going to walk away uh with good putt? So I I I want nothing to do with guys that are not putting well. Uh I’m looking at guys that that are are rolling the flat stick really really hot. I just don’t think there’s too much to this course and without any wind, this has just got minus 20 written all over it. What’s your take on this course? Honestly, there’s not a lot on the course that I I’ll add. I I’ll go a different angle um and talk more about the field real quickly because I think it’s worth noting that these two next two weeks. It’s all about positioning and the players that are not in the top 70 right now getting to that way. So, I’m not by any means suggesting just blindly bet anybody that’s not in the top 70 because they need to do well. They could have done well all season, but it is an interesting angle to look at the guys that are ranked 70th through I mean even 60th to be honest because they still need points. But let’s just say 70th through 100th because those guys this is it. This is their season. They got two weeks to try to play their way in. Again, it doesn’t mean it’s it’s a surefire thing. But there’s pro possibly some good value plays there for people that are just trying to make a cut, right? And then from there just get in the top 20, give themselves 100 points, whatever it is that they can get on the FedEx Cup numbers to try to keep their hopes alive. So, that’s one angle I always look at and we usually talk about this time of year. The other thing I’ll mention is although I’m not going to hit on the course, I’ll hit on the history of the term a little bit because you mentioned, you know, what is it that’s going to really do well here? Well, we have six years uh that this course has hosted this tournament. The winner has ranked first in strokes gain ta green uh for the week for three out of the six years. Makes sense. You got to flush the ball. Uh last year, Johnny Vegas ranked seventh. So not far off the two years that the winner was outside of the top 15 in TA Green, Thompson, he ranked 17th in 2020. So again, not far down the list. And Champ ranked 26th in 2021. Those are the furthest back. Well, both of those players ranked first in putting. So I guess it’s really not that surprising a recipe. Oh, you got to hit the ball well and you got to make putts. Uh but history here has shown you can even though it’s a shootout, the winning scores have gone from anywhere on average from 17 to 21 under. There’s there’s one anomaly where the low highest score was 15 under and one year where somebody got the 24 under, but mostly it’s 17 to 21 in that range. Usually you need a good putter to get there, but uh this tournament has proven that if you can just stripe the ball better than anybody else this week, you don’t have to make every single thing. Uh and you can you can win or certainly be in contention. So worth noting that you got to get the guys that are playing good to you green that that we always talk about this putting can you know it can have es and flows week to week but but hitting the ball flush usually takes multiple tournaments to either start to trend up or to trend down as we talked about in the strokes game chart with some guys that have been playing poorly. But I just wanted to throw that out there. Those are the data points that have proven the winners here so far in the first six. Uh, and then the only other question I have for you, Andy, and because it’s kind of how I’m looking at there’s, you know, there’s a handful of players I I didn’t I don’t know the exact count, maybe it’s 10 or 12, I feel like, just by a quick glance, that played last week and mo most likely the last two weeks. Is that for me, it’s a it’s a it’s a long trip, especially if you’re contention on Sunday this past week. I don’t know that I’m going to be betting on those type of players uh coming over and trying to get uh teed up this week. I think it’s just a lot to ask for in a turnaround. Got her up. I already mentioned the one and done. a different animal versus just betting on a week- toeek basis. But I don’t know what your thoughts are on guys that played last week or the last two weeks this going into this week. Yeah, the travel could be a concern. I would be a little bit more worried if the course was at all difficult like the course if the course, you know, was it was like, oh, you know, the brutal rough or uh, you know, oh, strong winds or, you know, something that really pushes these guys. I would be worried about this is put out in the fairway. Put it in the green putt. You’re saying these guys could fake it. I think these guys can make it through four rounds at the Twin Cities. Yes, I do. So, um it’s a fair point. Um yeah, the travel has has been a concern at times, but it would just need to be a much difficult course uh for uh for me on that one. So, uh let’s do the 18th roll rating because I love this 18th hole, Nick. I I and I’m not a fan of of par fives being the last hole. I like this one. Uh I think it’s going to measure about 596 yards. A lot of it depends on where the pin is, but water is on the right. And I mean like right on the fairway. So any shot that drifts right is going to be wet. Um the the the fairway and the rough on the left side is going to get a lot of action because putting it in the water on this hole is is inexcusable. So I think players are going to be playing it safe. this whole dog legs to the right so much that the approach you’re almost coming in sideways to the green like the green is like long as opposed to, you know, vertically. Uh so you got a bunker on the left, you got water short, you got rough long and you got to be careful with that rough in the back cuz you’re chipping towards the water. I think this is a really good finishing hole, Nick. With the hazards and some of this, it can be easy or it can be really difficult. So, I I think all of the I think the rough on the the left, the water on the right, the angle of the green, the bunker, the rough, the water all around the green. I think this makes this a really fun hole. I give this a 6.8. Uh really surprised that this is a really high ranking hole, but I think for the caliber of this course, fantastic finishing hole. So, I’m a fan of this one. I hope I hope we get guys tied going into this last hole because this is a hole that could definitely uh yield birdies and bogeies. So, all right, let’s talk about a favorite favorite. Nick, this is a guy I mean, listen, all these guys are kind of, you know, higher price. So, you’re right. You’re getting some really good value here. So, who’s your favorite favorite uh that we should be looking at? Well, I I asked the question about avoiding open players because I’m kind of tend to do that as far as looking at value in these outright markets this week. So, it’s kind of hard to do that here in the favorite favorite because most of the top 10 are guys that that did play the last couple of weeks. Uh but Jake Knap is one name that uh he’s up there in the favorite range and he did not play at the Open Championship. He did play though two weeks prior to that. He finished respectable tied for 22nd at the Scottish Open. Followed that followed a tie for 21st at the John Deere Classic and a tie for fourth at the Rocket Classic. So obviously in good form and then now you give him that week off uh which is always good for these guys. So I like that that combination there. I think his skill set plays very well here. the guy can obviously hit at a country mile, one of the longest guys on on tour. And I think that plays very very well here. Uh and he can get very hot with the putter. Uh he tends to show up, you know, best in these shootout type events. In in 20 starts this season, Andy, his putting has been respectful. He he’s only lost strokes putting uh five times in 20 starts. He ranks eighth in this field in strokes game putting this season. So again, just another guy that he can hit it far. I don’t think when you’re getting getting into those short irons and wedges, there’s not a lot of separation uh in this type of a field for, you know, who’s the best and who’s the worst. So, I think it’s hit it farther than everybody else, have two or three clubs less in your hand than the next guy, and then just putt. So, I think that that that is perfect for Jake because he’s not like a great iron player by any means, but I don’t think he’s going to be asked to hit a bunch of six, five, four irons this week either. So, I like Nap uh to do well this week. I think 40 to1 is a fair price. He didn’t play last week. Top 10 for four four to one and top 20 at two to one. I think are all pretty good. So, I’m gonna go with J. All right, let’s go to players that can trip you up. This was a tough one to narrow it down because there’s just not a lot of players that you would 100% completely trust. So, um pick some players that I think people might be wanting to play and I’m just going to say nah, I wouldn’t play that guy. We’ll start with Tony Fen. Now, there’s an Nick. You can put this guy in the category of what happened. Strong. Yeah. Strong course history here. Three Yeah. Three straight top 10, but his m his recent form is terrible. Finished outside the top 30. Four straight starts. Has one top 10 all season. Driver has been off. He’s losing minus0.32 strokes off the tee. Putting’s been terrible. It’s always been his Achilles heel. Um, course history is great, but the game is not sharp right now. And if you guys know me, I am much more concerned about current form than I am course history. So Tony Fen now tops list of players that can trip you up. Davis Thompson, I don’t get being priced like a top eight player this week. Uh he ranks outside the top 30 in total strokes gained in this field over the last 30 days. Best finish all year is just a single 10th place finish. Putter’s been bad, losing minus 0.22 strokes over the last three weeks. issue on a course where I believe that a hot putter is required to even get get to the weekend. So I think the price is saying yeah you’re he’s got upside but he hasn’t really shown it. So he’s not going to make any my lineups. And then Windham Clark uh this guy just pops up here and there fourth place finish at the open championship but this just feels like a big letdown spot. Um that was his best finish of the year. Now he’s at at a weak field. What’s his motivation? Um he’s outside the top 25 in total strokes gained in this field. Priced like a top five contender. It just doesn’t really add up. Um consistency is not Windham Clark’s strong point. So price doesn’t match the profile. Easy easy fade for me. I’ll be happy to get a head-to-head matchup against Windham Clark with any guys like like give me a goddamn Clark. Give me Maverick O’Neal, you know, Maverick McNeely over Windham Clark. I would love to get those head-to-head matchups uh all day long. So Tony Fen now Davis Thompson and Windham Clark. three players that can trip you up. All right, let’s go to a worthy long shot in a field full of long shots. Nick, uh, give us the one that’s most most worthy of a sprinkle. I I just wanted to hit on your your players that could trip you up. It’s like the list is players that have been featured in full swing, like an episode of Full Swing. Like Tony Fen had like an episode dedicated to him. See, see the Gala had an episode dedicated to him. Even Windham Clark had had one with his like mental coach or whatever. Now, at least he’s kind of splashed back up, but it’s like if you featured on Full Swing, your career is going backwards. Things are not going well. Absolutely. Uh yeah, worthy Longot that much longer of odds than uh my favorite with with Jake Knap, but Jacob Bridgeman 75 to one I think is a great value this week. And I I say this a lot when we’re looking at these type of events. in these type of events. I mean, you know, usually weaker fields kind of like, you know, if anybody could almost win. You’re looking for guys with se like high ceilings, right? We we you joke, Andy, when you’re trying to pick like your your DraftKings Darlings, for examples, you’re not going to get guys that are saying, “Oh, 10 straight top 20 finishes.” That’s not the case. But you’re going to get situations where, oh, he did splash here. He did splash there. Yeah, he had a couple missed guts. Tough course, strong field, whatever. But Bridgemond has some very high finishes this this year that I think is uh worth noting and definitely at 75 to one and plus 650 for a top 10 definitely worth playing. He’s got a tie for fifth at the John Deere. Tie for fourth at the Truist which was a signature event. Tough tough course tough field. Uh tie for 10th at the Zurich and I know that’s a partners event but still uh solo third at the Valpar. Runner up at the Cognizant Classic. So, I mean, we’re talking about four top five finishes uh this season, and you don’t usually see that from guys that are, you know, priced at this this range. So, his best asset is his putting. He ranks seventh in strokes game putting this season. I’m not just talking about the in this field. I’m talking about overall. Uh obviously, that’s very important to make in birdies, which we’re going to assume you’re going to need to make a lot of this this week. He ranks 23rd on tour this year in birdie average. So, both good signs of somebody that can go low. Uh, and like Nap Bridgemond too, uh, did not play last week, which snapped a run of six straight starts. So, I really do think having the week off will benefit him, but he can splash. He can roll the rock. 75 to one. Yeah, I’ll take a chance on that. And top 10 plus 650 again, four top five finishes. I didn’t put up the top five numbers, but he’s probably close to 11 or 12 to one for a top five if you really feel risky. But I think Bridgemond’s going to make some noise this week. All right, Jacob Bridgemond. And yeah, you mentioned uh DraftKings Darlings. No, we’re not going to get very many stats of guys with multiple top 20. He played three times this year. Yes. Yes. Uh the words corn ferryy may may pop up. So, um Okay. So, this is going to blow your mind, Nick. I finished 11th out of 200 people last week. Awesome. And I did not have Scotty Sheffler in in my lineup. That’s how good all the That’s how good all the other picks were. I think I was the only person in the top 20 in that tournament that did not have Scotty Sheffller. Uh so it was a it was a great great week of of DFS. Uh Matthew Fitzpatrick came through big. Uh clearly all six guys we got through. So all right, let’s dig deep here on DraftKings Darlings. Uh, we’re going to start with our guy Hayden Springer at 7,000. I I think this might be my favorite Draft King Darling. Seven straight made cuts. He’s gaining strokes off the tea and with the putter, two areas that I think set up well for the course. He also only played this course uh one time. That was last year. He made the cut. So, current form good enough to make the cut. I’ve watched him make the cut at this course last year. So, looks like a strong bet at 7,000 to put in your DFS lineups. Bo Hustler who pops up in in this category every once in a while 7100 trending in the right ways. He’s made the cut in seven straight tournaments and putting uh te to so putting te to green and off the tea much much better the last two months compared to the start of the season. Maybe it’s the different courses they play. Maybe he’s just got a lot more confidence. But recent history is really really good. course history is not that great, but you’re going to have to pick you’re have to take some risks in this category. So 7100 really really good blend of safety and upside for DFS. And then our guy Kevin Roy who’s been good to us. One of the most consistent performers as a DraftK darling made the cut in nine of his last 10 starts, gaining strokes in every major category off the tea, approach, around the green, putting last three months. So, uh, kind of kind of hard to find a guy priced like this that’s plus strokes gained in all the categories. So, and he does have upside as well. I think there’s a chance that this a guy like this could crack the top 20. So, Hayden Springer, Bo Hustler, Kevin Roy, those are your DraftKings darlings. And as always, free digital download is up at my profile page, wt.buzzal. That’s where all golf picks for the week can be found. That’s where all UFC picks can be found. That’s where you can grab that special of get August and get all of July for free. But that this is a free digital download. You can see my full DFS light up as well as writeups on players that can trip you up, course history, and more. Before we go, Nick, I wanted to get your thoughts here. Um, Scotty Sheffller to me is becoming one of the more intriguing like superstars in all of sports just because of how hoham he is. His outlook is completely different from everyone else. And so I was watching a a n I I like Colin Coward a I try and catch a show whenever I can. And he tried to do a segment about Scotty Shuffler. And what’s so funny is the national media doesn’t know how to talk about him. So immediately they just try to compare him to Tiger Woods because Tiger Woods is is interesting. I find Scotty Sheffller weirdly intriguing just because he’s so different. Like this guy is he’s openly said, “I will just quit golf if that becomes what I’m known as. This is the number one player on the planet and everyone believes him. All the other golfers, no, yeah, he’ll do that. What’s your take on Scotty Sheffler? Because he just hohams his way around the majors laughing and yucking it up with his caddy and then just gets done and you never hear from him again. And Jordan Spe had that quote. He’s like, “No, Scotty doesn’t do the corporate thing. Uh, he practices, he plays, and then he goes and hangs out with his family.” And I find him weirdly intriguing. I’m I’m fascinated by him. What’s your take on Scotty Shuffler? Yeah, it seems like in almost any sport, one of the, you know, the best players in the sport are going to have that attitude or calculus, you know, behind them, which he does not have. Yeah, he’s a rare breed to say, “I’m gonna go to the golf course, work a little bit, and then I’m just going to go home.” Yeah, we’re going to go to the bar. No, I’m just going to go home. I’m gonna go hang. I mean, maybe that’s changed with, you know, his his son obviously and maybe three years ago, but yeah, you think about uh Tiger like that and who knows what he was doing after golf. I mean, which blonde was it? Right. So, but totally different outlook and and it’s kind of weird to think. I mean, when you talk about sports, you talk about champions, you talk about your Michael Jordans, your Kobe Bryants, your your Tiger Woods, the drives that these guys had to win and and the emotion and the I guess what they showed during the games, after the games, before the games, like much different than Sky Shuff. I mean, that interview, I’m sure everybody saw that this week, you know, him just like, I don’t know, it doesn’t really do it for me anymore. It’s golf. I don’t know what’s not fulfilling. You know, what am I really doing with my life? It’s kind of it’s bizarre to say the least. Uh, I don’t know if that’s like reverse psychology, right? Maybe there’s there’s a part of me that’s like, ah, you know what? I know what he’s doing. He’s going the other way, so everybody else is gonna be like, oh, Scott doesn’t care anymore. We’re gonna win. It’s be no problem. I honestly can’t get a take on him. I I I there’s a smidge of concern that I hope uh he doesn’t like that doesn’t then start to reflect in his his skills obviously and and it goes backwards because you know like a Tiger always wanted to drive to be the best and just wanted to continue to go go and win win win. Scotty wants to win I suppose but that that little comment that little bit of like do I really care? Is this really going to do it? Am I is this really going to be what I’m remembered for? I guess doesn’t seem to be something that’s with him. So, I hope for our sake and for everybody’s sake that likes golf. I mean, listen, you can not like Scotty and not like the fact that he wins all the time, but I like to watch greatness, right? And he’s great. So, I respect everything he’s doing on the course. And I hope that attitude doesn’t like, you know, he we’ve and now listen, the Tiger Woods outcome, you know, I don’t think anybody really saw coming, but there’s a chance Scotty Sheffller plays for a few more years and then we just never hear from him again. Andrew Luck like Andrew Luck like oh you’re one of the greats on quitting. Um or there’s a chance he’s he’s the best player on the planet for 10 more years. Uh if he does find it feeling so I find it fascinating and it has to just drive other professional golfers bonkers. To be like I I work so hard on my game and this guy just comes out and is ripping off majors and wins like it’s nothing and kind of openly doesn’t really care about being known as a golfer. It’s just got to be absolutely infuriating. But I find him really really interesting. I know I know the casual national media doesn’t, but I when he walks around and just not a care in the world on the golf course, it’s really really interesting. Making for a good case study for future years. That’s for sure. It really is, man. It really, really is. So, uh, very, very fascinating. So, all right, that’s going to do it to us, uh, do it for us for tea time. Thank you so much, guys. And make sure you hit the like button. Leave us a comment in the comment section. Give give us a name for this week that you like this fascinating tournament. So, give us a name. See if we can get a a long shot outright winner in the comments section below. And I believe we’re almost 50 people away from 210,000 subscribers. So, join the Wager Talk family. Get notified when all of our videos are released. And you might as well subscribe now if you haven’t. We got football season right around the corner. So, make sure you catch up on all these previews. 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  2. If u seriously think they are debating between gotterup and morikawa u r crazy😂morikawa is already a lock to be on the team

  3. Great show! Gotterup will definitely be a dog in a matchup against Collin in the next tournament they both play. For long shots this week, I like McCarty and Fishburn. Cheers!

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