Bald Guys On The Bench
Bald Guys On The Bench
Scotty Meets Scottie: An Unexpected PGA Tour Encounter
Recorded August 17th, 2025
Ever wondered what happens when friendship transcends the professional barriers of the PGA Tour? Scott takes us behind the velvet ropes for an extraordinary weekend at the BMW Championship that culminated in one unforgettable moment: "Hey Scottie, meet my friend Scotty" - as Rickie Fowler casually introduced him to world #1 Scottie Scheffler.
The adventure begins with Scott's hilarious shoe mishap and navigating the unexpectedly mountainous terrain of Caves Valley Golf Club, described as requiring "billy goat" climbing abilities. What follows is a rare glimpse into the human side of professional golf, as Rickie Fowler - despite fighting for a Tour Championship berth - invites Scott and his father onto the practice range during Saturday's critical round. These moments of genuine connection showcase why Fowler remains beloved by fans despite recent struggles.
Meanwhile, Scheffler continues his historic dominance, erasing a four-shot deficit to win yet again. His unprecedented consistency (13 straight top-8 finishes including 5 wins) has even non-golf celebrities like Mahomes and LeBron tweeting about him. As the Tour Championship approaches, we analyze who might receive the remaining six Ryder Cup captain's picks, with Ben Griffin making a compelling case after an incredible comeback from being six-over through three holes.
Beyond the scores and statistics, this episode captures what makes golf special - those rare moments where the line between fan and friend blurs, creating memories that transcend the sport itself. Whether you're a dedicated golf fan or simply appreciate great storytelling, this behind-the-scenes journey offers a perspective you won't find on any broadcast.
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Welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the Bench podcast, with your hosts Graham Cohen and Scott Wasco.
Scott:What's up everyone and welcome back to another episode of the bald guys on the bench. I'm your boy, scotty Waugh, coming in to relieve Graham because he couldn't get the intro going. Again. Last week you heard it. This week you didn't because he really screwed that shit up. But you know, here we go. We got a fun episode. If you're not a golf fan, you probably don't even want to listen, but anyhow, graham, what's going on over there?
Graham:Wow, wow. Even if you're not a golf fan, still listen. It's going to be a great time. Bunch of jokes, a lot of laughs. Hey weekend was good for me, but I'm going to be honest, I'm a little thirsty. What do you think? How about we grab one at Cracklin and we'll talk about it?
Scott:Let's grab it, let's crack it, let's go, dude, check this out. I got it fresh from Dave's Valley. Holds two, let's go. Baby Kristen's like, oh great, that's what you need, a couple that holds two beers. I'm like, yeah, what's better than one, two and that's what I was saying to you when I was on the phone. I filled it up with two and I was like, oh man, I screwed it up already. I need to crack one in a second.
Scott:So I drank half of it real quick and filling it up again. You're welcome, cave's Valley. There you go.
Graham:You know what I haven't told you in a while, at least on air?
Scott:Let me hear it.
Graham:You're unbelievable Sometimes.
Scott:I will accept that, but anyhow, how was your weekend? What's going on?
Graham:My weekend was pretty chill. We had One of my mom's cousins was in town. They were staying at a timeshare so we hung out and had dinner with them On two separate nights. Other than that, just been really watching the BMW championship and been doing some errands Because your boy is getting some new equipment. Very excited about that, not really excited about jumping into the deep end of Apple products, but it's been 42 years of life and I guess now is the time. So I'm embracing it, I'm trying. I don't know, I guess I'm not an Apple person. You conned me into getting the iPhone. I mean like, yeah, it's great.
Scott:Yeah, but once you have one and then you get a Mac, I mean everything talks together. I mean I'm not saying that Samsung and all that shit doesn't talk either.
Graham:Yeah.
Scott:But I'm just saying, I mean.
Graham:I get it. There's reasons to have it. I acknowledge that I just didn't think it was going to turn into something like that. But hey, we're here and it is what it is. So pretty much that's going on for me, scott, I already know, but let the people know how was your weekend, brother?
Scott:Well, as we left everybody last week, I was kind of talking about going to Baltimore for the BMW to hang out with Romance and see my boy Fowler, and did I think it was going to happen? No, I was talking about it. You know, johnny called me last week and was like dude, let's go. Didn't really think about it. Then we got off the show and I was talking to you and I'm like let's look at some hotels, right? You know, let's see what's going on. Well, I'm talking to my assistant in the golf shop on Tuesday. One of my members hears me talking about it and he goes are you going to the tournament? And I'm like I don't know. Yet I've been looking at hotels and he just stops me and he goes if you go, you can have my house. He goes, it's 20 minutes away and I'm like I'm sorry what what?
Scott:and he's like you can have my house. He goes we haven't been there in three months, we've been down here in the outer banks. He goes nobody's there. Take a couple buddies, you know you can have the house, I'll give you the key tomorrow. And okay, well, this just got interesting so. So it all of a sudden became real.
Scott:And Paul Johnny, tuesday night he was like I'm down, when do you want to leave? I'm like leave early Friday morning, watch Friday, watch Saturday. I have to be back to work on Sunday for a event at work. Talk to my dad. And my dad's like I'm down, all right, here we go, called. My member brings me the key, gives me the address. Thanks for playing. I'm like oh, this is getting real, let's go Right. It's like okay, so talk to my boss. I'm like hey, I'm going to take Friday off. If you're cool with it, go to the Caves Valley for the BMW.
Scott:I was like I know we have the new member mixer on Sunday night from 5 to 7. I'm like I'm planning on being there. The only way I will not be there with your blessing is if Fowler has a six-shot lead. I'm skipping it because your boy will be partying with the Fowlers Facts. I'm skipping it because your boy will be partying with the Fowlers facts and he's like all good, all good, right. So anyhow, leave. Tell Johnny I'm picking him up at 6 30, driving to my dad. Told my dad I'll be there at 7. Literally I'm packing Thursday night. And you know me, dude, I hate shoes. I live in flip-flops, so I pack everything. Literally put my shoes that I'm going to wear in the garage, right by the garage door where I have to walk over them to get to the car, so I won't forget them.
Scott:You can see where this is going.
Graham:Yeah, I'm like wait, wait, wait, wait. Where are we?
Scott:going with this. So leave at 6.15, get to Johnny's at 6.30. And he's like dude, I mean I'm in a t-shirt, like I'm going to change, put on a golf shirt and stuff. And I'm like and he's like you're wearing flip-flops. I'm like, no, I got shoes in the car About that.
Scott:No, I don't. And I'm like, oh dude, thank God I only live 10 minutes away. Oh, that's good, john's like, what are you going to do? I'm like we're going to go back and get them. I ain't stopping at no goddamn mall to buy shoes. Yeah, I'm going back to get them, right? So let me just tell you this Uh-oh.
Scott:My boy, johnny, gets an award for it. Thank you, jesus, for saying that, because this golf course felt like a goddamn billy goat. I mean, dude, let me just tell you. Okay, we'll rewind a little bit. I had to throw that in with this huge thing, of course, of course. So this to throw that in with this few things.
Graham:Of course, of course.
Scott:So this golf course is in the middle of nowhere. You know I'm driving, you know I get my dad and I in with tickets, with my PGA card. Romano hooked Johnny up with the ticket. Thursday. I text Fowler, I'm like great for opening round, coming up tomorrow with my dad and a buddy Can't wait to see you. He texts me back awesome, Can't wait to see you guys. Yada, yada, yada right, so we're driving.
Scott:I get the tickets from Romano and it says where to park and what to do. I'm literally on 95 driving. My dad can't see anything, Johnny can't see anything and I'm buying this parking pass for 30 bucks and it is what it is. They tell us where to go. Well, we go there. There's no signs, there's no anything. What Dude? There's nothing. There's a parking lot and there's one bus in it. There's like seven cars and a cop sitting in the back of the parking lot. So finally we're like all right, we're going to go talk to the cop. Where the hell do we go? Cop tells us where to go.
Scott:Have you ever heard of a golf tournament where you park in a parking garage? Dude, bizarre. But no signs anywhere. Okay, thank God we were early. Romano told me what time to be on the range of the putting green. We're way early. Right, it's all good. We're finally on the shuttle bus, we're on the way, let's go. Let's go. Hotter than hogs balls, dude, it's like ridiculously hot. We get to Cave Valley and get my tickets. Everything's fine and dandy. First time there, Ask a volunteer where's the driving range? Steve tells us we go. Gallivant reminder it's hotter than shit. I'm with my 70 plus year old dad, 66 67 year old john, and everything's like this up down all. So tell us where the range is. No, no, goddang range.
Graham:Saw that coming.
Scott:Fowler, he's off at two. It's now like we were on property Graham at 1240. Okay, 1240. Hour and 20 minutes before his tee time. And let me tell you, when we went to where this dumb bitch told us where to go, it was up down, all around, up around again. So then we asked somebody else. They tell us where to go.
Scott:No can't find the range. So at this point we've been on property for an hour plus. My dad's shirt is soaked through sweat. We've been up and down Mount Everest 12 times. It's 20 minutes to two and I'm like screw the range through the putting green.
Scott:Let's just go to the first tee right for some reason I don't know, the bmw championship like recognized the caddies and we talked about the night before where they announced the caddies on the first tee and and I'm like I've got to get a video of them announcing Romano, absolutely. So we get on the first tee, 1.45,. We got 15 minutes. I'm like all right, at least we're here. I'm bummed that I didn't get to hang out and you know, introduce my dad to Rick and Rick. But whatever, it's Thursday, we got another day. So F. So Fowler walks out of the tunnel because you know they have a tunnel and you know the place goes apeshit. He's playing with Jonathan Vegas. So Fowler walks out of the tunnel, everybody's going apeshit and I see Fowler look right at me. He knew I was coming, obviously because we talked. He looks right at me, he gives me the tip of the cap, hits his first tee shot, then Vegas hits the t-shot and they're walking by and fowler looks at me. He's like what's up? Wah. And romano's like dude, you made it. We've been looking for you all morning. I'm like dude, don't even get me started. I'll tell you tonight at dinner and he goes. I told you it was the cluster to get in here. I'm like it won't get in, bro. It was the finding theang driving range and stuff.
Scott:So, anyhow, we're off and running right, we're following them and, dude, we get through three holes the first hole. Second hole is par four. Third hole is like this 200 yards downhill, par three. My dad's struggling. I'm like, why don't you, let's just stay here and we'll cut across, like we're were thinking right over there is number four, four green, and it's not so. And we had already lost Johnny, like two holes in. Johnny's gone. I'm like, yelling at him. He's just going down this hill and we're walking down this concrete cart path. That is like God dang a roller coaster at Cedar Point.
Scott:So people always say walking down a hill is harder than walking up a hill. Well, let me just tell you this I walked down this hill, signed the catch up with John, my dad. I told him we'll just meet you on whatever green that is. You ain't walking down this damn thing, dude. And I forgot to mention it's so hot, we literally haven't even seen a tee shot yet. And the dude right in front of me, old guy, straight to the ground, heat exhaustion right in front of me, damn. Now I'm worried about my dad. Of course, instantly Back to this hole, this par five number four. You got to walk down this hill. Walk up this hill. Johnny's already gone. I'm trying to catch him. Dude, unbelievable, this place right Up down. You've been to Augusta. Yeah, augusta is super hilly, but the thing about Augusta is the greens and the tee boxes are right on top of each other.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Scott:Dude this place. No chance. The players in caddies got two cart rides from green to T, that's how insane it is that shit don't happen.
Scott:You know what I'm saying? That's how ridiculous this is. So, anyhow, we watch Rick and Rick play the front nine and then you know we got a timeout right. I'm like let's just go to the 18th green, watch everybody come in. We'll catch Fowler and Rick when they're done. So we did. Anyhow. I'm talking to Rick to remove me after the round. We're trying to figure out where to go eat. And he goes dude, how'd you like that? Golf course, I'm like dude. You didn't tell me I needed a cream to get up and down these goddang hills. And he goes dude. Funny thing is, on like the 14th hole, fowler looks at me and he goes dude, I ain't seen Scotty Watt for a while.
Scott:And I'm like ain't no chance, bro. And he's like dude. I mean, I'm 47 and was worn out. I can only imagine John and my dad. You know what I mean, Dude, it was brutal.
Graham:You couldn't rent a scooter for them.
Scott:Dude, there was people pushing baby strollers. I'm like what in the hell are you faking? Have you ever?
Graham:I mean they didn't know. I'm like just like you. Hell, are you faking? Have you ever? I mean they didn't know. I'm like just like you, they had no idea.
Scott:No, no clue. So anyhow, we're hooking up with romance for dinner later that night. And you know, he finally gets there and I'm like, dude, this golf course is no joke, bro. And he goes. Dude, when you texted me and told me you were coming, I didn't want to discourage you, like you had no idea what you were getting yourself into, and I'm like, no, I did not, dude, brutal.
Graham:I mean it was smart both ways.
Scott:It was smart for him not to tell you it was, it was and was I going to go regardless. A hundred percent Right, you know it, it, it, we were going regardless, you know it doesn't matter, but anyhow did we go out and have dinner. You know, I haven't seen Romano since you know the masters and since the Masters that was when he had the little caddy bib on and he's got to be professional and stuff. So it was fun to hang out with Romano have dinner. My dad had never met him, obviously, johnny hadn't met him.
Scott:We sat there, dude, for two and a half hours just shooting the shit, talking golf, talking the world, talking adventures that you, me and him had had in the past. It was awesome, dude, and you know he's talking and this is where it gets real. He says well, if you would have told me a month and a half ago that you and I would be having dinner right now at the BMW championship, I would have told you you're a nut job. After the season they had Right, just to get in the top 50 and be at the BMW. Insane, right, insane. But he kept saying he goes, dude, this guy's hitting it so good and he's working his ass off. And you know all things that I've told you and started talking about some old stories and on tour with different players here and there and you know it was a fun night. Like I said, you know how Romano is and how dramatic he can be when we're talking about stuff. You know all the reasons we love Romano.
Graham:Oh, for sure.
Scott:You know, he's, he's.
Scott:Finally, we're like all right, it's time to roll. Lady brings the tab and romana whips out that card so fast, like, and my dad's like no, no, no, I got it. And romana's like, no, I got it here. Roll. And I'm like, dad, yeah, let the man get it. He just made 70 Gs last week, right. And my dad's like, oh, yeah, he's got this. It was classic, dude, it was classic.
Scott:So you know, as we're leaving, I'm like all right, your tee time tomorrow is at 1130 or 1230. I don't know Whatever. I'm like what time are you going to be on the putting green? He goes well, whatever. I'm like what time you gonna be on the putting green, he goes well. If you fucks can find it, it's gonna be. We'll be there about an hour and a half before our tea time. So you know, we. His tea time was 12 30 yesterday, so we got. He said we'll be there about 11 15.
Scott:So we got to the putting green around 11 and I texted him like, yo, we found the putting green, let's go. And so him and Fowler show up, dude, about I don't know, 11, 20, whatever. And he like beelines it straight for me and he goes yo, we're going to have you guys come on the range with us. And I'm like, yeah, cool, we're going to watch you hit some balls. And he goes no, dude, like Fowler said, he didn't get to hang out and talk with you much yesterday, so we're going to have you on the range, what? And I'm like, oh damn, let's go, hello. So he goes. When we get done putting up here, he goes. Walk down to that area right there where that security guard is in the rope, he goes, he'll wave you in. You guys are on the range, bada bing, bada boom.
Graham:Next thing, you know, we're on the range.
Scott:I mean, it was super sick, it was cool, it was. It was the best thing about it is, you know, I haven't seen fowler since the masters two years ago and it was just like old days, dude. Yeah, I mean I couldn't, I was telling you last night, but it was that cool to have my dad, who he's never met. If it was just him and my dad, me and my dad, okay, but then I got Johnny with me.
Scott:Oh yeah, and he's got a Johnny down there, right, I mean all three of us. It's Saturday morning of the BMW championship. He's T12. He's trying to get in the top 30, to get exempt in all the majors next year and not to mention move on to the tour championship where last place wins $330,000. And here we are on the range.
Graham:Last place wins $330,000.
Scott:Jesus, here's Wah down there waggling club. You know I'm grabbing his shit out of his bag messing around and my dad's like ricky, is it okay if I take some pictures? Do whatever you want, dude. I mean it was sick, right. I mean it was so awesome. My buddy johnny looks at me, goes. Dude, everything you've said about this guy is spot on, right. He's so laid back. We're down here on the range. Everybody else is like grinding, like they're in a library getting ready for this tournament, yeah, and he's down here going. Hey, wow, let me see if I can move this one a little farther for you. I'm looking at his launch monitor, numbers and stuff. We're chatting about clubs, this. That Dude, it was sick, insane. And then I turned around and I kept forgetting. People were behind us, like the whole grandstand's full right, and I look at Johnny and I'm like bro, you know how many pictures we're going to be in from little kids taking pictures of the Fowler.
Graham:That is unbelievable.
Scott:And he's like oh my God, I never thought about that.
Graham:Hey, you were the swing coach on Saturday at the range.
Scott:It was sick. Third round of the BMW I mean, and the funny thing is Johnny wore a Puma shirt that I gave him and he goes, man. These people in the crowd might think I'm like a big wig at Puma. I'm like it's probably going through their minds. You have a Puma shirt on, you know, possibilities are endless.
Graham:I'm somebody.
Scott:So, as we're wrapping it up you know, romano was like dude, we got to take a picture of all of us to send out to the fantasy football thread, of course. And I'm like, oh dude, we have to, right. So we got a couple pictures and I sent it to Kristen and everybody. And Kristen responds I've never seen your dad smile that much. He didn't even smile that much in a goddang family picture. So we're dying, right. So we're wrapping up on the range and Fowler looks at me and he goes hey, I'm going to go to the other putting green for a few minutes and then we'll walk over to the first tee together and we'll go. So we go to the other putting green, he talks with his trainer, this and that, and we're like, walking over to the first team, he goes can I get you a beer? Anything out of the locker room? Y'all want some beers. And I'm like no, how about some waters?
Speaker 1:Right.
Scott:I'm like it's too hot, it's too hilly, I don't want a beer. And he's like, all right. And he goes in, grabs us some water. And we're just finishing up our conversation and I'm talking to him and all of a sudden, out of left field, he goes hey, scotty, meet my friend Scotty. And I turn around and it's Scheffler what? And he goes hey, scott, I'm Scott. Yeah, no shit, you're Scott. I know who the fuck you are, bro. And we shake hands and it was over, just like that, and my dad's like son of a bitch I was trying to get my phone out so fast. Could you imagine if we had that on video? Hey, scotty, meet my friend scotty. Dude, it was sick, it was awesome, it was legit. I mean I'm like, oh my god, I God I just met Schaeffler. And you know I don't, you know I'm not starstruck, but it is Scotty Schaeffler. I'm more happy hanging out with Rick.
Graham:Oh my God. So remembered what we were talking about last night when I was like there's something else that this reminds me of yo, so speaking of missed opportunities, with your dad in the photo, it just made me think of oh, you not going to augusta. What was that three years ago? Yeah, whatever we were talking about last night. I'm like I something else. It's on the tip of my tongue here.
Graham:I just can't think about it. But hey, it's a praise to you for being in such a spectacular situation that you could be there and just be like hey, it happened, I got witnesses. I'd like it to be for more witnesses, but at least you also saw it, so I'm good with that.
Scott:Dude, it was my dad's like, oh my God, can I shake your hand? He's like Scotty just touched you. It was dude, it was sick. I mean it was so awesome, I mean, and it was just like boom, boom, it happened so fast I couldn't be like, hey, scotty, can I get a picture? I mean he just got done in the workout room, going in the locker room to shower, to get ready to go to the range, whatever it is what it is, and I'm with Rick and Rick and I'm trying to play it cool. You know, I'm not trying to be a fan oh no, of course not.
Graham:The worst part is, you know, scheffler would do it, he would have done it without a doubt that's the thing mean. And his mind is like, oh, come on, guy, but yeah sure.
Scott:Yeah, 100% would have done it, but I mean it was super sick. I mean I was just like after that moment, you know, my dad had never met Fowler, my dad had never met Romano. My dad literally said to Fowler on the range he goes. Hey, rick, I'll never forget the first time Scott ever played golf with you when you were a freshman in high school. He told me I just played with this kid that will be on the PGA Tour and will win on the tour, and Rick was like, does your boy know talent or is your boy no talent? You're welcome. So you're welcome, but it was just, it was sick, dude. It was so cool for my dad being able to meet him and you know, and romance, you know, romance is one of my best friends, you know, one of our, I mean.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Scott:You know it was super cool. It made all the struggling up and down hills on thursday worth it.
Graham:You know what I mean bro, there's vip treatment and then there's like that exclusive stuff that only, like, the billionaires that have their special concierge are like yo, make a call, you can get this. Isn't this, like you know, when you were talking about being on the driving range and getting that photo, you know, for us you could put it in the in our fantasy league. Amazingly, when you were telling that, I'm just thinking I'm like the only chance, if people were even lucky enough to get this photo. But here's my point just to get the photo would be one thing. To do it on a Saturday, like they're doing that in the Monday pro-am.
Scott:And they paid 20 Gs to play in that.
Graham:Exactly Like that's a Monday at best case scenario. The fact, as you were saying, this is Saturday of the BMW cuts at 30. You know, everyone is straight focused and for Fowler'slers like yeah, bro, I missed you yesterday, come on down, I got you like, and romano kept saying this was all fowler's idea.
Scott:Yeah, and that right there shows you what kind of person he is.
Graham:Oh 100%.
Scott:And sorry, Dad, I just ruined your Christmas present. And Johnny, I know you don't know social media and stuff, but that photo is getting printed, going straight to Jupiter, Florida, getting signed and getting in a frame.
Graham:Oh yeah.
Scott:So, dad, sorry I just ruined it, but, but whatever, you'll still love it when you get it.
Graham:But no, whatever, you can't edit that out no, that's not why I'm editing out, oh folks what you were gonna do it for me no no last night when you broke this, it for me, no, no. Last night, when you broke this down for me, we were talking about it. What did you say at the end?
Scott:I have no idea by the time I got home. Dude, I was such on a rush. No, it's all good yeah.
Graham:Yeah, on a rush, we chatted for three hours last night.
Scott:Dude, I was so excited I mean mean because I got the videos of him on the range, that's what it's like and I I was so excited to get him get on my ipad and get on my my golf instruction app and just break it down. You know, I was such a golf nerd. I was like god damn, we got two hours left.
Graham:Oh, I can't wait to get on this thing but no, what I was referring to was last night, uh, when you asked me or not asked, or brought up whichever. Um, because I also was like you know what? Because you're like hey, why don't you look for flights and you know I did. You asked like, hey, hey, am I jealous of the situation? Because you were trying to come out and honestly, and as I talked about last time, I was like no, I'm like dude, I'm so happy that you had that experience with Romano and Fowler. I mean, yes, if I could have made it it would have been absolutely amazing, but I'm happy for you and the whole situation. Now, I'm happy for you and the whole situation. Now, I'm not going to lie. Hearing about this damn photo getting signed by him kind of taking me over the edge now a little bit.
Scott:to be honest, it was so cool, like I said, dude for my dad to be down there in that situation.
Graham:Oh, for sure.
Scott:I was like why didn't you grab any of his clubs? He goes. I didn't want my sweaty hands on his grips. I'm like Dad, that's what romance is for. He'll clean those damn things off.
Graham:Dying. Well, if that's the case, let's give a shout out to our boy, badju, who asked for some of those NetJet towels Right.
Scott:God, but something funny as shit. You know I'm looking at the driver and we're talking about it. And you know I'm looking at the driver face and you know the T mark for where your driver hits the T at impact. They're literally in the size of half a dime, right in the middle of the driver. And I show it to Johnny and I'm like Johnny, this looks just like your driver right.
Scott:And Fowler turns around and he's like, yeah, johnny, same but different, right, and we're dying dude. It's hilarious, it was just, it was sick, dude. It was awesome. I was riding high, I was so pumped for my dad to put him in that situation and Johnny dad to put him in that situation. And and johnny, like johnny was talking about it the whole way home.
Scott:So, anyhow, we go out, we watch him play one, two, three. We went back, we watched rory, because my dad had never seen rory, and then we picked fowler up on, uh, the back nine, and let me just tell you, the back nine at caves valley, thank god, it's totally different than the front nine. It ain't like you're a billy goat again, right? So Fowler hits this wedge on 11, almost jars it, spins it back, hits it to like two inches. And we're walking with them from 11 green to 12T. And I look over and I say to Ricky I'm like Rick, romance finally gave you a good number, huh. And he's like, yeah, every once in a while I'll come through with a good number. And Ramona's like, come on, man, like giving me shit back. So they hit their shot on 12, their tee shot in the left rough and I went to go. They had hydration stations all over the course because it was hotter than piss and I took the three water bottles to go get them refilled. And my dad and John are walking up and they're like, hey, if y'all want some cold waters, meet us on 13T. And so they told me that when I finally got back and I'm like, hell yeah, these waters are piss warm, let's go. So we get on 13T and we're just waiting for them to hit their shots and I'm like y'all ready to get some looks from everybody else in this gallery? And they're like what are you talking about? I'm like when he hands us waters out of there, watch the looks we get. And so 245-yard par 3, thanks for coming. Fowler hits a four, iron hits a dick tight. Jonathan Vegas hits it or no, he's playing with penders.
Scott:Yesterday, romano comes over to the cooler come, walks over to the ropes, hands me three waters and everybody's looking like what in the shit? And then he's like and as fowler was hitting, like I tried to get on my tippy toes and I like nudged this chick next to me and she was pretty hot. I left that part out, I know, I told you that last night. And Romano's like yeah, I want some more. And Johnny and my dad had already walked off with their ice cold waters. And I'm like yeah, I do, it's hot as piss. And so he grabs me three more. And now I got my original one and three more and I'm like I looked at the chick next to me. I'm like hey, you want a free water since I stepped on you.
Scott:He's like yeah hell, yeah, I'll take it. And she's like if I follow you around, can I get some more? I'm like, maybe, but it was classic, dude, it was classic caught up with romano. I'm like dude, appreciate it. And he goes dude, I gotta keep my boys hydrated because we don't need y'all spending eight dollars of water. And the little kid in front of me me is like geeking out that I'm talking to Fowler Caddy and he goes this was $6 for this bottle of Aquafina. And Ron was like there, you go, wah, but you know, it was just awesome.
Scott:You know I was so excited and ready to watch today that I was so wired, I mean, I was up up forever. I woke up late, I had to go to work for two hours tonight. They teed off at one, you know starts off with a bogey on one, and I'm like, oh, it's not what we need. You know, and you know sorry everybody, that we're not talking about scotty and and bob, but we'll get to that here in a few oh, for sure but but then you know, rick makes bogey on one, you know.
Scott:Then he starts going crazy, dude, he shoots. What do you shoot on the front? I mean we were talking about earlier. Um, with a bogey, shoots three under with a bogey, makes four birdies on the front. Okay, boge, bogey's one, then birdie's four, five, seven and nine, then birdie's 10. And I'm like, oh damn Right, of course, bogey's 12, then birdie's 13. And I'm like, oh my God, he's only four back. I'm like, screw, top 30. Let's come in second. Let's second, let's win this thing right, go on a run like. I've seen that putter get hot in person. Let's go, yeah. And then it happened he made bogey on 14 from the middle of the fairway and then he made double on 15 from the middle of the fairway and it was just like a kick to the dick, dude, I just gotten to work. I'm watching it in the golf shop. I got to go upstairs and mingle with members and be all happy and I'm just like, no, I want to kick somebody's dog right now.
Speaker 1:And.
Scott:I love dogs Jesus.
Scott:I would never do that if Pete is listening. I love dogs. Relax. Okay, dude, it was so awesome. I would never do that if Pete is listening. I love dogs that relax. Okay, dude, it was so awesome, like I had to drive to work and I'm watching it on my phone, aka listening to it mostly, and I'm listening and watching all the texts from everybody in our fantasy thread and all the texts let's fucking go, let's go. We made that, like everybody. I'm just like getting goosebumps even thinking about it right now and you know, I know Romano's going to see this after he gets off the course and I'm just like this is so sick. The bogey didn't kill him, dude. The double, obviously we know that. But and the shot he hit? The announcers assumed that it left their club face. They're like oh my God, this is right at the flag. And then it's 25 yards long, bouncing off the grandstands.
Graham:The next shot didn't help.
Scott:Got under that thick rough I mean he had to try to hit a perfect shot. You're in that situation. You're trying to make pars. He's right on that number, dude.
Graham:And exactly like look, golf is hard enough. We've talked about that at many lengths. But, folks, when you're in the playoffs, this is it, there's only one other. Yeah, you're on the back nine. If you got to make moves, you got to make moves, let's go. You got to throw darts, you got to put yourself in a chance to win, not like, oh, I'm going to lay over here safe and then have like a 30 footer, it's like every shot and he made that dub and I'm like, all right If he birdies 16, par 17 and 18, harry Hall and his stupid.
Scott:If he can choke a little bit, you know we're good. And he stripes it, dude on. On 16, the par 5, they moved the tees up a little bit so the guys could go after it. He hit it 318 off the tee. He had 244 in and I'm thinking in my mind, alright, he's got no 3 wood, all he's got is this mini driver and then a 4 iron. I'm thinking in my mind, all right, he's got no three wood, all he's got is this mini driver and then a four iron. I'm like, what the hell is he going to hit? And I'm like and they didn't show it on TV, I'm watching it on the PGA Tour app and I'm thinking, well, he hit four iron yesterday on that par three. That was 245.
Scott:Obviously that's a little different because the ball's floating on a tee and then the next thing you see on the telecast is he got like 30 yards in. I'm like, oh, he must not hit a good second shot. Yeah, and it looks like he nipped it perfectly on the par five, but it just didn't catch and grab and went over the green makes par. Yeah then par 17 bars, but I don't know, dude, all I can say is just quote Romano a month and a half ago. If you would have told us we'd be here, you would. I would have told you you're an idiot Something I heard on a podcast last week that I sent to you. I didn't realize this. He's been playing so much this year. He's only been in a house in Jupiter 11 nights since April. That's insane.
Scott:Like when I was talking to Romano the other night. He goes wow, I just want to go home. Dude, I've been on the road, yeah, I just want to go home. He goes I bought a new house in Michigan. I've been there four days. I haven't even stayed the night there because I had no furniture. I just want to go home.
Graham:That's insane.
Graham:I mean, but all I got to say is no, go ahead I was just going to say they're real people with real lives, they got stuff going on. I mean I mean, look, was watching the back nine. It was just like the gust of wind just kind of like, just like just sucked in. You know what I mean. And it's just like because of the momentum and how excited we were and everything, it's just like I'm still grateful for what he was able to do to get to the point that he was at.
Graham:But it's just like when you're right there and then, especially because at that point before he had the bogey and then went double bogey, your boy was in like 25th spot so he could have afforded to at least had one of those bogeys. But that double, yeah, that that didn't help. And it's just like, after that happened I'm like you know he normally can bounce back pretty easily, but it's just like some of those shots to not make it on the green and regulation from the fairway in back-to-back holes. And then I mean, look, he was aggressive on 17, that t-shot that he hit, oh shit, that said water. I thought it was toast the whole way. Yeah, but he had, he had to do it.
Scott:So I mean he had to take it on. Yeah, you know what, dude, I mean. When it all comes down to it, I'm stoked, yeah, yeah, we're bummed, but we're also stoked, oh for sure.
Scott:Because his world ranking is going to just get so much better. Oh, and he's in the signature event next year. He can make his own schedule. They don't have to go play the John Deere Sorry Badger. They don't have to go play the 3Mere sorry Badger. They don't have to go play the 3M, they can go play where they want to play, but so close. I mean the guaranteed majors would have been nice.
Graham:That's what sucks but I mean, hey, if he can build on what happened this last month and a half you know the start of next year and go from there. There's no if, dude. I'm just saying there's no if. I agree.
Scott:There's no if To the moon 2026 is going to be a Ricky Fowler year, and what I can say right now and it came out earlier in the week, maybe Monday or Tuesday I'm just going to say a couple of things, a couple of comments, and then we'll go into Instagram posts from some certain you know golf social media site. A couple of things, a couple of things that I wanted to really put out there. Ricky's a fan favorite Okay, a fan favorite. His favorite player was Arnold Palmer. What do people love about Arnold Palmer? He would sit there and sign autographs. Kids loved him. You go to events nowadays. Kids love him. Okay, he walked on the first tee yesterday and the place went ape shit. Do you think they made a sound for taylor penderth?
Scott:who no offense taylor penderth.
Scott:I'm sorry for sure you're a great player, but everywhere, as we're literally walking, as I'm sneaking under the ropes that Ricky's waving the security guard on, there's a little kid with a flag. He stops, signs that flag. Guess what? That kid might be a golfer for life. Now, because of what Ricky just did. Yeah, okay, he didn't have to do it.
Scott:You're not supposed to sign autographs in tournament rounds, but Ricky took 10 seconds out of his time to sign that autograph for that kid. Okay, kids everywhere. Like I said to John, we're going to be in all these kids' photographs that they take on the range. Okay, guess what? If those kids are at that event, that means their parents bought tickets to get them there and that also means their parents are going to go buy merchandise. And if I'm a sponsor and I'm paying millions and millions and millions of dollars and I get exemptions in the tournaments that I can pick, who the F I want to be there, let me ask you a question. If you're somebody and you're given a spot to, it comes down to Ricky Fowler or Chris Kirk who are you giving that exemption to?
Graham:I mean, it's a pretty solid point.
Scott:So, with that being said, fried egg whatever the hell you call yourself with that blast on saying how it was unfair for this and that that Fowler got half of his FedEx Cup points because he got exemptions in the signature events. You have no point who your theory is irrelevant. The only question I have for you is, after you posted all that nonsense and bullshit have you ever been to a pga tour event? Have you ever watched all the fans engaged with rick? Have you ever watched the kids that are in his gallery? Have you ever seen the kids with the flat bill hats and the orange? Probably not, because you would probably wouldn't have posted that if you have. I was thinking all day am I gonna do this kick rocks moment and cut you out and call you stupid and this and that, but no, I just have that question. I'm gonna be professional. Call you stupid and this and that, but no, I just have that question. I'm going to be professional call you out, say you're stupid, tell you to think about what you post and maybe go to an event next year and maybe look around, follow Ricky for 18 holes and see the kids that are there.
Scott:Has Ricky had a shitty two years? I'll be the first to say it. Yeah, he has, but guess what? It doesn't bother him when he's on the course, it doesn't bother him when he's signing autographs for those kids. And I'll just ask you another question Sponsor exemption, ricky Fowler. Chris Kirk and I like Chris Kirk. Nothing against Chris Kirk. Chris Kirk and I like Chris Kirk nothing against Chris Kirk I.
Graham:It makes complete sense to me. I mean, as you were going off on that little, I mean I wouldn't call it a rant, but I mean semi rant. What was I was trying to be? More composed you know it was polite, it was the polite rant everybody's can have their opinion. For sure, for sure.
Scott:But before you spout out about shit, educate yourself.
Graham:Know your role and slow it.
Speaker 1:Know your role and shut the hell up, it shut the hell up.
Graham:What I was thinking about was, besides Sunday Tiger Red, which is infamous in golf, especially in the last 30 years Absolutely Whose top two, three, four?
Scott:guys that has a signature. Look the casual fan would know exactly no one.
Graham:The only other person is ricky with the orange, like that's been his thing since he started what like 15 years ago now. Yeah, sounds about right.
Speaker 1:I don't know I don't know, it's been a while that's what I'm saying.
Graham:So it's just like my point. In saying that is this A everyone has their own opinion and that's fine. If you stand behind what you say, then that's fine. Other people will just say you're uneducated. If you knew the response from the fans and how he's perceived by others, then maybe you wouldn't make that comment. So I mean, it's just Obviously I'm biased.
Scott:Oh, but even looking at it, For sure. Unbiased. Just the story I just told about him having my dad, john and I, out on the range, oh Shows you the type of person that man is.
Graham:I mean, look, the second most loved player I mean in golf, would you say is not like, and by loved I would say more fan appreciation, not because of his talent but overall status and Sheffler, but like dude Bryson, what's he do loved, I would say more fan appreciation, not because of his talent but overall status and sheffler, but like dude bryson what's he do that engages with fans exactly.
Graham:But even him is not like. Do you think he's bringing it? If he was in the same situation with you, know a homie or a longtime friend, you think he's bringing him out on the range you already know the answer. There you go.
Scott:He's too busy spraying water on it to see what it does when the launch monitor, when there's two on the golf ball why?
Graham:are you taking a shot at him? That was not even the point.
Scott:I'm not. I'm just saying I love Bryson, now that he's not a douche. I'm just saying it's not going to happen. It's not going to happen, I mean, but anyhow, let's jump into, you know, this golf tournament.
Graham:Okay, I was going to say the rest of the tournament that we haven't talked about.
Scott:Yeah, I mean we all knew what was going to happen. Dude, big Bob had a four-shot lead and that shit was over in like three holes. I mean we knew scotty was right there oh, I mean you don't need you don't need to speed over it.
Graham:I mean, I'm not, I'm not speeding over anything, you really, I'm just saying, telling me that you saw mcintyre, who was, I don't want to say fleecing the field, but had a pretty sizable lead for the first. You know, definitely two rounds. And then Scheffler came around. I wouldn't say out of nowhere, but, you know, got it within three Like he was playing some good G. I mean the fact that you're saying like he was Dude.
Scott:did you see the Betty lines?
Graham:Because everyone loves Scheffler, it's because Scheffler is who he is.
Scott:Vegas doesn't love anybody. Vegas sets the lines His live, trailing by four. Going into the final round, scheffler was only plus 150.
Graham:That's insane.
Scott:I mean Bob had a four-stroke lead and it was gone through five holes today.
Graham:To do that in that short a time is also insane. Like the funny thing is, the people listening to this show would understand that math and what that sports, but I mean, but it's just like to the masses to understand how strong that is. Four shot lead, that's what I'm saying. You're down four and you're plus one, oh one fifty one fifty, one fifty get the fuck out of here what I mean.
Graham:The whole world knew it was gonna happen so I mean with the new roles of the tour championship, if everyone starts at zero, like what's Vegas' odd on him? I mean, can we look at that now? What's his odds to win the tour championship right now? Which I don't know if I like that. I mean just being used to with the staggered.
Scott:But the thing is Well, that 10 shot lead bullshit. No 10 is ridiculous for sure, because at that point I like what they're doing as far as they're paying more towards the regular finish and if you qualify for the Tour Championship, you have a chance to win it.
Graham:Yeah, and I guess they can say there's a difference between the Tour Championship and the FedExCup player. You know what I mean? It's just like oh my God, dude, I can't wait for this. Is it under 200?
Scott:Plus one 50 Scotty.
Speaker 1:What.
Scott:Plus one 50.
Graham:I mean, is that tough to argue, though, with how he's been playing? I mean, is that tough to argue, though, with how he's been playing? I mean, folks, he just finished another event In the top 8.
Scott:Dude, as you're saying that 13 straight finishes of T8 or better, including 5 wins.
Graham:I think that's tied for the lead. So if he does T8 or better, he wins it. 12 wins since March of 2024, including five wins. I think that's tied for the lead.
Scott:So if he does T8 or better at the Tour Championship, he wins it 12 wins since March of 2024, including three majors, the players and an Olympic gold medal. I mean His last 13 events, last 13. Bmw wins FedEx, third Open Championship wins Scottish Open T8, travelers T6, memorial T7,. Strasbourg Challenge T4,. Pga Championship wins. Cga Cup wins Heritage eighth Masters four. Houston Open second longest streak of top eight finishes since Tom Weiskopf in 1973.
Graham:Also what I heard I don't know if you heard this one also second player to go back-to-back seasons of five or more wins, yeah, yeah, what.
Scott:What it's crazy dude. So, as we're talking about how amazing this guy is, it's time to start talking about how he's affecting other things the culture, the sports world and something I heard tonight on the way home. He's entered now the world of people like LeBron Mahomes tweeting about him.
Speaker 1:Yeah, bro.
Scott:He is to quote Jerry. He is relentless.
Graham:Dude, and I know we've mentioned it before, but as you were just talking about Scheffler and the stats, it's just like, especially for how Scheffler competed today and how he came back being four down and have taken the two-stroke win, the surprising bogeys, three-putt bogeys that he had right and then bouncing back from that. I'm just trying to think what would that Sunday be like if it was him and Tiger in their prime and they were like even Because they're so different of players I mean, they're the same but they're different.
Scott:Yeah, they're dominant. Yeah, but they're different. Yeah, they're dominant.
Graham:Yeah, yeah, they're dominant and they win so for just to see them compete and to go at each other and just I wow I mean.
Scott:I mean we all know, we'll know.
Graham:But just the thought of that is just so tantalizing. It'd be the greatest thing ever seen.
Scott:We've talked about it over and over and over on this show about how good of an iron player he is. Right, yeah, maybe the best ever iron player. So Friday afternoon we're sitting on the 18th green on the grandstands. Scotty Rory hits a drive and this is insane. This is so stupid. You know, we all know Rory hits it deep, deep, deep. So the least yardage we saw into the 18th hole for the two hours on Friday that we were sitting there, because they had it on the scoreboard was like 155 yards. Okay, you know what Rory had in on Friday 60. 130.
Scott:So obviously Scotty's playing with him in the first two rounds. Scotty hooks it left in the and this deep cabbage and the ball's below his feet. Literally we know he's not gonna be able to spin the ball because he's coming out of the deep hit and he hits this iron I don't know what it was and literally hits it. The ball lands like two feet from pin high. Obviously we know it to jump, goes to the back of the green, but I'm like this is how much control this guy has with his irons. He landed the ball two feet from being pin high out of this deep shit and people that don't understand golf and understand you know that aren't golf nerds like us when you can't control the golf ball coming out of the rough. Yeah, it bounced to the back of the green, whatever, but he landed it right there.
Speaker 1:Right.
Scott:Dude.
Graham:I mean, as the kids say, there's levels to this game, like he's just another level, dude it's absolutely insane and I'll tell you one thing I'm happy he's going to be playing for Team USA and bounce back from that performance he gave a couple years ago it wasn't.
Scott:He played well, besides the fact that he got beat 8-7, 7-6 or something but it was a little.
Scott:I mean, it wasn't great speaking of slap yourself moments, you and I both deserve our listeners a smack yourself moment, because we were talking last week about the rider cup and how we know everybody on the team. We obviously didn't read it correctly. After today, the top six players. That's locked. Okay. After the standings of today's event we said we'd know the entire team on Monday. Oh, so at a count of three, we'll just go ahead and smack ourselves One, two, three. You're welcome everybody. Damn. So. Top six dude after today, automatically on the team Scheffler, spahn, shoffley, henley, harrison, lewis and Bryson. How about Bryson getting an automatic on the Ryder cup just from his major finishes?
Graham:Hey, if you win certain things, you get the spoils of those certain things. I mean, hey, you get the spoils of those certain things. I mean, hey, what's more important If you won five times on the PGA Tour in one season, or if you won one major and that's it? What would you rather have? Is it really a question? That's my point. So it's like yeah.
Scott:So here we go, dude, we got. I think next Wednesday, yeah, after the tour championship. Right, the captain's picks will be announced. And anybody more deserving than Ben Griffin that played with Keegan today, bro, after he did what he did playing with keegan after his start?
Scott:you, you can't dude, you know how much pressure oh, exactly and they said they asked ben griffin walking to the first tee. What do you think you need to do to get the automatic top six today? He goes. I think I need to shoot 63. Playing with Keegan and he comes out of the gate and does what.
Graham:Triple on the first, double on the second and then bogey on the third Six over.
Scott:Six over through three and then finishes the front nine Birdie, birdie, birdie to shoot 38. And then shoots 31 on the back four under to shoot under bar when you're six over two.
Graham:Three if there's ever a round to show someone that you got grit and resilience and to do it with the man that makes the decisions in your group Like, can we just put a checkmark already on that? He is in ninth place according to the rankings.
Scott:I don't know, man, we gotta have some rookies. I like him For sure.
Graham:I like him. I mean, dude, look how much McNeely stepped up. He finished tied for third, like the stage ain't too big for him. I mean, dude, look how much McNeely stepped up. He finished tied for third, like the stage ain't too big for him. I wouldn't you know.
Scott:And Jerry texted me at some point today. Obviously I didn't see the end because I was kicking dogs after. Fowler didn't get in Right, he's talking shit on Sam Burns. He's like what's he say? Sam Burns is not a Ryder Cup player, Can't deal with the pressure.
Graham:What did Sam Burns shoot in the final round? Like he finished tight for second, didn't he?
Scott:And this is the same person I got to rewind back yesterday. He sent me like a hundred text messages when we were on the way home. He sends me a text, he goes DJ in the lead, and I'm like who is DJ? Obviously I know who he's talking about. And he goes a Ryder Cup pick, that's who. And he goes do it Keegan and Captain USA Patrick Reed pick, that's who. And he goes do it keegan and captain usa, patrick reed. I'm like jerry. I'm like jerry. You have a better chance to make giving a captain's pick than dustin johnson you know, scott?
Graham:yeah, after hearing that comment, all I can say is you keep a few friends in the in the circle of trust dude, he's doing it, teacher.
Scott:He's doing it to try to get me going. I mean he's like a live tour, deep throater. I mean we all know that. I mean the pga tour sucks. But hey, jerry, what were you watching all?
Graham:day today and yesterday texting me about.
Scott:Yeah, exactly, I mean just saying. I mean, whatever, as we're getting ready to close this out, they probably don't have the Ryder Cup standings up to date, but I'm going to look at it anyway.
Graham:I'm on their side right now. The only thing that changed was Brian Harmon went from 12th to 13th and Andrew Novak slipped in. Andrew Novak's 13? No, andrew Novak went from 13th to 12th. Harmon went from 12th to 13th and Cam Young went up. He swapped places with Cantley, so he went from.
Scott:What's Cam Young at now? 14. Oh, that's what I got him at, yeah, 14. Don't forget, your boy guaranteed Cam Young on the team you did, and he started off slow. How did he finish 11th?
Graham:I mean that's not bad, yeah, and he started off slow. How did he finish 11. I mean, that's not bad.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Graham:I mean, he shot even today but I mean, if he makes it top 10 in the Tour Championship, is he on? He's on regardless. Well, I'm asking the guy that already guaranteed him on. So, all right, shame on me, the Wastradamus over here that can see talent in high school on the PGA Tour.
Scott:Well, good point right there. I like it, I like it. Good job, graham. You remembered I mean he shot dude. Cam Young shot four over in the first round of this event.
Graham:And finished at what? 10?, 9?.
Scott:Finished at five under Still.
Graham:To go from four over to five under. That's pretty effing good yeah.
Scott:He went 66 on Friday to 65 on Saturday and shot even today. Yeah, you're in, Start fitting my guy for his red, white and blue.
Graham:That's almost a month away.
Scott:Sam Burns is in. Yeah, I agree. I mean, I'm kind of thinking that Keegan's not going to pick himself right now. I don't know why, thinking that Keegan's not going to pick himself right now, I don't know why I want him to, but I don't know.
Graham:I know what you would want You'd skip Morikawa, so you'd go JT Griffin, bradley McNeely, cam Young and then Sam Burns. That's it.
Scott:Where are you looking at the updated standings at RyderClubcom? Oh, okay, they probably haven't updated them, but all right, so we have our first six Ryder Club. I'm going to look this up.
Graham:But I'm just saying. The only other people that I didn't talk about was Brian Harmon Cantley, and then really it's Updated.
Scott:These are updated August 10th.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Scott:So I mean I'd take JT Ben Griffin, keegan, sam Young Cantley.
Graham:Burns. Wow. So Cantley over McNeely is the only difference. Yep.
Speaker 1:All right.
Scott:Yep, I just don't want any part of Morikawa. Unfortunately, he's probably going to be picked. I don't want any. I mean McNeely. No offense, bro. Brian Harmon.
Graham:Well, hey, the tour championship has. It's another tournament to prove yourself. Yeah, that it is. So we can. We can say all we want. Right now, Our real opinions and I mean not that these aren't, but like the, I guess our final guesses will come next Sunday, next week, Next week's episode yeah, yeah, well, we're probably not doing one Sunday because you're going to be in California for a draft.
Graham:That's a very good point. We'll be doing it, and Monday night for a draft. Yeah, it will still come up beforehand if we do it Tuesday night, if it's possible.
Scott:Yeah, or I mean beforehand, if we do it Tuesday night, if it's possible, yeah, or I mean we can do it Saturday. No, when are you driving to California Saturday?
Graham:But I'll be at his place I mean he'll be at work, so I can do it there if we wanted to.
Scott:Yeah, but we don't want to do it, because then you got two nights of drafts.
Graham:Well, it's not that it would also be before the final round of the tour. That just wouldn't make any sense either.
Scott:I know. I know Anything else you want to chat about. I mean, the Bengals are taking trade offers for Henderson.
Graham:Yeah, I also heard that the Packers sent an offer to the Cowboys For what's his nuts? Yeah, wow. Two firsts and a second and a starting defensive player. And when they said starting, they emphasized he wasn't a bum Wow, yeah.
Scott:That's crazy.
Graham:I mean mean compared to the Khalil Mack.
Scott:Was Khalil Mack two years or three years, three first two, first at the same age as at the same age, yeah. I mean hey, he's a game changer oh, no, 100%.
Graham:I just just think about the Bengals. I'm actually surprised they're letting this happen. I mean, I'm more happy for Hendrickson, but your back's up against the wall. What are you going to do? Homeboy ain't playing, yeah, but here's also the thing I know. I think he's the I don't want to say I'm not going to say it's a negative way, but he's like the guy. That's like I'm going to keep my morals and just be like yo. I'll just, instead of taking the money that I'm making and not playing, that's just going to the fines that are. It is what it is. So I mean I get it. I just it's just an intriguing situation with what's going on, especially considering like we're two and a half weeks, three weeks, from the start of the NFL season.
Scott:Right, I mean it's close as shit. I mean the last preseason games is Thursday. That's crazy For everybody, yeah. But anyhow, as we get off, we got a hurricane coming up our way. Hatteras mandatory evacuations tomorrow. Tourists have to be out of the island of Hatteras by 10 am.
Graham:Oh shit.
Scott:Local locals 10 am on Tuesday. It's category four. You know your boy works on the Outer Banks. Could be a little crazy at the end of the week.
Graham:Hypothetically, if the hurricane comes through where you're at, they're not expecting you to be there, are they?
Scott:No, we'll shut down. Yeah, no, we'll shut down. I mean we'll get everybody out of there. But I mean I have a path to get on the island if shit happens. But I won path to get on the island if shit happens, but I won't be anywhere near the place. Yeah, I mean they're saying life-threatening surf and rip currents.
Graham:Wow, I mean yeah, Now will you just get heavy rain at your house.
Scott:Probably. I mean. Maybe I mean where I live. It's not in a flood zone or anything.
Speaker 1:Oh, that's good yeah, maybe.
Scott:I mean where I live. It's not in a flood zone or anything. Oh, that's good. Yeah, dude, but you know that could affect the tour championship. That's the reason I bring it up. That's in Atlanta.
Graham:Oh, I was wondering why you were bringing that up to be on it.
Scott:The storm is, you know. As we know, a hurricane can go anywhere, but anyhow, hopefully it veers off and goes back in the early ocean and everybody's cool. Not affected, but that's the main thing. But as we leave tonight, friday, go to a golf tournament. Look around, do a little research, educate yourself. Uh, graham, I was waiting all day for this episode, like I was literally couldn't wait to say what I was gonna say. I was thinking all day of, you know, an instagram post, you know, and I was like it's got to be the perfect thing, you know comparative to what you were gonna say last night when we talked about it.
Graham:Cool, common collective brother, you did the right thing, you took the high ground and, uh, you know, you said what you needed to say in the most polite way of saying it. So that's all you can do, so I ain't mad at it, scott. Another amazing, hilarious episode, another one for the books. Have a pleasure doing this with you and, hey, as the best homie always says, boo-bye.
Scott:Good night friends. Friday educate yourself. Everybody else have a great night. Stay safe during the hurricane Fowler. Love you, buddy. Thanks for doing what you did for my dad, for Johnny Romance.
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