WEBVTT 00:09.926 --> 00:11.011 [boat horn blares] 00:14.472 --> 00:17.642 [man] How do you go about introducing your kid to golf? It's a bit different. 00:17.726 --> 00:19.394 Poppy turned to me… [laughs] 00:19.477 --> 00:20.979 I was watching golf last week, 00:21.062 --> 00:23.648 and Poppy said, "I don't like golf." I'm like, "What?" 00:24.274 --> 00:27.986 "See everything around you? All because of golf." Um… 00:28.069 --> 00:29.362 [laughing] 00:29.446 --> 00:31.489 You probably couldn't have imagined 00:31.573 --> 00:33.867 the kind of year you've had off the golf course. 00:33.950 --> 00:35.326 Seems like you've embraced it. 00:35.410 --> 00:38.455 Yeah, this is the first year that I've been on the PGA TOUR board. 00:38.538 --> 00:39.956 And yeah, I mean, sometimes I think, 00:40.040 --> 00:42.959 "What a time to get involved in all this stuff," 00:43.043 --> 00:45.628 with everything that's happening in the professional game. 00:45.712 --> 00:47.505 It's been contentious at times. 00:47.589 --> 00:51.342 And I've maybe leaned into that part of it a little too much 00:51.426 --> 00:53.303 and made it a little too personal in my mind, 00:53.386 --> 00:56.264 but I feel like what some people have done 00:56.347 --> 00:58.808 has affected the rest of the profession. 00:58.892 --> 01:01.644 So I'm just trying to defend what I think is right. 01:03.271 --> 01:05.940 [announcer] McIlroy believes the younger generation would face 01:06.024 --> 01:10.028 a massive risk by joining the lucrative breakaway Super Golf League, 01:10.111 --> 01:12.405 which is being spearheaded by Greg Norman. 01:12.489 --> 01:15.575 One word to describe golf this year. 01:16.159 --> 01:17.077 Disruption. 01:17.160 --> 01:19.079 The top players in the world are saying no. 01:19.162 --> 01:20.705 I mean, that has to tell you something. 01:20.789 --> 01:23.416 It's rattled the golf ecosystem, hasn't it? It's crazy. 01:23.500 --> 01:26.336 The players who have chosen to go to LIV, 01:26.419 --> 01:29.380 what is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt? 01:29.464 --> 01:33.593 You're getting paid a lot of money up front, and I disagree with it. 01:33.676 --> 01:35.386 [thunder rumbles] 01:36.095 --> 01:38.014 [Dethier] With so much chaos in the pro game, 01:38.098 --> 01:41.392 I think everyone involved with golf is looking to leaders 01:41.476 --> 01:43.144 to tell them how they should feel. 01:43.645 --> 01:44.854 And on the PGA TOUR, 01:44.938 --> 01:48.483 one player in particular emerges. And that's Rory McIlroy. 01:49.692 --> 01:53.947 Other than Tiger, Rory is probably the most influential guy in our sport. 01:54.906 --> 01:56.407 [Foley] Rory is a unicorn. 01:56.491 --> 01:58.827 [announcer] Look at that! That is just awesome. 01:58.910 --> 02:01.788 [Foley] And what he does is beautiful. And how he does it is beautiful. 02:01.871 --> 02:03.289 And he's out there hitting it 340, 02:03.373 --> 02:06.668 and he's making it look like how Baryshnikov made dancing look. 02:06.751 --> 02:08.461 [crowd chanting] Rory! 02:08.545 --> 02:11.840 [man] What do you see the endgame here? Because this isn't good for golf. 02:11.923 --> 02:13.633 [McIlroy] No, it's not. I've been an advocate 02:13.716 --> 02:15.093 of trying to make it more cohesive. 02:15.176 --> 02:17.470 And this is, you know, ripping that apart. 02:17.554 --> 02:20.974 [Renner] The thing about being outspoken on the PGA TOUR 02:21.057 --> 02:23.184 is you kind of have to back it up. 02:24.394 --> 02:26.771 [Dethier] Rory hasn't won a major in eight years. 02:26.855 --> 02:32.277 And now there's more pressure than ever on Rory to actually go out and win. 02:43.329 --> 02:45.331 [pensive music playing] 02:49.794 --> 02:52.422 [announcer] We are at the Old Course at St Andrews, 02:52.505 --> 02:55.300 where golf's deepest roots lie in these links. 02:55.383 --> 02:56.968 From Old Tom to Tiger, 02:57.051 --> 02:59.929 the greats have shaped the history of the game here. 03:00.013 --> 03:01.723 The Open has come home, 03:01.806 --> 03:04.517 and there is simply no place like it. 03:04.601 --> 03:05.977 [cheering and applause] 03:09.439 --> 03:12.609 -[man] I could roll this… -You can't hit higher than 215 feet. 03:12.692 --> 03:16.863 Listen, when I start playing, the bugs will put their helmets on. 03:16.946 --> 03:17.780 [laughing] 03:17.864 --> 03:20.491 Let me wave to all my drunk friends over here, okay? 03:21.034 --> 03:23.578 [laughing] 03:23.661 --> 03:26.039 St Andrews is one of my favorite golf courses in the world. 03:26.623 --> 03:28.833 It's the Holy Grail of our sport. 03:28.917 --> 03:31.920 [cheering and applause] 03:33.922 --> 03:36.466 [announcer] In terms of a popularity contest, 03:36.549 --> 03:38.593 Rory's always right at the top. 03:38.676 --> 03:39.886 [man] Let's go, Rory! 03:39.969 --> 03:43.640 [announcer] The feeling here, though, this is his for the taking. 03:43.723 --> 03:45.892 [announcer 2] I hope he can. For him, it'd be great. 03:45.975 --> 03:48.478 He's had a tough run, and he's back in form again, 03:48.561 --> 03:51.064 and everybody wants him to win. They're willing him to win. 03:51.564 --> 03:53.232 Here's his wedge shot right here. 03:54.817 --> 03:55.985 Who was that? 03:56.486 --> 03:58.238 [laughing] 03:58.321 --> 03:59.697 -[man] Me? -[Trevino] Yeah. 04:00.490 --> 04:04.035 You forgot that wedge shot in the playoff at Merion on nine. 04:05.161 --> 04:08.498 -Did I do one of those? -Hell, the sod covered the ball up. 04:08.581 --> 04:09.499 [laughs] 04:10.208 --> 04:12.835 How are they gonna remember? They weren't even born yet. 04:12.919 --> 04:15.380 That's why we're showing them. So they can… 04:15.463 --> 04:17.715 -[Nicklaus] He wasn't born yet for sure. -[Trevino] Who? 04:17.799 --> 04:20.468 His daddy wasn't even born then. [chuckles] 04:20.551 --> 04:23.221 [McIlroy] I'm a big fan of the history of the game, 04:23.304 --> 04:24.931 of the history of the big championships. 04:25.014 --> 04:29.102 And I can list off the last 50 Open champions 04:29.185 --> 04:31.062 and the last 50 Masters champions. 04:31.145 --> 04:33.940 -[woman] Jack, over here! -[man] Look this way, please. 04:34.023 --> 04:36.484 [McIlroy] I appreciate those people that came before us, 04:36.567 --> 04:39.779 because that previous generation and the generation before that, 04:39.862 --> 04:43.032 they are the ones that have handed us this game of golf. 04:43.116 --> 04:46.035 And we are now the ones to try to bring that forward 04:46.119 --> 04:47.996 and hand it to the next generation. 04:48.079 --> 04:49.163 [applause] 04:50.915 --> 04:54.877 [McIlroy] I grew up in Northern Ireland, and my dad was a huge golf fan. 04:54.961 --> 04:57.547 So it's always been a theme in my life. 04:57.630 --> 05:00.091 I'd watch golf with him on TV. 05:00.174 --> 05:04.595 He bought me this, like, VHS videotape way back in the day, 05:04.679 --> 05:07.348 um, and it was Nick Faldo's Junior Masterclass. 05:08.057 --> 05:10.268 -[indistinct talking on TV] -Come. Let's play. 05:10.351 --> 05:12.437 [McIlroy] Anytime he needed me to be quiet, 05:12.520 --> 05:14.564 he would just put that in the video player, 05:14.647 --> 05:17.900 and I'd just sit in front of the TV and watch that for hours. 05:17.984 --> 05:20.069 [dad] Come on, big swing. Big swing. 05:20.153 --> 05:23.698 [McIlroy] I was obsessed with golf at that point anyway. 05:23.781 --> 05:26.951 But when Tiger came on the scene, he just sort of took it to a new level. 05:28.202 --> 05:31.122 I just remember watching Tiger play golf. 05:31.205 --> 05:34.000 And it would've been on Sunday nights back home for us 05:34.083 --> 05:35.376 because of the time difference. 05:35.460 --> 05:36.794 [announcer] There it is! 05:36.878 --> 05:38.880 -A win for the ages! -[cheering] 05:38.963 --> 05:41.382 [McIlroy] And he still is, you know, my hero. 05:41.466 --> 05:43.009 [cheering and applause] 05:43.092 --> 05:45.178 [McIlroy] To a lot of people, he is golf. 05:46.137 --> 05:49.557 And I feel very fortunate for the relationship that we have, 05:49.640 --> 05:52.352 but, you know, ever since then, you know, I just… 05:52.435 --> 05:55.229 All I wanted to do was try to be like him. 05:55.313 --> 05:59.484 Please welcome, from Holywood the world under-ten golf champion, 05:59.567 --> 06:00.693 Rory McIlroy. 06:00.777 --> 06:02.403 [cheering and applause] 06:02.487 --> 06:05.239 [Renner] Rory McIlroy has been a sensation 06:05.323 --> 06:09.535 since he was, like, what, five years old, when he went on some talk show 06:09.619 --> 06:11.996 and was, like, hitting trick shots. 06:12.872 --> 06:16.959 Everyone has known Rory McIlroy's name for a very long time. 06:17.043 --> 06:19.462 Americans have Tiger Woods. We have young Rory. 06:19.545 --> 06:22.215 And believe you me, this boy can hit a ball. I watched him. 06:22.298 --> 06:24.217 [Foley] I mean, I'd been hearing crazy stories 06:24.300 --> 06:26.844 about this kid when he was 13, like, the things he could do. 06:29.263 --> 06:31.474 And not only the things he could do, 06:31.557 --> 06:34.102 but when he was taught something, how fast he could pick it up. 06:36.354 --> 06:39.065 [McIlroy] I'm pretty sure I was a pretty cocky and arrogant kid. 06:39.857 --> 06:43.611 I would tell anyone that'd listen I was gonna be the best golfer in the world. 06:44.695 --> 06:47.407 [Foley] He went from a chubby kid who hit the ball far 06:47.490 --> 06:49.951 to really a specimen in not much time. 06:50.535 --> 06:54.414 [announcer] What a marvelous performance. This kid will be around for a long time. 06:54.497 --> 06:58.709 [Foley] What initially looked like a Ford, under the hood had a Lamborghini engine. 06:58.793 --> 07:02.421 [announcer 2] An unreal performance from Rory McIlroy. 07:02.505 --> 07:05.466 [Foley] I mean, he wins four majors out the gate pretty quick. 07:05.550 --> 07:08.594 [announcer 3] A runaway champion by eight shots. 07:08.678 --> 07:10.763 [Foley] And then it went from there. 07:13.850 --> 07:17.520 [announcer 4] And the champion golfer of the year is Rory McIlroy. 07:17.603 --> 07:19.147 [cheering] 07:19.230 --> 07:21.065 [Foley] When you look at the reasons the players 07:21.149 --> 07:22.859 decided to not take the money from LIV… 07:25.695 --> 07:27.405 I think it's the legacy. 07:27.905 --> 07:31.784 And the players like Rory and Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa, 07:31.868 --> 07:33.870 who want to be in the World Golf Hall of Fame 07:33.953 --> 07:36.747 next to Hogan and next to Trevino, 07:36.831 --> 07:38.249 that's how they see the game. 07:40.293 --> 07:43.880 This is a sort of calmer day before the storm starts, isn't it? 07:43.963 --> 07:46.924 I mean, it's a who's who on the driving range right now. 07:47.675 --> 07:49.802 [Renner] It's been a tumultuous season, 07:49.886 --> 07:53.639 and those who have chosen not to be with the PGA TOUR anymore, 07:53.723 --> 07:56.058 I think there's a very real question mark: 07:56.142 --> 07:59.896 "Will they ever come back and compete in these majors 07:59.979 --> 08:03.065 against the PGA TOUR's best ever again?" 08:03.149 --> 08:05.818 The fairways are faster than the greens. 08:05.902 --> 08:09.322 I've been on the tour for 15 years, had a lot of success. 08:09.405 --> 08:13.242 I felt like I've done enough out there to have a legacy, 08:13.326 --> 08:15.119 but I had an offer on the table 08:15.203 --> 08:17.663 to be a part of something new, something different. 08:17.747 --> 08:19.415 Ultimately, it was LIV. 08:19.999 --> 08:23.503 I've done five Open championships at St Andrews. 08:23.586 --> 08:25.463 I'm an old fart now. 08:25.546 --> 08:28.549 [Poulter] I'm 46. And what's the next ten years? 08:28.633 --> 08:30.676 In my career, personally, 08:30.760 --> 08:33.221 all of that is unanswerable. 08:33.304 --> 08:37.099 Apart from the new tour coming in, I'll still be playing golf. 08:37.975 --> 08:40.311 [Koepka] I knew this year was gonna be a little different. 08:40.394 --> 08:42.104 I got another offer from LIV. 08:42.188 --> 08:45.608 A lot of conversations going on in our house when it did. 08:45.691 --> 08:49.779 It's tough not to take care of your family. To know that my kids' kids 08:49.862 --> 08:53.282 and my grandkids' grandkids are taken care of. 08:53.366 --> 08:55.368 So, you know, now breaking away, 08:55.868 --> 08:57.536 going with, uh… going with LIV... 08:58.287 --> 09:00.289 I'm happy with the decisions I've made. 09:00.998 --> 09:02.291 [cheering and applause] 09:02.375 --> 09:04.919 [announcer] The LIV rumor mill is still very much alive and well 09:05.002 --> 09:06.254 here at St Andrews, 09:06.337 --> 09:08.965 with lots of talk of who might be next. 09:09.048 --> 09:12.510 And the name I've heard mentioned more than once is Cameron Smith, 09:12.593 --> 09:14.512 a man who's playing great golf lately. 09:14.595 --> 09:17.098 [pensive music playing] 09:18.182 --> 09:20.851 [announcer 2] On the tee, from Northern Ireland, 09:20.935 --> 09:22.228 Rory McIlroy! 09:22.311 --> 09:23.854 [cheering and applause] 09:24.772 --> 09:27.775 [announcer 3] Rory, of course, leader in the world of golf 09:27.858 --> 09:30.778 and custodian of our game right now. 09:30.861 --> 09:32.863 [cheering and applause] 09:32.947 --> 09:35.157 [crowd chanting] Rory! 09:35.241 --> 09:37.159 [announcer 4] A fan favorite wherever he goes. 09:37.243 --> 09:39.036 [announcer 3] Absolutely. Why not? 09:39.120 --> 09:41.956 And we will move across 09:42.540 --> 09:45.918 to the 18th tee and to the one and only Tiger Woods. 09:48.504 --> 09:50.256 -Tiger! -Come on, Tiger! 09:51.340 --> 09:55.511 [McIlroy] I have gotten to know Tiger very well over the past decade or more, 09:55.595 --> 09:58.139 And he's one of a kind and one of the legends of the game. 09:58.222 --> 09:59.682 [cheering and applause] 09:59.765 --> 10:03.436 [announcer 3] Whether or not it's the last time we see him play competitively here 10:03.519 --> 10:05.354 at St Andrews, 10:05.438 --> 10:10.735 he has brought so much to the game over the last 28 years or so. 10:10.818 --> 10:13.613 [cheering and applause] 10:13.696 --> 10:15.156 [announcer 3] A nice touch as well. 10:15.239 --> 10:18.701 A tip of the cap towards Tiger from McIlroy. 10:20.119 --> 10:21.996 [announcer 5] And how many people years from now 10:22.079 --> 10:24.332 will claim to have been right there 10:24.415 --> 10:26.500 when he finished up at 18? 10:29.211 --> 10:30.838 [cheering] 10:34.675 --> 10:39.221 [McIlroy] There's never gonna be another Tiger Woods in our game for many reasons. 10:39.305 --> 10:41.307 [boy] Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! 10:41.390 --> 10:44.352 [McIlroy] Not just his success on the golf course, 10:44.435 --> 10:47.438 but also the barriers that he was able to break down. 10:47.521 --> 10:51.192 But I think he's set a great example for a lot of us going forward. 10:58.366 --> 11:00.993 [announcer] A very good morning to you and welcome. 11:01.077 --> 11:05.039 The man on top of the leaderboard going into the weekend, Cameron Smith, 11:05.122 --> 11:06.874 who leads at 13 under par, 11:06.957 --> 11:09.001 two-shot buffer over Cameron Young. 11:09.085 --> 11:12.463 McIlroy and Viktor Hovland are in there as well. 11:13.589 --> 11:17.218 [announcer 2] With all the LIV controversy and all the drama it's caused, 11:17.301 --> 11:20.513 it's hard not to look at the greens here at St Andrews 11:20.596 --> 11:25.142 and see it as a metaphor for the whole PGA TOUR versus LIV story. 11:25.226 --> 11:27.436 And at this historic major, 11:27.520 --> 11:32.483 it feels like a dramatic stage on which this battle is playing out. 11:32.566 --> 11:35.111 [reporter] The crowds are very pro-Rory this week. 11:35.194 --> 11:38.197 What on a personal level do you like about Rory? 11:38.280 --> 11:41.951 I've known Rory for a lot longer, I think, than most guys, than most people… 11:42.034 --> 11:43.911 -We met when we were eight. -[reporter] Yeah. 11:44.495 --> 11:47.832 [Finau] He's always been a really kind-hearted, kind of genuine person, 11:47.915 --> 11:49.500 and I just think that hasn't changed. 11:50.751 --> 11:52.169 He's opinionated, 11:52.253 --> 11:55.423 but I would have to say I agree with most of the things that he says. 11:55.923 --> 11:58.092 He's… I think he's great for our game. 11:58.175 --> 12:00.719 The golfing world is probably wanting him to win. 12:00.803 --> 12:03.139 [chanting] Rory! 12:03.222 --> 12:05.182 [suspenseful music playing] 12:05.266 --> 12:08.519 [announcer 3] Could that be the start of Rory McIlroy's round today? 12:09.186 --> 12:13.399 [Renner] When Rory is playing at his best, I don't know who can beat him, 12:13.482 --> 12:17.528 but it's been eight years since Rory McIlroy has won his last major, 12:18.320 --> 12:22.616 and he has come very close at multiple majors. 12:23.117 --> 12:24.952 I don't know what to call it except a drought. 12:25.953 --> 12:28.164 [announcer 3] Can he go back-to-back? Yes, he can. 12:28.247 --> 12:29.540 [cheering and applause] 12:29.623 --> 12:31.792 [tense music playing] 12:34.295 --> 12:35.796 [announcer 4] It needs a soft bounce. 12:35.880 --> 12:37.840 Awesome shot for Rory! Will he do it? 12:37.923 --> 12:39.091 [cheering] 12:39.175 --> 12:41.010 [announcer 4] Rory McIlroy! 12:41.093 --> 12:42.970 Can you believe the scene? 12:43.053 --> 12:47.183 People are jumping up and down. It's an unbelievable bunker shot! 12:47.266 --> 12:50.019 I cannot believe what we've just seen. 12:50.102 --> 12:53.022 Rory McIlroy just leapfrogs everybody! 12:53.105 --> 12:54.607 [crowd chanting] Rory! 12:54.690 --> 12:58.819 [announcer 4] We've got a new leader at The Open Championship, ladies and gents. 12:58.903 --> 13:00.905 [announcer 5] Rory McIlroy. 13:00.988 --> 13:04.074 Boy, he seems so comfortable this week. 13:04.158 --> 13:06.118 -[man] Well done, Mr. McIlroy. -Thank you. 13:06.202 --> 13:08.829 [announcer 5] If he would win it, you'd look back and go, 13:09.371 --> 13:10.956 "Yeah, makes sense." 13:13.584 --> 13:15.920 [announcer] Good morning. The record crowds are gathering 13:16.003 --> 13:17.296 this Sunday in Scotland 13:17.379 --> 13:20.591 for this final major championship Sunday and hoping to carry home 13:20.674 --> 13:24.345 the fan and betting favorite, Rory McIlroy. 13:24.428 --> 13:27.681 He has said this is the one he would love to win the most. 13:27.765 --> 13:30.810 [McIlroy] The support I've gotten this week has been incredible. 13:30.893 --> 13:34.480 It's unbelievably cool to have a chance to win The Open at St Andrews. 13:34.563 --> 13:36.273 I mean, it's what dreams are made of. 13:36.357 --> 13:39.860 But nothing's given to you. And I have to go out there and earn it, 13:39.944 --> 13:42.488 just like I've earned everything else in my career. 13:43.072 --> 13:44.740 [crowd chanting] Rory! 13:45.324 --> 13:47.159 [announcer] Listen to the energy of this crowd. 13:47.243 --> 13:50.871 This could carry Rory right through or it could make him a nervous wreck. 13:50.955 --> 13:52.039 [man] Go on, Rory. 13:52.581 --> 13:54.375 [announcer 2] And how about this? Oh! 13:54.458 --> 13:55.751 [crowd] Oh! 13:55.834 --> 13:57.503 [announcer] Great effort from McIlroy. 13:58.212 --> 14:00.422 When he's up by two, maybe three at one point, 14:00.506 --> 14:02.091 everyone's just drinking and happy. 14:02.174 --> 14:04.760 Look at that guy over there. He's literally biting his nails. 14:04.843 --> 14:06.095 Like literally biting his nails. 14:06.178 --> 14:08.556 [announcer] Cam Smith to catch McIlroy. 14:08.639 --> 14:10.349 [indistinct shouting from crowd] 14:10.432 --> 14:12.434 [pensive music playing] 14:15.354 --> 14:16.313 [crowd] Oh! 14:16.397 --> 14:17.439 [announcer 2] He's amazing. 14:17.523 --> 14:20.609 [announcer] Two-putt birdie it'll be for Smith. That's five in a row. 14:20.693 --> 14:23.529 [announcer 2] And now he is the championship leader. 14:23.612 --> 14:27.658 Just like that, Cameron Smith. Anybody see that coming? 14:28.742 --> 14:30.828 [O'Flaherty] That's the green. That's a makeable putt. 14:31.412 --> 14:34.748 [announcer 3] Never has he needed a birdie more than right here. 14:36.834 --> 14:39.670 Lets this one slip through his fingers. 14:39.753 --> 14:42.590 [McIlroy] 2015 till this present day, seven years, 14:42.673 --> 14:44.300 I've played a ton of really good golf. 14:45.217 --> 14:47.720 [announcer] Now the final four ahead for McIlroy. 14:48.387 --> 14:52.308 [McIlroy] But in those seven years, I've done everything possible in the game 14:52.391 --> 14:54.935 apart from win a major championship. 14:56.061 --> 14:59.356 So I feel like I'm trying to win my first one again. 14:59.440 --> 15:02.276 [announcer 4] That's not the shot he was looking for. 15:02.359 --> 15:03.611 Cameron Smith 15:04.111 --> 15:05.863 leads by one shot. 15:06.488 --> 15:10.367 [announcer 3] The 17th, the most famous hole on the entire golf course. 15:10.451 --> 15:12.286 It all depends on the bounce. 15:12.369 --> 15:14.622 -That's pretty impressive. -[announcer] Yes, it was. 15:14.705 --> 15:16.123 Very well done. 15:17.249 --> 15:19.627 [announcer 2] This is gonna be a really tough shot. 15:22.212 --> 15:24.214 [applause] 15:25.215 --> 15:26.759 [announcer] That's pretty impressive. 15:26.842 --> 15:28.427 -[announcer 2] Good touch. -Heck yeah. 15:28.510 --> 15:29.720 Great touch. 15:29.803 --> 15:33.182 Crucial par putt for Cam Smith. 15:36.268 --> 15:38.687 -And he's done it again! -[cheering] 15:38.771 --> 15:42.316 [announcer] And McIlroy will remain at 18 under, one back of Smith. 15:42.399 --> 15:44.318 [man] Let's go, Rory! 15:44.401 --> 15:46.403 [announcer 2] All right, huge putt here for McIlroy. 15:47.071 --> 15:48.447 [announcer] And if he makes this, 15:48.530 --> 15:52.409 this Road Hole will light up St Andrews. 15:52.493 --> 15:54.119 [indistinct shouting from crowd] 15:54.995 --> 15:57.915 [announcer 2] He's two-putted every hole today. Nothing's gone in for him, 15:57.998 --> 16:00.459 and Cam Smith has run the tables on him. 16:00.542 --> 16:02.503 [O'Faherty] So if Smith birdies… 16:02.586 --> 16:04.964 Rory needs to drive the green, maybe. 16:07.299 --> 16:12.304 [announcer] Is that gonna be the birdie that wins the Claret Jug for Cam Smith? 16:12.388 --> 16:14.765 [announcer 2] Wow. He is the spoiler. 16:14.848 --> 16:17.267 I can't believe he played like that today. 16:18.310 --> 16:19.228 [man] Come on, Rory! 16:19.311 --> 16:22.898 [announcer] Now Rory has to make eagle to tie. 16:22.982 --> 16:25.192 [cheering] 16:27.778 --> 16:29.238 Go! Go! 16:30.781 --> 16:33.367 [announcer] He's gonna need to hole it out from there. 16:35.077 --> 16:37.162 [cheering] 16:37.246 --> 16:39.998 [crowd chanting] Rory! 16:42.501 --> 16:45.879 [announcer] And the scramble and the jumps over the Swilken Burn 16:45.963 --> 16:50.467 is gonna fill up this fairway behind McIlroy with one last stroke… 16:50.551 --> 16:52.845 [crowd chanting] Rory! Rory! Rory! 16:52.928 --> 16:56.348 …to try to capture this elusive major at the home of golf. 16:56.432 --> 16:57.766 [crowd continues] Rory! Rory! 16:57.850 --> 16:59.852 [dramatic music playing] 17:03.021 --> 17:04.940 [announcer] He's gonna need magic here 17:05.023 --> 17:08.193 to force this to a playoff. 17:08.277 --> 17:10.070 [crowd] Oh! 17:10.154 --> 17:12.156 [applause] 17:14.450 --> 17:19.079 [announcer] And that will make Cam Smith an Open champion at St Andrews. 17:21.498 --> 17:23.417 -Now you can hug me. -[laughing] 17:26.420 --> 17:28.422 [applause] 17:39.391 --> 17:41.769 [reporter] How difficult do you think it'll be to deal 17:41.852 --> 17:43.896 with the disappointment of this one? 17:44.813 --> 17:47.858 [McIlroy] You know, it's one that I feel like I let slip away, 17:47.941 --> 17:50.277 but, you know, there'll be other opportunities. 17:53.864 --> 17:55.491 [announcer] Completely on paper, 17:56.116 --> 17:59.620 Rory beats everyone ten times out of ten this week, 17:59.703 --> 18:03.248 and he still didn't even finish second. He got beat by two Camerons. 18:03.332 --> 18:08.545 It must be the most confusing, debilitating result of his career. 18:09.046 --> 18:11.548 -Everything in the week has led to this. -[announcer 2] Yeah. 18:11.632 --> 18:13.050 [man] Rory, we love you, mate! 18:13.634 --> 18:17.471 [announcer] I think he's gonna have a hard time getting over it for a while. 18:21.558 --> 18:23.852 [reporter] Cameron, your name continues to be mentioned 18:23.936 --> 18:26.355 to me this week about, uh, LIV golf. 18:26.438 --> 18:28.315 Um, what's your position? Are you interested? 18:28.398 --> 18:31.568 Is there any truth to suggestions that you might be signing? 18:32.194 --> 18:35.364 Um, I just won the British Open, and you're asking about that. 18:35.447 --> 18:37.908 I think that's pretty not that good. 18:37.991 --> 18:40.536 I appreciate that, but the question is still there. 18:40.619 --> 18:42.162 Are you interested at all? 18:42.996 --> 18:44.456 Uh, I don't know, mate. 18:44.540 --> 18:46.875 My team around me worries about all that stuff. 18:46.959 --> 18:48.752 I'm here to win golf tournaments. 18:50.295 --> 18:52.923 [Dethier] There had been rumors swirling all week, 18:53.006 --> 18:57.678 and everyone in the room takes that to mean this guy's going. 18:57.761 --> 18:59.763 [cheering] 19:01.056 --> 19:03.308 [Dethier] Cameron Smith leaving the PGA TOUR, 19:03.392 --> 19:06.645 that would be different than almost anyone that has come before him, 19:06.728 --> 19:08.772 because other guys you could dismiss as, 19:08.856 --> 19:12.568 "Oh, they're at the end of their career. Or they're not really that relevant." 19:12.651 --> 19:15.404 Cameron Smith is clearly at the peak of his powers. 19:16.405 --> 19:20.200 LIV Golf may have a 2022 major champion. 19:20.284 --> 19:23.245 This is something that demands a serious response. 19:33.922 --> 19:35.549 [man] He's just come back from Scotland, 19:35.632 --> 19:39.011 and we want to have a super special day 19:39.094 --> 19:41.638 with Rory McIlroy! 19:41.722 --> 19:42.973 [cheering] 19:44.266 --> 19:47.811 Welcome to a very special pop-up clinic. 19:47.895 --> 19:51.106 We're here for a wonderful foundation today, the Youth on Course, 19:51.190 --> 19:55.986 which allows juniors to play certain golf courses at only $5 a round. 19:56.069 --> 19:58.322 It puts golf within the reach of everybody. 19:58.405 --> 20:01.491 [McIlroy] I think what Youth on Course are doing and their initiatives, 20:01.575 --> 20:04.369 making golf more accessible to everyone, especially kids, 20:04.453 --> 20:07.789 is really important for, you know, keep the game moving forward. 20:08.415 --> 20:10.751 [McIlroy] Being one of the faces of golf, 20:10.834 --> 20:13.045 I realize the responsibility I have. 20:13.128 --> 20:17.007 If I want the game that I love to be sustainable 20:17.090 --> 20:19.968 and want it to be played by future generations, 20:20.052 --> 20:22.262 the game needs to be pushed forward. 20:22.346 --> 20:24.473 -Nice to meet you. -Hey, nice to meet you. 20:24.556 --> 20:26.683 -[Hall] Are we gonna reset back? -[McIlroy] All right. 20:26.767 --> 20:29.019 -What clubs do you guys have? -[boy] Six. 20:29.102 --> 20:32.522 I've got a six too. Good, uh… Good choice. 20:32.606 --> 20:35.734 [Hall] Okay, kids, let's go to work. Are we ready? Here we go! 20:36.318 --> 20:38.028 Not easy, this, by any means. 20:38.111 --> 20:39.112 Oh! 20:39.196 --> 20:41.114 Look at that! Keep going, kids. 20:41.949 --> 20:43.325 Ooh! That was close, Morgan. 20:43.408 --> 20:46.036 I think one more and we're gonna have to officially announce 20:46.119 --> 20:47.746 that Rory has managed to win this contest. 20:47.829 --> 20:49.831 -Oh, Morgan! -[cheering] 20:49.915 --> 20:51.625 [Hall] Well done, Morgan! 20:52.709 --> 20:54.169 -Nice job. -[chuckles] 20:54.253 --> 20:56.171 [McIlroy] I think when you reach this stature, 20:56.254 --> 20:58.632 there's a responsibility that comes with that. 20:58.715 --> 20:59.716 Good job. 21:01.802 --> 21:05.472 I'll always remember when I won the U.S. Open in 2011. 21:06.264 --> 21:09.351 Jack Nicklaus wrote to me, and Arnold Palmer, and they said, 21:09.434 --> 21:12.145 "You now are in a place in the game where you have a responsibility 21:12.229 --> 21:16.483 to, you know, grow the game of golf and inspire others to take this game up." 21:17.234 --> 21:21.613 I'm happy I can play some small part in furthering this sport and growing it. 21:23.365 --> 21:25.993 [man] Rory, we're going to try to transport you to Kiawah. 21:26.076 --> 21:27.577 -Okay. -See anybody? 21:27.661 --> 21:29.621 Hi. [chuckles] 21:30.414 --> 21:33.166 [Engle] So that's my cofounder, Rob. He's in Austin. 21:33.250 --> 21:34.334 [McIlroy] Oh, sweet. 21:34.418 --> 21:36.878 How you doing? Good to see you. 21:36.962 --> 21:39.006 This is… This is unbelievable. 21:39.923 --> 21:42.426 [McIlroy] I think the traditions of the game are so good, 21:43.135 --> 21:46.013 but I think also the traditions of the game hold it back 21:46.096 --> 21:49.975 from being as good as it could be, especially in this day and age. 21:57.065 --> 21:59.693 You can tell I've been playing in Europe. The greens are slower. 21:59.776 --> 22:01.111 [laughing] 22:02.029 --> 22:05.365 [McIlroy] If we want to get more people to play the game of golf, 22:05.449 --> 22:08.327 you need to have it more modern-facing. 22:11.288 --> 22:12.664 Oh, big slice. 22:12.748 --> 22:14.541 [Engle] We haven't tested that swing speed. 22:14.624 --> 22:16.209 [laughing] 22:16.293 --> 22:20.380 You need to make it interesting for as many people as possible. 22:20.464 --> 22:22.382 -Whoo. -[Engle] Back to the real world. 22:22.466 --> 22:25.510 -[laughing] -I got out of the metaverse. I'm okay. 22:25.594 --> 22:27.054 [Engle] We made it back. 22:27.137 --> 22:29.264 [McIlroy] When I'm done with the game of golf, 22:29.348 --> 22:32.100 if I can hand the game off to the next generation 22:32.184 --> 22:35.228 and it's better than where I found it, then I've done a good job. 22:35.312 --> 22:37.314 [contemplative music playing] 22:38.565 --> 22:41.693 [announcer] Yeah, let's… Should we get to the real stuff, Luke? You ready for it? 22:41.777 --> 22:47.115 Last week, Tiger and Rory convened a players-only meeting in Delaware 22:47.199 --> 22:49.868 with about 23 of the biggest names on the PGA TOUR. 22:49.951 --> 22:52.704 It was more Tiger and Rory leading the discussion, saying, 22:52.788 --> 22:55.332 "Folks, this what we're doing. Hop aboard." 22:55.415 --> 22:57.834 [McIlroy] I think the one thing that came out of it was 22:57.918 --> 22:59.544 all the top players on this tour 22:59.628 --> 23:03.381 are in agreement and alignment of where we should go going forward. 23:03.465 --> 23:04.800 [reporter] Where should you go? 23:05.592 --> 23:07.969 I don't think that's for a public forum right now. 23:08.053 --> 23:12.599 I think that's between the players and between the executives at the Tour 23:12.682 --> 23:16.812 to try to, um, sort of manage a way forward. 23:16.895 --> 23:19.731 [announcer] That seems to suggest that what they're proposing here 23:19.815 --> 23:23.652 is going to make them stay committed to the PGA TOUR, 23:23.735 --> 23:27.239 and in this ever-growing battle with LIV Golf, 23:27.322 --> 23:29.282 I think that's… I think that's important. 23:29.366 --> 23:34.162 [Renner] This year the spotlight has been on Rory McIlroy more than any other time 23:34.246 --> 23:37.624 because of these circumstances that we've never seen before. 23:37.707 --> 23:39.876 He has done everything he can 23:39.960 --> 23:43.713 to really speak to what he believes is the right thing to do. 23:43.797 --> 23:45.674 But I think with that passion 23:45.757 --> 23:49.094 also comes that want to perform on the course, 23:49.177 --> 23:53.348 to show those guys who are choosing not to be a part of the PGA TOUR 23:53.432 --> 23:56.476 what they're missing when time is running out. 24:02.399 --> 24:04.192 [announcer] For the 19th consecutive year, 24:04.276 --> 24:08.321 East Lake Golf Club here in Atlanta marks the end of this tour season. 24:08.405 --> 24:11.533 The stakes are as big as they get on the PGA TOUR this year, 24:11.616 --> 24:14.369 with an $18 million bonus on the line for the winner. 24:14.453 --> 24:15.745 Will it be Scottie Scheffler? 24:15.829 --> 24:17.497 He's won four times this year 24:17.581 --> 24:19.541 and was number one on the FedExCup points list. 24:19.624 --> 24:23.378 [Renner] Out on the PGA TOUR, there's this underlying race. 24:23.462 --> 24:25.755 And that's the race for the FedExCup. 24:25.839 --> 24:27.883 It's a season-long competition 24:27.966 --> 24:31.470 where finishing as high as you possibly can on the leaderboard 24:31.553 --> 24:34.055 is going to translate to FedExCup points. 24:34.139 --> 24:37.058 And the ultimate goal being playing well enough 24:37.142 --> 24:41.271 to work your way inside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings. 24:41.354 --> 24:45.817 And that means you've punched your ticket to Atlanta for the TOUR Championship. 24:46.610 --> 24:48.987 -You're gonna win this one. -I hope so. 24:49.571 --> 24:52.824 [Dethier] Because the TOUR Championship is the culmination of the entire season, 24:52.908 --> 24:57.370 players that have played the best up to that point get an advantage. 24:57.454 --> 25:00.457 It's the only staggered start in golf. 25:01.041 --> 25:05.504 That means that Scottie Scheffler starts with a two-stroke lead 25:05.587 --> 25:06.963 at ten under par, 25:07.047 --> 25:09.466 then the two seed starts at eight under, 25:09.549 --> 25:12.511 and so on and so forth, all the way down to even par. 25:12.594 --> 25:16.139 I joked a few times this year when people asked what it's like to be number one. 25:16.223 --> 25:19.518 I was like, "You don't get any strokes, so it doesn't mean too much," 25:19.601 --> 25:22.187 but this week, you know, I actually do get some strokes, so… 25:22.270 --> 25:25.190 My philosophy is going into this event is to treat it like a four-day event. 25:25.273 --> 25:29.069 I'm kind of gonna ignore the leaderboard and go out there and try to do my best. 25:29.152 --> 25:33.573 [Scheffler] This tournament holds more weight, the end of a season-long race. 25:33.657 --> 25:35.283 There's only 30 guys, so it feels different 25:35.367 --> 25:38.036 than when you got a full, you know, 156-man field. 25:42.499 --> 25:44.668 [McIlroy] I think winning a FedExCup is… 25:44.751 --> 25:47.212 is right alongside winning a major championship. 25:47.295 --> 25:51.383 A major championship, you have to play well for one week out of the year. 25:51.466 --> 25:54.594 To win a FedExCup, you have to play well the entire year. 25:54.678 --> 25:55.512 [man] Good. 25:57.430 --> 26:00.642 [McIlroy] You have to keep your mind in a good spot, your body in a good spot, 26:00.725 --> 26:03.979 to compete for the season-long race. That is a tall order. 26:04.938 --> 26:07.190 [cheering] 26:07.274 --> 26:09.359 [McIlroy] FedExCup has a shorter history 26:09.442 --> 26:11.403 than some of the other tournaments that we play. 26:11.486 --> 26:15.323 [announcer] And Rory McIlroy is a two-time FedExCup champion. 26:15.407 --> 26:18.201 [McIlroy] But to share two FedExCups with Tiger Woods, 26:18.285 --> 26:20.120 I thought, was a really cool accomplishment. 26:20.203 --> 26:24.708 [announcer 2] And just seconds away from pulling off the most improbable comeback 26:25.458 --> 26:27.127 in sports history. 26:28.044 --> 26:30.922 [announcer 3] Tiger Woods, a winner again! 26:31.006 --> 26:33.883 [McIlroy] But to even separate myself from that tie and get to three 26:33.967 --> 26:37.762 would put up that up with some of the biggest achievements I've had in the game. 26:43.268 --> 26:46.021 [Monahan] I know there's a lot of curiosity and speculation 26:46.104 --> 26:47.689 as to what was discussed 26:47.772 --> 26:50.942 and what was decided at the player-only meeting 26:51.026 --> 26:53.194 during last week's BMW Championship. 26:53.278 --> 26:55.614 With their commitment and input, 26:55.697 --> 26:59.117 I'm excited to unveil four key items today. 26:59.784 --> 27:03.580 First, in addition to the elevated events we announced in June, 27:03.663 --> 27:06.291 we're planning to elevate another four events 27:06.374 --> 27:09.961 within the 2023 FedExCup regular season. 27:10.045 --> 27:13.423 And they will feature an average purse of $20 million. 27:13.506 --> 27:14.966 The second item. 27:15.050 --> 27:19.554 Our top players are making a commitment to play in all 12 elevated events. 27:20.138 --> 27:24.225 They will also add at least three additional PGA TOUR events 27:24.309 --> 27:25.560 to their schedules. 27:25.644 --> 27:28.063 Third, the Player Impact Program… 27:28.146 --> 27:31.483 [Foley] I would say that because of what LIV Golf has done, 27:31.566 --> 27:33.735 that has benefited PGA TOUR players in a big way. 27:33.818 --> 27:37.405 These purses that are gonna happen, they were gonna happen at some point, 27:37.489 --> 27:38.948 but I think that this pointed out 27:39.032 --> 27:41.451 that players had more power than they realized. 27:41.951 --> 27:45.664 [reporter] Rory, what do you foresee this action doing 27:45.747 --> 27:49.042 to further benefit the health of the PGA TOUR starting next season? 27:49.125 --> 27:52.545 [McIlroy] You know, apart from the major championships and maybe the players, 27:52.629 --> 27:55.548 you know, the top 10 players, top 20 players in the world 27:55.632 --> 27:59.844 get together to play against each other one other time during the year. 27:59.928 --> 28:02.555 And I think what came out of the meeting 28:02.639 --> 28:06.017 is the fact that we've all made a commitment to get together more often 28:06.101 --> 28:07.811 to make the product more compelling. 28:08.311 --> 28:11.523 [reporter 2] Rory, do you think your commitment would've been there 28:11.606 --> 28:13.566 if not for the threat of LIV? 28:15.777 --> 28:16.736 Um… 28:17.445 --> 28:20.198 I don't know. I don't have a crystal ball, 28:20.281 --> 28:23.993 but I think everyone in that room realized this is the best way forward. 28:24.577 --> 28:25.787 [McIlroy] Crazy. 28:25.870 --> 28:29.374 Crazy what the whole thing has sort of got to. 28:30.375 --> 28:33.086 [McIlroy] The position that I've sort of taken this year, 28:33.169 --> 28:35.672 I think my message is legitimate anyway, 28:35.755 --> 28:38.425 but I think by winning gives it more substance, 28:38.508 --> 28:41.386 and the FedExCup is a really good chance for me. 28:41.886 --> 28:44.723 I'm really happy and proud of the way you've spoken up. Thank you. 28:44.806 --> 28:46.141 Good luck, Rory. 28:50.353 --> 28:52.856 [announcer] Now on the first tee, from Northern Ireland, 28:52.939 --> 28:56.651 your 2016 and 2019 FedExCup champion. 28:56.735 --> 28:58.945 Please welcome Rory McIlroy. 28:59.028 --> 29:01.364 [cheering and applause] 29:03.074 --> 29:05.618 [announcer 2] Rory going for his third FedExCup title. 29:05.702 --> 29:08.413 [announcer 3] Came over the top. This is double cross towards the trees 29:08.496 --> 29:09.664 and the fencing on the left. 29:09.747 --> 29:10.957 [crowd] Oh! 29:11.040 --> 29:13.251 [announcer 2] That is out-of-bounds over there. 29:13.334 --> 29:15.086 So a reload on one tee. 29:16.880 --> 29:18.506 [announcer 3] This one is also left. 29:19.174 --> 29:21.718 -[announcer 2] What an awful way to start. -[crowd] Oh! 29:22.552 --> 29:26.639 [McIlroy] It was a weird day. We teed off in a really big downpour. 29:26.723 --> 29:28.558 I tried to guide the driver up the fairway, 29:28.641 --> 29:31.144 and the ball went straight left of me. 29:31.644 --> 29:33.146 [man] Here we go, Rory! 29:33.229 --> 29:34.898 [McIlroy] Not the ideal way to start. 29:34.981 --> 29:36.983 [dramatic music playing] 29:37.609 --> 29:40.320 -[crowd] Oh! -[announcer 2] Here it'll be triple bogey. 29:44.240 --> 29:45.283 Tough start. 29:47.785 --> 29:50.371 [McIlroy] At that point, I may as well just wing it from here. 29:50.455 --> 29:51.915 I mean, what else can I do? 29:53.249 --> 29:57.086 [announcer 2] Trying to rebound after that horrendous start. 29:57.170 --> 30:00.757 Beautiful shot. Got it to run out and then backdoored it. 30:01.257 --> 30:04.427 [McIlroy] I think once you take that weight of expectation 30:04.511 --> 30:05.720 off of your shoulders, 30:06.429 --> 30:08.181 you can start to play freely. 30:08.807 --> 30:09.682 [announcer 2] Okay. 30:09.766 --> 30:13.061 How about his last four holes? Played them in four under. 30:19.275 --> 30:20.109 [cheering] 30:20.193 --> 30:23.238 -Kinda Jekyll-and-Hyde day for Rory. -[announcer 3] Wow. 30:24.155 --> 30:25.448 [McIlroy] There's a lesson there 30:25.532 --> 30:28.660 about even when you're not sure about what you're trying to do, 30:28.743 --> 30:32.831 sort of going full send for me is the best way forward. 30:36.376 --> 30:40.338 [announcer 2] It's been a crazy beginning to this Tour Championship for McIlroy. 30:40.922 --> 30:43.383 At 67, despite that brutal start, 30:43.466 --> 30:46.427 keeping himself in the conversation for the rest of the weekend. 30:49.305 --> 30:52.267 How's the reaction been to your announcement yesterday? 30:52.350 --> 30:57.105 I don't know if Jay's communicated this to you, but about the "mandatory." 30:57.188 --> 30:59.732 There's been a lot of blowback on that by the guys in the room. 30:59.816 --> 31:02.193 -[man] Really? -They were sort of blindsided by it. 31:02.277 --> 31:04.362 That's sort of the gut feeling. 31:04.445 --> 31:06.823 "We knew there were gonna be four extra elevated events, 31:06.906 --> 31:09.826 but we didn't know anything about them being mandatory." 31:10.702 --> 31:13.871 They said they can't administer it. I said, "If I'm willing to do this, 31:13.955 --> 31:14.998 so should you." 31:15.081 --> 31:17.208 But I say to these guys, 31:17.292 --> 31:21.254 "No other athletes in the world get to choose when and where they play." 31:22.213 --> 31:23.881 "We've all just gotten a little soft." 31:25.049 --> 31:27.427 Getting there. Yesterday was a huge step. 31:28.303 --> 31:29.679 -[Pazder] Big step. -Yeah. 31:31.431 --> 31:33.141 [announcer] And we welcome to Atlanta. 31:33.224 --> 31:35.768 Day two of the TOUR Championship. 31:35.852 --> 31:39.355 Cameron Smith and Rory McIlroy set to go. 31:39.981 --> 31:42.525 And Scottie Scheffler is now five clear of the field. 31:42.609 --> 31:43.693 [man] That's beautiful. 31:44.277 --> 31:47.530 You see a swing like that, somebody's like, "Know what?" 31:47.614 --> 31:50.199 [Rick Ross] No one else can swing like that. 31:50.700 --> 31:54.454 [announcer] Rory, who's obviously been one of the faces of the PGA TOUR 31:54.537 --> 31:56.456 and trying to keep the guys together 31:56.539 --> 31:59.834 as the LIV Golf Series has been out there poaching players. 31:59.918 --> 32:02.795 And Cam Smith has been rumored to be going there. 32:02.879 --> 32:04.422 [O'Flaherty] Seventeen are going? 32:04.505 --> 32:05.757 Seventeen. 32:06.674 --> 32:08.092 Absolutely brutal. 32:08.593 --> 32:11.721 When I saw Patrick Reed went to the Asian Tour event, I was like, "Oh my God." 32:11.804 --> 32:15.767 And dropped spots in the world rankings. Beautiful. Beautiful. 32:17.393 --> 32:21.105 [McIlroy] I had a conversation with Cameron Smith two days after The Open. 32:22.273 --> 32:26.027 You know, guys that are thinking one way or another, 32:26.110 --> 32:29.614 I would at least like people to make a decision 32:29.697 --> 32:32.116 that is completely informed… 32:32.742 --> 32:33.993 -[man] Hi, Cam. -[woman] Hi, Cam. 32:34.077 --> 32:36.955 [McIlroy] …and basically know this is what you may be leaving behind. 32:37.038 --> 32:38.206 [man] Come on, Rory. 32:38.706 --> 32:40.625 [announcer] Rory, wild day yesterday. 32:40.708 --> 32:42.543 Steadiness today. 32:42.627 --> 32:45.129 Fifteen pars, three birdies. 32:46.339 --> 32:48.299 He's gonna shoot 67 again. 32:48.383 --> 32:49.801 [cheering] 32:49.884 --> 32:51.219 [announcer] A 71 for Cam, 32:51.302 --> 32:54.555 so he and McIlroy, after spending the first couple of days together, 32:55.139 --> 32:57.558 will not be out in the same duo tomorrow. 33:01.521 --> 33:03.147 [upbeat music playing] 33:05.858 --> 33:07.735 ♪ Dashing through the snow ♪ 33:07.819 --> 33:09.487 ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 33:09.987 --> 33:12.115 ♪ O'er the fields we go ♪ 33:12.198 --> 33:13.950 ♪ Laughing all the way… ♪ 33:14.033 --> 33:15.326 [indistinct chatter] 33:19.372 --> 33:23.251 Sorry if this is a redundant question, but why is there Christmas music on? 33:23.835 --> 33:27.004 Is it 'cause it's the start of college football and it's like Christmas Day? 33:27.088 --> 33:28.005 Is that why? 33:28.089 --> 33:30.216 -Pretty dang close. -[McIlroy] Is it? 33:30.299 --> 33:34.012 When was the last time the Cowboys were in a Super Bowl? 33:34.095 --> 33:36.472 -[man] 1996. -[man 2] Twenty-six years ago. 33:37.140 --> 33:39.684 Based on your Josh Allen post, you're a Josh Allen fan. 33:39.767 --> 33:41.519 [man 3] And he's a PGA TOUR fan. 33:41.602 --> 33:43.855 Yeah, but he's a Phil Mickelson fan, so I don't know… 33:43.938 --> 33:47.150 [man 3] That's true. Sounds like this guy's losing credibility. 33:47.650 --> 33:49.569 [laughing] 33:51.863 --> 33:53.239 Fuck you, Phil! 33:53.322 --> 33:54.490 [laughing] 33:55.700 --> 33:57.118 [McIlroy] I hope that makes it in. 33:57.201 --> 33:58.995 [man 3] I guarantee that makes it in. 33:59.662 --> 34:00.955 ♪ Jingle bells ♪ 34:01.039 --> 34:02.582 ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ 34:03.207 --> 34:05.001 ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ 34:05.084 --> 34:07.044 ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 34:08.045 --> 34:10.548 [cheering] 34:10.631 --> 34:13.676 [announcer] Good afternoon. And it is "Hotlanta" on this final Sunday. 34:13.760 --> 34:16.012 Because of the showers last night, 34:16.095 --> 34:17.972 third round had to be finished this morning. 34:18.056 --> 34:21.976 And Rory McIlroy, one of the 14 players wrapping up, did what he needed to do. 34:22.060 --> 34:24.812 Made two birdies to finish off a round of 63 34:24.896 --> 34:27.690 and try to put pressure on Scottie Scheffler. 34:27.774 --> 34:29.150 [man] Good finish, man. 34:29.233 --> 34:30.318 Thank you. 34:30.401 --> 34:31.861 [indistinct chatter] 34:31.944 --> 34:33.738 Yeah, I birdied three. Yeah. 34:34.238 --> 34:35.072 Thank you. 34:37.700 --> 34:40.703 [announcer] And just like that, the lead is now five 34:40.787 --> 34:43.206 as they head over to the 18th tee. 34:43.289 --> 34:45.583 What's the average age on tour, do you think? 34:45.666 --> 34:47.376 [McIlroy] Mid-30s, is it? Thirty-five? 34:47.460 --> 34:49.420 When I turned pro at 18, I'm like, 34:49.504 --> 34:52.298 "There's no way I'm gonna play golf after 40." 34:52.381 --> 34:55.635 Like, this week, everyone I've played with I've been older than, 34:55.718 --> 34:58.429 which is, like, nuts. 34:58.513 --> 34:59.430 It's… Yeah. 34:59.514 --> 35:02.975 I sat in a press conference here in 2016 35:03.893 --> 35:07.605 and described Tiger and Phil as on the back nine of their careers 35:07.688 --> 35:10.817 and got absolutely, like, roasted for it. 35:10.900 --> 35:11.943 [laughing] 35:12.026 --> 35:14.070 -And they were both in their 40s. -[Rahm] Yeah. 35:14.153 --> 35:14.987 [Morikawa] Yeah. 35:15.071 --> 35:17.073 And my 40 doesn't seem that far away. 35:17.156 --> 35:19.784 There's no way I'm quitting yet. 35:19.867 --> 35:21.410 [announcer] …exactly what he wanted… 35:21.494 --> 35:24.080 [McIlroy] If this does not go in, I am in the final group. 35:24.163 --> 35:26.582 [announcer] Birdie putt on the way for Schauffele, 35:26.666 --> 35:29.377 as that goes under the hole and to the right. 35:29.460 --> 35:31.003 [applause on TV] 35:31.087 --> 35:33.965 [announcer] Rory ends up in the last group with Scheffler. 35:36.050 --> 35:38.761 [Fitzpatrick] It's been an unbelievable season. 35:38.845 --> 35:41.639 Felt like I put a lot of work in at the start of the year. 35:41.722 --> 35:44.267 [laughing] 35:44.350 --> 35:47.228 [Fitzpatrick] For it to pay off and to be sat here as a major winner 35:47.311 --> 35:50.106 is, uh, an unbelievable feeling. 35:50.606 --> 35:52.608 [cheering and applause] 35:54.652 --> 35:56.237 [Finau] It's a tale of two seasons. 35:56.320 --> 35:59.323 First half, I didn't execute the way I know I'm capable of. 36:00.324 --> 36:01.868 But I stayed patient with myself, 36:01.951 --> 36:04.662 put together a really nice second half of the season. 36:04.745 --> 36:06.414 [woman] Love you, proud of you. 36:06.998 --> 36:08.708 Can we take a picture with you? 36:09.667 --> 36:12.003 [Spieth] Going into 2022, 36:12.086 --> 36:15.047 I was looking to try and win multiple events. 36:15.131 --> 36:16.632 Thank you so much. 36:16.716 --> 36:19.135 [Spieth] But that's the ebbs and flows of golf. 36:19.218 --> 36:21.804 The highs are really high, and the lows are really low. 36:21.888 --> 36:26.183 If you try and live somewhere, you know, towards that top as often as you can, 36:26.267 --> 36:28.019 you have a pretty phenomenal career. 36:29.604 --> 36:31.814 [Thomas] I mean, I know it's so clichéd, it's so obvious, 36:31.898 --> 36:36.110 but the best piece of advice my dad gave me is just to keep playing golf. 36:36.194 --> 36:37.695 Anything can happen on a Sunday. 36:37.778 --> 36:40.740 And really just control the things that you can control. 36:41.324 --> 36:44.243 Tiger's Tiger, but how important is Rory's voice to the younger generation? 36:44.327 --> 36:47.747 It's very important. I mean, he's the second-biggest star we have out here. 36:47.830 --> 36:49.999 It's not like he was given that title. 36:50.082 --> 36:52.752 He's done that with really, really good golf and great work 36:52.835 --> 36:54.545 and time with the fans. 36:54.629 --> 36:58.382 And he does everything you're supposed to do be in the position he's in. 36:58.466 --> 37:01.093 [cheering and applause] 37:03.804 --> 37:06.515 [announcer] On the first tee, from Holywood, Northern Ireland, 37:06.599 --> 37:09.393 please welcome Rory McIlroy! 37:09.477 --> 37:11.479 [cheering] 37:14.106 --> 37:16.275 [cheering] 37:16.359 --> 37:18.527 [announcer 2] With $18 million on the line, 37:18.611 --> 37:21.614 is it any wonder they both came out in green today? 37:22.573 --> 37:23.908 This is 8-iron. 37:23.991 --> 37:26.452 Starting well to the right and not turning over. 37:26.535 --> 37:28.829 This is not the miss he's looking for on the first hole. 37:28.913 --> 37:30.706 [announcer] Wow. Oh boy. 37:30.790 --> 37:32.833 [announcer 3] Right of the gallery rope. 37:35.419 --> 37:37.129 [crowd] Oh. 37:37.213 --> 37:39.674 [announcer] Well, it hasn't been a good start for Rory. 37:39.757 --> 37:43.094 It doesn't matter how many times you've been there, you cannot escape 37:43.177 --> 37:47.181 the pressure of being in the hunt on Sunday afternoon… 37:47.265 --> 37:48.557 [man] Make it three, Rory. 37:48.641 --> 37:51.686 …'cause there is nothing on this planet these guys want more 37:51.769 --> 37:52.770 than to get it done. 37:55.064 --> 37:57.066 [spectators murmuring] 37:57.733 --> 37:59.986 [announcer] There we go. McIlroy walks one in. 38:00.069 --> 38:02.279 [announcer 2] He's not afraid to walk through the door. 38:02.363 --> 38:05.908 He has a great record of catching people from behind. 38:06.826 --> 38:10.037 [announcer] Scheffler started the day with a six-shot lead. 38:10.121 --> 38:11.247 Three bogeys, 38:12.123 --> 38:14.625 and all of a sudden it is down to one. 38:16.377 --> 38:17.795 [Scheffler] Stress kind of kicks in, 38:17.878 --> 38:21.132 then it's, "You gotta calm down. We got more holes to play." 38:21.215 --> 38:23.009 [announcer] Now Rory McIlroy. 38:24.051 --> 38:24.927 [man] Oh! 38:26.053 --> 38:27.013 Oh! 38:27.096 --> 38:29.390 [cheering] 38:29.473 --> 38:31.892 [announcer] Did you think in your wildest imagination 38:31.976 --> 38:34.312 that after he bogeyed the first hole 38:34.395 --> 38:37.023 that at the seventh hole he'd be tied? 38:37.606 --> 38:39.984 [McIlroy] Five years since that final group with Tiger. 38:40.067 --> 38:42.570 -That was wild, walking up the last. -It was scary. 38:42.653 --> 38:44.447 You could've been trampled. 38:44.530 --> 38:46.532 [suspenseful music playing] 38:48.159 --> 38:49.493 [man] Get in the hole! 38:49.577 --> 38:50.870 [crowd clamoring] 38:52.330 --> 38:54.582 -[cheering] -[announcer] Oh! McIlroy's done it! 38:54.665 --> 38:57.668 McIlroy answers the call 38:57.752 --> 39:00.046 and lights up the crowd at 15. 39:00.129 --> 39:01.589 [crowd chanting] Rory! Rory! 39:01.672 --> 39:04.884 Rory! Rory! Rory! Rory! 39:05.801 --> 39:09.472 [announcer 2] Sounded pretty clean. It's right at it. May need to get down. 39:09.555 --> 39:10.931 [announcer] Oh my gosh. 39:11.682 --> 39:14.727 [McIlroy] You get to that point of now you've tied the golf tournament up. 39:14.810 --> 39:16.187 [announcer] Adrenaline, maybe? 39:16.270 --> 39:18.314 [chuckles] I don't know. That went a mile. 39:19.315 --> 39:21.650 [McIlroy] All of a sudden, I'm playing with more tightness. 39:21.734 --> 39:23.652 I'm playing with a little more thought. 39:26.572 --> 39:27.865 [clamoring] 39:27.948 --> 39:29.784 [announcer 2] Caught on right on that downslope. 39:29.867 --> 39:31.869 -[clamoring] -[announcer 2] Wow! 39:31.952 --> 39:34.163 [announcer] A lot of people just came out of their chair. 39:34.246 --> 39:36.123 -[announcer 2] Including you. -[announcer laughs] 39:36.207 --> 39:39.627 [announcer 3] Scottie Scheffler just inside of nine feet here for par. 39:39.710 --> 39:41.420 [Rapaport] Once the pressure starts building 39:41.504 --> 39:42.963 and you have the finish line in sight 39:43.047 --> 39:46.092 and you start thinking about the trophy and about the paycheck, 39:46.175 --> 39:50.805 that's when you really have to prove that you can handle it. Not everyone can. 39:50.888 --> 39:52.932 -[announcer] It's come to the left. -[announcer 2] No. 39:53.015 --> 39:54.809 A terrible hole for Scottie. 39:56.477 --> 39:57.770 -[man] Go, Rory! -[cheering] 39:57.853 --> 40:01.065 [announcer] For the very first time, somebody other than Scottie Scheffler 40:01.148 --> 40:04.485 has the outright lead in the Tour Championship. 40:04.568 --> 40:06.112 [crowd chanting] Rory! Rory! 40:06.570 --> 40:07.822 [man yells indistinctly] 40:09.782 --> 40:11.659 -[whistling] -[man] Whoa! 40:11.742 --> 40:13.536 [announcer] That's very nicely done. 40:13.619 --> 40:16.789 [crowd chanting] Rory! Rory! Rory! Rory! 40:17.373 --> 40:19.458 [man] Get in the hole! Oh! 40:19.542 --> 40:21.419 [crowd] Oh! 40:21.502 --> 40:24.004 [announcer] Scheffler now with a chance to tie. 40:25.339 --> 40:26.215 [man] In the hole! 40:26.298 --> 40:27.508 [crowd] Oh! 40:27.591 --> 40:31.053 [announcer] His putter has betrayed him here in these last two holes. 40:31.137 --> 40:32.847 [announcer 2] Yep, he's just not seeing it. 40:34.223 --> 40:35.724 [indistinct chatter] 40:36.392 --> 40:39.478 [announcer] McIlroy with a one-shot cushion over Scheffler. 40:40.271 --> 40:43.816 [announcer 2] Scottie Scheffler has tried to play a conservative round today, 40:43.899 --> 40:46.652 and, uh, it backfired on him a little bit. 40:49.697 --> 40:51.282 -I got this. -[caddy] Perfect. 40:52.700 --> 40:53.993 [man] Come on, Scottie! 40:56.036 --> 40:57.705 [announcer] Oh, this is going right. 40:58.706 --> 41:00.249 It's probably in the bunker. 41:00.332 --> 41:01.542 [crowd] Oh! 41:02.168 --> 41:03.043 [crowd chanting] Rory! 41:03.127 --> 41:05.796 [announcer] This next shot by Rory McIlroy 41:05.880 --> 41:11.302 could end up slamming the door shut on Scheffler. 41:14.221 --> 41:16.724 It's not good. It's really low over there. 41:17.266 --> 41:18.642 [announcer 2] Oh man! 41:18.726 --> 41:21.562 He's left himself one of the most difficult 41:21.645 --> 41:23.731 up and ends on the whole property. 41:25.399 --> 41:27.151 [McIlroy] Doesn't matter how big your lead is. 41:27.234 --> 41:30.738 It's important to never get complacent. Anything is possible. 41:30.821 --> 41:33.657 [announcer] He's gotta make up a shot on Rory here. One back. 41:34.783 --> 41:36.869 [announcer 2] Oh, he's carried it too far. 41:36.952 --> 41:39.371 -No, no. -[announcer] This is a big-time mistake. 41:39.455 --> 41:41.832 When you put… This is 11.5 million… 41:41.916 --> 41:43.500 [man] It's yours, Rory! Take it! 41:43.584 --> 41:44.835 [announcer 2] What a shame. 41:45.794 --> 41:47.338 What a shame. 41:51.634 --> 41:53.969 [announcer] Perfect. That's what he needed to do. 41:54.053 --> 41:57.264 [McIlroy] I was just trying to keep my nose ahead of Scottie 41:57.348 --> 41:59.934 and just try to react to anything that he did. 42:02.978 --> 42:04.146 [man] Oh! 42:05.231 --> 42:07.858 [announcer] The best that Scheffler can do is make a five. 42:07.942 --> 42:09.818 [man 2] Come on, Rory! 42:09.902 --> 42:11.237 [man 3] Go, Rory! 42:11.320 --> 42:12.947 [applause] 42:14.281 --> 42:16.116 [announcer] Eighteen million dollars. 42:16.700 --> 42:19.036 Second place, six and a half million. 42:23.749 --> 42:25.042 [man 4] Get in the hole! 42:25.709 --> 42:27.711 [clamoring] 42:28.587 --> 42:30.214 [announcer] And that is gonna do it. 42:30.297 --> 42:31.590 [applause] 42:31.674 --> 42:33.050 [announcer 2] What a win. 42:34.301 --> 42:35.594 You know, it's not easy. 42:35.678 --> 42:38.138 He was behind by six starting the day. 42:38.847 --> 42:41.183 ♪ The stars way up… ♪ 42:41.267 --> 42:44.270 [announcer 2] But when Scheffler started struggling, Rory was ready. 42:44.353 --> 42:46.105 He kept making the pressure putts. 42:47.231 --> 42:50.943 ♪ Forgive me if I sit and stare… ♪ 42:51.026 --> 42:53.571 -[announcer 2] Now look. -[announcer] Beginning… It's sinking in. 42:53.654 --> 42:54.989 ♪ Had to be there ♪ 42:55.447 --> 42:57.575 ♪ You just had to be there ♪ 43:00.202 --> 43:01.245 [cheering and applause] 43:01.870 --> 43:04.623 [announcer 2] Heartbreaker for him today. No doubt about it. 43:05.541 --> 43:08.335 ♪ You won't face the days Like we had done ♪ 43:08.877 --> 43:12.339 [announcer] And in an extraordinary PGA TOUR season, 43:12.423 --> 43:17.511 it is Rory McIlroy that wins a third FedExCup title! 43:17.595 --> 43:19.513 [cheering and applause] 43:19.596 --> 43:22.016 ♪ You had to be there ♪ 43:24.143 --> 43:26.228 ♪ You just had to be there… ♪ 43:26.312 --> 43:27.813 Take care. Great year. 43:29.857 --> 43:31.317 It was a pleasure. 43:31.400 --> 43:33.402 -Fuck, we did it. -♪ I can't forget the days ♪ 43:33.485 --> 43:34.612 ♪ That we had… ♪ 43:34.695 --> 43:38.115 [chanting] Rory! Rory! Rory! 43:38.198 --> 43:41.618 [McIlroy] I care deeply about our sport. I care about its history. 43:41.702 --> 43:45.581 I care about its legacy. I care about the integrity of the game. 43:46.165 --> 43:47.499 ♪ You had to be there ♪ 43:47.583 --> 43:51.003 [McIlroy] And there's a lot of players out here that share those same views. 43:51.086 --> 43:52.963 ♪ You just had to be there… ♪ 43:53.047 --> 43:54.757 [cheering and applause] 43:56.216 --> 43:58.886 [McIlroy] I feel like Scottie deserves at least half of this today. 43:58.969 --> 44:00.846 [man] I'm so proud of you. I love you. 44:00.929 --> 44:03.432 [McIlroy] He has had an unbelievable season. 44:03.515 --> 44:06.060 He's a hell of a competitor. He's an even better guy. 44:06.143 --> 44:09.521 It was an honor and a privilege to battle with him today. 44:09.605 --> 44:11.440 And I'm sure we'll have many more. 44:11.523 --> 44:13.859 You fucking deserved every bit of that. 44:14.360 --> 44:17.237 The entire world knows why you're number one player in the world. 44:18.781 --> 44:20.366 ♪ It's doesn't quite get there ♪ 44:20.449 --> 44:23.035 ♪ But the morning's washed away ♪ 44:23.535 --> 44:26.914 ♪ Anything That we've been going through… ♪ 44:26.997 --> 44:29.249 [Renner] Golf is an individual sport. 44:29.333 --> 44:33.587 There's never been a need for a captain in a locker room until this year. 44:33.671 --> 44:35.631 When you talk about loyalty, 44:35.714 --> 44:39.009 when you talk about commitment, when you talk about leadership, 44:39.676 --> 44:41.595 this man exemplifies that. 44:41.679 --> 44:45.307 Let's have a toast to the 2022 FedExCup champion, 44:45.391 --> 44:46.517 Rory McIlroy. 44:46.600 --> 44:48.310 [cheering] 44:52.356 --> 44:53.190 Whoo! 44:53.941 --> 44:54.775 Oh! 44:54.858 --> 44:55.734 [laughing] 44:55.818 --> 44:57.820 -[McIlroy] What have we got? -What do you want? 44:57.903 --> 45:00.781 [McIlroy] I'll take a glass of whatever that red is. 45:01.615 --> 45:03.409 [McIlroy] It's been a weird year. 45:03.492 --> 45:06.120 I never thought that I'd be in this position. 45:07.955 --> 45:11.250 I guess, for me, like, I have to remember the reason that I'm in this position 45:11.333 --> 45:13.293 is because I win golf tournaments. 45:14.837 --> 45:16.630 ♪ I can't predict the days… ♪ 45:16.714 --> 45:18.882 [McIlroy] And that's still  the most important thing. 45:18.966 --> 45:20.342 ♪ Of that bright glimmer ♪ 45:20.426 --> 45:22.678 ♪ Then we left the room in time ♪ 45:23.887 --> 45:25.848 ♪ From when we lived without a care… ♪ 45:25.931 --> 45:28.434 He's always the first. Always. 45:28.517 --> 45:29.476 Tiger. 45:29.560 --> 45:32.813 Like, he'll text you, like, before the last putt drops. 45:32.896 --> 45:33.981 Always the first. 45:34.648 --> 45:35.899 He's unreal. 45:40.696 --> 45:41.655 Yeah. 45:42.406 --> 45:45.325 Got a busy day on my phone tomorrow. Back to Northern Ireland. 45:45.409 --> 45:46.368 [man chuckles] 45:46.452 --> 45:47.745 Pretty sweet, though. 45:56.628 --> 45:58.547 [upbeat music playing] hone tomorrow. Back to Northern Ireland.