WEBVTT 00:06.923 --> 00:08.758 [sportscaster 1] Some serious breaking news. 00:08.842 --> 00:10.468 [sportscaster 2] Stunned is the right word. 00:10.552 --> 00:12.971 [sportscaster 3] One of the biggest stories in the sport. 00:14.556 --> 00:19.602 The PGA TOUR and European Tour today announced a merger with LIV Golf. 00:19.686 --> 00:20.812 -This merger… -Merger. 00:20.895 --> 00:21.855 -Merger. -Merger. 00:21.938 --> 00:23.273 -Merger. -Merger. 00:23.356 --> 00:25.817 It changes absolutely everything. 00:25.900 --> 00:28.403 How in the world did this come about? 00:28.486 --> 00:30.488 [tense music playing] 00:33.700 --> 00:37.078 Just this picture alone is going to surprise a lot of people, 00:37.162 --> 00:39.831 seeing the two of you together, smiling. 00:39.914 --> 00:43.376 There's been a lot of tension in our sport over the last couple of years, 00:43.460 --> 00:45.211 but what we're talking about today 00:45.295 --> 00:48.298 is coming together to unify the game of golf. 00:49.090 --> 00:52.135 We've recognized that together, 00:52.218 --> 00:56.723 we can have a far greater impact on this game than we can working apart. 00:57.307 --> 00:58.475 [Justin Thomas] What the fuck? 00:58.558 --> 01:01.478 There's clearly more to this other than it's just a merger. 01:01.561 --> 01:02.937 Nobody knows anything, 01:03.021 --> 01:07.275 um, and… there are just so many unanswered questions. 01:07.776 --> 01:10.028 And I'm just trying to get answers like everybody else. 01:10.570 --> 01:13.615 -[sportscaster 1] Seismic shift for golf. -[sportscaster 2] Amazing about-face. 01:13.698 --> 01:15.825 [sportscaster 3] This caught everybody by surprise. 01:15.909 --> 01:20.580 [sportscaster 4] The US-based PGA TOUR and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour 01:20.663 --> 01:22.457 have now come together… 01:22.540 --> 01:24.918 What the fuck just happened? It's crazy. 01:25.001 --> 01:27.462 Has this ever happened in any sport's history? 01:27.545 --> 01:30.131 Like, literally, not a single person knew, you know? 01:30.215 --> 01:32.342 No, well, no one knows anything. 01:32.425 --> 01:36.262 You know, even the LIV guys, us, no one knows. 01:36.346 --> 01:38.056 And, like, that's the whole thing is… 01:38.681 --> 01:40.767 -I… I just don't know. -Shocking. 01:41.476 --> 01:43.603 That's the number one word, right? Shock. 01:44.104 --> 01:46.022 [sportscaster 1] Why make this decision now? 01:46.106 --> 01:49.442 [sportscaster 2] Big-time players on both sides did not see this coming. 01:50.068 --> 01:51.569 [Joel Dahmen] Oh, this is fun. 01:52.070 --> 01:53.863 Oh shit. 01:53.947 --> 01:56.950 What is happening? This is really weird. 01:57.033 --> 01:59.410 The TOUR flipped 180. Monahan flipped 180. 01:59.494 --> 02:02.497 They… did it in secrecy. They didn't tell anyone. 02:02.580 --> 02:04.415 There was no votes. There was nothing. 02:04.499 --> 02:05.875 What does it say? Like, what? 02:06.543 --> 02:09.712 [sportscaster] The players that stayed with the PGA TOUR are upset 02:09.796 --> 02:14.175 because they're watching Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka win the lottery. 02:14.259 --> 02:18.221 Now it looks like they're going to be able to come back and play on the PGA TOUR. 02:18.304 --> 02:19.806 It's going to be interesting to see 02:19.889 --> 02:24.352 how these guys all come back together next week at the U.S. Open in Los Angeles. 02:24.435 --> 02:26.980 There are so many questions for Jay Monahan. 02:27.480 --> 02:31.359 There has been a lot of controversy and a lot of uncertainty. 02:31.442 --> 02:34.821 I get all that, but that is the future, and that's going to happen. 02:54.924 --> 02:58.219 [man] Do you think you need to regain trust? 02:59.596 --> 03:01.347 [Jay Monahan] The proof is in the pudding. 03:01.931 --> 03:04.893 Trust is not built in a sound bite. 03:04.976 --> 03:08.688 It's built on results and results driven in the right way. 03:08.771 --> 03:12.108 And I'm confident that myself and our team, 03:12.191 --> 03:14.235 alongside our players, are going to get there. 03:14.319 --> 03:18.114 And I'm inspired, uh, and highly motivated 03:18.698 --> 03:20.116 to… to reach that outcome. 03:20.742 --> 03:23.912 Okay, that makes sense 'cause there will be a positive outcome. 03:24.621 --> 03:27.123 Is there anything the players need to hear? 03:27.207 --> 03:30.209 Is there any message that would just resonate with them? 03:31.085 --> 03:32.378 I wanna be factual. 03:32.462 --> 03:37.091 Um, I wanna be real. I just wanna project the honest feelings that I have. 03:37.842 --> 03:38.676 Um… 03:39.219 --> 03:43.848 There really isn't gonna be anything to report until we conclude discussions. 03:43.932 --> 03:47.602 I think the uncomfortable thing is gonna be fighting my tendency 03:47.685 --> 03:49.729 to want to answer questions, 03:50.230 --> 03:53.274 and particularly around what the timing is. 03:53.358 --> 03:56.736 And I… I suspect that, uh, the answer I have 03:56.819 --> 03:59.322 will not be palatable to the people in the room. 04:00.823 --> 04:03.660 [sportscaster] There's been some shock and anger from the players. 04:03.743 --> 04:05.411 How big of an afternoon is this 04:05.495 --> 04:08.248 for the Commissioner of the PGA TOUR, Jay Monahan, 04:08.331 --> 04:11.751 when he sits down and meets with the players in Canada today? 04:11.834 --> 04:13.836 He's got some explaining to do. [chuckles] 04:14.420 --> 04:16.506 [Dylan Dethier] Jay is coming to do damage control 04:16.589 --> 04:19.050 with the players, and players are pissed. 04:19.133 --> 04:22.804 He has to explain why the PGA TOUR, a player-run organization, 04:22.887 --> 04:25.682 just went ahead and made a massive decision 04:25.765 --> 04:28.476 without consulting any of its players. 04:29.852 --> 04:33.356 The players are in the dark just as much as the public is. 04:36.025 --> 04:39.112 [Rory McIlroy] There is a palpable vibe of confusion and anger 04:39.195 --> 04:41.072 because we have very little information now 04:41.155 --> 04:44.784 apart from, basically, entered into an agreement, 04:44.867 --> 04:47.245 don't know what that agreement's going to involve. 04:47.328 --> 04:48.371 What happened? 04:48.454 --> 04:52.458 [chuckles] Like, what… how did you get from not knowing this guy, 04:52.542 --> 04:53.626 not meeting this guy, 04:53.710 --> 04:57.046 to signing what is probably the, you know, 04:57.672 --> 05:01.092 the biggest deal in the, uh, the history of professional golf? 05:01.843 --> 05:02.802 What happened? 05:02.885 --> 05:05.138 You get dragged into these things from time to time, 05:05.221 --> 05:06.806 and I've been dragged in in a big way, 05:06.889 --> 05:09.517 but I'm almost at the point of, "Fuck it, do what you wanna do." 05:10.768 --> 05:12.437 [indistinct chatter] 05:15.523 --> 05:16.524 [man 1] There he is. 05:20.486 --> 05:21.612 [man 2] There's Richy. 05:22.196 --> 05:23.114 Mm-hmm. 05:25.616 --> 05:27.327 There's the man in the background. 05:29.370 --> 05:31.748 Everybody welcome to the podium Mr. Jay Monahan. 05:33.416 --> 05:35.543 This live stream's ending right now, boys. 05:37.837 --> 05:39.630 [Rory] It was all sprung on us so quickly. 05:39.714 --> 05:41.257 Everyone was blindsided by it. 05:41.341 --> 05:44.010 I think that created a lot of anger and a lot of confusion 05:44.093 --> 05:45.720 amongst the tour membership. 05:46.220 --> 05:49.682 Jay realized pretty quickly that, um, the rollout of it 05:49.766 --> 05:52.185 could have been handled better. 05:52.268 --> 05:53.978 [dramatic music playing] 05:54.062 --> 05:57.398 [man] We'd like to welcome Rory McIlroy into the interview room. 05:57.482 --> 05:59.734 [reporter 1] Hey, Rory. Yesterday's news. 05:59.817 --> 06:01.986 How and where were you when you received it, 06:02.070 --> 06:03.321 and how did it make you feel? 06:03.404 --> 06:04.364 [tense music playing] 06:04.447 --> 06:08.117 I learned about it pretty much at the same time everyone else did. 06:08.201 --> 06:10.578 I wasn't looking forward to this, to be honest with you. 06:10.661 --> 06:14.707 [reporter 2] The war of words between the PGA TOUR and LIV got very heated. 06:14.791 --> 06:17.794 You can see why this has stirred up a lot of emotions in fans, right? 06:17.877 --> 06:20.338 Of course. You know, I said it to Jay yesterday. 06:20.421 --> 06:22.590 "You've galvanized everyone against something, 06:22.673 --> 06:26.677 and that thing you galvanized everyone against, you've now partnered with." 06:27.178 --> 06:29.305 So, yeah, of course I understand it. 06:29.389 --> 06:31.766 It… it is hypocritical. It sounds hypocritical. 06:31.849 --> 06:35.144 I still hate LIV. Like, I hate LIV. 06:36.562 --> 06:40.483 It's hard for me to not sit up here and feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb. 06:42.026 --> 06:45.571 You know, you're telling us that these guys are almost like the enemy, 06:45.655 --> 06:47.573 to you're partnering with them. 06:47.657 --> 06:50.201 And you know, it's a… a hard one to swallow. 06:50.284 --> 06:53.162 I'm like, "Why did I just waste 12 months of my life 06:53.246 --> 06:55.581 to sort of fight for something 06:55.665 --> 06:58.459 that was sort of always going to come back together again?" 06:58.960 --> 07:02.213 [reporter] What would you like to see as they finalize this agreement? 07:02.296 --> 07:04.924 The guys that were offered huge amounts of money 07:05.007 --> 07:07.969 and turned it down and stayed loyal to the PGA TOUR, 07:08.052 --> 07:10.555 there has to be something for those guys, right? 07:10.638 --> 07:13.015 Do you mean some sort of financial compensation? 07:13.850 --> 07:14.809 [clicks tongue] 07:14.892 --> 07:15.893 Yeah, I think so. 07:15.977 --> 07:18.896 Ultimately, I think that's what we're talking about, yeah. 07:19.480 --> 07:23.609 [Dylan] For guys that are on the PGA TOUR, things just got a lot more confusing. 07:23.693 --> 07:26.070 They don't really know what to make of this. 07:26.154 --> 07:29.574 But for some of these guys on LIV who took the money 07:29.657 --> 07:34.287 and now think they might have a pathway back to the PGA TOUR too, 07:35.621 --> 07:37.957 they're feeling like maybe they got this right. 07:38.040 --> 07:40.168 ["Flaunt It" by Rae Sremmurd playing] 07:44.046 --> 07:45.423 ♪ Ear Drummers ♪ 07:45.506 --> 07:48.426 ♪ New Amiri jeans, designer socks too I got the swag flu, this a haiku ♪ 07:48.509 --> 07:50.678 ♪ I'm somethin' like you Might drink and drive too ♪ 07:50.761 --> 07:52.722 ♪ Worked nine-to-fives When I was in high school ♪ 07:52.805 --> 07:54.515 ♪ Up late nights, I'm workin' my move ♪ 07:54.599 --> 07:56.434 ♪ Just left Ashley house around noon… ♪ 07:56.517 --> 07:58.436 [Dylan] Dustin Johnson took the money. 07:59.645 --> 08:01.439 He got $150 million. 08:02.190 --> 08:05.693 He seems to be living his very best life, 08:06.527 --> 08:08.738 and it's just not any more complex than that. 08:09.405 --> 08:11.073 Let's turn on some tunes. 08:11.157 --> 08:13.034 ♪ If you ain't got it Then you can't flaunt it ♪ 08:13.117 --> 08:14.869 ♪ Pull up, Lamborghini, S on it ♪ 08:14.952 --> 08:16.621 ♪ Pull up, Lamborghini, S on it ♪ 08:16.704 --> 08:18.998 ♪ If you ain't got it Then you can't flaunt it… ♪ 08:19.081 --> 08:21.292 [Dan Rapaport] When that first list of guys came out, 08:21.375 --> 08:24.295 Dustin Johnson was the biggest name on it of the guys who went to LIV. 08:24.378 --> 08:26.088 It was like, "Holy shit, DJ's going." 08:26.923 --> 08:28.341 [man] Come on, DJ! 08:28.424 --> 08:29.717 [cheering] 08:29.800 --> 08:31.677 [announcer] A birdie at 18. 08:32.303 --> 08:34.680 Dustin Johnson will win the U.S. Open. 08:35.223 --> 08:38.559 [Dan] Before him, it was a bunch of 40-year-olds who were past their prime 08:38.643 --> 08:41.354 and wanted one last payday, and then here's DJ, 08:41.437 --> 08:43.773 a two-time major winner, strutting onto the green. 08:43.856 --> 08:47.235 He made LIV infinitely cooler and legitimized it in a way 08:47.318 --> 08:48.819 that none of the other guys could. 08:49.403 --> 08:53.115 [announcer] Your inaugural LIV Golf team champions 08:53.199 --> 08:56.244 are the all-conquering 4Aces. 08:56.911 --> 08:58.996 [Dan] And since he's gone, DJ's been crushing it. 08:59.080 --> 09:01.374 He's won on LIV, he's banked a few more millions. 09:01.457 --> 09:05.127 Yes, of course, leaving the PGA TOUR could not have been an easy decision. 09:05.211 --> 09:06.671 He definitely took some flak for it. 09:06.754 --> 09:10.967 But that's what makes DJ so great, such an incredible golfer, 09:11.050 --> 09:15.096 is that he genuinely does not give a shit what you or I think about him. 09:15.972 --> 09:16.931 [man] Down the middle? 09:17.014 --> 09:18.307 [Dan] And I think that's… 09:18.391 --> 09:20.935 In a way, that's extremely admirable. 09:21.519 --> 09:22.895 [man] Dustin Johnson interview. 09:24.772 --> 09:28.734 [interviewer] Okay, so the players who didn't join LIV, 09:28.818 --> 09:31.070 do you think the PGA owes them? 09:33.239 --> 09:34.824 No, I mean, I… 09:34.907 --> 09:36.450 No, I… I don't. 09:36.534 --> 09:40.538 The guys that went to LIV, we took a lot of criticism. 09:40.621 --> 09:43.040 We're the ones that took the risk for everything, 09:43.124 --> 09:45.501 so… why should they be compensated? 09:46.085 --> 09:47.878 Obviously, if this merger comes along, 09:47.962 --> 09:50.715 there's gonna be a lot of guys who wishes they would've signed. 09:52.883 --> 09:53.718 [strikes ball] 09:53.801 --> 09:55.386 [indistinct background chatter] 09:56.637 --> 09:59.140 We got Netflix here. My palms are sweaty. 10:00.057 --> 10:01.058 Mom's spaghetti. 10:02.143 --> 10:05.354 -Knees weak, arms are heavy. -Arms are heavy, Mom's spaghetti. 10:05.438 --> 10:06.480 [Claude chuckles] 10:07.273 --> 10:10.067 I think LIV, whether you like it or not, 10:10.985 --> 10:12.737 whether you think it's right or wrong, 10:12.820 --> 10:17.450 LIV has changed the professional golf landscape forever. 10:19.201 --> 10:21.370 Once Brooks Koepka won a major championship, 10:21.996 --> 10:23.956 the entire sport shifted. 10:24.040 --> 10:25.458 It made everybody go, 10:25.541 --> 10:30.880 "Okay, now we have to find a way to make all of this work." 10:30.963 --> 10:34.675 Hole in one and I don't have to pay for Netflix for the rest of my life. 10:37.595 --> 10:39.096 Oh no, he didn't want it. 10:39.930 --> 10:43.267 If there's a merging, I don't think anybody knows 10:43.351 --> 10:45.853 what the landscape's going to look like next year. 10:45.936 --> 10:48.648 But, moving down the line, when the dust settles, 10:48.731 --> 10:51.400 I think that there is an argument to be made 10:51.484 --> 10:54.528 that some of the LIV guys will be seen as pioneers. 10:57.198 --> 10:59.200 [Dustin] I played on the PGA TOUR for a long time. 10:59.825 --> 11:02.620 Joining LIV, I knew I was gonna get shit for it. 11:03.245 --> 11:06.832 You know, the die-hard PGA TOUR fans, like, they were gonna be upset. 11:07.375 --> 11:10.544 But if I had it to do over again, I'd make the same decision. 11:10.628 --> 11:13.589 You know, we knew what we were signing up for. 11:14.340 --> 11:15.174 [Claude] Lemme see. 11:15.257 --> 11:18.344 Tuesday Champions Dinner with Augusta tie. Big money. 11:19.512 --> 11:20.721 And my green jacket. 11:20.805 --> 11:22.556 -[chuckles] -[woman] Yeah! 11:22.640 --> 11:25.309 [Henni Koyack] The players and their families that went to LIV, 11:25.393 --> 11:28.854 they definitely felt relieved at the merger news 11:28.938 --> 11:32.149 because I think they've been given a really hard time 11:32.233 --> 11:34.777 by the fans, by the media. 11:35.486 --> 11:37.446 Almost scapegoated as, 11:37.530 --> 11:41.325 "Look at these terrible people and their families just taking the money." 11:43.411 --> 11:45.746 [Paulina Gretzky] You know, people sending death threats 11:45.830 --> 11:48.916 and awful, awful, awful things. 11:49.500 --> 11:51.585 People were aggressive. That's for sure. 11:51.669 --> 11:53.671 That's when I shut it down for a little bit. 11:54.171 --> 11:57.925 I was like, "I don't need to look at this. Everyone has an opinion on it. Fine." 11:58.008 --> 12:01.846 I've always said it was what I thought was the best decision for me and my family, 12:01.929 --> 12:03.097 and it was. 12:03.180 --> 12:05.224 We have a little bit more time together now, 12:05.307 --> 12:06.767 since things have changed a little, 12:06.851 --> 12:08.728 whereas before, it was go, go, go. 12:11.772 --> 12:13.065 Gosh, this weather. 12:13.149 --> 12:14.859 -It's so perfect. -[Dustin] It is nice out. 12:14.942 --> 12:16.026 [Paulina] Mm-hmm. 12:16.610 --> 12:19.321 Y'all are filming us during golden hour? God bless you. 12:20.156 --> 12:22.450 -[man] We planned it. -[Paulina laughs] 12:22.533 --> 12:23.784 We're going with that. 12:24.493 --> 12:27.455 We have more control now of how we do things. 12:27.538 --> 12:30.916 In the old life that we had, it was… I had to take a back seat. 12:31.542 --> 12:34.754 But now it feels like we're in the front of the plane together, flying. 12:34.837 --> 12:35.963 It was the right move. 12:39.008 --> 12:41.469 [Henni] The players that stayed loyal to the PGA TOUR, 12:41.552 --> 12:43.512 there was just, I think, a lot of questions. 12:44.013 --> 12:46.974 We were rallied against LIV, 12:47.057 --> 12:49.059 and now we're in a position 12:49.143 --> 12:52.605 where we, all of a sudden, have to play ball and all get along. 12:56.400 --> 12:57.902 -[woman] Yeah… -[man] Mic, mic. 12:58.527 --> 12:59.945 [indistinct chatter] 13:00.029 --> 13:02.448 -[man] Everybody has speed. -[Rickie Fowler] Speeding! 13:02.531 --> 13:04.158 -[man 1] We sound good? -[man 2] Good, yes. 13:04.241 --> 13:07.077 [Dan] Rickie Fowler, he was always listed among the guys 13:07.161 --> 13:08.746 who were rumored to go to LIV. 13:09.246 --> 13:12.708 But Rickie is… very brand-conscious, 13:12.791 --> 13:15.961 and for him to go to LIV would have been a bit of a heel turn. 13:16.045 --> 13:19.298 He turned down life-changing sums of money. 13:19.381 --> 13:20.925 [man 3] All right, hardest stuff first. 13:21.425 --> 13:22.843 Oh, they're all LIV, right? 13:22.927 --> 13:23.969 [laughter] 13:26.388 --> 13:28.265 [trainer] Back up here. Up in 15. 13:29.350 --> 13:30.976 [Rickie] Yeah, I was looked at, 13:31.060 --> 13:34.313 but it wasn't the best choice for me. 13:34.897 --> 13:37.608 Always gets fun when you get either too far or too close. 13:37.691 --> 13:38.901 You feel really awkward. 13:38.984 --> 13:42.154 You know, I'm not out there playing for a paycheck. 13:42.238 --> 13:43.697 I'm out there because I wanna compete 13:43.781 --> 13:46.033 and wanna play against the best players in the world. 13:46.116 --> 13:47.868 I believe the TOUR is the best place to play, 13:47.952 --> 13:49.703 and I'd like to see it continue to be that. 13:50.454 --> 13:52.373 Packing a zero, but it's a 60-pound ball. 13:52.456 --> 13:53.541 [laughter] 13:54.458 --> 13:57.795 [Rickie] I'm not necessarily trying to hit it further by any means. 13:57.878 --> 14:01.465 I'd like straighter and a bit closer, and then make some more putts. 14:01.549 --> 14:02.925 I'd be happy with that. 14:03.008 --> 14:08.055 Not exactly a huge frame over here, so just trying to work with what we got. 14:10.140 --> 14:13.143 Life has changed quite a bit from when I first came on tour. 14:14.103 --> 14:17.273 My wife, Allison, we've been married four years now. 14:17.857 --> 14:21.569 She's a lot better looking than me. She's a lot smarter than me. 14:21.652 --> 14:22.736 She's better than me. 14:22.820 --> 14:25.072 Not at golf, but I've got that covered. 14:25.155 --> 14:26.407 I've never had abs. 14:26.907 --> 14:28.325 It's depressing. 14:29.285 --> 14:33.789 I do have abs, but they're just underneath a protective layer. 14:34.790 --> 14:37.918 It was just one of those things. It just felt easy when we met. 14:38.502 --> 14:40.713 [Allison] I did track all throughout college. 14:41.505 --> 14:44.884 I didn't follow golf, but I knew vaguely, 14:44.967 --> 14:47.553 probably about five golfers, and he was one of them. 14:47.636 --> 14:50.097 And I think I just knew that he wore orange. 14:50.180 --> 14:51.724 [starter] Welcome Rickie Fowler! 14:51.807 --> 14:52.641 [applause] 14:52.725 --> 14:54.810 [Dylan] Rickie Fowler's one of the most recognizable 14:54.894 --> 14:57.521 and most popular golfers in the world. 14:57.605 --> 15:00.232 He came out wearing these flat-brim Puma hats, 15:00.316 --> 15:04.278 and he had this long hair coming out, and he was wearing bright orange. 15:04.778 --> 15:07.031 There's no reason to live it like everyone else. 15:07.114 --> 15:10.451 Rickie breathed this new, fresh, young life into golf. 15:10.534 --> 15:13.078 ♪ You gotta hit the ball far Then the crowd goes "Whoo!" ♪ 15:13.162 --> 15:14.788 ♪ Then you hear the oo-la-la-li-la-li… ♪ 15:14.872 --> 15:17.791 [Bradford] I was like, "Who is this boy band member 15:17.875 --> 15:20.669 with this crazy hair, these vibrant colors?" 15:20.753 --> 15:23.130 I was like, "Him. I wanna watch him." 15:23.213 --> 15:24.298 Be the ball, Rickie. 15:25.132 --> 15:26.467 Be the ball, Rickie! 15:26.550 --> 15:29.136 [Dylan] In 2014, at 25 years old, 15:29.219 --> 15:31.764 he finished top five in every major. 15:31.847 --> 15:34.433 -[announcer 1] And Fowler for birdie. -[Dylan] That never happens. 15:34.516 --> 15:36.769 -[announcer 2] Come on now. Oh! Yes! -[cheering] 15:36.852 --> 15:40.731 [announcer 3] How about these performances in the majors this year? My goodness me! 15:40.814 --> 15:42.066 [applause] 15:42.149 --> 15:45.569 [Dylan] But things haven't been so easy for him the last few years. 15:46.320 --> 15:48.322 -[announcer 1] Easy. -[announcer 2] This is too fast. 15:48.405 --> 15:50.741 -[announcer 3] My goodness. -[announcer 4] Wheels are off. 15:51.241 --> 15:54.286 [Dylan] He still hasn't won a major championship, 15:54.370 --> 15:56.747 and he's been struggling to make cuts. 15:57.539 --> 15:59.541 [Allison] It feels gut-wrenching sometimes. 16:00.334 --> 16:03.087 There's probably quite a bit more silence than normal. 16:04.254 --> 16:07.466 [Dylan] Rickie chose to stay on the PGA TOUR. 16:07.549 --> 16:09.802 But for that choice to pay off, 16:09.885 --> 16:12.471 he's going to have to play really good golf, 16:12.554 --> 16:14.264 and right now he's not doing that. 16:16.642 --> 16:19.561 When we first met, I remember you were 16:20.437 --> 16:22.815 at the Masters at the very, very beginning. 16:22.898 --> 16:25.317 However you finished wasn't what you wanted. 16:25.401 --> 16:27.861 I think he texted me, "Hey, how's your day going?" 16:27.945 --> 16:30.072 I'm like, "Wait, what?" 16:30.155 --> 16:34.159 Like, I was just expecting complete, like, I don't know, anger, 16:34.243 --> 16:37.121 not texting me for a while or calling me for a while. 16:37.204 --> 16:39.665 Allison will want to know, like, how I'm feeling 16:39.748 --> 16:41.500 or how it went on the golf course. 16:41.583 --> 16:43.752 I don't talk a whole lot. 16:43.836 --> 16:46.839 [Allison] If somebody asked me what I was frustrated about, 16:46.922 --> 16:53.220 I would talk to the person sitting next to me on a plane about it. 16:53.721 --> 16:55.889 And I would… I could go on for an hour. 16:57.016 --> 16:59.768 [Rickie] Going through this struggle for the last few years 16:59.852 --> 17:03.647 and learning to open up and… and share more is not easy. 17:04.148 --> 17:08.777 But for me, being able to get input or hear her side, it means something. 17:09.945 --> 17:14.032 [Bradford] Once, Rickie was the darling of the TOUR and everybody rooted for him. 17:14.116 --> 17:17.286 But now he's kind of settled into this new normal 17:17.369 --> 17:20.330 where he struggled, really, really struggled to play. 17:21.498 --> 17:23.751 [Rickie] I obviously did not play well at all. 17:24.251 --> 17:26.503 I had to make some sort of change. 17:30.257 --> 17:31.341 [golf ball is struck] 17:31.967 --> 17:32.968 [coach] Good swing. 17:35.846 --> 17:38.849 -[coach] Where'd you guys stay last night? -[Rickie] Resorts World. 17:38.932 --> 17:40.309 [coach] You guys eat in the room? 17:40.809 --> 17:43.520 -[Rickie] Uh, we went to Carbone. -[coach] Oh yeah! 17:46.023 --> 17:47.733 Did you have a nice glass of wine? 17:48.901 --> 17:51.570 -[Rickie] Maybe two. -[coach chuckles] 17:51.653 --> 17:57.409 [Bradford] Butch Harmon, lauded as one of the best mental and golf swing coaches 17:57.493 --> 17:58.452 to ever do it. 17:59.787 --> 18:01.914 [Butch] I started with him in 2013. 18:01.997 --> 18:06.418 At the end of 2019, I retired from going to golf tournaments. 18:06.502 --> 18:08.378 Rickie wanted somebody with him full-time, 18:08.462 --> 18:12.382 and so he went off on a three-year period, and unfortunately, it didn't work out. 18:12.883 --> 18:16.512 But when he called me back in November and said he wanted to get back together, 18:16.595 --> 18:19.139 I… I think I was happier than he was. [chuckles] 18:19.223 --> 18:22.643 If I tell you, "Just put the club in front of the ball and give me the club," 18:22.726 --> 18:24.144 this… this is out. 18:24.228 --> 18:27.314 All golfers struggle at some point in time mentally. 18:27.397 --> 18:31.110 Uh, you go through bad periods of time where you lose a little confidence. 18:32.277 --> 18:33.111 There you go. 18:33.195 --> 18:35.697 He went through a few years of not playing good. 18:35.781 --> 18:38.158 My first line of what I was trying to do 18:38.242 --> 18:40.786 was get him back to believing in himself again. 18:41.912 --> 18:42.746 [strikes ball] 18:43.747 --> 18:45.415 That was perfect right there. 18:46.792 --> 18:49.294 [Rickie] Working with Butch put me in a lot different mindset 18:49.378 --> 18:52.005 and belief in where I'm at and what I'm capable of, 18:52.089 --> 18:55.592 so I know that I can be in a better place than I was before. 18:57.636 --> 19:00.305 Next week being the first time everybody's been together 19:00.389 --> 19:02.140 since the talk of a merger, 19:02.224 --> 19:05.227 is that going to be a little… awkward or…? 19:05.310 --> 19:07.187 [Rickie] I don't see it as a big deal. 19:07.688 --> 19:11.650 As players, like, we want to play against the best guys. I mean… 19:13.652 --> 19:17.739 Can you imagine where we'd be at if LIV was backed by, like, an Amazon or Apple? 19:18.240 --> 19:21.743 Yeah. I didn't have a problem with any of the guys that went. 19:22.244 --> 19:23.537 -No. -[Butch] I know why you went. 19:23.620 --> 19:27.833 Because it's a way to, you know, secure your life and stuff like that. 19:27.916 --> 19:30.168 -I'm just glad they're talking. -Yeah. 19:30.252 --> 19:32.838 'Cause, you know, you looked at the first two majors 19:32.921 --> 19:36.633 with all the best players in the world playing, they were exciting. 19:36.717 --> 19:37.718 -Mm-hmm. -We want that. 19:37.801 --> 19:41.054 This is gonna be no different. A U.S. Open in LA is a great place for it. 19:41.138 --> 19:43.849 And it's going to be exciting to have all the guys together again. 19:43.932 --> 19:44.766 Yeah. 19:48.896 --> 19:52.232 [announcer] The United States Open has returned to Los Angeles. 19:52.316 --> 19:56.445 And right in the heart of the city, the Los Angeles Country Club is ready. 19:58.530 --> 20:00.407 [Dylan] Part of the mystique of LACC 20:00.490 --> 20:04.036 is that only a handful of these golfers have ever been there. 20:04.119 --> 20:07.456 The U.S. Open hasn't been here in 80 years. 20:07.539 --> 20:10.751 And it's also the first time since the merger news 20:10.834 --> 20:15.380 that we are going to have LIV guys and PGA TOUR guys on the same course. 20:16.715 --> 20:19.051 [Dan] I mean, you've gotta admit, this is… it's wild. 20:19.134 --> 20:21.345 This is the first time these guys are seeing each other 20:21.428 --> 20:23.597 since their worlds changed with that announcement, 20:23.680 --> 20:26.683 and it's happening in the most public forum possible. 20:26.767 --> 20:31.021 This is the U.S. Open in Los Angeles. There are cameras literally everywhere. 20:31.104 --> 20:33.273 [man] Wanna walk over and put it where it belongs? 20:33.899 --> 20:34.900 Not particularly. 20:34.983 --> 20:36.276 [indistinct chatter] 20:36.360 --> 20:38.362 [Matt Fitzpatrick] Oh my God, that's hilarious. 20:39.071 --> 20:40.864 Thank God you didn't put braces on it. 20:40.948 --> 20:42.866 -[laughter] -[indistinct chatter] 20:42.950 --> 20:44.201 There you go. 20:44.785 --> 20:46.078 [indistinct chatter] 20:46.161 --> 20:48.789 -[Matt] What's up, bud? You good? -Thanks, bud. Appreciate it. 20:49.915 --> 20:53.794 [woman] Please join me in welcoming our defending champion, Matt Fitzpatrick. 20:53.877 --> 20:57.422 [reporter 1] Could you talk about your thoughts on the LIV/PGA merger? 20:57.506 --> 21:01.260 I'll be completely honest. I… I literally know as much as you. 21:01.343 --> 21:03.637 Pretty clear that nobody knows what's going on, 21:03.720 --> 21:05.973 apart from about four people in the world, so… 21:06.473 --> 21:09.268 [reporter 2] Do you feel you should be compensated for not going to LIV? 21:10.018 --> 21:10.852 [chuckles] 21:12.104 --> 21:14.147 Yeah, pass. [laughs loudly] 21:14.815 --> 21:18.193 [reporter 3] The PGA TOUR guys expressed complete shock at the announcement. 21:18.277 --> 21:20.529 Were you guys as surprised on your side? 21:20.612 --> 21:22.864 [Brooks] I think there was, 'cause we didn't hear anything. 21:22.948 --> 21:25.158 I think I ran into Rickie and JT about… 21:25.242 --> 21:26.702 after watching the whole thing. 21:26.785 --> 21:29.454 They were… asked if they knew, and they said they didn't know either. 21:29.538 --> 21:31.540 [Jon Rahm] You wanna have faith in management. 21:31.623 --> 21:34.835 I wanna have faith that this is the best thing for all of us, 21:34.918 --> 21:39.089 but… it's clear that that's not the consensus, right? 21:39.172 --> 21:44.511 I think the… the general feeling is that… a lot of people feel a bit of betrayal. 21:45.178 --> 21:47.681 It's not easy as a player that's been involved like many others 21:47.764 --> 21:49.599 to wake up one day and see this bombshell. 21:49.683 --> 21:52.019 So, that's where we're all in a bit of a state of limbo, 21:52.102 --> 21:55.522 'cause we don't know what's going on, and I don't know how much… is finalized 21:55.605 --> 21:56.940 and how much they can talk about. 21:57.024 --> 21:58.275 [indistinct chatter] 21:58.358 --> 21:59.818 [man] Got a nice partnership going. 22:00.819 --> 22:02.195 [chuckles] 22:03.780 --> 22:04.614 [Phil] But, uh… 22:04.698 --> 22:07.075 It's amazing what has changed in the last week. 22:07.159 --> 22:09.036 -That happened quick. -Yeah. 22:09.619 --> 22:10.746 [Tom] Glad we knew about it. 22:11.955 --> 22:14.082 [Phil] I found out about five minutes before you did. 22:14.166 --> 22:16.293 Sure. We all believe that. 22:16.376 --> 22:18.253 -[Phil] I'm serious! -We all believe that. 22:18.337 --> 22:19.171 Look at these. 22:19.671 --> 22:22.632 Dark circles under my eyes, baby. Been on the phone a lot lately. 22:23.133 --> 22:25.635 [Amanda Balionis] Unlike when players joined LIV, 22:25.719 --> 22:30.974 this merger, or whatever we're calling it, is not going to happen overnight. 22:31.975 --> 22:35.187 How will all of this kind of come together? Nobody knows. 22:35.812 --> 22:37.939 -[Rory] You play? -[Dustin] Yeah, I just played. 22:38.023 --> 22:40.776 -Have you been here? -[Dustin] No, this was my first time. 22:40.859 --> 22:41.693 [Rory] Oh, was it? 22:42.194 --> 22:45.489 I haven't been out there, but I hear it's pretty, uh, interesting. 22:45.989 --> 22:48.909 It is. It's good, though. It's in fantastic condition. 22:48.992 --> 22:50.702 -[Rory] Yeah. -Greens are perfect. 22:50.786 --> 22:51.620 [Rory] Yeah. 22:51.703 --> 22:53.997 Yeah, there's some… couple interesting holes. 22:54.081 --> 22:55.290 -So… -[Rory] That's good. 22:55.999 --> 22:57.584 [Dustin] Have a good week. Gonna go play? 22:57.667 --> 22:59.961 I'm gonna go practice and then just walk the back nine. 23:00.045 --> 23:00.921 Okay. 23:01.505 --> 23:04.091 [Rory] Obviously, this framework agreement came up pretty quickly. 23:04.174 --> 23:08.136 I think the shock nature of it was what sort of set people off, but… 23:09.346 --> 23:12.015 I mean, I've always firmly believed that the game is better 23:12.099 --> 23:13.308 when everyone's together 23:13.391 --> 23:16.311 and not divided the way we have been for the last year, so… 23:17.187 --> 23:19.940 If they can somehow work it out where they get us all back together 23:20.023 --> 23:23.610 and playing together again, I think it's better for the game as a whole, 23:23.693 --> 23:27.531 so, um, I'm… I'm certainly okay with… with that part of it. 23:29.449 --> 23:31.952 [Dan] Having the merger news drop out of nowhere, 23:32.035 --> 23:35.038 him not knowing was the best thing that could've happened to Rory McIlroy, 23:35.122 --> 23:37.791 because for him to not even know 23:37.874 --> 23:40.210 was a cold, hard reminder, 23:40.293 --> 23:42.796 at the end of the day, when we're gonna have the big boys 23:42.879 --> 23:45.882 in a meeting to make a decision, you're not gonna be part of that. 23:45.966 --> 23:47.259 [Rory] Need to be like that guy. 23:47.759 --> 23:49.803 [Dan] Sometimes you need that tough love to be like, 23:49.886 --> 23:52.973 "All right, now it's time to do my talking with my golf game." 24:00.856 --> 24:01.857 [Paulina] I miss LA. 24:02.524 --> 24:04.025 [Dustin] I like it for a little while. 24:04.109 --> 24:05.068 [Paulina] Yeah. 24:05.152 --> 24:08.655 -[Dustin] Oh shit, I was supposed to turn. -[Paulina] I knew it. [chuckles] 24:10.615 --> 24:13.243 The U.S. Open being in LA made it a lot more special. 24:13.326 --> 24:15.495 Yeah, I know, but I'm gonna park right here. 24:15.579 --> 24:17.581 I'm from LA, born and raised. 24:17.664 --> 24:19.374 I mean, LA has my heart. 24:20.500 --> 24:23.170 I love traveling with Dustin. I love being there with him. 24:23.670 --> 24:25.839 We have fun. We love being with each other. 24:26.423 --> 24:29.176 I'm the girl saying, "My husband loves to hang out with me, okay?" 24:29.885 --> 24:31.011 But that's how I feel. 24:32.512 --> 24:35.599 [Dustin] I enjoy the… the challenge of the U.S. Open. 24:36.099 --> 24:38.185 Hang on. Let's get a cameo in the back. 24:38.268 --> 24:42.272 [Dustin] It's the hardest major. That's why it's one of my favorite tournaments. 24:44.107 --> 24:47.903 I'm feeling really good. I think the game's in… in really good form. 24:48.486 --> 24:50.280 It's nice. It feels good up here. 24:50.363 --> 24:52.282 I know it's gonna be tough. 24:52.365 --> 24:55.952 You're gonna have to grind if you want a chance to hold that trophy on Sunday. 24:58.246 --> 25:00.165 [man] You know what's crazy about LACC? 25:00.248 --> 25:03.627 Almost no one in LA has ever even seen the course. 25:03.710 --> 25:06.796 So, how is the course for, like, me walking? [chuckles] 25:07.547 --> 25:10.300 It's gonna be interesting. I don't know. Obviously, I've been… 25:10.383 --> 25:12.385 -[Paulina] Like, hilly? -Yeah, it's hilly. 25:12.469 --> 25:14.221 The course is good, though. I like it. 25:14.304 --> 25:18.016 Just gonna play hard, and I think, uh, this week's gonna be a good one. 25:18.975 --> 25:20.644 [dramatic music playing] 25:20.727 --> 25:23.980 [announcer 1] Welcome to the U.S. Open in Los Angeles. 25:24.481 --> 25:28.485 The opening round of the season's third major championship is underway. 25:29.486 --> 25:32.906 [starter] From Murrieta, California, Rickie Fowler. 25:32.989 --> 25:34.282 [applause] 25:34.366 --> 25:36.368 [announcer 1] Starting on the back nine. 25:37.911 --> 25:40.121 [announcer 2] Fowler, talk about work in progress. 25:40.205 --> 25:44.459 He plummeted to 185th in the world golf rankings 25:44.543 --> 25:46.253 back in September of last year. 25:46.336 --> 25:48.255 [cheering, applauding] 25:48.338 --> 25:49.714 [announcer 1] This for birdie. 25:52.342 --> 25:53.552 [cheering] 25:53.635 --> 25:55.637 [announcer 2] Three-under for his opening nine. 25:57.305 --> 26:00.016 [starter] Please welcome Dustin Johnson. 26:01.142 --> 26:02.477 [announcer 2] Dustin Johnson, 26:02.561 --> 26:05.563 one of the higher-ranked players in the world to go to LIV. 26:05.647 --> 26:07.524 Dustin's always casual and loose, 26:07.607 --> 26:10.360 but it just seems like he's just free and easy. 26:10.860 --> 26:12.571 [announcer 3] Vindicated, I suppose. 26:12.654 --> 26:14.656 -Lifelong dream to see you play. -Hey, Dustin! 26:14.739 --> 26:16.324 -[Dustin] Appreciate it, man. -Go get it. 26:21.371 --> 26:24.874 [announcer 2] Rickie has put himself in good shape here in the early going. 26:25.834 --> 26:27.085 [crowd] Oh! 26:27.168 --> 26:28.962 [announcer 3] Brilliant shot. Wow! 26:29.045 --> 26:29.879 [applause] 26:29.963 --> 26:32.632 [announcer 3] Butch Harmon has really helped him to come back here. 26:32.716 --> 26:33.758 [announcer 2] Freed him up. 26:33.842 --> 26:36.803 Got him into some of his home fields, and he's off and running. 26:37.387 --> 26:40.265 [announcer 3] Four in a row, Rickie Fowler. To six under par. 26:40.348 --> 26:41.558 [applause] 26:41.641 --> 26:44.352 All year, Rickie Fowler has been working tirelessly 26:44.436 --> 26:46.730 to stage a comeback on the PGA TOUR. 26:47.564 --> 26:50.734 When people started to see his name climb up that leaderboard, 26:50.817 --> 26:51.818 you could just hear it. 26:51.901 --> 26:53.945 Like, "Oh man, is this going to be the year 26:54.029 --> 26:57.616 that we finally see Rickie Fowler get back on top?" 26:58.533 --> 27:02.245 [announcer 2] Dustin Johnson, who's having a great round, seven-under, 27:02.329 --> 27:03.997 bogey-free so far. 27:04.080 --> 27:06.750 Last hole of the day for the 2016 champ. 27:07.417 --> 27:09.836 This for a 63 for Dustin Johnson. 27:10.337 --> 27:12.005 [shouts of encouragement] 27:13.673 --> 27:15.008 [spectators groan] 27:17.927 --> 27:20.221 [announcer 2] Wow, that really looked good. 27:20.972 --> 27:22.432 [helicopter whirring] 27:22.515 --> 27:24.351 [announcer 1] Final hole for Rickie Fowler. 27:25.101 --> 27:28.396 Rickie Fowler makes history at LA Country Club! 27:28.480 --> 27:33.693 It is the lowest round we have ever seen at a U.S. Open. 27:33.777 --> 27:35.862 Hey, Rickie Fowler's back, guys. 27:35.945 --> 27:37.447 -[fan 1] Let's go! -[fan 2] Go, Rickie! 27:39.282 --> 27:41.409 -[indistinct chatter] -[man laughs] 27:41.493 --> 27:43.203 -A little lipstick. -[man chuckles] 27:43.286 --> 27:44.537 [Rickie] Yeah, you too. 27:45.038 --> 27:47.582 [reporter] How aware were you of the history you were chasing, 27:47.666 --> 27:48.958 especially down the stretch? 27:49.042 --> 27:51.294 I knew it was close. I wasn't sure the exact number. 27:51.378 --> 27:54.339 Um, I was really just trying to keep… keep moving forward. 27:55.173 --> 27:58.259 [Allison] He shot 62. It was really cool to see. 27:58.343 --> 28:01.096 I think sometimes I forget, like, he's good. 28:02.263 --> 28:05.350 When something comes together, it's just kind of a snowball effect 28:05.433 --> 28:07.060 that hopefully will continue on. 28:07.769 --> 28:10.522 -[Rickie] Oh, I'm ready for some food. -[man] Hmm. 28:10.605 --> 28:13.274 -I could crush some Javier's Tacos. -Yeah. 28:13.358 --> 28:17.153 [Rickie] I'm off to a good start, but I'm not going out and getting ahead of myself. 28:17.237 --> 28:18.196 Thanks. 28:18.279 --> 28:21.241 Don't screw this up, get some rest, and go play tomorrow. 28:24.327 --> 28:26.121 [announcer 1] Fowler has resurrected his game. 28:26.204 --> 28:28.373 Is he ready to win, much less win a big one? 28:28.456 --> 28:31.042 [announcer 2] It's gonna be a hard win for Rickie, a long way to go. 28:31.626 --> 28:33.044 It's gonna be a battle at the end. 28:33.128 --> 28:36.047 I think Dustin Johnson would probably scare everybody the most. 28:36.631 --> 28:38.800 [announcer 1] Dustin Johnson at the second. 28:39.884 --> 28:41.928 Ah, this ball is left. 28:42.011 --> 28:42.887 [Paulina] Oh no, what? 28:44.013 --> 28:46.474 [announcer 1] And it races right into that bunker. 28:46.558 --> 28:48.810 -[man 1] Oh no. -[man 2] Yeah. 28:48.893 --> 28:51.271 Did you see where his ball landed by any chance? 28:51.354 --> 28:53.106 -Dustin? -[man 3] Front left bunker. 28:53.189 --> 28:54.023 Thanks. 28:55.900 --> 28:58.069 [announcer 1] Here's Dustin Johnson in the bunker at two. 28:58.153 --> 29:01.114 Oh, he had to pitch it out. And that is in trouble. 29:01.197 --> 29:03.408 [Paulina] Oh, come on, DJ. Let's do this. 29:03.491 --> 29:05.702 Like, you've been working so hard. Come on. 29:05.785 --> 29:09.038 [announcer 3] It took him a while to find the ball. Lie looks horrible. 29:09.831 --> 29:11.082 [spectators groan] 29:11.166 --> 29:12.041 [man] Let's go, DJ! 29:12.125 --> 29:14.794 [announcer 1] And baffling coming off that 64 yesterday 29:14.878 --> 29:16.004 where he played so well. 29:16.963 --> 29:19.007 [announcer 2] Oh no. Oh no. 29:20.925 --> 29:23.344 Come on, Dustin. Get… get out of your own head. 29:26.347 --> 29:29.184 [announcer 1] Just incredible watching Dustin Johnson struggle here. 29:30.727 --> 29:32.228 [announcer 4] Disastrous quad. 29:32.312 --> 29:33.646 [applause] 29:34.147 --> 29:37.317 [announcer 1] U.S. Open has just busted out onto Dustin Johnson. 29:37.942 --> 29:39.235 [indistinct chatter] 29:39.319 --> 29:41.988 [Paulina] I know it's not your favorite outcome, but you did great. 29:42.071 --> 29:44.365 -Yeah, we hung in there. -I know you did. You did. 29:44.449 --> 29:47.452 -How's he feeling? Good? Upset at himself? -Yeah, he's fine. 29:47.535 --> 29:48.870 -Okay. -He's fine. He's just… 29:49.370 --> 29:51.581 -Not happy about the way we putted, but… -Yeah, yeah. 29:52.165 --> 29:53.500 [Austin] I think he'll be fine. 29:53.583 --> 29:56.753 [Paulina] Round one, I was like, "He's gonna win." He played so well. 29:56.836 --> 29:58.338 And then… [laughs] 29:58.922 --> 30:00.548 He just… You know, golf is hard. 30:02.425 --> 30:06.930 [announcer 1] Fowler Nation is poised for, uh, what they might see this weekend. 30:07.013 --> 30:11.100 [announcer 2] This would be one of the most popular victories I can remember. 30:11.184 --> 30:14.145 [announcer 1] Fowler's been hunting down majors for a long, long time. 30:14.229 --> 30:15.146 [man] Let's go, Rickie! 30:15.230 --> 30:17.482 [announcer 1] One reason why Fowler built this popularity 30:17.565 --> 30:18.900 is he just never changes. 30:18.983 --> 30:21.694 He's been the same guy through it all. 30:21.778 --> 30:23.947 [man] Rickie… what are you doing? 30:24.531 --> 30:26.282 [announcer 1] That is one of the big reasons 30:26.366 --> 30:28.868 why he has so many people rooting for him. 30:28.952 --> 30:31.079 -[cheering] -Go, Rickie! 30:31.162 --> 30:34.707 [announcer 3] The biggest needle mover in the game right now since Tiger Woods, 30:34.791 --> 30:37.502 Rickie Fowler has got this place jacked up. 30:41.548 --> 30:42.757 [cheering] 30:42.841 --> 30:44.717 [announcer 4] Listen to the crowd favorite. 30:44.801 --> 30:47.637 Loudest roar we've heard in a long time. Rickie Fowler. 30:47.720 --> 30:48.847 [cheering] 30:48.930 --> 30:52.183 [announcer 4] Ten-under for Fowler. His 18th birdie. 30:52.267 --> 30:54.978 [announcer 1] It's going to be the most ever made in a U.S. Open 30:55.061 --> 30:56.354 in the first 36 holes. 30:57.647 --> 30:59.607 [man] You did a hell of a one out there today. 30:59.691 --> 31:01.401 It's a grind out there. 31:01.484 --> 31:03.361 Don't look easy, that's for sure. 31:03.444 --> 31:06.990 You keep breaking more and more records. Had 18 birdies in two rounds. 31:08.533 --> 31:10.159 I just try to keep making 'em. 31:10.243 --> 31:12.745 I wasn't sure how many until I started adding them up. 31:12.829 --> 31:14.414 It was pretty… pretty exciting. 31:16.457 --> 31:19.252 -I got my golf carts on. -Yeah, look at that. 31:19.335 --> 31:21.379 [dramatic music playing] 31:21.462 --> 31:24.757 [announcer 1] Rickie Fowler, the last pairing here with Wyndham Clark. 31:25.300 --> 31:27.969 Both Clark and Fowler in good shape, 31:28.887 --> 31:31.431 as Fowler looks for that big win. 31:32.223 --> 31:35.977 You talk about one of the most popular players of his time. 31:36.060 --> 31:38.605 Maybe this is the week that he breaks through. 31:38.688 --> 31:39.522 [man] Go on, Rickie! 31:39.606 --> 31:41.733 [announcer 2] How about Wyndham Clark? What a story. 31:41.816 --> 31:44.277 He's climbed his way to just one back of the lead. 31:46.154 --> 31:47.447 [announcer 3] Fowler for birdie. 31:50.533 --> 31:52.327 [announcer 1] Oh my goodness! 31:52.410 --> 31:53.328 [cheering] 31:55.246 --> 31:58.541 [announcer 1] We all knew Rickie was doing really well with all the commercials 31:58.625 --> 32:02.503 and the whole nine yards, and his game started to deteriorate. 32:02.587 --> 32:05.465 And it was just a matter of whether or not he cared enough 32:05.548 --> 32:08.092 to put in the commitment and make the necessary changes 32:08.176 --> 32:09.385 to come all the way back. 32:09.886 --> 32:13.473 And now it appears Rickie is going to take the lead 32:13.556 --> 32:15.808 into Sunday of the U.S. Open. 32:16.976 --> 32:18.269 [applause] 32:18.353 --> 32:21.022 [announcer 4] And it has gotten dark out here, folks. 32:21.105 --> 32:24.400 [announcer 1] Especially with that marine layer that has really settled in. 32:24.901 --> 32:28.154 The players hadn't played in shadows, really. Will it be a factor? 32:28.655 --> 32:29.989 [shouts of encouragement] 32:35.036 --> 32:37.538 -[spectators groan] -[announcer 1] Boy, he gave that a run. 32:37.622 --> 32:41.250 Now he's got a little heart-stopper coming back for par. 32:42.460 --> 32:46.422 This is just the seventh major championship start for Wyndham Clark. 32:46.506 --> 32:48.800 His best finish a tie for 75th, 32:49.384 --> 32:54.055 and Wyndham Clark has a chance to get it back to double digits under par. 32:55.306 --> 32:56.516 [cheering] 32:56.599 --> 32:59.268 [announcer 1] And Wyndham Clark just earned his way 32:59.352 --> 33:04.023 into a final pairing on Championship Sunday at the U.S. Open. 33:05.400 --> 33:06.359 And now Fowler. 33:06.442 --> 33:09.237 [announcer 4] And the light is really flat out here right now. 33:09.320 --> 33:12.573 -[shouts of encouragement] -[announcer 1] Oh! This still isn't in. 33:13.741 --> 33:16.869 [announcer 2] That hurts because you have to sleep on that one all night. 33:19.747 --> 33:23.001 [announcer 1] He's able to get it down for bogey and he's now tied. 33:23.084 --> 33:24.627 A two-shot swing here. 33:25.128 --> 33:26.754 [announcer 2] When a golfer has nightmares, 33:26.838 --> 33:28.756 it's usually about a putt about that length. 33:28.840 --> 33:30.174 [Rickie] One big question. 33:30.800 --> 33:32.343 Who's in charge of tee times? 33:33.302 --> 33:35.471 We played the last three holes in the dark. 33:35.972 --> 33:38.224 They don't have the excuse, "There's a marine layer," 33:38.307 --> 33:41.102 because I saw in… the weather 33:41.185 --> 33:43.312 there was going to be a marine layer coming in. 33:44.480 --> 33:45.565 Yeah, when it… 33:45.648 --> 33:48.401 when the 18th fairway is being lit up by the scoreboard? 33:48.484 --> 33:50.111 [indistinct background chatter] 33:50.194 --> 33:51.029 Yeah. 33:51.904 --> 33:53.906 [indistinct chatter] 33:56.451 --> 33:59.996 These players that are waiting to tee off, they wait around all day. 34:00.079 --> 34:02.248 The final tee time not until 2:30. 34:02.331 --> 34:05.668 There's a lot to think about when it comes to waiting to play. 34:05.752 --> 34:08.296 A lot of anticipation. Rickie's had the lead all week. 34:08.379 --> 34:11.215 [sportscaster 1] How do you think the last hole and the missed putt 34:11.299 --> 34:12.759 affects him at all, or does it? 34:12.842 --> 34:14.552 [sportscaster 2] I think it does, absolutely. 34:14.635 --> 34:17.305 There's no doubt it left a sour taste in his mouth. 34:20.016 --> 34:21.642 Pretty dark, those last few holes. 34:22.935 --> 34:25.438 Ridiculous. I… I was going apeshit. 34:25.521 --> 34:30.276 I… I hit it to, like, 20 feet the last three holes, 16, 17, and 18. 34:30.359 --> 34:32.069 And like, I just said to Harry, 34:32.153 --> 34:34.906 "I don't really know what these things are going to do. I can't see." 34:34.989 --> 34:37.492 I had a rough idea, but it was literally just trying to-- 34:37.575 --> 34:39.285 I was like, "I just gotta light these up." 34:39.368 --> 34:41.245 -Yeah. -Like, it was ridiculous. 34:42.330 --> 34:45.124 I missed one from, like, three and a half feet on the last. 34:45.208 --> 34:46.459 I know, I saw it. I was… 34:46.542 --> 34:49.796 I was like… I was like, "That's the light. That's all that is." 34:50.546 --> 34:51.380 But, anyway… 34:51.464 --> 34:52.465 It is what it is. 34:52.965 --> 34:55.009 -Go get 'em. Play well. -See you out there. 34:55.092 --> 34:56.844 -Let's have some fun tonight. -[Rory] Yeah. 35:01.766 --> 35:04.602 [announcer 1] We all love Rickie, and we all love a big comeback story. 35:04.685 --> 35:07.188 You know, now he's trying to come all the way back. 35:07.271 --> 35:08.314 This is so important. 35:08.397 --> 35:12.568 You don't know how many chances you're gonna get to win a major like this. 35:12.652 --> 35:15.113 Can Rickie do it? You know, that's the big question. 35:15.196 --> 35:17.031 [man] Yeah, Rickie, let's go! 35:17.115 --> 35:19.075 [announcer 2] If you're a Fowler fan, 35:19.158 --> 35:22.328 you have been waiting a long time for this moment. 35:22.411 --> 35:23.454 [man] Go, Rickie! 35:26.040 --> 35:27.667 [Butch] It's the first hole right here. 35:27.750 --> 35:30.461 It's always important to get off to a good start. 35:31.254 --> 35:33.214 [announcer 3] What a comeback story this would be. 35:34.215 --> 35:37.301 [Butch] The ones that are successful and consistent 35:37.385 --> 35:39.554 are the ones that can let bad shots go. 35:39.637 --> 35:41.722 [announcer 2] It's headed down to the right rough. 35:41.806 --> 35:42.807 [Butch] It's hard to win. 35:42.890 --> 35:47.436 For me, the first drive off the first tee, I could see the anxiety in there. 35:47.520 --> 35:49.105 I could see he was anxious. 35:49.188 --> 35:51.732 [announcer 3] And Fowler, now, this is a hard putt. 35:53.151 --> 35:56.237 [announcer 2] Unable to save par at the second. 35:58.865 --> 36:00.408 Yeah, that's a tough one. 36:01.367 --> 36:02.994 He's gotta get back on track. 36:03.077 --> 36:05.538 He is plus-three in the last six holes, 36:05.621 --> 36:09.208 going back to that three-and-a-half-foot miss on the 18th last night. 36:10.459 --> 36:11.335 [announcer 1] Oh man. 36:11.419 --> 36:15.131 That is gonna be really tough 36:15.214 --> 36:17.508 to get anything close to the hole from over there. 36:17.592 --> 36:19.552 [caddie] Time to step on the gas, okay? 36:21.345 --> 36:23.347 [spectators shout encouragement] 36:23.431 --> 36:25.099 [spectators groan] 36:27.393 --> 36:30.688 Yep. Trust your feels here, pal. Just nice and committed. Good target. 36:33.107 --> 36:35.902 [announcer 4] Way up in the air, riding the wind on a great line. 36:35.985 --> 36:38.905 [announcer 2] Oh, it is. If it lands in the right spot, it could be good. 36:38.988 --> 36:40.573 Go hard. Go hard. 36:40.656 --> 36:41.908 Dick ball. Go! 36:43.284 --> 36:45.578 -[announcer 2] It didn't. -[spectators groan] 36:45.661 --> 36:48.915 [announcer 2] I can't believe it came up that far short. 36:48.998 --> 36:50.416 [man] Come on, Rickie! 36:50.499 --> 36:53.794 [Butch] He hadn't been there in a major championship in forever. 36:53.878 --> 36:57.381 It's just the way things go, and you just gotta keep putting yourself there. 36:57.465 --> 36:59.175 The more times you put yourself there, 36:59.258 --> 37:00.927 the more comfortable you feel where you are. 37:02.011 --> 37:04.180 [announcer 1] What might have been for Dustin Johnson, 37:04.263 --> 37:05.973 the second hole he made an eight. 37:06.057 --> 37:09.060 He played that hole six-over for the week. 37:09.143 --> 37:11.020 [announcer 2] He hasn't been able to bounce back. 37:11.145 --> 37:12.563 Hasn't been able to make anything. 37:13.272 --> 37:15.483 [Paulina] Can you ask your dad if I can have his bag? 37:15.566 --> 37:17.318 -Why? -Because I love it. 37:17.818 --> 37:19.904 -I want it. -You want it? You can have it. 37:19.987 --> 37:21.322 A deal. Fine. 37:22.198 --> 37:23.449 [Paulina and spectators groan] 37:24.075 --> 37:25.660 [Paulina] He needs a big hug. [chuckles] 37:26.160 --> 37:27.411 Like, a big hug. 37:29.163 --> 37:30.081 [applause] 37:30.164 --> 37:32.166 -[Paulina] Nice round, DJ! -[man 1] DJ! 37:32.250 --> 37:33.751 [man 2] DJ! 37:33.834 --> 37:36.337 [cheering, chattering] 37:37.588 --> 37:38.506 What's up? 37:38.589 --> 37:41.175 Obviously, wanted to play a little bit better than I did. 37:41.259 --> 37:45.513 I didn't give it a full go. Maybe a little lazy. I don't know what it was. 37:45.596 --> 37:48.224 -[boy] DJ, can I have your glove? -You look so good. I love your hat. 37:48.307 --> 37:50.059 [Dustin] So, I'm gonna grind a little harder 37:50.142 --> 37:52.103 and try to get my game back to where it was 37:52.186 --> 37:54.730 when I was contending for titles every single week. 37:55.773 --> 37:58.276 [announcer 2] There were so many fans that were hoping 37:58.359 --> 37:59.735 that Fowler would break through 37:59.819 --> 38:02.947 for that first major and first win in four-plus years. 38:03.030 --> 38:06.909 Instead, it is the guy he's played with all day long, Wyndham Clark… 38:06.993 --> 38:07.827 [applause] 38:07.910 --> 38:09.912 …who just may emerge here as the guy. 38:11.163 --> 38:13.332 Two putts will close the deal. 38:14.709 --> 38:16.168 [shouts of encouragement] 38:20.756 --> 38:26.429 [announcer 2] That's pretty cozy. And now the stage is clear for Wyndham Clark… 38:32.226 --> 38:36.230 who takes down all the stars in Los Angeles 38:36.314 --> 38:38.607 to win the United States Open! 38:38.691 --> 38:40.026 [applause] 38:40.985 --> 38:41.902 Rick… 38:42.611 --> 38:43.696 Thanks, man. 38:44.447 --> 38:45.364 [Rickie] Congrats. 38:45.448 --> 38:47.408 -Thank you, man. -Thanks for being a champ. 38:47.908 --> 38:53.247 [announcer 2] And still a promising week for Fowler and Rory McIlroy. 38:53.330 --> 38:55.750 Another one goes by, another close call. 38:55.833 --> 38:59.628 [announcer 1] McIlroy with his third runner-up finish in a major. 38:59.712 --> 39:01.464 [indistinct chatter] 39:03.674 --> 39:05.551 [cheering and whistling] 39:05.634 --> 39:07.303 -[man] Yeah, Daddy. -You wanna go over here? 39:07.803 --> 39:12.475 Obviously, he wanted it to go a different way, and everyone did for him, 39:12.558 --> 39:17.480 but I… I don't think that changed anything as to what he can do. 39:18.230 --> 39:20.775 I know he can figure it out. 39:21.400 --> 39:22.860 [indistinct chatter] 39:27.531 --> 39:28.783 [Rickie] It was tough out there. 39:29.283 --> 39:30.159 It got crispy. 39:30.242 --> 39:31.118 [Rory] It was so… 39:31.202 --> 39:33.788 Putting was, like, so hard to control the speed. 39:33.871 --> 39:34.705 Yeah. 39:35.414 --> 39:38.334 I struggled all… like, the last few days anyway. 39:38.417 --> 39:40.836 -Yeah, I know. -It seemed like they were quicker, but… 39:41.420 --> 39:42.630 -All good. -See you next week. 39:42.713 --> 39:43.714 Yeah, sounds good. 39:46.425 --> 39:49.553 We're going to get one of these things fucking sooner or later. 39:50.888 --> 39:51.722 Fuck. 39:52.348 --> 39:55.142 [man] Seeing Maya, bro… 39:55.226 --> 39:56.060 Yeah. 39:56.143 --> 39:57.770 When you, uh, walked off that… 39:58.437 --> 39:59.438 I got a tear. 40:00.940 --> 40:01.857 It was awesome. 40:02.608 --> 40:05.694 Yeah, it's like you're pissed off and bummed and then… 40:06.654 --> 40:08.656 see Maya, and you're like, "Okay." 40:08.739 --> 40:10.991 -[Ryan chuckles] "We good." -Yeah. 40:14.829 --> 40:15.663 [ball is struck] 40:19.125 --> 40:22.044 [Dan] For the PGA TOUR, the U.S. Open was a dream scenario. 40:22.128 --> 40:25.005 It proved that their players can still dominate major championships, 40:25.089 --> 40:29.635 and it put them in a strong position as negotiations continue with LIV. 40:30.219 --> 40:31.053 [Maya] Dada? 40:31.554 --> 40:34.265 For players like Rickie Fowler, the only thing Rickie can do 40:34.348 --> 40:37.935 is focus on himself and worry about getting back in the winner's circle. 40:38.435 --> 40:41.188 [Allison] Wow! Whoo! 40:41.897 --> 40:46.193 [crowd chanting] Rickie! Rickie! Rickie! Rickie! Rickie! 40:46.277 --> 40:49.196 [announcer 1] From Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan, 40:49.280 --> 40:52.408 it's final-round coverage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. 40:53.617 --> 40:55.453 [announcer 2] It's a clean slate 40:56.036 --> 41:02.543 and a three-man playoff coming up between Morikawa, Fowler, and Hadwin. 41:02.626 --> 41:03.586 [crowd chanting] Rickie! 41:03.669 --> 41:09.175 [announcer 3] Seems to me like this crowd is urging Fowler to get this win. 41:09.258 --> 41:11.927 [announcer 2] The first playoff hole will be 18, 41:12.011 --> 41:14.513 and if it extends to a second playoff hole, 41:14.597 --> 41:15.973 it'll be the 15th hole. 41:16.056 --> 41:18.225 [spectators shouting] 41:18.309 --> 41:20.311 [announcer 2] Oh, they're pointing right! Right! 41:20.394 --> 41:21.437 [spectators shouting] 41:21.520 --> 41:23.606 [announcer 3] That is miles to the right. 41:23.689 --> 41:24.690 [spectators groan] 41:24.773 --> 41:27.276 -[announcer 2] That is amongst the people. -[announcer 3] Hmm. 41:27.359 --> 41:28.402 [man] All right, Rick! 41:28.486 --> 41:31.030 [announcer 3] He's got to continue to stay aggressive. 41:31.739 --> 41:34.074 [Rickie] I learned a lot from the U.S. Open. 41:34.158 --> 41:37.703 It's knowing and seeing that you don't have to be perfect. 41:37.786 --> 41:40.247 I feel like a lot of people, you get in that situation, 41:40.331 --> 41:44.126 you feel like you… you have to do a lot of things really, really good. 41:44.210 --> 41:46.670 Um, you don't. You just have to be good enough. 41:46.754 --> 41:49.215 [announcer 4] Could be all sorts of pressure on Rickie Fowler. 41:51.133 --> 41:54.053 -[man] Get in the hole! -[shouts of encouragement] 41:54.136 --> 41:56.305 [announcer 2] This is on a really nice line. 41:57.473 --> 42:00.017 -What a golf shot! -[announcer 1] Will it get there? It will! 42:00.100 --> 42:01.185 [cheering and applause] 42:01.268 --> 42:03.229 [announcer 1] What a shot from Fowler! 42:03.312 --> 42:06.023 [cheering and applause continue] 42:10.361 --> 42:13.280 [announcer 2] So, Fowler has a putt for the win. 42:13.948 --> 42:15.074 Twelve feet. 42:17.868 --> 42:19.119 [strikes ball] 42:19.203 --> 42:20.538 [shouts of encouragement] 42:20.663 --> 42:22.248 ♪ Take me as I am… ♪ 42:22.331 --> 42:25.334 [announcer 2] And Rickie returns to the winner's circle! 42:25.417 --> 42:27.211 ♪ Take me as I am… ♪ 42:27.294 --> 42:29.213 [cheering and applause] 42:30.923 --> 42:35.219 [announcer 2] Ten months ago, he was number 185 in the world. 42:35.719 --> 42:38.973 And now… back on top. 42:39.056 --> 42:40.808 [cheering continues] 42:40.891 --> 42:42.726 [announcer 1] It's been four years, 42:42.810 --> 42:45.521 four months, and 29 days 42:45.604 --> 42:48.023 since Rickie Fowler won on the PGA TOUR. 42:50.234 --> 42:53.612 [Rickie] I've always wanted to win having Maya around, 42:53.696 --> 42:56.824 just being able to have the videos and pictures in that moment. 42:56.907 --> 42:58.158 That'll be a special one. 42:59.201 --> 43:02.621 And hopefully, there'll be plenty more and ones that she'll remember. 43:02.705 --> 43:03.831 [cheering] 43:03.914 --> 43:06.208 Oh, okay. No, she doesn't want to be here. 43:06.292 --> 43:07.793 [indistinct chatter] 43:07.876 --> 43:10.713 [Allison] When I think about everything that he did, 43:10.796 --> 43:15.009 it was pretty cool to see everything actually just come together. 43:15.593 --> 43:19.346 I mean, there's a lot of people I have to thank. Obviously, you know, Butch. 43:19.430 --> 43:22.433 Um, it's been, uh… it's been great being back with him, 43:22.516 --> 43:24.268 and I know he's very excited. 43:24.351 --> 43:27.646 Obviously, I have to thank my wife and little one. 43:27.730 --> 43:28.731 [voice breaking] Um… 43:30.399 --> 43:35.112 It's… it's been a… a rough road on the… on the golf course. 43:35.738 --> 43:39.575 Um… But they've always been right there with me. 43:39.658 --> 43:41.660 [cheering and applause] 43:43.495 --> 43:45.956 [Allison] I think now it's just lighter and… 43:46.624 --> 43:51.086 Um, not to say that there will never be any struggles in the future, 43:51.170 --> 43:56.258 but I've gotta imagine that he's feeling like if there are, 43:57.676 --> 43:58.927 he can figure it out. 43:59.011 --> 44:01.305 [reporter] What does this win do for the rest of your season 44:01.388 --> 44:02.306 in terms of your goals? 44:02.890 --> 44:06.101 Uh, well, this was definitely one of the main goals this year 44:06.185 --> 44:07.186 was… was to win. 44:07.269 --> 44:10.981 Outside of that was, obviously, to be a part of the… the Ryder Cup team, 44:11.065 --> 44:13.525 and that's still what we're focusing on right now. 44:14.443 --> 44:15.736 -[Maya gurgles] -[Rickie] Eh? 44:15.819 --> 44:18.781 [Butch] Now we gotta win more. That's gone. That one's over with. 44:18.864 --> 44:22.242 Yeah, we won, hadn't won in a long time. Happy we won. Now we gotta go further. 44:22.326 --> 44:25.120 We gotta keep on winning. Gotta win some majors. He's gotta win majors. 44:25.204 --> 44:28.290 For him to validate his career when it's all said and done, 44:28.374 --> 44:30.584 there's gotta be some majors on that résumé. 44:30.667 --> 44:32.461 [Rickie] Yeah? You wanna go home? 44:33.045 --> 44:35.339 Just because of everything that I've been through, 44:35.422 --> 44:39.843 and how long it had been, all these, you know, last few years and all the work, 44:39.927 --> 44:43.639 you know, kind of get to exhale and take a… a deep breath. 44:46.850 --> 44:47.976 [crowd chanting] Joel! Joel! 44:48.060 --> 44:50.896 [Amanda] Life has changed for Joel Dahmen in a big way. 44:51.605 --> 44:53.399 -[man] So what's new? -I'm more famous. 44:53.482 --> 44:54.566 [fan] Joel, you are the man! 44:54.650 --> 44:57.694 And I think that's all due to the success of Full Swing. 44:57.778 --> 45:00.072 [Dan] Joel's had a major come up in the last year, 45:00.155 --> 45:02.783 but that has not translated to encore success. 45:02.866 --> 45:05.202 I'm playing the worst golf of my career. It sucks. 45:05.786 --> 45:07.746 We are as bad as it's been in a long time. 45:07.830 --> 45:08.664 Fuck you! 45:08.747 --> 45:10.916 [caddie] I feel like there's something going on upstairs. 45:10.999 --> 45:13.043 -[Joel] I'm over golf. -[Lona] What's a new game plan? 45:13.127 --> 45:14.712 Because what we're doing is not working. 45:14.795 --> 45:16.213 [groans loudly] 45:17.214 --> 45:19.174 [dramatic music playing] is not working.