A Saudi cloud over the PGA Tour’s best event, and the Bryson media kerfuffle

The Shotgun Start

Fried Egg Golf

Golf, Sports

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This Wednesday episode begins with Andy and Brendan lamenting all the off-course rumors and maneuvering dominating the conversation yet again at what is the best week on the PGA Tour schedule. They discuss Will Bardwell’s piece on sportswashing, Kramer Hickock blurting out some specifics, or alleged specifics, of Saudi signees and schedule, and the notion that the players also want more of the major championship pies. The two also seem to come to an unfortunate conclusion that we’re headed for a successful Saudi enterprise that will get stronger over the years. Then it’s on to the schedule for the week, where Riviera and the actual golf get its due. They cover some featured groups, some featured holes, and convey their excitement for the week ahead. News closes with a rant on the preposterous context-free coverage of Bryson’s statement denouncing “false rumors” about his playing schedule.

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0:00.0	Now the shotgun's starting golf is full of mathematics, there's a lot of set up work that we have to do in order to make a tournament work, so I'm going to demonstrate to you just exactly how we do a shotgun start here.
0:14.0	And here we go.
0:17.0	All right, all right, all right.
0:21.0	Determine!
0:24.0	Start your engine!
0:29.0	Crittins are welcome to a Wednesday edition of the shotgun start. It is February 16th. Andy, how are we doing?
0:43.0	Brennan, I'm doing what a day of event. It's just a busy day. We got Riviera. We got the Saudis cast in a cloud over the best tour event of the year here.
0:58.0	Yeah, it sucks, man. I think that sucks, quite honestly. Like, I don't want to talk about this shit again. It seems like stuff's popping off yet again. I was texting with friend of the program, trying Carter.
1:09.0	It really feels like this is exactly what it was like in 2020, right? Like this one, this before the intervening pandemic sort of put a halt, and I guess it might have been the PGL then with Saudi influences then.
1:22.0	Kind of the PGL seems just so appetizing now, comparatively.
1:27.0	Yeah, and there was a big meeting and some Brentwood home or whatever Hollywood home.
1:33.0	And it feels like we're back at it again, where something is percolating. Stuff seems to be happening.
1:40.0	Everybody's got comments, everybody's got a source saying it's close, saying it's far away.
1:45.0	I thought I saw, I don't know, someone just tweet that I think it was the any rap reports at the top 10 players.
1:50.0	So there's no way they're going to have it ready in June. So maybe some people don't think it's close either way.
1:55.0	Kramer hit Cox involved giving out like, you know, breaking news. Maybe I don't know, saying 17 guys have signed.
2:03.0	And they're going to play 10 of 14 events in the US. It just feels like Keith Pellies in town.
2:11.0	Everything but Riviera is being discussed here in the lead up to the very best event on the PJ tour of the season at the best venue.
2:20.0	That includes the players.
2:24.0	That includes the players.
2:26.0	Hey, I'm excited for the players this year. Look, I don't need commercials yet, but I think I don't know.
2:33.0	Well, I mean, I'm sure I'll be sick of their marketing bullshit by the time the first T ball goes off on Thursday, but I'm kind of excited for it anyways.
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