‘Hit Driver Everywhere’ Tour bops Philly, and Less juice: Creator Classic or PGA Champ?

The Shotgun Start

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Finally back at home, Andy is in great spirits for this episode and surprises Brendan! by claiming a Victory Friday for the city of Chicago following the election of Pope Leo XIV. After plenty of midwest sports talk and an NBA playoffs check-in, the two recap the much-anticipated first round of the Truist, played at Philly Cricket Club. Brendan goes full Data Boy and shares some insight into Rory's round and the "big bops" he's hitting on the 7,100-yard course. Andy and Brendan discuss how events at courses like Philly Cricket Club show the need for an equipment rollback as these places are overpowered by today's game. Next week's PGA Championship is briefly previewed, as Andy wonders why there's "no juice" for a major championship. In news, Detroit looks to be getting the first TGL expansion team - much to Andy's chagrin - and Brendan shares another piece of PJ's "Forrest Gump" past life. Following a recap of the Creator Classic, Andy and Brendan answer some Golf Advice questions before Sports Minute wraps things up after some of the Pope's Chicago sports allegiances are revealed.

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0:00.0	Now the shotgun start in golf is full of mathematics.
0:04.0	There's a lot of setup work that we have to do in order to make a tournament work.
0:09.0	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.
0:27.0	Gentlemen, start your engine. Greetings and welcome to a Friday edition of the shotgun start.
0:43.5	It is May 9th.
0:45.1	Andy, how we doing?
0:46.6	Brendan, it is Victory Friday.
0:49.7	I got to say, I am excited.
0:52.8	I think there are just good things coming for the city of Chicago.
0:57.9	Is this a Pope reference? Yes, it is a Pope preference.
1:03.3	It's a lot of good Chicago, Chicago and Villanova. A lot of good Chicago, Villanova,
1:08.5	Big East Bits getting out there.
1:18.0	I'm happy for you, happy for Chicagoans, American Catholics, non-Catholics alike, I suppose.
1:19.6	It's a big world out there.
1:22.8	The Universal Church, all are welcome.
1:27.0	I do enjoy the Chicagoans really getting off their bits, though.
1:30.9	There's the one with him walking out to the Bulls intro song.
1:32.0	Just incredible.
1:37.0	The tweet about how they got a pope before a 4,000-yard passer, the Bears.
1:40.9	Kind of a lot of good Chicago bits I'm seeing out there in the ether.
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