I think the reach of this championship, this is a global event. The golfing world will be watching this event. The waste management in Scottsdale is a significant event on the PGA tour schedule. I mean, I think everyone would agree with that. But it's a local party. It's a local party. This is a global party. It will be the most broadcast major championship in PG of America history.

It's significant to the golfing world.

And that's a big difference, I think, the magnitude of the major.

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Preparing TPC Harding Park for the 2020 PGA Championship with course GM, Tom Smith.

This is Golf Smarter.

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.

Here's your host, Fred Green.

Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Tom.

Fred, how you doing?

Thanks for having me on today.

Oh, thanks for making the time.

I know this is a busy

time for you. A really busy time for you. It is. It seems like every day is getting busier.

I wish the day's got longer. Unfortunately, the time change is coming up, so it's going to fall back.

I don't know if I lose or gain time. It's hard to keep track of sometime. I can only imagine.

Let's start with a little bit of history about yourself and then we'll get to what we're

talking about.

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