TGL takes a step back in Tiger's debut, Rahm's OWGR gripes

The Shotgun Start

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Andy and Brendan return with some immediate takeaways after Tiger's Jupiter Links GC lost to LAGC in a rout in Week 2 of TGL. The two debate agree that the product took a step back this week, with worse "on-course" gameplay and a choppier broadcast than the league's debut. Kevin Kisner was the star of the show, struggling mightily in gameplay but providing some laughs on the hot mic. On a positive note, Brendan was particularly impressed with Sahith Theegala, who showed off with his enthusiasm for the game and excitement to be playing against Tiger. Andy wonders how ESPN can get more "Golf IQ" involved in the broadcast in the hopes of elevating it as the season goes on. In non-virtual golf, Jon Rahm is clamoring for OWGR points for LIV events again, leading to a Brendan rant for the ages about these comments and ones from Butch Harmon about the current state of men's pro golf. Rahm, Rory, and others are set for the Dubai Desert Classic this week to start many of their seasons on the DP World Tour. In America, the PGA Tour's west coast swing begins at the American Express, boasting a strong field despite withdrawals by Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele. Picks are made for the Club TFE One-and-Done, with Andy, Brendan, and PJ confident in their selections for this week. Finally, the Champions Tour returns this week with Paul Azinger's analyst debut at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. PJ previews the week and provides some things to watch for ahead of a full Champions Tour Minute after play concludes this weekend.

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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 Wednesday edition of the shotguns start.
0:44.0	It is January 15th.
0:45.9	Andy, how are we doing?
0:47.9	Brendan!
0:49.2	I got to say I am doing awesome.
0:53.9	You are? There's no team I like watching my... I am doing awesome. Exceptional.
0:55.7	There's no team I like watching my Illinois basketball squad beat the living piss out of
1:03.6	more than Indiana.
1:05.1	And I was treated to an absolutely delightful 60 point first half from Illinois while T while tgl was going on and uh you know
1:14.3	the uh the expensive uh indiana roster just embarrassed on their home floor so we can talk about
1:23.1	tgl the same about the jupiter links embarrassed on their home floor, essentially. Playing at home in South Florida.
1:29.2	A lot of parallel.
1:30.0	We're just wrapping up as we're going live here.
1:33.1	Sorry, I've got like Marty Smith is scurrying her into the frame to interview someone.
1:38.5	It was at 11 to 1 last week's check.
1:41.2	Probably a step back for being honest for the TGL tonight.
1:46.0	One step back.
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