Rick Golfs

What’s it like for a normal hack golfer to play Augusta National? 2 years ago I got the unbelievable honor of playing the home of the Masters with a member. I still pinch myself. So what did I shoot? Let me take you on a hole by hole journey from the member tees:

Will Rory win 10 majors? This makes me think it’s very doable. Phil won 3 after age 37. Rory has 6. He is healthy. He is playing better than ever. Seemed unthinkable 2 years ago. Now I think it’s likely.

@Imanobody1987 Ex pro who now does TV

@Top100Rick Okay sorry if this is a stupid question but who the fuck is Johnson Wagner?

Watching Johnson Wagner recreate shots has convinced me of one thing 100%: The PGA Tour should broadcast 4 regular Joes every Monday playing the tour setup. Imagine a 0,5,10,15 handicap trying to battle the blue monster tomorrow. Counting every shot.

Our grand children will never know the joy of ripping stingers at the kid picking the range. It was a right of passage.

@RaphaelEivots I will say the only thing that could be an advantage is that their greens are in perfect perfect conditions. Everything else is way harder.

@Top100Rick It’s comical to me when average golfers say they could shoot good scores on these courses

@SeriousJim Millions watch regular Joes play golf on YouTube every day. The audience is proven.

@Top100Rick Nobody wants to see that. Everything isn’t good television. Wagner doing it is cool because he’s closer to an every golfer than the pros are. I don’t want to be watching pro athletes take on Golf and everyday people will be an elevated level of horrific.

@bigjohnsosa3oo It would be hilarious and adds context

@Top100Rick Why in tf would anyone want to watch that lmao

@oplakany Soon. Long drivers will deliver goods to the moon colony.

@Top100Rick How long before a player will be able to hit the moon with a 5 wood?

Scottie Scheffler hits his 3 wood 324 yards to pin high. Scottie isn’t even known as a super long hitter. (Top 50 in that department.) It’s okay to marvel at the player’s athleticism and brilliance, while also asking if enough is enough.

@PaulyTremonte Millions watch normal guys on YouTube play golf every day.

@Top100Rick People think this is a good idea but I'd almost guarantee no one would watch it

@SamuelsZack Charity raffle!

@Top100Rick I would actually pay to get to play a major course/any tour course in that scenario. Mark me down for the 15 hcp spot! I got to go to the Players this year and the first thing I thought was wanting to play it

@leftyzag +2, too good

@Top100Rick I volunteer as the 0

@CB10891481 Like literally guys would be whiffing balls because of the pressure

@Top100Rick Probably. Also, most underestimate how hard it is to play with the pressure of crowds watching, much less on TV. But if the amateurs were a fun group of good guys it would create some drama.

@BLandsperger I can’t even imagine how hard that would be. It’s so hard on any given day from the normal tees.

@Top100Rick I shot an 82 on Friday. 37 on the back nine. I played Oakmont 5 weeks before the Open, from the tips. 120.

@cwig8 He’s just having fun and adding context to how good these guys are

@Top100Rick That’s a great idea. As far as Wagner is concerned, I’m the only golf fan that doesn’t find him amusing or funny. He’s really annoying to me.

@CB10891481 Ha if normal club scratches from 6500 yards and playing back tees at Shinny, would probably lose.

@Top100Rick I would watch a scramble of 3 scratch amateurs play a pro on Shinnecock for $1 million. That would be fun.

@JGGolfFitness And most have no idea how much pressure they will feel when the camera is on. You will see the worst golf ever lol.

Will never happen but always thought this would make for some fun/ interesting content! Especially as I have heard fair bit about how easy some of these Tour setups are I’m sure people would soon realise when they watch average golfers tackle them that even “easier” Tour setups are miles harder than your average golf courses When a Tour player shoots 64 on a 7,400 yard course, with thickish rough, greens stimping at 12, tucked pins etc it’s not because the course is “easy” it’s because they are insanely good! Most club golfers would do well to get within probs 10 shots of their handicap from exactly the same setup!

@fakesportsbot Cheapest content you could make. They would probably mess up and use YouTubers. What we want is authenticity. Guys not trained for the camera.

@Top100Rick They could film this for YouTube at a tiny cost.

@Skenzy121 And it would cost nearly nothing.

@Top100Rick Hate to say it but does seem like a layup way for PGAT and the YouTube world to collide. Just have 4 of them take their infrastructure out on Mondays and live stream from an official PGAT YouTube page.

@Top100Rick I volunteer to take on Quail Hollow next Monday.

@BBQDuck35 And imagine the tips at some of these course. 7500 yards lol.

@Top100Rick I played Torrey Pines (south) three days after the tour event many years ago. It was insanely hard. At the time was a 15… shot 104.

@BigBucksNFT11 And the pressure of a camera watching knowing all your friends and family are gonna watch…

Fantastic idea. I volunteer as tribute for the zero category. I tell my friends all the time; me shooting 68 out here on our weekend track is absolutely no where remotely close to being able to do that on any tour setup. Those guys are ridiculously good