Bald Guys On The Bench

Memorial Day Sports And Golf Tales

• Graham Cohen and Scott Wasco • Season 1 • Episode 201

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Recorded May 25th, 2026

A referee gets picked for the Final Four and can’t even leave the hotel to grab dinner without risking getting sent home. That detail alone tells you how deep sports betting pressure runs behind the scenes, and it sets the tone for a Memorial Day hang that bounces between real sports talk and the kind of stories you only get when the group chat becomes a road trip.

We take you with us to Georgia for a golf weekend that swings from Augusta sightseeing to private-club rounds near Lake Oconee. Think lightning delays, sideways rain, a brutal false-front par 3 at Champions Retreat, and that perfect-strike heartbreak when your ball lands by the cup and then rolls all the way back down the hill. Then the trip gets even better: a host sits down at lunch and slowly realizes he’s playing with Taylor Heinicke, and a water-front par 3 turns into a Waste Management-style scene with boats yelling like it’s a stadium.

On the pro sports side, we unpack the Golden Knights’ playoff run, the coaching chatter that doesn’t add up, and the stats that make a comeback feel impossible until it isn’t. We also hit the NBA playoffs, why the Knicks being good matters, and why foul hunting and inconsistent officiating can make fans lose their minds. We close with a surprisingly practical golf takeaway: switching to a yellow golf ball can be the simplest fix if you’re struggling to track shots in the air.

If you like playoff energy, golf trip chaos, and honest takes with plenty of laughs, subscribe, share this with a sports friend, and leave us a review so more people can find the show.

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Memorial Day Banter And Reset

Graham

Welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the Bench podcast with your hosts Graham Cohen and Scott Wasco.

Scott

What's up, everyone? Welcome back to another episode of the Bald Guys on the Bench. I'm your host, Scott, and I'm worn out after a long Memorial Day weekend with some boys down in Georgia. Just kidding. Shut up. My name ain't Graham. My feet don't hurt from working. What's up? Let's go. Let's have some fun. Graham, what time is it? How are we doing over there in Vegas? Let's go. You don't hear me crying. Oh, I'm not gonna do the podcast tonight. I'm sleepy. I got hammered last night. You know what? Sack up. Let's go. What do we got?

Graham

Um, or should I say she?

Scott

Dude, and after the weekend of shit talking I just went through, that was that was like kindergarten, bro. Just let you know. So you know what time it is over there in Vegas. Come on now. It's Monday night, Memorial Day. Happy Memorial Day to everybody out there. Let's go.

Graham

I'm ready. Let's kick it off. Let's grab one crack one, brother. Let's go.

Scott

Let's do it. But on a side note, yeah, your boy is hurting a little bit. Anyhow, before we get into my weekend, uh, how was your weekend? What'd you do? Did you go to any movies? You know, did you do any chores around the house?

Graham

Shut the front door. Uh, weekend was good. Um, you know what's funny? I saw a couple movies last week and I don't even remember what I just saw. That's kind of hilarious now that I think about it. Um, they were good. It was uh the Jake Dylan Hall movie, and um what was his name? Uh oh, it doesn't matter. Anyway, saw two movies. They were they were pretty good. I'll think of them eventually, but uh really just worked. And uh watch playoffs.

Why May Is Sports Heaven

Graham

I mean, like, dude, we said this off air, this is probably about a week ago, and I'm just gonna bring it up right now. The month of May is like, is it not the best month to watch sports? I mean, just there's something every day. Playoff basketball, playoff hockey. Yeah, there's some, you know, there's baseball, there's golf. I mean, it's just unbelievable right now.

Scott

You know, you can't argue with October or November either.

Graham

Yeah, no, I I mean I get it.

Scott

You got World Series, you got hockey kicking up, you got NBA kicking up, and you got the NFL. But it's not playoffs, obviously. So right.

Graham

So yeah, just uh, you know, worked lunches and then uh did watch watch sports. Uh although I did uh on Saturday night, I catched the uh roast of Kevin Hart. You catched? Caught, catch, shut the blub.

Scott

I mean I remember my first time learning the English English language. Oh, gram. You're awesome. But anyhow.

Final Four Refs Locked Down

Scott

Uh before we even get into my weekend, I got a little fun fact for everybody. And this kind of blew my mind. You know, something you never really think about. Uh obviously everybody knows I went on this golf trip this weekend. And uh the guy that drove down there with me is Boys with the most tenured NCAA basketball ref out there. I think he's done the most active, he's has the most active Final Fours. Wow. Yeah. And fun fact, okay, obviously the Final Four, two games on Saturday and then one game on Sunday. Or no, Monday for the championship. Well, if you're picked as a referee to go to the Final Four, they select twelve officials in college basketball to go. You don't even know if you're doing a game or not. Okay? What? You have to stay in the hotel at all times until your name is called. Why? Oh, I'll tell you why. This little thing called gambling. Wow. You're you're not allowed to leave, bro. And they were he was telling me about somebody this past year. Where was the final four? I forget. Um whatever, irrelevant, not important. But some dude, one of the 12 left the hotel to get dinner right outside of the hotel. Bye bye. You're gone. That's insane. Think about it though, it makes sense.

Graham

Yeah. Well, if that's the case, they better be covering their room service bill because Yeah, oh yeah, of course.

Scott

But you don't even know if you're getting picked. I mean, I don't know if yeah, we probably talked about it a long time ago. Tony Brothers, the most tenured NBA referee, yeah, is here, is from Norfolk here. And actually, when he retires in two years, he's running for the mayor of Norfolk. Oh, wow. But anyhow, when I met him for that first time, I told him about the bald guys, and it was like, hey, can you come on? And he goes, When I retire, I will. But as an active NBA referee, we're not allowed to do anything immediate. Wow. Yeah. So I was just like, wow, I gotta remember this and throw it in the notes. And because it's just it's weird, it's cool, it makes sense.

Graham

It makes sense only because look, certain refs have tendencies, games are look legitimate. I don't say legitimate, but people that do betting for for their income, that you know, do all this research, like they have lines based on how these refs, their history, how they recall games and all this stuff. And it's just like it makes sense. I mean, the average day-to-day gambler, we could give two shits about that. But the people that like this is their job, this is what they you know, they're handling millions of dollars, this is what they do, like it uh it's kind of important.

Scott

So wow. But I was just like, wow, that's wild as shit, right? Yeah, I guess I guess he's from Virginia Beach somewhere. I don't know, but not important either.

Road Trip To Georgia Golf

Scott

So where do we begin, dude? It was a weekend of all weekends, something I've been talking about for a while and looking forward to, and you know, getting together with coach, Tennessee Tech head coach Bobby Wilder, who coached Taylor and at Old Dominion, Taylor, and then you know, earned a new nickname this weekend from one of the members that hosted us, uh, The Squirrel. And that's better than Glenn. Dude, I just gotta go out and say the weekend was better than I thought it was gonna be. Nice. And there wasn't a lot of great golf played, but there was a lot of beer being consumed by all the above. Um I mean, let's just we'll just kick off the trip. You know, Glenn and I are here in Virginia, and Taylor's obviously in Atlanta, and coach is in just about an hour outside of Nashville. He's the head coach at Tennessee Tech. So we were meeting on Thursday, or sorry, on Friday at 12 at the club, but Glenn and I obviously had the longest drive, seven hours. Cruise down. Glenn got us a hotel in Augusta, literally. I sent TP a screenshot of where I was and how close I was to Augusta. It was we were like 1.2 miles.

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Yeah.

Scott

Wow. And it's the first time, obviously, I've ever been in that town when it's not Masters Week. Wow. What it is ghost town. Yeah. There were some people out there. There was, I mean, but and it was also wild because you drive past Magnolia Lane, and guess what? It's boarded up because they're closed. Yeah. You know, until whenever. But dude, Glenn got us a got us a room at the Partridge Inn in Augusta. Folks, if you're in the room, if you're yeah, if you're ever in Augusta when it's not Maskers Week, go stay there. It overlooks the city of Augusta, it has a rooftop bar, old, historic, like low ceilings. You know what I mean? Like that's how old it is, like seven-foot ceilings. To the point where our room was like 170 bucks on a random Thursday in May. Yeah. Augusta week. 800. Two night minimum. Damn. And the rooftop bar was awesome. There was another bar on the second floor, and I was talking to the bartender because my boy Glenn got a little heat exhaustion and left me. Uh dude, they have a door person during Master's Week. That's how busy the place gets. Oh, I believe it. It was sick, dude. Sick. Had a blast. But uh, dude, you know, Thursday, my nights won on Wednesday night, game one, in Colorado. Your boys fired up. Then Thursday nights, game one of Carolina and Montreal, right? I literally talked to my COBA rep, who's a seasoned ticket holder for the hurricanes, and on the way down, I'm like, You ready for this? It's gonna be awesome. You guys haven't played since May 9th, you know? He's like, Yeah, I don't expect this to start fast. I expect this to be slow, yada yada yada. Sit down at the bar. I asked the bartender, Can I turn the hockey on? She hands me the remote, bro. It was awesome. Hands me the remote. I'm like controlling it. And turn it on. Game starts 30 seconds in, Kane score. Dude, I thought, and I've said this a million times, I thought the roof was gonna blow off that arena. That place was so electric, dude. So electric.

Graham

Yeah.

Scott

And 30 seconds later, Montreal scores. We got two goals in the first minute.

Graham

Insane. Dude, it was like, what the and then we get another one, another one, and another one. And should have been another one. It should have been five to one after the first period. It was wild. Could not believe it.

Scott

What a great game. I mean, feel bad for the fans of Carolina, especially my Cobra Puma sales are up. But it is what it is. Insane. And then have a night, meet up with the boys the next day, play some golf. So we're playing Champions Retreat, the first round, okay? Champions Retreat, if people don't know, that's where they have the first two rounds of the Augusta ladies amateur.

Graham

Okay.

Scott

So they play there Wednesday and Thursday. And if you make the cut, you play the Augusta on Saturday. But even if you're in the event, everybody gets to play Augusta on Friday. So we're playing this course. I'm stoked to play it. Little banged up. Got there early. Forecast doesn't look good. We got out a little early and hit it good on the range, dude. I was like, oh, let's go, let's go. Been hitting it good.

Graham

Get out, first hole. Rip driver. I'm like, alright, let's go. Hit it right on the screws. And yank a little seven iron. And before I even get to hit my pit shot,

Rain Delays And A Brutal Par 3

Graham

uh, it's coming out sideways.

Scott

So oh shit. Dude, 25-minute delay, we're hiding under trees. And then we get to go finish the hole. We play number two. So the second hole there, dude, this is part three. Okay, this is nuts. It had the highest, it played the hardest hole at the champions' retreat for the ladies' amateur. Part three. 172 yards is what I had. Okay. Hit a seven iron. The the caddy and the host of the club were telling me you don't have a lot of room, huge false front. You know, the green's almost damn near impossible. That's why all the ladies, you know, struggle to land. 172. Hit a little seven iron, hit it dead on the screws, high draw right at it. My ball lands five feet from the cup, has a half a rotation of spin. Uh, and I didn't even see it. I thought they were effing with me. Yeah. Glenn goes, what the f beep? And I look up, and there goes my ball, dude, rolling down about 40 yards short. Oh, dude, Graham, and I'm talking dick tight. This thing was hit exactly where I wanted it. You know, and the caddy and the host are both like, oh, perfect, until it wasn't.

Graham

It's like, dude, it's like, dude, anyhow, get on the third hole.

Scott

I made a great bogey, by the way, because I chunked the first chip and it came back down to my feet and then got up and down. So anyhow, I'm two over after two. We get on the third hole, hit our t-shots, and here comes the rain. Dude, 35 minutes underneath the tree. And let me just tell you, the direction I'm in, I'm getting pelted by the rain. You know, I'm covering for my boy TH4 over here sitting to my right. I'm I've got towel on my left arm, and I'm like, bro, we gotta turn this cart so I'm out, and there's just no chance.

Graham

I'm just like, took one for the team, it sounds like.

Scott

Yeah. I guess you can call that.

Graham

So I gotta ask. I know, and you've said on the podcast multiple times, you don't like to drink when you play golf. Right. When you're with everyone else that's pounding beers back, and you're multiple times having these 25, 30 minute delays, are you not having a beer or like what are you doing? Nope, nope, no beer. What?

Scott

I had I had two beers on the back nine the first day.

Graham

Okay.

Scott

And by and by beers, I mean whatever those shelters are called that don't have the carbonation. I forget what the base side, seaside, something like that.

Graham

So the the surf lines or something?

Scott

Something like that, yeah. I had two of those. But I mean, dude, we show up at 12, our tea time's not until 145. We have lunch in the clubhouse, and they're just pounding beers. So, and like I was saying, we're at these places where Taylor won a charity auction thing. Yeah. They're exclusive, very private, and a member has to play with us. Right. Okay. And then we also had a four caddy with this one the first round. But anyhow, third hole reigns, we're soaked. My arm feels like I'm carrying 30 pounds because my arm is just soaked. Everything's soaked, whatever. We had a blast, dude. We only made it through, I think, 15 holes until we really got rained out, and it was not good. Went into the bar, had some drinks, had some pizzas. And so Taylor and Coach got a little wager going, and Coach is calling BS on the bet because they didn't get to finish. Well, we have a little window, okay? And it's almost I don't even know, I didn't even send you this video. Me, Coach, and Taylor decide we're gonna grab our clubs and we're gonna go out and play the 18th hole three times since we only played 15 holes. Right. So we we grab our shit and our old fashions and plastic cups and cruise out to the 18th hole, which is

Host Meets Taylor Heineke

Scott

right there. Right, dude, as we're walking, Glenn's like, you guys are idiots. I'm sitting in Scott's car. As we're walking to the 18th tee, it's getting darker and darker and darker. And the video, you know how your phone never makes it seem as dark as it is. I'll send them to you. Taylor hits his t-shot, coach hits his t-shot, I hit mine, and it's like nope. I'm like, I don't even care where my ball went. You can't even see anything. I'm like, I don't even care where my ball went. I'm running to the car. I'm out. So I go to the car, put my shit up, it starts coming down sideways, dude. And Glenn and I are just like, ah, these dumb MFers, they're gonna be soaked as shit. Here they come 25 minutes later, dude. They finish the hole soaked. Amazing. Great story. Anyhow, so great golf course. Uh, out of the three, I rank it number two. But we thought it was gonna be number one. Okay. Right. When I got invited on this trip, the one thing that Taylor kept talking about was dude, check out the logo for Cusco Willa. And it's sick. It looks like the Chicago Blackhawks, you know, logo. Super dope. I I sent you a picture of the head cover I got. Uh, so we have to, once again, have a host, a member, to play with us. Well, the guy that he won it from goes to, you're playing with the greatest guy ever. You're gonna love him. He's a loose cannon, yada yada yada. So we're sitting there in the restaurant having lunch, and you know, the host doesn't know anything. He walks up and he goes, or one of you guys, Taylor. And he's like, Yeah. Taylor says, Yeah, me. And he doesn't know anything. All he knows is he's playing with an ex-NFL player. And he sits down and he goes, So who's the football player? And looks at me, because I'm a bigger dude, and I'm like, Taylor's me. And he's like, Where did you play? You know, what position did you play? This, that, no other. And he's like, Yeah, I played quarterback, you know, played for this, that, you know, started 34 games. Most most of my starts were with Washington and this and that. And I was like, Oh, okay. Like, has no clue. And then he's like, Taylor says, Yeah, my best game ever was, you know, COVID year against Tampa. That's what got me my money when he almost beat Brady at home when he had the play, right? When he scrambled and stretched out, and the dude, like, the dude looks up and he goes, Oh my god.

Graham

You're Taylor Heineke? Dude, the look on that dude's face, it was so awesome.

Scott

And off-air, you can edit this out because it's hilarious. And Glenn goes, Glenn looks at me and he goes, Damn, I'm glad Taylor's riding with Scott because Homeboy was about to blow him the entire round. Uh leaving that in. Whatever, I don't care. Um, these hosts, these private clubs that have to have a host, you know. The first guy was like, Yeah, I'm just gonna play a couple holes, and I'll probably leave you guys on the back dine, ended up playing everything with us, obviously, because we're fun and like the bullshit. Then the guy the second day says the same thing and goes, I'm gonna leave you guys on the back dine and ends up playing everything with us. But anyhow, something I didn't tell you, homeboys from New York, okay, our host, born and raised in New York, he's boys with marrows. What? Dude, I don't even know how it came up, Graham. But I literally text Maros and I'm like, yo, I'm down here in Georgia playing with your boy Badger. That's his nickname, and he goes, and Badger's real name is like Dean. And I'm like, yeah, he goes, you know, mind blown. Like, what? Yeah, yeah. It was insane.

Graham

Anyhow,

Lake Hole Turns Into A Stadium

Graham

awesome golf course. It was amazing, but it's Memorial Day weekend, right?

Scott

All these courses, you know, Cuscawilla and Great Waters, which we played yesterday, are all on Lake Oconee. And it's a Memorial Day weekend. So what's that mean? Shit ton of people out on boats and hanging out. The weather's hot, you know, families, the whole deal. He tells us, I man, I hope all the boats are out on 11, which is a part three right on the water. He goes, It's electric. We have no idea what's getting ready to happen. We step up on the 11th E, and all of a sudden, it's a waste management moment. Dude, people are yelling, screaming. Taylor hits first. Wilder's like doing this to make everybody get louder. Taylor stuck sticks it. And I'm like, oh, dude, I gotta go get a shot now. I was like, I wonder if he's they're gonna do it for everybody or just Taylor. Well, I get up, it's like 135 yards, little part three, water. You got to carry the water, water's all down the right, pins back left, 135 yards, normally a little wedge. I'm like, I'm not taking a full swing. I'm gonna hit a little chip nine iron, dude. I'm not hitting this goddamn thing fat. Embarrassing myself. Hit it to like 20 feet. I was pumped with it, right? I'm like, I got the jitters, dude. I was like, oh my god, dude, I can't be the one that hits this shitty shot. Then Glenn comes up, Glenn hits it amazing. You saw the video, he's like starts riding the donkey, you know, with his golf club, like Boo Weekly in the rider cup. So then comes Coach. And I I'm just gonna start this off by saying Coach is a great player, one of the worst swings you'll ever see, but his short game is amazing, and that's what gets him around.

Graham

All right.

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We're

Scott

And everything, right? And as Coach steps into the shot, some dude on the boat screams Hey, this guy looks like Ethan sucks. This is gonna be great. Dude. Oh, two to two. Two to two.

Graham

Uh dude, amazing.

Scott

I was so proud of our group because we all hit great shots.

Graham

Every one of the shots looked in the air like it was gonna be a flagger. It was awesome. Super cool. But, you know, what do you do?

Scott

Saturday night, you know, don't can't forget the nights game on Friday night, you know. We came back and won that, go up two to nothing. I mean, we were staying at some sick Airbnbs. Uh I mean, and hey Badger, just because I'm on a golf trip, you don't think I'm watching sports? Badger's giving me play-by-play. You know, last night he goes, hey, nights were down three to nothing after the first period, and they just tied it up going into the third. Yes, I know. I'm watching, but you know, amazing weekend, great stories. And Great Waters, the place we played yesterday. I'm just gonna say this, and this will tell you. It's one of, and you know how many amazing places I played. Yeah. I it's in my top five, bro.

Graham

Wow.

Scott

Yeah, top five. It was the only thing that sucked about the last two rounds is because all the rain, it was carpath only, and this god dang place was like this. Yeah, it it was like it was a rough two days, and the heat and uh drinking at night, you know. But anyhow, baby. Funny story though, dude. In Georgia, you can't buy alcohol until 11 o'clock. And dude, our tea time was at 10 15, and I thought Glenn was gonna have a shit fit.

Graham

I mean what, he didn't bring a couple of roadies?

Pool Table Hustle With Coach

Scott

No, he had a couple before, but he didn't bring any. So, anyhow, just wrap it up. You know, you asked me the question earlier. I said I was gonna save it for the show.

Graham

Yeah, let's save it.

Scott

Let's hear it. Would you what'd you ask?

Graham

Did you take any money from Taylor?

Scott

So here's the fun. So we played Coach loves this stupid wolf game. It's so crazy, yeah. Whatever. So it was we pretty much broke even on day one, as far as I don't think anybody lost any money. Uh, but coach lost some money to uh to Taylor. We're not even gonna talk about that one. Uh, but day two, we're Taylor and I are like, dude, screw this wolf game. Like, let's play the bundle and let's play six-hole matches where everybody's partners with everybody for six holes.

Graham

Right.

Scott

Okay, so Taylor and I, I think we I think I lost 20 bucks in the team thing because I played with yeah, we pushed one, I lost one, and won one. No, lost two, won one. Everybody, everybody lost with Glenn on their team. You are the weakest link. Goodbye. Um, so after golf, or no, then Cusca Willa made 40 bucks. So we played the same game. But here's the part I can't wait to see. So after the round, it was so hot and humid yesterday. We're like, let's just go back to the house, take a shower, and then go, you know, go find some food, go find some beers, whatever. So we wander into this place that the cart kids told us to go to, and it has pool tables. And I don't know if you can see the shirt I have on. It's the new, you know, how I always do t-shirts at Duckwoods. I brought all the boys a t-shirt. Well, I got Coach one for Tennessee Tech that's purple like mine. Well, I throw it on last night, walk downstairs after the shower, and coach has the same shirt on. I'm like, Coach, you gotta go change your shirt, dude. He's like, F you, we're gonna be twins. So we walk in this bar scope pool tables, and I know Glenn's a pretty good pool player. And they're like, Let's play. What are teams? And Coach is like, I'm taking my twin. And I'm like, Oh man, I know Glenn's good because he plays in a league.

Graham

And they're like, What are we playing for? Taylor's like, 20 bucks a game. And I'm like, whatever.

Scott

I'm like, worst case scenario, I know I'm losing. I'm losing 40. Because if we lose the first one, we're gonna double or nothing.

Graham

Of course, right?

Scott

So Glenn breaks, and then my boy Bobby MFM Wilder literally just does this, Graham. Not even concentrating, not even taking his time. Padink, pudding, pudding, pudding, pud ink, pudding. Taylor and I are looking at each other like what in the shit is going on? Game over. $20. They're like, double or nothing, double or nothing. Bobby breaks, doesn't make anything. Glenn makes a ball. I make three. Then Bobby. Taylor sucked. It's a good thing he had an arm and could run. Uh because his geometry skills aren't very good. Uh Bobby goes, Padink, padink, padink, padink. We're up two games. Okay. So they're like, all right, double or nothing. Taylor's like, F that, $100. And I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, guys. You're talking to a poor ass golf pro here. You got that, you got that, and you got that. All right, double or nothing. Badink, badink, badink. Three games, 80 bucks. Thanks for playing. I won more money on the pool table than I did on the golf course. I mean, in three games, I think I made five balls, six balls. Like coach just was like, hey, thanks for coming, you know, the end. Right. We're all like, we're like, what in the hell, dude? And he goes, Y'all forget. My parents owned a bar and pub, and when they couldn't find babysitters for me, I just hung out and played pool. I mean, makes sense. It was awesome. But amazing trip, dude. Great stories.

Graham

You guys, you know, the four some of you, you you had the you had the different games that you played. You didn't have anything side with Taylor?

Scott

No side action? We just no, because he was too wrapped up in him and coach.

Graham

Oh well, I hey, I'm just asking because you're making such a big deal about it beforehand. Yeah, the amount of time playing.

Scott

They were playing a hole.

Graham

Oh, okay.

Scott

Yeah, and that was that.

Graham

So must be nice. Yeah. Must be, right? So if if you were playing that, would you have won some money at that level?

Scott

Day one, I would have lost to Taylor. Uh day two, it would have been pretty close. Okay. Uh, I would have worked him yesterday. But, dude, I'm just gonna say this. I

Golden Knights Take Control

Scott

mean, my guy, obviously, athlete, strong as an ox. The last time I played golf with him, yeah, he hit the ball far, but he had no clue where it was going.

Graham

Now that he's retired and can play every day. Deep dish pizza, bro.

Scott

He played Great Waters yesterday. He played all the way back everywhere. I ain't doing that. I already told him. He played Great Waters yesterday at 75 Hundo. Damn! I played the next T up. And I'm not I'm not gonna lie, and I'm not ashamed of this. Dude, on this one hole, I was probably 30 yards in front of him off the T. He probably hit it 40 yards past me.

Graham

Damn.

Scott

He's hitting it so deep. The 18th hole at Cuscawilla is 500 yards. Okay. Part four.

Graham

Yeah.

Scott

He had 170 in.

Graham

I mean, that's uh dude. That's a poke.

Scott

Dude, he's yeah, he's mashing it, and he's gotten so much better. But like him and I talked, he's gonna get even more better once he learns how to hit shots.

Graham

Yeah.

Scott

Everything right now is full, like he hits full everything to the to the moon, hits it so high. I'm like, dude, we're gonna learn a little knockdown shot, and you're just gonna dominate. But it was an amazing trip, you know, awesome. Had a blast, and we got another one coming up in October. That we talked about yesterday, uh Redskins game and on a Sunday, drive in on Friday, play a little G on Friday, play a little G on Saturday, Redskins game on Sunday, and drive home on Monday.

Graham

So, what has your boy gotta do to be a part of this? Like, can I just can I caddy? Can I just be the person that holds the beer? Like, what do I gotta do, bro? Learn how to play golf. I can do that.

Scott

Yeah, dude, and the crazy thing is, I'm on the way home, and one of our members, that's an out-of-town member, texts me from DC, and I'm like, oh my god, Glenn. That's one of the stops on our on our trip in the fall, and that's Robert Trent Jones in DC, President's Cup, numerous times. They just had the Solheim Cup there. I texted him, I'm like, yo, might need your help. He was like, done. Nice. So let's go. But nice. Yeah, it's gonna be a trip. Anyhow, it was a great weekend, dude. We had to leave at the crack of dawn today, so Glenn could get home. I'm tired. It's 9 30. I'm running on adrenaline. My nights are up three games to nothing. Can't even believe it. Especially last night, dude. I mean, three goals. I mean, Stone came back, McCarr came back, they scored two goals in the first what, 12 minutes. Then we score one that got taken away. We're still on a power play. They get a shorty, it's three to nothing. And then we score three in the second. Yes, Badger, I know. I was watching. Um, and I'm actually gonna admit this on air. Your boy fell asleep. What I remember seeing, I remember seeing 16 minutes in the third period, and then I fell asleep. Hey, I woke up to a million text messages, ecstatic. Then I was so fired up like I couldn't go to sleep, and I had to watch the highlights, you know. But I don't know, man. It was a great weekend, great people, had a lot of fun conversations, and can't wait for my boy to move down here to Virginia Beach and hang out and play a lot more G. And that's that, dude. I told you last night, coach and Taylor were asking about Kellen all week, like, how's he doing? Is he getting big? You know, yeah, yeah, yeah. And Coach is like, FaceTime Kellen, we're at the bar. All right, so Taylor talks to him first, and it was classy, dude. Kellen made a little rip on Taylor. He's like, dude, Taylor's like, man, it looks like you're getting tall. And Taylor's like, are you taller than me yet? And Kellen's like, not yet, but it's soon. So, but then he talks to Coach, and you know, we've talked about Kellen and the football thing with Coach, and Coach literally just tells him, he goes, dude, it's all about grades, get a 4.0, and go watch Dana White's podcast talking about kids these days. Don't be a pussy.

Graham

That's what Coach tells you. And we watched it today when I got home, and it's straight up. It's good.

Scott

It's pretty solid. But anyhow, dude, I don't even know where to begin. You know, we talked about the nights a little bit. Did I have a good feeling going into the series? I was pretty sure I I felt pretty good. You know, did I think we were gonna be up three games in a duh, absolutely not. No one did. Well, whatever. Did I think we were gonna win the series? As a homer, yes. But also as a realist, I wanted to win two games.

Graham

Right. That's fair, you know. But as in hockey, dude, goalies went into the playoffs, and the hot team wins.

Scott

Well, who's been the hotter team?

Graham

You're not wrong.

Scott

I mean, McCar out game one and two. Huge. I'm just gonna go out and say it. Nathan McKinnon ain't shit without McCar. It's facts, bro. It's straight facts.

Graham

It's it's not even a bold statement to say. I mean, look, the evidence is proving what you're saying. I I just, you know, as the series started, I you know, even talking to you, I'm like, the knights, they just got a split in in Colorado. They just got a split. They get game one, I'm like, all right, this is a nice little start. Nice start. Game two, a little bit more optimistic on what may or may not happen. Knights pull it out in the end there. I'm like, wow.

Scott

Trailing in the third, yeah. Again, right?

Graham

I'm like, what is going on?

Scott

You see that laser eichel head? Yeah.

unknown

Yeah.

Scott

Laser

Coaching Drama And Playoff Numbers

Scott

beams. Is it over? No, it's not over. No, uh, it's not over. Am I getting excited? I'm excited. I'm not gonna lie.

Graham

Yeah.

Scott

I mean, we're one game away from our third Stanley Cup and the existence of our franchise.

Graham

Yeah.

Scott

And did you see what Bill Foley's trying to do?

Graham

No.

Scott

He's trying to bring an NBA team to Vegas. He's trying to buy one to bring.

Graham

Oh, well, yeah, I mean, that's been talked about for a while.

Scott

The Knights owner is trying to. Oh, wow.

Graham

Yeah. Oh, okay.

Scott

Yeah. So, I mean, a couple things. I mean, the game was last night, you know, game four is tomorrow night. Dude, the Aves were 74 and one when leading by three plus goals. Knights did not win a single game this season when they trailed by three goals. The Avalanche did not lose a single game this season when they led by two goals.

Graham

So, what I gotta ask now is you brought it up, and I saw chatter, you know, outside because being here in Vegas. If they make it, and I'll just say if, I mean, nothing's a foregone conclusion, but say say they advance to the Stanley Cup finals, right? Yeah, right. How was their chatter that they may have a new head coach next year? Like they wouldn't sign. He's an interim. I agree. I agree. Like, that makes no sense.

Scott

I'm saying this. Everything that I'm reading from the beat reporters and everything, what he did in Anaheim when he didn't do the press conference and cost the team a second round pick could be the nail in the coffin. But I agree with you. I agree with you too, Graham. If he wins Stanley Cup, when he takes over the team with eight games left in the season, makes a goalie switch, puts Carter Hart in, goes on this run. And after this stat, okay. Golden Knights are the seventh team to take a 3-0 series lead versus the president's trophy winner. This is the second team coached by who? Torch. Torch. I just I I know. It's weird. It's dude.

Graham

Read the room. Like, why would you want to mess that up? Like, I just don't. And especially if he wins. Like, if he wins, that would be the biggest slap in the face ever. Hey, thanks for winning. Have a nice day. Here's a bonus check. Get the F out. He don't care, dude. He gets his name on the cup. I understand that.

Scott

But I I I understand what you're saying. And I and I'm I totally, totally agree with you.

Graham

It makes no sense.

Scott

It's mind-blowing. It really is. So quicks another quick stat. Most playoff wins since 2020, 2021. Panthers with 51, two cups. Went to three in a row. Lost to us in 23. Oilers with 45, no cups. Knights. Knights with 45, one cup. Hurricanes with 44. Dude. Dude. I don't know what to say, man. If we win this series, I'm going to have to figure out how the hell I'm getting to Vegas, dude, for a parade. I'm going to have to. It's going to be tough. It's not going to happen.

Graham

Don't say that.

Scott

June is a tough month. I mean, like Avis graduation, I mean, it's just. It's going to be tough. But hey, wouldn't be surprised if we win it.

Graham

Yeah, but wait, hold on. So the I guess depending on how many games, the last game. I mean, if it went seven, what would that be? It would probably be before graduation, but I mean, like a week.

Scott

I don't think so. I got a better chance of going to a Knights Canes game. Like I said, my Cobra Puma rep, he has four tickets that he splits with his buddy, so they each get uh half the season and they go every other game. I've already plant I've already planted the seed, Jeff. Let's go.

Graham

Yeah, I know, but that doesn't help me at all.

Scott

I know, I know.

Graham

Um you keep saying you're gonna come visit me here in Vegas and you still have not.

Scott

Yeah.

Graham

Just throwing it out there.

Scott

I understand. So the other series. Uh Carolina gets boat race game one. Game two is when Saturday night? No, yeah, Saturday night. Carolina wins in overtime. It's tied 1-1.

The Streaming Delay That Ruins Texts

Scott

We're sitting here on Monday night, game three. And hey, Captain Obvious, Jerry. Hey, I might change my pick because the fans are gonna be electric in Canada tonight. Uh yeah, appreciate it. We know that. Uh it's the Eastern Conference Finals, and they're at home.

Graham

You know, thank you for bringing this up. And, you know, I think it's about that time. I haven't done it in a while. You did it, was it last episode or two episodes ago? I'm not gonna say this is a kick rocks moment, but Jerry, are you kidding me right now? I heard some information that just blew my mind. How are you someone that is super into sports? You gamble on it, you watch it, you're a diehard fan. You interact with your friends, you interact with Scott all the time as games are going on, like, oh, this is going on, this is going on. How are you someone that does not watch games live? You have a black box that you get from the internet, blah, blah, blah. You spend 40 bucks a month or well, one time, and you get all these free channels. Like, I get it for streaming. That's fine. You get all the channels, that's great. This is the playoffs for two months. I think you can afford to get YouTube TV so you can watch the playoff games in real time and talk with your boy Scott. The stories that I've heard that Scott can't text you back and forth because the goal hasn't scored yet, because you're on a two-minute delay, that's unreal right now. Stack up, get YouTube TV, be in real time, chat with your boy, and have a good time. Like, what the hell are we talking about right now? This is unbelievable. I mean, am I wrong? You ain't wrong. The fact that you can't send him a message like, oh yeah, that score is amazing. That goal, this I'll did this, blah, blah, blah. He's on a three-minute delay. Like, that's insane.

Scott

I have to wait for him to text me.

Graham

Like, what? For being such a fan of the knights as both of you are, and how you guys became dude.

Scott

We became fans on the same day.

Graham

That's my point. That's what blows my mind. That's fine, half the box. I have no problem with that. But dude, for one month or you know, two months out of the year, get YouTube TV. It's 60 bucks a month, bro. Suck it up when we watch games together. I mean, we've been watching all these games. We're watching right now as we're doing the podcast. We're watching the Carolina game right now. There's no way that we could be doing this if I wasn't on the same page as you.

Scott

But I can get all the pay per views for free. Yeah, five minutes later when I already won.

Graham

Exactly. Like, who?

Scott

Yeah.

Graham

Like, unbelievable.

Scott

Yeah. And sorry. No, you're Good. You've been talking about this for a while, and ever since we pranked him when I was supposed to be at game one of the was that the Ducks? Yeah. Yeah.

Speaker

Yeah.

Scott

On your birthday. Yeah.

Speaker

Yeah.

Scott

When I chat GPT'd myself into the picture. Um. Oh, damn. Oh, wow. I thought they were about to take the lead. Anyhow, NBA playoffs are going on too. One series is a dud. What's that score, by the way? Have you let me look on my phone because you're um no?

Graham

I have no idea.

Scott

Knicks are up three games of nothing. About to take the sweet. Oh wow. Uh load management much. Knicks are up 84 to 56.

Graham

No. Oh my god. Yeah. Look, unlike the other sports leagues, the NBA is the only league where a team that's gone up 3-0 has never lost. It's 163-0 and about to be 164-0. It's happened in hockey, it's happened in baseball, where they've come back from 0-3. And it's just like for some reason in basketball, it just doesn't happen. And look, did I think Cleveland had a chance in game four? I really did.

Scott

But to say it's over game one. It was. That was it. Sign seal delivered. Blah blah.

Graham

Dude, Cleveland was up 20 points with what, five minutes left and lost? See you later. See you later. And look, I've said this before in previous years. The NBA is great when the Knicks are great. Like the fact that the Knicks are good.

Scott

We've said that multiple times on this show and and Taylor said it the other day when we were talking about it. It's great for the league that they're good. Oh, look at the hockey game. That was a bad hit.

Graham

Oh. He just took. Oh, dude, still down. Oh, they fighting right now. No? Um, do you know who Mike Brown his first head coaching job was?

Scott

He's a dude with glasses, right?

Graham

Yes. Do you have glasses? I think he does. Was it Cleveland? It was. He coached LeBron. He he was there the year that they won the tie. No, he was he won with Tyron Lou the second time. So

Knicks Surge And NBA Momentum

Graham

no, they went and lost. But anyway, my case in point is, and he's been bounced around, like he's was an assistant at for Golden State where he last was. He's coached other places, but my point in saying that is he has him playing team ball right now. And it's just like watching the play, it's so amazing. Carl Anthony Towns, when he came from the Timberwolves, he was a scoring machine, he was a straight offensive player. His role now is more of like being a team player, a facilitator. Like did he get traded there, or was it free agent? Towns.

Speaker

I have no idea.

Scott

I'm just and what's their other dude? Brunt is it Brunson?

Graham

Yeah, Brunson.

Scott

Brunson was taken over, right?

Graham

He was a free agent, yeah. He was a free agent. Where'd he come from? Dallas. Okay. Dallas. So it was like, you know, and watching him play, you know, Mikhail Bridges, who was drafted by Phoenix, and it just like, dude, they have a they're playing great team ball right now. And look, I've said in previous episodes, it don't matter who's coming out the East, the West is winning, whether it's OKC or the Spurs right now. And honestly, like Yeah, but wait a minute.

Scott

Didn't I ask you this question before we got on the air? What's that? If the Knicks, well, when the Knicks win.

Graham

Yeah, now it's a foregone conclusion.

Scott

Can they do the unthinkable? As well as they're playing together? I mean, when's the last time they lost the game? Uh they swept the Sixers.

Graham

Last month.

Scott

Yeah. Swept the Sixers about the sweep. I just do they have to play perfect? Absolutely.

Graham

Yes. Can they win? They could. Do I think they can watch his move? Okay. Do I think they can win two games? Yes. What's the game? Did you see that dude spin? Yeah, I just saw it right now. Oh my god, that was sick. If he would have made that, that would have been insane. But I mean, yeah, I I like the Knicks winning two games. I I just look look, with any sport, it comes down to as in football, the healthiest team. Both teams the hottest team. No, true.

Scott

But what I'm saying is think about the what year? 08 Patriots, undefeated, Giants get in week 17 by winning a game.

Graham

Yeah. No, I mean, obviously, hotness of streak, I get that. But my point in saying that was there's a couple guys that are banged up on both teams, Spurs and OKC. So that could, I mean, that could lend a helping favor to the Knicks. And look, if you give a team eight days rest, like I think the Spurs series is going seven, right? So they're gonna have seven, seven, eight, maybe nine games of rest. Yeah, game one, they might be a little rusty, but they're gonna be healthy, ready to go. I I look stats, optics, it's it's really tough to say. I mean, dude, the way Wemby's been playing right now, he looks unstoppable. I mean, OKC at times like they are unstoppable. The one thing that I will say is this you talk a lot of shit about LeBron James and the flopping, right? A lot of shit. Okay. I've seen some stuff in this series, and by this series, I'm talking about the OKC Spurs series that like the MVP Shane Gilders Alexander, he like there's moves that he does, like the one thing, and my dad hates this about the NBA now. The style of how they play, players now will jump into you to create contact to get a foul.

Scott

They they they do the Kobe.

Graham

Yeah, like Kobe was the first person you ever saw do it. I hate when players do that, they're jumping into you, and it's a foul on you. That's the most ridiculous bullshit ever. I hate that shit. There's just times where it's just like I see SGA, he makes these moves, and I'm just like, it's not a flop, but I'm like, what the bleep am I seeing right now? Like, I just and then that plus the fact it's just like a lot of times it's funny. The officiating in the Eastern Conference game versus the Western Conference, like they're letting a play in the Western Conference. There's there's plays in in the Western Conference where it's just like they're holding Wimby's arm, they're doing literally whatever they can do to stop this guy. We're in a league now that the officials or the league itself, they watch the games after it's over, so that way they can try to be better for the next game. How are they allowing certain things to happen? Like how are they letting certain holds happen? How are they letting this foul not being called? I I just I don't know. So between who comes out of the West and what could happen against the Knicks, I mean, look, it's great for the NBA. They're gonna the dude, the Knicks have only been in the finals four times in fifty years. Two times in the 70s when they won. Wow. And then, or no, this no, I'm sorry, it'd be the fifth time. No, the fifth time, because they went with Ewing and lost, and then they went with uh uh Allen Houston, those guys. So uh yeah, fifth, I think that's right. I could be wrong, but for it to be their first fifth time going in franchise history, I dude. It's great for the league. I do they win? I don't know. I I if it was a one-off game, maybe a series is that's that's what I'm saying. If you had a gun to my head in a seven same seven-game series, I think the Knicks can beat the Spurs. Four out of ten. I I mean, like, I'm not 50-50 confident,

Foul Baiting And Officiating Frustrations

Graham

but like uh I don't know. Would do I want them to win a hundred percent. Like the Knicks winning would be so great for the NBA, it would be pretty sick, so great, but it's just like both teams in the West are just so dominant, it just it doesn't surprise you if they win.

Scott

Not at all.

Graham

And the worst part is they're both young, both teams are young, yeah. Like they're both gonna be good.

Scott

Don't doesn't OKC have some crazy draft picks because of the trades and stuff? Yeah. The rich get richer.

Graham

Yeah. Insane. Insane.

Scott

I don't know. Now let's let's jump to the golf topic real quick before we get out of here.

Graham

Yeah, let's do it.

Scott

Uh last week when we have, what was it, the CJ Cup, right? Not even talking about that yet. Uh the best news is uh Fowler, because he's top 60 after this week, uh, he's now in the open.

Graham

Let's go.

Scott

Yeah. So our boy romance, three majors this year. Keep going. Let's go. We got colonial this week, elevated signature event, and then the memorial next week. And my kick rocks moment is gonna be right now.

Graham

Oh, oh, two kick rocks.

Scott

PGA tour. What is today? What's today, Graham? Memorial Day PGA tour. What's Memorial Day? PGA Tour. What's Jack's tournament called? The Memorial. Remember, remember three, four years ago when the memorial started on Friday and ended on Monday? Wow. Or no, sorry, no, sorry. It started the first day, the practice round was Monday. Sorry, it didn't end on Memorial Day. It started on Monday, so the the memorial week was this week because the practice round on Monday was always packed because everybody's off work.

Graham

That would be sick. It used to be, dude. I know. They move shit around these last couple years.

Scott

I just uh but anyhow, Fowler, let's go. Uh Wendham Clark. I'm not a big fan of yours after what you did at Oakmont, but I am a fan of you winning and winning your boy and I some cash.

Graham

Yeah. Thanks for the rebound this week.

Scott

Sheesh when you got him 35 to 1. I mean needed that. And what was Siwoo, dude? See, I mean, we had one and two, like we were there.

Graham

Yeah, I know, right? The funny thing about it is going into Sunday, I mean, even Saturday, you you knew you had a chance with both of them, but then going into Sunday, I'm like, look, unless something ridiculous happens, uh not.

Scott

And by ridiculous, that's Scotty.

Graham

Yeah.

Scott

Dude, how about I heard a stat yesterday? We're watching the golf before we go play pool. Yeah. Through some hole on Sunday, they said Scotty hadn't made a five.

Graham

That's insane. Dude, was it uh was it Cebu on Saturday that bogeyed the 18th to shoot 60? That was Friday. Oh, Friday, yeah. Dude, he bogeied to shoot 60. Granted, it's par 71, but still, you could have shot 58. Whatever. I don't care. What they're throwing this, dude. Yeah, like they're throwing darts. So well, but anyway, what I was gonna say was like going into Sunday for our you know, especially for for my bets, it's like, dude, dealer's choice, I can't win. I mean, see what was playing great, then we got Windham. Like, he'd have to do something special, and boy, did he do something special, dropping a 60, 11 under? Like, what?

PGA Tour Schedule Rant And Betting Wins

Graham

What I look plus 1500 or plus 3500. Obviously, I want to take the plus 35, that's what I was rooting for. And when I got out of work and I saw my BetMGM account, I was like, please, baby Jesus, thank you. Uh, because last week was Barood.

Scott

Was it dud. Was it dud. But hey, we're going to Dallas to the Colonial for the what do they call it? The MasterCard or whatever. Who knows?

Graham

Yeah, no, I think it is the MasterCard.

Scott

On a side note, I have some breaking news. Oh, I love breaking news. With your boy's golf. Mine. Okay.

Graham

So this season, I've been having issues seeing the golf ball in the air. Okay, like I I I lose it.

Scott

I'm like, God dang it. I always wear glasses, but I don't wear polarized. I wear the golf ones from uh I'm not even giving them a shout-out because they don't give them to me free and they don't give you them free. So uh but I've been struggling and I've been like, dude, do I need to go to the eye doctor? And you know, who knows? Well, I thought about it last week, and I'm like, maybe I should try that yellow golf ball. Maybe I can see it in the air. And I don't carry the yellow golf balls at my golf club because I used to always joke on people that play yellow golf balls, aka one of them is Jerry. Jerry's been playing a yellow Shrix on for as long as I've known Jerry. Why? When Jerry and I would play in team events and we'd have to play alternate shot, I would refuse to play like yellow golf ball. Well, Saturday, coach plays a yellow TP5X. And I was like all day like really concentrating on trying to follow his ball in the air, and your boy could. So in the last hole, I'm like, Coach, let me have one of those, let me hit one, see if I can follow it. So we get to Great Waters yesterday, and I see they have them, pro Vs in the yellow, and I'm like, hey, can I get a sleeve of these? Oh, we don't sell them by the sleeve. Graham's high right there. Graham's high. I'm like, all right, give me the dozen. Uh $75 for a dozen of pro vs at this place. Dude. I walk in the in the restaurant. I'm like, y'all know how much I just paid for this dozen of golf balls? $75. I'm like, however, do you know when the last time your boy paid for golf balls was? So it's all good. It's a it's it it works out. Dude.

Graham

Was it 1998?

Scott

It was definitely before I knew you. Um but anyhow, I was pleasantly surprised yesterday, and I was shocked. I was telling my dad earlier, I'm like, I was telling Taylor on the golf course, I'm like, oh my god, my dad is gonna rip me a new one because I used to always joke on people. But it makes sense. I mean, there's guys still on the senior tour, Freddie plays a yellow golf ball, you know, Ernie Ellis plays it. It I'm gonna embrace it, dude, and see.

Graham

Do you know what you just said right now?

Scott

I'm old. Yes, Graham. I know that. I know that. It's okay. But I was stoked. I mean, I was like, wow.

Graham

Hey, when it comes down to it, that's the most important thing. Who cares what the ball looks like? You want to see your shot. I mean, if it was purple, would it matter?

Scott

I mean hey, as long as that ball's going in the hole, filling it up, I don't care. But I it was exactly like I seriously I couldn't see it. I mean, if it was a not

Yellow Golf Balls Change Everything

Scott

sunny day, it was hard. I can't I can't wait to try it down at my place and see, you know, different place is different. I want to see it somewhere where I play all the time.

Graham

So the $64,000 question is are you gonna be stocking some yellow balls at your course now?

Scott

Yeah, I'm gonna have to. I mean, hey, is what it is. It was weird, it was cool. I don't know. I was literally uh shocked the whole time, but anyhow, amazing weekend, dude. Uh couldn't have had a better time. And with with good people, you know. And here we are. May's almost over, dude. Too many crickets.

Graham

I know.

Scott

It just seems like my birthday was last week, right? It's gonna be hotter than piss out in the desert. Oh, the humidity, dude. Oh my god, down in hotlan area. Oh my god, yesterday. Like, oh, it's it's wonderful out. It's only 78. It's 137% humidity. Shut up. I mean, the sweat on my balls was sweating. I mean, God.

Graham

Hey, it's gonna start getting sweaty where you are pretty soon here, so let's not uh Yeah, I'm not saying it's not.

Scott

I'm just saying what I just said.

Speaker

Oh, I got you. The sweat on my balls, Graham.

Scott

Get us out of here. It's always a pleasure. Uh, we're gonna have coach come on shortly. Can't wait for that. You know, amazing dude, amazing coach, amazing person. And the guy's gonna dominate this year. You know, we talked about last year, national championship. Let's go, Tennessee Tech. Let's go.

Graham

Let's go, Scott. It's always a pleasure doing the podcast with you, especially now for episode 201. Wow. Oh, wow, what a

Wrap Up And Next Guest Tease

Graham

number. I'm glad you had a great time with all your friends, especially TH4 and Coach. And hey, I'm looking forward to next week. So, as the best homie always says, booba!

Scott

Good night, friends. Good night, liver. I'm sorry I hurt you this week. I love everybody. Meeting people as amazing as the four I went down there with is what it's all about. Like Lynn said, live life ain't directions on the box.

Graham

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