Brad Faxon

Well -- British Open is history. Boredom Kelly and Steve Buckley alongside and so to perhaps surgical courtesy chances. I'm getting rid of that title most talented guy never to win a major joining us on the phone lines. Are different from Rhode Island brad Faxon good morning back so are you I brad and much sleep did Sergio get last night rent. I don't know but I don't let a lot better was still medical. -- pressure. -- not to do it at that. What what's what's tougher to get some sleep after blowing a four shot lead on the final round trying to capture your first major or. Taken a three shot lead Saturday night -- you gotta get up Sunday morning and play for the championship which of the harder task.

I gotta believe he had more -- we let you know. Three shot lead the weather cooperated or you know it -- was terrible there at a later part of today because the played later added easier you know -- and knock at the door a lot of tournaments along -- uttered the let them. You know -- oh what. So it is great but but it's gonna hurt like about.

Is this one of those things that gets entrenched in your head now and has a burden you have to carry when when Andy elf. You find yourself in that position again next year the year after that.

Yeah and it's not unprecedented you know I think Tom Watson took a long time before they -- major know -- critics were everywhere and it was belt that would do it will ever do it you know Mike -- believe any US open shot 80 and bounced back in the masters. Mickelson Citic over and that -- what what treatment you know -- young enough I think mentally he's going to be strong. You know I I think he's in two or depressed for a few weeks here and hopefully by the way to out of it in the -- there.

I now see that's the key in the in the whole thing you with the press and the pressures -- with a couple weeks. Earlier in the show weeks would -- team all of who had the worst night last things there's sleeping. Yet the NBA wrap him -- who's who's throwing games yet the NFL quarterback who's going to go to jail for arranging dogfight -- Michael Vick. You've got lost that you have Jon Leicester getting ready to return to Major League Baseball which I have a problem with but that -- will throw at him because you're -- here at the Jon Lester overcoming cancer making his first start more than a year tonight against the Cleveland Indians in the golfer who blew the big one. Jim we all agree that at least the golf or who blew the big with Sergio and it is going to get over this is life -- on.

It's typical -- do anything illegal oh but I think that. You know guys guys like humor is you know and but it it become a great player -- world. -- had to would've made it that close. If her you know it. You know they're cute everything but he's been one of those guys. Knock on the door forget about it Kerry you know he's he was the top ten players in the world star and whether. The guys that ignited a lot and would. And the double vote -- great up and out double bogeys out that would of that and develop like it you know great.

shouldn't there be a rule that if you hit not one but two shots -- the the burden on the 72 hole you're not allowed to win the tournament. Once but twice in the water.

You know it's hard to believe that the that's actually one burn out vote what is it yet you -- right right and you know it's four under our work that it it in the off you really hit the fairway the knows that a he -- the -- right. It's like everybody. Finished birdie birdie to repair of the ever heard of yet you know -- it to a or -- All -- the -- did well you know it's amazing what happened in a couple the rest you know. If it out you know these guys like tiger you know. But -- you did make our oh.

You don't hear of yet ten birdies on the day cares where I will give Harrington credit. He hits as I said not one but two into the -- on the 72 and and -- gives away what was a two shot lead as he stood on the 72 hole and yet for all of that all that bad stuff that could have crept into his head at that point because I played lights out in the in the four hole playoff after that.

He really did need you know up and -- made any credible you know. That's one of those things -- have no -- that he couldn't oh yeah to a birth in the whole world what -- and it 40000 people 4 O'Clock in the Gillette stadium you know play -- the last green and opened it it and then you know -- You know settled down after a great quote -- ever wanted to think about like double bogey -- that's what I think outbreak that but what are one. Right regard it as if it happened a that a club display -- any stake in you know really put you out right away expert in the first vote. And then our our our -- and -- or bogeys really but it was pretty I'm pretty impressed.

Medina you show me the video earlier of the ball little the little bridge there yeah Bailey made that ultimately how little -- the all time great shots and it rolled across the bridge and stayed driver to have either review ever had. I I guess I recall that one of the recruitment of course where you with the unintended beneficiary of the like that. We're where you obviously didn't plan on that happening. But the way it Atlantis and -- and a polished product at a number of shots off trees or style to call on the fairway -- on the green yet about the bridge that kind of thing.

Well everybody has weird stuff like that happen whether the raiders somebody's Edgar. You know whatever but. You know you'd think about Romero shot on 17 had a -- the second -- is this long that heavy rough as noted that they've closed. It's low quick -- this land. In the -- of why it 60 yards to the right -- goes out of bounds on the fairway you know. I mean it's any if the ball battles of which order Atlanta. -- the -- carried you are right I'm excited and I wouldn't you know it is amazing. It's -- there is in it like. In the British Open you know with all the out of the ball -- more at the British Open wheel of the --

Brad would you agree though in the real world the better golfers are going to have more -- that good luck.

You know that things could make alot in let's that I mean absolutely you know. It is it just seemed like he is if I'm -- what happened yesterday in the open. You want to -- almost all the stuff that -- you know. He struck nobody blockbuster with respect for the on the quality player as well be better than the final. Eight -- nine holes if everything but he.

You know at an end yesterday to me brad speaks to the cruelty and the vagaries of golf and and you know. To expand on what you said about locked in good fortune and just a little bit here a little bit there three times in Sergio Sergio three times in the last four holes of regulation. Caught the lip of the pot and it didn't go win. And three times in the four playoff holes he caught the edge of the cup and it didn't go in none of them not one of them fell six out of eight lip outs if one goes and this --

Absolutely you know. What what you -- etiquette they're credited as you know -- been booed at the or. And it and it hangs in there and make great putt for birdie where people are yeah. But get up and it in the long par four but you know he angered at the end of the flag six in the in the lap but he. That ignited an awful looking. These were good look but wouldn't that in other. The product 18 regulation looked like that Utica and you know eat at a at 1718 in regulation both both but the he would I mean it. It's tough but I think that's what you are urgently as. You know added if the put away start -- they birdie got an Arctic and let. They've brought back any -- leave base but again -- another you know I think is really going to struggle but. My impressive -- this guy is woke up later in the it's it's a long way it was. It's oh but it.

those of us who play week in golf can get aggravated its low plane haven't weighed on the team but I can't even begin to imagine to what level that. Irritation -- goal that sort of uncomfortable feeling. When you're standing on the 72 hole of the British Open. -- waiting for the group in front of you to clear and and the guy does not start racan bunkers in front of -- and you're dying to get up there and play this hole and and and -- just at the sit there and wait for at all unfold I mean. That's part and parcel of what it is you guys do for living to sit around wait and then suddenly. -- right back up and get right back in the groove.

Well you know we played some -- the we debated if it. You know you lately but Thursday and Friday they take hours then you know who's figured -- the old court. Is that for -- these -- four hours or are. It's not he's treated people that wrote the that the that the British Open carrier rate on the break all the but no you know -- etiquette -- the way it -- part you know. That -- state discipline and spoke system. You know like that Sergio added that there wait what's that with Arrington was play in the last couple in the playoffs. Eddie what they were what probably inaudible -- public edit it but it -- a make by -- make 3. And it's been forever but yet added without there -- artist who looked like flat. You know and at the at Resop in the way you want to do to make.

That that's it and now brad I'm not a golfer so my credentials are right there in the open but take -- static golfers psyche will what is harder producer Sergio to forget this through your Garcia leaning over a ball and seeing the missed putt from a past tournament. Or is that the constant reminders from fans and media is he moves around hotel lobbies and whatnot what that what makes it harder.

Well I think back Sergio had a -- What in the you know in their well. Hasn't quite done it and the first edited last tiger and out of it really impressed so. You know this third term winner -- and you know -- of our -- by couples yeah. I think it's going to be hard for them. You know for the media the players are going to be good you know the players are going to a good player you know -- or is that you know. You're gonna get the benefit of the doubt the players to -- going to be you know. The relentless writing about it in oh -- saw what the -- this week it's that in the -- that -- certain people like in.

You have to what his quota afterwards brad speaks to you know where it was lodged in his brain at least yesterday quote you know what the saddest thing about all of this is it's not the first time for me it's not the first time unfortunately.

Well you know after you lot you know. I've read a quote that you know what that -- the point obviously. You know. He's going to be so the best player now you know everybody. The plate to become world. In any -- you know there's there's failure every sport every level way. And that's why you play played it -- it -- in Italy we golf that but most of any sport there it so yeah you'd be up in the need to back up again though. Sergio comeback and he'll he'll undoubtedly would they no in the.

Now brad I think if five heard correctly your name came up on the telecast yesterday as somebody who went very low in the open championship like a 65 somewhere that --

Well I mean number three good thought but the -- last round made it if that was the day I -- in. -- leading. -- last but seller you'd expected that yeah avocado or or or -- look over. You know I've missed about a week but for people for for Arctic it did end up but what right the -- the Dayton you know. You'd have times when I felt pretty good I didn't feel nervous but what like out of my element and really went right.

And would you -- Riviera like. 63 is such a low competitive

While an aunt and you agree with -- you heard if you zoom through your recorded -- to the beginning in the stuff but azinger who made the comment and it was funny got a big laugh out of -- though. Is that you have to answer speaks to what you just talk about what -- sweltering compete knowing you might not win the -- the line. And azinger said you have to enjoy the fact that your so damn nervous you can even spit on the first week

he does a little -- in it it it it about it. But you know he's right you know in in things are different you know it -- believe in. That -- have to -- yeah believe. Oh I think they thought you know some reason. The Irish people visible that the world -- in the wide smile -- as it play. I think this first or.

He's got the Mike Shanahan eyeballs not to notice that. It looks like Mike Shannon a kind of I don't look at as I would is that.

I don't know about those cities that would help figure but I it. I.

I was just wondering I mean I've having worked this radio station for 14 years and you have a little bit -- redneck you knew is an all or nothing. Our president -- to appreciate the input they were you headed next.

Always -- that -- That's different. It they wrote though as they say -- he wrote a rotation wrote -- ruled out. -- what what it was before glen abbey addict who. Glen abbey as like the rope to drag up the buildup to the team does not. It's the the thing receive mcenroe all the so steep is going to hang on a lot like a -- and that's sports what's that. -- hello little. But putting athletic guy brad are good luck anyway you'd I wrote -- perhaps -- rope a dope up again