Full Swing (2023) s01e02 Episode Script
Win or Go Home
1
[announcer]
The next PGA TOUR professional,
he has eight tour victories.
[dramatic rhythmic music playing]
He's the 2017, 2018 U.S. Open champion,
the 2018, 2019 PGA champion.
Here he is! Brooks Koepka!
[cheering and applause]
[Koepka] People think
golf's a gentleman's sport.
But it's a competition
at the end of the day.
I'm there to win.
I'm not there to come in second.
I'm not there to just participate.
They wanna step on my throne.
I wanna step on theirs.
Winning, it's an addiction, man.
Let's just say it's life and death.
Like, that's how I think of it.
Brooks, did you play any other sports
growing up?
- Baseball.
- Baseball?
- Did you play baseball for a long time?
- Yeah, I played baseball until 15, 16?
- [Thielen] Didn't mess up your golf swing?
- Nah, I loved it, man.
I wish I would've kept playing, but
- [man] All right, Brooks! No! No!
- [kid] No! No! No! No!
[Koepka] When you're a kid,
there's always so many possibilities.
First, I wanted to be
a professional baseball player.
You gotta tag me!
Get into golf season and all of the sudden
I wanted to be a professional golfer.
But I was never the it guy.
I wasn't the Jordan Spieth.
I wasn't the Justin Thomas.
These guys were good enough coming out
after one, two years in college.
And that wasn't me.
They told me
I was never gonna be good enough,
I was never going to win anything.
I was like I'm gonna prove them wrong.
Leap! All the way down!
[Koepka] So I worked harder,
more than everyone else
to show everybody how good I am.
[announcer] This for the U.S. Open.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer] Koepka, a major champion.
[man] Among golf's group of alphas,
Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson,
John Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau,
it's actually Brooks Koepka who's come
to define this generation of golfers.
[announcer]
Koepka captures the PGA Championship.
[man] Brooksie winning four majors
in two years,
without a doubt,
that's probably gonna be
some of the best golf that'll be played
for the next couple decades.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer] There it is.
There's your champion!
[woman] For a while, it felt like he was
going to win every time he teed it up,
and that's ridiculous to say,
because other than Tiger Woods,
there aren't many players
where I have felt that way.
[announcer] Brooks Koepka back-to-back
United States Opens. Phenomenal.
It was just like he was
the major whisperer or something.
- [crowd] Oh!
- [Koepka] Hit it too hard.
But it's been a couple years now since
he's been that alpha dog on the PGA TOUR.
One, two, three, four
[Dethier] He had been
on top of the golf world,
unquestioned number one.
But then he'd been battling injuries.
He'd fallen out of form.
For three years, '17 to '19,
I was the best in the world.
But I've definitely got the injury bug,
whatever it is.
[trainer] One, two, three.
Let's go. Come on.
[Koepka] You know, the last two years,
it was left knee, then right knee,
and then my hip.
And it's just been
one thing after the other.
[trainer] Two.
Got it. Very nice.
[Koepka] I just want to be able
to play a season healthy.
'Cause if I'm healthy, I can compete
with the best players in the world.
And that's what you wanna do.
[woman] Still playing with 33s!
[Koepka] I got to pick my numbers.
Jena's favorite number is 33,
and we got engaged on March 3rd,
so I figured why not go 33?
I slid into Brooks's DMs. [laughs]
But somehow from that we kept texting,
and we finally met in 2015.
And now we're getting married.
I gotta mark these things.
Sometimes, when you're frustrated,
it's just easier to look down and
see something that you like.
Like, I think Tommy Fleetwood,
like, draws a smiley face
on his golf ball or something.
Just to help with the putting.
I am a firm believer of just going after
what you want, and Brooks is the same way.
Brooks wants to win.
Brooks wants to be at number one again.
[Koepka] Jeff, you good?
- It's gone!
- [laughs]
[laughs]
[Koepka] Cove, out. Go, bye-bye.
Thank you. Drop. Uh-oh.
[Koepka] When I'm going into a tournament,
the mindset is probably most important.
I'm swingin' it really well.
I like the way I'm swingin' it.
[Pierce] The face is really close
to pointing right at that target.
[Koepka] I know I can get back.
I've got everything dialed in now.
It's coming.
I can see it from a mile away.
I got a job I gotta do.
Good energy. Good work, girl.
[Jena] She's got some strong teeth.
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[announcer] It is the 84th playing
of the WM Phoenix Open.
This event, unlike any other
on the PGA TOUR,
where the fans, well,
they let their voice be heard.
Let's fucking ride!
[rock music playing]
The Waste Management Open
is the best freaking week of the year.
I would say
it's the biggest party on tour.
And the season really ramps up that week.
[cheering]
[Rapaport] The 16th hole is a stage
unlike any other in golf.
15,000 people around and
they're screaming, and it's never quiet.
And if you hit a bad shot,
you're going to get booed.
[booing]
[Rapaport] And if you make a long putt,
they might chuck beers at you.
[cheering]
It's out of control ♪
[reporter] We'd like to welcome
two-time WM Phoenix Open Champion,
Brooks Koepka. Brooks,
what's it like to be back this year?
I feel very confident,
like where I'm ahead of probably
where I've been every year previous,
uh, where I feel like my game's at.
So, you know, I'm hoping for a good week.
This is pretty much the biggest tournament
we have in the PGA TOUR
as far as fans, people.
I love it.
It almost feels like a real sport.
[Koepka] I love playing the Phoenix Open.
It's my favorite event of the year.
I won in 2015 and then, uh, last year.
Thank you so much! You're the best!
[Renner] I think for Brooks,
there is immense pressure
to get back into the winner's circle,
and not only prove to everyone else
that he still is capable of doing it,
but prove to himself
that he's on the right path.
[man] Brand new chapter, baby! Big Brooks!
[Foley] There is incredible players
in golf who've made 50 million dollars,
who had hundreds of top tens.
And when they retire,
they won't be remembered.
You know, we remember who won the most.
Oh! No! [laughs]
[Finau] My favorite thing
about playing golf is the competition.
You know, I'm fighting to win.
I'm ready to play.
[suspenseful music playing]
Yeah, I was just going to go
get stretched out and have a bite.
Having wins is everything
that defines a season to me.
Whatever gets it done,
that's all that matters.
Uh-huh. Good. Good.
[man] It's so hard to win out here.
I mean, there's
so many talented guys on tour.
Like Brooks, he kind of shows up
at tournaments like,
"I'm gonna win this tournament
and I'm getting out of here."
[marching band music plays]
[announcer] We've had
four days of good golf,
but good could turn into a great finish.
Three holes remaining for Brooks Koepka,
who's won here twice before.
[cheering]
[announcer] And Scottie Scheffler,
who's looking for his first PGA TOUR win.
[Dethier] Brooks Koepka
gets into contention in Phoenix.
This is his spot, his arena,
and he has a chance to win the tournament.
You expect that he's gonna win this thing.
[crowd clamoring]
[announcer] Oh no.
[crowd booing]
[Koepka]
It's just fucking so far off that.
[booing]
[announcer]
Scottie Scheffler, now just one back.
Sends it into the blue sky. It looks good.
- [crowd cheering]
- [announcer] He's found part of the green.
[Koepka]
Been on the sidelines for too long.
You know, it created some bad habits,
and I need to turn this around.
[announcer] Just a little
chip-and-run shot here for Koepka.
[crowd clamoring]
[Koepka] I have to do this. If not, like,
I can't embarrass myself like that.
[pensive music playing]
That's what the great ones do, right?
Back's against the wall, they get it done.
[crowd groans]
[announcer] Three back. Really no chance.
[announcer 2]
That's such a disappointing bogey.
And the struggles for Brooks continue.
[Koepka] Look, I didn't win.
I feel like I should have.
I missed a good opportunity there to feel
like I could jump-start the season.
It's frustrating,
'cause I'm a professional golfer.
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chanting] Scottie!
[announcer] Scottie Scheffler.
[announcer 2]
Will this be a first win, Jim?
[cheering]
[announcer] Scottie Scheffler is
a tour winner for the first time.
[indistinct chatter]
[reporter] What did you think
of your play out there?
Just didn't play good enough today.
Do you learn something from this?
Sort of take stuff to work on on the range
and go forward, or
- [Koepka] Not really.
- Not really?
Sometimes you just have a mediocre day.
I mean, it is what it is.
- Easy enough. Thanks for your time.
- Yup.
[Rapaport] 2017 to 2019, when you saw
Brooks Koepka's name on the leaderboard,
you knew you were gonna have to beat him.
At the Waste Management Phoenix Open,
it was a chance for him to say,
"I'm back," and he didn't do it.
I think everyone's wondering, what's
really going on with Brooks Koepka?
[tense music playing]
[Jena] I was gonna, like, get
figure out what I needed for the wedding.
Brooks!
- [chuckles]
- [Koepka] Hi.
Hey. [chuckles]
- How's you?
- I brought donuts if you want some.
My fat ass don't need any. I'm good.
- Okay.
- [Koepka] I'm gonna take a hard pass.
- I want 'em
- Yeah.
but I don't need 'em.
[Koepka] I remember leaving thinking,
"Man, I really have that golf tournament
with a chance to win,
and I'm not winning. What the fuck?"
I had just a terrible tee shot on 16.
I made a stupid bogey,
which was kind of a kick in the nuts.
[Jena] I don't need I have my
[scoffs] I guess this will be
I don't foresee me ever wearing this,
but this is the last time I could wear it,
'cause it says "Future Mrs. Koepka" on it.
[Koepka] I used to be good at getting away
from the game at home.
This is a bikini cover-up.
- That is
- [Jena] Very bridal.
a hell of a cover-up, isn't it?
[laughs]
[Koepka] But lately,
I cannot figure out how to fucking turn it
off 'cause I've been playing so bad.
This fucking thing can consume you.
And then, Wednesday.
Perfect.
[Koepka] Jena will be talking to me,
and I'm thinking about my damn golf swing.
It's one of those things. I probably lost
confidence a little, if I'm honest.
So if you lose confidence, it's kind of
tough to get it back just immediately.
[Jena] Our first couple years together,
he was winning left and right.
Like, there weren't many struggles.
But now, like,
I think in the back of his head,
he's hearing these voices of like,
"You can't do this. You won't do this."
I do worry about the future.
[Koepka] No, the other side. Come on.
My whole career has gone,
like, straight up,
and then suddenly I'm kind of on
I don't wanna say the other side of it,
but it's like,
"Okay, well, we're going down now."
Jump! Cove!
This is the worst
I've ever struggled my whole life.
I have to figure out how to get the fuck
out of this thing before it gets too late.
[man] Created a huge line for it.
[woman] That's so good.
Which flavor is that?
That's the Mary Kombucha right here.
- Wow.
- Yum.
- It's fantastic.
- Let's get that.
[Scheffler] From when I was a kid,
I always dreamed of playing
on the PGA TOUR,
so I try and enjoy it as much as I can,
and it's very fun.
Thank you.
I feel like winning is a skill,
and I was able to win in junior golf.
I was able to win in amateur golf.
And I was able to win twice
in the Korn Ferry Tour
and kind of getting that first win
in Phoenix was really fun.
How many times are you gonna
win on the PGA TOUR?
It's good.
I like the salted caramel one better.
That one's good too.
Definitely, my world at the golf course
has changed a bit,
but when I get home,
pretty much everything's the same.
First month of marriage, so what has
your wife made you? Um, nachos.
[Scheffler laughs]
[Scheffler] Not taking bad rounds home.
Not ruining the rest of my evening.
You know, I'm not saying I need to win
this amount of tournaments
or I need to win this tournament now
or do this certain thing.
I'm gonna try and get better
and show up at a tournament
and just try and do my best.
I've never really been
much of an expectations guy.
For me, it's always about working
as hard as I can,
and everything after that isn't up to me.
[radio DJ] The narrative six or seven
weeks ago was Scottie Scheffler,
fifteenth-ranked player in the world,
and yet he did not have
an individual victory.
What the heck changed?
[announcer] And Scottie Scheffler,
he broke through a few weeks ago
in Scottsdale, and now here he is again
on the first page of a leaderboard.
[announcer 2]
Scottie Scheffler with another quick win.
You know, the results
speak for themselves.
It kind of snuck up on everybody,
all in the span of two months.
[announcer]
What a run for Scottie Scheffler.
[man] Get in!
- [cheering]
- [announcer] Wow! How good is that?
[announcer 2]
This is an unbelievably quick ascent.
[announcer 3]
He has won three of his last five starts.
That's No one can
really compare to that.
[Scheffler] I like that one.
[announcer 3] And, I mean,
he's the hottest player in golf.
[groans] Just trying to feel this thing.
So, when I was playing my best
Like, I'm not a big stats guy,
but I know that I was the best
inside eight feet
during that whole stretch.
And now I'm probably the worst,
so I'm struggling right now.
That was so bad.
Golf's so crazy, because when you have it,
you feel like you're never gonna lose it.
When you don't have it,
you feel like you'll never get it.
And that's kind of
how I feel on the greens right now.
When I was playing great, mentally,
I was in the best place I could be
and as mentally strong as I needed to be
to keep winning these things.
And that's where I need to get back to.
[Foley] With Brooks,
it's all just about winning.
That's been a big piece of him
that's taken away.
It's hard to tell a pro golfer
that it's just golf.
[Koepka grunts]
[Rapaport] There was no one who oozed
more self-belief than Brooks Koepka.
So he's the last person you'd expect
to have this downward spiral,
and right now this is
a crisis of confidence. Golf is weird.
Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason.
It just happens in an instant.
For a player of that caliber
to get to that space,
it just shows how mentally tormenting
this game can be.
[Koepka chuckles]
[contemplative music playing]
[Koepka] So you got a PGA trophy,
the U.S. Open trophy,
the most weeks at world number one
is in the corner.
But I only put the big ones up there,
just to remind myself
that there's plenty more big ones to win.
Augusta is right in the center.
Just saying, that's it.
It is. That's true.
But it's been bad lately.
[woman] Sometimes you have to put
your big boy pants on
and get out there.
It's interesting how mental it is,
golf's that thing where you overthink it
Right? Who's playing the best right now?
Scottie Scheffler, by a mile.
That kid, I guarantee if you ask him what
he's thinking about, he goes, "Nothing."
The best player in the world doesn't have
any damn thoughts in his head,
so why would you, right?
You're trying to be
the best player in the world,
so if Scottie ain't doing it,
why the hell am I doing it?
I don't know.
The best players in the history of golf
have always stepped up in the big events.
So right now, I can't even
In my mind, I'm like,
"All right, that's where I see myself."
Like, I gotta win, man.
That's the whole name of the game.
[Scheffler] Whatever it is that I'm doing,
I'm trying to be led by the Lord.
It's, you know,
the groundwork for my entire life.
There's only so many times in your career
when you're going to be playing
some really good golf,
and you've seen that happen for people.
You know, Brooks Koepka had these
different stretches of really good golf.
I'm just doing my best,
trying to keep it going.
Even when playing your best, you still
feel how difficult of a sport it is.
[Scheffler]
You get to sleep quick last night?
- [man] Did I get to sleep okay?
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I was tired, man.
Gotta get this man
in the F1 Netflix series,
the way he's driving.
I'm ready to roll.
[Radio DJ] Here we are. Masters Week,
the best week of the year.
[man] All the top 20
players in the world playing,
and the list
probably goes a little farther than that.
I do look forward to the crowds.
- That's the best thing.
- Yeah.
[Morikawa] This field is loaded
with the best in the world
at the best golf course
at the greatest tournament in the world.
I can't wait to see it.
- Welcome to Augusta. How are you?
- Good.
[Finau] Morning. How're we doing?
[man] Hey! Welcome back.
[Finau] Thank you. Nice to be back.
[upbeat music playing]
[man] How you feeling?
Guess pretty good. Major season.
This is the time to play well.
And what do you think of 11 and 15?
[Koepka] I like what they did to 11.
[Dethier] The Masters is
the biggest tournament in all of golf.
It's golf's Kentucky Derby,
its Super Bowl.
You've got the iconic green jacket.
They play at the same course,
Augusta National, every single year.
It's one of the most exclusive courses
in the entire world.
Everyone who's anyone
has won at Augusta National.
[reporter] The talk of Augusta, of course,
is Tiger Woods
for having not played golf
in almost two years
after that horrific car accident.
[reporter 2] The man almost died.
He almost had his leg cut off.
It's only been 15 months.
This is un-fucking-believable.
I'm stunned.
[cheering]
[Renner] People could not believe
that we were about to see
Tiger Woods playing the 2022 Masters.
[man] Tiger!
[Renner] We're talking
about a guy who almost died.
He was just lucky to be alive.
Him just being able to be at the Masters,
thinking he could possibly compete there,
is maybe one of the most incredible feats
we've seen in all of sports.
Major championship golf, it's different.
And Tiger's presence elevates
the entire event to the next level.
[Tiger] Here we are, Masters week,
and it's going to be a tough challenge
and a challenge that I'm up for.
[reporter] Do you think you can win
the Masters this week?
I do.
- [boy] Thank you, Mr. Koepka. Good luck.
- Good. Thanks.
Where's Jena? I want a picture with her.
[exhales]
Me too. I'll tell her you said
you were looking for her.
Thank you. Good luck.
[Dethier] The stage in golf does not get
any bigger than this year's Masters.
- [Koepka] How are you?
- [woman] How's it going?
- Fresh page.
- Yes, sir.
Fifty-two.
[Koepka] The majors,
there's something different about them.
The majors are the pinnacle of this sport,
and that's what you're defined by.
- Thank you. Appreciate it.
- [woman] Good to see you.
[Koepka] Like, every time you walk in,
you just always see
You want to see your face up there.
That's what you want to see.
There have always been questions
around Brooks Koepka,
and he's always proven people wrong
at the biggest events.
So, is this where Brooks
finds his game again,
or are we seeing the end of an era?
All it takes is one week, man.
[insects chirping]
[distant voices chatting]
I swear to God, I forgot my club before.
PGA in Charlotte, like, four years ago,
I legit just walked out.
We got to the course,
didn't know where my clubs were.
[pensive music playing]
[applause]
[announcer] It's Thursday at Augusta.
First round of the Masters.
The sun is shining, and the storylines
will make themselves clear
as we move from Thursday until Sunday.
- [Koepka] Hi, good to see ya.
- This is your week. All right?
[Koepka] Thank you. Appreciate it.
Play good today. Love you.
Have a great time.
[applause]
[Koepka] I go back
to the last major I won.
Like, I'd pay back every dollar
I ever made in this game
just to have that feeling again for,
like, another hour.
The only way I think this season
is successful is to win a major.
[man] Brooks Koepka now driving.
- [applause]
- [man 2] Okay!
[applause]
[Koepka] All I need is one shot. One feel.
You're playing like crap.
You make one swing and you feel something,
you're like, "Ooh, I got it!"
I'm waiting for that moment.
All right. Gotta start somewhere, Brooks.
- [crowd] Oh!
- [announcer] What a shot.
[applause]
Come on.
Come on. Let's drop one.
[announcer 2] Now Brooks for his birdie.
There you go.
Whoo!
There ya go!
- There ya go.
- Whoa! There ya go.
He got a good read.
[pensive music playing]
[announcer]
Koepka heading in the right direction.
[announcer 2] Every major,
he's one of the guys we're all looking to.
[applause]
- [announcer] Nicely done.
- [announcer 2] Good putt.
[announcer 3] Some wind in his sails
as well after a couple of birdies.
[applause]
[announcer]
World's number one, Scottie Scheffler.
[announcer 2] And this to save par.
[announcer] Oh, that's so confident.
That is so confident right there.
[cheering and applause]
[Scheffler] Anytime you wanna play good,
you just try to take advantage of it.
But I don't think
you can take yourself too seriously.
Meredith used to eat popcorn
in our bed when we go to hotels.
That's the worst.
- It was awful.
- Salty crumbs?
Everywhere. I'm sitting there in my boxers
trying to sleep, there's sh everywhere.
All over my back.
"Meredith, you have to"
She's like,
"What? I didn't notice anything."
So good.
Hello, honey.
But, um, you know, when it comes time
to hit the shot and be serious,
you know, I'm very present.
[announcer] That is a beautiful wedge
from the world number one.
[applause]
[announcer 2] And this one to tie the lead
for Scottie Scheffler.
- [cheering]
- [announcer 2] And he's done it!
[announcer 3] Patrons started
gathering here a long time ago.
They wanted to get a glimpse of Tiger.
[crowd clamoring]
[cheering]
[announcer 4] We go to 11.
And it's Koepka for his par.
- Let's give them something to cheer about.
- Right.
[crowd] Oh!
[announcer 4] Oh my goodness.
[Bob Koepka] Oh my goodness.
Wow! I mean, that's
What is that? Four feet? Three feet?
[announcer 2] That's a poor five.
[applause]
Let's see if we can get behind this thing.
[tense music playing]
Holy shit.
Holy fucking shit.
[Renner] When you talk about the top
golfers in the world, that top echelon,
mechanically, the difference is miniscule.
[crowd] Oh!
[Renner] It's the mental side.
- [man] A lot of golf clubs.
- [man 2] Thank you, bud.
- It's eagle time on 13.
- Yeah.
He likes that. He owns that hole.
[Renner] There is so much time for
these guys to get into their own heads.
[announcer]
That won't be a whole lot of fun.
[Renner] And it's usually the thing
that makes the biggest difference.
[announcer 2] Koepka, some costly bogeys
here in the second nine.
- That body language is not good right now.
- Not good.
[announcer 3]
Brooks finishes with a disappointing 75.
He's going to have to play
the perfect round tomorrow
if he's to make the halfway cut.
[Dethier] Professional golf tournaments
are 72 holes.
They're played over four days,
and at that halfway mark there's a cut,
and only the top half of the field
gets to play the weekend.
Only the top half of the field
gets to earn money.
So for a top pro, missing that weekend,
missing that cut,
that is golf's surest sign of failure.
Hey, I'll see you tomorrow, all right?
[suspenseful music plays]
I'll be honest with you. I can't compete
with these guys week in, week out.
A guy like Scottie,
he can shoot 63 every day.
I dunno.
It's golf. It's hard.
Like, you're not gonna win every week.
When he's in this negative mindset,
sometimes I struggle because I don't know
I'm such a I can always see
the light at the end of the tunnel.
[Koepka] It's funny, 'cause when I first
got on the tour, it was like, uh,
"All right. I made it. Okay, cool.
Now let's just make some cuts."
And then now it's like,
I've I got a taste of it, right?
So it's all I want. It's all I want.
Just to win. That's it. Simple.
It's win or go home.
Going into tomorrow, is
I'm going to fire it.
A lot more flagsticks.
Within three or four holes, you know,
whether your luck's in today or not.
You find out real quick
whether today's your day or not.
[applause]
[announcer]
It's Friday at Augusta National,
and do we have a day for you.
[cheering and applause]
[pensive music playing]
[announcer 2]
What a shot from Tiger Woods.
Tiger dictates the story.
Right now, it's all Scottie Scheffler.
Go! Go!
[announcer 2] I can't think
of a comparable elevation in any sport
from winning your first,
and within six weeks almost,
to be ranked number one in the world.
A lot of big names
right around that cut line.
[announcer 3] Jordan Spieth showing
a little frustration.
[announcer 2]
Koepka, he hopes to play the weekend.
Fore!
[announcer 2] Well
Not much has gone well for him today.
[man] Oh no!
That wind fuckin' killed that.
[announcer] Putter has gone cold
the last couple of months.
[applause]
[announcer 2] When you're going well
at Augusta National, you love it.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer 2] When it's not working out,
you want to take your ball and go home.
[crowd] Oh!
[announcer 3]
Shocking. Second nine, isn't he in?
[announcer 2] Oh, terrible.
The narrative right now,
at the top, Scottie Scheffler.
He has seized control of the tournament.
[cheering]
[announcer] Tiger Woods, this for par.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer] This is unbelievable.
Tiger Woods at plus one,
very much a part of the story
and into the weekend.
Now Koepka, playing from the pine straw.
Oh, mud.
Fuckin' mud on that thing, dude.
[announcer] A little frustration
being outside the cut line.
[reporter] Tiger, how proud are you
of yourself right now?
This is a magnificent achievement
where you are.
[Tiger] Oh, I am. I've I've
I haven't played a lot of tournaments
of late, so it's been a little bit rusty,
but I'm starting to come around.
I could have easily kicked myself out
of the tournament today,
but I kept myself in it.
It's gonna be exciting.
It's gonna be fun for all of us.
[announcer]
Koepka, it has been a long day.
He's made only three birdies
the first 36 holes,
and his tournament has come to an end.
[somber music playing]
[Koepka] I was going to Augusta to win,
so to leave there
with a "miss cut" was disappointing.
[indistinct chatter]
[Koepka] I felt very embarrassed.
I never really felt that way
leaving the golf course ever.
Never felt embarrassed
in the 32 years of life of playing golf.
I don't know why.
Still don't know why.
[announcer] It's Masters Sunday,
and there's nothing like it.
Scheffler's name
on top of the leaderboard since Friday.
[Scheffler] If you wanna win a major,
you gotta have faith and trust
in all parts of your game.
What do you wanna win
more than the Masters,
and what better opportunity
than a three-shot lead going into Sunday?
[indistinct chatter]
I want you to remember two things today.
One, you're not in unfamiliar territory.
This is what you do and have always done.
Just another day of golf.
And number two
is that God is in control of everything.
[tense music playing]
[Scheffler] All right, let's move.
- Let's do it, kid.
- [man] All right!
[cheering and applause]
[Scheffler] You think about the green
jacket. Yes, I thought about winning.
Yes, all those thoughts
go through your head.
[announcer] When your heart is pounding,
all these shots get trickier and trickier.
[Scheffler] Yup.
Come on. Full trust, baby.
[announcer 2] Oh, he went low as well.
Oh, is that any good!
What a three for Scheffler!
[cheering and applause]
[announcer 2] Unbelievable!
[announcer] With a win today,
will be his fourth in a 57-day span.
[announcer 2] You know, I'm in awe of it.
It's absolutely amazing.
[man] This year's Masters,
where did you watch the final round?
[Koepka]
Not sure I watched the final round.
[pensive music playing]
This is really bad.
I don't even know who won this year.
[man] Yes, you do.
Scottie Scheffler, right? Yeah. Scottie.
Okay. Yeah, it took me a minute. Yeah.
Okay, shit. That was fucking bad.
[crowd cheers]
[announcer]
Scheffler outshines them all at Augusta!
[Scheffler] Winning the Masters is
something you dreamt about so many times.
When it actually happens, it's kind
of like, "Is this really happening?"
So I just tried
to soak in as much as I could.
[cheering and applause]
The 2022 Masters Champion,
Scottie Scheffler.
[cheering]
[Foley] This is golf.
Everything is always moving on its grid.
You have Brooks Koepka, who's
technically been seen on his way out.
And now we have Scottie Scheffler
on his way up.
But that's just kind of, you know,
the revolving door
of competition and success,
and you gotta get it while you can.
[Koepka] Cove.
Can you bring your toy? Come on.
[Koepka] I get jealous when some guys win.
I'm like, "Damn, that should be me."
Come on. [grunts]
[somber music playing]
I feel like I'm good enough where
I should be winning multiple times a year,
and I'm not doing that right now.
I've had these question marks
for, like, the last year and a half.
"Is he going to be the same golfer?"
Am I ever going to be the same?
And I still don't know where I'm at.
[man] I know it's kind of a big question,
but what comes next for Brooks Koepka?
What's next? Um
Being at the low point, you can either
just give up and just lay there,
or you just got to figure it the fuck out,
and I think that's where
I dunno.
[man] This LIV thing,
this Saudi-backed golf league
seems to be picking up some steam.
Have you given that much thought?
[laughs]
[dramatic music playing]
[reporter] Officials in Saudi Arabia
are trying to create a new golf league
to rival the PGA TOUR.
[man] There is power struggle
going on in golf.
[announcer] Ian Poulter on the tee.
[Dethier] It's not really like anything
that we've seen in sports before.
Oh, fuckin' hell, man.
[Poulter] It's a decision
with so many uncertainties.
Don't know how it'll to play out.
[Poulter] Fuck!
[upbeat music playing]
[announcer]
The next PGA TOUR professional,
he has eight tour victories.
[dramatic rhythmic music playing]
He's the 2017, 2018 U.S. Open champion,
the 2018, 2019 PGA champion.
Here he is! Brooks Koepka!
[cheering and applause]
[Koepka] People think
golf's a gentleman's sport.
But it's a competition
at the end of the day.
I'm there to win.
I'm not there to come in second.
I'm not there to just participate.
They wanna step on my throne.
I wanna step on theirs.
Winning, it's an addiction, man.
Let's just say it's life and death.
Like, that's how I think of it.
Brooks, did you play any other sports
growing up?
- Baseball.
- Baseball?
- Did you play baseball for a long time?
- Yeah, I played baseball until 15, 16?
- [Thielen] Didn't mess up your golf swing?
- Nah, I loved it, man.
I wish I would've kept playing, but
- [man] All right, Brooks! No! No!
- [kid] No! No! No! No!
[Koepka] When you're a kid,
there's always so many possibilities.
First, I wanted to be
a professional baseball player.
You gotta tag me!
Get into golf season and all of the sudden
I wanted to be a professional golfer.
But I was never the it guy.
I wasn't the Jordan Spieth.
I wasn't the Justin Thomas.
These guys were good enough coming out
after one, two years in college.
And that wasn't me.
They told me
I was never gonna be good enough,
I was never going to win anything.
I was like I'm gonna prove them wrong.
Leap! All the way down!
[Koepka] So I worked harder,
more than everyone else
to show everybody how good I am.
[announcer] This for the U.S. Open.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer] Koepka, a major champion.
[man] Among golf's group of alphas,
Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson,
John Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau,
it's actually Brooks Koepka who's come
to define this generation of golfers.
[announcer]
Koepka captures the PGA Championship.
[man] Brooksie winning four majors
in two years,
without a doubt,
that's probably gonna be
some of the best golf that'll be played
for the next couple decades.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer] There it is.
There's your champion!
[woman] For a while, it felt like he was
going to win every time he teed it up,
and that's ridiculous to say,
because other than Tiger Woods,
there aren't many players
where I have felt that way.
[announcer] Brooks Koepka back-to-back
United States Opens. Phenomenal.
It was just like he was
the major whisperer or something.
- [crowd] Oh!
- [Koepka] Hit it too hard.
But it's been a couple years now since
he's been that alpha dog on the PGA TOUR.
One, two, three, four
[Dethier] He had been
on top of the golf world,
unquestioned number one.
But then he'd been battling injuries.
He'd fallen out of form.
For three years, '17 to '19,
I was the best in the world.
But I've definitely got the injury bug,
whatever it is.
[trainer] One, two, three.
Let's go. Come on.
[Koepka] You know, the last two years,
it was left knee, then right knee,
and then my hip.
And it's just been
one thing after the other.
[trainer] Two.
Got it. Very nice.
[Koepka] I just want to be able
to play a season healthy.
'Cause if I'm healthy, I can compete
with the best players in the world.
And that's what you wanna do.
[woman] Still playing with 33s!
[Koepka] I got to pick my numbers.
Jena's favorite number is 33,
and we got engaged on March 3rd,
so I figured why not go 33?
I slid into Brooks's DMs. [laughs]
But somehow from that we kept texting,
and we finally met in 2015.
And now we're getting married.
I gotta mark these things.
Sometimes, when you're frustrated,
it's just easier to look down and
see something that you like.
Like, I think Tommy Fleetwood,
like, draws a smiley face
on his golf ball or something.
Just to help with the putting.
I am a firm believer of just going after
what you want, and Brooks is the same way.
Brooks wants to win.
Brooks wants to be at number one again.
[Koepka] Jeff, you good?
- It's gone!
- [laughs]
[laughs]
[Koepka] Cove, out. Go, bye-bye.
Thank you. Drop. Uh-oh.
[Koepka] When I'm going into a tournament,
the mindset is probably most important.
I'm swingin' it really well.
I like the way I'm swingin' it.
[Pierce] The face is really close
to pointing right at that target.
[Koepka] I know I can get back.
I've got everything dialed in now.
It's coming.
I can see it from a mile away.
I got a job I gotta do.
Good energy. Good work, girl.
[Jena] She's got some strong teeth.
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[announcer] It is the 84th playing
of the WM Phoenix Open.
This event, unlike any other
on the PGA TOUR,
where the fans, well,
they let their voice be heard.
Let's fucking ride!
[rock music playing]
The Waste Management Open
is the best freaking week of the year.
I would say
it's the biggest party on tour.
And the season really ramps up that week.
[cheering]
[Rapaport] The 16th hole is a stage
unlike any other in golf.
15,000 people around and
they're screaming, and it's never quiet.
And if you hit a bad shot,
you're going to get booed.
[booing]
[Rapaport] And if you make a long putt,
they might chuck beers at you.
[cheering]
It's out of control ♪
[reporter] We'd like to welcome
two-time WM Phoenix Open Champion,
Brooks Koepka. Brooks,
what's it like to be back this year?
I feel very confident,
like where I'm ahead of probably
where I've been every year previous,
uh, where I feel like my game's at.
So, you know, I'm hoping for a good week.
This is pretty much the biggest tournament
we have in the PGA TOUR
as far as fans, people.
I love it.
It almost feels like a real sport.
[Koepka] I love playing the Phoenix Open.
It's my favorite event of the year.
I won in 2015 and then, uh, last year.
Thank you so much! You're the best!
[Renner] I think for Brooks,
there is immense pressure
to get back into the winner's circle,
and not only prove to everyone else
that he still is capable of doing it,
but prove to himself
that he's on the right path.
[man] Brand new chapter, baby! Big Brooks!
[Foley] There is incredible players
in golf who've made 50 million dollars,
who had hundreds of top tens.
And when they retire,
they won't be remembered.
You know, we remember who won the most.
Oh! No! [laughs]
[Finau] My favorite thing
about playing golf is the competition.
You know, I'm fighting to win.
I'm ready to play.
[suspenseful music playing]
Yeah, I was just going to go
get stretched out and have a bite.
Having wins is everything
that defines a season to me.
Whatever gets it done,
that's all that matters.
Uh-huh. Good. Good.
[man] It's so hard to win out here.
I mean, there's
so many talented guys on tour.
Like Brooks, he kind of shows up
at tournaments like,
"I'm gonna win this tournament
and I'm getting out of here."
[marching band music plays]
[announcer] We've had
four days of good golf,
but good could turn into a great finish.
Three holes remaining for Brooks Koepka,
who's won here twice before.
[cheering]
[announcer] And Scottie Scheffler,
who's looking for his first PGA TOUR win.
[Dethier] Brooks Koepka
gets into contention in Phoenix.
This is his spot, his arena,
and he has a chance to win the tournament.
You expect that he's gonna win this thing.
[crowd clamoring]
[announcer] Oh no.
[crowd booing]
[Koepka]
It's just fucking so far off that.
[booing]
[announcer]
Scottie Scheffler, now just one back.
Sends it into the blue sky. It looks good.
- [crowd cheering]
- [announcer] He's found part of the green.
[Koepka]
Been on the sidelines for too long.
You know, it created some bad habits,
and I need to turn this around.
[announcer] Just a little
chip-and-run shot here for Koepka.
[crowd clamoring]
[Koepka] I have to do this. If not, like,
I can't embarrass myself like that.
[pensive music playing]
That's what the great ones do, right?
Back's against the wall, they get it done.
[crowd groans]
[announcer] Three back. Really no chance.
[announcer 2]
That's such a disappointing bogey.
And the struggles for Brooks continue.
[Koepka] Look, I didn't win.
I feel like I should have.
I missed a good opportunity there to feel
like I could jump-start the season.
It's frustrating,
'cause I'm a professional golfer.
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chanting] Scottie!
[announcer] Scottie Scheffler.
[announcer 2]
Will this be a first win, Jim?
[cheering]
[announcer] Scottie Scheffler is
a tour winner for the first time.
[indistinct chatter]
[reporter] What did you think
of your play out there?
Just didn't play good enough today.
Do you learn something from this?
Sort of take stuff to work on on the range
and go forward, or
- [Koepka] Not really.
- Not really?
Sometimes you just have a mediocre day.
I mean, it is what it is.
- Easy enough. Thanks for your time.
- Yup.
[Rapaport] 2017 to 2019, when you saw
Brooks Koepka's name on the leaderboard,
you knew you were gonna have to beat him.
At the Waste Management Phoenix Open,
it was a chance for him to say,
"I'm back," and he didn't do it.
I think everyone's wondering, what's
really going on with Brooks Koepka?
[tense music playing]
[Jena] I was gonna, like, get
figure out what I needed for the wedding.
Brooks!
- [chuckles]
- [Koepka] Hi.
Hey. [chuckles]
- How's you?
- I brought donuts if you want some.
My fat ass don't need any. I'm good.
- Okay.
- [Koepka] I'm gonna take a hard pass.
- I want 'em
- Yeah.
but I don't need 'em.
[Koepka] I remember leaving thinking,
"Man, I really have that golf tournament
with a chance to win,
and I'm not winning. What the fuck?"
I had just a terrible tee shot on 16.
I made a stupid bogey,
which was kind of a kick in the nuts.
[Jena] I don't need I have my
[scoffs] I guess this will be
I don't foresee me ever wearing this,
but this is the last time I could wear it,
'cause it says "Future Mrs. Koepka" on it.
[Koepka] I used to be good at getting away
from the game at home.
This is a bikini cover-up.
- That is
- [Jena] Very bridal.
a hell of a cover-up, isn't it?
[laughs]
[Koepka] But lately,
I cannot figure out how to fucking turn it
off 'cause I've been playing so bad.
This fucking thing can consume you.
And then, Wednesday.
Perfect.
[Koepka] Jena will be talking to me,
and I'm thinking about my damn golf swing.
It's one of those things. I probably lost
confidence a little, if I'm honest.
So if you lose confidence, it's kind of
tough to get it back just immediately.
[Jena] Our first couple years together,
he was winning left and right.
Like, there weren't many struggles.
But now, like,
I think in the back of his head,
he's hearing these voices of like,
"You can't do this. You won't do this."
I do worry about the future.
[Koepka] No, the other side. Come on.
My whole career has gone,
like, straight up,
and then suddenly I'm kind of on
I don't wanna say the other side of it,
but it's like,
"Okay, well, we're going down now."
Jump! Cove!
This is the worst
I've ever struggled my whole life.
I have to figure out how to get the fuck
out of this thing before it gets too late.
[man] Created a huge line for it.
[woman] That's so good.
Which flavor is that?
That's the Mary Kombucha right here.
- Wow.
- Yum.
- It's fantastic.
- Let's get that.
[Scheffler] From when I was a kid,
I always dreamed of playing
on the PGA TOUR,
so I try and enjoy it as much as I can,
and it's very fun.
Thank you.
I feel like winning is a skill,
and I was able to win in junior golf.
I was able to win in amateur golf.
And I was able to win twice
in the Korn Ferry Tour
and kind of getting that first win
in Phoenix was really fun.
How many times are you gonna
win on the PGA TOUR?
It's good.
I like the salted caramel one better.
That one's good too.
Definitely, my world at the golf course
has changed a bit,
but when I get home,
pretty much everything's the same.
First month of marriage, so what has
your wife made you? Um, nachos.
[Scheffler laughs]
[Scheffler] Not taking bad rounds home.
Not ruining the rest of my evening.
You know, I'm not saying I need to win
this amount of tournaments
or I need to win this tournament now
or do this certain thing.
I'm gonna try and get better
and show up at a tournament
and just try and do my best.
I've never really been
much of an expectations guy.
For me, it's always about working
as hard as I can,
and everything after that isn't up to me.
[radio DJ] The narrative six or seven
weeks ago was Scottie Scheffler,
fifteenth-ranked player in the world,
and yet he did not have
an individual victory.
What the heck changed?
[announcer] And Scottie Scheffler,
he broke through a few weeks ago
in Scottsdale, and now here he is again
on the first page of a leaderboard.
[announcer 2]
Scottie Scheffler with another quick win.
You know, the results
speak for themselves.
It kind of snuck up on everybody,
all in the span of two months.
[announcer]
What a run for Scottie Scheffler.
[man] Get in!
- [cheering]
- [announcer] Wow! How good is that?
[announcer 2]
This is an unbelievably quick ascent.
[announcer 3]
He has won three of his last five starts.
That's No one can
really compare to that.
[Scheffler] I like that one.
[announcer 3] And, I mean,
he's the hottest player in golf.
[groans] Just trying to feel this thing.
So, when I was playing my best
Like, I'm not a big stats guy,
but I know that I was the best
inside eight feet
during that whole stretch.
And now I'm probably the worst,
so I'm struggling right now.
That was so bad.
Golf's so crazy, because when you have it,
you feel like you're never gonna lose it.
When you don't have it,
you feel like you'll never get it.
And that's kind of
how I feel on the greens right now.
When I was playing great, mentally,
I was in the best place I could be
and as mentally strong as I needed to be
to keep winning these things.
And that's where I need to get back to.
[Foley] With Brooks,
it's all just about winning.
That's been a big piece of him
that's taken away.
It's hard to tell a pro golfer
that it's just golf.
[Koepka grunts]
[Rapaport] There was no one who oozed
more self-belief than Brooks Koepka.
So he's the last person you'd expect
to have this downward spiral,
and right now this is
a crisis of confidence. Golf is weird.
Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason.
It just happens in an instant.
For a player of that caliber
to get to that space,
it just shows how mentally tormenting
this game can be.
[Koepka chuckles]
[contemplative music playing]
[Koepka] So you got a PGA trophy,
the U.S. Open trophy,
the most weeks at world number one
is in the corner.
But I only put the big ones up there,
just to remind myself
that there's plenty more big ones to win.
Augusta is right in the center.
Just saying, that's it.
It is. That's true.
But it's been bad lately.
[woman] Sometimes you have to put
your big boy pants on
and get out there.
It's interesting how mental it is,
golf's that thing where you overthink it
Right? Who's playing the best right now?
Scottie Scheffler, by a mile.
That kid, I guarantee if you ask him what
he's thinking about, he goes, "Nothing."
The best player in the world doesn't have
any damn thoughts in his head,
so why would you, right?
You're trying to be
the best player in the world,
so if Scottie ain't doing it,
why the hell am I doing it?
I don't know.
The best players in the history of golf
have always stepped up in the big events.
So right now, I can't even
In my mind, I'm like,
"All right, that's where I see myself."
Like, I gotta win, man.
That's the whole name of the game.
[Scheffler] Whatever it is that I'm doing,
I'm trying to be led by the Lord.
It's, you know,
the groundwork for my entire life.
There's only so many times in your career
when you're going to be playing
some really good golf,
and you've seen that happen for people.
You know, Brooks Koepka had these
different stretches of really good golf.
I'm just doing my best,
trying to keep it going.
Even when playing your best, you still
feel how difficult of a sport it is.
[Scheffler]
You get to sleep quick last night?
- [man] Did I get to sleep okay?
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I was tired, man.
Gotta get this man
in the F1 Netflix series,
the way he's driving.
I'm ready to roll.
[Radio DJ] Here we are. Masters Week,
the best week of the year.
[man] All the top 20
players in the world playing,
and the list
probably goes a little farther than that.
I do look forward to the crowds.
- That's the best thing.
- Yeah.
[Morikawa] This field is loaded
with the best in the world
at the best golf course
at the greatest tournament in the world.
I can't wait to see it.
- Welcome to Augusta. How are you?
- Good.
[Finau] Morning. How're we doing?
[man] Hey! Welcome back.
[Finau] Thank you. Nice to be back.
[upbeat music playing]
[man] How you feeling?
Guess pretty good. Major season.
This is the time to play well.
And what do you think of 11 and 15?
[Koepka] I like what they did to 11.
[Dethier] The Masters is
the biggest tournament in all of golf.
It's golf's Kentucky Derby,
its Super Bowl.
You've got the iconic green jacket.
They play at the same course,
Augusta National, every single year.
It's one of the most exclusive courses
in the entire world.
Everyone who's anyone
has won at Augusta National.
[reporter] The talk of Augusta, of course,
is Tiger Woods
for having not played golf
in almost two years
after that horrific car accident.
[reporter 2] The man almost died.
He almost had his leg cut off.
It's only been 15 months.
This is un-fucking-believable.
I'm stunned.
[cheering]
[Renner] People could not believe
that we were about to see
Tiger Woods playing the 2022 Masters.
[man] Tiger!
[Renner] We're talking
about a guy who almost died.
He was just lucky to be alive.
Him just being able to be at the Masters,
thinking he could possibly compete there,
is maybe one of the most incredible feats
we've seen in all of sports.
Major championship golf, it's different.
And Tiger's presence elevates
the entire event to the next level.
[Tiger] Here we are, Masters week,
and it's going to be a tough challenge
and a challenge that I'm up for.
[reporter] Do you think you can win
the Masters this week?
I do.
- [boy] Thank you, Mr. Koepka. Good luck.
- Good. Thanks.
Where's Jena? I want a picture with her.
[exhales]
Me too. I'll tell her you said
you were looking for her.
Thank you. Good luck.
[Dethier] The stage in golf does not get
any bigger than this year's Masters.
- [Koepka] How are you?
- [woman] How's it going?
- Fresh page.
- Yes, sir.
Fifty-two.
[Koepka] The majors,
there's something different about them.
The majors are the pinnacle of this sport,
and that's what you're defined by.
- Thank you. Appreciate it.
- [woman] Good to see you.
[Koepka] Like, every time you walk in,
you just always see
You want to see your face up there.
That's what you want to see.
There have always been questions
around Brooks Koepka,
and he's always proven people wrong
at the biggest events.
So, is this where Brooks
finds his game again,
or are we seeing the end of an era?
All it takes is one week, man.
[insects chirping]
[distant voices chatting]
I swear to God, I forgot my club before.
PGA in Charlotte, like, four years ago,
I legit just walked out.
We got to the course,
didn't know where my clubs were.
[pensive music playing]
[applause]
[announcer] It's Thursday at Augusta.
First round of the Masters.
The sun is shining, and the storylines
will make themselves clear
as we move from Thursday until Sunday.
- [Koepka] Hi, good to see ya.
- This is your week. All right?
[Koepka] Thank you. Appreciate it.
Play good today. Love you.
Have a great time.
[applause]
[Koepka] I go back
to the last major I won.
Like, I'd pay back every dollar
I ever made in this game
just to have that feeling again for,
like, another hour.
The only way I think this season
is successful is to win a major.
[man] Brooks Koepka now driving.
- [applause]
- [man 2] Okay!
[applause]
[Koepka] All I need is one shot. One feel.
You're playing like crap.
You make one swing and you feel something,
you're like, "Ooh, I got it!"
I'm waiting for that moment.
All right. Gotta start somewhere, Brooks.
- [crowd] Oh!
- [announcer] What a shot.
[applause]
Come on.
Come on. Let's drop one.
[announcer 2] Now Brooks for his birdie.
There you go.
Whoo!
There ya go!
- There ya go.
- Whoa! There ya go.
He got a good read.
[pensive music playing]
[announcer]
Koepka heading in the right direction.
[announcer 2] Every major,
he's one of the guys we're all looking to.
[applause]
- [announcer] Nicely done.
- [announcer 2] Good putt.
[announcer 3] Some wind in his sails
as well after a couple of birdies.
[applause]
[announcer]
World's number one, Scottie Scheffler.
[announcer 2] And this to save par.
[announcer] Oh, that's so confident.
That is so confident right there.
[cheering and applause]
[Scheffler] Anytime you wanna play good,
you just try to take advantage of it.
But I don't think
you can take yourself too seriously.
Meredith used to eat popcorn
in our bed when we go to hotels.
That's the worst.
- It was awful.
- Salty crumbs?
Everywhere. I'm sitting there in my boxers
trying to sleep, there's sh everywhere.
All over my back.
"Meredith, you have to"
She's like,
"What? I didn't notice anything."
So good.
Hello, honey.
But, um, you know, when it comes time
to hit the shot and be serious,
you know, I'm very present.
[announcer] That is a beautiful wedge
from the world number one.
[applause]
[announcer 2] And this one to tie the lead
for Scottie Scheffler.
- [cheering]
- [announcer 2] And he's done it!
[announcer 3] Patrons started
gathering here a long time ago.
They wanted to get a glimpse of Tiger.
[crowd clamoring]
[cheering]
[announcer 4] We go to 11.
And it's Koepka for his par.
- Let's give them something to cheer about.
- Right.
[crowd] Oh!
[announcer 4] Oh my goodness.
[Bob Koepka] Oh my goodness.
Wow! I mean, that's
What is that? Four feet? Three feet?
[announcer 2] That's a poor five.
[applause]
Let's see if we can get behind this thing.
[tense music playing]
Holy shit.
Holy fucking shit.
[Renner] When you talk about the top
golfers in the world, that top echelon,
mechanically, the difference is miniscule.
[crowd] Oh!
[Renner] It's the mental side.
- [man] A lot of golf clubs.
- [man 2] Thank you, bud.
- It's eagle time on 13.
- Yeah.
He likes that. He owns that hole.
[Renner] There is so much time for
these guys to get into their own heads.
[announcer]
That won't be a whole lot of fun.
[Renner] And it's usually the thing
that makes the biggest difference.
[announcer 2] Koepka, some costly bogeys
here in the second nine.
- That body language is not good right now.
- Not good.
[announcer 3]
Brooks finishes with a disappointing 75.
He's going to have to play
the perfect round tomorrow
if he's to make the halfway cut.
[Dethier] Professional golf tournaments
are 72 holes.
They're played over four days,
and at that halfway mark there's a cut,
and only the top half of the field
gets to play the weekend.
Only the top half of the field
gets to earn money.
So for a top pro, missing that weekend,
missing that cut,
that is golf's surest sign of failure.
Hey, I'll see you tomorrow, all right?
[suspenseful music plays]
I'll be honest with you. I can't compete
with these guys week in, week out.
A guy like Scottie,
he can shoot 63 every day.
I dunno.
It's golf. It's hard.
Like, you're not gonna win every week.
When he's in this negative mindset,
sometimes I struggle because I don't know
I'm such a I can always see
the light at the end of the tunnel.
[Koepka] It's funny, 'cause when I first
got on the tour, it was like, uh,
"All right. I made it. Okay, cool.
Now let's just make some cuts."
And then now it's like,
I've I got a taste of it, right?
So it's all I want. It's all I want.
Just to win. That's it. Simple.
It's win or go home.
Going into tomorrow, is
I'm going to fire it.
A lot more flagsticks.
Within three or four holes, you know,
whether your luck's in today or not.
You find out real quick
whether today's your day or not.
[applause]
[announcer]
It's Friday at Augusta National,
and do we have a day for you.
[cheering and applause]
[pensive music playing]
[announcer 2]
What a shot from Tiger Woods.
Tiger dictates the story.
Right now, it's all Scottie Scheffler.
Go! Go!
[announcer 2] I can't think
of a comparable elevation in any sport
from winning your first,
and within six weeks almost,
to be ranked number one in the world.
A lot of big names
right around that cut line.
[announcer 3] Jordan Spieth showing
a little frustration.
[announcer 2]
Koepka, he hopes to play the weekend.
Fore!
[announcer 2] Well
Not much has gone well for him today.
[man] Oh no!
That wind fuckin' killed that.
[announcer] Putter has gone cold
the last couple of months.
[applause]
[announcer 2] When you're going well
at Augusta National, you love it.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer 2] When it's not working out,
you want to take your ball and go home.
[crowd] Oh!
[announcer 3]
Shocking. Second nine, isn't he in?
[announcer 2] Oh, terrible.
The narrative right now,
at the top, Scottie Scheffler.
He has seized control of the tournament.
[cheering]
[announcer] Tiger Woods, this for par.
[cheering and applause]
[announcer] This is unbelievable.
Tiger Woods at plus one,
very much a part of the story
and into the weekend.
Now Koepka, playing from the pine straw.
Oh, mud.
Fuckin' mud on that thing, dude.
[announcer] A little frustration
being outside the cut line.
[reporter] Tiger, how proud are you
of yourself right now?
This is a magnificent achievement
where you are.
[Tiger] Oh, I am. I've I've
I haven't played a lot of tournaments
of late, so it's been a little bit rusty,
but I'm starting to come around.
I could have easily kicked myself out
of the tournament today,
but I kept myself in it.
It's gonna be exciting.
It's gonna be fun for all of us.
[announcer]
Koepka, it has been a long day.
He's made only three birdies
the first 36 holes,
and his tournament has come to an end.
[somber music playing]
[Koepka] I was going to Augusta to win,
so to leave there
with a "miss cut" was disappointing.
[indistinct chatter]
[Koepka] I felt very embarrassed.
I never really felt that way
leaving the golf course ever.
Never felt embarrassed
in the 32 years of life of playing golf.
I don't know why.
Still don't know why.
[announcer] It's Masters Sunday,
and there's nothing like it.
Scheffler's name
on top of the leaderboard since Friday.
[Scheffler] If you wanna win a major,
you gotta have faith and trust
in all parts of your game.
What do you wanna win
more than the Masters,
and what better opportunity
than a three-shot lead going into Sunday?
[indistinct chatter]
I want you to remember two things today.
One, you're not in unfamiliar territory.
This is what you do and have always done.
Just another day of golf.
And number two
is that God is in control of everything.
[tense music playing]
[Scheffler] All right, let's move.
- Let's do it, kid.
- [man] All right!
[cheering and applause]
[Scheffler] You think about the green
jacket. Yes, I thought about winning.
Yes, all those thoughts
go through your head.
[announcer] When your heart is pounding,
all these shots get trickier and trickier.
[Scheffler] Yup.
Come on. Full trust, baby.
[announcer 2] Oh, he went low as well.
Oh, is that any good!
What a three for Scheffler!
[cheering and applause]
[announcer 2] Unbelievable!
[announcer] With a win today,
will be his fourth in a 57-day span.
[announcer 2] You know, I'm in awe of it.
It's absolutely amazing.
[man] This year's Masters,
where did you watch the final round?
[Koepka]
Not sure I watched the final round.
[pensive music playing]
This is really bad.
I don't even know who won this year.
[man] Yes, you do.
Scottie Scheffler, right? Yeah. Scottie.
Okay. Yeah, it took me a minute. Yeah.
Okay, shit. That was fucking bad.
[crowd cheers]
[announcer]
Scheffler outshines them all at Augusta!
[Scheffler] Winning the Masters is
something you dreamt about so many times.
When it actually happens, it's kind
of like, "Is this really happening?"
So I just tried
to soak in as much as I could.
[cheering and applause]
The 2022 Masters Champion,
Scottie Scheffler.
[cheering]
[Foley] This is golf.
Everything is always moving on its grid.
You have Brooks Koepka, who's
technically been seen on his way out.
And now we have Scottie Scheffler
on his way up.
But that's just kind of, you know,
the revolving door
of competition and success,
and you gotta get it while you can.
[Koepka] Cove.
Can you bring your toy? Come on.
[Koepka] I get jealous when some guys win.
I'm like, "Damn, that should be me."
Come on. [grunts]
[somber music playing]
I feel like I'm good enough where
I should be winning multiple times a year,
and I'm not doing that right now.
I've had these question marks
for, like, the last year and a half.
"Is he going to be the same golfer?"
Am I ever going to be the same?
And I still don't know where I'm at.
[man] I know it's kind of a big question,
but what comes next for Brooks Koepka?
What's next? Um
Being at the low point, you can either
just give up and just lay there,
or you just got to figure it the fuck out,
and I think that's where
I dunno.
[man] This LIV thing,
this Saudi-backed golf league
seems to be picking up some steam.
Have you given that much thought?
[laughs]
[dramatic music playing]
[reporter] Officials in Saudi Arabia
are trying to create a new golf league
to rival the PGA TOUR.
[man] There is power struggle
going on in golf.
[announcer] Ian Poulter on the tee.
[Dethier] It's not really like anything
that we've seen in sports before.
Oh, fuckin' hell, man.
[Poulter] It's a decision
with so many uncertainties.
Don't know how it'll to play out.
[Poulter] Fuck!
[upbeat music playing]