Stick (2025) s01e09 Episode Script

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[Jim] Welcome, everyone,
to the thirteenth
annual ReadySafe Invitational
here at the Woody Crest Country Club
in beautiful Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Hello, friends. Jim Nantz along
with our lead CGN golf analyst,
and Masters champion, Trevor Immelman.
Trevor, what a tournament
we have in store.
Yeah, it is gonna be amazing.
Thanks so much, Jim.
It's great to be here with you.
I think we should thank first off,
though, Clark Ross
who was a solid player back in his day.
Won a couple of times on Tour.
But what he's done for this tournament,
it's sensational.
It's getting bigger
and better every year.
[Trevor] Yeah, it sure is.
Clark was born and bred in Tulsa.
He grew up playing this course.
There is a love here that attracts
the biggest names in the game.
[Mitts] All right, kid.
Welcome to the show.
It doesn't get bigger than this.
- [sighs]
- You okay?
Yeah, okay. I might throw up.
- Hey, it's okay.
- [chuckles]
Pryce threw up at the Masters.
- Because he was nervous?
- No. He was hungover.
Still shot five under that day.
- Come on, you gotta sign in.
- Three under.
- [chuckles]
- Three.
Hi. Good morning.
Um, I'm here to play.
I'm here to to sign in.
My gosh, you can't be much older
than my grandson.
Go ahead. Sign right here.
Santiago?
Yeah? [inhales sharply]
- Keegan Bradley. Keegan
- Hi.
[gasps] It's you.
[chuckles] You're
You're Keegan Bradley.
How do you know my name?
You signed it right here.
[laughs] Yeah.
Can I have the pen?
[chuckles] Sorry.
Oh, my God. Dude, that's Max Homa.
[gasps] Pryce, it's
it's Wyndham fucking Clark.
Yeah, yeah.
Take it easy. It's also the competition.
But you wanna see why he's Wyndham Clark?
Watch how he rotates to the finish.
[whispers] It's amazing.
Stick Cahill.
- What's going on?
- Wow, huge fan.
- Thank you. Yeah, nice to see you.
- It's nice to meet you.
[Wyndham] First tournament my dad ever
took me to was the Texas Open in '02.
[Pryce] No way.
That was a long [laughs] time ago.
Yeah, you forced Vijay
into that playoff with that chip.
That might have been the best chip
I ever made.
Yeah.
You gotta get a little lucky
if you're gonna beat Vijay.
- You really do.
- [Pryce chuckles]
Hey, Max. Check it out. Stick Cahill.
Oh, no way. What's up? Huge fan.
Thank you.
Uh, you probably don't remember this,
but back in 2000 at the PGA Championship,
you signed my hat
when I was nine years old.
You guys are taking me all the way back.
I kept the hat and everything.
Still keep it at my mom's house.
- Okay, good.
- [Max] Yeah.
So, you playing this week?
No, no. I'm here with, um
This is Santi Wheeler.
- Hey, Santi. Wyndham.
- Hi.
- Nice to meet you. Santi.
- Nice to meet you.
- Hey. Max.
- Hi. Nice to meet you, Max. Santi.
Did you win a contest or something
where you get to shadow a pro
for the day out here?
No, no. He's-He's
playing. I'm on his bag.
- Oh! Oh, my bad.
- [laughs] Know what? It's okay.
- My bad.
- [laughs] It's okay. It's okay.
This guy's a killer.
You might be asking him to sign that hat
end of the weekend.
Yeah, maybe.
Thanks for the heads-up. Yeah. [chuckles]
Well, we're gonna get a little work in,
but, um
- All right. Good seeing you.
- Good seeing you guys.
- Nice to meet you, man.
- Yeah. Play well this week.
- Yeah, you too. Thank you.
- Hey, good luck this week.
Okay, let's start with a nine-shot drill,
low fade, low
Yes, at one point in my life,
I was somebody.
[theme song playing]
Trevor, next up are Matt Prost,
the seasoned pro who just had
a strong showing on the Florida Swing
including a pair of top tens,
and newcomer Santiago Wheeler.
Just 17 years old,
Santiago is the youngest player
in the tournament field.
What's up? Matt.
- Santi.
- Jesus, you're a fucking zygote.
What are you, 13? You even
got hair on your nuts? [chuckles]
- Relax. I'm fucking around, all right?
- [chuckles]
Hey, you're up. Don't choke, zygote.
He's just trying to shake you.
Well, he's really good at it.
Now on the tee from Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Santiago Wheeler.
[spectators cheering]
- Come on, Santi.
- [speaks Spanish]
Hey, it's just a golf course.
[Trevor] Wheeler is a kid
who literally came out of nowhere.
We know he's here on a sponsor's
exemption from Clark Ross himself,
who does have a knack
for finding young talent,
but you have to wonder, is he
ready for this level of competition?
[spectators groaning]
[speaks Spanish]
And so it begins.
Now, if Wheeler's caddy
looks familiar to anyone,
it's because he's no
stranger to the Tour.
[Trevor] Yeah,
that's Pryce "Stick" Cahill.
What a blast from the past.
[Jim] At one point, Stick was ranked
as high as 18th in the world.
[Trevor] Top-notch player in his day.
Kinda did what you did.
Just straighter, longer.
You'll get there, zygote.
Come on. Let's do this.
[spectators groan]
[spectators groan]
[sighs] Fuck.
[Jim] And that'll do it
for Santiago Wheeler.
He ends the first round at four over.
The cut right now is sitting at plus one.
So Wheeler will have to shoot
a low round tomorrow
if he wants to play the weekend.
- [Mitts] My man.
- Here he is.
[Elena speaking Spanish]
[Zero, kisses] You're the best.
You feel good?
- Yeah, I'm good.
- [Elena speaking Spanish]
- You did great.
- [sighs]
[both speak Spanish]
First round under your belt, kid.
Well done, Santi!
[whispering] Excuse me,
I just have to do a little business.
Congratulations.
You just played
your first 18 holes in the pros.
[chuckles] Now, obviously,
how we all got here was unconventional,
to say the least.
- [Pryce] Yeah.
- Regardless, I'm glad you're here.
Thank you.
Shall we let bygones be bygones?
I mean, I'm more of
a water-under-the-bridge type of guy,
but, yes.
- Great.
- In the past.
Now, if you don't mind,
I have to pull this one away
for a little business.
Um, what little business?
With the exemption comes
a bit of responsibility to the sponsors.
Santi's gotta shake a few hands,
kiss a few rings.
It's part of the gig.
Uh, we'll meet you back at the bus?
Oh, no, no, no.
Sorry, Pryce, it's players only.
- You know how it is.
- Yeah.
But he is in good hands.
- Hmm? Don't worry.
- [mumbles]
- We'll get him home.
- Yeah, see you.
[sighs]
That guy's a fuck.
Normally, you'd have to glad-hand
a bunch of suits
and chitchat with their wives,
but we are gonna skip all that
and go straight to the fun stuff.
[gasps] What is this?
This is the swag tent.
Free stuff, Santiago.
- All for you.
- [chuckles]
Santi, this is Amy and Wendy.
- Nice to meet you.
- Hi, Amy.
- Hi.
- Wendy. Hi.
They are gonna
take your measurements, get you fitted,
and spoil the shit out of you.
- Okay.
- We're so excited to have you.
[Santi] Okay. [chuckles]
Go easy on him, ladies.
- [Santi] Oh. Really? Okay.
- That is perfect. Yes!
Oh, thank God.
You're not worried?
Not even a little bit?
Worried about what?
You believe that
"bygones be bygones" bullshit?
I mean, I don't trust that scumbag
for one second.
He's trying to poach the kid.
In all fairness, we hustled him.
And Santi's a smart kid.
He's not gonna get his head turned
because Clark gives him
a free water bottle.
This is fucking fire, dude!
Go on. Push it.
- Yeah, fuckers!
- [laughs, howls]
[Clark] There you go, that's Claire.
C-L-A-I-R-E. I'm spelling
that right, aren't I, Claire?
[Claire] Yes, you are.
- You all have a great night.
- Thank you so much.
I'm already sad to see you go. [chuckles]
You don't need to look at that.
Marco is gonna butterfly us up
a couple Wagyu filets.
And then we'll just get a bunch of sides.
Mac and cheese,
mashed potatoes, truffle fries.
- Sound good? Okay.
- Yeah.
So, first round. How does it feel?
[inhales sharply]
Double-bogeyed on 12
'cause I got caught in that bunker.
That trap gets everybody.
Forget about that.
You need to focus on tomorrow,
making the cut.
You're doing great.
- What?
- I know what you're doing.
What am I doing?
The swag, the car, all of this.
You want me to question
whether Pryce is the best coach for me.
[stammers] You got me.
[chuckles] I thought I was being slick.
- [sighs]
- [chuckles]
[smacks lips]
But, since you brought it up,
is he the best coach for you?
He got me to the show.
By tricking me with an elaborate hustle
that may or may not have worked.
Look, I love Pryce.
I've known him for 25 years.
He's cosmic, you know.
Has he done the lightsaber thing
with you yet?
- [laughs] Actually, he has. Yeah.
- Of course he has.
He's a trip.
But, look, you were right
the last time we were at this table.
You've got some real talent.
I saw it today.
I went four over today.
Forget the board.
First tourney jitters.
We'll dial that in.
I'm talking about your future.
I'm talking about
who you surround yourself with.
Because, make no mistake,
behind any of these guys,
Scheffler, Hovland, Xander,
there is a team.
A real strength coach,
sports psychologist, swing coach.
They're all there to make you a stallion.
Now, Pryce is great,
but he is a shortcut guy.
He always has been.
And at this level of competition,
shortcuts are not gonna cut it.
Me? I'm a 10,000-hours kinda guy.
Pryce's way has got him to where he is.
My way has gotten me
[chuckles] here.
You need to decide
what kind of future you want.
[Jim] Welcome, friends.
It's round two
of the ReadySafe Invitational.
And, Trev, this is it.
This is the day we find out
who makes the cut and who goes home.
That's right, Jim. To me, this is the
hardest round of the entire tournament.
This is where we separate
the men from the boys.
Okay, projected cut is one over par.
We beat that, and we play on.
- Hey, you good?
- Yeah.
Whoa, looks like the zygote
found the swag tent.
Looks good, bro.
Pryce. Pryce? Hi.
- Surprise!
- Wha [chuckles]
- Hi. [chuckles]
- What are you doing here?
What are you talking about?
You're in the fucking show.
- I know.
- How did you pull this off?
I don't know.
- It has been so crazy.
- [chuckles]
I honestly feel like I'm more nervous
than when I was playing.
Now on the tee from Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Santiago Wheeler.
- You gonna stick around?
- Yeah. I'll be here till Sunday.
Okay. Okay. [giggles]
[clears throat] Okay, let's go get it.
- [spectators groan]
- It's all right.
[spectators groan]
[sighs]
Good try.
Get in.
- [spectators groan]
- [Santi] I'm just
[Jim] This hole here, this could
be the deciding moment for Wheeler.
Twelfth hole, par five.
[Trevor] Exactly.
This is where he fell behind yesterday.
Got stuck in that deep bunker.
Moments like that can haunt
a young golfer in the second round.
Hey. We birdie this,
maybe add a couple more coming in,
we can play the weekend.
5-iron, just like yesterday.
Pipe one just short of the bunkers,
lay up and wedge it close, right?
- Yeah. Yeah.
- You got it.
Yeah.
[clears throat]
[sighs]
[Trevor] Wheeler seems to be
second-guessing himself here on 12.
[Jim] Maybe what happened yesterday
is in his head,
which can be deadly for a young player.
- Wait a second. Hold on. No, no, no.
- What?
Change of plan for this hole.
What are you talking about?
You've got a lot of noise banging around
in your head right now.
- We need to pivot.
- Okay.
You see that big tree, across
the fairway, on number seven?
- Yeah.
- I want you to bend the ball over that,
just beyond the water hazard.
You want me to hit onto another hole?
Are you serious?
Yeah. I want you to fly that tree.
And then it's a 3-iron
back to the fringe here on 12.
You get it anywhere close to the green,
it's an easy birdie
and we can stick around for the weekend.
You want me to take a shortcut?
Yeah.
Are you fucking kidding me?
- Why is everyone so down on shortcuts?
- [scoffs]
You wanna know what else is a shortcut?
- What?
- The Panama Canal.
Is that a bad thing?
- Knocking 8,000 miles off your journey?
- [spectators murmuring]
- Not to mention, all the fuel you save.
- [stammers]
Carbon emissions.
I mean, you guys are always
talking about, "save the environment."
Well, you'd better start with thanking
the guys who came up with that shortcut.
[Trevor] Cahill and Wheeler
could get a one-stroke penalty
if they take much longer
to start this hole.
That would really hurt his chances
of making the cut.
And the Chunnel.
Do you even know what that is?
That gets you from London to Paris
in under 45 minutes.
Is that a bad thing? Another shortcut.
- Pryce, you are fucking insane.
- Why?
Clark is right. You're You're cosmic.
Clark said I was cosmic?
- [chuckles]
- What else did he say about me?
It doesn't matter. Just tell me
what to do, you fucking lunatic.
- Here you go.
- [chuckles]
We're gonna nuke it over to seven,
and then we're gonna split the trees
coming back to 12.
I know it's not an easy shot,
but you're built for this.
[whispers]
You just gotta get quiet in here.
[exhales deeply]
Sir, we're gonna play it
over to number seven.
[Trevor] I'm not exactly sure
what's happening here at 12.
[Jim] I think Wheeler might be trying to
play it down the seventh hole here, Trev,
to avoid the deep bunkers on the left.
[Trevor] Yeah,
it certainly looks that way.
And for those of you that are wondering,
yes, it is legal.
People just don't do
it because it's, uh
- Insane? Yeah [laughs]
- Exactly!
But if he can pull it off, it's genius.
[spectators chattering]
[Trevor] That was beautifully placed.
[Jim] Incredible.
But it's gonna require a lot of power
to get back over to the 12th hole
anywhere close to the green.
- [fan 1] Come on, Santi.
- [fan 2] Way to go.
- [fan 1] That ball's staying there.
- [fan 2] Yeah!
[cheering]
[Jim] Unbelievable.
Santiago Wheeler just knocked it
on the green in two
and has a chance to make eagle here.
- [Trevor] Amazing.
- [Jim] I can't even imagine what
- Pryce Cahill is thinking right now
- Good shot.
- Let's go.
- watching his 17-year-old protégé
make a name for himself
in his first professional tournament.
If there was ever
a Cinderella story in golf,
it is this kid Santiago Wheeler.
Lots of amateurs make the cut.
Nick Dunlap, Neal Shipley, Luke Clanton.
Wheeler not only makes the cut,
he does it with one of the craziest shots
anyone's seen in years.
This kid intentionally hit it
all the way to number seven.
I don't even like golf, but Santiago
Wheeler makes me wanna watch it now.
I think this kid's the real deal.
[speaks Japanese]
People forget his coach, Pryce Cahill,
was a legit presence on Tour
back in the day.
[speaks Korean]
Wheeler could be the next big thing.
This dude is 17 years old.
And he made the cut at the Ready Safe.
The question is
Can Santi Wheeler hang with
these guys for the rest of the week?
Santiago Wheeler is hot. [speaking Hindi]
- [reporters clamoring] Santi, over here!
- Thanks for that. Okay, um
- Santi, over here!
- let's see
[reporter] Your decision
to hit onto the seventh hole today
has obviously
blown a lot of people's minds.
Can you explain what was behind that?
Yeah. I was I was scared of the sand.
[reporters laughing]
Given your age, and the fact
that this is your first Tour event,
how do you handle the pressures
of playing the game at this level?
Particularly moments
like that shot today on 12.
Oh. Well, everybody has their own ways
of dealing with the pressure, I guess.
Um, I I actually have a song that
[chuckles] helps me calm down, focus.
What's the name of the song, Santi?
[chuckles] It's an old one.
Uh, it's called "Cecilia"
by Simon and and G
- [reporter 2] Garfunkel?
- Garfunkel.
[Santi] Yes! That's the guy.
That's Simon and Garfunkel.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, I leave the bar, I go up to the room,
and these two are passed out
in bed together
- [gasps]
- in a full-on embrace
like a little, old married couple.
[speaks Spanish]
That's such BS. That's not true.
We were not embracing.
- Francine took the picture.
- [chuckles]
- Big spoon, little spoon.
- [Mitts] Oh.
I have to see that picture!
- No, burn that picture! Burn it! [laughs]
- [laughing]
Now, hol-hold on a minute, Pryce.
I think that's a little homophobic.
Am I right, Z?
Yeah, that it is.
I say we blow that picture up and hang it
on the wall because I love this man.
- I want the world to know!
- Get off, get off.
- No. [laughs]
- [kisses]
- [Pryce] No picture!
- [Mitts] Yeah. Yeah.
[Pryce] Oh! Hey, no pictures!
[people laughing]
You're a fucking idiot.
I'm keenly aware of that.
But tell me why you think so.
You remember at the bus station when
I was acting like an asshole about Santi
and you set me straight?
- Yeah.
- My turn.
She's amazing.
And she likes you. And you like her.
And I think Francine would kick your ass
if she saw what a dipshit
you were being right now.
Look, I I know I never met her,
but I've spent enough time in this RV
reading every kitschy embroidered pillow
that [inhales deeply] I don't know,
I feel like I I know what she'd want.
"Now is all there is."
"You'll never know until you try."
[chuckles] What's your point, asshole?
My point is, "If you don't take a chance,
how will you know?"
[chuckles]
What's going on?
- Nothing.
- Nothing.
[Jim] Welcome back, friends, to day three
of the ReadySafe Invitational
where young Santiago Wheeler
caught fire yesterday
going four under
through his last six holes,
joining 65 of the world's best players
who have made the weekend.
They're ready for another round
here at Woody Crest Country Club
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- We
- love
- you
- Santi!
[cheering]
[cheering]
- Number two on the leaderboard!
- [Mitts] Yeah!
- [Santi] Yeah!
- [Elena speaks Spanish]
- [in English] From 42nd to second place!
- [Santi speaks Spanish]
- [cheering]
- Like a bullet!
To Santi!
- To Santi!
- [all] Yeah!
Santito!
[inhales deeply, sighs]
[chuckles] My mom didn't hate you.
Okay, maybe she didn't hate me.
She didn't like me.
- She definitely wanted better for you.
- [laughs]
I don't think that's the truth.
It is. She literally said that to me.
Do you not remember?
- No.
- At your dad's retirement party,
she grabbed me by the arm, said,
"I wanted better for my daughter."
- There's no way to spin that into
- Oh, my God.
like, a positive thing.
I think I was like, "Well, uh
[stammers] maybe I'll surprise you."
- [laughs]
- And she's like, "I doubt it."
And then she sent me to the liquor store
to get more ice.
- Mmm.
- Your mom was kind of a drinker.
[both laughing]
A little bit. [chuckles]
But, I get her point.
I mean, it's not like marrying me was,
like, the greatest thing
that ever happened to you.
I didn't mind it.
Most of the time.
It's good to see you good.
Thank you.
I feel good.
I'm sorry that I couldn't
get here sooner.
You know, when you needed me.
Remember when you dragged me
to that grief meeting
and everyone was
talking about acceptance?
All the people in there,
"We gotta accept this."
And I I just didn't think it
was right, you know, to accept it.
I was like [sniffs] "Not me.
I'm not gonna accept it."
And I think I was just afraid
that somehow by accepting it,
I'd be letting him down in some way.
I understand that.
I think I would've been a good dad.
I think we would've had some fun.
[sniffles]
You were the best dad.
[laughs]
Keep my wits about me. [chuckles]
[Pryce sighs]
[Amber-Linn sighs]
You're not coming in, are you?
Well, I want to. I just
[inhales deeply] I don't know.
It just seems like you're doing great,
and I think I might be
at the start of something good too.
And if I come in, then,
maybe that sets us both back, right?
[sighs]
You don't have to worry
about me anymore, Am.
I'm gonna be okay.
[Pryce sighs]
[Amber-Linn] I have to leave tomorrow.
[inhales deeply, sighs]
Thanks for coming.
[Amber-Linn inhales deeply]
[sighs]
Root for me.
[chuckles]
I'm always rooting for you, Pryce.
So, she just went back to Indiana?
- Yep. [sighs]
- Uh-huh.
- What'd you say to her?
- What do you mean, what did I say to her?
You must've said something
to piss her off.
Not at all. We had a great time.
She went home. End of story.
Did you try to have sex with her?
No. In fact, she kinda tried
to get me into bed, but I said no.
[chuckles] Well,
now I know you're full of shit.
I'm serious.
I mean, of course I wanted to,
but it just seemed like,
I don't know, like both of us
are doing pretty good.
Why rock the boat?
- Okay.
- [sighs]
She did look great though.
She did look good.
Pryce Cahill.
I'm sorry to interrupt. I just want
to say that I'm, uh, a huge fan.
Thank you. Appreciate it.
[stammers] I was at
the BellSouth Classic in '02.
I watched you outshoot Tiger
in the second round.
[stammers] I used to say that the
mechanics of your swing were as good as
if not better than Tiger's and Phil's.
Well, why didn't I beat
those guys more? [chuckles]
[laughs] I'm dead serious, man.
Had you stayed in the game,
you'd have been up there with those guys.
Well, I don't know about that, but
[sucks teeth] nice of you to say.
- What's your name?
- [Elena] Gary.
What are you doing here?
I wanna see my son.
[laughing]
Dad?
[sighs]
Dad! [chuckles]
[both chuckling]
[Santi sighs]
- [Gary] My boy.
- [Santi chuckling] What?