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Welcome, everyone,

to the thirteenth annual Ready Safe 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.

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.

All right, kid. Welcome to the show.

It doesn't get bigger than this.

You okay?

Yeah, okay. I might throw up.

Hey, it's okay.

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.

Three.

Hi. Good morning.

I'm here to play.

I'm here to sign in.

My gosh, you can't be much older than my grandson.

Go ahead. Sign right here.

Santiago?

Yeah?

-Keegan Bradley. Keegan... -Hi.

It's you.

You're Keegan Bradley.

How do you know my name?

You signed it right here.

Yeah.

Can I have the pen?

Sorry.

Oh, my God. Dude, that's Max Homa.

Pryce, it's Wyndham fucking Clark.

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.

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.

First tournament my dad ever took me to was the Texas Open in '02.

No way. That was a long 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.

Hey, Max. Check it out. Stick Cahill.

No way. What's up? Huge fan.

Thank you.

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. -Yeah.

So, you playing this week?

No. I'm here with... 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. He's playing. I'm on his bag.

-Oh, my bad. -Know what? It's okay.

-My bad. -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.

Well, we're gonna get a little work in, but...

-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.

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?

Relax. I'm fucking around, all right?

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.

Come on, Santi.

Hey, it's just a golf course.

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?

And so it begins.

Now, if Wheeler's caddy looks familiar to anyone,

it's because he's no stranger to the Tour.

Yeah, that's Pryce "Stick" Cahill.

What a blast from the past.

At one point, Stick was ranked as high as 18th in the world.

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.

Fuck.

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.

-My man. -Here he is.

You're the best.

You feel good?

Yeah, I'm good.

You did great.

First round under your belt, kid.

Well done, Santi!

Excuse me, I just have to do a little business.

Congratulations.

You just played your first 18 holes in the pros.

Now, obviously, how we all got here was unconventional,

to say the least.

-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.

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.

We'll meet you back at the bus?

Oh, no. Sorry, Pryce, it's players only.

-You know how it is. -Yeah.

But he is in good hands. Don't worry.

-We'll get him home. -Yeah, see you.

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.

What is this?

This is the swag tent.

Free stuff, Santiago.

All for you.

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.

Okay.

Go easy on him, ladies.

-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!

There you go, that's Claire.

C-L-A-I-R-E. I'm spelling that right, aren't I, Claire?

Yes, you are.

-You all have a great night. -Thank you so much.

I'm already sad to see you go.

You don't need to look at that.

Marco is gonna butterfly us up a couple Wagyu fillets.

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?

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.

You got me.

I thought I was being slick.

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?

-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...

here.

You need to decide what kind of future you want.

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.

Looks like the zygote found the swag tent.

Looks good, bro.

Pryce? Hi.

-Surprise! -Wha...

-Hi. -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.

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, let's go get it.

It's all right.

Good try.

Get in.

I'm just...

This hole here, this could be the deciding moment for Wheeler.

Twelfth hole, par five.

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.

Wheeler seems to be second-guessing himself here on 12.

Maybe what happened yesterday is in his head,

which can be deadly for a young player.

-Wait a second. Hold on. 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?

You wanna know what else is a shortcut?

-What? -The Panama Canal.

Is that a bad thing?

Knocking 8,000 miles off your journey?

Not to mention, all the fuel you save.

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.

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 cosmic.

Clark said I was cosmic?

What else did he say about me?

It doesn't matter. Just tell me what to do, you fucking lunatic.

Here you go.

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.

You just gotta get quiet in here.

Sir, we're gonna play it over to number seven.

I'm not exactly sure what's happening here at 12.

I think Wheeler might be trying to play it down the seventh hole here, Trev,

to avoid the deep bunkers on the left.

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...

- Insane? Yeah - Exactly!

But if he can pull it off, it's genius.

That was beautifully placed.

Incredible.

But it's gonna require a lot of power to get back over to the 12th hole

anywhere close to the green.

-Come on, Santi. -Way to go.

-That ball's staying there. -Yeah!

Unbelievable.

Santiago Wheeler just knocked it on the green in two

and has a chance to make eagle here.

-Amazing. -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.

People forget his coach, Pryce Cahill,

was a legit presence on Tour back in the day.

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.

-Santi, over here! -Thanks for that. Okay...

-Santi, over here! -...let's see...

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 scared of the sand.

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.

Well, everybody has their own ways of dealing with the pressure, I guess.

I actually have a song that helps me calm down, focus.

What's the name of the song, Santi?

It's an old one.

It's called "Cecilia" by Simon and G...

-Garfunkel? -Garfunkel.

Yes! That's the guy.

That's Simon and Garfunkel. Yeah.

So, I leave the bar, I go up to the room,

and these two are passed out in bed together,

in a full-on embrace

like a little, old married couple.

That's such BS. That's not true.

We were not embracing.

Francine took the picture.

Big spoon, little spoon.

I have to see that picture!

No, burn that picture! Burn it!

Now, 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.

No.

-No picture! -Yeah.

Hey, no pictures!

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 know I never met her,

but I've spent enough time in this RV reading every kitschy embroidered pillow

that I don't know, I feel like I know what she'd want.

"Now is all there is."

"You'll never know until you try."

What's your point, asshole?

My point is, "If you don't take a chance, how will you know?"

What's going on?

-Nothing. -Nothing.

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!

-Number two on the leader board! -Yeah!

Yeah!

From 42nd to second place!

Like a bullet!

To Santi!

-To Santi! -Yeah!

Santito!

My mom didn't hate you.

Okay, maybe she didn't hate me. She didn't like me.

She definitely wanted better for you.

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, maybe I'll surprise you."

And she's like, "I doubt it."

And then she sent me to the liquor store to get more ice.

Your mom was kind of a drinker.

A little bit.

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 just didn't think it was right, you know, to accept it.

I was like... "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.

You were the best dad.

Keep my wits about me.

You're not coming in, are you?

Well, I want to. I just, 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?

You don't have to worry about me anymore, Am.

I'm gonna be okay.

I have to leave tomorrow.

Thanks for coming.

Root for me.

I'm always rooting for you, Pryce.

So, she just went back to Indiana?

-Yep. -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.

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.

She did look great though.

She did look good.

Pryce Cahill.

I'm sorry to interrupt. I just want to say that I'm a huge fan.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

I was at the BellSouth Classic in '02.

I watched you out shoot Tiger in the second round.

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?

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 nice of you to say.

-What's your name? -Gary.

What are you doing here?

I wanna see my son.

Dad?

Dad!

-My boy. -What?