The Backboard Classic, Missed opportunities in Detroit, and USGA-NBC marriage

Published: July 1, 2020, 3:09 a.m.

b'This rollicking Wednesday episode begins with a birthday shoutout and an odd discussion on couples going by one merged name. Also, an MLGT shared title due to Covid restrictions on a sudden death playoff is questioned. Then Brendan and Andy get to the golf, or some of it, by running through the schedule for the week, including the \\u201cyou won\\u2019t believe\\u201d par-5 out in Colorado at the KFT event. For the Rocket Mortgage Classic, they discuss featured groups in a weaker field, some one-and-done picks, Bryson\\u2019s obscene caloric intake that he disclosed on Tuesday and his comments about the Ross design being obsoleted by his gainz. Also addressed, of course, are the apparent backboards set up as signage all over an event that is known in these parts as the PMI Backboard Classic after last year\\u2019s outrageous infrastructure setup. The absurdity of the 3-1-3 charity challenge is discussed again, largely within the context of the potential insurance policy for it. Jordan Spieth\\u2019s comments that it\\u2019s easier to win without fans are debated. Then they get to a more serious matter and that\\u2019s the article by Brendan Quinn of The Athletic on the Tour and its marquee players missing opportunities by skipping \\u201cthe Tour\\u2019s lone regular-season event held in a predominantly Black neighborhood.\\u201d A closing news segment further addresses the Sunday bombshell of the USGA rights change with a few insights after asking around about how exactly this happened.'