The Koepka rollout always hits different. Brooks is the rare guest who plays along with the bit without ever fully buying in, which is exactly why the boys keep dragging him back on every few months to recycle the same lore. This time the headline was the back nine where Brooks said he felt like he was holding a controller, and yes, he is reportedly the only guy on tour not bothering with a yardage book.
Brooks confirming he plays the most expensive game in golf entirely off vibes.
From there it was straight into the 29 on the back, which Brooks described like he was running up the score in a video game. That is the kind of line that gets clipped, looped, and stitched onto every gambling promo for the next 6 months, and it is exactly what PMT exists to do — take a quote a normal golfer would mumble into a microphone and turn it into the only thing anyone remembers about his week.
Brooks describing the 29 like he had cheat codes turned on.
Of course the actual golf is never where these episodes live. The real meat is whether Brooks is a Palace Saloon or Coliseum guy — the kind of Tuesday-afternoon-podcast question that has no right answer and somehow gets 15 minutes of airtime. Brooks, to his credit, did not seem confused by the premise, which puts him ahead of most major champions who walk into that studio.
The Saloon vs. Coliseum bit getting put to the man himself.
Meanwhile Big Cat is using podcast time to keep building the Chicago office like it is his personal sports museum. Hank, by all accounts, does not see the vision. The latest target: the Florida State basketball banner commemorating their #4 final ranking the year the 2020 NCAA tournament got cancelled, which is somehow both the most pointless and most perfect piece of memorabilia he could possibly chase. If you have ever wondered what someone with disposable income and a podcast does on a Wednesday, this is it.
Big Cat laying out the FSU 2020 banner pitch to a clearly unmoved room.
And to button it up, the boys did the thing they always do when a golfer is in the room: everyone picks one player to win the weekend, and the losers are stuck doing soggy Sorrows. It is a bit that never gets old because the punishment is genuinely gross and the picks are always vibes-based. Brooks shot a 29 on a back nine for fun. The rest of the show is about to choke down wet cereal. Tuesdays are undefeated.
The weekend golf pool with soggy Sorrows hanging over the losers.