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1:30Coming up. Six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa. Team USA flag football quarterback Daryl Doucette. Comedian Mark Normand. And now it's Rich Eisen.

1:46Rich Eisen:Hour number two of the Rich Eisen Show live from Los Angeles, California. On the air right here, our Overreaction Monday podcast. Chris Brockman and I recorded it before we even said a word on this live simulcast on Disney Plus, ESPN, the app, ESPN Radio and Sirius XM Channel 80. That's sitting there in our RSS feed, our YouTube channel, youtube.com slash Rich Eisen Show for all of that. Daryl Doucette, the quarterback of Team USA flag football team, is going to be joining us in hour number three. And the comedian Mark Norman will be here in studio for some laughs. uh jackson smith and jigba has been pizzayed we haven't talked about that yet because we were just going march madness crazy with seth greenberg in our number one we'll talk about that shortly but joining us right now uh from the indoor golf facility in palm beach garden state of the art uh if you don't know uh zooming in from that sofi center right now part of jupiter links golf club taking on la golf club tonight in the best of three finals for the tgl ladies and gentlemen and Max Homa is on the program.

2:51Rich Eisen:Good to see you, Max. Nice to chat with you. Yeah, hey, thank you. Thank you for having me. Okay, so let me just go straight up. What's more intact? What's better for you? Jupiter Lynx Golf Club or your bracket right now? Oh. What's better? Even someone who's not on our team, I think is still closer to having a good Jupiter Lynx connection than a bracket at this point. Have you filled one out? Did you have time in your busy golf schedule to fill out a bracket? I finally didn't fill it out this year because I just am donating to my friends when I do. So I finally pulled the trigger. So I'm so proud of myself.

3:30Rich Eisen:So you had self-control as opposed to actually donating to your friends by just torching a bracket on fire. Yeah, 35 years in, I learned I'm bad at it. Okay. So let's just stop. Okay. Is that because Cal doesn't make the tournament? yeah and if they did i'd pick them and then they would probably lose so i just uh you donate anyway i'm out yeah i'm just a donator okay so uh jupiter links golf club is better more intact since you don't even have a bracket i just took a stab with that one uh good to chat with you um how is tom kim doing after you knocked him over max uh really good he the kid can take a hit i think we had to he's our youngest guy uh had to haze him a little bit make sure he was tough so I went upstairs a bit.

4:15He can take it.

4:16Rich Eisen:Maybe UFC is next for him. Look at this picture after he aced in your competition. This is, I believe, after you knocked him over, he got up. Look at Tiger, man. Look at him like he won the Masters right there. Yeah, it was cool. Obviously, T-Dub's gone through a lot of not golfing lately. He's energy and this thing's very obvious. We want to give him something to be excited about. So it's cool to put a smile on his face. What's this like moment like this for you and your team, Max? It's crazy. We keep talking about it, but we pinch ourselves having the goat in our corner. And, you know, he can't play this season.

4:55So we've, you know, been playing for him. It's a bit nerve wracking. You know, he's been the clutchest person to ever probably play a sport. He's won 82 PGA Tour events. And we're in here trying to be an extension of him somehow. Yeah, right. So it's hard not to get a little nervous. but it's also pinched me when you do something cool and, you know, he's the first guy over there. I mean, it's, you know, when I was six years old, I first watched him win the masters. So it's, it's the reason I think a lot of us play golf. So to get to have him in our corners, crazy.

5:22Rich Eisen:I was going to ask that. I mean, I'd love to unpack that a little bit more. You know, obviously if when you're six or when you're knocking it around here in Southern California, Max, you know I told you that you'd be playing on a Tiger Woods led team for an indoor golf, you know, virtual golf, real golf league, you'd have said what, you know, it's great. I would have, I would have asked your, uh, your, your people to maybe drug test you before the next show. Uh, you would have lost me at indoor golf league, but yeah, just to ever, I mean, I've been lucky enough to play practice rounds with tiger, uh, majors.

6:01I played the masters for the first few days with him. all of those things I wouldn't have probably believed when I was a little kid so it's very cool I feel very fortunate it's not something that I just let kind of go in one ear and out

6:15Rich Eisen:the other I think it's been awesome does he give tips do you again like you've been there around long enough right you've done enough you're you're a professional player in your own right you know a winner on a tour but does he offer two cents max yeah he's been great but it's interesting that in the beginning of like kind of our friendship i used to pick his brain a lot more and as it's gone on i just enjoy just talking to him like a you know normal person like a friend i think when you're you know first getting into it you're nervous and you you want to get everything out of his brain that you can and then over time you realize that uh there's some things that he's just got magic with.

6:56You can't really teach it. You can't learn it. And then there's other things where it's just gets cooler just at times to, you know, talk to him about the Dodgers or football or, you know, family life and all that. But he's been great. I honestly think his best advice wasn't really anything I asked, but we were playing the Open Championship at St. Andrews. We had a long wait and he came up behind me and he goes, how many times have you won out here? And, you know, I made a bit of a joke about how I was catching up to him, but at the time it was three. And he very seriously looked at me and said, you know, it should be a lot more.

7:26And it just kind of kept walking. And I was like, all right, I'm going to remember that one. Cause if he thinks I should be winning more, I should probably also believe that. So it was a really cool thing. And also in a very tiger way, you know, very, very, very sincerely and aggressively told me I am underachieving. It should be.

7:45Rich Eisen:There you go. So he inspired. Once he said, I was like, you know what, I'm going to keep that. If I start to feel bad, bad about myself, tiger thinks I should have won more. So maybe maybe that's possible. Damn. Did it take getting used to playing indoors, Max? Yeah, it's odd. Yeah. Last year, we were horrendous. The beginning of this year, we were bad. But we've spent a lot more time in here practicing like what we did. We just finished a little practice session, playing the holes, getting used to the greens. But it's weird. It's it's it's crazy to say, but it's so bright in here. And with like the perfect sand, glistening golf balls, like the depth perception is really funky.

8:23The screen on certain golf shots is unique. You know, some balls don't curve as much. Some shots do curve more. So you kind of get used to those things. We did a poor job of it last season. But this year, I think we've kind of figured out we hit our stride a bit, which has been fun. It's no fun to lose, even if it's indoor golf. It did suck. So it's been cool to get on a bit of a roll. So the sand is too perfect.

8:43Rich Eisen:the balls are too shiny or at least it was to start in your yeah no no it just has been you just kind of get used to it hitting that in that fairway bunker uh behind me right there is uh tricky because you just have these lights over you um and it's like the ball in the sand like blend in perfectly uh it's i don't know how to explain it uh but it's there there's a little like little thing we're just so particular and we get so used to how we prepare and how we hit certain golf shots and you play golf so much with your eyes and in a indoor one you just have like i said a lot more lighting uh changes but also what you're hitting at is i mean it is 30-ish yards away but if there's a tree or rock or whatever on that stinger hole it's like you can't actually like see it you can't picture it as like a tree limb overhanging um like you're in the rough or something hit one low so it's weird how much we've noticed you play golf with your eyes even though you know it obviously does come down to how far you hit it and what club but It takes a bit of getting used to.

9:42Rich Eisen:Max Homa here tonight at 9 Eastern time on ESPN2. It's Jupiter Lynx Golf Club taking on LA Golf Club. Again, in SoFi Center. Best of three finals tonight and tomorrow, 7 Eastern. And on ESPN, 9 Eastern time, if necessary, on ESPN. Joining me here. So you chat Dodgers baseball with Tiger Woods. Yeah. Is he a Dodger fan like you, Max? Yeah, Big Dodger too. SoCal guy. So he's a big Dodger fan. So that's been quite nice. Yeah, I'm a Yankee fan, Max. So I'm going to ask you the question this way. Do you defer your Jupiter Lynx salary to your retirement as well? Is that the way it works? I'm going to call Andrew Freeman, Dave Roberts.

10:29I'm going to get the insight on how all that works. So I'll get back to you on that one. I love that. Are the Yankees crying poor? Max, he kind of is. No, hold on a second. Okay, I'm so sorry.

10:40Rich Eisen:It's not the Yankees. It's everyone else. Yeah. Red Sox, too. You know what I mean? Everyone else. There's 29 other teams. Yeah. Many of them can, you know, sound better crying poor. But the fact that this guy on the screen holding up a trophy for a second straight year is making$125 million as a guy who makes he's making$125 million as a spokesman and basically league minimum as a baseball player. you know it's kind of tough to take if you're not a Dodger fan i i've quite enjoyed it so on that one when i sit inside on my couch and watch him hit home run so it's been nice for me it's not just him too man it's not just it seems amazing it has been uh uh 12-ish years of uh maybe 13 years of just a really cool run so yeah it's a shame everyone's upset about it but uh all of us Southern California, very much enjoy it.

11:38Who was your guy growing up? I mean, Kershaw. It's hard. It's going to be weird having a year without Kershaw and getting to watch him. But, I mean, he just – being a Dodger the whole time. You know, we also got to grow up with Kobe Bryant, who obviously was a Laker the whole time. It's just that's something special and cool as a fan. And he's obviously so amazing to watch. And, yeah, he's been the guy. But it's been cool now watching people like, you know, I think this year Mookie Betts will have played more games with the Dodgers and the Red Sox. So you start to see how he's just become a mainstay.

12:14Obviously, just a ton of great players on the team. But Kershaw forever, I mean, growing up, getting to watch him. And his legacy and his consistency was incredible.

12:23Rich Eisen:Yeah, man. I mean, there was a story I tell here frequently. There was a moment in the playoffs last year where Freeman's at the plate. Betts is on first. Otani's on second. Freeman hits one in the gap. And there was a shot from behind home plate watching the ball go in the gap and watching Freeman start to run and Betts and Otani make their way around the base paths. And I'm like, that's a half a billion dollars on the base paths right there. You know what I mean? And then you got Will Smith and then you got all these role players. And then you got Dave Roberts, who's pushing the buttons perfectly.

12:57Rich Eisen:And then on top of all that, now they get Kyle Tucker, who remarkably is not deferred his salary. So there's that. Sorry. Maybe I'll call him about why or why not to defer. I need to look into this because maybe we've been missing out on the contract side. I don't – that's a word I hadn't really used until last year. I don't think there's a cap in golf. You know what I mean? I don't think there – or a luxury tax. That's the one we wear, I think. Max Holm, everybody. You got a question, my golf aficionado here along with me here? Max, been a fan. You're so engaging with the fans. You're great on the interviews, and you just kind of get it.

13:34But, you know, as a fan, we've been kind of riding the roller coaster the last couple of years with you. Where do you how do you assess your game right now? How are your mentals? You know, just kind of want to check it in as we're a few weeks for the Masters. The roller coaster has just been me sitting, waiting for them to have that green button go so you can actually start to ride. It's been quite slow. Yeah, last year was awful. I started to play a lot better around May, but it still wasn't great. But I've played quite nicely since about October. My game feels awesome. I haven't scored well at all, but I'm quite pleased with where it's at.

14:07So very excited that Augusta is coming up, playing the Valero right before that. But game feels great. Had a weird week last week at Valspar, but that felt at least more like an anomaly and not like the normal last year. It was kind of the opposite. So I'm hopeful to give you something to cheer for soon.

14:23Rich Eisen:Yeah, and do the curry. Would you do the curry at Augusta? Would you do something like that? I would love to, but golf is one of those where, you know, Steph can make a shot up six with a minute left, hit a three, and kind of know, hey, it's over. I'm going to do the night-night early and look cool. I'd have to wait until I hold out on the 18th hole. I'm going to win because I promise you if I birdie 17 to go up two and I hit the night-night and I hit in the trees in the next hole, I'm just going to be shaking my head thinking I absolutely am going to be on Scott Van Pelt's not top play. I'm going to be everywhere for a bad reason.

14:57Rich Eisen:You don't want to get on SVP's bad side. No. You just don't want to do that. and you're a Laker fan too, I imagine. Yeah, they're on a roll too. They're unbelievable. Yeah, nine in a row. Luka's killing it. Yeah, and LeBron looks good. Luka's on a tear. I haven't seen, I mean, Kobe did it for, I forget what year it was, where he scored 40 a bunch of games in a row, but this has been nuts. It has been. Well, listen, Max, it's been great chatting with you. We're here in LA whenever you're in town. Would love to have you here in person at some point, and I appreciate you taking time on right before a big finals gets going in TGL and thanks for the time, Max.

15:36Rich Eisen:Good luck to you. Yeah, no worries. Thank you for having me. I hope everybody for Jupiter Lynx and I will get the Dodgers to text give me your Venmo. I'll have them send the Yankees some money. We could have figured this thing. Yeah, because they've got it, Max. They now own the Lakers too. You know what I mean? I'll send you my Venmo that's for sure. Take care Max you be well. Good luck to you. That's Jupiter Lynx Golf Club member Max Homa. TGL Finals LAGC ESPN2 tonight at 9 Eastern tomorrow at 7 Eastern and on ESPN and then 9 Eastern if necessary. I wonder who's on at 9 Eastern that gets kicked off.

16:21Rich Eisen:If it's destiny. Who's on standby? It's not us. I know it's not us. I know it's not us. love it okay there you go that's great it's fun it's very fun you can see they're having fun out yeah i wish they had a you know i wish they did two coasts that there's l.a center or arizona or something it's florida florida only but it's so cool to see on tv the technology with it uh you know cage is super dialed so i'll be honest with you when it first got created and i heard that they're playing at sofi center i thought it meant here yeah that would have been great and I'm like, oh, I'll go to that. And it's Florida.

16:55Rich Eisen:I'm like, yeah, that's more geographically unsound. Yeah, that's not exactly a drive down 405. Yeah, and Taylor, her all-star game performance on Saturday, she won. They're moving on? They are moving on. Nice. They are moving on. They won the city. And the final was right by Dodger Stadium. And I told her, I'm like, in five days, we're not making it here like this fast. No. Right by Dodger Stadium. Man, oh, man. And then she starts telling me about the history of Chavez Ravine, that they were teaching her in school, about the way that the land was, you know, used to be someone else's. Now it became baseballs and Dodgers.

17:36Rich Eisen:And she goes, you should talk about it on the air, Dad. Okay. The manifest destiny of the Los Angeles Dodgers. How would that rate if we started talking about that? It would create a conversation. Ladies and gentlemen. Yeah. Eminent domain brought to you by. That's right. Okay. There's a lot of that going on. You think so? At any rate. Talk about Central Park, kids. Moving on. 844-204-RICH. Google it. Google it. Speaking of eminent domain, Mr. Jackson Smith and Jigba has just removed some cash. That's next on The Rich Eisen Show. The Rich Eisen Show podcast.

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20:37Rich Eisen:Back on the Rich Eisen show. Wow. That's awesome. You are a front-runner, man, wearing a Dodger hat now. Yeah, Mike, sorry. That was the first nine years of this show. You were there with me living and dying as a Yankee fan. Seriously, I ask you serious. They don't suck. They do. They stink. No, they do not. They stink. What the Yankees are. They stink. No, excuse me. What the Yankees are, are a well-enriched franchise. I can't win. Excuse me. With a history of winning that in recent years have been frustrating. It's close. because what they do with their roster is build a collection of home run hitting strikeout artists that do not put the ball in play enough when they need to and then this year they went ahead and they gave Trent Grisham a qualifying offer of 20 something million bucks I bet you if you put sodium pentothal in the in the veins of everyone in that front office they would have thought he would have rejected that because he would have taken it would have gotten more in the free agent market they were looking for a draft choice he said yes I'll take your money and now suddenly they're like now what Ben Ars good now we got it now we got to go run it back and we're going to go we got to get Cody Bellinger everyone else told him no and they still don't have somebody to put on base for judge to knock in and then we'll see if Stanton is going to play 162 they're going to run it back and they're still a very good team but the dodgers are better they're better constructed they are more talented they are deeper and we will see we'll see about your mets we'll see about your red socks how much better they could be roman anthony looks like a beast in the making oh he's great so yeah i didn't intend to go down this baseball sorry no no it's okay no i We just showed a clip talking about me arguing with a Dodger fan on a Halloween night in 2023 about how they've been a disappointment, just like the Yankees have been.

22:43Rich Eisen:So don't come from your high horse. And now they're on the highest horse of them all. That was not the point of that video, though. No, the point of the video was just a lot of fun. but i just seen him wear his dodger hat that back on that day of halloween in 2023 you wouldn't be caught dead in the hat that you proclaimed to wear so proudly because you've been in los angelino longer than you were a new jerseyite i may never go back it's frustrating man i may never go back well no if the yankees win i would love that he's not welcome i can't do that i can't do it you are not welcome back i can't do it that door is shut i can wear that double hat all right um Jackson Smith and Jigba has been paid.

23:26Rich Eisen:This is why the Seahawks made all the moves that they were making or not making in their free agency period. Because he knew this moment was coming. And here it is. Four years, a buck 68.6, 120 million of it guaranteed. The annual salary, the APY is 42 and change, right? Yeah, 42.15. All right. So it's the most in the NFL. and the Offensive Player of the Year stuck the landing just when he can get paid in this matter. His timing was impeccable. His timing was impeccable, but you know what's impeccable? His timing on the field, his timing off the field. His timing, he's been great every day. He laces them up and puts the pads on collegiately, professionally.