Scottie Scheffler Wins The British Open

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1:52Rich Eisen:I know you're going to dig this. This is the Rich Eisen Show. What's the one thing that's missing from your lives? Rich Eisen. Love it. Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. Scotty Scheffler. He's now joined the company of golf's greats. I don't really know exactly what to say, but thank you so much to the fans this week for all the support. Today's gasps. Premier League Lacrosse co-founder Paul Ray Bull, Rams running back Blake Corum, actor Danny Houston, plus latest news and more. And now, it's Rich Eisen. Well, that's right. Welcome to this edition of the Rich Eisen Show, live on the Roku Sports Channel and the Infinity Sports Network and a radio affiliate smart enough to have us.

2:41Rich Eisen:Sirius XM Channel 375 and the Odyssey app. Good to see everybody here. We start today's show by talking about my knee injury. Wait a minute. Hold a minute. I'm told that's the way Seth Rollins started the show. On the Seth Rollins show, as I saw in his mug. That's your man over there. Thank you to Seth Rollins for sitting in this chair. Knew he'd be good. That's not going out on a very long limb. No, it was excellent. Excellent. But good to have him in this chair for two days. And Andrew Siciliano, greatly appreciate those gents allowing me to pop free so I can head out east and see the kids in their summer camp for visiting day.

3:20Rich Eisen:And it was all good in those hoods. And we're back here on the show today. Three fun guests. My guy, Blake Corum, from the Los Angeles Rams. We're going to have him on this program. Paul Rabel. Yes, Balaki. The co-founder, premier lacrosse league and women's lacrosse league as well. the very handsome and talented and popular Paul Rabel will be here in studio. And then Danny Houston, who is an actor that I'm a fan of, Yellowstone being one, he's been in X-Men movies as well. He is the bad guy in The Naked Gun that is going to be available in theaters nationwide next week on August the 1st, next Friday.

4:06Rich Eisen:So Danny Houston will be here, a big fan of his from Yellowstone. Good to see you over there, Chris Brockman. How are you? Good to be seen. How are you? Good to see you. I'm going to switch over here to the corner for TJ Jefferson. Candles lit. Good to see you. Welcome back. And since, thank you. I appreciate that very much. And then my guy, DJ Mikey D is in these nuts. The Mr. New Jersey of the Rich Eisen Show. Good to see you over there, sir. Good to see you, Rich. Now, your hometown in New Jersey is what again? Just so I can. Livingston. Livingston, New Jersey. Sean Livingston. That's how I remember.

4:42Rich Eisen:And the reason why I switched it up is we start this show today in the great hamlet of Ridgewood, New Jersey. Ridgewood, yes. Ridgewood, New Jersey. Why am I starting in Ridgewood, New Jersey? Well, I mean, normally when I mention exit 16W on the New Jersey Turnpike, that would mean Jets, Giants, because that's where MetLife resides. Exactly. But that's how you want one way you can get to Ridgewood, New Jersey is is that let me get this correct. Exit 165 in the Garden State Parkway. That's right there. That's right there. It's right there. Let's you ride off in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Hometown of Scotty Scheffler.

5:29Oh, heard of him.

5:31Rich Eisen:That's where it all started. In Ridgewood, New Jersey. And the latest dateline involving Scotty Scheffler would be Northern Ireland. Portrush, Northern Ireland. Royal Portrush is where Scotty Scheffler showed up this week and kind of took the world by surprise because he has the world by the proverbial hairs right now and we're all paying rent in this man's world. and it's fascinating because this year we all thought we would be paying rent in the world of rory mcelroy certainly the way that he performed in this year's masters finally breaking through after a 12-year respite uh to complete his career grand slam he was missing the masters he finally added it he finally got that off his back and into his trophy case and I guess onto his back, right?

6:34Rich Eisen:With a green jacket. And we thought, okay, here we go. Because the Open Championship is in Northern Ireland. Or as some people in Columbus might call it, the Northern Ireland. And so, yeah, I couldn't resist. Of course not. In the Northern Ireland. And you knew the fans would be rallying for Rory. They were. and kind of ever since then. We're paying rent again in Scotty Scheffler's world. So he showed up this week and kind of took everyone by surprise, not by winning by four strokes, but by showing up and sounding resigned to a life of winning without enjoying it. We didn't talk about this on the show last week before I left because there was so much going on.

7:32Rich Eisen:We had so many terrific in-studio guests. But this is what he had to say when he showed up in Northern Ireland this week. I'm not out here to inspire the next generation of golfers. I'm not here to inspire somebody else to be the best player in the world because what's the point? This is not a fulfilling life. It's fulfilling from a sense of accomplishment, but it's not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart. You know, there's a lot of people that make it to what they thought was going to fulfill them in life. And then you get there and all of a sudden you get to number one in the world.

8:06And then they're like, what's the point? And, you know, I really do believe that because, you know, what is the point? You're like, why do I want to win this tournament so bad? That's something that I wrestle with on a daily basis. It's like showing up at the Masters every year. It's like, why do I want to win this golf tournament so badly? Why do I want to win the Open Championship so badly? I don't know. Because if I win, it's going to be awesome for about two minutes. and then we're going to get to the next week, and it's going to be like, hey, you won two majors this year. How important is it for you to win the FedExCup playoffs?

8:34And it's just like we're back here again, you know. So we really do. We work so hard for such little moments, and, you know, I'm kind of a sicko. I love putting in the work. I love being able to practice. I love getting out to live out my dreams. But at the end of the day, sometimes I just don't understand the point, you know, because I don't know if I'm making any sense or not, but am I not?

8:58Rich Eisen:No. I mean, no, because, you know, to hear that, like, hey, I'm number one in the world. I'm number one in the world. But, you know, a meteor could hit us at any point in time. And what does it really all matter? That basically made sense. Well, no, I understand that, you know, getting to the mountaintop can leave you alone and that there's a lot going on and behind the scenes. and it's the difficult grind and you're not potentially a happy camper because you're so tunnel-visioned on trying to be number one and staying there. I understand that there's tons of pressure on all that. But when he said, you know, I sometimes sit around and wonder, why do I want it so badly?

9:39Rich Eisen:That's the way I talk about fantasy football. You know, where I've got to look around and take stock. I'm like, what? Why am I waking up on a Monday morning so depressed? Because I'm down by 40 points and I'm going to lose my fantasy week. You know what I mean? That makes sense. Not when the number one player in the world and maybe one of the best of all time. Well, not maybe. He's one of the best of all time. Thinks this way. And then you sit there and go, well, he doesn't sound like he might be in the proper mindset here to. take down the Open Championship here and add that to his trophy case for the first time.

10:21Rich Eisen:You know? This is how like a guy is going to go 59 for 63 on putts 10 feet and in. Which, by the way, he did. 59 to 63 from putts of 10 feet and in at Royal Portrush for a setup in the Open Championship? Are you kidding me? So he missed four putts? From 10 and in. Maybe that's it. Maybe that's why he's so miserable. Maybe he's thinking about the 0 for 4 instead of the 59 for 59. Probably could. Right?

10:58Rich Eisen:So, then he just dominates. Okay? He dominates. He wins by four strokes. And he won the PGA Championship this year by five strokes. He becomes the third player all time to win multiple majors in a single year by four or more strokes. Joining Ben Hogan when he won the Masters U.S. Open and the Open in 1953 by that much. And Tiger in 2000 when he won the U.S. Open and the Open in that year by four or better strokes. And then when you add in the fact that he won the Masters in 22 by three shots and the Masters in 24 by four shots, he becomes the first player ever with four major titles. his first four major titles to come out of the gate from Ridgewood, New Jersey and the university of Texas and the corn ferry tour to win his first four major championships by three or better shots.

12:11Rich Eisen:He's the first player to ever do that because of what he did at Royal Port rush. And he walked up 18, no one it's in the bag. There was no Vandevelde here. You know, it's in the bag. it's over and so we just showed this picture put that up again with his 15 month old son bennett here he is he's got his passey in his mouth you know and he's holding his son in his left arm and the claret jug in his right and his wife meredith was there as well his parents were there and fascinatingly enough when he started the week saying what does it all mean why am i doing this why does it mean so much to me and he shocked the world with all of that in his post-game press conference with the claret jug next to him and his family around him he answered his own question every time i'm able to win a tournament, the first person I always look for is my wife.

13:20And where we walk off each day is usually on the right side. And I didn't see her at first. So I was like, oh my gosh, like where's Meredith? What happened? You know, she's not there. And as I kind of circled around the green, I saw my dad standing there. I was like, okay, perfect. My family must be down there. And so I saw Meredith and, um, she's always the first person I want to celebrate with. Um, you know, she knows me better than anybody. That's my best friend. And, um, it, it takes a lot of work to be able to become good at this game. And I wouldn't be able to do it without her support. You know, she does a tremendous job of taking care of everything for us at home and giving me the ability to put in the amount of time and effort that I put into the game of golf because it's a lot.

14:02And it's not a lifestyle that's suited for everybody. You know, we live a different lifestyle than some of our friends at home, traveling the way we do. But, you know, we're very grateful for it. You know, it's a fun life for us and being able to celebrate winning tournaments like this. I feel like my whole team, I feel like the whole team should be, their name should be on the trophy with me because it really does. It takes a village. I have a great team around me, and it all starts with my coach, Randy, and everybody's humble. They work together. Nobody has all the answers, and I feel like we have a great time, and we love being able to practice and work towards these things, and it'll be even more fun getting home and being able to celebrate.

14:40Rich Eisen:He answered his own question. That's why you do it. It's so good. That's why you do it. I love the tweets yesterday of like, it's nice to be able to chart, you know, Bennett Scheffler's growth in real time, you know, because every couple of weeks he's in a picture with his dad holding the trophy. And you know how sometimes, you know, we have, and I'm sure you do for Cage right at home where you're measuring somewhere on the back of a door or in a door jam or something like that, right? Yep. They could measure him next to the trophies. oh yeah he was almost as tall as a wannamaker that year now he's two times a clara jug you know what i mean okay makes sense i mean that's the way you can measure this him running across the green and like falling out of space yesterday it was awesome like there were so many great i mean that's what you did that's why you do it yeah him being able to walk up a hill now yeah next thing you know he'll just be sprinting up a hill like remember when benton couldn't even See, I mean, other shows might be like, well, where does he compare with Tiger and all that?

15:42Rich Eisen:I mean, whatever. I mean, he's doing it his own way. It's different times, different competition, different this, different that. The guy is just as dominant as they possibly can be right now in golf. I don't think anybody clearly saw him coming at the beginning of this decade, right? Like, no. Okay. And he has turned himself into an absolute beast, a machine. You look at the Ryder Cup standings. By the way, Keegan Bradley said Bryson DeChambeau is not going to be able to add any more points to it because this is his last tournament in which he could have added points to it because he's on the Live Tour.

16:16Rich Eisen:Bryson's currently fifth. If he falls out of the top six, Keegan Bradley said he's going anyway. Yeah, he's in. Oh, yes. But, you know, he's also in for sure. There's only one guy. If you look at the Ryder Cup standings right now, there's a red Q next to Scotty Scheffler. And, you know, all of us, just to bring this all full circle fantasy, he's like, what do you mean? He's questionable for the Ryder Cup? What happened? Do you get hurt? No, no, no. That red cue means he's qualified mathematically because Xander Schauffele is in second place with 13 ,383.85 points. Don't show him on the.85. Do you have the numbers in favor?

16:48Rich Eisen:I do, I do. You read Scotty Scheffler's number. So like you said, Xander Schauffele is 13 and change. Scotty Scheffler with the cue next to his name, 32 ,420.33 points. Don't cheat on the.33. Don't cheat the.33. 32 ,000. It's insane what he's doing. And clearly, obviously, it ain't easy to play this game, and it ain't easy to play it at such a high level, and stay happy where he shows up on a Monday going, yeah. I mean, sometimes I just look at it and go, what am I doing this all for? What am I killing myself for? And then he answered his question. Me kind of looking at it, I took it as like we always have a tendency to push the goalposts back when we talk about athletes.

17:32Rich Eisen:So I kind of took it as he's like, I did all this work. I won this tournament. I should be able to celebrate. But now people are asking me, well, what's next? He doesn't have a chance to even like, well, be able to like take it in and be happy with his, his accomplishments. Then I would basically say to him, don't listen to what other people say. In the same way I tell you, don't read your YouTube comments. What's the point? You know, it's, it's really what, what, what he does to himself inside and how he can handle his business inside. one of the many phrases i i i was told during my american century championship walk about you know as the toughest six inches in golf is in between your temples right here yeah yep and you know it's the same way for a guy who goes 59 to 63 on 10 putts and in and uh as my my uh caddy on that day money manager the stars down weir texted me this morning he texted me that stat and I texted him back, I feel like you're trying to make a point here.

18:29Rich Eisen:Yeah, I didn't make it from 10 feet in, like almost ever. I get it. But it is amazing. It is amazing how hard it is. And you have to appreciate that alone, especially since the week began with the way he said it and it ended the way he finished it and then said it. Basically, he should play that soundbite back anytime he thinks about the first soundbite. It feels the same way. he's thinking about the first sound bodies. The answer is within him. He answered it himself. Isn't it the name of a book, The Answer Within You? The Answer Within. And, you know, the inner excellence, right? And in case he also needs reminding about, you know, how to enjoy it, I'm sure when he packed his belongings up, he wasn't going to the oversized baggage spot at Ryanair or Aer Lingus, you know?

19:21Rich Eisen:That's PJ home. And we're not talking pajamas. Are you saying he just drove right to the plane? I'm sure someone drove him to the plane. Yeah. Congratulations, Scotty Sheffler. Hopefully you can enjoy it. We will take a break. Lots to talk about on the show. Seth Rollins elicited quite an interesting soundbite from Cam Hayward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who opened camp two days from now. Your Cowboys opened their camp today, TJ Jefferson. joining the Lions and the Chargers are already open for business. The Chiefs open for business today fully, rookies and veterans. Everybody opens tomorrow, the 22nd, with the exception of Atlanta, which opens fully, rookies and veterans, on Wednesday.

20:13Rich Eisen:And the same thing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. At any rate, Cam Hayward said something interesting to Seth Rollins. I want to play that back. interesting news out of the Titans camp regarding Will Levis today we'll talk about that phone calls 844-204-RICH is the number to dial but let's bring Paul Rabel out here everybody the co-founder of Premier Lacrosse League that's next this is the Rich Eisen Show

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23:28Rich Eisen:And ESPN has a little taste as well, a little piece of it. Paul Rabel is here, everybody. Yes. Yeah, man. Congrats on everything going on with you, brother. Thank you. Is this what you envision when this holds? When did you first say, I need to do something about this? Well, my brother and I got together maybe in 2017 because the league I was playing at the time was called Major League Lacrosse, and they were doing a new commissioner search. And we were sort of like, all right, this is interesting to us because we believe that for whatever reason, professional lacrosse having caught on like the UFC and MLS did in the 2000s because professional lacrosse had started at the same time yes and uh those two leagues were catching on via new media and better storytelling um and both of them are different right individual sports league and and then MLS's challenge today is still like competing with the tier one leagues of the Premier League in England and La Liga in Spain and American attention to professional soccer so we are the tier one property in this discipline across the world and it wasn't working so we approached major league lacrosse and was like hey you know have we considered potentially rebuilding the way that the front office works because here are our ideas and they were like not interested and understood like okay an athlete having the gall to come in and be like hey i've got it guys i know I know where this thing can go.

24:55But once you get under the hood and start looking more and more, that was what sort of began the process for us to say, okay, if it doesn't change, maybe we start something new and go raise capital and convince the players to come join us. And that's what happened in 2019.

25:11Rich Eisen:So 2019 was the big moment? That was the launch, yeah. Oh, and so all that has to happen after that was a pandemic. that had to really put a wrinkle in things. Didn't see that one coming, did you, Paul? No, and I'm glad our investors didn't either because we wouldn't have been able to raise capital if we were like, oh, we're going to launch this league and then next year face a global pandemic and have to figure it all out again. Right, but so 2019 was the big watershed moment? That was it? Or what would you say was this five-year deal with ESPN? Well, I mean, you've got to launch, and it's really hard to launch, especially a sports league.

25:47because if you look at the entrepreneurs that are celebrated today in Silicon Valley, they don't have a hard start. They can prolong the launch of a product until they get it right. But because there was competition and we had 200 players sign a deal with us, we had to start on June 1, 2019. So every day in our office, there was a ticker, like 135 days to first game, 134 days. Sounds like the bear. And we had to come up with team names, get venue deals, hire refs, hire coaches, GMs, build marketing, legal, media. Damn, man. Ticket sales team. Did you know it was just...

26:29Rich Eisen:Livingston, New Jersey's Mike Del Tufo was, I assume you were on that one, right? Yes. Okay, good catch. Kick saving the beauty. Appreciate that. Nice save. Yeah, good goaltending. My brother was the goaltender. Yeah. Okay. Sorry, go on. But, yeah, it was really hard. And we evolved. Like, we outsourced some parts of the business, and ticket sales was one of them. And it turns out really hard to sell tickets to a live sporting event. The way I liken it is, you know, every year around the holiday or birthday, we'll decide if we're fortunate enough to host an event at our house, me and you. Sure.