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In this short game challenge video, Tour player and YouTuber Fredrik Lindblom takes on fellow pro, Paul Henderson. They have a go at 5 different scenarios around the green to see who has the better short game skillset.
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00:00Hi guys, my name is Frederik Lindblom and I'm here with my boy Paul Henderson.
00:04We both played together on the Latin America Tour, the PGA Tour Latin America in 2019.
00:09And both of us struggled with the ball striking that year and played pretty horrendous.
00:14But we had to develop a pretty good short game, so we're going to see if I can take
00:18him on today.
00:19We're going to play five holes.
00:20You down?
00:21I'm ready.
00:22The closest to the pin, we're going to hit two shots on each location.
00:25Closest get two points, second closer get one.
00:27If you make it, you get three points.
00:30Perfect.
00:30Simple as that.
00:32See if I can, well, I'm going to be Paul, so let's do it.
00:35All right.
00:36First location here, about 20 yards, a little bit into the wind.
00:40This is like a proper sauce opportunity.
00:43Yeah.
00:43This should be a spinner.
00:45And don't worry about the four cameras here, Paul.
00:48I know you're not really used to this.
00:50Yeah.
00:50You got Michael in the background there.
00:51That's perfect for a little top.
00:54All right.
00:55Watch out, Mike.
00:56I start.
00:58Let's see if I can do this.
01:04Okay.
01:05Not bad.
01:06Yeah.
01:06Yeah.
01:07I mean, respectable.
01:08Let me see your hands.
01:10Straight hand.
01:11Only a little nervous.
01:14All right.
01:15Okay.
01:15That was respectable to a foot on the first one.
01:18Okay.
01:19Not bad.
01:30It's good.
01:31It's good.
01:31It's just not good enough, Paul.
01:32It's just not good enough.
01:33It's all right.
01:34I'm proud of you though.
01:35Yeah.
01:36We got time.
01:37You guys notice how quiet he got.
01:39Yeah.
01:40Oh God.
01:41All right.
01:42All right.
01:43I'm going to take three points on the first one here.
01:51Sit.
01:52Oh.
01:53Okay.
01:54That might be a little long.
01:56No, no, no, no.
01:56Nice clip though.
01:58All right.
02:02You sure you wanted that open?
02:05That's how I hit my shots.
02:07Okay.
02:07Okay.
02:07You just watch and learn.
02:08All right.
02:13Oh, okay.
02:17That's going to be close.
02:18Let's see it.
02:20Nah, dude.
02:20What are we thinking, Mike?
02:23Do we have to measure this one?
02:25I think you've got to measure it.
02:26Oh, you've got to measure it?
02:27Yeah.
02:28Let me do it.
02:29Let me say.
02:31All right.
02:32Well, what are we doing here?
02:33No, no.
02:34You do with the flag.
02:35What's the kind of deal with this?
02:37I got you all day.
02:38No, you didn't.
02:39Did you really?
02:40Oh, look.
02:41Wait, wait, wait.
02:42We need a second opinion.
02:44I mean, it's not even close.
02:46I got you by three inches.
02:48Okay.
02:48All right.
02:49Well, he showed up.
02:50All right.
02:51So two points to Paul, one for Fred.
02:53Two to the coach?
02:56That's not what I want it.
02:56All right, Frederick.
02:58Second shot here.
02:59About a 20-yard bunker shot.
03:00Got the green slope left to right.
03:02How do you feel being down 2-1 to a coach?
03:06I mean, get on with this.
03:08I mean, you chunked and run that one.
03:09You can't chunk it in the bunker here, so let's see it.
03:19Oh, there it is.
03:21Pull.
03:22Don't pull the crash and follow up with that.
03:25That was not my best.
03:26The whole world is going to see that.
03:26Not my best.
03:27I know.
03:28That's unfortunate.
03:29Okay, so you just need to hit the green.
03:33Get it close.
03:34Maybe I can get a three pointer here.
03:39Or go.
03:40Oh.
03:42Well, that was unfortunate.
03:43Wait a minute.
03:44That was unfortunate.
03:45A lot more sand than we anticipated here.
03:47So, both of us missed the green.
03:50I think that's just...
03:51Okay.
03:52Let's play.
03:53Both of those don't count.
03:54You have to hit the green, yeah?
03:55Okay.
03:56So, we're playing for the two pointer now then.
03:59Two and one pointer.
04:01Sure.
04:02Yeah, we will be.
04:03Yeah.
04:03That didn't really make sense.
04:07No.
04:08No.
04:08There's so much sand.
04:09Did you pick this shot?
04:12You're supposed to look good in this challenge, Paul.
04:15All right.
04:15Last one.
04:17A little harder.
04:18That's what I've learned.
04:24Was that sauce?
04:25That was sauce.
04:26That was sauce.
04:27All right.
04:28So, I'm standing in that bunker.
04:31No one got the single point.
04:32So, that's two point for me, but zero for you.
04:35All right, fine.
04:35Yeah.
04:36I can get all three if you want to.
04:38No.
04:38Okay, all right.
04:39All right.
04:41So, that means two, three, one.
04:44Yeah, three.
04:45No, I have two.
04:46Oh, you have three?
04:46Yeah.
04:47Yeah.
04:47Okay, three, three, three, two.
04:49Three, two.
04:50All right, third shot.
04:51This is a horrific spot here.
04:53Yeah, not ideal.
04:53Yeah.
04:5420 yards.
04:55We need a massive flop shot to be able to stop this one.
05:00So, you know what I did last week?
05:01Yeah.
05:02I'd be the only concern is that I'm in a pitch off.
05:04So, I don't know what the heck you did, but you're in a tough spot here, man.
05:08Let's see if I can do it.
05:09Big old flopper here.
05:12Try to intimidate you a little bit.
05:13Yeah, that teed up pretty good.
05:14Yeah, I got a...
05:16Yes.
05:16Don't go under it.
05:17Mm-hmm.
05:23Yeah, not bad.
05:24Yeah.
05:24Now, that's pretty good there, Paul.
05:26That's a pretty good start right there, Paul.
05:28Yup.
05:29Not too shabby.
05:30Yeah.
05:32How are you feeling?
05:33A little nervous, but I'm okay.
05:35Yeah?
05:35I don't like being down, but...
05:38You know?
05:39Let's see what we can do.
05:47Oh, no.
05:48Dude, it's supposed to go up, not forward.
05:52For sure, right now, I gotta get my mojo back.
05:56Oh, God.
05:57A little cold practice swings over here.
05:58I figured it was a fluke on the first hole when you brought in.
06:02All right, this is used to.
06:03Yeah, I'm not used to these flop shots.
06:05I don't hit it this bad.
06:06No, I do.
06:06I do.
06:08I'm too good at this.
06:09Let's see.
06:16Oh, pretty good, too.
06:18A little bit left, maybe.
06:19Yeah, not bad, not bad.
06:20All right, I need this shot here.
06:21Yeah, you do.
06:23Otherwise, that's three points for Fred.
06:25I just gotta keep rotating a little bit.
06:27That was...
06:27How do you hit it?
06:29In serious, though, like, what's your thought here now when you're a coach?
06:32Well, I just gotta keep my pivot up.
06:34Before, didn't pivot.
06:36Club hit the ground.
06:37I just gotta rotate through here.
06:39Open the face.
06:41Not a lot of shaft lean.
06:45Sit ball.
06:46No, no, no.
06:47Don't get all the way on the green there.
06:49No way.
06:51What a shot that is.
06:53He's back, folks.
06:54He's back.
06:55Oh, my gosh.
06:56I don't know, man.
06:57We might have to call the refs there.
06:59Was that actually a flop shot?
07:00That looked like a chunk and run to me.
07:02I mean, you were all balled away in the rock fair.
07:05Hey, you got the job done.
07:05My ball landed here.
07:06All right.
07:07So, after my first one, we'll forget about that.
07:11I got the two.
07:12Okay.
07:13All right.
07:14Dang it.
07:14We're all square.
07:15All right, Frederick.
07:16Fourth hole here.
07:17I brought you behind a tree.
07:19Sure you're comfortable with a spot like this.
07:20Yeah, I'm very used to it.
07:21Yeah, well, we have a small gap.
07:24Yeah.
07:24A small, small gap.
07:26We're about 45 yards.
07:27You see the flag in the distance.
07:29Let's try not to kill each other and see if we can get on the green.
07:33I think two possible outcomes.
07:35We hole it out.
07:36YouTube famous straight away.
07:38We nail the tree and hit ourself in the head.
07:41YouTube famous either way.
07:42So, let's see what we do here.
07:44Win-win.
07:44All square, right?
07:45All square.
07:46Four-four.
07:47It's a big hole.
07:49Big hole.
07:50You go pitching wedge.
07:51Okay.
07:51I think I just need this for, so it doesn't climb too high.
07:56Okay.
08:01Oh.
08:02Oh!
08:03Paul Henderson!
08:04No, what a shot!
08:06You know, I'm really not used to punching out like this, but I think that was pretty good.
08:10Wow, you would have made ClubPro guy happy there.
08:13Oh my gosh.
08:13What a shot to start out with.
08:17All right.
08:18Try not to hit the tree, please.
08:19I have to hold it now.
08:21Should I stand back?
08:22That was wedge, yeah?
08:23Yeah.
08:24I'm going gap wedge.
08:2550 degrees.
08:26Don't know about that.
08:27A little bit more sauce.
08:28Don't know about that.
08:29Let's see.
08:31Might climb a little too high.
08:32I think it's going to be fine.
08:38Ooh.
08:39No.
08:39No, it hit the last.
08:42Oh.
08:42Dude, you got so lucky.
08:44I think I got you.
08:45The last branch is still on the green.
08:47That was way better than I thought you would do.
08:49Two out of two on the green.
08:50Not going to lie.
08:50Way better than I thought you would do.
08:51Okay.
08:52Okay.
08:53I think you have the perfect club there.
08:55Oh, do you?
08:56Oh.
08:57We have two shots on the green from this light here.
08:59Yeah, that's pretty good.
09:00That's pretty darn good.
09:01Now we just need a solid hit in the tree here.
09:07Okay.
09:08Oh, man.
09:13Oh, sure about that?
09:15Yeah, it moved on me.
09:16Okay.
09:16That was...
09:17I would have squirted right on me.
09:19Yeah.
09:19We don't want that.
09:25Oh, dear.
09:26Oh!
09:28Almost took your ankle out.
09:31It's all right.
09:31I got the closest.
09:32I got the closest.
09:33I got the closest.
09:33So far.
09:34I mean...
09:35It's a big so far.
09:37It's a big so far.
09:39Okay.
09:39I got a little bit better angle.
09:41I'm going to have a little more left.
09:43Because I'm good like that, Paul.
09:45Okay.
09:45Let's see.
09:46It's a big shot there.
09:47I'm about 12 feet away, so...
09:49Yeah.
09:49That's pretty impressive.
09:50You're going to need a miracle.
09:52Happens every day, man.
09:53Happens every day.
09:53There's a leaf right behind your ball.
09:54Be careful.
09:58I told you the gap wedge was too high.
10:01All right.
10:02One up, Paul.
10:03The coach takes the lead.
10:06All right, Paul.
10:06Back to where it all began.
10:08Last time, you did win this hole.
10:10I did.
10:11With a chunk and run.
10:11And we're going to have none of that now.
10:13Because I put two golf clubs over there.
10:15Okay.
10:15And you have to carry it past them to be able to get the points.
10:20Okay.
10:20If you hit it short, no points.
10:22All right.
10:22All right.
10:23So we have to hit a little spinner here.
10:24A little medium flight spinner.
10:27Okay.
10:27And I don't know if you have that in the back.
10:29I don't know.
10:29But you're going to need something because you're down.
10:31Yeah.
10:32One down.
10:32Six to five.
10:33Big hole.
10:34Big, big hole.
10:35Big, big hole here.
10:37All right.
10:38I'm going to just go straight into it here.
10:39Also, you know, I play the Tiger Woods golf ball.
10:43So it's got definitely more sauce than yours.
10:46You're not Tiger Woods, so...
10:48Oh, dang it.
10:49Yeah.
10:49Not yet.
10:49Maybe never, but...
10:51Okay.
10:51Let's do it.
10:54High spin.
11:00Travel.
11:00Oh my God.
11:02Paul Henderson golf.
11:03Was that short?
11:03Nope.
11:04That was perfect.
11:05That was perfect.
11:06Oh.
11:10I don't know what that laugh was.
11:14Okay.
11:14Okay.
11:15So that's a foot.
11:17Didn't spin too much, but I carried it just perfect.
11:21What's your thought on these shots?
11:23Like what do you do as an instructor?
11:24Do you try to like swing it left, cut across it?
11:27No.
11:27Not really for me.
11:28I am more about opening the face.
11:30Yeah.
11:30So just increasing the loft on this 60 degree.
11:33So increasing the loft, not too much shaft lean because this is going to be a medium one.
11:39And I'm just going to rotate around my body.
11:41Okay.
11:42Okay.
11:42All right.
11:42See if I can put any other swing thoughts in your head before this one.
11:45Yeah.
11:48Oh, that's got nipped.
11:49Oh my gosh.
11:50No, you didn't.
11:51Oh.
11:52What a gosh.
11:53That's a free lesson for you right there.
11:56Oh, that is absolutely soft.
11:58Okay.
11:59Here it is.
12:00I am close.
12:01No.
12:02Oh.
12:03I thought.
12:04Oh.
12:05My turn of events.
12:06I thought that was.
12:08Oh.
12:08Well, that was a pretty shot, Paul.
12:10Not pretty enough though.
12:11Okay.
12:12So if I hit this close enough, I could actually go from last to first.
12:17Yeah.
12:17Yeah.
12:18It's going to be the sausage.
12:25Oh, I shot him.
12:26Go.
12:27Oh.
12:27Well, that's no points.
12:29Oh, that was very good.
12:31Okay.
12:32All right.
12:33Well, it's up to you.
12:33If you want to win it, you have to hit it closer than mine.
12:36This is for the win.
12:37Yeah, dude.
12:37It is for the win.
12:39That's a nice lie here.
12:41Still maximized spin.
12:43If not, it's playoff straight away.
12:48Take one more practice with me.
12:53Oh, yeah, dude.
12:55Try for the super spinner.
12:56Playoff, Paul.
12:57You almost had me.
12:58Almost had me.
12:59I cannot believe yours is closer.
13:02All right.
13:02We've gone to a playoff and I brought out some fans here.
13:05The pretty one is my girlfriend because she saw me chip once and she's like, yeah, that's
13:10my guy.
13:10All right.
13:12That's exactly what happened.
13:13That's exactly what happened.
13:14Yeah.
13:15First one who makes it wins.
13:16Yeah.
13:16Wins.
13:17So if you make the first one, I have to make it on top of you to tie.
13:20But that's it.
13:21First one who makes it wins.
13:23In order.
13:24You go first.
13:25Let me see.
13:25All right.
13:28No.
13:30I honestly thought it was going to break a little bit.
13:33You gave me.
13:34Yeah.
13:36What do you expect there, Paul?
13:38It doesn't break.
13:39You didn't go straight at home.
13:40You're giving me tips?
13:41Yeah.
13:41You need them.
13:44Is this your little toe down?
13:46Yeah.
13:46This is definitely a little toe down.
13:48Take off the leading edge.
13:51Straight on it.
13:53I told you it didn't break.
13:55Kicked right.
13:56I told you it didn't break.
13:58Okay.
13:58Why didn't you listen?
13:59I gave you another free lesson.
14:00Yeah.
14:01Push this.
14:02Another free lesson.
14:04You go back foot, huh?
14:05I always go back foot.
14:06A stab.
14:11Okay, so just get it enough left of the hole and it's in.
14:19Little chunk.
14:20Little chunk.
14:21Oh!
14:23Chunk and run.
14:24Oh!
14:26Okay.
14:27Wow.
14:28We keep on going.
14:29Frederick.
14:30Face is very open.
14:31You're missing everything.
14:31Right.
14:32Hate to do this to you.
14:33Okay.
14:34Hold it.
14:35Nope.
14:36No, it did not.
14:36Stop missing it right, Paul.
14:39None of us.
14:40Yeah.
14:40Someone please miss it left.
14:41It looks like it's going to go that way.
14:44Hey, Fred.
14:44You said you were going to do it guaranteed in three.
14:46Yep.
14:47Guaranteed.
14:48Guaranteed.
14:53Ah!
14:54Well, at least you missed the left.
14:57He's getting dark, they're saying.
15:01Okay.
15:02Come on.
15:02We're going to be here all day.
15:04With the insults again.
15:05Yeah.
15:07Bug.
15:11I just can't like.
15:12You can't do it, Paul.
15:13You can't do it.
15:13I can't do it.
15:14You can't do it.
15:15That's exactly how you need to think.
15:26Geez.
15:27You got a 12 footer there.
15:28We're making it.
15:37a 13 footer there too.
15:37Two, three, oh!
15:40Alright, Paul.
15:42If I don't make this one.
15:43One shot from the front piece closest to the hole is going to determine it.
15:46We can't be all day.
15:47Look at that.
15:48I'm already bored.
15:49This is Simone.
15:53Do it.
15:59No!
16:03It's never a doubt, dude, where are you going?
16:05Yeah, there you go, yeah.
16:07I'll buy you beer.
16:08Hey, we picked the beer.
16:14Come on, come on.
16:15Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:21Yeah.
16:22Hey, I'm proud of you for sticking in.
16:24Oh, thanks, pal.
16:25Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:26I thought it was going to be just an absolute clubbing
16:29a baby seal, but I like it.
16:32That's it.
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