00:00But let's get over to the RBC.
00:01Beautiful neck of the woods in South Carolina, Hilton Head Island.
00:05Ludwig Oberg was sensational yesterday, Joe.
00:09Fired a 63-8 under par to open up the scoring down in Hilton Head.
00:15Yeah, and, you know, listen, a lot of big-name guys there.
00:18Hovland, who we thought would be good here.
00:22Harris English also.
00:24Matt Fitzpatrick.
00:25A lot of the guys that we have talked about, Donnie, over the last couple of months, right,
00:30that always seem to be somewhere near the top of the leaderboard during the, you know,
00:36at least on Thursdays and Fridays.
00:38But we all know what's going to separate all of these guys is what happens on Saturday and Sunday.
00:44But, you know, listen, Oberg more than capable of running away with this.
00:48But he's got a lot of competition breathing down his neck here so far.
00:52And Scotty Scheffler ain't one of them.
00:54Yep.
00:54But, by the way, Scotty, it's a par 71.
00:57Scotty Scheffler opened up with a 68, which is actually really good for him,
01:00it feels like, a lot of times in round number one.
01:02He's five shots back of Oberg.
01:04And Oberg is a really good golfer.
01:06And still, it's like, yeah, Scheffler was the favorite.
01:08Now he's not.
01:09Well, Scheffler, normally, five shots back would be like 20-1, 25-1, or 30-1 to win the tournament.
01:14Not Scotty.
01:15Only 6-1.
01:16And I think a lot of people look at this day and be like, he's five shots back.
01:19By the end of the day, he might be tied for the lead or three shots back.
01:23Then Saturday, oh, he sinks his teeth into the golf course, goes like real low, and he's
01:27back into the lead for Sunday's action.
01:30It reminds me of Tiger Woods back in the day, where as long as he's lurking, everybody knows
01:35where he is on that leaderboard.
01:37And the minute he starts to move up the leaderboard, everybody panics and just lets him pass.
01:41Like, white flagging it.
01:42I've been on the street like, hey, this guy's going for it.
01:44Look, just pass me, man.
01:46Just pass me.
01:46Let's go.
01:48The problem is, this is one of those birdie fest tournaments, Donnie.
01:52So, if 21 and 20 under, you're going to, if you're that far behind heading into the weekend,
02:00you're not catching anybody because you could go low all day long.
02:03The problem is, so is everybody else on this golf course.
02:06And that's the problem.
02:07You can lose a tournament like this on Thursday and Friday, no matter how good you play on Saturday
02:13and Sunday.
02:14Take a look at some of these markets here.
02:15I'm just looking at FanDuel right now.
02:17Like, I always get a kick out of, like, the winning market without Scotty Scheffler.
02:20There's not a lot of a difference here.
02:21I figure it would be a big movement.
02:22But if you want to win, let's just pick Louvig Oberg just to win this tournament with Scotty
02:27Scheffler.
02:27It's plus $3.90 price.
02:29Without Scotty Scheffler, it's plus $3.40.
02:31So, again, you're losing 50 cents, Joe.
02:33But would you feel more confident in just taking, let's just say, the leader in the clubhouse
02:37right now?
02:37Or, hey, Scotty's five shots back.
02:39Is that going to win every golf tournament and lose 50 cents?
02:41I got to tell you, I'd probably just like to remove Scotty from the competition altogether.
02:45But, yeah, Oberg could come in second place, lose to Scotty, and I'm still able to cash
02:49the ticket in.
02:50Yeah, not a bad way to look here.
02:53But he needs a big day today.
02:56He's got to close that gap in a hurry here today.
02:59Because it's already Birdie Fest USA out there.
03:03And if Aberg goes low again, he's going to be hard to catch.
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