00:00The one question I want to ask as we're kind of going out here, this interview, Noda, talking about the
00:04international team and not necessarily this team this year.
00:08But when you look back at teams over the last couple of decades and maybe compare it a little bit
00:13to what we have now in that it's a, you know, the team doesn't have quite as much top end
00:18talent, quite as much depth.
00:21But also the international teams over the last couple of decades, you mentioned Vijay Singh, Ernie Els.
00:26These are guys that were world beaters.
00:29Now, not to say that you didn't have some talent leave these international teams, but was there a sense like
00:35when you made a president's president's cup team that the challenge of beating the international team wasn't going to be
00:41just some type of pushover like it's kind of thought to be now, even though there's plenty of great talent
00:46on the international team.
00:48It's just the U.S. side is just so top heavy and has so much depth.
00:53Yeah, I mean, as professional golfers, you know, individually, we know how good the opposition is.
01:00The international team has a great roster, significantly, I think, compromised because of Liv.
01:08And I think that that's an issue that sort of will maybe be resolved in the next few years and
01:13they can sort of go out and look for, you know, players that are all the players that are available
01:19to them, not just the ones that are on the PGA Tour, so to speak.
01:27And it just comes down to depth and there's too many matches, in my opinion.
01:32And it just exposes the lack of depth on the international side and demonstrates the strength of the depth on
01:38the U.S. side.
01:40There's just a lot of points.
01:42And, you know, on the other hand, I agree that the people show up and they want to see all
01:46the guys out on the course.
01:47It's just kind of one of those things where I just think that the more you stretch it out with
01:52more points and more matches, the more it favors the stronger side.
01:56And I would love to see some sort of revamp.
02:03You know, I was even kicking around some ideas, you know, could we even incorporate something as crazy as like
02:08a Stableford system where it's like actually like a more like a basketball game where, you know, every point that's
02:15made or every birdie that's made on, you know, the score just keeps changing constantly.
02:20But just something to where the depth isn't as much of an imbalance.
02:27And because you can have players that are lower ranked go out and, you know, like a Bezade note is
02:34going to be one of the lowest ranked players in that field next week.
02:40You know, he could go out and make a lot of birdies, but when you pair him up, it just
02:44it just, you know, I think I think the PGA Tour and Brian Rolap is open to sort of trying
02:49to make it interesting.
02:50And I think that we all should be open to that.
02:52It doesn't have to be a Ryder Cup or a version of that.
02:54It could be it could be its own thing.
02:57Yeah, I think it's a good reminder, too, that Brian Rolap hasn't experienced a President's Cup yet.
03:02So maybe a United States big win could be a good vehicle for change moving forward, whether it's a stable
03:09forward format you're referring to, or if it's less days or if it's incorporating women or maybe even less guys
03:15on the team.
03:16I still feel like the ultimate goal goes back to your point is we need to have young guys playing,
03:21get these guys playing in the in the U.S. system so that when they do get the Ryder Cup,
03:26that they are more successful.
03:28So I look forward to Medina, look forward to seeing you there.
03:30Noda, congrats again on the Payne Stewart Award.
03:33It was so fun to watch.
03:35And we're kind of due for a round out on the golf course, Noda.
03:38Like we are very much due since our round at Bannon Dunes where I'm whacking it around with the three
03:43wood.
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