FREE NEWS 6 PINPOINT WEATHER APP. SO NO SEVERE ADVISORIES,
CERTAINLY ATYPICAL WEATHER FOR
THIS TIME OF DAY.
GOLF IN FLORIDA IS A POPULAR
PASTIME.
THE PROS COME TO PLAY AT BAY
HILL FOR THE ARNOLD PALMER
INVITATIONAL AND U.S. OPEN 2019
TEES OFF IN CALIFORNIA AT ONE OF
GOLF’S MOST ICONIC COURSES.
>> TIGER WOODS, RORY MC ILROY
ARE COMPETING AND IT’S EXPECTED
TO WRAP UP ON FATHER’S DAY.
JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS
WEEK’S U.S. OPEN, SEVEN TIME PGA
TOUR WINNER AND ONE OF GOLF’S
GREATEST AMBASSADORS, PETE
JACOBSON.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I’M HERE IN THE LEXUS
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE TENT
WATCHING ALL OF THE GOLF FANS
START TO FILE IN FOR THE FIRST
ROUND.
I THINK THEY TEE OFF IN A HALF
AN HOUR SO IT’S PRETTY FUN TO BE
HERE.
>> WOW.
AND YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING TO
YOU ABOUT THE WEATHER.
SOUNDS LIKE IT’S BEAUTIFUL OUT
THERE AND IT IS THE 100TH
ANNIVERSARY OF PEBBLE BEACH GOLF
LIENINGS AT THE U.S. OPEN THIS
YEAR.
WHAT CHALLENGES WILL THIS ICONIC
COURSE BRING FOR THE GOLFERS
THIS WEEK?
>> THE GOLF COURSE DOESN’T FAVOR
ANY ONE PLAYER.
IT DOESN’T FAVOR -- LIKE BAY
HILL, YOU MENTIONED THE ARNOLD
PALMER INVITATIONAL.
MOST GOLF COURSES FAVOR THE
BOMBERS.
THAT’S NOT TRUE HERE AT PEBBLE
BEACH.
IT’S GOING TO FAVOR THE PLAYER
THAT FUTURES THE BALL IN THE
FAIRWAY, NOT NECESSARILY WITH
THE DRIVER ON EVERY HOLE BUT
WHOEVER CAN MANEUVER THE BALL IN
THE FAIRWAY TO GIVE THE PROPER
ANGLES TO THE HOLE LOCATION ON
THE GREENS.
THE GREENS ARE REALLY SMALL
HERE, PROBABLY SOME OF THE
SMALLEST GREENS WE’LL EVER SEE
IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP SO IT’S
ALL ABOUT STRATEGY AND ABOUT
SMARTS.
IF YOU WANT TO WIN THE OPEN HERE
THIS WEEK.
>> AND YOU KNOW, TIGER WOODS,
LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHING
HIM SO WHO HAS THE UPPER HAND
REALLY OR IS IT SOMEONE ELSE?
>> THERE’S SO MANY STORY LINES
GOING IN.
YOU MENTIONED KEPKA, TRYING TO
WIN THREE OPENS IN A ROW THAT’S
ONLY BEEN DONE ONE TIME, BACK IN
1905.
TIGER WOODS, CAN HE WIN THE
SECOND MAJOR OF THE YEAR AFTER
WINNING THE MASTERS?
AND PHIL MICKELSON FINISHED
SECOND SIX TIMES IN THE U.S.
OPEN.
IF HE WINS HERE THIS WEEK, HE
COMPLETES THE CAREER GRAND SLAM.
SO, SO MANY STORE LINES.
THE OTHER STORY LINE IS DUST
DUST JOHNIN JOHNSON.
HE GAVE UP THE LEAD AND DIDN’T
WIN.
THERE’S SO MANY OTHER PLAYERS.
JASON DAY, YOU MENTIONED RORY MC
ILROY, THERE’S SO MANY PLAYERS
THAT HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN HERE.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT
OTHERS WHO HAVE A GOOD CHANCE
HERE.
WHAT DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO PULL
OFF SOMETHING LIKE THE U.S.
OPEN?
>> I THINK IT TAKES A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE.
YOU DON’T SEE A LOT OF PLAYERS
IN THEIR FIRST YEAR IN THE U.S.
OPEN WIN THE U.S. OPEN.
ESPECIALLY AT AN ICONIC GOLF
COURSE LIKE PEBBLE BEACH, I
THINK YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE
EXPERIENCE.
IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
ALL WEEK, MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW
US AT HASHTAG LEXUS GOLF SO YOU
CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE
LEADER BOARDS AND ALL THE SOCIAL
MEDIA STORIES.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S HARD TO
CALL BUT WHO WOULD YOU SAY COULD
WALK AWAY WITH THAT TROPHY THIS
SUNDAY?
>> WELL, AMONGST ALL THE PLAYERS
WE MENTIONED, I’M GOING TO GO
WITH DUSTIN JOHNSON.
I THINK HE HAS A LITTLE PAYBACK,
PLAYING WITH A LITTLE CHIP ON
HIS SHOULDER AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
NINE YEARS AGO HERE SO I’M GOING
WITH DUSTIN.
>> OKAY.
YOU MENTIONED YOU’RE IN NAPLES
BUT I KNOW YOU’RE ENJOYING THE
WEATHER OUT THERE RIGHT NOW FOR
THIS TOURNAMENT AND THANKFULLY
YOU WON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
STORMS WE HAVE HERE RIGHT NOW.
>> NOPE.
WE’RE NOT GOING -- RAIN IS NOT
IN THE FORECAST BUT YOU KNOW,
IT’S WEST COAST, BAY AREA.
WE HAVE THE MARINE LAYER THAT
ROLLS IN AND OUT ALL DAY LONG
BUT THAT’S WHAT MAKES PEBBLE
BEACH, PEBBLE BEACH.
YOU NEED A JACKET, YOU NEED A
SWEATER BUT IT DOESN’T DAMPEN
EVERYBODY’S SPIRIT.
>> MR. JACOBSON, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING WITH US AND ENJOY
THAT TIME OUT THERE, ENJOY THE
WEATHER, TOO, AND GREAT GOLF.