We Need A Fourth

John Smoltz played more golf with Tiger Woods than almost anyone — and has the stories to prove it. He breaks down what Tiger was really like on the course, what happened when Tiger stepped into the batting cage against him, and how Bobby Cox quietly built one of the most dominant dynasties in baseball history by letting his pitchers play 36 holes in spring training while the games were going on. Plus: the warning Smoltz delivered in his Hall of Fame speech about youth baseball that nobody is listening to.

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Adam Wainwright spent his career pitching alongside three Hall of Famers — and it turns out they play golf exactly the way they pitched. He breaks down the Braves legends on the course, what John Smoltz told him early in his career about using golf to stay sharp across a 162-game season, and the spring training round where Tiger Woods made his pick for the best amateur golfer in the world. Plus: the six-foot putt he says was the biggest sports moment of his life, the injury that accidentally turned four tomato pots into 1,600 acres, and a dream foursome that in...

Andy Garcia has been playing golf since the mid-80s and has the Hollywood stories to prove it. Tiger Woods had something to say about his equipment. Bill Murray had something more pressing to share before their first day on set. Joe Pesci once turned down a round with Jack Nicholson for reasons only Joe Pesci could explain. And then there's the Seve Ballesteros story — which Andy has never fully gotten over.

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Peter Jacobsen spent three decades on the PGA Tour playing golf with rock stars by day and performing with them at night. He breaks down how Jake Trout and the Flounders was born alongside Payne Stewart, Huey Lewis, and Alice Cooper — and what it was actually like on the set of Tin Cup when the tour players walked up to Kevin Costner's shot and started ripping it onto the green. Plus: Jack Lemmon's famous opening tee shot at Pebble, why Jack Nicklaus sucked the air out of a room the same way Tiger did, and the skills challenge where Vi...

Brandel Chamblee has never been shy about LIV Golf, Phil Mickelson, or either of their legacies — and he's not starting now. He breaks down why LIV failed exactly as he predicted, what Phil could have been if he'd never left, and whether there's a path back for anyone who took the Saudi money. Plus: the Tiger vs. Jack GOAT debate, where Scottie Scheffler's ceiling is, and the Augusta evening that remains the sweetest moment of Brandel's entire career.

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Annika Sörenstam is the only player in LPGA history to shoot 59 — and that's not even the most remarkable thing she's done. She breaks down the 1995 US Open that launched her career, what it was actually like teaming with Tiger Woods against David Duval and Karrie Webb at the Battle of Bighorn, and the moment at a press conference when she decided to enter a PGA Tour event and play against the men. Plus: how many strokes she'd give Brian in a match, and why she says the number is non-negotiable.

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This ReRelease episode, the guys welcome a sportscaster who has called 23 World Series and 6 Super Bowls: Joe Buck! He downplays his handicap, but don't you believe it. He shares which Manning brother Dake Maye reminds him most of, the horribly unlucky golf accident that his strong marriage survived, and he does play by play on our hosts worst golf shots

Follow Joe at @joebuck, and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner  

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On this ReRelease episode the guys are thrilled to welcome perhaps the biggest golf influencer in the world: Paige Spiranac. Fresh off the finals at the Internet Invitational, Paige shares Kenny's hatred for golf dress codes, who is actually taking those pictures of her, and what happens when you go off script on the set of Happy Gilmore 2.

Follow Paige at _paige.renee, and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner  

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Cooper Manning calls him the next Jim Nantz — and after this conversation, it's hard to argue. Taylor Zarzour calls the Masters with Mike Tirico, voices the Tennessee Titans, and has spent years interviewing golf's biggest personalities up close. He breaks down why Bryson DeChambeau is actually one of the most fun interviews in the sport, what Cam Ward told him about his touchdown calls, and why golf on the radio is the hardest thing to do in broadcasting.

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Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer: Rich Lerner spent 30 years inside the ropes with all three and has the stories nobody else can tell. He breaks down Tiger's case as the greatest golfer ever, what Ernie Els' father said about trying to compete with him, and why Arnie was unlike any famous person he ever encountered. Plus: the single most memorable moment of his entire career, which had nothing to do with a golf shot.

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Justin Thomas doesn't hold back on the state of professional golf — what LIV's arrival actually did to the rivalries and personalities that made the game compelling, and why Bryson DeChambeau is central to that conversation. He also breaks down what makes Scottie Scheffler so hard to beat, and revisits the Sunday at Southern Hills where he was eight strokes back standing on the ninth green and somehow won his second major.

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Jay Chandrasekhar played golf 680 out of 730 consecutive days — and that's not even the most obsessive thing about his relationship with the game. The Super Troopers director breaks down his four different golf addictions, what it's like lying to his crew so he can sneak out for nine holes during a shoot, and why he wrote an entire movie set in Scotland just so someone else would pay for the golf trip.

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Michael Collins spent 10 years as a PGA Tour caddie and a stand-up comedian at the same time — and the stories he's collected from inside the ropes are unlike anything you've heard before. He breaks down what really goes on out there, how the caddie world actually works, and why the job is nothing like what most people think it is.

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On this ReRelease episode, the guys meet golf influencer, cold beer enthusiast and former accountant Fat Perez. We learn about his golf eurostep, his chance meeting with Pat Perez, and why he's never going back to that desk job. 

Follow Fat Perez at @thefatperez, and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner 

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On this ReRelease episode the guys are joined by one of the best and one of the funniest guys on the PGA tour: Max Homa. Max revives his infamous swing roasts on our hosts, talks about getting a headlock from Aaron Rodgers' security team and tells us about his PGA record setting 477 (!) foot drive
 

Follow Max at @MaxHoma, and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner 

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JR Smith, LeBron James, and the 2016 Cavs championship team are all deep into golf now — and JR has stories. He breaks down what really happened on the Cavs reunion trip across England and Scotland, how good LeBron can actually get, and what it was like walking away from the NBA to become the oldest guy on a college golf team.

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On this ReRelease episode, Brian, Cooper, and Kenny welcome golfer and two time Superbowl champion Eli Manning to the podcast, and we cover his fluke hole in one, how Brian possibly violated his locker back in the day, and who is the biggest bully of the Manning brothers.

Follow Eli Manning at @elimanning and watch Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli on ESPN2, and @chadpowershulu premiering September 30.

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On this ReRelease episode, Brian, Cooper, and Kenny are joined by Lakers guard and one hell of a golfer Austin Reaves from the hallowed grounds of St. Andrews, Scotland. Fresh off a round at the Old Course with our hosts, Austin settles his golf debt to Brian, says Kenny would not lose a hole to Lebron, watches Cooper drink a shot of liquefied haggis (!), and stakes his claim to to be the best golfer in the NBA. Steph? Thoughts?
 

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Melvin Gordon still thinks about the 41 yards that kept him from passing Barry Sanders' rushing record — and how that ties into his love for golf. He breaks down how he went from hating golf on his very first round to building Vibes Golf Club, a community aimed at changing who shows up on the course, and co-hosting We Know Ball, a show built to bring golf to people who'd otherwise never tune in. Plus: the saga of his five broken drivers this year, his ongoing campaign for left-handed golfer rights, and why he's still chasing his first round in th...

Emmy winner Lamorne Morris joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk about the golf addiction that snuck up on him less than a year ago and hasn't let go since. He breaks down why golf is harder than anything else he's done and what it's like watching Kevin Hart pursue the game from his studio trailer. Plus: the greatest shot of his life at Big Cedar Lodge, the six-inch eagle putt that somehow became a bogey, and what Nick Cage told him about Liberace and dressing for your level of talent.

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Jermaine Kearse won a Super Bowl with Seattle, made one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history in the next one, and has made peace with how that game ended. He joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to break down life on the Pro Athlete Golf Tour—where Hall of Famers from every sport compete for real prize money—and what Jack Nicklaus told the football players about why the game will never come naturally to them. Plus: his 3.2 handicap, his indoor golf facility in Washington, and his dream round with Tiger Woods.

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Andy Buckley, David Wallace from The Office, joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny live at SiriusXM in Hollywood. Andy breaks down his Linsanity six weeks as a junior golfer that landed him at Stanford, qualifying for the U.S. Amateur on a 20-foot putt on the final hole, and why he quietly holds the distinction of being the only guy in the room who's played in a major. Andy also tells the full story of how he got cast on The Office after years away from acting and the time Tiger Woods ignored him completely.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth. 

Welcome to We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This is a comedy about how much our hosts and guests both love, and sometimes hate, golf. Episode 2--and they said it wouldn't last! We are delighted to welcome golfer and Smartless OG Jason Bateman to help us understand how children affect your handicap, unsolicited swing advice, and the fastest way to get a new iPhone.

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Brian, Cooper, and Kenny are live at SiriusXM in Hollywood, fresh off playing the Netflix Is A Joke celebrity golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club with Bill Burr as their fourth. Bill showed up in a jacket that wasn't quite for golf, played six holes, ran out of balls, and spent the rest of the round smoking cigars. Plus: Charles Barkley's infamous shank at the American Century Championship, Kenny's story of caddying for Bill Murray and audience questions answered.

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Colt Knost has seen golf from every angle — number one ranked amateur, PGA Tour pro, and now CBS analyst alongside Jim Nantz. He joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk about the decision to turn pro instead of playing the Masters, and whether he regrets it. Plus: his side of the Kevin Kisner CBS controversy and the one part of it that bothered him most, what it was like gambling in practice rounds with Phil Mickelson, and the Charles Barkley $1,000 a hole money game.

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Kevin Kisner has never been accused of holding back. The four-time PGA Tour winner, NBC analyst, and Tiger's TGL teammate joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny for one of the best episodes we've had. Kiz on what actually happened on the first tee at the Presidents Cup when Phil Mickelson was hanging with three former presidents. His take on the Masters CBS controversy and whether he regrets it. What Tiger is really like when the cameras aren't on. Plus: losing three playoffs in the same year, why the ball rollback is a terrible idea, and what Charlie Hoffman said to...

Four-time PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny for one of the best episodes we've had. Charley breaks down what it was actually like playing alongside Tiger Woods in his prime — and why he couldn't beat him a single time in three years on tour. Plus: the story of the tour pro who took a rage divot on the 12th tee at AT&T in front of an amateur, the confrontation that followed in the scoring trailer, and why Charley has zero regrets about calling him out. Also: Charley's deliberate strategy for getting slow players put on...

Larry Fitzgerald caught everything thrown at him for 17 years in the NFL. Apparently golf is a different story. The Hall of Famer joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to share the humbling moment a golf club told him he was too bad to join — and the three-month mission to prove them wrong. Plus: why hitting a five-iron with a gallery watching is scarier than any third down, the story of making a hole-in-one in front of President Obama and having to play it cool with the Secret Service, and the story of one of the "most magical moments in golf hi...

LPGA Hall of Famer and three-time major champion Lydia Ko joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk Augusta National, the mental battles that nearly broke her career, and the Olympic gold medal in Paris that capped one of the great comeback stories in women's golf. Lydia opens up about battling the yips, the moment she thought she'd never break par again, and what it took to climb out. Plus: whether she could make the cut at the Masters playing from the Members' Tees, Brian's claim that her 2018 pro-am round was the greatest ball-striking he's ever witnessed, and how many...

Masters Week calls for special guests. Lydia Ko breaks down whether she could make the cut at Augusta playing from the Members' Tees. Larry Fitzgerald shares what happened when Peyton Manning took him to Augusta National, including flying the green on the par 4, 7th hole. Plus: Lydia on watching Rory's shot of a lifetime while getting her nails done, and Larry on why NFL players' golf swings tell you everything you need to know about when someone picked up the game.

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Veep's Matt Walsh — two-time Emmy nominee and co-founder of Upright Citizens Brigade — joins Brian, Cooper, and Kenny to talk golf, Chicago, and the bookie who went on every Walsh family vacation. Matt breaks down his year-long experiment switching to left-handed golf (spoiler: he still putts lefty), why he thinks 13-hole courses are the future, and what Golf Digest's attempted makeover actually helped. Plus: Matt corroborates Brian's story of Tim Simons' intensity on the golf course, Kenny shares the wild story of Vladimir Putin stealing Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring, and Cooper gets slammed for his shirt selection.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we are thrilled to welcome star of TV, star of film, and star of Dancing with the Stars Andy Richter. He tells us about his fear of playing golf with Bill Murray, how he mercilessly teases Matt Walsh, and  how one of the nicest guys in show business swears like a sailor on the course.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we talk to the man at the center of the YouTube Golf phenomenon: Robby Berger. He shares his story of going from a doorman to building his very successful company, which challenge is harder: 9 hot dogs or a dozen doughnuts, and what happened to his body when he hit a hole in one.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we tried our level best to engage Joel on his golf game, although he would rather show off his dog Beanbag, talk about how Community survived despite the network's suicide mission, and deliver killer jokes on The Soup: Golf Edition.

Follow Joel at @joelmchale and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner 

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week Cooper's nepotism reveals its ugly head again as we welcome the middle Manning brother, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time--2 time Superbowl MVP Peyton Manning. Peyton shares the tale of how he nailed a moving cart with his first shot off the tee, whether Shoei Ohtani's interpreter sandbagged him with bad advice, and how Eli could have a side hustle drawing NSFW temporary tattoos.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. The guys were thrilled to talk with Today Show Host Dylan Dreyer in the SiriusXM studios, where they talked about whether Baker Mayfield is up for a round of espresso martinis, golfing with Charles Barkley when he was blindfolded, and how Dylan desperately tried to avoid coming in last at the American Century Championships.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we are joined by the Today Show and The Voice host and one helluva golfer Carson Daly. He shares his incredible win at Pebble Beach, whether Tiger Woods ever joined them at bars with a fake ID, and when it's way too early to enjoy a prepared cocktail.

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we are joined by James Beard Award-winning chef, Netflix host, and occasional golfer David Chang. He reveals his intense beef with the Michelin Star committee, what he thinks is the perfect post-round food, and the TV show that gets the chaotic kitchen experience exactly right.

Follow David at @davidchang, and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner 

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Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we have Whiskey Ginger himself: actor, comedian and podcaster Andrew Santino. We talk about his podcast and YouTube series No Bad Lies, his conditions for a Gimme putt, and whether we should consider Jack Nicklaus one of the great ginger golfers.

Follow Andrew at @cheetosantino, and follow our hosts Cooper Manning @coopermanning, Kenny Mayne @mayne.kenny & Brian Baumgartner @bbbaumgartner 
 

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SmartLess Presents: We Need A Fourth 
 

Welcome back to your new comedy golf obsession We Need A Fourth, hosted by Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne. This week we welcome a sportscaster who has called 23 World Series and 6 Super Bowls: Joe Buck! He downplays his handicap, but don't you believe it. He shares which Manning brother Dake Maye reminds him most of, the horribly unlucky golf accident that his strong marriage survived, and he does play by play on our hosts worst golf shots

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