[birds chirping]
[footsteps]
[Gary grunts]
Do you remember where to go?
[Gary] Left right here, baby.
[woman] Thanks.
[indistinct chatter]
-[receptionist] Hi. -How are you? Checking in.
-[receptionist] Uh, last name. -Woodland.
[indistinct chatter]
-Hopefully, you go back soon. -I don't know. Hurry up and wait?
Yeah.
Fun times.
[nurse] Woodland!
-Do you have any medication allergies? -No.
[nurse] What part of the body are we doing an MRI on?
-The brain. -[nurse] Okay.
You can put your items in there.
-[man] Have you ever had brain surgery? -[Gary] Yeah.
[man] Okay. And any bone or joint replacement?
Pins, screws, plates, wires, rods?
-Plates and screws in the head. -Okay.
-You've had MRIs before, right? -[Gary] Yeah. A lot.
[chuckles]
Go ahead and go in.
[Gary] Physically, I can do everything.
It's just mentally, they're like,
"You're not gonna wanna do it, because it's too much."
And I'm like, "I can do anything. I'll be fine."
You know, I'm fine. And… [chuckles] …they were right.
They're… they're experts for a reason.
And it's… it's… it's just… it's been hard, but…
All I ever know is to play.
[dramatic music playing]
[applause]
[commentator] Gary Woodland in his first event back
since brain surgery last September.
[Dethier] Everybody loves a comeback story.
As sports fans, we're drawn to the struggle.
Or the overcoming of the struggle.
[commentator] It's just a victory that Woodland is even out here.
[Dethier] We're drawn to the fight,
whether that's against illness or injury or just time.
[commentator] Justin Rose in his sixth Ryder Cup.
[cheering]
[Dethier] That's what makes sports so exciting.
You never really know who's out and who's got one more left in them.
[commentator] Gary Woodland has won the U.S. Open!
[Zuël] The beauty of sports is not in the athletes making victory look easy
but overcoming adversity because we all struggle.
Being able to watch our heroes overcome those struggles,
that's what we connect to.
That is what is so incredibly powerful. It connects us to our own humanity.
Golf's… I mean, it's like life. It's not easy. It's hard.
I don't think I realized how much I loved the game
until it was taken away from me.
You know, I'm out here fighting every day to overcome this
and hoping to feel better and hoping that today's the day.
[dramatic music playing]
-[girl] Jaxson's not letting me. -[Jaxson] You have to catch the ball.
-[Gabby] You have to get the ball, sis. -[girl] I don't even know how to get it.
[Gabby] Wait, I have another ball.
[kids chattering indistinctly]
[Gary] Since I was able to dream,
my dream was to be a professional athlete.
And growing up in Kansas,
we have the seasons. We have the different weather.
You can't play golf all year round.
Basketball's the holy grail. And so basketball was the dream.
Whoosh!
[Gary] I loved basketball. I loved the team aspect,
being in the locker room, hanging out with the guys.
In college, in my first basketball game, I matched up against Kirk Hinrich.
And I realized quickly that basketball was not my future anymore.
And fortunately, I had another sport.
They gave me a golf club, and I could swing it.
I don't know how or why, but I was just good at it.
[commentator] Gary Woodland, three under par. Monday qualifiers.
[Gary] And so I've learned how to play golf,
but I don't think I've ever loved golf
as much as I have the last year and a half.
I would say Gary Woodland is probably one of the most beloved players
on the PGA TOUR.
Whose shoes are these?
[girl] Mine!
[Balionis] But over the last couple of years,
Gary has gone through some of that off-the-course stuff
that you don't really anticipate having to go through.
Hello! I love you, Dada!
[Gary chuckles]
[Gary] I started experiencing symptoms in April last year.
Was shaking really bad. Was waking up in the middle of the night, jolting.
-How was swimming? Good? -[girl] Good!
[Gary] And everything was fear.
Walking down the street, someone was gonna hit me.
Getting on an airplane, the overhead bin was gonna fall and kill me.
Every day was death.
Daddy, will they take a picture of your head?
[Gary] Mm-hmm.
[Dethier] Gary was diagnosed with a lesion on his brain
that was pressing specifically
on the part that controls fear and anxiety.
It got so bad that he elected in September
to have open brain surgery.
-Daddy, she got trapped in the ball pit! -[girl squeals]
[Gary] I wasn't myself at home. I couldn't be around my kids.
I obviously couldn't play.
I needed my quality of life back, and this was the option,
so surgery was set.
And I came out, and it was like the fear was gone.
I flipped right back as an athlete, and I'm like, "I'm gonna fight through this."
And I was able to play on the PGA TOUR within four months.
Obviously, my brain's recovering. My brain's healing.
You know, I have scar tissue in there. And I'm on these meds.
And I feel worse now than I did pre-surgery.
But I love this game.
And I truly believe I can do anything.
And maybe I'm a little too optimistic about how it's gonna go,
but I believe I can do anything.
And I want that feeling. I want that fight.
I was raised that if your heart's beating, you play.
[kids chattering]
[dog barks]
[man laughs]
He's gone mad! He's mad for tennis balls.
[boy] Yeah.
-What are you doing? -[boy] He just dropped two!
-Speed. -All right, let's roll.
[woman] You're back for season three of Full Swing.
Uh, time flies, eh?
-[barks] -[Justin] Oh.
That's a problem now. I've started him off.
Suddenly, everyone goes quiet when the camera comes out.
It's extraordinary.
It's like walking around the golf course. You lose all your friends.
[Justin] Yeah, we've got used to it. Seeing the cameras rolling around.
It's the new normal now.
-Nice and wintry in here. -You know anyone who watches Full Swing?
The support system from home is unbelievable.
And it's my absolute rock.
-[Justin] What does your mug say? -[Kate chuckles]
[Justin] Boss Lady.
[Justin] My son, I see him and think,
"Man, you know, what I was doing in golf terms at that age
is quite remarkable to think about."
[commentator] Justin Rose.
The lad is not yet 18.
[Zuël] Justin Rose is an icon. He's an English icon.
He first came out when he was 17.
He was the youngest to qualify for the Open.
[man] Get in!
[commentator] "Get in," they cry.
[commentator 2] Finished 4th in the Open championship.
And he's only two shots away from winning the whole thing.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator] Wow, not a bad day. Touched with greatness.
[Wilson] He's got a major, an Olympic gold.
One of the highest earners in PGA TOUR history.
And last season, he had an incredible showing at the Ryder Cup.
[indistinct chatter]
[Justin] At 44, I think I was six years older
than the next guy on either team of the Ryder Cup.
[commentator] Justin Rose.
In his sixth Ryder Cup.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator] An incredible Friday for Team Europe!
[Justin] The Ryder Cup was huge for me.
It's a top-five moment in my career for sure.
Fuckin' hell. I won that money with you boys!
[Rapaport] Sometimes, the Ryder Cup propels guys onto great things.
But other times, guys can't quite capitalize on the momentum.
[commentator] That is far from finished.
[Rapaport] Justin's been sliding down the rankings.
-[commentator 2] Shot right in the bunker. -[commentator 3] Yeah.
[Rapaport] If he doesn't have a good showing at the U.S. Open,
for the first time in 20 years,
he will not be automatically qualified into the Open Championship.
And that's the tournament that has sort of defined him
but also eluded him.
[crowd gasps]
Not dropping today.
[Zuël] Now as an older veteran golfer,
you're stepping onto the golf course every single day
with those same desires to win,
but the weeks that you can win on, they've become a lot less.
So the pressure and the stakes become a lot higher.
[Justin] If I take my mind back to being the 11-year-old kid
pretending I was on the front cover of a golf magazine
and going to my local club and holding a putt,
and "This one's for the Open," that's what it's all about.
I've been out there 25 years now. I still wanna win major championships.
That's ultimately where legacies are created.
I still believe I can.
That's what I'm playing for.
I'm playing for those memories now, to be honest with you.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Gary] The majors are the pinnacle of our sport.
The atmosphere, the energy is like nothing else.
The build-out of the grandstands.
I won the U.S. Open in 2019.
And I think you're remembered by the majors.
I think you're remembered by what you've done.
And it's something I look forward to every year.
But I'm not 100%. And that sucks.
Oh hey, Justin.
I have a mic on, just warning you.
Cool. I hate kids.
-[Gary laughs] -I'm just kidding.
[man] You were the first person that Gary shared his diagnosis with.
Yeah, it was… it was bizarre. It was actually in Minnesota.
I played with Gary the first two days.
The old man that Gary is battled some injuries a little here there.
And I asked how he's feeling, and he's…
I could just kind of tell that there was something.
-[Gary] Putting too or no? -Yeah.
[JT] You know, he said that he'd had a tumor in his brain.
And… and it just was… I mean, it's… it's just wild.
It's something you never think you would hear from anybody,
let alone, you know, one of your good friends.
[Gary] They moved this one up, JT? I played it, but I don't remember.
-[JT] Rick, do you remember? -[Rick] I'm with Gary.
-[JT] Yeah, but Gary had brain surgery. -[Gary] I had brain surgery.
[Rick] I'm the same as Gary, but I didn't have brain surgery.
[Gary laughs]
[Gary] After surgery, the doctors said,
"We're gonna put you on anti-seizure meds."
The meds slow the brain down, so I'm just a walking zombie.
Sure, whatever works to get these headaches to go away. [chuckles]
But every day, there's a win.
I'm up five, six miles an hour in the last month.
Hell yeah.
It's so much better to focus on the little wins.
The little wins add up.
[Rapaport] Nobody really has high expectations for Gary Woodland this year.
He had open brain surgery nine months ago.
He's only been back playing on tour for a couple months.
But I think Gary himself does have high expectations.
I'm gonna fight, and I'm gonna do this.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] The sun is shining. It's day one.
It's Pinehurst number two. It's the U.S. Open.
225,000 people are expected to come through the gates here
at this cradle of golf in America.
[Gary] You're always motivated to win.
And I know what it felt like. I tasted it.
Have a good day, yeah?
[Gary] I want it again so bad.
That's all I think about when I'm playing.
From England, our 2013 U.S. Open champion,
Justin Rose.
[applause]
[Gary] He might not remember this. It was 2008.
I was a young kid just out of college. And Justin Rose comes up to me.
He's like, "You want me to give you some advice?" And I'm like, "Yes, please!"
"Go out and shoot under par every nine holes."
"It's not a sprint. It's a marathon."
From Topeka, Kansas, please welcome our 2019 U.S. Open champion,
Gary Woodland.
[Gary] And I went there with that mentality.
And I got through Q-School and got my PGA TOUR card.
We are on the older end.
And we wanna prove we can still do it, and we can still get better.
[woman] Good practice, Justin. Have a great day at Pinehurst.
[Justin] Thank you.
[commentator] We welcome you back here
at the 124th edition of the U.S. Open. To the third.
[commentator 2] Gary Woodland here, Dan, putting for birdie. Yes!
[cheering]
-Twenty years. -The years just blend into each other.
[commentator 3] Woodland.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator 3] Errant approach. Long way left.
[man] Oh no.
-[commentator 3] A power putt. -[commentator 4] Got a go.
Just consistency he's lacking.
[Justin] Gary just oozes talent, oozes swagger,
and plays the game completely differently to me.
[commentator 3] Rose, he has this for par.
[commentator 4] He got a read off Woodland.
Immensely talented with a basketball in his hand as well.
I had a game of HORSE with him once, and I, like, was pathetic.
I made myself very English very quickly.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator 4] Pinehurst number two.
The moment you just get on the wrong side of right,
you can rack up some pretty big numbers.
Okay, the final hole. Gary Woodland.
[commentator 3] Just the damage was done. The start of this nine.
[Gary] Coming out here after brain surgery, I'm on anti-seizure meds
that are just pounding me, and I don't feel good.
Remember, like, highlights.
-Like, oh, I had a kid that year. -[both chuckle]
-There's a lot more lowlights. -I know.
-[commentator 3] Justin Rose. -[commentator 4] And his birdie putt.
[applause]
[sighs]
[Kate] Very frustrating to watch him miss the cut at the U.S. Open.
It's rare that happens.
[man] Good rest of your day, Mr. Rose.
[Kate] But he calms down very quickly.
And it switches into a practical, pragmatic,
you know, "How do we progress this?"
-Thanks. -Yes, sir. Thanks.
[Gary] It's one thing to play well and not finish.
It's another to not have a chance.
When you miss the cut, you don't have a chance.
But fortunately, at the U.S. Open, I have a past champions parking spot,
so I don't have to walk very far, but it's a lonely walk to the car.
[Justin exhales]
I didn't feel great this morning.
-[man] A bit of fatigue. -My back was a bit sore.
But after today, I feel much better.
[man] Good.
[Justin] Obviously, to miss the cut, it's, like, such a horrible feeling, for sure.
I don't like it at all.
I do feel like I've got a great team of people around me.
And they told me what their honest assessment was
of what was happening.
Obviously, not just at the U.S. Open, but what leads up to that.
And I still feel like I can get better tomorrow than I am today.
[man] Keep that weight in the front of your foot on the left side for me.
[Rapaport] Justin's missed cut at the U.S. Open means
he will not be automatically qualified
for the Open Championship for the first time in 20 years.
That's a gut punch for any top player, but especially Justin,
who his career really began at the Open Championship as a 17-year-old.
[Justin] I failed on every option and was left with final qualifying,
which I haven't had to do probably for 20-plus years.
You got about 100 players for four spots.
No matter what your name is on your golf bag
and no matter what your credentials are,
like, to beat a hundred other pros on any given day
is a tough task.
[man] How did that one feel?
-Yeah, that felt good. -[man] Yeah?
[kids chattering and laughing]
[Gabby] You guys can finish your movie while Dad eats.
-And then it's bedtime. -[girl shrieks]
No shrieking. Sh.
[Gary] Daddy's head.
-[girl] Ninja! -[Gabby] Hey! Let's calm down.
[Gary sighs]
-[Gabby] Brush your teeth. -I love you, baby.
-I tried to do it. -Good night, Dad.
[Gary] I'll see you guys in the morning. Daddy's leaving after you wake up.
-Mommy! -[Gabby] Yeah?
[Gary] It would've been easy for me to not play this year.
I obviously didn't feel well. I wasn't playing well. I had no results.
-Daddy's medicine. I gotta take my meds. -[Gabby] All right.
[Gary] But what's got me through this journey, it's been my family.
And it was five days before surgery.
I was back in my room.
And I decided to write these letters.
And… I started with the kids.
[Jaxson squeals]
[Gary] I wanted them to know
that all I've ever dreamed of was being a professional athlete,
but being their dad was more than anything I could ever dream of.
[Gary] I love you, baby.
-I tried to do it. -Good night, Dad.
[Gary] And not being able to walk the girls down the aisle
and be there for them and see them live their dreams…
Just know that I'm with you, and…
[clears throat]
The same to my son.
I love you. See you in the morning.
[Gary] Don't ever be afraid to ask for help.
Gimme knuckles.
-See you. -You okay?
Yeah. I'm all right.
[choking up] Because it's something I've struggled with in my life.
[sniffles] And…
[coughs]
…I just wanted him to know that.
And then to my wife, I wouldn't change anything.
It was perfect.
Those letters…
[sighs]
…were, uh…
were the hardest thing I've ever done.
[dramatic music playing]
[Dethier] Justin has been automatically qualified for the Open Championship
for more than 20 years.
But this year is different.
[Justin] You know, the thought of not qualifying is stressful.
But I do feel alive when I'm under pressure.
[man] Yeah.
[Justin] Come on.
[Rapaport] You can never count Justin Rose out.
And he proved that once again at Open Championship qualifying,
where he played some really good golf to secure his spot in the field.
[Justin] Come on!
[Justin mumbles]
This is, I think, my warm gear bag.
Mittens.
Yup, they're gonna come with me.
These things here are invaluable. Look at this.
Hand warmers. Sometimes hard to find these in the summer,
but I always have a little stash
because clearly unpredictable up in Scotland.
Any British kid in the Open Championship, it's like the most special event.
The thought of not being in it this year would be sort of heartbreaking.
So it's time to win.
[bagpipes playing]
-[bagpipes fade] -[tense music playing]
[Balionis] The Open Championship is the final major of the year.
This year is in Scotland,
which means the weather is going to be unpredictable.
The course is going to be difficult.
And for Gary and Justin,
it's their time to prove that they've still got it.
[music fades]
That okay?
-[man] Thank you. -Did you get my good side?
[both chuckles]
-Gary, what's going on? -What's going on right here?
I don't know, but…
-I'm a little dazy. -Why?
Our guy went to the wrong tee.
I was sitting the wrong way, so he started, like, really driving.
I thought I was--
-What tee did you go to? -One.
It's funny. I gave him a hundred to take you to one. [chuckles]
I'm just glad it worked. I'm glad I did it.
Where's my caddie?
Why am I lost? I've come in the wrong door.
There he is.
-Good morning, boss. -Good morning.
[Justin] The Open, for me, is almost a love affair, in a way.
Obviously, growing up as a kid, as a British player,
it's like the Open, that's the one to win.
-What's up? -Played good yesterday.
Bro, you were solid as well. Play well.
You too.
[Justin] I turned up at Troon with a bit more gratitude
of just, it's really special just to be here.
Who knows how powerful that is?
Definitely looks like it's coming in sort of six-ish, doesn't it?
-[Mark] Yeah, it's gonna be heavy. -Proper rain, yeah.
[Mark] Yep, we'll be ready for it though.
[man] Hey.
-[chuckles] -[man] I don't know.
Easy for him to say.
[commentator] Here in the country that gave rise to the game.
First round of the 152nd playing of the Open.
We've had some rain throughout. Wind always a factor.
And right now, 14 players who are under par.
Justin Rose played the final qualifying to earn a spot
in this 152nd edition of the Open.
[applause]
[commentator 2] Justin Rose has one under for the day so far.
[commentator 3] Can be aggressive here.
[Justin] Keep going.
[commentator 3] Beautiful.
-Beautiful iron shot from Rose. -[applause]
Local knowledge is wonderful.
[commentator] So he knew that was there?
[commentator 2] To get two under.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] How about it?
[crowd] Oh!
[applause]
[commentator 3] Gary Woodland.
A good story too. Brain surgery less than 12 months ago.
Coming in low.
He hits it so low.
[Gary] We're fighting all year for the majors.
It's the last chance to prove that I've been able to overcome this…
[cheering and applause]
…and beat the best players in the world on the biggest stage in golf.
[commentator 2] Justin Rose.
-Oh no. -Come on!
[commentator 2] Oh no. No, no, no, no, no.
[Justin] When I find myself in pressure situations now,
it's like, "Can I rekindle that 17-year-old kid
that had no expectation, no pressure on him?"
Because that's when your best performances tend to come out.
[crowd gasps]
[light applause]
[commentator 2] This is a fine round of golf by Justin. Two birdies, no bogeys.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[man] Good shot. -Nice. Oh, I love that.
[Kate] People may have written Justin off, but he's doubled down and backed himself
and thought, "No, I'm not going anywhere. I'm still around."
"I've still got things to prove."
[commentator] And a chance to go solo leader.
That's it!
[applause]
[commentator 2] Having to go out and qualify,
that's given him that extra buzz.
That's a round he can be proud of.
Hi, baby.
-[Kate] Nice. -Yeah.
-[Kate] You're doing very well. -Fuck. I left so many out there.
So many out there.
[Gary sighs]
It's freezing.
[Gabby] Andy is making chicken Parm.
[Gary] Nice!
-He's hiding. [chuckles] -[Gary] Is he?
5:10 is gonna be early tomorrow. I'm leaving here at 5:10.
Fun. I will not be leaving at 5:10.
I literally just got a message for my follow-up.
[Gabby] What day did they book it?
[Gary] October 9th. MRI and then meeting after that.
Did you have a headache today?
I didn't, baby. It was…
I mean, shooting five over's gonna give me a headache, but…
[laughs]
[Gary] I, uh…
You didn't even play bad. It was one bad hole.
I know. Butch even said when we got done, he's like,
"That's… it's just so close."
Let's just hope 'cause I don't have a headache.
Yeah.
And my energy's back too.
Like, I feel like I could go play again right now.
-I haven't had that. -This is the best you've felt.
So much better. So much better.
There's hope!
[Gabby chuckles]
So nice.
We just need some putts to drop.
[chuckles]
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] Day two of the 152nd Open from Royal Troon,
where this Open's taken place for the tenth time.
-Hey, Scottie. -Sure, yeah. Hold it tight.
-[boy] Is this yours? -I don't know whose that is.
Or… Oh, Tom Kim. See, look.
No, that's not the case.
[boy] Oh.
Oh my God. Thanks.
Tom, there's children back here. Take it easy.
-Who wants it? -[boy] Yes!
-[Scottie] A gift from Tom Kim. -[boy] Thank you! Tom.
[commentator] Wind wasn't blowing at all early morning, but it has picked up.
This to tie for second for Justin Rose.
He's only had 24 putts so far today!
[crowd] Oh!
[commentator] Oh, it just broke all the way across the hole.
It's all right.
[Justin] We play in really tough wind.
And you can only win on Sunday if Friday goes quite well too.
I said to my caddy, "I'm really nervous."
[commentator] All right, Rose for birdie.
[commentator 2] Big breaker right at the end. Justin's got that well out.
-This is looking good. There we go! -[commentator] Really good! Wow!
[cheering and applause]
[commentator] That is how Justin Rose will float into the weekend!
Solid.
[Justin] Today was tough, but I knew that I stacked up.
So that gives me all the incentive I need to get the victories that I want.
[commentator] For a guy who's checked off a lot of big events in his career…
[commentator 2] What a way to finish.
[commentator 3] There's still plenty to go
as we continue to follow guys trying to make the first page of the leaderboard
and those who are trying to make the cut.
[commentator] DeChambeau plus six,
which is where the cut line is just moved now.
On the tee, from the USA, Gary Woodland.
[Gary] It's as much pressure to make a cut as to win a golf tournament.
It's the same feeling.
You're still trying to execute under pressure, under the gun.
[commentator 3] He likes the look of it. Beautiful. Oh yes, baby.
[Gary] It's a little extra deep breath on Friday afternoon coming down sometimes.
[commentator 4] Woodland. Really good opportunity here.
And it's one that he's taken.
[commentator 3] Birdie, birdie.
But I drove the golf ball in play. I gave myself a lot of chances.
[commentator 4] He's working his way back.
[Gary] I definitely got a break in the weather.
And I was able to go out and take advantage of that.
Is this partly the product of you feeling better?
Change of medication?
Physically, I haven't felt this good in 14, 15 months.
Um, so I mean, I was telling Gabby last night,
it's like my season starts right now.
I mean, I… It's been nice.
I've been thankful to be back, and it's been exciting,
but I haven't been competitive.
Now I feel like I can go out and compete.
-Okay. All right, bud. -Good to see you.
-Good luck. Thanks. -Yeah.
[silverware clinking]
-[Justin] Thanks, babe. -Yeah.
Pretty quiet upstairs, isn't it?
We can use that as leverage. "Netflix are watching. Behave, kids."
[Kate] Yeah. That would be nice, wouldn't it?
[chuckles]
Take your cap off, or are you still in work mode?
I've got hat hair. It's going grayer, though, quickly, but…
So you're in it.
Yeah. You know, I've got nothing to lose now.
Like, I've played great golf.
You know, I had some fun moments in Rome,
but it'd be nice to feel that again as an individual.
Mmm.
That's what I'm working for in my career. I'm working for those big moments.
To contend in the majors is really what Justin is about.
It's why he's still here. It's what drives him.
We totally believe that there's, you know, more great things to come.
And I think that kind of keeps you going.
You know, I feel like I have it in me to kind of achieve something big.
Surprise myself and a few other people.
[chuckles]
[commentator] The final page on the final day.
History being written this afternoon.
[announcer] On the tee, from England, Justin Rose!
[cheering and applause]
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator 2] Justin Rose, who's played in this championship
for over a quarter century
and had to earn his way in by qualifying.
He's got a chance to win his second major.
[commentator 3] A hard-charging wind from right to left on these opening holes.
[commentator 4] Can he get the distance correct? He can!
That is a sublime shot.
[applause]
[commentator 2] Justin Rose.
[cheering]
[commentator 4] Rose has been sharp as a tack.
[cheering]
[commentator 2] He just seems so resolute in his chase of this championship
for so many years now.
[Justin] Today, all the things I was working on just fell into place
in a beautifully simple way where it just feels like, pfft,
I'm in such a good spot.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator 4] He can certainly get excited now.
[commentator 3] That reaction looked like the reaction of a man that has belief.
[commentator 4] How wonderful it is to see Woodland out here on day four of the Open.
I think the crowds are really, really appreciating just what he's doing here.
Look at these blustery conditions at Royal Troon.
[applause]
At the British Open, I think, more than probably any other major,
it's so much more mental when you have to deal with the elements that much.
[tense music playing]
[Gary] Obviously, it's hard for me.
[commentator 4] Oh, this is magnificent.
[commentator 5] I haven't seen anyone strong enough to hold that shot up today.
But I'm able to come out and compete against the best players in the world.
[commentator 4] Mr. Woodland.
Up the hill, breaker off the right. Track, track, track.
Yes!
-Beautiful birdie. -[cheering and applause]
[emotional music playing]
[commentator 4] Justin Rose.
[commentator 5] He's a study in concentration of focus, isn't he?
[commentator 4] A big putt here.
[commentator 5] My heart's pumping. I bet you his is.
-[commentator 4] It's coming good! -[crowd] Oh!
[commentator 4] A foot in front of the hole!
That looked like he was never gonna miss.
[commentator 5] I, for one, thought it was in.
[commentator 4] Rose, with a drop shot at 12.
Two off the pace now.
[commentator 5] A moment of trouble for the Englishman.
[commentator 2] Gary Woodland.
[man] Slow down. Oh, right there!
[commentator 4] Just been right up near the flag.
I mean, that was majestic.
[applause]
[Gary] It's nice to not have a headache.
It's nice to not leave early on the weekend,
like it was at the U.S. Open, but it's frustrating to…
not be there at the end.
I don't get how I have so much stuff.
[Gary] It was hard, and it's been a hard year,
but, uh, to be able to fight through that and battle
and have a little bit of success at times there, I'm proud of that.
Most importantly is you felt good all week.
-Yeah. -Healthy, solid, strong. Come on.
[Gary] Just tells me that you gotta keep fighting,
keep believing in yourself.
[Gabby] Hi, babe.
-You ready to go home? -[kiss]
[Gary] I am. I'm ready to go home.
See you guys.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator 4] Justin laying down to see his putt.
He's trying to look for something.
[commentator 5] Yeah, it's funny, isn't it? You can't find any gradient
from left to right or right to left anymore.
[commentator 4] We like to see a break.
[commentator 5] Yeah, it's up the hill, which is not helpful, really.
[crowd] Oh!
[commentator 4] He's come so close on the last three holes. He really has.
The, uh, par putt at 12 drifted by, leapt out at 13,
and that one within an inch.
Xander Schauffele.
[commentator 6] If this man knocks this in,
he's gonna be hard to catch.
He looks so on his game.
[commentator 4] Oh, he's found another.
[commentator 7] Schauffele is in the lead for the first time into this championship.
[Justin] Xander, great competitor.
Before I knew it, he was just stretched out
and… and just gone slightly ahead of me. Um…
-[man] Xander! -[man 2] Let's go, Xander!
[commentator 4] The reply from Rose.
[commentator 5] It's time right now for Justin.
How many more opportunities do you get to win the Open Championship?
Not many.
[suspenseful music playing]
[crowd] Oh!
[commentator 4] Wobbled. It wiggled, and it just fell away to the left.
[commentator 5] He stays five under.
Three behind Schauffele.
[commentator 4] Yeah, he's got a ringside view of the man
that he needs to beat.
Oh, yes, he can.
[applause]
[commentator 4] Tremendous shot there. Majestic pitch from Schauffele.
Here's the shot of his life right here.
[crowd] Oh!
[applause]
[commentator 5] Trying to keep those thoughts of what could have been away now.
[commentator 4] He will head down the closing hole
three shots behind his playing partner.
A lovely, warm reception for Justin Rose.
[cheering and applause]
[Justin] I don't remember getting goosebumps on golf courses ever.
And I got goosebumps. I'm like, "That's worth everything."
[commentator 5] Come on, in you come. Round you come. There you go, Justin!
[cheering]
[Justin] You can't replicate that in some wins.
You need a very, very, very, very special set of circumstances to come together.
So it's sort of pretty… pretty powerful for me.
[woman] Justin!
Justin!
[Justin] But then I walked off 18, and, uh, just seeing Kate…
-[voice breaks] I love you. -[Kate] I know. I know. I know.
[Justin] It only hit me literally as soon as I saw the people I love.
[emotional music playing]
[Kate] Oh, Fooch, I'm sorry.
[Mark] Mmm.
How good was he?
So good, all week.
You both were.
[Justin] That's why you do it. You want to share it with those people.
They've put in so much effort to me too. And you can just see it in their faces.
I shot the second-best round of the day.
Nine times out of ten, I'm gonna be holding the trophy.
I just got beaten by a great performance.
There was tons of pride in how I've played and how I approached Sunday
and how I felt within myself.
Coming off my emotions, I'm so surprised I'm emotional
because I was so ice-cold there today.
Yeah, you looked like you had it.
But if someone else is gonna shoot six under, what can you do?
Right on, boys. Thanks. That was an amazing week.
-[Mark] Incredible. -Yeah.
[man] What a great week.
[man 2] Yeah!
-[Justin] Thank you. -[applause]
[Justin clears throat]
I would've been a good champion.
I would've enjoyed that trophy big-time.
I feel sorry for the trophy, actually.
I mean, sorry, all respect Xander, but I would have enjoyed that thing.
[chuckles]
Now you've got validation this week that you're doing all the right stuff.
It's time to go all in so we can get it done.
[Kate chuckles]
[kids chattering]
[Gabby] That's the picture of his head.
-[girl] I want to see! -[Jaxson] I see!
[Gabby] That's his real head.
-[girl] I wanna see his head. -[Gabby] Yes.
[Jaxson] Where's the plates and screws?
-[Gabby] Um, deep in there. I'm not sure. -[Gary laughs]
-Jax, who's the man when Daddy's gone? -Me.
-What's your job? -To protect everyone.
Protect everyone, that's right. You guys be good.
-Bye, guys. -[Gabby] Bye!
Go up on the driveway or the porch.
Bye, Mom! Bye, Dad!
Take pictures of Daddy's head!
Dad!
Take a picture of Daddy's head!
Take a picture! I want to see!
-Of my head? -[girl] Yeah!
-Take a picture of your head! -Have a good time!
Take a picture of your head!
[Gabby] I love that they have to repeat it five times,
like I didn't hear them the first time.
Do you remember how to get there if we park in this other garage?
[Gabby] Nope.
[Gary] We're going back to make sure nothing's grown in the last three months.
And then I'm gonna push if everything's stable to get off this--
I'm gonna push too.
Gabby definitely wants me off the medicine.
I'm hoping. [chuckles]
[laughs]
[woman] Woodland!
-[Gary] How are you? -[woman] Good, you?
I'm doing well. Thanks.
[woman] We'll go this way.
[man] We're looking at your brain today.
-Um, you had MRIs before. -Yeah.
-And any allergy to the MRI dye? -No.
-Any claustrophobia? -No.
-And have you ever had brain surgery? -Yeah.
Okay. And any…
[Gabby] In this hospital, nobody wants to be here.
It's just like hard days in general. And I'm ready for it to be over.
[man] If you have any problem, let me know right away.
-Appreciate it. -I'll take you back.
[Gabby] It's so really hard to see someone you love, like, struggle
not only physically but mentally.
We didn't know what was going on, so we didn't talk to anybody about it.
And it was just the unknown. And… and it's still the unknown.
Like, it literally came out of nowhere. Our life was completely changed.
Gary, are you doing okay?
[Gary] Yeah, I'm good. Thank you.
[machines whirs]
[Gabby] We've been together for almost 17 years.
I'm like, it's almost half of my life.
Um, I thought I loved him when I married him.
I thought I loved him 15 years ago.
But the love that we have for each other now
is 100 times what it was a year ago.
A thousand times what it was when we got married.
I know what he's gonna say before he says it.
And I know how he's feeling when he, like, walks out of that bedroom.
And… um, it's just different now.
I don't know. So much more.
[chuckles] More than I ever thought possible.
I'll give you the key for the locker.
-Appreciate it. -And we'll go this way.
The other way.
[Gary] Uh-oh.
[man] Let me help you here.
-And, uh, you can use this room. -I had brain surgery. [chuckles]
You can use this room to change.
[doctor] Hey! How's it going?
-You look great. -[Gary] Thanks.
-[Gabby] Hello. Good to see you. -[doctor] Good to see you again.
How are things?
[Gary] Good, just tired.
Well, good news. Looks like things look the same.
-Perfect. -So…
At least, that's what I think. We're waiting on the official reading
from the, uh… radiologist.
If it's anything different, I'll let you know.
Yeah. Perfect.
Any chance to lower the medicine or no?
Yeah. You might want to wait until you've got a lull.
A stretch where you're not gonna be having to perform.
Lower it down, and if the episodes come back,
you can go back up.
Go back up.
I think that's reasonable to consider going down on it. Yeah.
-Doc, you're the best man. -Great to give good news.
-Yeah. No doubt. -[Gabby] Thank you.
["Sing Like Madonna" playing]
♪ Hey, little boy, where have you been? ♪
♪ Have you grown up Or can you still dream? ♪
[Gabby] Well, that's good news.
♪ Well, it's the life That was meant for me… ♪
[Gary] The outcome was great, right?
Nothing has changed.
Um, I have big goals every time I go in.
I think they're gonna take me off the medicine,
but I thought that on my… three weeks after surgery.
[Gabby] No. Yeah.
So I… my expectations probably aren't realistic,
but the main goal, the main thing going in,
is everything's stable and nothing's growing.
And I'm healthy.
And so being able to share that with my kids and…
It's what it's all about. It puts life in…
It puts birdies and bogeys into perspective real quick, so…
I am excited to get home and see them.
♪ That was meant for me… ♪
[girl chattering]
[Gary] Get set!
-♪ I wanna sing like Madonna… ♪ -Go!
♪ I wanna have one son and 16 daughters ♪
♪ I wanna sing like Madonna ♪
♪ I wanna sing like Madonna… ♪
[Gary] All right, we have to jump in the ball pit because we lost.
[Gary] As an athlete, you never take time to reflect.
I did!
[Gary] And I've had time to reflect and…
[Jaxson] I beat you!
[Gary] I'm so proud of myself.
I don't think I've ever said that in my life,
that I'm proud of myself.
This has been the hardest year of my life by far,
but I fought through it.
-Ready! -[girl 2] Here you go. Here you go.
[girl] Set!
[Gary] I didn't know if it was gonna get better,
'cause every day was horrible, and it was hard to be around my kids
'cause my brain just couldn't withstand the stimulation and the excitement and…
-[girl 2] Dad, help! -I got you, baby.
[girl 2] I'm stuck!
[Gary] The last three weeks is the first time in a year
that I've been able to be a full day around my family
and not have to leave… and go lay down.
I'm starting… to see light at the end of the tunnel.
And it's what the fight's been for.
I'm starting to get my life back. And…
[sighs]
And that's…
that's what it's all about.
[exhales]
[commentator] Less than a year ago,
Keegan Bradley was left off the Ryder Cup team.
[Keegan] I got a lot to prove to myself.
And so Presidents Cup is something that I really want to play in.
[Dethier] The Presidents Cup, it's the United States team
against the rest of the world minus Europe.
It's like the Ryder Cup but with Tom Kim.
Come on! Let's go!
For the Americans, they got embarrassed at the Ryder Cup last year.
So you need to perform to avoid another embarrassing loss.
What was that?
[Rapaport] For internationals, it's a chance to pull a huge upset.
For that one little stretch of time, everything seems life or death.
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
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