Rich Lerner joins us live from Shinnecock Hills to preview the U.S. Open and his new book 'Aren't You That Golf Guy?'
6/16/20261 hr 17 min
On this week's episode of Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by Golf Channel's Rich Lerner. The lead anchor of 'Live From' breaks down what he expects to see at Shinnecock Hills during this week's U.S. Open, his favorite stories from his new book 'Aren't You That Golf Guy' and why he pivoted away from the book's original concept of Tiger at 50.
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First 90 secondsColt Knost· Host0:00
[upbeat music] All right, everyone. Welcome back to Sub Par with Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz. And Sleaze, I just came off 10 straight weekends for CBS on the road with the PGA Tour, and what a way to close it out. Our man Bud Cauley picking up his first win on the PGA Tour at the RBC Canadian Open. Dude, we're not supposed to root for people in this business. We're supposed to be biased. I'm sorry, I was rooting for that man yesterday.
Drew Stoltz· Host0:31
Yeah, I'll be open, I was screaming my head off for him, and I thought it was gonna be a cake walk for him with the four-shot lead coming home. Made it a little more interesting than I thought it would. But dude, I, I thought Gary Woodland's win earlier this year might be the feel-good... That was a tough one to beat in terms of feel-good stories on the PGA Tour. This one's right there with it. Um, having known Bud for as long as I have, and, uh, and you as well, and, you know, he's one of those rare ... That's been, like, he was the world's best, one of the best juniors in the world, then he was one of the three time All American at Alabama.
Colt Knost· Host0:59
Whoa, hold on.
Drew Stoltz· Host0:59
Like, he's a stud.
Colt Knost· Host1:00
Baby model.
Drew Stoltz· Host1:01
He was a baby model.
Colt Knost· Host1:01
Then a junior golfer.
Drew Stoltz· Host1:02
Even before that, he was taking over the... Yeah.
Colt Knost· Host1:03
You let me down yesterday ...
Drew Stoltz· Host1:05
publications.
Colt Knost· Host1:05
I texted you to... 'Cause I was trying to get this in, because I was like, I wanted to say, "This kid's been, he's been a star since he was, like, three years old." And a lot of people won't know he was a baby model.
Drew Stoltz· Host1:13
Yeah, baby model.
Colt Knost· Host1:14
But I didn't wanna just throw that out there and people are like, "What the fuck are you talking about?" I was trying to get the company, and you were playing pickleball, and- Yeah, I was locked in a vicious cock fight on the pickleball court. I needed you to- Also, I had, I had, I believe he had an earring as w- I have pictures of it. Yeah.
Drew Stoltz· Host1:25
Had a little earring- So at this point- ... at a young age ...
Colt Knost· Host1:27
I didn't get to get that in. But you're right, he's been a stud for a very