Gentlemen, I find myself gobsmacked that neither of you offered up the perspective that meeting new people on the golf course is a perfectly natural thing to experience that provides a chance to step outside your comfort zone and have a conversation with a person who loves the very same game you do.   I've had numerous pleasant days with playing with people who were perfect strangers at the onset of the round and ended up my dear old friends by the 18th.  The world really needs more people sharing stories and struggles on the golf course - a place where we can set aside all the noise and celebrate moments of greatness and failure.

Moaning about the casual Easter egg fans cracked me up…

As an American - I am shocked when someone ISNT added to my 2some on a public course. Even a Monday morning two days ago a friend and I got two singles added to us.

My brand is Cobra.
I’m a left handed player and some brands completely ignore us. Cobra was my first set of irons. I went and hit a bunch of irons but the cobras felt best to me. And then the big thing when I went to order clubs on line I was having issues getting what I wanted built in the left handed clubs. I called customer service and they took care of me, did made sure I got exactly what I wanted even though they weren’t necessarily offered on the website in Left handed.
So that’s why I play Cobra because they took a personal interest in making sure someone who represents a very small part of the community was still taken care of.
They could have just said “we don’t have that and lefty”.
Cobra cared some brands don’t seem to.

I'm a high mid handicapper and I love my Wilson Staff milled putter. It looks so sharp and it doesn't break the bank.

I believe Titleist had a huge sponsor in tv shows like Seinfeld, making them pretty much timeless. TV and Movies play huge roles in even knowing a brands name.

My bag is currently filled with Wilson Clubs. The dynapower driver, woods and hybrids have certainly helped my game.

Mizuno needs more love in this discussion, whether it’s irons, wedges, putters or even their new woods, which come in at a better price point than competitors. Their stuff looks awesome, plays awesome, and lasts a very long time. Really high quality stuff.

I refuse to spend money with Taylormade. After having the stealth+ and stealth 2+ repeatedly break on me (and then sending me the wrong club heads for warranty), I can’t bring myself to support them when they clearly have such a quality control issue.

Side note: I’ve been paired with some pretty cool randoms, but I’d much rather not play with random people. I’m a casual player who would much rather play with my friends

Rick is totally correct about the random pairings happening on golf courses in the USA versus other places. I travel to Florida every year in early spring with my golf buddy for a "guys golf trip" for 10 years now. Have had another two-some paired with us a few times and luckily only once have had to make up an excuse, a few holes in, to have them go ahead and just play, while we "lagged" behind. But, we have also had some great pairings with strangers that turned out great. In May of 2022, got paired with a father and son, on vacation from Ireland. Turns out the son had just competed in the 2021 Irish Mid-Amateur Open Championship in October of 2021. We had the best time, joking and laughing and telling stories, like we had all been playing together for years.

I love listening to Guy. He is so smart the way he puts things across to the viewer. Rick and Guy are a great partnership on and off the golf course. More break 75’s with Guy would be great

What’s in my bag, Wilson Launchpad driver, Wilson Master blades 5-pw Wilson Master cb 4 iron,Ping 425 3 wood and 430 7 wood. Taylor made High toe wedges and Odyssey 7 DF putter.Had the blades about 6 months and I absolutely love them…..😊😊😊

2nd set of Wilson's for me too. D7 forged and now the new 2024 CB irons. They're not the flashiest but I want substance over style.

Ping woods, Wilson Hybrid, Wilson Irons are buttery. 5-7i CB 8-PW in the new Staff Blades. These irons are sooooo consistent. They just hit the number! As a fitter also, the new DynaPower Forged have been a fantastic club for a wide range of players!! If you haven’t tried the Wilson’s you’re missing out!

Golf differs so much from region to region. I'm in the states near DC. I go out as a single all the time, so I usually play with random people.

I have 3 rules: Just be a normal person, try to help with ball spotting, and don't play music too loud. Met some interesting and hilarious characters that I wouldn't if I had never played with random people.

I have always used Wilson clubs and so glad to see them really coming back to the forefront!

Rick I have always used Wilson from my Dad passed me down his Sam Snead irons. Went to W/S tour blades in the eighties as everyone was shifting to Ping. The traded those up to Di7, now have the launch. Everyone of my friends that have borrowed a club or tested have love the feel, I will always buy Wilson irons just me but they feel right and I love your reviews of them. Now I am still waiting on a review of OnCore golf balls, always used Titliest nxt and avx went to OnCore after finding one last year on the course and played well

Cypress Point is the most incredible views I have ever seen on a golf course, but nothing compares to Augusta National. Everything there is perfect. There are no real views, other than the flowers and trees, but the condition is unreal, the facilities are incredible and like Rick said you know the course so well from TV. Once you get to play the course, you learn it so much better because the hills and the greens are so unique in the game. I have been lucky to play some great courses, Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, Shinnicock, Pinehurst No. 2, TPC at Sawgrass many times and Riviera, plus many more, but while they are all incredible in their own ways, none of them really compare.

Absolutely love Wilson and their iron design. It’s possible that Wilson has this “old school” feel when you hear about them. Almost as if they are outdated. Or that they are just a “Walmart” brand. Will be curious to see their trajectory now with this new generation of clubs they are making.

31:31  favourite moment- out of nowhere Rick has gone full investigative journalist with his pen and paper 🕵🏻‍♂️

Been playing Wilson D9s for nearly a year now and love them. Got a fitting and expected to leave with the T200 but they just weren’t for me. Looking forward to seeing Rick with the Wilson’s