Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme begin the show recapping a Rocket Classic win for the youngest player on TOUR - 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter - who also happens to be its fastest and longest player, averaging more than 190 mph of ball speed off the tee! 🤯 SK and CH also dig into the details of another putter change for Collin Morikawa, which looks like it could be the difference in his pursuit of a major 🏆 in 2025. Smylie is then joined by Scott Fawcett of DECADE (learn more at decade.golf) to discuss Scott's role in providing strategic insights to TOUR pros, the "Tiger Five" (what they are, how you can use them to shoot a better score, and the ridiculous statistical jump Tiger Woods took heading into his record breaking 2000 season), and the *only* factor Scott would consider if he was recruiting for a college team today. Big thanks to everyone who made this episode possible - check out all who support us below: https://www.ahead.com/ ShipSticks: Use promo code SMYLIE or this li

The Smylie Show

The Smylie Show

239: Is Aldrich Potgieter the future of golf? 🚀 + Scott Fawcett of DECADE on better golf strategy

JUN 30, 202581 MIN
The Smylie Show

239: Is Aldrich Potgieter the future of golf? 🚀 + Scott Fawcett of DECADE on better golf strategy

JUN 30, 202581 MIN

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<div>CHAPTERS:<br> 00:00 - Intro<br> 01:36 - Smylie’s Fitting<br> 06:22 - Rocket Mortgage Classic Recap<br> 12:20 - Max Greyserman<br> 19:40 - Morikawa's Putter Change<br> 22:50 - Scott Fawcett Joins the Show<br> 24:50 - Ball Speed<br> 28:22 - How DECADE Came About<br> 33:03 - Solving Golf Challenges<br> 35:50 - The Tiger 5<br> 38:37 - Meaning of DECADE<br> 41:01 - Will Zalatoris<br> 42:41 - Stewart Cink<br> 47:40 - Traits of a Great Modern Player<br> 58:45 - Shot Dispersion<br> 1:04:42 - Fractional Bogeys<br> 1:09:09 - Future of Golf Analytics<br> 1:13:05 - Interpreting Strokes Gained Around the Green<br> 1:16:57 - Interpreting Strokes Gained Putting<br> 1:19:00 - Importance of Tracking Stats<br> 1:21:39 - Outro</div>