The Smylie Show

Haotong Li joins The Smylie Show for perhaps the most laughs we’ve had in an episode yet 😂
Haotong takes us on quite the journey - from growing up in Shanghai, to learning English from Kevin Hart, to playing in the final group of the 2025 Open Championship with Scottie Scheffler.
We also rewind to a wild sequence of events at the Presidents Cup (that has since led to a friendship with Justin Thomas) and playing on Rory McIlroy’s team in the Golf Channel Games.
Enjoy our conversation with Haotong … and a Happy Chinese New Year to all who celebrate!!! 🔥🐴🇨🇳
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Welcome + Happy Chinese New Year
02:58 – Learning to play golf in China
06:39 – Haotong’s Personality & Humor
10:00 – WGC Memories + Early Career
13:14 – Royal Birkdale 2017
16:10 - Portrush 2025
18:34 – Losing confidence with the driver
25:33 – Presidents Cup Chaos Story
32:36 – Bathrobe at Wentworth
34:12 – Scottie Scheffler Breakdown
37:14 – Short-Sided with Charlie
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Collin’s performance, Scottie Scheffler’s ridiculous charge, Pebble’s conditions, and the bigger conversation around the course’s place on the schedule.
Plus — Anthony Kim delivers one of the most improbable wins in modern golf history!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Morikawa Wins Pebble Beach
02:10 Why We Doubt Morikawa
04:30 Elite Ball Striking vs Putting Concerns
07:05 The Insane Saturday Round
09:20 Scottie Scheffler’s Sunday Charge
12:05 Anthony Kim’s Historic LIV Win
15:30 The Emotional AK Moment
18:05 Anthony Kim’s Game & Legacy
21:40 Rahm & Bryson Takeaways
24:25 LIV vs PGA Tour Reality
29:20 Pebble Beach & Weather Debate
35:00 Pebble vs U.S. Open Setup
40:05 Scottie’s Putting & Adjustments
48:10 Tommy Fleetwood’s Merch Run
52:00 Golf Tangents & Wrap-Up
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Join us for another episode of The Smylie Show as Smylie Kaufman sits down with Mark Blackburn, recently named Golf Digest’s No. 1 Coach in America, to go deep on what actually separates elite ball-strikers from everyone else.
Mark breaks down:
• Coaching Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, and Daniel Berger
• Why Scottie Scheffler is the best ball-striker in the world
• Matchups vs “perfect” golf swings
• Technology, data, and why simplicity lives on the other side of complexity
• Developing juniors, rebuilding injured players, and creating tour-level speed
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Justin Rose’s wire-to-wire win at Torrey Pines
04:20 – Mark Blackburn’s first PGA Tour coaching breakthrough
08:30 – From aspiring pro to elite golf coach
12:00 – Coaching juniors & identifying real athletic talent
16:00 – Technology vs feel in modern golf instruction
22:00 – Matchups: why elite golf swings don’t look alike
27:00 – What makes Scottie Scheffler the best ball-striker in the world
31:30 – Inside Justin Rose’s swing & Ryder Cup performance
43:00 – Matt Fitzpatrick: distance, precision & swing evolution
49:30 – Max Homa: rebuilding form & swing direction
58:30 – Coaching injured players & long-term development
01:01:40 - Charlie joins for “Short-Sided” with Mark
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme recap Chris Gotterup and Patrick Reed winning their respective second tournament in three starts to move into the top 20 in the world rankings.
They also discuss whether fans at the WM PHX Open crossed a line in interfering with Hideki Matsuyama twice on Sunday. Finally, they address the revived debate - should the PLAYERS be considered the fifth major?
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Ryan Gerard joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme on The Smylie Show for a conversation covering everything from finding Mauritius on a map so he could earn a Masters invite, to his lack of a dining room table 😂
The guys dive into Ryan’s UNC days, the legendary “Mr. Clutch” shirt, Steak Wednesdays with Ben Griffin, and the big-money offer he turned down in December 2025.
Plus: A robust Scotty Cameron collection, how his caddie "Pepsi" earned the nickname, and why Ryan’s apartment has more putting mats than plates.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Ryan Gerard joins TSS
01:10 – Growing up in North Carolina & choosing UNC
02:48 – “Mr. Clutch” shirt origin
04:40 – Wild UNC practice drills & confidence stories
07:12 – Team chemistry, nicknames & college golf chaos
08:55 – Steak Wednesday superstition with Ben Griffin
11:35 – NCAA Championship
15:27 – Early college struggles & irrational confidence
19:00 – Moving to Jupiter & Florida golf life
20:16 – Best Jupiter courses & Florida golf talk
22:02 – No kitchen table, putting mats everywhere
26:32 – High-tech putting green & offseason upgrades
29:57 – Putter rotation, Scotty Camerons & gear talk
33:20 – Putting & offseason grind
35:11 – Ceiling as a player & missed wins
37:20 – RSM Classic pressure & chasing Top 50
39:06 – Last-minute trip to Mauritius explained
42:12 – What golf in Mauritius is really like
43:12 – Locking up a Masters invitation
44:06 – Caddie “Pepsi” stories & Tour legends
47:33 – Special Temporary Membership explained
49:38 – Tour access, sponsor exemptions & reality of grinding
52:00 – PGA Tour vs alternatives & long-term decisions
55:11 – Looking back on career-defining choices
56:20 – “Short-Sided” with Charlie Hulme
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