Don't Hit It There: Tree Roots Don't Get a Free Drop

LeBron James just started a golf YouTube channel, and he is about a 22 handicap. That is the cold open, and it is why this episode exists. James has not watched a full episode yet. He already knows LeBron is out there with Bob Does Sports, nearly holed one on camera, and is posting the kind of round Jeff grew up never getting — everyone knew Jordan golfed, and nobody ever got the tape. They argue whether that is bad golf or relatable golf. James wins. Relatable. Because they are not bad golfers. Then the rumor they both read: Jon Rahm may have to pay $25 million to come back to the PGA Tour. Brooks Koepka already came back, paid his penalty, and Jeff's argument is he did not even make the FedEx Cup. Rory McIlroy asked what value the LIV guys actually bring. James hates Rory. Jeff thinks Rory has a point. Ten minutes. Nobody moves. Sunday was the first playoff. James had the bye and watched from a cart. The week before, he picked his own brother to go home. This week he says he was rooting for him the whole time. Jeff still calls him Judas, then walks the holes where it got away: too easy on a 3-wood, water on 12, and a swing that got stuck in the tall grass. Also in this one: a 2v2 with a family that keeps swapping cousins, a guy who got invited on the show and backed out, tree roots that do not get a free drop, tee times stacked seven minutes apart, and James losing five Pro V1s in a fairway after the rain — plugged, gone — and saying he is going back to Kirklands. WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE- LeBron James, 22 handicap, new golf YouTube channel- Relatable golf vs "bad golf"- Don't tinker the night before a tournament- Jon Rahm and the reported $25 million fine- Rory vs Scottie on letting LIV back in- Brooks came back. What value did he bring?- Playoff Sunday from the cart, and Judas- The cousins want a 2v2 — and one of them backed out- Tree roots don't get a free drop- Five balls lost in the fairway, back to Kirklands- They stack tee times 7 minutes apart- Four hours is the point Jeff still hates the gallery drop. James took them anyway. Tell us who is right. Follow the show so you don't miss the next one, and leave a rating if this one made you argue with your steering wheel — it helps people find us. Two Off the Tee. Jeff Shin and James Shin.