The 23rd Hole: Blake Kessey

COLLEGE GOLF PLAYER AND ASOPHOMORE.

BLAKE.

THANKS FORDOING THIS WITH US.

THANKYOU, SIR.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SOYOU'RE FROM TO TEHACHAPI.

ANDWHEN DID YOU START PLAYING GOLF?RIGHT AFTER I TURNEDTWO.SO I'M GOING ON 20 YEARS OLDNOW.

SO GOING ON 18 YEARS OFPLAYING GOLF AND SWINGING THECLUB.TELL ME IF YOU COULD PLAY ONEGOLF COURSE IN THE UNITEDSTATES.

WHERE IS IT?

AGUSTA?I GOT THE I GOT A MASTER'SHOPEFULLY NOT AS JUSTAS A TOURIST, RIGHT?

NO, NOT ASA TOURIST.

I WANNA PLAY WITHTHE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A GREENJACKET.THAT'D BE SICK.

ALL RIGHT.

ANDTHEN IF YOU'RE JUST WHILE I'MREAL TO THE LEFT THERE, IFYOU'RE JUST PLAYING FOR FUN,WHERE AREYOU GOING?IF I WAS TO PLAY ANYWHERE, IT'SFUN.MAN, I WANT TO PLAY THE AT&TPEBBLE BEACH ONE DAY BUT IKNOW I COULD GET ON PEBBLE BEACHAS A AS A PUBLIC MEMBER.THERE IN YOU KNOW IN LIFE WE'VEBEEN REAL LUCKY TO PLAYSOME GREAT COURSES ALSO.

I THINKPROBABLY THE TOP ONE I'DSAY WAS WOLF CREEK AND BEAUTIFULWOLF CREEK WASAMAZING.YEAH SO NEVADA YOU'RE GOING FORMORE DESERT THEREPEBBLE BEACH YOU'VE GOT THE NICEWATER THE OCEAN BEAUTIFULSTUFF.

ALL RIGHT, ONE GOLFER WHOYOU LOOK UP TOYOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A FEW TIGERYOU KNOW, AS ONE OF JUST YOUKNOW, WITH WHAT HE DID YOU KNOW,FOR THE GAME IN THE LATE 90S,EARLY 2000 HE JUST SOME OF THESTUFF HE DID WASPHENOMENAL.

BUT NOW I LOVEJORDAN SPEITH.

YOU KNOW, IWANT TO SEE HIM START WINNINGAGAIN.

I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.

ILIKEJOHN RAHM I DO LIKE THE SPANIARDBECAUSE I FEELLIKE HE AND I WERE KIND OFSIMILAR.

OUR GAMES ARE KINDOF SIMILAR IN THAT WAY.

WE BOTHKIND OF HIT A LONG BALL.

WEBOTH HAVE SIMILAR PERSONALITY.SO IF THERE WAS ONETOUR GUIDE, LIKE TO PLAY WITHHIM PROBABLY BE HIM.

JOHN RAHM.ILOVE IT.

SUN DEVIL.YES.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD WITH ME IKNOW YOU'RE AN ASU GUY.

YEAH,YEAH.

I LOVE JOHN RAHM.

YOU'REYOUR BEST SCORE EVER IN AROUNDMY SCORE IS 64 IT'S EIGHT UNDERPAR 64 AND UNDER PAR MYGOODNESS COURSE RECORD TO OFFTHE COURSE RECORDPRETTY CLOSE.

IT WAS VERY CLOSEWHERE WERE YEAH, I WAS AT MYHOME COURSE I WAS AT OAK TREECOUNTRY CLUB AND YOU KNOWTHE KIND OF DISAPPOINTING PARTOF IT WAS I WAS BY MYSELFTHAT DAY.

NO ONE NOBODYCORROBORATE THIS STORY.ALRIGHT, SO I WANT TO SEE ATRICK SHOT.

YOU'RE TELLINGME YOUR LONG PIPE IS THE BESTTRICK SHOT YOU CAN DO?

YES, AS IPRACTICE THEM A DECENT BIT.OKAY, SO WE'VE MEASURED THISTHING OUT.

IT'S A 60 FOOT PUT,WHICH ON A SCALE OF ONE TO 10HOW DIFFICULT IS THAT FOR THEPEOPLE AT HOME WHO DON'T KNOWGOLF THAT WELL?60 FOOT PUTTS JUST TO TRY TO GETTHEM WITHIN A COUPLE FEET ISPROBABLY SEVEN TO NINE.

IT'SIT'S TOUGH.

THAT'S TOUGH, FOLKS.THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY TOUGH.

SOGO AHEAD.

I'M CURIOUS.

I THINKYOU CAN DO IT.

I KNOW I CAN'T DOIT.

COMING BACK, GET THERE.

GETTHERE ALL RIGHT.

THAT LOOKEDLIKE HE WAS PUSHING THE CAMERARIGHT BACK PERFECTLY.

I THOUGHTIT WAS LOW.

IT JUSTGOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER KNOW,RIGHT?

NO,NOT UNTIL IT GOES IN.

ALL RIGHT.BLAKE KEESEY BAKERSFIELDCOLLEGE GOLF.

YOU GUYS GET YOURSEASON KICKED OFFJANUARY 26.

JANUARY 26.

A LOTPRE SUMMER IN LOMPOC,CALIFORNIA.

ALL RIGHT.HE'LL BETHERE THEN AND MAYBE THEMASTERS IN A FEW YEARS.

BLAKE,THANKS SO MUCH AND GOOD LUCK.THANK YOUAN OUT-OF-TOWN VISITOR WHOSUFFERED CARDIAC ARRESTOUTSIDE MECHANIC'S BANK AREA...IS THANKINGSEVERAL LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERSFOR SAVING HIS LIFE.ON JANUARY 18TH -- RICHARD ANDCORRINNE MARTINEZ OF LOS