RYDER CUP MATCHPLAY CHALLENGE: YGT Rory VS Nick Dougherty at Le Golf National [BATTLE GOLF PART 1]

hi guys Rory here from Your Golf TravelI've been joined at Le Golf National just outside Paris by Nick Dougherty.

Welcome back Nick thank you very much for coming Nick: The handshake worked again.

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Rory: Yeah, Paul McGinley is still learning.

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Hi guys I'm Rory I've been joined here at the Berkshiregoal for today by Mr.

Paul McGinley thanks for coming along Paul.

Let's try that again.

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Hi guys my name's Rory I've been joined here today at the Berkshire golf club by Mr.

PaulMcGinley, thank you for coming down Paul(pause)Paul: Thank you Rory We are going to play another little 3 holechallenge, it's not a wild card challenge this time, we're never going tohit the peaks that we did when we filmed that one out in Quinta Do Lago so it'stime to move on playing a bit of battle golf so with a bit of a twist.

We're obviously at a Ryder Cup venue It's been just over a year since this amazing resort hosted theRyder Cup and Gabby who's behind camera say hello Gabby.

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She has noted down a load of questions I promise I haven't seen them and basic premiseis we'll be asking each other questions we get one wrong we can take a club outeach other's bags which will in theory make it a little bit more challenging toget round three of the signature holes here Nick: haha, because we need that! Rory: Yeah exactlybecause it's such an easy course.

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Nick: And we're so good Rory: There's no waterour golf is easily up here in the stratosphere so yeah let's go out andplay three of the signature holes here show you guys what the course is allabout and probably make a fool of ourselves.

Nick: I'm really cold nowGabby (behind camera): I'm cosyRory: If only you had a jacket Nick (to Gabby): Who took my jacket? Right Nick, first here at Le Golf National obviously one of the most iconic holesduring the Ryder Cup where you had that seven thousand strong grandstand just here itlooks very different now but let's get stuck into our first Ryder Cup triviaquestion as I said I promise I haven't seen theseNick: They're your cards but you haven't seen them Rory: Yeah I did make them I did write them but I haven't seen the answers.

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JokingRight do you want to pick at random or you're just gonna go from the top?Nick: just go from the top Nick: This is for you, how many points did Tiger woods score in the 2018 Ryder Cup? Rory: I do this one coz I'm a bit of a Tiger fan, I'm pretty sure it's zero Nick: yeah it is Rory: poor old Tiger.

Right I'mkeeping my driver then so let's get rid of this one I'll just chuck that down there.

So if you can just hold these for me name the next European course to host the Ryder CupNick: Marco Simone Rory: We're both keeping our drivers we're both dorks arent we! Nick: To be fair, this is the most pressure today because this is the stuff that I should know because ofis my job actually what happens now is not thething but that has to be right.

Imagine if I hadn't known that You could lose me my job Rory: yeah sorry Sky Rory: Right Nick as the wild card challenge champion, I'm going to give you the honour Nick: Oh because I'm the champRory: Yeah, you're undefeated on the Your Golf Travel channel Nick: I'm not sure I counted the last one as a win.

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Rory: That was perfect wasn't it?Nick: Should be, it was last time I played the tour herebut it was nearly 10 years ago Rory: Better than any of the shots you hit in Portugal anywaysNick: Shall we stop now then? Thanks for having me Nick: I've got a new magic key though you see yeah, yeah so the one that I used last time obviously didn't work very wellI've got rid of that haha Nick: It's a little high that one.

You've taken a little bit off it Rory: the exact opposite of the openingtee shot hit last time I was here which is was a stone cold top.

Nick: So we need somewhere inbetween for a flush Rory: well I thought we can have a driverleft in after that Rory: shot number two I've I wouldn't have even snuck the front edge of thefairway had it been on line.

Rory: Little caveat as well that we'replaying the course the day after the French Open is just finished so some ofyou would have seen videos of me playing here in March time where they would havecut the rough back made it a lot more playable for holiday golfersI'm expecting a completely different challenge this time out and I'm notmaking it easy myself anyway Nick: no 260 Nick: Side hill lie, water all down the left yeah it's good that I like it.

Nick: question for you, I'm going for the bottom one.

I wouldn't know this, how many holes in one have there been at the Ryder Cup?Rory: oh the only one I can think of is Paul Casey's Nick: Faldo, Belfry.

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Rory: I was too young for that.

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I'm gonna go with three? I think the first Ryder Cup I was even aware of was the 2002 Ryder Cup At the belfry that's when I started gettinginto golf but anyway I digress I'm gonna go with five Nick: nearly six it's close butbut absolutely incorrect unfortunately Rory: right so that's that card doneNick: So I can take anything? Nick: I sort of want you to get to keep your wedges so although you did say you hit you three wood as far as you driver.

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I can takea driver off the mate sorry Rory: Okay so driver is gone but we'll keep it in there coz your bags already heavy enough as it is butI'm not allowed hit driver from now on Nick: I'll just keep an eye on that Rory: it's just as well that we're playing a par three next Rory: you didn't think this through Nick: Well I don't know what club you'd hi thereRory: Definitely not my driver Nick: you can't come all the way, I mean it's Le Golf National the Ryder Cup was here 260.

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you've got that with a 3-wood which you've still got isn't that funny youstill got that Club in the bag I reckon you can pull this off you can't lay up, you can't come over here and lay up even though you did off the tee, you'vedefinitely got the shot Rory Rory: you didn't need to try that hard to talk me into it yeah it's quite a lot of jungle up andright as well isn't thereNick: yeah just a down the right and water all the way down the left that's it Rory: another roof perfectNick: Another high one again I see Nick: That might actually be a good lay up I'm not sure Rory: Right, 152 left for Nick I'm guessing that'll be a 9 iron usually? Nick: as if i'd tell you that rory: To the nearest 100 how many bunkers are there Whistling Straits which would be hosting the 2020 Ryder CupNick: I should remember that because of the PGA.

I remember watching that one I'm gonna say either three or four hundred?Rory: 967Nick: close though 967! He's got a but carried away there.

Rory: Is that a Pete Dye course? Nick: I remember DJ put a club down in one, do you remember?Rory: Ouch yeah that was when he had a nice little streak of kinda ruining ruining the Sunday didn't he.

Although that was on the Saturday evening wasn't it or was that the last day? Nick: no that was the last day and then he thought he was in the playoffs didn't and then he found out after Rory: that must be soul destroyingNick: Well, he's done alright since Rory: Yeah he's not too bad Nick: well I was miles away so fairness we should get to take two clubs really but we'll go one which one arr you going for?Rory: Next we're going over to the par-3 16th next and I reckon that'd besimilar yardage I'm gonna take your 8 iron for this oneNick: perfect Nick: I mean it's not 8 iron.

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it's 152, it's cold I'm not even sure a 7 iron will get back there! Nick: An 8 could be good for 16 though.

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I think I need to hit this really well It's really cold I mean it's like a 75 club for me and we're like the three swings in I think as a warm up.

Rory: standard YouTube warm-up yeahNick: Oh actually where's yours? There's no sign of yours Rory: My heart sunk a little bit when I came around the corner Rory: so you're going to take the pin on but now taking your going right now that you haven't seen my ball?Nick: 100 yards right Rory! Nick: that's like a tour pro shot Rory: a proper shotNick: Rory I need to get back into this Golf thing! Rory: what can I say I'm aninspiring figure Nick: you are, how much I've improved since we've started playing together Rory: And i'm going in the opposite direction Nick: It's not a great start Rory: not really no but it's better the one I has in Portugal Rory: Where are we saying I crossed? Around here? If I don't get any better we might run out of cards Nick: so actually you have to have three here and I only have to two coz that's gone down in the drink.

Nick: love that Nick: oh you've already answered this no no no no you already know the answer to this! Nick: What was the capacity of the grandstand on the first here at Le Golf NationalRory: you know I'm thinking seven thousand Nick: it wasn't actually.

6500 with standing room for further 150 but that still doesn't add up to 7000.

Rory: Fine, no I got it wrong, rules are rules Only 6500 that's way smaller than I thought it was Nick: I'm gonna I'm gonna have to take the 3-wood off you as well now so by thetime we play the last hole you haven't got any woods left no it could be theway to win the hole yeah after I've slashed one away into the water with a driver!Rory: This hole is over.

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Nick: well not really because if you miss this green and get the question wrong I could remove the twoiron as well couldn't I Rory: very trueNick: That's how I would look at it hahaRory: That hadn't occurred to me haha Rory: 95 yards Nick: But it's gonna play every bitof 105 I hit that 7 almost full Rory: I've got to hit the green really Or I'm going to lose another club, or we might run out of cards! Gabby I did tell you to write 40.

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Gabby (behind camera): I didn't think you'd be this terrible Nick: It looks like it's flying but well done.

Pressure but delivered.

Rory: I'm gonna hit a putt coz I'm expecting these to be a lot quicker than they were last time I was here Nick: they will be mate yeahRory: and it's on way downhill so Gabby if you could stop this when it's rolling intothe water that would be great.

Just to be clear as well I'm giving you the hole.

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Nick: For someone who hasn't hit any putts that's not bad Rory: For somebody who hasn't hit any putts who is also me! Nick: I mean I've been here allweek watching these boys today so I've got arough idea of how great they are Rory: you're a flag out man aren't you? Nick: I haven't decided yet I have played enough golf to really know what is the right for me.

I'm still getting used to the dropping it from the knee and most of the time I forget that! Nick: I don't think I have a birdie this holebefore when I was on tour you know Rory: this is a back to back on the Your Golf Travel YouTube channel as well isn't it? Nick: no not unless that was a par 6 Rory: Very nice, well done! Nick Dougherty goes 1 up Nick: I like that!.