Episode 31: Billy Andrade

On the 31st episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by four-time PGA TOUR winner and current PGA TOUR Champions golfer Billy Andrade, as The Masters gets underway on Thursday (03:31 – 59:45). But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll), where Morten cannot confirm or deny if he has ever played golf at Augusta National (01:21).We then move to our interview with Billy, where he discusses a wide array of topics: being paired with Tiger Woods numerous times throughout his absolute apex, and the unique challenges that presented (09:55); why he thinks if Tiger can return to golf after the recent injuries he sustained in that car accident earlier this year, he is “God-like” (18:40); how growing up playing golf in a cold-weather climate shaped who he was as a professional golfer (19:49); why making the cut at a tournament was never his goal going in, and what he used for personal motivation (27:07); why The Masters is so special, and an amazing story about his first time playing in the tournament, which involved a round paired with the late Arnold Palmer (32:30); what he thinks is the key to winning a green jacket (43:13); why the course was easier to play this past fall during the 84th edition of The Masters, and why it should be much more difficult this year (45:45); who he thinks has a chance to win this year’s tournament (47:52); why golfers today are going through so many more injuries than golfers in his day did (49:38); why he thinks “something has to give” at some point when it comes to how much size Bryson DeChambeau has put on in the last few years (51:13); why he thinks the PGA needs to stop having the USGA set their rules (52:43); and his favorite celebrities to golf with (56:16).Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Thom Cunningham for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com (01:00:37 – 01:06:50). Thom reviews his bracket’s performance as March Madness finished up earlier this week, and looks ahead at some futures for next year’s tournament (01:01:48). Thom also tells us who to have an eye on as we head into the weekend in Augusta (01:03:33). Plus, Thom tells us why he likes the Yankees as a futures-play for this season (01:04:59).Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about his friend Billy Andrade, and why his strive for greatness in such a challenging game has given him a long and meaningful career in golf (01:06:50).