Best of ‘Fridays with Smylie’: Happy hour with Spieth and Homa
It’s 5 p.m. somewhere!
That’s the rallying cry for people who can’t wait to get the weekend party started on a Friday.
But it’s 4 p.m. when Friday “Happy Hour” really begins. That’s when Smylie Kaufman brings on Tour players to help call shots and tell stories during Golf Channel’s PGA Tour tournament coverage.
This week’s “Fridays with Smylie” included Jordan Spieth, followed by Max Homa at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida, host to the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Kaufman and Spieth, close friends who have spent plenty of time together off the course, discussed a bevy of topics:
Spieth’s 2016 Masters Champions Dinner, which was the last one for four-time champion Palmer.
Spieth recalls Palmer story night at Champs Dinner
Jordan Spieth describes the special occasion of his Masters Champions Dinner in 2016, which turned into a night of trading Arnold Palmer stories.
“This one’s one me”: That time Spieth was insistent on executing a shot … that didn’t work out.
Spieth’s ‘this one’s on me’ moment at BMW Champ.
Jordan Spieth reminisces a moment from the 2022 BMW Championship when opting for a shot from the fairway bunker did not go as planned despite caution from his caddy.
And that time when Smylie’s soul left his body after an encounter with a ‘gator.
Kaufman jokes about running away from alligator
Smylie Kaufman jokes with Jordan Spieth about the time he had to run away from an alligator at the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
When Spieth stepped aside, Homa jumped in. And, as expected, the conversation continued to entertain.
Homa roasting Smylie’s swing.
Homa does his best roast of Kaufman’s golf swing
Known for roasting golf swings on social media, Max Homa takes his shot at Smylie Kaufman’s during the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Homa recalling the hole-in-one he made at Bay Hill.
Homa looks back to first ace of PGA Tour career
Max Homa joins Smylie Kaufman to revisit his first-ever PGA Tour ace at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
How important is the API to players? Homa lets you know.
Homa: API is an ‘incredibly important event’
Max Homa shares his thoughts on the legacy of Arnold Palmer and how the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational is a “staple” of the PGA Tour.
And why did Homa like pairing with Brian Harman at the Ryder Cup? It’s a height thing.
Homa: Ryder partner Harman ‘makes me feel tall’
Max Homa joins the Golf Channel broadcast at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and looks back on his Ryder Cup pairing with Brian Harman, calling it “the most fun on a golf course I’ve ever had.”
The fun will continue next Friday on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass at The Players Championship.