Rick Shiels to enter The Open Qualifying! 

This is like listening to the last two kids picked in 5th grade gym class.

Remember when Guy was hating on Peter finch for trying? Let’s see if he keeps that same energy for his boss.

Rick test driving G Wagons but annoyed he has to pay staff on a bank holiday. What a down to earth bloke.

Rick - you should enter one of Finch’s Lancashire PGA events for a bit of practice and some good content for us watching you on YT

Remember when Rick would talk down on Peter Finch for entering qualification to events 😂

Ironic that Guy was ripping into Peter Finch for this.... How the tables have turned.

This week in Rick Shiels Podcast - Rick travels out to the South of France to test cars which come at a starting price of £100k+ and gives them a bit of an advert for the first 5 mins. Also, no golf isn't expensive. You sure you're scale of expense isn't a bit off there? Merc aren't sending you on these trips/sponsor you (or BMW with Pete) because they are looking to attract people on a budget. They're after people with a large amount of disposable income. Because you need that to afford to play golf.

Need to focus on breaking 80 😅

Enter Qualifying Rick! Play straight up, get the team to film, but do a voice over after so you can enjoy/concentrate on the round

Rick couldn’t even win a club comp 😂

Break 75 - The Open version - excited 👏👍

On the expense of golf point, yes it is becoming to expensive the green fees are becoming insane. Here is prime example Prestwick St Nicklaus is £80 quid a round, actually quiet reasonable okay?? well next year they are doubling green fees to £160 a round why you ask? foreign visitors aren't playing it because they look at the courses around that area like Troon and Prestwick and Turnberry then see st Niclause is as cheap and say oh that must be rubbish then, In fact it is a very good course. Kings barn £400 a round now? yes there are cheaper courses you can play but lets be honest as a golfer you want the experience of playing these great courses. when does it stop? £1000 a round?

Love this podcast and thanks for the content and videos! Good luck for Qualifying and have fun!

I'm sure Guy was ridiculing Peter Finch for doing the same thing?

Oh look what Pete is doing...i better do that too...

Another edition of the “whatever it may be” podcast by Guy Charnock

Has this become the Guy Charnock Podcast with guest Rick Shiels?

Just doing it cause Peter Finch is. Gotta say I’m team Peter but good luck Rick!

My favourite early content of Rick and Pete was the creation of content around PGA events and Open Qualifying. Looking forward to the content and break 75 as a sub plot is genius.

All the best Rick but it’s not a break 75 😵‍💫

Well these coming qualifying video's will be hilarious. Especially watching your chipping lol.

Rick, I think you could do it or give the world a hell of a scare trying to qualify. Your trouble is...us clowns....the viewers and listeners that tune in for pretty much all your content. Our love for you and your love for us keeps you very busy creating entertainment for us. I think in order to give yourself a respectable chance of qualifying it would probably take a month of really really working on it. Your friend James Robinson has been there and done that. A very interesting golfer. A treat to watch but what blows muy mind is he appears to be smiling whether his ball was in the middle of the fairway or middle of the lake.amzing

I love you guys. Wish I had either one of your games. But I must say that Rick couldn't qualify for the Open in a million years. So many great golfers out there.

LOL. Rick Cheese entering Open qualifying. Can't wait for the 'I had a nightmare' video. Fair do's: you've got some nerve entering when you play like a 12 handicapper. I'll get the popcorn.

I like Rick's demeanor, honesty, excitement. Trying to qualify for a venue like this can take you out of your comfort zone, and forget the basics real fast. It truly is " just golf ", but the 15th club in the bag, your mindset / attitude, has to be clicking in a positive way. Play well !!!

Rick's ego has been expanding faster than his gut.

My money is on Jimmy Bullard getting closer to qualifying than Rick

Awsome Rick !! Confronting a fear, showing your own conviction to the sport of golf - and remember even through you have build a career around the sport - now you could very likely be not around it but directly in it - I personally believe in you - and remember only at the presuppose we change - Good luck

So tell us Guy, does Rick need to "know his limits" like you told Pete? Or is it different this time because it's your boss who can't break 75 on camera? Crazy that you two could previously try to gatekeep qualifying events for an event open to Amateurs, double down on your statements, then turn around and make hypocrites of yourselves 2 years later.

In all sports there are one thing that makes a difference between very good and exceptional...BMT! In RU-vid golf I would use the Bryan Bros as an example. George is very good and one can almost think George is the better golfer...but when it matters and when the pressure is on, it's Wesley to rises and George that folds...that is the difference BMT makes.

In regard to the distance chat, it is now more important than ever for a "normal" golfer to get into the speed race with proper training. I'm 47 and play interclub here in NZ. I'm currently playing off a 6 - 7 handicap. As you move through the handicap range and play different grades it is very noticeable the distance difference as you play better and younger people. It feels like people are hitting it further, which would appear to go against the stats that keep coming at us. Also to note is the short game tends to be quite sharp. With the cost of golf. It is definitely getting too expensive. The cost of the current AI Smoke Driver is $1270.00NZD. Iron sets, TM P790, $3000 NZD. Those 2 prices are what I would consider the norm if you wanted new gear. Our 2nd hand market is still very overpriced, so it's not that easy, even for someone getting into golf to do it cheaply. I've been playing golf for 8 years or so and my membership has increased year on year apart from 1. A bucket of balls at the range is now $20 when it was $12 when I started. There appears no end in sight to the constant price increases.

The Mizuno shafts will fit into a Costco driver.. would like to see you test it again with a better shaft

Love the Arnold Palmer umbrella hat Rick, Bay Hill Rocks!

Totally agree on your points about golf being expensive, I started playing during covid like a lot of new golfers! I had an old spalding package set I used and tried to upgrade it bit by bit so went for a putter and driver off FB market place as thought these where the most important clubs to replace. The next year I got a set of irons and the year after new driver and woods, if I got them all in one go it would have been crazy money but doing it like this it didn't seem as bad. Also joined a local golf society so get to play 5 or 6 really nice courses a year for relatively cheap. I want to join my local club but the joining fee is huge and then membership on top of that will be crazy so that's a year or two off now but I'll play a slightly worse course until I am able to afford it so there are ways to get there but people just need patience 😂👍

Distance is great but consistency and accuracy are better. I believe if you can develop consistency and accuracy, you can increase distance with slow modifications without compromising your accuracy..

You better put that simulator to good use if you're going to enter qualifying for the Open . Good luck .

Is there a link to the clubhouse episodes?

Rick, if playing in a qualifier is something you decide to do, it'll be a fun watch, regardless. With regard to the costs associated with golf, it has been my experience here in Florida, USA, that Greens Fees themselves, are much elevated. Usually, in May (June at the latest), as it's hot and humid here through September, the rates drop immensely. Also, the snowbirds (people who live in Florida from October through April) leave, and demand drops, so do rates. That has not been the case during the past two summers. Rates drop from "Winter's" high, but not down to Summer's low. As far as equipment, I fast forward through all of the ads during televised golf, as they continue to insist that this club or ball will improve my game. I myself have always bought used clubs as they were more within my means, and only moved, for instance from my Taylor Made Burner with the old small head after hitting my buddy's Epic. There was no denying that my equipment was an impediment to my game, so I bought a new(er) driver, and some of your videos were helpful in the process, but I found an Demo of a very recent model, and it's great. I'm therefore not going to hit anybody's new irons, as I see where this goes, but my Callaway Tour X's work fine when I swing well. I know my yardages, and I know that if I'm slicing/hooking the ball, no new iron's going to be the remedy. My putter also works as well as I do. Hence I feel the same about "fittings". Of course there are better angles for my clubs, for my particular swing, but perhaps my swing adapted to the clubs? We can choose, as Guy said, to make this part of the game as expensive as we do. As for greens fees at a course where one can at least get a true roll out of a putt, this is big business, Florida's got a lot of courses, and while many seem to be going under (or falling to crap), the many remaining one's are increasing prices as their costs are increased, and everything's inflating. Supply and demand and the costs of golf courses/clubs doing business are increasing the rate for players for sure. I see it this way, however, if I get 3.5 to 4 hours of entertainment, and it costs me $50, that's not a bad deal. Enjoyed the video.

If Rick 'hooky mchook face' Shiels enters open qualifying I am going to and I cant even play to a 11 hcp.

Highly recommend playing at Goswick for the open qualifying - amazing course!

I play 3 times a week with a set of clubs that costed $50 including bag. I don't wear golf shoes or a glove. I bought a sleeve of Titles Pro v1 I also bought a ball scoop for $6 off Ebay now I have over 1000 Pro v1's thanks to every1 who hit them in the river for my kids to find and I play off 7 so the game can be cheap 🙂.

I met a friend of a friend who had a "rock crawler". He said he has flipped it or rolled it over many times. I can't imagine doing that in a 150 thousand dollar luxury vehicle.

Where can you listen to 'clubhouse' podcasts?

Rick, I’m absolutely delighted to be the winner of your podcast to go to the open, does that mean we are friends now

So Rick dogs Peter Finch for trying to qualify for the open then signs up for the open ….. interesting

Really surprised about Guy thinking golf is not expensive. Here’s just two examples of how much green fees have gone up. Course A used to be $35 with cart, but now they want $110. But hey they’re throwing in the cart. Wow! Course B is even crazier, whereas $50 with cart is now almost $300. Unfortunately it’s driven by demand and all the courses charge whatever they can. It’s really sad here in the USA.. 48:14

Genuine question. Does Rick get dispensation to enter as a PGA pro is he carrying a 0.4 handicap or better?

Wee Gay saying golf isn't expensive. Maybe he should start paying for it, instead of the freebies from his Master.

Totally agree on the discussion of golf being pricey. I'm a mid-high handicapper and the only club I've ever bought brand new was my putter and sw, got everything else off ebay. Unless you're a lower handicap or it makes you feel better having the newest and best gear, it truly is pointless.

Rick should try to, because NO ONE expects him to qualify...but it would be great RU-vid content.

Honestly it’s pretty admirable even if it’s not gonna happen, I would get popcorn and watch! How amazing would that be if he do it. Like Rocky Balboa, a true underdog

With Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, refurbished golfballs, using equipment from 3-10 years ago and the mindset that practicing makes you better, not spending money...golf can be affordable.

Thousands of people try to qualify just like thousands run in marathons. Most realize they won't win. In the marathon it is an absolute fact that Rick could not win. In the qualifier, there could always be the smallest possibility of a dream round. Feeling the excitement, anxiousness, fear, hope, would definitely be an experience. I am absolutely terrible at golf, but I would love to play in an event with thousands of people watching. Why not? It would be terrifying in such a fun way.

There are also websites that sell clubs that are new but a few seasons old. I've been buying my equipment this way for years.

What happened to James Robinson? I miss him on the channel!

Interesting you raise the subject of the cost within golf….. does that mean there’s a sale coming with your own merch? 😉

There is no way in the world that Rick would get past the first round of Open qualifying. No chance.

Work is work! :-)

Wait for the results ...... I'm coming ... to share Ricks Open experience

Watching this as mentioning about golf becoming more expensive. Equipment wise to get it… materials etc. a handicap of 8 self taught pretty much with prob only 3/4 lessons in 30 years(but that’s a different convo!). But I will say when it comes to course prices as a society packages.. or at times it shows the grass is greener on there golf course side. Booking a society 4-24 weeks in advance 30 people playing) £35! go on golfnow £27.50 on the day.. this the norm for an apparent premium time to book in at.. courses seem to be of settling club house food and Bev sales by increasing the grass t and trees that will always grow.

Golf is too expensive in America. Moved here from Ireland. It costs roughly $50-70k upfront fee to join a club with monthly fees of $1500+ for the rest of time. If I don’t join a club I can play courses with awful greens, bunkers etc for $80 a pop. Crappy public ranges will charge $15 for 50 balls.

Guy's exactly right about the affordability of golf. Where I live in Northern Utah, walking 9 holes at perfectly respectable courses costs around $16. I have a set of TaylorMade r9 irons a buddy handed down to me, a Ping driver and woods that I bought on clearance a few years back, and a Kirkland putter that was on sale for less than $100, and I probably play just as well (i.e., rather poorly) and have just as much fun (i.e., lots) as I would if I spent thousands on equipment and fancy courses. As so many other people have said, if you're going to spend a lot on golf, make sure most of it's on lessons, because that's the true difference maker.

Hey Rick! You always should start the pod with "Alright guys" like you have been doing for a while. This intro didn't feel the same lol

I find it really interesting that a tour players hands with driver average 20mph - any of us could do that surely 🤔 They also keep an angle probably inside 90 degrees while their hands are over the ball/right thigh on the downswing?

I typically only watch the masters. If Rick and Peter qualify I’d be all in. Good luck!

awesome but RS short game not that good :(

Byron Nelson was played in my neck of the woods!

I had a nightmare qualifying round for amature. First hole was a par 3 and shanked the first shot. It was over from there. Shot worse round since I was a kid.

Ive watched so many videos of professionals who say that under tour conditions most low/scratch HCP players wouldnt break 100 so it would seem that if RS tries out, the pressure is actually off.

Golf club prices are bad. Yes you can get used options or OTC, but overall they are silly. Greens fee prices as well as prices to use a cart (buggy as you guys call them) are also ridiculous. The latter comes down to supply and demand imo. In the US, many courses had closed pre-covid due to multiple reasons. Now there are less courses to play and more people taking up the game. It sucks for the consumer.

James Robinson and Rick training for open qualifying montage?

Last 4 handicapper to make it was ian p, I'd say a really good+5 might have a chance!

How do you listen to clubhouse episodes

I don't know what Louis Oosthuizen did to piss off the very pro-PGA Majors. Some of the golfers from both LIV and PGA that received invites to Master and now PGA Championship can't hold a candle to Louis...and Louis has been playing very good and deserved invites to both! At least Dean Burmester got an invite...

A few years ago there was a massive fan backlash against Guy for dismissing Petes attempt to qualify for the Open. Pete had a better chance than Rick does! But now Guy is in favour of Rick attempting to qualify by framing it as a 'break 75'. If all Rick wants to do is break 75, perhaps he can play the courses on days when there is no competition. The whole conceit of break 75 is a bit meaningless anyway. It doesn't matter if he 'breaks 75' or not.

Good luck 🤞 you never know 👍👍🤞🤞⛳️

Regret is always what you did not do, so go ahead and qualify for The Open.

Golf range buckets are expensive. To golf the price has gone up substantially to just play local muni courses

Peter has sponsored some events to get some practice for his attempt to qualify. You should enter them.

I’ve moved to the ten year rule for clubs. I replaced my 9 year old driver a couple years ago. If you can allow yourself the discipline to use your equipment for a little longer then you don’t have to be weighed down by the price of equipment. If once every 10 years you buy a new driver then the price doesn’t hurt so bad.

For the distance discussion: I think first one needs to figure out whether driving distance is the main issue for the score. If it is, you want to increase the average driving distance. That could mean get a better strike, better swing path, better fitted driver. Increasing clubhead speed is not the only way to increase distance, and certainly not the only way to increase it on average.

Sure, the new big brand stuff is getting expensive. And if you want something you give up something else. For me it was limited edition irons. They were twice the price of normal high-end sticks, but I really wanted them for my 50th. Had to wait another 4 years to be able to buy them. On the other hand I play 14 years old fairway woods and a previous demo driver head with a 2nd hand shaft that suits my swing. Could not be happier with my gear. But could as well play 2nd hand top brand irons for seventh of the price I spent on my current irons.

Obviously to play without financial worries is different than having to take care of the monetary. That said, Lee Trevino and Gary Player both have told tales of the past, where they were playing their back against the wall as young lads agreeing on skins and bets with people playing a grand or 10 grand a hole with just a ten dollar note in their back pocket. I believe the pressure they’ve put theirselves in grew their selfc onfidence and esteem to focus and play their better game before the success on tour.

Wow a very tough crowd here, I wish you all the best and hopefully you can silence the critics, you are braver man than me

"I could crash and die"...however, you will be filming it and putting it on social media Q.E.D.

How weird is it that Rick thought they was a bit faddy but now he’s a massive fan of them. Weird. Wonder why. And an electric how stupid can you be to want that

Enter the qualifiers because you want to and have fun along the way Rick. Not because you want to make content. You can see the critics on the loose already and you haven't even filled in the form. You've already lost the critics so forget them. Good luck! 👍

don't think +5 is gonna cut it rick X'D always bricking it when the real pressure is on aha

A bit of a "gamble" isn't Guy for Rick to try for Open qualifying? 😂 God forbid you bring that terrible 3 wood with you Rick also. Get that short game buttoned up.

I thought that Gooch actually was already eligible for the US OPEN, but he said he didn't wanna go?

The G wagon, nothing new we used them in Berlin in the 80’s

Having watched Rick’s putting, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had 16 bogeys and 2 pars on those tough greens.

The magic in the world ranking sauce is how they rank the field of the events you play in that’s like voodoo and black magic.

LIV friendly is now a term lol. I’m actually watching LIV more these days just because it’s more like Ryder cup and you get your individual fix as well. I DO however think the guys calling the games are awful and boring to listen to. I’d love to see Guy call LIV games on tv!! It would be perfect lol.

I'd suggest that both of you should be entering qualifying

Give me a BMW X5 over one of those Mercs any day of the week.

Why would that young amateur follow you? What's he got to gain?

Shouldnt you be trying to break 75 1st?

Lol cat got your tounge Rick 😅😅😅😅😅

Come on guys. Remember the average working class person in their 30s/40s in this country with 2.4 kids in the suburbs has absolutely no money these days. Don't lose touch with the average golfer.