Grok saying being selected for the Play With Pete Invitational is more exclusive than the Masters ticket lottery. 👀 PWPI 💯📈🔥

One more PWPIPasatiempo Player Spotlight tomorrow as well as the traditional Play With Pete Invitational Roundtable. And then it’s all in US Open. I’ll reach out to all of you who won PWPIPasatiempo prizes next week and start shipping things out and getting your orders in. 👍

Player Spotlight: Dave Boyza If PWPIPasatiempo had a little bit of everything Boyza was a big reason for that. Boyza sniped 300 yard drives dead-center fairway. Other drives he discovered parts of the course not shown on the scorecard. Boyza walked in long distance putts. While other putts returned back to his feet like a yo-yo on a string. Boyza peppered greens with elite control and was rejected by others like he did the golf gods wrong. Boyza went Full Pasatiempo. It was a Hero’s Journey that would have made Alister MacKenzie proud (and amused). And it was simply glorious to watch.

Should we add these to my U.S. Open, Father’s Day, First Day of Summer Giveaways? 😁

Just wrapped up Pre-Championship Interview with Matt Fitzpatrick and his entire vibe was Alpha Energy and Menace. Matt wants Shinnecock firm and fast. He wants Shinnecock as difficult as possible. And said (contrary to popular opinion) they didn’t lose the course in 2018. I’m not sure there’s any player in better form and more confident than Fitzy. A stern test is coming and he’s wholly embraced the challenge.

LogoUP baby! 💯😁👍

Player Spotlight: Mike Kovatch Kovatch got that dawg in him. Mike didn’t just practice more than any other player for PWPIPasatiempo, he practiced more than any other player in Play With Pete Invitational history. And his four birdies on the day were the most of any player. In between club twirls, fist pumps, and walking off putts Mike was always smiling, sauntering around the course, and taking pics of Pasatiempo seemingly every chance he got. Despite starting his day with two double-bogeys and a triple-bogey through the first five holes, Kovatch still shot a 78. And let that be a lesson to us all. You Don’t Mess with the Kovatch.

US Open Week Fathers Day Weekend The First Day of Summer Yeah, I have something planned for you next week. 💯🔥👍 Also, a new toy for Sam today. 😁

Truly and literally smiled through your entire video Alec. 💯😁 My pleasure mate, very happy you love em and you’re a natural in front of the camera. 👍 Cheers!

Today’s Motocaddy (double) delivery literally has Sammy panting. It’s full-blown courtship ritual. He knows. 💯😁👍

Titleist GTS3 Driver vs. Titleist GT3 Driver Comparative Review 👀 Is the new GTS3 better than the previous model GT3? Yes… and No. (On near center hits) ▪️GTS3 0.3 mph more ball speed than GT3 ▪️GTS3 1.5° higher launch than GT3 ▪️GTS3 28 rpm lower spin than GT3 ▪️GTS3 6.4 more carry yards than GT3 ▪️GTS3 0.8 more total yards than GT3 (On toe misses) ▪️GT3 0.2 mph more ball speed than GTS3 ▪️GTS3 0.1° higher launch than GT3 ▪️GT3 164 rpm lower spin than GTS3 ▪️GT3 1.1 more carry yards than GTS3 ▪️GT3 5.2 more total yards than GTS3 (On high misses) ▪️GTS3 2.0 mph more ball speed than GT3 ▪️GT3 0.7° higher launch than GTS3 ▪️GT3 58 rpm lower spin than GTS3 ▪️GT3 0.8 more carry yards than GTS3 ▪️GT3 2.1 more total yards than GTS3 (Impressions on Center Hits) A lot to unwrap here. First, sound and feel between GT3 and GTS3 is pretty much identical. There’s a slight difference in shape between the two heads and GTS3 did have me swinging up to 1 mph faster on average (which might account for slightly faster ball speed on center hits). GTS3 had a clear advantage over GT3 in carry yards but just a marginal advantage in total yards. Dispersion was about 5 yards tighter (closer) to center on both left and right misses with GT3. However downrange dispersion was tighter with GTS3 by about 5 yards as well. My fitter said most players experience more spin with GTS3 than GT3 so my slightly lower GTS3 spin isn’t typical, but on misses GTS3 did in fact spin more. (Impressions on Toe Misses) This is where it got even more interesting. GT3 maintained distance better than GTS3 with greater total distance of 5 yards. And GT3 also had tighter downrange dispersion by about 5 yards. So dispersion advantages flipped from GTS3 better on center strikes but GT3 better on toe misses. However GTS3 took away the really bad right misses (almost 10 yards closer to center than GT3). GTS3 is definitely a more stable head than GT3 and doesn’t twist open as much on toe misses. And again the role reversal is interesting with GT3 having tighter left-right dispersion on center hits but GTS3 bringing the right miss in tighter on toe strikes. (Impressions on High Misses) Similarly to toe misses GT3 retained total distance better than GTS3 (but by only a few yards). And again here GTS3 also took the bad right miss away better (but this time by only about 3 yards). GTS3 also had tighter downrange dispersion by about 5 yards on high misses (like it did on center hits) versus GT3 having tighter downrange dispersion on toe misses. (Conclusion) The most prominent advantage of GTS3 over GT3 is the higher launch on good strikes. I was getting almost 15 feet higher peak heights with GTS3. And for players who don’t have very fast swing speeds this will translate to more carry distance. When we talk forgiveness however GTS3 and GT3 each do certain things better than the other. On good strikes GTS3 had tighter downrange dispersion, but GT3 had better left-right dispersion. So choosing one over the other really depends on what’s more important to you. On toe and high misses GTS3 is more stable than GT3 and takes the right side away more, but GT3 still retains downrange total yards better on these misses. So again it’s a choice (between the two) of what’s more important to you. As always, the same shaft was used comparing both drivers( in this case the Graphite Design AD DI 6S), the driver lofts and settings were also the same, and the same ball was used.

Player Spotlight: Nick McInally Nick was our glue guy. He’s a true gentleman of the game, a champion of extraordinary company, and the rare golfer who elevates any round with his mischievous laughter, charismatic wit, and salt of the earth presence. But don’t let that fool you. McInally is simultaneously also trying to crush your spirits on the scorecard. He competes like there’s an ancestral Coat of Arms on the line. By the soulful swinging Scotsman’s own admission Pasatiempo got him on the math (he fired an 83). But everyone watching the livestream knew the victory lap belonged to Nick. Because if golf had a first overall draft pick for playing partners McInally would never make it past No. 1.

Dietzen with the near hole out eagle on No. 13 at Pasatiempo. He’d make an easy birdie (his first of two on the back-nine) at PWPIPasatiempo.