Max Homa Talking US Open And Wyndham Clark's Big Win, George Kittle, World Cup And The USMNT Is The Best + Mt Rushmore Of Deli Meats
Episode of Pardon My Take · June 22, 2026 · 2 h 50 min
The Pardon My Take crew and guests Max Homa and George Kittle discuss Wyndham Clark's U.S. Open win, the USMNT's World Cup run, Tight End University, and deli meats.
Summary
Dan Katz, PFT Commenter and the Pardon My Take crew opened by discussing Wyndham Clark's second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills, where galleries openly rooted against him. They debated why fans disliked Clark, citing his damage to Oakmont locker room lockers, a broken T-Mobile sign, and a birth-control joke, with Katz mocking the reverence for lockers and Hank Lockwood arguing the hostility stemmed mostly from Clark's large lead. They also covered weather luck, Keith Mitchell's four straight 70s and Joaquín Niemann's two-stroke penalty for a club throw.
The hosts celebrated the U.S. men's national team winning its World Cup group after beating Australia 2-0, criticized new group tiebreaker rules, and sparred with Lockwood, who called the group a favorable host draw. Memes recounted the Knicks championship parade, and the crew touched on the NBA draft, free agency, Kevin Durant's comments on joining the Warriors, Serena Williams's Wimbledon return and a Who's Back segment.
Max Homa analyzed the U.S. Open, saying the crowd's hostility felt like a Ryder Cup, defending Clark against claims of weather luck, praising his 16th-hole eagle, and wishing for tougher fescue and bunkers. George Kittle discussed the growth of Tight End University to more than 90 attendees, his Achilles rehab, the 49ers' stadium substation, his preference for grass fields, playing in Australia, future high school coaching ambitions and Brandon Aiyuk. The episode closed with a snake-draft Mount Rushmore of deli meats that produced a mock feud between Katz and Lockwood.
Chapters
- 3:02
Wyndham Clark wins a hostile U.S. Open
The hosts discuss Clark's victory at Shinnecock and why the crowd rooted against him.
- 21:00
The Oakmont locker debate
The crew mocks the outrage over Clark damaging lockers at Oakmont and debates golf locker room culture.
- 27:21
Keith Mitchell and Niemann's penalty
Discussion of Keith Mitchell's four 70s and Joaquín Niemann's two-stroke club-throwing penalty.
- 32:54
USMNT wins its World Cup group
The hosts celebrate the win over Australia, criticize tiebreaker rules and argue with Hank about American soccer culture.
- 47:55
Memes at the Knicks parade
Memes describes attending the championship parade in New York.
- 52:08
NBA draft and offseason news
Talk of Giannis rumors, Darryn Peterson and the Wizards, and the Tkachuk brothers in Florida.
- 54:51
Who's Back of the Week
Items include Kevin Durant's Warriors comments, Serena Williams, lead testing in Hammond, and a man in a bathtub of beans.
- 1:14:43
Max Homa breaks down the U.S. Open
Homa discusses the crowd, course setup, Clark's eagle, green speeds, bunkers and golf etiquette.
- 1:53:25
George Kittle on TEU and his recovery
Kittle discusses Tight End University, his Achilles rehab, the substation, grass fields and future coaching.
- 2:23:29
Kittle on Brandon Aiyuk
PFT asks Kittle about Aiyuk possibly joining the Commanders.
- 2:29:22
Mount Rushmore of deli meats
The teams draft deli meats, sparking a mock feud between Katz and Lockwood.
Key points
What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.
- Hank Lockwood
Lockwood argued the crowd's hostility toward Clark stemmed mainly from his large Sunday lead.
“I think a majority of it was the lead”
- PFT Commenter
PFT Commenter argued Clark's familiarity with on-course anger helped him handle Shinnecock's frustrating conditions better than others.
“Wyndham's used to having that feeling, and he knows how to channel it better than everybody else”
- Dan Katz
Katz opposed ejecting fans who booed or heckled Clark, saying such heckling is acceptable.
“You should let the fans be, as long as they don't cross a line, if they say get in a bunker or they boo you”
- Dan Katz
Katz criticized the new head-to-head group tiebreaker for rendering several final group games meaningless.
“And they basically with this new head to head rule, they've eliminated probably, I don't know, six games that just will have no meaning”
- PFT Commenter
PFT Commenter called FIFA corrupt and said host countries get favorable groups.
“I've been telling you that FIFA is the most blatantly corrupt rig organization in the world for the last four years”
- PFT Commenter
PFT Commenter said he planned to bet on the Netherlands once the bracket settled.
“I think I'm going to put down some money on the Dutch”
- Dan Katz
Katz argued state income tax differences matter greatly to hockey players given their smaller salaries.
“Hockey guys, if you're making $2 million, the difference on state income tax, that's massive”
- Max Homa
Homa compared the anti-Clark crowd atmosphere to a Ryder Cup.
“It felt like a Ryder Cup except the US person won, which is not a thing we do at the Ryder Cup”
- Max Homa
Homa said Clark could reverse the narrative by openly accepting the criticism.
“if he gets up there and just kind of says, no, it's cool. I'm good with it. And like he said, I deserve it. I think it'll flip around”
- Max Homa
Homa rejected the idea that Clark won because of weather luck, noting half the field shared it.
“I hate when people say that he got lucky. I mean, so did half of the field”
- Max Homa
Homa said Clark's 16th-hole eagle shot required rare clubhead speed.
“you need so much speed to hit a ball that high and curve it that much and hit it that far”
- Max Homa
Homa complained that the fescue and bunkers were not penal enough at Shinnecock.
“My complaint this week as a fan of Carnage, I didn't think the fescue did anything”
- Max Homa
Homa said he generally views backing off a putt as positive, but refuses to do so in team events.
“when I am playing a team event, like a Ryder Cup or President's Cup, I refuse to back off”
- George Kittle
Kittle said Tight End University had a record number of tight ends signed up this year.
“we have over 90 tight ends locked in, which is the most we've ever had”
- George Kittle
Kittle said he was running over 16 mph in cleats 21 weeks after his Achilles injury, slightly ahead of schedule.
“So I'm 21 weeks out, and I'm running over 16 miles an hour”
- George Kittle
Kittle said experts sent by the 49ers and NFL found the stadium substation's output safe.
“they said it's at a safe, normal amount that will not affect us”
Linked moment · 2:02:17Skip to 2:02:17 using a listen link in the info box.
George KittleKittle advised rookies to be known for their play rather than their personality.
“no one should know who you are based on how much you talk”
- George Kittle
Kittle said long flights for international games do not make sense for player health, though he looked forward to playing in Melbourne.
“Flying 15 hours to go somewhere else and be in a completely different time zone to play football doesn't really make a lot of sense for the health of players”
- George Kittle
Kittle argued the NFL could install grass year-round and that about 90 percent of players prefer it.
“if you can put grass in MetLife and in SoFi, I think you could do that year round if you really gave a shit”
Listen from 2:14:15 · Artificial turf versus natural grass in the NFL
- George Kittle
Kittle said he wants to coach high school football in Nashville after retiring.
“I cannot wait to make a hard-nosed football team in high school in Nashville, Tennessee”
- George Kittle
Kittle said Aiyuk still had elite speed the last time he watched him train, about eight months earlier.
“I watched him run over 22 miles an hour and stop on a dime. So he still got it”
People
In the conversation
- Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
- PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
- Hank LockwoodPardon My Take contributor and Boston Celtics fan
- Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
- ZachNewest Pardon My Take staff member, Knicks fan
- MemesPardon My Take staffer and New York Knicks fan
- Max HomaAmerican professional golfer on the PGA Tour
- George KittleSan Francisco 49ers tight end and co-founder of Tight End University
Discussed
- Wyndham ClarkAmerican professional golfer and 2023 U.S. Open champion
- Scottie SchefflerWorld No. 1 golfer and defending PGA champion
- Tom KimSouth Korean golfer who contended on Sunday
- Joaquín NiemannChilean LIV golfer assessed a two-stroke penalty for throwing a club
- Tiger WoodsAmerican professional golfer and TGL team owner
- Kevin DurantHouston Rockets forward cited as both a scorer and an aging outlier
- Serena WilliamsTennis great possibly returning to competition
- Lionel MessiArgentine footballer and World Cup winner
- Lamine YamalSpanish soccer star who scored his first World Cup goal
- Brandon AiyukSan Francisco 49ers wide receiver
- Sam DarnoldQuarterback described as a Super Bowl champion with Seattle
- Kyle Juszczyk49ers fullback who commented on the stadium substation
- Darryn PetersonKansas guard and top 2026 NBA draft prospect
Topics
- 2026 U.S. Open (golf)
- Oakmont Country Club locker room incident
- 2026 FIFA World Cup
- United States men's national soccer team
- Tight End University
- George Kittle Achilles rehabilitation
- Artificial turf versus natural grass in the NFL
- San Francisco 49ers
- Mount Rushmore of deli meats
- Joaquín Niemann club-throwing penalty
- NFL international games
- Brandon Aiyuk trade speculation
- 2026 NBA draft
- LIV Golf
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From the publisher
Wyndham Clark wins the US Open at Shinnecock after getting hated on all weekend and we talk about the tournament plus Wyndham's past with locker rooms (00:00:00-00:31:44). We talk World Cup and USMNT is the best ever plus NBA Draft coming up (00:31:44-00:46:39). Who's back of the week including Guy in a bathtub full of beans, Serena Williams and more (00:46:39-01:13:27). Max Homa joins the show to break down the US Open, the crowds hating Wyndham, how he hit the eagle on 16, plus golf etiquette questions (01:13:27-01:52:06). George Kittle joins the show to talk TEU, his rehab from his Achilles, how much he loves football, Brandon Aiyuk and more (01:52:06-02:26:06). We finish with Mt Rushmore of Deli Meats You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take
Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 29, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.