Kevin Kisner out. Charlie Woods in. That’s the prevalent sentiment midway through the second match of Jupiter Links. Kisner struggled in the first match itself, hitting into the water, and then pulling off a shank no one ever thought was possible with a wedge. The Kiz Show is still going on in the second match of the Jupiter Links GC. The veteran golfer has the chops for self-deprecation but that’s not the only skill fans expect to see from him.

In the second match in TGL, this time against, Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, and Adam Scott’s Boston Common Golf, Kisner was once again struggling. Jupiter Links threw the hammer on the second hole, confident enough to win and rake in two points. 

But Kisner missed the putt forcing Tom Kim to come to rescue. They eventually lost the hammer as Boston tied the hole. In the last match, other than a few haywire approach shots and drives, Kisner’s highlight was the bizarre shank. The veteran pro, who moonlights as an analyst for Golf Channel as well, fired his wedge straight at the flagstick. The ball hit the flagstick and jetted off to the sides. 

It left everyone in splits. “We honestly didn’t think that anyone could possibly get hit in here. But that was one of the funniest moments I’ve ever seen, Kis hitting that shot like that. We were just dying,” said the Tiger Woods at that time. He still included Kisner in the team in place of Max Homa. Nevertheless, as the four-time PGA Tour winner continued to put the team in a difficult position, some fans actually wanted him replaced and subbed out from the team. 

Fans want to see Charlie Woods and it’s not a bad idea 

Ironically, Kevin Kisner asked Charlie to come down in the previous match. ““You wanna come and play? Come sub in, man! Bring in the righty.” Some fans would actually want that to happen. “Charlie Woods would probably be a significant improvement over Kevin Kisner who should be permanently benched,” noted one frustrated fan.”Can @JupiterLinksGC sub in Charlie for Kisner?!” wrote one user.  Of course, that is not happening. Not at least in this season. Notably, TGL doesn’t allow substitution within a match as well. 

It’s not a bad idea though. Firstly, the veteran golfer indeed looks out of place in front of a simulator. Secondly, Woods Jr., being a teenager with a quite impressive game, would benefit the team more. Plus, of course, you can’t rule out the charm of watching the father-son duo teeing off together week in and week out. Then the teenager is an elite trash talker, who, if mic’d up wouldn’t refrain from throwing darts at his dad’s colleagues. He is actually in the arena and offering tips to his father. 

Referring to his shank from the last time, Kyle Porter, former CBS writer and current betting analyst at TGL, tweeted, “I am convinced that Jupiter declined the hammer not because they weren’t going to win the hole but to keep the fans safe from another Kevin Kisner bunker shot.” Alex Myers, Senior Writer at Golf Digest, actually joked that Woods is facing a more difficult task than the 2008 US Open, where he played with a broken leg and still won his 14th major title in a Monday playoff. He said, “Tiger Woods winning a TGL match with Kevin Kisner as a teammate would be more impressive than him winning a U.S. Open on a broken leg.”

While, Frankie Borrelli of Barstool Sports wrote, “Kevin Kisner walks into the TGL arena and every ounce of skill in his body stays in the parking lot.” The 40-year-old somewhat redeemed himself with a clutch 10-footer putt on the 8th hole. A few minutes before that Kisner actually hit probably his best shot in TGL, a spectacular approach on the 7th. But he still has a long way to go before he has the fans convinced of his worth. Till then fans will keep calling for Charlie Woods.