0:00: At long last, Cameron Young is a PGA Tour winner 09:00: The best players without a PGA Tour win now are ... 11:30: Has Young done enough to warrant Ryder Cup consideration? A debate ensues! 20:30: Top-70 bubble watch yielded some decent drama – with more to come 25:30: Golf Channel insider Todd Lewis joins the show! 45:00: Love It or Lav It: Rory skips playoff opener and 'not much happening' between Tour/PIF 50:00: YOUR final thoughts on "Happy Gilmore 2" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...
Aug 04, 2025•53 min•Ep. 577
0:00: Rex and Lav give their honest thoughts on "Happy Gilmore 2" 11:30: After the Korn Ferry exec fiasco, should they just do away with sponsor exemptions – period? 19:00: Data Golf has Joaquin Niemann as a top-10 player, despite his major struggles. A debate ensues! 29:00: It's crunch time as players try to lock up their playoff spots. Here's who we have our eyes on. 35:00: Newly minted pro Lottie Woad is already the betting favorite at the year's final women's major 36:00: Send us your questi...
Jul 29, 2025•36 min•Ep. 576
0:00: The guys are back home after three weeks away – and Rex's lawn is long 02:00: Kurt Kitayama goes lights-out on the weekend to take the 3M Open 11:30: The penultimate regular-season event had a little bit of something for everyone 15:30: Names that stand out on the top 100, 70 and 50 bubble heading into the Wyndham 20:00: Major grades for 2025: Aberg, DeChambeau, Henley, Hovland, Koepka, Morikawa, Niemann, Rahm, Schauffele, Thomas 42:00: Lottie Woad announces herself with a win in her pro d...
Jul 28, 2025•52 min•Ep. 575
0:00: Rex and Lav are on vacation but still buzzing from The Open 03:30: What stands out about Scottie Scheffler's post-victory coverage? 09:30: How much better Scottie was in the 2025 majors 15:30: What to make of the LIV players' major performance 19:00: Beefy Sunday pod upcoming, with the FedExCup race, another LIV event and major grades! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 23, 2025•22 min•Ep. 574
0:00: Takeaways from the final round of The Open 07:00: What is Scottie Scheffler's superpower? 14:00: How many majors do you think Scheffler will end up with? 20:30: Exploring the fascination of Scheffler's viral press conference moment from earlier in the week 28:00: Rory McIlroy failed to mount a Sunday charge – but still left smiling 34:00: Stock Watch! Harris English, Chris Gotterup, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Cantlay and more 43:30: Love It Or Lav It: Portrush as an Open venue, Shane Lowry's p...
Jul 20, 2025•52 min•Ep. 573
0:00: Did Scottie Scheffler put away the claret jug with his Saturday performance? 07:30: How the partisan, pro-Rory crowd could potentially make a difference on Sunday at Royal Portrush 11:00: What's different about Rory this week, and what it might mean for the final round Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 19, 2025•17 min•Ep. 572
0:00: We're feeling pretty dumb for not picking Scottie Scheffler this week 03:00: Sour ending to the second round, with Shane Lowry getting docked 2 shots for a rules infraction he didn't see 07:30: Rory McIlroy played better, but now he has even more work to do 11:00: Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman and the other intriguing contenders, for myriad reasons 13:30: Big-picture takeaways through 36 holes at Portush Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...
Jul 18, 2025•18 min•Ep. 571
0:00: All four seasons in one day on Thursday 04:30: Which of the contenders impressed us most at Portrush – including Rory's much-hyped opener 13:00: Where did these rounds from Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson come from? 18:30: What we're most looking forward to Friday at The Open Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 17, 2025•20 min•Ep. 570
0:00: Unpredictable weather and a dramatic course on the way 06:00: Rory McIlroy flamed out at home at Portrush in 2019. What will be different this time? 11:00: Scottie Scheffler gets deep – really deep – about life as the world No. 1. 17:00: Why Jon Rahm is a player to watch this week 19:00: How many players can actually win this week? 26:00: Other players who have our attention, for various reasons: Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka, Patrick Reed 32:00: Talk of Turnberry and Muirfield dominate R&...
Jul 16, 2025•36 min•Ep. 569
0:00: Why Chris Gotterup's Sunday at the Scottish Open was so impressive 06:00: Rory got flat-out beat on the final day. Is it cause for concern or optimism? 12:30: Other notable performances at the Renaissance Club, from Scottie Scheffler to Xander Schauffele to other Open hopefuls 18:00: Lav is already in Portrush, Rex is incoming. What we are looking forward to, at least early week Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe...
Jul 13, 2025•21 min•Ep. 568
0:00: Rex is living his best life in Scotland, including with a round at their favorite course, North Berwick 04:00: How the Scottish Open has become the second-best regular-season event of the season 11:00: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are back in action. What to expect? 19:00: Why, for the Tour, co-sanctioning more international tournaments gets tricky 26:00: With Lav about to pack his bags, Rex on the weather conditions so far Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...
Jul 09, 2025•29 min•Ep. 567
0:00: How is Brian Campbell now a multiple winner this season?! 08:00: Bubble Watch officially kicked into high gear at the Deere. Was it good TV? 14:00: Out of nowhere, Max Homa shows signs of life 20:00: Sky Sports' Jamie Weir joins the show! 45:30: Gary Woodland is a Ryder Cup vice captain 48:00: Tour tweaking the FedExCup bonus structure 49:30: Listener questions: Keegan Bradley the right captain pick, and what are the best pies?! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...
Jul 06, 2025•52 min•Ep. 566
0:00: Looking at the top storylines from Open final qualifying 05:30: 'Monsoon of credit' for 52-year-old Lee Westwood getting through 10:00: Coming in 2026: A one-round, on-site qualifier for The Open?! 14:00: The transformation of the John Deere field, and why it's the new norm 21:00: Rex is off to Scotland early, and we need your listener questions! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 02, 2025•23 min•Ep. 565
0:00: Aldrich Potgieter -- at just 20 years old! -- now is a PGA Tour winner 07:00: The most exciting part about Potgieter: There's still room for improvement 12:00: The Tour's sleepy summer schedule 18:00: Colorblind Lav is having a hard time with this new predictive miss/hit fairway tracer 23:30: Arron Oberholser joins the show! 39:00: New Tour CEO Brian Rolapp is making the rounds on Tour 42:30: Patrick Reed wins LIV Golf Dallas; Sergio Garcia locks up an Open berth 46:00: Listener questions:...
Jun 30, 2025•51 min•Ep. 564
0:00: The guys have been all over your TV screens for the last few days 01:30: Keegan Bradley says, as of now, he wants to "just be the captain" 12:30: Lots of drama for Collin Morikawa: another caddie change, in addition to a media dustup 22:00: LIV heads to Dallas for the first of two Open warmup events 26:00: Got questions for Sunday's show? Hit us up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jun 25, 2025•27 min•Ep. 563
0:00: How Keegan Bradley authored one of the finishes of the year at the Travelers 04:00: Why Bradley's Ryder Cup captaincy just got even more complicated 12:00: How the American Ryder Cup team looks, right now 17:30: What went wrong for Tommy Fleetwood on Sunday 27:00: Amy Rogers joins from the Women's PGA, where there was player gumbling about course setup 38:00: Were the 2025 signature events a success? 46:00: Both Jordan Spieth and Viktor Hovland exit with injuries 48:00: Wyndham Clark's non...
Jun 23, 2025•53 min•Ep. 562
0:00: Rex was on the ground for the Tour's unveiling of its new CEO, Brian Rolapp 05:00: How Rolapp's past at the NFL could inform the future of the Tour 11:00: What Tour players are saying about their new boss 17:30: The biggest challenges for Rolapp in the next few years 23:00: Jay Monahan will hand over day-to-day operations soon, and he's out entirely by late 2026 27:30: Two solutions to the Tour's signature-event model Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...
Jun 18, 2025•32 min•Ep. 561
0:00: What the heck did we just witness at Oakmont? 05:00: How J.J. Spaun rallied to win the U.S. Open 14:00: What we're writing for GolfChannel.com after the final round 18:30: Which players will be stinging the most after their Sunday performances? 28:00: Love It or Lav It: Oakmont as a Open venue, Rory's media explanation, Adam Scott's Hall of Fame candidacy 46:00: Final thoughts from the 2025 U.S. Open Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...
Jun 16, 2025•51 min•Ep. 560
0:00: Biggest takeaways from a better scoring day at Oakmont 03:30: How Sam Burns has kept himself in the lead at the U.S. Open 08:30: On the brink of the Hall of Fame, Adam Scott plays his way into the final group 14:00: The different paths to this point for J.J. Spaun and Viktor Hovland 19:00: Rory McIlroy (finally) meets the media Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jun 15, 2025•21 min•Ep. 559
0:00: History tells us you better be in the top 5, so who do we trust? 04:00: Insight into Sam Burns and Viktor Hovland as we head into the weekend 07:30: For those just on the outside, a few big names have our attention 11:30: A bunch of big names (here's looking at you, Bryson) are headed home early Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jun 14, 2025•15 min•Ep. 558
0:00: Rex issues a mea culpa -- sort of! 02:30: Where was all of the carnage at Oakmonster? 05:30: Brooks Koepka wakes up just in time for golf's toughest test 10:00: Scottie Scheffler makes 6 (!!!) bogeys in Round 1 13:00: Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy left disappointed by their starts 15:30: PGA Tour Enterprises has a new CEO. What does it mean? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jun 12, 2025•18 min•Ep. 557
0:00: The star of the show -- for now -- is fearsome Oakmont 08:30: Expectations for scoring this week 18:00: After saying he has 'no idea' what's next, what's up with Rory McIlroy? 26:00: Scottie Scheffler versus the field is a legitimate question this week 33:00: Plenty more coming this week: mini-pods, Live From coverage, written content, too! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jun 11, 2025•35 min•Ep. 556
0:00: Ryan Fox prevails after a "pillow fight" in Canada 05:00: PGA Tour officials changed a hole location midway through a playoff! 10:30: Rory McIlroy plays his worst tournament in YEARS in his final major tuneup 16:30: Joaquin Niemann has gone full world-beater mode on LIV 21:30: Phil Mickelson shows signs of life ahead of what could be his final U.S. Open 26:00: Our early lookaheads to Oakmont, with lots of "Live From the U.S. Open" coverage on deck Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ...
Jun 09, 2025•31 min•Ep. 555
0:00: Rex is happy to be home after 3 weeks on the road 02:00: Behind the scenes of Golf Channel's "Golf's Longest Day" coverage for the U.S. Open 10:00: Rory McIlroy explains the driver testing/media no-show at the PGA 16:00: Why having mandatory media obligations is so tricky 22:00: And yet, as Rory showed in a moment on Wednesday, he offers impossibly good insight and perspective 26:30: Luke Clanton makes his pro debut. Here's why he and others are set up so much better Hosted by Simplecast, ...
Jun 04, 2025•38 min•Ep. 554
0:00: Biggest takeaways from another special Sunday performance from Scottie Scheffler 06:00: Is Scottie more like Jack Nicklaus, or Tiger Woods? Or is he the perfect blend of the two? 12:00: Scheffler's record with the outright 54-hole lead is crazy good. Here's what that tells us. 18:00: For all of his ball-striking prowess, his "bounce back" ability might be most impressive 21:00: Ben Griffin, U.S. Ryder Cupper? 26:00: Jack Nicklaus savages Rex and his walk-and-talk interviews – does he have ...
Jun 02, 2025•52 min•Ep. 553
0:00: The Tour is changing the Tour Championship format -- once again 08:00: The players are leading the charge this time. Is that a good thing? 18:00: The Tour will look into beefing up East Lake for the season finale ... but how? 23:00: Jack Nicklaus admits he was 'surprised' Rory isn't playing this week – and that he didn't hear from him either. 28:00: Get in your listener questions for Sunday's show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...
May 28, 2025•28 min•Ep. 552
0:00: Ben Griffin stumbles home but still wins at Colonial 13:00: What was Matti Schmid doing on the 71st hole? 16:00: Rickie Fowler's Sunday fade could have significant implications 20:00: Scottie Scheffler does what he always does – contend 23:00: Rex's reporting on distance-measuring devices, its impact and its future 29:00: Remembering Grayson Murray, one year later 32:30: Why would Rory McIlroy skip the Memorial? 37:00: Another signature event invite for Jordan Spieth, Rickie 40:00: There's...
May 26, 2025•52 min•Ep. 551
0:00: Rex just won a Sports Emmy – but Lav, after traveling to NYC, did not. Awkward! 06:00: Why we're still talking about Scottie Scheffler's PGA win and what it means 12:30: Rex has new reporting on the feasibility of more 'robust' driver testing, as Scottie suggested 18:00: Sergio Garcia failed to make it through U.S. Open qualifying 22:00: Who we're putting on the new Detroit-based TGL team 27:00: Listener questions: Quail Hollow defense, LIV player major performance, Scottie/Tiger comps Hos...
May 21, 2025•38 min•Ep. 550
0:00: How Scottie Scheffler turned a tie ballgame into a blowout 12:30: Is Scottie playing even better than he did during his nine-win 2024? 24:00: What to make of Jon Rahm's return to the major championship mix? 31:00: Bryson DeChambeau is squandering generationally great driving 38:00: Love It Or Lav It: Quail Hollow as a major venue, Rory McIlroy's silent treatment, Brooks Koepka's no-show 49:00: Which remaining majors set up best for Scottie – and a final bow on the week Hosted by Simplecast...
May 19, 2025•52 min•Ep. 549
0:00: What just happened? Scottie's final 90 minutes of perfect execution 07:00: How Alex Noren went from the injured list to the final group 09:30: Assessing the third-round surge from Jon Rahm. Is he back? 14:30: Bryson DeChambeau's 15th and 16th holes cost him this major bid 18:00: We'll be back Sunday night for the full 52-minute recap! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
May 18, 2025•19 min•Ep. 548
