Keegan Bradley, after an historic win at the Travelers Championship last week, joins Damon Hack and Eamon Lynch to reflect on his victory. Bradley also looks ahead to this week’s competition at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. A familiar face, especially after her win at last year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Anna Davis stops by before teeing up next week at the U.S. Women’s Open. John Feinstein, one of America’s most respected sports writers, authoring over forty books, joins to discuss his ...
Jun 28, 2023•56 min•Ep. 259
Damon Hack and Eamon Lynch catch up with six-time PGA tour winner, Tony Finau, who looks to defend his title at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. One of the biggest voices at NBC, Mike Tirico, joins to talk about all things golf and the state of the game. 2022 U.S. Senior Open champion and six-time PGA Tour winner, Padraig Harrington, joins to reflect on his win at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open and looks ahead to this week’s competition. Vanderbilt University’s very own, Gordon Sargent joins to disc...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 258
Ruoning Yin wins the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the second women’s major of the year at the historic Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek and USA Today joins the show to talk about Yin’s triumph as she becomes the second woman from China to win a major championship. Keegan Bradley with an emotional win at the Travelers Championship, New England’s national championship, Damon and Eamon discuss how he pulled it off. 10-time major champion Annika Sorensta...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 257
It was a major moment yesterday for Wyndham Clark as he secured a U.S. Open Victory at the Los Angeles Country Club by a single shot over Rory McIlroy. In just his seventh major start, Wyndham Clark is a major champion. Eamon and Damon recap his stellar performance and what it means for Rory, as he has yet another runner up finish at a major championship. Guests galore join the show today as they recap the third men's major of the year and lookahead to the rest of the upcoming schedule. Terry Ga...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 256
It has already been a golf week for the ages, and not a single shot has been hit on a major tour. A day after announcing that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf will join forces in the near future, PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan joins our show to discuss what lead to this deal and what it will mean for the future of men's golf. Rory McIlroy has been one of the most outspoken critics of LIV Golf, and he spoke to the media at the RBC Canadian Open this morning. We'll listen to his full p...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 255
The PGA Tour heads to Dublin, Ohio for the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. Tournament host and 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus joined Damon and Eamon ahead of the big week. The LPGA Tour heads to Liberty National GC for the Mizuho Americas Open. Golf Week’s Beth Ann Nichols joins us to talk about the new event as well as Rose Zhang’s professional debut. Also joining Damon and Eamon are a pair of winners last week, Emiliano Grillo and Rico Hoey. Jack Nicklaus (2:49) Beth Ann Nichol...
May 30, 2023•52 min•Ep. 254
Golf Today welcomes country music star Jake Owen. Jake, Damon & Eamon take a deep dive into Owen's own collegiate golf career, as well as playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with Jordan Spieth. Looking ahead on the PGA TOUR, the Memorial Tournament kicks off on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, where Billy Horschel is the defending champ. In Scottsdale, Arizona, The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship is underway at Grayhawk Golf Club. Damon and Eamon caught up with 2023 U...
May 29, 2023•50 min•Ep. 253
The NCAA Women’s Championships continue as Rose Zhang successfully defended the individual title yesterday, continuing her historic collegiate career. We look ahead to the team championships as the quarterfinal and semifinals conclude today and there will be a national team champion crowned tomorrow. Damon and Eamon catch up with Pierceson Coody, a familiar name in the Texas golf world, who earned an exemption into this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge. Troy Taylor joins the show, a grad student ...
May 24, 2023•50 min•Ep. 252
After a remarkable runner up finish at the Masters, Brooks Koepka claimed his fifth Major victory this past weekend at the PGA Championship. Damon and Eamon are joined by our very own Rex Hoggard and editor and podcaster for The Fried Egg, Brendan Porath to discuss Koepka’s victory, Michael Block’s stellar performance and the overall energy at Oakhill. Later, we are joined by, 14-time PGA Tour winner Kenny Perry and 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Champion, Ken Tanigawa. Lastly, we are joined by the ...
May 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 251
The PGA Tour is at Craig Ranch where the players are preparing to compete in the 2023 Byron Nelson. George Savaricas checks in with hometown favorite, Scottie Scheffler, while Eamon and Damon break down Scheffler's 2023 success and why he's primed for another big week. Robert Damron is the only man in golf who admits to being more of a basket case than Eamon and Damon. The 2001 Byron Nelson winner joins the show to talk about that special week 22 years ago and how he's dipping his toe back into ...
May 10, 2023•50 min•Ep. 250
Jordan Spieth withdraws from the upcoming AT&T Byron Nelson, which raises the question, Will he be able to compete for the Career Grand Slam at Oak Hill? George Savaricas is on site at TPC Craig Ranch to get the inside scoop. Damon and Eamon welcome last week's champ, Wyndham Clark, who claimed his first PGA TOUR victory at the Wells Fargo Championship. Upper Montclair Country Club is set to host the best in the women's game for the Cognizant Founders Cup, which kicks off on Thursday. Billy ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 249
Wyndham Clark secured his first PGA TOUR win on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship. Damon & Eamon welcome in SIRIUS XM PGA TOUR Radio Host Taylor Zarzour to recap the weekend and look ahead to the upcoming PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY. With 2023's next major just around the corner, Golf Today caught up with 1977 PGA Championship winner Lanny Wadkins. Lanny relives the 1995 Ryder Cup, which he captained for Team USA, and Damon & Eamon take a deep dive int...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 248
Patrick Cantlay has called in the big guns to kick his PGA TOUR season into high hear. He's hired caddie Joe LaCava, who will be leaving Tiger Woods in order to be Cantlay's caddie on a full-time, permanent basis. Todd Lewis speaks to the eight-time PGA TOUR winner about the change on his team, while Damon & Eamon fill us in on what LaCava brings to the table. Steven Alker defended his title at the Insperity Invitational with a different caddie than last season. Alker's son Ben was on the ba...
May 03, 2023•55 min•Ep. 247
Another show packed with great interviews! Jim Furyk was named captain of Team USA for the 2024 Presidents Cup today, so he sat down with Damon & Eamon to chat about his hopes for the event, and what he learned from his captaincy in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Jim is just the tip of the iceberg as USGA CEO Mike Whan, and past U.S. Women's Open champions Michelle Wie West and Paula Creamer stop by to preview the event as it heads to one of golf's most storied courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links. Could i...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 246
Tony Finau is a PGA TOUR winner yet again! The now 6-time winner on TOUR held off a red-hot Jon Rahm to turn the tables on the Spaniard, who finished ahead of Finau to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta last year. Damon & Eamon discuss what the win means for Tony Finau's career arc as well as what it says about Jon Rahm's game that he always seems to be in the mix on Sunday. With the U.S. Open less than 50 days away we call up Gil Hanse, who led restoration efforts on the North Course at Los Ang...
May 01, 2023•53 min•Ep. 245
The Mexico Open at Vidanta starts tomorrow! Which begs the all-important question... Who ya got? Defending champion Jon Rahm and five-time PGA TOUR winner Tony Finau are the two most notable players in the field, which has Damon and Eamon wondering if this will be a two horse race. Also, DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley stops by to chat with our crew about the state of his tour. Will LIV Golf defectors be allowed on the European Ryder Cup team? Tune in to find out! Back on American soil, U.S. Open...
Apr 26, 2023•38 min•Ep. 244
Big changes are coming to the PGA TOUR pipeline! Korn Ferry Tour president Alex Baldwin joins us to announce that PGA TOUR Latinoamerica and PGA TOUR Canada will be combined into a 16-event series across North & South America, starting in February 2024. Damon & Eamon discuss how the news will effect the professional landscape of the sport. Tyson Alexander & Stephen Gutschewski both made their ways to the PGA TOUR via what will soon be the Americas Tour; hear their reactions to the ne...
Apr 25, 2023•58 min•Ep. 243
What a finish this weekend in the Chevron Championship! The new venue at The Club in Carlton Woods got off to a great start in its run as Chevron host with a star-studded leaderboard and a thrilling playoff victory for first-time major champion Lilia Vu. Damon & Eamon discuss her ascendant talent and the long odds she faced to reach the pinnacle of the sport. Vu's big win got her a big shoutout from former Chevron champion and golf legend Lorena Ochoa! The 27-time LPGA Tour winner stopped by...
Apr 24, 2023•43 min•Ep. 242
The Chevron Championship is only a day away! Brittany Lincicome has already been at The Club at Carlton Woods for a week to scout out the new venue for a major championship she's already won twice. She joins Damon & Eamon for a 'Past Champs Chat' to regale us of her illustrious record in the championship, and her impressions of its new venue. Later on we hear from Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay from the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, who responded to questions about the rate of play o...
Apr 19, 2023•52 min•Ep. 241
Major championship season is underway on the LPGA Tour! With the iconic Chevron Championship changing venues from Mission Hills to Carlton Woods in Texas this year, we have a loaded lineup of guests this week to get us acclimated to the new golf course. First up are Judy Rankin and Morgan Pressel, both former champions! Amy Rogers also reports from the golf course with word from the players on how they are acclimating to a much longer, windier track for the season's first major. On the PGA TOUR,...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 240
Matthew Fitzpatrick hit one of the signature shots of his career and the over 50-year history of the RBC Heritage to win for the second time on the PGA TOUR! Eamon & Damon react to his dramatic victory over Jordan Spieth in a 3-hole playoff. Spieth had several chances to defend his title at the heritage during the playoff with Fitzpatrick but several key putts fell short. Our crew discusses the state of his game as he looks towards completing the career grand slam. Rory McIlroy is also looki...
Apr 17, 2023•56 min•Ep. 239
Changes are coming to the PGA TOUR's fall schedule! The last seven events will finalize the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings, determining both who gets into next season's elevated events AND who can keep their TOUR membership. Kira K. Dixon gathers reactions from PGA TOUR pros on the grounds at the RBC Heritage and we speak to Brandel Chamblee about the news. Also down in Hilton Head, Jon Rahm is looking to add his first plaid jacket to the closet just a week after taking the coveted green jac...
Apr 12, 2023•53 min•Ep. 238
We're off to Hilton Head for one of the most beloved weeks on the PGA TOUR schedule! The RBC Heritage is an even bigger date on the calendar than normal this year because it enjoys elevated status, but are the designated events already starting to wear down on the game's best players? Matt, Whit, and Paige discuss what the early ramifications of the TOUR's re-structuring. Patrick Cantlay is exempt into the designated events, but was criticized this past weekend about his rate of play in the fina...
Apr 12, 2023•44 min•Ep. 237
A thrilling Sunday finish at The Masters Tournament ends in Jon Rahm re-claiming the no. 1 world ranking and taking his first green jacket! George Savaricas, Whit Watson, and Paige Mackenzie break down a career-changing win for the already well-established Spaniard. LIV golfers Brooks Koepka & Phil Mickelson were co-runners up in Augusta, Mickelson by way of a final round charge, and Koepka via a Sunday collapse. We take a closer look at how their performances at the Masters could change the...
Apr 11, 2023•57 min•Ep. 236
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur is underway and competition is heating up despite the chilly weather conditions there in Augusta. Beth Ann Nichols joins to delve deeper into the first round of the women’s amateur event. After an emotional win at the Club Car Championship, three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner, David Skinns joins to further discuss what made this win so special. With one eye on this week’s competition and another eye on next week’s competition at the Masters, we hear from Corey ...
Mar 29, 2023•52 min•Ep. 235
It's a special week in women's amateur golf. The Augusta National Women's Amateur starts tomorrow! Our wall-to-wall coverage of this special showcase of the game's future is already underway, with Paige Mackenzie, Beth Ann Nichols, Steve Burkowski, Brentley Romine, among others on the premises who are here to get you ready for that first tee shot tomorrow. Back on the PGA TOUR, it's a do or die week at the Valero Texas Open! One Masters invite remains, and only the winner can get his hands on it...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 234
Sam Burns is a PGA TOUR winner once again! After three wins last season, the LSU alum got it done for his biggest win yet: The final WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. George & Eamon bring in John Wood to discuss what it means for Burns to hit his stride with the Masters just over the horizon. Celine Boutier won in thrilling fashion on the LPGA Tour, besting 2021 Solheim Cup teammate Georgia Hall in a playoff in the Drive On LPGA Championship. Beth Ann Nichols drops by to talk about Boutier’s...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 233
The swan song is on for the WGC era as the Dell Technologies Match Play starts its final edition today in Austin, Texas. Todd Lewis joins us throughout the morning with updates on the field as players begin competing in pool play. Yesterday, we got divergent answers from world no.2 Jon Rahm and no.3 Rory McIlroy about the USGA and R&A proposal to roll back the golf ball. George and Eamon discuss how the two titans disagree and then share their thoughts on the matter. It's World Water Day tod...
Mar 22, 2023•42 min•Ep. 232
Joel Dahmen was already a PGA TOUR winner before "FULL SWING" came out, and now he and his caddie Geno Bonnalie have added 'Netflix Sensation' to their resumes! Joel joins the show from the Corales Puntacana Championship to discuss his newfound fame, and the state of his game. Back in Austin, NBC course reporter Curt Byrum calls in to give a preview of the Match Play field with Eamon & George as the players get ready to tee it up tomorrow. Elsewhere in the capital, University of Texas Women'...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 231
This week could be the swan song for the WGC Dell-Technologies Match Play! The tour announced that the event will not return to Austin next season, but should the tour really go without a match play event? George and Eamon discuss, and get fresh takes from former Match Play champions Kevin Kizner & Billy Horschel. University of Texas alumnus & 2-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw is an Austin guy through and through, having grown up in the capital city! He joins the show to talk about ev...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 230
