It's a major championship week and 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk joins the pod to discuss his history in the event, Winged Foot, the transition to competing on the Champions Tour, preparing to host his own tournament, and plenty of Ryder Cup discussion as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Almost a year after his first appearance on the pod, Harry Higgs returns! We recap the past year on the PGA Tour, his favorite pairings, playing practice rounds at home with Bryson, his notable fashion choices, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DJ triumphs at East Lake, and we breakdown the end of a peculiar season, take a bunch of listener questions, gross vs. net championship, the weird avoidance of the money discussion, East Lake, the upcoming sweepstakes of majors, Formula 1, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Success came to Mike Lorenzo-Vera quickly, but it was fleeting. Now it's back, and he walks us through a wild ride of tax issues, 400K of debt, from being #1 on the Challenge Tour to near the bottom, where the money went, how he got back, and now being in contention in major championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fireworks from Rahm and DJ, Olympia Fields absolutely bucks its head, Hideki, Niemann, Rory, and everything else from an exciting week at the BMW Championship. We look at how the FedExCup playoffs are shaping up, discuss Phil's win on the Champions Tour, LPGA, KFT, we settle the Pittsburgh debate, F1, and the usual segments. (Apologies of course for not getting into questions.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
2020 AIG Women's Open champion Sophia Popov joins us 48 hours after one her stunning performance at Royal Troon. She takes us through the nerves and emotion of the final round, her career development, overcoming Lyme disease, almost giving up the game, her Cactus Tour run, and a lot more. This one was a lot of fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Evans Scholars Foundation has been sending caddies to college since 1930. Today's episode features three guests. First, we're joined by the president of the Western Golf Association, John Kackzowski to discuss the WGA's tie to the foundation, and background information on what it stands for and what it's accomplished. Second, Evans Scholar alum and the founder of the Solich Caddie and & Leadership Program George Solich joins to discuss his humble beginnings, obtaining a scholarship throu...
DJ runs away in Boston, Sophia Popov comes out of nowhere to win the Women's British Open, the annual "how do we fix the playoffs," DJ's career or Brooks' career, TPC Boston, Curtis Luck wins on the Korn Ferry Tour, and everything else from the week in golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Data Golf co-founders Will and Matt Courchene join to talk about their statistical analysis, course history, form, how stats relate to golf, underrated players, betting, and a whole lot of hardcore golf nerd stuff. As someone who uses their site weekly, I especially enjoyed this conversation, and it will make you a smarter golf fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jim Herman comes out of nowhere to win the Wyndham, Si Woo makes a bizarre play, Koepka misses the cut, and everything else from the Wyndham with Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner. We also discuss the U.S. Am at Bandon (recorded before the finish of the championship match) as well as some bizarre controversies that emerged during the week, the current state of college and amateur golf and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
He's back ! Jason Bohn joins to take us through the harrowing tale of surviving a heart attack, why he was concerned about his pension at the time, how pensions work on the tour, what the PAC does, some inner workings of the tour, an absolutely epic Tiger story, and so much more. Could talk to these guy for hours and hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Collin Morikawa wins the 2020 PGA Championship in iconic fashion. We break down the win, the ridiculous shot into 16, a wild Sunday, Koepka, DJ, Finau, Bryson, Rory, Spieth, Wolff, and all of the other key players from the week. We talk Harding Park, course setup, the usual segments, and of course some coverage takes (we make it wayyyy deep in the show before this hits). This may be our longest ep yet. A lot to talk about! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
DJ rises, Haotong fades, Scottie makes a move, Cam Champ makes it look easy, and everything else from Saturday at the PGA. Of course we go deep on Phil putting Faldo in a body bag in the booth, rip into an especially poor telecast, ESPN, the Women's Am, tomorrow's F1 race, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Has Haotong Li left the golf course yet? We break down an eventful Friday of golf discussing Brooks, Haotong Li, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Tiger, Rory, Spieth, DJ, Rickie's whiff, and a ton more. We make our picks going forward, talk how Harding Park is playing, and everything else you need to know before the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode features our audio from our Thursday live show directly after coverage ended of the first round of the PGA Championship. We chat Jason Day, Brendon Todd, Bryson, Brooks, The Cat, Rory, Spieth, Rose, the rest of the leaderboard, Harding Park, ESPN+, CBS, and a ton more. More of these to come the rest of the week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Major championship golf is back! We preview TPC Harding Park, who it's going to favor, who's going to win, who's not going to win, our DraftKings picks, the Big Cat, Rory, and so much more. On the back half, we chat with Curtis Strange who will be on the call this week for ESPN. We chat about major championships, his closest call at the PGA, and what he expects to see this week. A lot in this one, enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
JT avenges the Workday, Brooks comes up short, Berger makes a run, some key action gets missed, and everything else from a busy week in golf. We talk about Bryson's ant situation, Bones' big week, the awkwardness with Phil, Danielle Kang winning on the LPGA Tour, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About to tee it up in his first WGC, Joel Dahmen shares some insight as to what got him there, stats in golf, strategy, how often he thinks about money when he plays, course setups, shooting 58, not practicing for three months, Trackman, and so much more. This one has a ton in it and you're going to really enjoy it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Thompson emerges from a crowded pack, Tony Finau does not, some coverage takes, Adam Long, an extensive PGL discussion, Richy Werenski, segments, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fox is no longer bringing us the US Open, and we're all pretty bummed about that. Joe Buck joins us to talk about the strides Fox made over the years, what it was like to break into golf coverage, and what this five year journey has been like for him as a golf junkie. We try to make sense of what went down behind the scenes, we breakdown what he learned from the analysts he worked with, and what he learned about covering golf. Really appreciate Joe's perspective on these topics, and hope this is...
Jon Rahm blows away the field, and then he doesn't, and then he does again. We discuss a wild weekend at Muirfield Village, the weird rules situation down the stretch (13:00), Finau, Bryson (29:30), course setup (47:30), why this doesn't happen every week, segments (1:23:00), and a bunch of listener questions. This one went long and we're not even a little bit sorry about it. A whole lot of fun in this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Tom Watson, Padraig Harrington, Iain Carter, and (for some reason) Soly spent an hour talking about The Open Championship, the Old Course, and "The Open for the Ages" which is airing this coming weekend. The R&A was kind enough to provide us with the audio from the conversation to put on our feed, so we're adding it as a bonus episode this week. It was a thrill to hear these two share their memories and perspective on the historic championship. They also break down how they play the Old Cour...
Our man is back! Peter Kostis joins to talk a bit more about golf on TV, why streaming happens and what those days are like for announcers, and the next deal. He also details some stories from his time at Augusta, including a great Greg Norman story. We also pick his brain on his teaching, what Bryson is currently doing, technology, Formula 1, and a great Tiger story near the end. Thanks again to Peter for the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
JT's a killer, then he's not, then he is, then he's not. Collin Morikawa pulls off the come from behind win, and we cover everything from a wild weekend in golf. The coverage was a bit of an online disaster (35:30), Hovland fades on Sunday, Brooks vs. Bryson (44:30), a little different Muirifield Village setup, and a lot of other topics covered. This was a fun one. Let's do it again next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Joseph Bramlett came out of the gates firing as golf started back up, finishing T2 and T3 in his first two Korn Ferry events. We chatted with him about his career path from Stanford, missing 4.5 years with back injuries (!), being the first black golfer to graduate from Q-School in 25 years, the current racial tensions in the United States, plus some great Tiger stories. He also shares his perspective on Bryson, what it would take for him to be a perennial player on the PGA Tour, and a ton more....
Bryson, Bryson, and some more Bryson. We discuss his dominate performance, what this means for the future of his career and the future of the game, and whether or not he's the best player in the world. We also make fun of his asinine comments during the week (33:00), Matt Wolff's strong showing (38:30), and our usual segments (48:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Kirk stepped away from the game in 2019 due to alcoholism and anxiety issues. Now sober, he reflects on his personal journey, when he realized he had a problem, how he addressed it, and how he rebounded to win on the Korn Ferry Tour a few weeks ago. We also discuss his 2014 season, not getting a Ryder Cup selection, a tee ball that traveled 55 yards, and a lot more. We sincerely appreciate Chris' openness and willingness to come on the podcast to discuss some difficult topics. Learn more a...
DJ wins, Streelman makes a run, Phil has some moments, and the TPC doesn't bite back too hard. We discuss the course setup, DJ's drive on 18, the COVID "outbreak," how the tour moves forward, Daniel Summerhays' run at the Utah Championship, segments, and a whole lot more. We also react live on the air to the shocking news that NBC will be taking over the USGA contract from Fox, effective this fall (1:05:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
The Senior Managing Director, Championships for the USGA, John Bodenhamer joins us to walk us through how they came up with the exemption categories for the US Open, his first time setting up a US Open, how the schedule change will affect Winged Foot, defining "tough but fair," how the USGA recovered from a potential boycott of the US Open, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Webb Simpson wins yet again, and the boys break down a fun week at Harbour Town that included a lot of birdies, a great run from Honest Abe (20:15), the first positive COVID test (50:00), some excellent television coverage (1:00:00), and a lot more. We discuss Harbour Town as a tournament venue, plus we react to the Nantz pod (1:04:00), as well as some segments (1:27:00). This was a fun one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
