Major championship golf is back as the PGA Championship begins Thursday at Oak Hill. Soly joins the pod from on location in Rochester along with Tron, DJ and KVV to offer our thoughts on the setup and what type of player stands to benefit. We also get into the evolution of the PGA Championship, the pre-tournament favorites that we're buying and selling and some listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 682
For the first time in five years, Jason Day is a winner on the PGA Tour as he holds off a jam packed leaderboard in Dallas to win the Byron Nelson. We look back at Day's road back from the injuries and struggles that derailed his run as the top ranked player in the world and look at the rest of the week at TPC Craig Ranch. Then we call upon friend of the program Bunkie Perkins for his report from the grounds of LIV Tulsa. Plus, Phil Mickelson's week on Twitter, our upcoming TV coverage partnersh...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 681
Randy and Cody are back for another LPGA pod as we recap the International Crown with our biggest takeaways from each team. Plus, our experience at the Wednesday pro-am with Maja Stark of Sweden and LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan, some thoughts on recent TV coverage of LPGA events, our clubhouse leaders for Player and Rookie of the Year and our picks for this week's Founders Cup. We close with Randy's look at the thirteen women who started the LPGA tour and for whom the Founders Cup is ...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 680
Randy and Cody catch up with Lilia Vu, the newest major champion on the LPGA Tour. Lilia details her win at the Chevron, her road to success on the LPGA tour after a decorated amateur career, overcoming early struggles as a professional, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2023•48 min•Ep. 679
Neil takes over as substitute teacher on the wrap up pod as TC, Randy and Cody join for a look at Wyndham Clark's first PGA Tour win as he claims the Wells Fargo in Charlotte. We take a trip down the leaderboard, gauge our levels Quail Hollow fatigue, plus a check in on the LPGA International Crown, the Italian Open on the DP World Tour and an update on our own golf games a third of the way through the 2023 calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 678
Soly catches up with PGA Tour pro and broadcaster, Johnson Wagner, to discuss his transition from playing full time to broadcasting for the Golf Channel as well as his take on the PGA Tour policy changes, life on tour as a "mule", LIV, the distance debate and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 677
Tony Finau wins the Mexico Open at Vidanta outlasting Jon Rahm to win on the PGA Tour for a sixth time. Soly, DJ and Neil fire up the pod to relitigate Big Tone's career in light of the strength of field this week - plus some discussion of Akshay Bhatia's appearance in the final group on Sunday as well. We also talk Hannah Green's win at the LPGA LA Championship at Wilshire, Taylor Gooch's second consecutive LIV win, our midweek interview with Keith Pelley, possible Ryder Cup captain's pick cand...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 676
Keith Pelley, CEO of the European Tour, joins the podcast to chat about the recent Sports Resolutions Decision, the strategic alliance between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, LIV, OWGR, the future of the DP World Tour, how the last few years have unfolded, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 675
We've got a lot to cover on this week's recap pod as Lilia Vu wins in a playoff at the LPGA Chevron Championship while, on the PGA Tour, Nick Hardy and Davis Riley shoot 30 under to win the Zurich in New Orleans. Special thanks to our guest appearances on our Chevron coverage by LPGA pro and current Golf Channel commentator Karen Stupples and stats aficionado Justin Ray for a complete look at the first impressions of the Chevron in Houston as well as Vu's family background, Angel Yin missing out...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 674
We're joined by the Golf Channel's Grant Boone and NLU Young Hitter Lakareber Abe to react to the first two rounds of the LPGA's Chevron Championship. We break down the leaders, those who missed the cut, the course and a look ahead to the weekend in Houston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 673
Ahead of the LPGA's first major of the year, Soly catches up with Danielle Kang to talk all things LPGA and major championship golf as well as her lessons with Butch Harmon, her career goals and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 20, 2023•51 min•Ep. 672
The first major of the LPGA season begins this week in Houston with the Chevron Championship. Big Randy, Tron and Cody recap some of the recent storylines across the LPGA before diving into the week ahead with the questions we'd like to see answered and a draft of our picks to hoist the trophy on Sunday. We also get into the event moving from its longtime home in Palm Springs, plus our best (and worse) case scenarios for the tournament champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 671
Matt Fitzpatrick wins at Hilton Head in a playoff over Jordan Spieth to claim the RBC Heritage. We recap a busy week at Harbour Town including Spieth's close call, the slow play controversy surrounding Patrick Cantlay, the tournament's profile and designated event status, Rory's absence and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 670
We're back with another major championship recap, and this time, it's 1995. Soly and KVV take you through Ben Crenshaw's triumph at Augusta, Corey Pavin at Shinnecock Hills, John Daly at the Old Course, and Steve Elkington at Riviera. We recount some of the more important and entertaining moments in each championship, discuss what golf looked like in 1995, who had close calls, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 669
Jon Rahm wins at Augusta National after an extended Masters Sunday. Rahm claimed his second major by passing third round leader Brooks Koepka and then withstanding an unexpected charge from Phil Mickelson to ultimately win by four strokes. Soly, Neil, DJ and Cody recap a hectic and crazy week at Augusta along with guest appearances from KVV - who spent the week on site - as well as Randy and Tron for their reaction to the first major of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 668
We are joined by Scott Van Pelt, Wright Thompson, and Iona Stephen as we recap a rainy Saturday at Augusta National. We preview the final Rahm/Koepka showdown, discuss Phil's resurgence, Tiger, and everything else from the day that was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 667
Harry Higgs joins the show to chat about Brooks Koepka's open to the tournament, patient major championship golf, trees, the Koepka/Woodland incident, and a lot more. We also check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg who followed Brooks today, TC's takes, Kira K. Dixon from Golf Channel, our usual jaunt down the leaderboard, some weather prognosticating, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 666
John Wood from NBC joins the podcast as we chat through an eventful opening day at Augusta National. We also check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg on his day following Phil Mickelson, discuss the big names at the top of the leaderboard, the disappointment from Rory, Spieth's up and down day, odds going forward, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 665
If you have two preview shows, do you even have one? We went live with a special Wednesday preview on the eve of the 2023 Masters talking about developments on the week, Ridley's press conference, Phil's bizarre champion's dinner behavior, Tiger's comments, Bryson, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 05, 2023•59 min•Ep. 664
The 2023 Masters is almost here and we fire up the preview pod to run through our favorite storylines and hot takes headed into the week at Augusta. From Scottie Scheffler's bid to repeat to Neil's plans for a Rory block party, potential LIV contenders and more - we have every angle covered ahead of the opening tee shots on Thursday morning. Draft Kings Disclaimer sportsbook.draftkings.com/golfterms. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS).Promotional offer period ends 09/30/2023 at 11:5...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 663
What a weekend. With Soly having the night off and TC running the show, there are lots of directions to go on this recap podcast. First up, Cody brings us his first-hand report from Rose Zhang's win at the Augusta National Women's Amateur. We have a thorough debrief of the fourth edition of the event and Cody's first visit to the grounds of Augusta (50:00). Then it's on to the PGA Tour where Corey Connors wins in San Antonio for the second time while on the LPGA Tour, Ruoning Yin wins for the fi...
Apr 03, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 662
With the Masters almost here, Patrick Cantlay returns to the pod to talk about his recent visit to Augusta and the recent changes to the 13th hole as well as some other notable changes ahead of this year's tournament. We also get a sneak peak on what to expect at LACC for this year's US Open. We also get into Patrick's reaction to the recent USGA MLR golf ball announcement and his take on the distance debate in general. We also hear from Patrick about his experience as the Player Director on the...
Mar 31, 2023•51 min•Ep. 661
All eyes turn towards Augusta as the 4th annual Augusta National Women's Amateur kicks off a huge week-and-a-half of golf amongst the pine trees of Georgia. In today's episode, Cody and Randy are joined by Jordan Perez (@jrdnprz on Twitter) to discuss and preview what is surely the deepest, most talented field the ANWA has seen to date. Jordan is covering the ANWA on behalf of AmateurGolf.com and you can find all her writing this week there. Today's run of the show is as follows: Cody and Randy ...
Mar 29, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 660
The end of the WGC era closed down in Austin as Sam Burns defeated Cameron Young 6 and 5 to win the Match Play Championship. Both finalists needed extra holes to win their semifinal matches on Sunday morning as Burns defeated Scottie Scheffler while Young outlasted Rory McIlroy. We show some appreciation for Austin Country Club, look back at the entire week's action and eulogize our favorite moments from the WGC era in professional golf. We also react to the audio from our interview with Rory on...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 659
Trevor Immelman returns to the pod to take an early look at the upcoming Masters and also offers some great insights from his win at Augusta in 2008. We also get Trevor's thoughts on the distance debate and how it affects pros, courses, amateur events, manufacturers and more. We also close the pod with some details from Trevor on the recent evolutions in golf TV coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 658
We've got a two part pod on this Sunday night as Soly and KVV make sense of Taylor Moore's win at the Valspar as Adam Schenk, Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood come close at Innisbrook. We also offer some thoughts on LIV Tuscon, the guys who will be competing in the upcoming majors, and the lackluster tv ratings. Then in part two, (54:10) Billy Horschel joins KVV and Soly to offer his perspective on the distance debate in light of this week's announcement from the USGA and R&A. Soly and KVV ...
Mar 20, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 657
Great news! We're inching closer to the LPGA season unfolding in earnest! On today's show Cody and Randy kick things off by discussing their most compelling storylines of 2023 thus far. Then, two guests join the show. First up is Kate Burton, broadcaster and Singapore-resident, to breakdown and discuss the recently completed mini-Asian swing as well as a few other topics (begins at the 32:52 mark). After that, NLU Young Hitter and LPGA regular, Lauren Coughlin, joins the show to discuss how she ...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 656
On the heels of today's announcement of a proposed model local rule of the golf ball rollback for elite level players, we're joined by USGA CEO Mike Whan to explain the position of the USGA and R&A and what lies ahead in the process. After our chat with Mike, we outline our reaction to the announcement, address some misconceptions about the proposed changes, and have some fun with listener questions as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 655
Scottie Scheffler cruises to a five-shot win at the Players. We recap the day, compare Scottie to some tennis greats, what it's like watching him, other notable performances, setup for the week, the 12th hole, what the future of the Players looks like, who is on the outside of the designated events as of now, and a ton more. Thanks to everyone that tuned in live throughout the week, the shows have been a blast to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 654
Scottie Scheffler takes a two-shot lead into Sunday after a buzzing day at TPC Sawgrass. We discuss what we saw out of Scottie on Saturday, Min Woo Lee, the rest of the leaderboard, Rory quotes, the easy setup, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 653
