The FedEx Cup Playoffs began at the FedEx St Jude, and Tommy Fleetwood choked again, paving the way for Justin Rose to win in a playoff. Alex headed to the LIV Golf Chicago event, and watched the liked of Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, but overall it was just another golf event. A rumor has started that the next version of The Match will feature a battle of the 90's boy bands, with NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. Michael offers one more boy band to the mix. Alex is enjoying his summer in Wisconsin, ...
Aug 12, 2025•53 min
The PGA TOUR regular season comes to a close with the Wyndham Championship, which unfortunately for the season, was a snooze fest. The AIG Women's Open wrapped up the LPGA's major season. With a LPGA Rookie claiming the prize, the tournament only saw 4 total hours of network coverage over the weekend. President Trump has brought back the Council of Physical Fitness, and it included some of golf's best, like Bryson DeChambeau and Annika Sorenstam. Alex is enjoying his time in the midwest, as he t...
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr
The 3M Open was a birdie fire sale as everyone went low, low, low. The ISPS Handa Senior Open was another major victory for Padraig Harrington, who is making a case for Player of the Year. The ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open featured a win for the newly turned pro Lottia Woad, who is also now the favorite for this week's Open Championship. Past guest Mia Hammond, known for dropping out of school at 16 to go pro, got her first win this week on the Epson Tour. Alex got to play one of the Holy Gra...
Jul 29, 2025•1 hr 1 min
The Open Championship may have turned into a snooze-fest on Sunday as Scottie Scheffler cruised to victory for the third leg of the career Grand Slam, but his sermon at the Tuesday Press Conference definitly left a lot to talk about. Plus Alex and Michael share other random tidbits from the season's final major. The Barracuda Championship featured that odd scoring system, plus a vacancy from a YouTube star, and a breakup from everyone's favorite worst player on tour. The PGA TOUR comes back stat...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 365
A loaded leaderboard, but a new winner at the Genesis Scottish Open. A low score to come from behind to win at the ISCO Championship. No network TV airing for the LPGA's Amundi Evian Championship. A preview of this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, including if Scottie has a chance to win at a links track. The ACE Celebrity event at Lake Tahoe caught a lot of eyeballs, and Alex thinks he would have beaten Charles Barkley. Alex is in Las Vegas for a Backstreet Boys concert at The Sphere...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 8 min
The John Deere Classic gave us another week of a playoff on the PGA TOUR, and another playoff win for one American golfer. Plus a look at some of the surprising names in the top 5 of the leaderboard. The LPGA's fourth major is in France this week at the Amumndi Evian Championship. Alex checks the top names and gives a hint at how we should be looking at to win. Tiger Wood's love life is taking shape and some say may be headed to an engagement with a very well known former daughter-in-law. Alex h...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 364
The Rocket Classic in Detroit saw records set on Thursday and Friday, and a three-man playoff on Sunday resulting in a young South African phenom winning on the fifth playoff hole. In the LPGA, the team format Dow Championship went to a playoff between an America duo featuring a golfer who hasn't won in six years, and a South Korean team that found a way to win when the Americans couldn't. LIV Golf Dallas couldn't decide the event in three rounds so it also went to a playoff, and America's least...
Jul 01, 2025•57 min•Ep. 363
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Frisco, TX played like a US Open with tough scoring conditions. Alex shares clips from his press conference questions with course designer Gil Hanse, Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Ko, Dr Alison Curdt of the Southern California PGA, and the new champion of the KPMG Women's PGA, Minjee Lee. Tommy Fleetwood is always a bride's maid and never a bride after a devastating 18th hole as Keagan Bradley wins again at the Traveler's Championship, potentially cementing his...
Jun 24, 2025•52 min•Ep. 362
The 2025 US Open at Oakmont CC did not disappoint, as carnage was the name of the game. But one rose above the field in JJ Spaun with a putt for the ages to seal the deal. Alex and Michael bread down the incredible week from Pittsburg, the crazy moments on the course (and from the rain delay), and ask themselves: can Spaun continue to win? The LPGA Meijar Classic came down to the wire as a Spaniard claimed her first victory in over 8 years, and become one of the winningest Spaniards on the LPGA ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 361
The RBC Canadian Open in Toronto was a birdie fest and ultimately went to a playoff where New Zealand's Ryan Fox secured his second victory of the season. Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, showed up but didn't show out. The LPGA's shorter ShopRite Classic had an American return to the winner's circle in Jennifer Kupcho in New Jersey as the ladies now tune up for the upcoming KMPG in a couple weeks. The Champions Tour team golf event of the American Family Insurance Championship saw Darren Clarke and Thom...
Jun 10, 2025•54 min•Ep. 360
The US Women's Open at Erin Hills produced a new major champion in Sweden's Maja Stark. The former podcast guest, that Alex said has done well as past US Open's, cruised to victory with the 54-hole lead Sunday. Jack Nicklaus didn't hold back on his criticism of Rory McIlroy, who skipped Jack's MEMORIAL tournament without a personal phone call to the legend of the game. Scottie Scheffler claimed his second straight MEMORIAL tournament, winning his 8th straight tournament when leading after 54-hol...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 359
At Colonial, Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood couldn't content, and instead an American claimed his second win of the year with a par on the last at the Charles Schwab Challenge. On the PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS, ex-convict Angela Cabrera is putting up a surpassingly amazing season, as his victory at the Senior US Open makes it 2-straight wins and 2-straight Majors in back-to-back weeks. The LPGA was at Mayakoba for the Mexico Riviera Maya Open, where a Japanese rookie claimed her first victory, 6...
May 27, 2025•55 min•Ep. 358
The 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow started off slow on star power, but ended with a bang, and a couple thuds, as Scottie Scheffler claimed his third major as Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau faltered. Alex shares clips from his press conference questions with Jordan Speith and Sheffler, plus PGA Professional Ryan Lenahan. Ex-convict and 2-time major champion Angel Cabrera won for the second time on the PGA Champions Tour, and Michael wonders if he wins at the PGA Senior Championship next we...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 357
This week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow has almost too many possible storylines, and Alex is on the course in Charlotte, letting us know what he's seeing and what he might ask at the press conferences early in the week. Alex and Michael inspect the course and give predictions on which star has the best chance to claim the season's second major. The Truist Championship was moved to Philadelphia ahead of the PGA Championship, where Sepp Straka claimed his second victory of the season and stol...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 356
Scottie Scheffler finally got his first win of the season, and boy, was it an impressive one in his own backyard at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson. The LPGA was in Utah for the Black Desert Championship, an incredible backdrop for Haeren Ryu to claim her third victory on tour. The PGA Professional Championship this past week gave some for he game's best instructors and club pros the chance to play for a spot at the PGA Championship, and Alex was there to chat with some of the game's best as they punche...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 355
The LPGA's first major of the season did not disappoint with a 5 woman playoff to decide the Chevron Championship. Plus, answers from the game's best as Alex chats with Ingrid Lindblad, Nelly Korda, and Ruoning Yin in Houston. Team golf was the name of the game at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, as Andrew Novak finally got his win with his buddy Ben Griffin at his side. 17-year old Blades Brown is making a name for himself on the Korn Ferry Tour, and Michael breaks down how Brown is using his...
Apr 29, 2025•55 min•Ep. 354
The RBC Heritage at Harbour Town had an exciting Sunday finish as Justin Thomas finally returned to the winner's circle with a playoff victory. The LPGA's JM Eagle LA Championship produced a new winner, in just her third start, and a large donation to support LA Firefighters. This week marks the LPGA's first Major Championship, the Chevron Championship, in Houston, TX. Alex is on the grounds for the first few days and shares his thoughts on the course and a conversation with Gurleen Kaur, playin...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 353
Rory McIlroy finally did it. Alex and Michael look back at the incredible week from Augusta National, including on-site reporting from a friend of the podcast. The LPGA has their final tune-up ahead of the Chevron Championship next week. The Olympics are finally doing what we've all been asking for: a mixed team event at the next Summer Games! Hilton Head hosts the PGA Tour next for the RBC Heritage, where Scottie Scheffler looks to defend. Alex enjoyed a weekend in Austin TX, and catching up wi...
Apr 15, 2025•51 min•Ep. 352
The Valero Texas Open had winds, winds, and more winds, and 2023 British Open Champ Brian Harmon finally returned to the winner's circle. The Korn Ferry Tour was in Savannah for the Club Car Championship, but the real story was Ryan McCormick who taped his mouth shut for his Friday round. The PGA TOUR and PIF have been at it forever, and seem to be getting close to a deal. But news broke of a rejected offer of investment from PIF with one little caveat that is still the sticking point. The LPGA ...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 351
The Texas Children's Houston Open has some fireworks on Sunday at Scottie Scheffler couldn't get it done and Min Woo Lee breaks through on the PGA TOUR. LIV Golf unveiled a new creator tournament coming at their Miami stop, dubbed The Duels. Featuring content creators next to LIV pros, it sounds an awfully lot like The Creator Classic on the PGA TOUR, who had a lot to say about these creators jumping ship. Jim Nantz shocked the golf world with his retirement announcement... that'll come at The M...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 350
The Snake Pit bit a bunch of guys this week at The Valspar, and the back 9 on Sunday did not disappoint as Victor Hovland outlasted Justin Thomas. Rory's young protege from Hollywood is seeming to ignore all of Rory's advice as a jump to LIV golf is in the cards for Tom McKibben. The US Team announced their new Solheim Cup Captain, friend of the podcast Angela Stanford, who will lead the ladies into The Netherlands next year. This weekend's premiere junior golf tournament, the Sage Valley Jr Inv...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 349
Rory McIlroy took THE PLAYERS Championship in a playoff victory Monday morning, claiming yet another big win. But his week started off with an odd fan interaction, and Alex and Michael continue to wonder if he's the man who can win another major, or even the star the game needs anymore. Tiger Woods had an odd week, from another surgery should end his PGA career (says Michael), to rumors of an intimate relationship with someone from the inner Trump circle. The LPGA and TGL rumors are heating up, ...
Mar 18, 2025•46 min•Ep. 348
The Puerto Rico Open featured a new PGA TOUR winner, by a whole bunch of strokes. The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill wasn't short on dramatics down the stretch, but NBC's botched coverage thanks to a commercial break took away the best moment of Russell Henley's big win. The DP World Tour's Joburg Open in South Africa included one of those odd moments of a player posting a low number and then needing to wait it out to see if they win. Alex loves the coverage they do with a camera in the ...
Mar 11, 2025•50 min•Ep. 347
From the cut line to the winner's circle, the PGA Tour has a brand new champion at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches as a depleted field masters a usually windy PGA National. At the South African Open, a rain soaked shortened tournament resulted in a new winner on the DP World Tour and another countryman winning their national title. The PLAYERS is just two weeks away, and while LIV golfers have been shut out of the biggest payday on the PGA Tour, one former player has gotten himself bac...
Mar 04, 2025•55 min•Ep. 346
The Mexico Open at Vidanta went to a playoff and the journeyman Brian Campbell overcame the rookie Aldrich Potgeiter thanks to the luckiest of bounces. With more news of talks for the PGA and PIF merger, the rumor is now circulating that we could see LIV players at THE PLAYERS in just a couple weeks. But could that really happen? The LPGA started their Asian swing, and an American claimed victory after holding off an incredible Sunday 61 from a rookie on tour. The PGA TOUR now heards to PGA Nati...
Feb 25, 2025•53 min•Ep. 345
The Genesis Invitational did not disappoint, as Ludvig Aberg delivers on the 18th green for his second PGA TOUR victory. Plus, the love for Tiger Woods after the loss of his mother is felt throughout the tournament. On the PGA Champions Tour, 17 years removed from his last victory, Justin Leonard delivers an emotional victory and a return to form. The LPGA announces new pace of play rules, firmly spelling out punishment for slow play and reiterating how it will dole out that punishment, somethin...
Feb 19, 2025•56 min•Ep. 344
The party at TPC Scottsdale didn't disappoint at Belgium captures its first PGA TOUR victory thanks to Thomas Detry's big win at the WM Pheonix Open. The Founder's Cup produced a suspenseful Sunday until Jin Young Ko's bogey-less streak ended at 90 holes and American Yealimi Noh claimed her first LPGA victory. Big news happened this week in the PGA and PIF merger, as Donald Trump got to meet with the PGA, and Tiger played 18 with the President Sunday morning. The Genesis Invitational heads to To...
Feb 12, 2025•52 min•Ep. 343
Rory McIlroy called it one of the "Cathedrals of Golf" and has now taken the top prize at Pebble Beach after winning this weekend's AT&T Pro-Am. Top names dominated the leaderboard including Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, and the return of Scottie Scheffler. Plus, Alex asks what Michael thinks of Jason Day's Malbon all-sweats outfit. The LPGA season kicked off in Orlando, FL with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Nelly Korda tried to start off her 2025 with a win, charging late,...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 342
Alex and special co-host Charlie Crenshaw share their impressions of the 2025 PGA Merchandise Show, the largest show in 15 years, in Orlando, FL. The new PGA of America President spoke at the PGA Show about new rollbacks to the golfball, and Charlie shares his thoughts on the controversial plans. Charlie shares his favorite breakfast spot, iHop, and what he ordered before the show started. Alex chats with Amber Bogle, a PGA HOPE Ambassador and veteran, who shares how she fell in love with the ga...
Jan 29, 2025•43 min•Ep. 341
The American Express was a return to the winner's circle for Georgia alum Sepp Straka, slowly turning into one of the world's best. But PGA Rookie William Mouw stole the show with his horrifically bad 13 during his second round. The schedule for the next few weeks is set on the PGA TOUR until the Genesis Invitational. Normally at Riviera, now moved due to the LA Wildfires, Alex and Michael wonder if we'll see the tournament in Scottsdale right after the WM Phoenix Open. The Dubai Desert Classic ...
Jan 22, 2025•48 min•Ep. 340
