We are back and we are only talking Ryder Cup. We look at the teams and their preparation. Josh had some insider information as to how the Europeans prepared. We talk the golf itself. The highs and the lows. And of course, we talk the fans and what needs to be done going forward.
After getting delayed a week, Reed and Josh discuss Tommy Fleetwood's win. The majority of the golf talk revolves around the Ryder Cup. Who was picked and who wasn't? Who got the snub and who has the edge in the upcoming event. In Golf News we look at some fun stats from the 2025 PGA Season and talk about Rory and Scottie's The Match. We take some Questions from the Internet before saying some thank you's for a fantastic first season!
We never want to miss an episode, but things happen. It's pretty amazing we were able to make it 34 episodes before hitting a snag like this. We faced many questionable weeks in the past and made it work, but unfortunately, we just couldn't this week. We'll be back next week to discuss all the happenings: Tommy getting his first win, the brilliant season by Scottie, and Ryder Cup picks.
We are nearing the end of the PGA Tour season. Josh starts the episode talking about his round in Iowa has he tried to qualify for the Mid Amateur. We talk the BMW Championship, Robert MacIntyre, and another victory for Scottie Scheffler. We look to the final event of the PGA season, The Tour Championship, and wonder if a revolving set of final courses would be best. We discuss Rory and Rickie and Ben Griffin in Golf News before bringing it all home with some Questions from the Internet.
On this week's episode, we break down the first leg of the FedEx Playoffs: the St. Just Invitational. Josh talks about golfing with a young Akshay Bhatia and we both lament another second place finish by Tommy Fleetwood. We give Justin Rose his flowers on his impressive win. We also look to the second leg of the playoffs: The BMW Championship. We talk some Golf News before wrapping the episode up with some Questions form the Internet.
For our first interview, we got to talk to Dustin from BarefootBirdies. He discussed how he got into the game of golf, and what golf means to him. We asked him about the BarefootBirdies idea and where it came from. At the end of the interview, Dustin talked about his upcoming Memorial event in North Carolina.
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**Disclaimer: With Josh in Illinois, and a beautiful evening, we recorded outdoors. It wasn't the best decision. There's a constant knocking and some ambiance in the background. Did our best to edit it. Lesson learned. Record inside."
On this week's episode we cover Josh's first real competitive event in four years: The Illinois Open. He gives his thoughts and Reed gives his. We cover the Wyndham Championship and the winner Cam Young. There is also some caddy talk. Just what is their role with the player? We look forward to the first playoff event of the year: The St. Jude Invitational. Who can stop Scottie? We say goodbye to Ian Baker-Finch as he leave the broadcast booth and spread some love to all golf announcers in Golf News. As always, we wrap up the episode with some questions from the internet.
Really good episode coming at you this week. We start by recapping where our golf game are at. Reed talks about his time at the NV5 Korn Ferry event. We talk a little about the 3M Championship as well as look to the final regular season event of the year: The Wyndham Championship. In Golf News we discuss the flooding at Augusta National and end the episode with some questions from the internet. Don't miss the last 10 minutes.
On this week's episode we start by talking about our own golf games. Josh helps Reed with his swing before talking about his own recent success. Then we turn to The Open Championship and the coronation of Scottie Scheffler as Champion Golfer of the Year. We take a peek at the Ryder Cup rankings before looking at the 3M Open. We tackle some golf news and wrap up the episode with some questions from the internet.
On this week's episode Reed and Josh talk Scotland, Scottish Links, and the Scottish Open. We dive into the putting stroke before we talk about the eventual winner: Chris Gotterup. We preview The Open Championship and discuss why it's so tough to pick a winner. During Golf News, we try to break down Scottie Scheffler's quotes from the week before ending the episode with some Questions from the Internet.
This was a tough one to record. Lots of technical difficulties but we got it pieced together the best we could. Reed starts the episode by talking about his new Personal Best for 18! We talk the John Deere Classic; Hero Shot, Lies in Divots, Swing Changes. We also talk about the winner: Brian Campbell. we preview The Scottish Open and discuss this week's Golf News before wrapping it all up with some questions from the internet. All before everything crashed!
On this week's episode, Reed starts the show by talking about taking his son for his first official 9 holes. The guys talk the Rocket Classic in Detroit. Colin Morikawa and the media. The winner Aldrich Potgieter. Then they look the the "home" John Deere Classic event and make their picks. A lot of Golf News to discuss including Open Championship qualifiers and Padrig Harrington. As always, we end by answering your questions from the internet.
Reed starts the week by talking about his own shotty play before diving into the Traveler's Championship. The gutting loss for Tommy Fleetwood was front of might but also recognizing the great play of Keegan Bradley. We look to the Rocket Classic in Detroit and discuss some golf news. As always, we take your questions from the internet at the end.
A day late, but never short changed. We're back at it covering the U.S. Open at the mighty Oakmont We looked at all those contending down the stretch and give our props and adulation for the champion, J.J. Spaun. With the final signature event of the year approaching, we make our picks for the Travelers Championship as well as talking the big Golf News this week. As always, we end the show answering some of your questions.
It's major week! We talk all things U.S. Open. Players to watch. Conditions to expect. What would an amateur shoot? Before diving into the U.S. Open, we talk our neighbors to the north and the Canadian Open. During Golf News, we talk about some of the better public courses in Illinois and, as always, end the podcast by answering some questions from the internet.
What can we say about Scottie Scheffler? He is in the middle of one of the greatest runs in golf, and we need to appreciate it. Reed recaps his up and down week on the golf course. We review The Memorial while looking forward to the Canadian Open. There was A LOT of Golf News to dicsuss: FedEx Cup format, stupid long par 3s, and US Open Qualifying. And as always, questions from the internet.
On this week's episode we talk about the Charles Schwab Challenge and all it's highlights. Scottie. Fleetwood. Rickie. The winner: Ben Griffin! We look forward to the Memorial. We discuss the LIV news regarding the league no longer offering massive contracts in Golf News. At the end of the episode, we answer your questions and talk a little gambling games.
We recap the PGA Championship and all it's controversies. Mudballs! Nonconforming Drivers! We talk about what surprised us about the major and the eventual winner: Scottie Scheffler. We look to the Charles Schwab Challenge and make some predictions before digging into a little Golf News. And as always, we wrap the episode by answering some questions from the internet.
We start the show by recapping Josh's U.S. Open Qualifying tournament and Reed's tough day on the course. We review the Truist Championship while gushing over the Philadelphia Cricket Club. With the PGA Championship coming up, we preview that and what we'd like to see before talking some Golf News and wrapping everything up with some questions from the internet.
On this week's episode we talk about the absolute domination Scottie Scheffler showed at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch. We dive a little into Jordan Speith's putting troubles before we preview this week's Signature Event: The Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club. In Golf News, we finish our conversation regarding the Top 50 Golf Experiences and we wrap the episode up with some questions for Josh.