Beyond the Fairway

This week, Doug and Will are recapping the Presidents Cup and USA winning (again) over the International Team. The guys then chat about how to spot the difference between a private golfer and a public golfer. They also hit on the YouTube golf boom and what golf fans tune in to during a broadcast.

00:00 - Dougie Fresh and Friends

03:21 - Presidents Cup was a vibe

07:21 - Private golf vs public golf

13:18 - What fans want in a broadcast

16:21 - YouTube golf boom

19:46 - PGA TOUR and LIV Golf Latest

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

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Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

Will and Doug are looking at the Presidents Cup in Montreal this week and ask if the event if still relevant. The guys also chat about how viewership in golf is down across the board and discuss the article about billions of golf balls being lost each year.

00:00 - Welcome & Intro

03:50 - Will Heading North of the Border

05:34 - Doug Smith, Member-Guest Champion

12:05 - Golf Viewership & Ratings

20:08 - Is the Presidents Cup Relevant?

26:14 - Billions of Golf Balls Lost Each Year

35:25 - Man Assaulted on Golf Course

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

On this weeks episode, Doug and Will chat about how much they miss match play on the PGA TOUR, returning to the gym to hoop at the rec league and Doug's introduction to SpeedGolf Rob, a social media personality who gives golf instruction by yelling and screaming.

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

Will and Doug are joined by the legend and one of the original kings of comedy, Cedric the Entertainer. Ced talks with the guys about his comedy career, his charity golf tournament and why he loves the game of golf so much.

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

#golf #comedy #cedrictheentertainer #blackculture

Actor, writer, comedian, Army Combat Vet and lover of all things golf Lou Lou Gonzalez joins the show to discuss her passion for the game, her military background, being a woman of color in the game of golf PLUS she dishes on her Rap Foursome.

00:00 - Lou Lou Gonzalez Joins the Show!

02:27 - Golf Brands Working with Lou Lou

07:15 - Lou Lou's Military Background

13:50 - Why Lou Lou Loves the Game of Golf

29:15 - Creating Content and Lou Lou's Method

35:15 - Lou Lou's Road Blocks Getting into Golf

46:45 - Lou Lou's Rap Foursome

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

Doug and Will are back (finally!) and hitting on a number of topics in and around the game! The guys dive into Will’s continued travels and playing golf with DC’s political elite, the Olympics and why the format of golf in the Games isn’t great and we wrap the show with a tribute to Sonya Massey.

00:00 - BTF is Back & Will's Headphones

02:13 - Will Playing with Politicians

04:48 - Olympics in Full Swing

13:09 - Olympic Golf in Need of Format Change?

23:20 - Creator Classic Lacking Diversity

30:23 - One Rule to Change in Golf

36:13 - Sonya Massey's Murder

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

Does Tiger Woods have a real chance at the Open Championship this week or is that major championship window finally closed for good? The guys discuss all things Open Championship for the last major of the PGA tour season. They recap Colin Montgomerie suggesting Tiger retire, Doug's barber shop adventures, and Trump making his tee time after an assassination attempt. Stay for their picks for the week, long shots, and guys over 50 most likely to contend.

00:00 - It's Open Championship Week!

11:56 - Picks for The Open

22:50 - Beyond the Fairway Freestyle

27:25 - Trump Makes Tee Time After Assassination Attempt

32:30 - Will's Evolving Hairline

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

Will and the Underrated Tour stop in Portland, OR while Doug escapes the Phoenix heat in Columbus, Ohio. Doug kicks off the show asking if Underrated Tour is the LIV Golf of junior golf. The guys recap the John Deere Classic and dive into Davis Thompson’s unique story. Luke Clanton is the first amateur to earn consecutive top-10s on the PGA TOUR in 66 years and is sponsored by Good Good golf which sparks an interesting convo on content. Will gets pressed about his crosshand swing at a Young Jeezy concert in Ohio and the guys argue which PGA TOUR players who can hoop.

00:00 - Underrated Tour on the West Coast

05:10 - Davis Thompson Wins John Deere

17:25 - Will at Young Jeezy's Concert

20:27 - Overbearing Parents Costing Kids Opportunities in Golf

31:00 - Best Hooper in Golf

39:25 - Being a New, Black Country Club Member

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

It's a jam packed Beyond the Fairway with Doug and Will chatting about the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, if signature events are actually hurting the PGA TOUR, diversity on the PGA TOUR and how it's covered on TV and if Good Good golf is similar to the And 1 mixtape tour.

00:00 - Are Signature Events Hurting the PGA TOUR?

05:23 - Opportunities for Black Golfers & TV Coverage

21:15 - Seth Waugh Stepping Down at PGA of America CEO

25:58 - Why Should BTF Care About Sauce Gardner Playing Golf?

32:23 - Shank of the Week - Presidential Debate

Beyond The Fairway is a laid-back, outside-the-ropes vibe where golf meets culture. Hosted by former professional golfers turned golf thought leaders, Will Lowery (Golf Pass/Underrated Tour) and Doug Smith (Golf Channel/PGA Tour Live) , take you beyond the scores and highlights.

Follow Beyond the Fairway here:

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-fairway/id1548370084

Instagram: @beyondthefairway

Twitter: @beyondthefwy

TikTok: @beyondthefairway

Music credit to Keagan Stromberg for composing the intro song: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EVTqnnsjJwFRzjJsZgMPC?si=qok-HK-OTNKJJ-YOuZOxAQ

#presidentialdebate #pgatour #blackculture #blackgolf #diversitymatters #celebrities