Fore Play

Jon Rahm gets emotional after winning on LIV for the first time which delves us into a discussion: is golf’s money and professional landscape sustainable? If not, what will make it implode? Conversely, we’re quite high on the 2024 year in pro golf with riveting finishes in an era void of unity and nearly void of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Plus: Dan’s European vacation; Riggs embarks on a Bandon Dunes trip; Frankie plays Mat Barzal; The PGA Tour announces the Creator Classic; and golf in the Paris Olympics kicks off this week.

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Donald Trump appeared on Bryson’s “Breaking 50” video series. We discuss the video plus: the appearance of Tiger’s leg, remembering the level of his dominance, artificial intelligence’s takeover, our polarized times, theories on the cosmos, debating whose career would be most improved if you could remove an injury, and Closest To The Pin.

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The Open Championship recap. Xander wins and we revel about how fun watching The Open is, how great the championship is, and how much this event means to the players. From Xander to Tiger, Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Dan Brown, Shane Lowry, Bryson, Rory, Rahm, and beyond, we discuss the performances, the key moments, and the entire week of 2024’s final major.

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Who will cement 2024 as their year? Scottie? Rory? Bryson? Xander? Tiger? Collin? Another? Troon will be windy, rainy, and present many opportunities for disaster. Rory changed his phone number; London is cool; a UK Barstool Classic may be in the future; Jonesy is getting married; Tiger looks good. Plus questions From The Gallery, Closest To The Pin, and the Daily Dozen.

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Open Championship week is upon us, and it comes after yet another crazy weekend in America. Donald Trump was shot but survived an assassination attempt; Copa America nearly tore down Miami; Robert MacIntyre heroically won the Scottish Open after an incredible rules break; The Barstool Classic had a viral handicap controversy; Rory, Scottie, Bryson, Tiger and the rest prepare to try to win the last major championship of the year; and we take a few questions From The Gallery.

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The show evolves like never before today. Keegan is announced as the U.S. Ryder Cup captain. Rory speaks about Pinehurst for the first time. And believe it or not, we play press conference clips and react to them in real-time on the show. We also delve into Frankie & Trent going on with Boomer & Gio, Djokovic being an elite villain, mice, the presidential election, Nate at the WSOP, and Closest To The Pin.

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Rumors swirl as the U.S. Ryder Cup team prepares to announce its next captain. Did Tiger turn it down? Is Keegan getting the nod after the Rome snub? Frankie & Riggs discuss this plus a wild trip to Amsterdam, an iconic match against NY sports radio, Rory returning into the public eye this week, the phenomenon of growing up, genuine fandom hate and much more.

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Happy 4th of July, folks. We discuss Long Island’s phenomenal slate of golf courses, the first U.S. President to play golf, the differences between our relationship to golf as kids and now, and flying with Francis Ellis. We also take several From The Galleries and do Closest To The Pin.

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Dana Dahlquist, Bryson’s swing coach, joins the show (57:21). We discuss Bryson’s unique irons, not believing “the throne” is Scottie’s, and unique occurrences during the U.S. Open. Before Dana, we discuss Golf Galaxy employee Nick Bienz drinking beers then qualifying for this week’s PGA Tour event, the Netherlands saying their golfers aren’t good enough for the Olympics, Wisconsin golf, Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun, Rory’s mindset and Phil on the sun’s impact.

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Financially speaking, Scottie’s run is incredibly historic. We breakdown Scottie’s prize money already this year compared to the most in Tiger, Greg Norman, and Vijay Singh’s heydays, where Ted Scott sits on the current PGA Tour money list, and how certain course setups are favoring Scottie. We also react to Tom Kim’s jolly antics, the protesters and subsequent police reaction on Sunday, LIV Golf Nashville’s strong week, Jon Rahm yelling at drones, monoliths, the NHL’s game 7, House Of The Dragon returning, movies, Barstool Golfs and more.

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