Fore Play

LIV defectors. Smith gone. Callum Tarren joins (2:02:21) & breaks down the Tour’s brutal orientation. Hideki stays. Frankie’s caught in a public pickle. Rap reveals he’s colorblind.

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Dan Rapaport joins Fore Play full-time. Huge day. Huge show. We’ve got Riggs, Trent, Frankie, Lurch, and, yes, Barstool’s newest hire, Dan Rapaport on the show. We discuss Dan’s move from Golf Digest to Barstool, going from Big J to the Pirate Ship, and how the process unfolded. We also discuss Lurch’s role moving forward. In golf news, Rory wins the Tour Championship, LIV movements are upon us, House of the Dragon episode 2 is out, the Manti Te’o documentary blew us all away, and Riggs believes waiting in line simply shouldn’t be a thing.

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Trent and Frankie man the show and Dan Rapaport joins (15:23) as PGA Tour changes are announced just before recording. More elevated events, guaranteed money, travel stipends, changes to the PIP, and more. Tiger and Rory collaborate and form a new tech-infused team golf league. A “sounds of the universe” clip was released, and it’s horrific. Trent and Frankie discuss golf course maintenance, creation and much more with four different golf superintendents around the country from Long Island to Arizona (49:27).

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Tiger Woods has taken control of the situation. We discuss “the meeting” reports. Rory calls Tiger the alpha. Tiger is seriously involved in the new PGA 2k video game. The ‘net’ Tour Championship is upon us. Trent is painstakingly close to breaking 90. Trent crafts another DM to Rickie Fowler. Much more. Full squad.

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Sepp Straka joins (01:33:57) to discuss Sunday evening’s dramatic playoff. Riggs & Trent for the first hour. A throwback, old school chat down memory lane with the OG’s on Tiger’s plane exit & “The Meeting.” Frankie & Trent then discuss the Borrellis’ memorable Pebble Beach week.

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Will Zalatoris wins a wild playoff. Cam Smith withdraws from the BMW Championship with a “hip injury” just a day after a delayed “penalty.” We discuss players’ choices between creating a full-on golfer brand vs simply cashing LIV checks. Frankie locks he & his dad outside in Pebble. Scott Fawcett goes nuts on Twitter. And which players would you pick to fight in a PGA vs LIV trial by combat?

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Trottie the legend rejoins the show (01:02:15). He appears from… under the table? We discuss: Is Trent Ryan the no. 1 khaki wearer on Earth? Are the new Hi-Toe 3 wedges from TaylorMade the right wedges for you? What does the future hold after the Tour defeated LIV Golfers in the courtroom? Would Cam Smith to LIV finally flip the scales? Are iron covers brutal? Is Gooch and Swafford waiting in a car outside TPC Southwind the funniest thing of the year?

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Fresh off a hilarious ace, Mark Hubbard joins the show (01:27:26). We discuss: his beef with airline pilots, his Homeless Hubbs Twitter account, the dry erase board in place of a sponsor on his bag, and showing pure disgust as he holed an ace on Tour. Before Mark, Riggs relives his week at the Wyndham, Frankie and Trent recount Pup Punk’s NYC performance, and Lurch unbelievably winds up at a shockingly coincidental hotel.

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Riggs is back after a whirlwind weekend and about to tee off in the Wyndham Championship pro-am. How will LIV’s lawsuit vs the PGA Tour pan out? How wild would a public trial be? Bryson used an analogy identical to one from a recent episode. Stoolie Luke Donald is announced as European Ryder Cup captain. How do sharks have sex and would a great white defeat a polar bear in 6 feet of water?

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Riggs takes a private jet with Kevin Kisner to the Wyndham Championship so Frankie runs the show. Serious internet issues ensue. Frankie careered it at Shinnecock alongside Barstool Big Cat (who went even lower). Finau wins again — is he just a winner now? Riggs and Kiz again played the Barstool Classic. And apparently there is a newly-found void in space?

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