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This week all four guys are back to catch up on things in the world of golf, both professionally and personally. After spending two minutes on the WGC tournament in Memphis, the group talks about golf in the Olympics ... and go completely off on a tangent that connects Rickie Fowler to F1, why breakdancing is an olympic sport, and what events make up the modern pentathlon.

Oh yeah, the golf. Brian loved the back nine of the final round drama in the women's tournament, including the horn for a weather delay while they are on the 71st! hole.

After that we spend the second half of the podcast talking about recent golf we've played. Brian broke down his round with Colin at a parent-child alternate shot tournament, Doug had a round at the ultra exclusive Sanctuary Golf Club outside of Denver, Dave brags about his kids' performances at the Drive, Chip, and Putt, and Todd took his daughter out to the course for her first experience.  (I can't stress enough ... all of these stories were great, but most reinforce just how great relationships with your kids can be.) Hope you listen!

This week we take a breather from the professional golf schedule and sit down with Alex Swayne, a senior at Clemson University. Alex recently competed in the US Women's Open at Olympic Club, including playing a practice round with Lexi Thompson and she shares some stories and reactions from that week. Prior to her time at Clemson, Alex was the top ranked junior in Ohio by the AJGA and 14th overall in 2018 according to Golfweek.

She also recently competed as an amateur in the Symetra Tour event in Cincinnati and she opens up about that experience. But ultimately what really resonated with us over the course of the interview was her sense of self belief that she and her coach have been working on. If you've been struggling with your own game, hearing Alex talk about herself using positive reinforcement is a reminder to all of us about how our emotions and energy can affect our play. Be more like Alex!

In this episode Todd and Brian discuss Collin Morikawa's win at the British Open and his remarkable iron play this week. We also discuss Spieth's up and down weekend and how he might respond to missed opportunities to win his fourth major.

We question the recent batch of English golfers, whether this week was truly a British Open in terms of conditioning and weather, and Todd drops some stats comparing past Opens to past PGA Championships.

Will Grimmer gets a shout out for his T47 at the Barbasol, including his 8 under par opening round.

Finally, we discuss Space Jam 2, find out the first movie Todd saw in the theatre, and I offer an apology to my playing partner in the club's two man competition.

Tonight the boys start off by talking soccer and the drama of the European Cup Final, much to Dave's chagrin. Then we touch on a myriad of topics from the week: The Match/Bryson's new caddie/JT's club throw/Rory's brush with a fan before launching into a preview of the British Open at Royal St. George's.

Brian reads a few anonymous bios of key contenders and Todd and Doug try to identify who it is and talk about their chances to lift the Claret Jug before announcing our survivor pool picks 'live' on the pod.

In this episode the boys apologize for being a day late with the podcast, but hey, it was a holiday. And then they spend a few minutes on the Rocket Mortgage Classic and wondering if The Match this week will be entertaining or a bunch of canned bits.

We spend the majority of the podcast breaking down Todd's trip to St. Louis and his round with Brian. And Dave shoots a low number at a course on the east side of Cincinnati and teaches us all the proper way to hit an 85 yard shot. I'm sure you'll be captivated.

This week we get a special guest star appearance from Rachel Lunn who has big news from the golf world this weekend. Then we talk about the incredibly long and drawn out playoff on the PGA Tour, including a proposal from Todd on how they should do playoffs in the future that leaves the guys scratching their heads.

We also use the KPMG to discuss tempo and swing speeds of our favorite LPGA stars before Todd breaks down his day at the Symetra Tour event in Cincinnati.

Finally we take a few minutes to discuss money games at your local club and why we shy away from them before jumping into some NBA talk and stories of our kids.

After a week off we jump right back in to the golf world with an obvious focus on the US Open. Rahm had a strong finish and Louie continues to play bridesmaid in major championships. We debate whether Torrey was a worthy venue for a major championship, despite the leaderboard, potential alternative sites and routings, and whether the USGA truly set this up like a true US Open and if they can say they are the 'toughest test in golf' anymore after seeing this set up.

We also dive into our own games a little and single out some shots that cause us the most mental challenges before talking about our own Father's day memories from today.

On this episode we spend a great deal of time discussing the US Women's Open and the thrilling finish of Yuka Saso's win ... and Lexi's continued collapsing in major moments. Olympic Club was a worthy venue and showcased some amazing golf including from 17 year old Megha Ganne.

We briefly mention Cantlay's 'win' over Morikawa but spend the majority of the time talking about the outcome with Rahm and the continued escalation Brooks and Bryson and whether the PGA likes what is happening between them.

Finally Doug teaches us about supply chain issues, Todd delves into his disdain for flat head screws, Dave celebrates the Reds recent run, and Brian details Colin's first PGA Jr League match to close it out.

This week Brian and Todd use Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open to discuss the media's role in mental health of athletes, how governing bodies of the sport should work with athletes on this, and wonder in this digital age if mass interview/press conferences are even necessary anymore.

After that, Todd takes us through "The Match 2" in his on-going saga to take down Dave. He starts it off going shot by shot but I promise he fast forwards through his round. And Brian keeps us in suspense in recapping the opening two man best ball match at his club with his partner against the reigning champions.

Finally, two well-deserved shout outs to Emily and Megan close out the pod.

On this week's episode we breakdown Phil's win at the PGA, his resurgence overall, the teeth of the wind and Kiawah in general. We also spend a few minutes praising Rickie's comeback before complaining about CBS' incessant use of the 4k camera and refusal to show any golf shots outside of 4 players.

In other news ,Dave brags about his position in the season long one-and-done pool and Doug introduces us to the wild world of Eurovision.