Fringe Coverage - LPGA Golf Podcast

Jeeno Thitikul wins the 2025 CME Group Tour Championship in convincing fashion, and also wraps up Rolex Player of the Year, Vare Trophy and the Money List honors. The guys zoom in on Jeeno's and Nelly Korda's 2025 seasons, and get hyped for the rivalry to grow next season.

It's Tour Championship week! After recapping Linn Grant's win at The ANNIKA, Marc and Tom spotlight the players who played their way in (and out) of this week's CME Top-60 field. The guys preview this week's season-ending Tour Championship, including their picks to win it all.

Marc and Tom are joined by friend-of-the-show and former professional golfer, Peter Campbell. Peter breaks down the challenges of being a young tour pro, from navigating an unpredictable schedule, managing daily and weekly financial stresses, figuring out where to eat, and just how hard it is to find success in professional golf.

LPGA rising star Gabi Ruffels joins Marc and Tom for a wide-ranging interview, talking everything from her crazy LPGA travel schedule, growing up in Australia, the quality of the golf on the LPGA and even her love of fashion and Taylor Swift. Marc and Tom also recap Miyu Yamashita's 8-shot comeback win at the Maybank.

Team Australia reigns supreme! The guys recap how Minjee, Grace, Hannah and Steph conquered the International Crown field, and share their thoughts on why this is one of the best tournaments of the year. Then Marc lays out the frenetic and head-scratchingly bizarre LPGA tournament schedule, and the challenges it creates for the players.

After a quick BMW Ladies Championship recap, the guys preview the 7 nations (and one "World" team) competing in this week's International Crown team-format tournament, including pool play assignments, player changes and an advantageous seeding break for Team USA.

Jeeno Thitikul chases down Minami Katsu in Shanghai to become the first repeat winner of the 2025 LPGA season. The guys spotlight the rookies, as they profile the incoming class from the Epson Tour, update the LPGA Rookie of the Year race and look WAY back to find the last American to win the award. After previewing this week's BMW Ladies Championship, Tom is inspired by a recent Charley Hull interview and poses some serious life questions to Marc.

It's never too early! Tom & Marc provide a crash course on next year's Solheim Cup, the biggest team event in women's golf, including a snapshot of the current players looking to qualify for Team USA and Team Europe. The guys also recap Youmin Hwang's impressive win at the LOTTE Championship and preview the first stop on the Asian swing, Buick LPGA Shanghai. And stay to the end to hear one cohost get a Taylor Swift education.

After a quick check-in on the season-long LPGA awards and Race to CME Globe point standings, the guys spotlight  the LPGA's fastest rising star, Lottie Woad. And after previewing this week's LOTTE Championship in Oahu, the guys share how last episode's tournament branding ideas sparked a fun Instagram dialogue with a tournament sponsor.

After a bummer, weather-shortened tournament in Arkansas, the guys discuss the different impact and fallout of a major event cancellation. Tom plays Chief Marketing Officer for the remaining LPGA tournaments on the schedules and pitches some new ideas to enhance their broadcast visibility. Marc has a different take on the LPGA's host family program, and Tom ends the episode with a recap of his round at Chambers Bay.