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The last days of the true amateur

If amateur golf was long held up as golf in its purest form, the reality has become more complicated. In addition to free clubs and other advantages, top amateurs now stand to profit from their name and image, making the ...

Team Game: Inside the life of the modern PGA Tour caddie

The easiest part of a PGA Tour caddie’s job might be giving his player yardage. It’s everything else that’s grown more complicated. In this episode, Daniel Rapaport talks to tour caddies and their players about how the job has changed, ...

The dirty secrets of sandbaggers

On the short list of the most despised people in golf, sandbaggers rank near the top. What draws some golfers to such deceptive extremes? And how exactly do they do it? This episode examines the art of sandbagging, the various ...

Funny Money On Tour: The lucrative life of a PGA Tour golfer

The FedEx Cup is set to award another $15 million first prize while scores of golfers who have never won a PGA Tour event have still made more money than Jack Nicklaus earned in his career. In this episode, host ...

Bob May and the curse of the very good golfer

Twenty years after a journeyman golfer named Bob May took Tiger Woods to a playoff in the PGA Championship, he remains a prime example of a golfer who could hang at the highest level only temporarily. We examine the myriad ...

Golfing While Black

Five women joined a golf club outside of York, Pennsylvania, only to have the police summoned to the course by the owner midway through their first round. Their crime, they say, was “golfing while black.” The first episode of Local ...

Rocket Mortgage Classic 2020 best bets and analysis, fantasy guru Pat Mayo on how to get into golf betting

2020 Travelers Championship best bets and analysis, plus the surge in gambling on golf with Vegas oddsmaker Jeff Sherman

2020 RBC Heritage picks and analysis with data scientist and gambling expert Rick Gehman

Best Bets: Is Brooks Koepka being disrespected at Colonial?

Annika Sorenstam, the Euro Tour’s bold new strategy

Annika Sorenstam, arguably the GOAT of women's golf, joins the pod to discuss her game during the pandemic, whether players should be mic’d up at tournaments and what she remembers from her LPGA record-breaking 59. Also, Alex Myers, Daniel Rapaport ...

The Match Pt. 2: Tiger/Manning vs. Phil/Brady analysis

Live golf’s back! A preview of the TaylorMade Driving Relief skins game with our best bets

"Golf’s Holy War"; a star-studded charity match at Seminole

In between practicing their short games, Alex Myers, Sam Weinman and Daniel Rapaport discuss the upcoming TaylorMade Driving Relief charity golf match at Seminole featuring Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Matthew Wolff and Rickie Fowler. Also, author Brett Cyrgalis talks to ...

The keys to golf’s return, rising star Erik van Rooyen

Alex Myers, Sam Weinman and Daniel Rapaport discuss the chances the PGA Tour returns in June, golf terms that they can’t stand and their experiences with Michael Jordan as a golfer. Also, South African golfer Erik van Rooyen talks to ...

Special Pod: Tiger Woods checks in from home

In what was supposed to be a busy week defending his 2019 Masters title, Tiger Woods instead is at home like pretty much everyone else waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to subside. The 15-time major champion talked over Zoom to ...

A potential new major schedule, Mark Baldwin

Once again from their respective quarantines, Alex Myers, Sam Weinman and Daniel Rapaport discuss what a Masters in November would look like, the postponement of the Olympics and how PGA Tour players are helping their caddies. Also, golf journeyman Mark ...

Golf's place amid a crisis, Matthew Fitzpatrick

A turbulent period in golf and beyond has our editors trying to make sense of it all. Alex Myers, Sam Weinman, Daniel Rapaport and Mike Stachura discuss whether people should still be trying to play golf and how the coronavirus ...

Rich Beem, best PGA Tour leader boards

Sky Sports commentator and 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem talks to Golf Digest about playing against Tiger under pressure, the preparation that goes into discussing golf on TV, and the tour pro he has a "man-crush" on. Also, Alex ...

Veteran tour caddie Paul Tesori, the latest golf Twitter war

Veteran PGA Tour caddie Paul Tesori talks to Golf Digest about his partnership with Webb Simpson and common arguments between players and caddies. Also, Alex Myers, Sam Weinman, and Daniel Rapaport discuss Paul Azinger's incendiary remarks about the European Tour, ...

Hal Sutton, Patrick Reed's saga continues

1983 PGA Championship winner and two-time Players champ Hal Sutton talks to Golf Digest (35:26) about the infamous Ryder Cup Tiger-Phil pairing, beating Jack and Tiger down the stretch, and his often copied “Be the right club today.” Also, Alex ...

Adam Scott’s Hall of Fame credentials, Scottie Scheffler

PGA Tour rookie and 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler talks to Golf Digest about the differences between the two tours, how he’s dealing with the new schedule and the golfers that are the best at ...

Golf Digest editor's incredible Sunday in the final pairing at Pebble Beach

Golf Digest editor-in-chief Jerry Tarde discusses his unique experience playing in the final group of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am alongside tournament winner Nick Taylor. His final round included fending off trash talk from Phil Mickelson and making a run ...

Reviewing golf clubs is a lot harder than it sounds

Equipment editors and Hot List gurus Mike Stachura and Mike Johnson drop in to discuss this year’s ranking of the best golf clubs and all that goes into this undertaking. Then, Alex Myers, Sam Weinman, and Stephen Hennessey discuss the ...

Scott Stallings’ transformation, Charlie Woods’ swing, AmEx picks

Three-time PGA Tour winner Scott Stallings talks to Golf Digest about his new workout regimen, his goals for 2020, and Phil Mickelson’s calves. Also, Alex Myers, Sam Weinman, and Daniel Rapaport discuss the Sony Open’s exciting playoff and Charlie Woods’ ...