Lost Fore Words

In our latest interview, former World No.1 Amateur, Ben Hogan Award winner, and Mark H. McCormack Medal recipient, Chris Willams joined the podcast. 

Chris talks us through his early years, his incredible college career, and what made it such a special experience. He notes in particular the impact his coach Matt Thurmond had on him, and how he would like to give others the same experience himself, in his role as an assistant coach at Auburn University. 

One of the biggest factors Chris attributes to his success at college was being on the same team as Nick Taylor who himself won the Hogan Award and not only encouraged Chris but spurred him on to reach the heights that he did through a high level of competition. 

While struggling at times as a professional, Chris enjoyed one of his best seasons on Mackenzie Tour in 2018 before stepping away from the game, and he discusses why he is still at peace with that decision and why he ultimately made the choice that he did.

This was an incredible insight into the life of an elite-level athlete who for a long time was the best in the world at his level. He will now pass on all his experiences to other young golfers who will look to emulate his success, while potentially developing a new way of recruiting golfers at the college level based on his own experiences.

This week Tom and Jason are joined by Matt Tizzard to preview the Irish Open & Rocket Mortgage Classic. The Irish Open returns to Mount Juliet, a course not used since hosting a WGC back in 2004, but we have hopefully found a link from those results that have helped with the selections this week. Stateside it’s the Rocket Mortgage Classic which in its 3rd year is still in its infancy and it’s perhaps not the easiest event to assess. 

We are now building up to the Open Championship which starts in mid-July, so the Scottish Open next week, which welcomes a host of PGA Tour regulars should be a perfect precursor for that. That will be our final major championship of the season due to the change of scheduling for the PGA Championship, so the field will be hungrier than ever for success in that championship, as they look to put a bow on their season there. 

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This week we recover from a dramatic US Open, which saw Jon Rahm win his first major, with clutch birdie putts on 17&18 and we will see how the market leaders in both events cope after being involved at Torrey Pines last week. 

On the European Tour we are back in Germany for the BMW International Open where Viktor Hovland, Louis Oosthuizen and Sergio headline, and on the PGA Tour a stellar field including Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka has assembled for the Travelers Championship. 

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This week’s US Open preview sees Sporting Life’s, Ben Coley join regular hosts Tom and Jason as the trio break down the field at Torrey Pines. 

Is there chances for outsiders here at Torrey, or will the cream rise to the top in this prestigious event? 

With Jon Rahm desperate to put the Memorial firmly in his rear view, can he capture his first major title at the same course he won his first PGA Tour event at back in 2017? He is the favourite to do so, and with question marks surrounding a lot of the market at the moment, it may well be tough to look past him. 

That said, the guys look at 22/1 and beyond for their selections, with a real mix of youth and experience, as well a some notable names to look out for further down the market, one of which is available at 1000/1 (!!) on Betfair. 

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A special week on the PGA Tour calendar as the players tee it up on Memorial week for the 2021 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. With questions marks surrounding the head of the market as it stands is there value to be had elsewhere this week, or is defending champion, Jon Rahm a worthy favourite at 10/1? With so many top players struggling to find their best form, it will be interesting to see who rises to the top here. Jack Nicklaus has renovated every hole again this year, so will there be any changes those that love this course will notice this time around?

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This week we look at the second major the Women’s calendar, as the world’s best head to Olympic Club and the Lake Course, for the US Women’s Open. The host course of the Men’s 2012 US Open, clues from that week suggest those that keep it in the fairway this week should stand a good chance. Is former 2-time US Open winner, Inbee Park value at 11/1? Listen to hear the thoughts of Tom, Jason, and Mike Miller. 

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This week, we try to recover from what was a wild week at the PGA Championship (congratulations Phil Mickelson!) as we look ahead to this week’s events on both the European and PGA Tours. In Europe we have the Made in Himmerland event, where we have a very confident 100/1 shot, and on the PGA Tour the players return to Colonial, where in June last year, the PGA Tour resumed play after an enforced break due to COVID-19. Can those that competed at Kiawah Island last week make the trip to each event this week and continue their form, after playing such a brutal test one week ago? If you think the answer is no, there is some great value in both events, further down the board.

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This week we look at the second major of the season, the PGA Championship. Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course, where Rory McIlroy won by 8 strokes 9 years ago, is the host again this week. The longest course in major history and a lot of top players in great form, this should be an exciting week, with a lot of drama sure to surface. Tom & Jason were joined by Sporting Life’s, Ben Coley and FTN Daily and Mayo Media Network’s, Skylar Hoke to break down this stellar field. 

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This week the European Tour starts on Wednesday for the British Masters to give those competing in the PGA Championship next week an extra day to travel, whilst on the PGA Tour they warm up in Texas at the Byron Nelson. TPC Craig Ranch is the new host for that event and with a new course comes new questions, so it’ll be interesting to see who can answer them come Sunday. 

With two events and two decent fields on offer this week, it was a great way to warm up for the second major of the year next week at Kiawah Island. 

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This week the European Tour heads to Tenerife, for the first of two events at Golf Costa Adeje, while the PGA Tour returns to the familiar setting of the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook, for the Valspar Championship. 

Two contrasting events, with birdies the order of the day in Tenerife, while in Florida, under-par rounds will be much tougher to come by. With decent fields in both events, it makes for a great week of golf ahead of us!

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