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Kyle talks with fellow golf enthusiast Brad Q. about how things shaked out at the PGA Tour's Safeway Open at Silverado last weekend.  Brad spent Sunday in Napa watching the action unfold and to follow his all-time favorite player Phil Mickelson.

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Tiger Woods gave Bay Area golf fans a few days notice that he wound be missing the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort, citing that his game was not where he wanted it to be for his PGA Tour return.  Host Kyle and his longtime golf buddy Kev talk about what it means for Tiger to delay his PGA Tour comeback, and how golf fans should feel about his decision to postpone his comeback until he feels confident in his game.

In addition, a recent report from The Golf Channel's Matt Ginella informs us that a new 18-hole course could be in play for the already spectacular Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.  Kev and Kyle reflect on their past experience at 'The Sheep Ranch', and whether building a regulation golf course in it's place is good or bad for golf.

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A look at the private golf clubs in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, specifically those that are making an extended effort to reach out to potential members under the age of 40.

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After a year-plus hiatus, the greatest player of our generation, Tiger Woods, is planning on returning to the PGA Tour at next month's Safeway Open at Silverado Resort in Napa.

The hosts dive into what they're most excited about regarding Tiger's return, share their thoughts on the golf course at Silverado, and ponder what questions they'll ask Tiger and Phil Mickelson when they set foot in the tournament's media tent.

Along the way, the hosts also talk FedEx Cup and why they couldn't care less about the PGA Tour's playoff system, Patrick Reed's family issues, why competing with the NFL on Sunday evenings is a fruitless pursuit, and why the NFL sucks in 2016.

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In this episode of the Golf Guide Podcast, host Kyle takes a look at all the private golf clubs in Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties, and identifies which ones offer the best deal for prospective members under the age of 40.

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Sean Ogle is an entrepreneur and passionate golfer who is on a quest to play the world's 100 best golf courses.  Sean is the founder of BreakingEighty.com, where he shares stories from his world-wide golf travels.

In this episode of the Golf Guide Podcast, Kyle and Sean dive deep into Sean's professional background and how he was able to craft a lifestyle that allows him to play golf all over the world. Then they discuss various publication's Top 100 lists, specifically what the difference is between Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine's criteria for judging the merits of various golf courses.  Sean then shares his favorite West Coast golfing destinations, how he's been able to access some of the country's most private golf clubs, and how he convinced Steph Curry and Joe Lacob to play Royal Dornoch.

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With the men's tournament in the books, Golf Guide's hosts riff on how much they surprisingly enjoyed golf's return to the Olympics.

They dive in to what it will look like to see the men and women play the same golf course in back-to-back weeks, Justin Rose's wonderfully entertaining victory over Henrik Stenson, Matt Kuchar fittingly winning bronze and what Olympic golf will look like in the games ahead and what will need to happen for the game to survive in the Olympiad.

Before the podcast is over, the hosts also discuss the best account on Twitter, why living in Florida sucks, whether the Olympic golf course will survive in Rio when the games are over and how Golf Guide's Play Day at Yocha Dehe Golf Club went this past Sunday.

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Golf Guide Podcast hosts Casey and Kyle review and recap some of the events from the 98th PGA Championship, react to Jimmy Walker's win and try to figure out why nobody seemed to care about the year's fourth major.

Next, the hosts discuss the greatness of Stephan Jaeger and Jim Furyk and what it means to have multiple players shoot 58.  Stephen Jaeger shot his on the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae while Jim Furyk fired a 58 during the final round of the Traveler's Championship at TPC River Highlands.

Finally, the hosts discuss what it means to have Nike Golf removing itself from the club manufacturing industry and what kind of ripple effects it could have on golf club manufacturing going forward.

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Hosts Casey and Kyle preview this weekend's 98th PGA Championship, which will be contested at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

To understand what will happen in 2016's tournament, the hosts look back at Baltusrol's championship history and remember Phil Mickelson's memorable win back in 2005.  After discussing the merits of Baltusrol as a major championship venue, they touch on the impact of no Tiger Woods in yet another major and how that has affected the professional golf landscape in 2016.  And finally, the hosts make some predictions and offer some sage gambling advice for this weekend's action.

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Golf Guide hosts Casey and Kyle review the weekend's happenings from the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon, where Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson provided golf fans with one of the greatest duels in major championship history.

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