Breaking down The American Express with a data-driven preview of the week ahead. I walk through the courses, recent trends, storylines to watch, and finish with my best bets for the tournament.(0:00) Course Preview(1:14) By The Numbers(2:32) Trends(3:49) Storylines(5:03) Best Bets#laquinta #pgatour #GolfPreview #golfbets #scottiescheffler

Golf Channel analyst and accomplished amateur golfer Emilia Doran is living proof that you can turn your passion into your profession. A four-time All-American at Wake Forest, Emilia helped lead her team to the 2023 national championship while chasing a dream to become a golf broadcaster.She quickly rose to prominence as one of the most promising analysts for Golf Channel and SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio -- all while keeping her competitive fire alive as an amateur player. In this episode, we talk about her unique path through college golf, life on camera, and how she managed to report from the U.S. Women’s Amateur while still competing in it.

(0:00) Golf Career

(3:10) Playing and Broadcasting

(5:41) 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur

(8:58) The Switch to Golf Broadcasting

(11:15) J.J. Spaun’s U.S. Open Win

(13:55) Broadcast Schedule(15:20) College Golf

Taylor Zarzour, host and director of SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and the voice of golf's major championships, joins Taft Gantt to preview the U.S. Open at Oakmont. They discuss Scottie's dominance and who can chase him down. Then, they check in on the Ryder Cup where Taylor shares an unfortunate truth about Team USA. They finish with Taylor touching on his career and giving Taft advice on what it takes to live out your dreams in sports media.

(0:00) PGA Championship

(1:20) Taylor Zarzour

(3:45) The Big Three

(7:56) Oakmont

(8:40) U.S. Open

(12:55) Trivia

(16:00) Ryder Cup

(23:50) Sports Broadcasting

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Gabby Steiner is a trailblazer in women’s golf as the Lead Assistant Pro for Dormie Club and previously the first female Golf Pro at Pinehurst Country Club. She played college golf at JMU and now shares her passion and knowledge of golf as an LPGA/PGA pro. She tells her story and 'why' with Taft Gantt on this episode of Pure Golf Talk.

(0:00) Dormie Club

(3:28) Tanner + PGA Relationship

(5:34) Pinehurst

(6:50) Love of Golf

(11:45) Gabby’s Favorites

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Larkin Gross qualified for his third PGA Championship by finishing T-15 in the 2025 PGA Professional Championship. He sits down with Taft Gantt in Charlotte to share his preparations for Quail Hollow and what it's like playing in a major championship while working as an assistant golf pro at Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA.

(0:00) PGA Championship

(7:18) Quail Hollow

(12:43) Paige + PGA of America Golf Pro

(16:45) Methodist University

(17:39) Golf Professional Representation

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Pinehurst is the cradle of American golf, but it's pioneers like Tom Pashley and Matt Gibson that have taken the small, historic golf town to new heights. On this episode of Pure Golf Talk, Taft Gantt is joined by the President of the Resort Tom Pashley to discuss Pinehurst's innovation, the 2024 U.S. Open, and what's to come. Later, Pinehurst's Senior Manager of Digital Content Matt Gibson (19:11) comes on to talk about Pinehurst Sandmines, his favorite course and hole, and capturing content across all 11 courses at the Resort.

(0:00) Tom Pashey intro

(4:06) Pinehurst Resort

(10:15) Pinehurst Sandmines

(13:20) 2024 U.S. Open

(16:15) Pashley's motivation

(19:11) Matt Gibson intro

(23:13) St. Andrews

(25:27) No. 10 & No. 11