Sticks Podcast

With not having won on the PGA Tour since the 2017 Masters, Sergio Garcia finished in style on Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship to get himself back in the winner's circle for his 11th PGA Tour victory. Mel Reid captured her first LPGA Tour victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, and Evan Harmeling won over on the Korn Ferry Tour at the Savannah Golf Championship while wearing the same outfit all weekend.

Bryson DeChambeau sets a record for the lowest 72 hole score at a US Open held at Winged Foot, capturing his first major title by overpowering the golf course. The Head Coach of Golf Canada’s Men’s Amateur, Professional, and Olympic Golf Teams, Derek Ingram, also joins us to discuss his time being on the grounds at Winged Foot and working with his players, including Taylor Pendrith who finished in the top 25 and what his game plan was. Finally we touch on Derek's playing and teaching careers and how he got to where he is today (interview starting at 38:42).

With not having performed her best since returning back to competition following the LPGA Tour's restart, Brooke Henderson found herself in the final group on Sunday at the ANA Inspiration seeking her second major championship title. Stewart Cink ends his 11-year win drought at the first event of the 2020-2021 PGA Tour season at the Safeway Open for his first victory since the 2009 British Open, and we look forward to next week's US Open where 4 Canadians will be competing at Winged Foot.

With Dustin Johnson capturing his first Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title, TaylorMade Canada's Sales and Marketing Territory Manager for the Manitoba/Lakehead region, Eric Johnson, joins us to discuss Team TaylorMade's recent dominance and sweep of this year's FedEx Cup Playoffs. We also cover TaylorMade's recent equipment advancements that aided in these victories, capping off with some of the highlights from Eric's amateur career.

With the conclusion of the BMW Championship and the field set for East Lake, Mackenzie Hughes is in! Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm both drop bombs on the 18th hole at Olympia Fields to close out the week, Taylor Pendrith cracks a top 10 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship securing his PGA Tour card for next season, and Phil Mickelson wins in his Champions Tour debut in record-tying fashion.

Two-time Manitoba Amateur Champion and Golfer of the Year, Devon Schade, joins us to discuss his experiences competing out West in the first two events of the Canada Life Series on the Mackenzie Tour. Dustin Johnson laps the field at The Northern Trust to win the first FedEx Cup Playoff event, and Sophia Popov goes from no LPGA Tour status to Major Champion in one week.

Jim Herman captures his third PGA Tour win at the Wyndham Championship when he needed it most to secure his spot in the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Aaron Cockerill also cards his best finish on the European Tour at the Celtic Classic. Finally, we sit down with the first guest on Two and a Half Sticks, the 2020 Manitoba Men's Amateur Champion, Marco Trstenjak, recapping the event and what he has coming up as he heads back down to UNLV for the Fall (interview starting at 21:23).

Collin Morikawa's stellar season continues with capturing his first major title at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. Jordy and Bort break down the event and cover some of the venue's history, while also touching on how the Canadians in the field finished including those competing in the English Championship, Winco Foods Portland Open, and the Marathon Classic.

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