The Long Game is back, and this week we’re recapping all things Masters — including Scottie Scheffler’s steady dominance en route to his second green jacket, the scariest holes at Augusta National, Golf Channel’s practice range coverage, and the reactions/fallout from Jason Day’s Malbon debacle. Also, Dave has a revelation about ANGC, we guess what we’d shoot over four rounds of the tournament, ponder Ludvig Åberg’s ceiling, and rank Jim Nantz’s signature final putt call. Plus, should we know what the champion’s locker room looks like?

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The Long Game is back, Masters week is officially upon us, and Dave and Casey are ready to break down all things Magnolia Lane this week. First, they recap the thrilling Valero Texas Open finish, Akshay Bhatia's clutch (and painful) play, Lottie Woad's impressive run at the Augusta National Women's Amateur, and Kelly Norda's dominant fourth straight LPGA win. The guys also talk eclipse-preparedness, share some leftover Netflix Full Swing thoughts, and discuss Jon Rahm's 72-hole revelation.

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The Long Game is back, and Dave and Casey kick off the show by discussing the state of April Fools' Day corporate gags on social media. They also recap last weekend's Texas Children's Houston Open, and Casey tries to figure out the difference between Stephan Jäger and Thomas Detry. We also recap Casey's trip to The Players Championship a few weeks back, JB Holmes sneaking into an amateur Calcutta, and whether it's okay for dads to wear golf shoes to PGA TOUR events. Finally, Casey comes clean about how he ties his shoes.

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The Long Game is back and this week we’re joined by the one and only David “Janko” Jankowski, 2024 New England PGA Teacher of the Year and owner of Golf Garage VT. First, Dave and Casey catch up after a week off to discuss recent travels, Peter Malnati’s emotional win inside the simulation, and Dave shares a controversial “Full Swing” Season 2 take. 

Janko then joins the program after some technical difficulties [00:21:14], and we discuss he and Dave’s trip last week down to Pinehurst, North Carolina, where they teamed in the annual New England PGA Pro-Am. We go deep on the resort itself — from No. 2 and No. 4 to The Cradle — and why Pinehurst is such an incredible destination for golf sickos like us. We also preview the upcoming US Open there in June and Janko outlines the type of PGA TOUR pros whose games are tailor-made for Pinehurst No. 2.

Follow David “Janko” Jankowski (@janko_golfcoaching) & Golf Garage (@golfgaragevt) on Instagram and at jankogolf.com.

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This week on The Long Game Podcast we dive headfirst into the world of analytics with the one and only golf stat pro, and co-host of the “Hack It Out Golf Podcast,” Lou Stagner. [00:10:15] We get the scoop on Lou's journey from crunching numbers in the corporate world to revolutionizing the way we think about golf through analytics, why tracking putts is a useless stat, what amateur golfer’s biggest myths are about their own games, why distance was more important in the 80’s than it is today, and why the difference between a 10 handicap and a scratch golfer isn’t making more birdies. 

Follow Lou Stagner on Twitter (@LouStagner), Instagram (@LouStagnerGolf), and subscribe to his weekly newsletter at newsletter.loustagnergolf.com

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Dave limps into the show this week, fresh off his second consecutive Disney vacation-related bout with food poisoning. We immediately delve into Dave's new hat—a great visual topic for a podcast—as we continue our push towards a lucrative Malbon sponsorship. We also discuss whether the PGA TOUR has a star power problem, Anthony Kim's disastrous LIV Jeddah start, and Talor Gooch's eyebrow-raising comments before previewing this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. We also empty out the mailbag with listener questions, and Casey contemplates bringing his 4-year-old to The Players Championship.

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The Long Game is back, and this week Dave and Casey are joined by professional World Long Drive competitors Bryce Mooney and [Doctor!] Sam Attanasio for a deep dive into the world of speed/distance training. They also explain why adding distance is the single most important factor in lowering an amateur golfer’s handicap, how they became training partners, the importance of accuracy during competition, Sam becoming the second person ever to eclipse 240 MPH ball speed, and why former D1 baseball players are usually long hitters.

Sam and Bryce also walk us through Speed Toad, the speed training system they invented, what it's like to create and market a product to the golf industry, and how their competitors are catching up thanks to their own creation.

Plus, Casey tries to explain to Bryce and Sam what “laying up” is.

Follow Bryce Mooney on Instagram & TikTok (@longdrivebryce), Sam Attanasio on Instagram & TikTok (@bombitld), and Speed Toad on Instagram (@speedtoad) and https://thespeedtoad.com

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The Long Game is back and we’re recapping Tiger Wood’s week In-N-Out of the Genesis Open at Riviera and Hideki Matsuyama’s historic closing round before previewing this week’s prestigious Mexico Open at Vidanta. We also get into kid birthday celebrations, DIY furniture assembly, what we think our handiness handicaps are, the curiosity behind NUCLR Golf, and Casey negotiates with a casino over a Masters bet. 

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Casey is still reeling from his 150/1 Charley Hoffman bet before last week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open, which the guys recap before previewing the upcoming Genesis Open at Riviera. (Where Tiger Woods will make his much anticipated return to golf... In Sun Day Red, no less) 

Then, veteran PGA TOUR player Brendon de Jonge joins the Long Game [00:10:46] to talk about making it from Zimbabwe to professional golf, facing off against Tiger and Phil in the 2013 President’s Cup, why Riviera is so revered by the players, and starting his media career. 

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The Long Game is back, and before we welcome a special guest to the program, Dave and Casey catch up on all things golf, including the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, LIV Golf’s moment in the Mexican sun, and this week’s always-entertaining Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. Then, the guys are joined by Jon Sherman (00:24:04), who runs the popular golf improvement site Practical Golf, hosts the Sweet Spot podcast, and is the author of The Four Foundations of Golf. We talk expectation management, strategy, practice, and why Jon works out to the same 4 songs from the “Rocky” soundtrack.

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