The Normal Sport Show

This week, Kyle Porter is joined by recent Korn Ferry Tour graduate, Davis Lamb. Davis is a Notre Dame product and KFT winner who earned his 2027 PGA Tour card at 29. They dive into Davis's background as well as:

• Nearly quitting after a rough fifth year at FAU
• Learning how to win by staying in the mix
• Life on the road
• Daily NYT Crossword and Connections habit
• Why golf could use a shot clock

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This week, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin planned to dive into the careers of a few forgotten golfers, but got sidetracked by topics like using AI with kids and native gardening in Texas. They eventually get to the goings-on in the golf world and revisit the careers of two golfers you may have forgotten. This week's wide ranging topics included:

• What Are You Loving Lately?
• The continuing elevation of national opens
• Austin Smotherman's win in Bermuda
• Dustin Johnson taking on the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
• What Happened to That Guy?

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In this week's episode, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin rank their Top 5 European Tour Events, as well as give their thoughts on a couple of the storylines they're following this week.

Today's episode includes:

• Name a Random Baseball Player
• Eugenio Chacarra's continued rise on the European Tour
• The Rory/Kisner back-and-forth
• Ranking our top 5 Euro Tour events

Thanks to Seed Golf for sponsoring this week's pod! Seed started with the belief that a great golf experience shouldn't cost a fortune. Golfers of all abilities would benefit from using a premium, tour-grade golf ball, and their aim is to bring that sort of performance at an affordable price.

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In this week's episode, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give out a few unpopular opinions from the golf world as well as share a few of the storylines they're following this week. Kyle also shares his newfound affinity for Spain's emerging golf star, Eugenio Chacarra.

Today's episode includes:

• Unpopular Opinions
• A Spieth comp that will be sure to raise some eyebrows
• Young Americans Michael Brennan and Blades Brown trajectory
• What's next for Jon Rahm?
• Keegan Bradley Ryder Cup thoughts
• Rory's quotes this week on what LIV almost got right

Thanks to Seed Golf for sponsoring this week's pod! Seed started with the belief that a great golf experience shouldn't cost a fortune. Golfers of all abilities would benefit from using a premium, tour-grade golf ball, and their aim is to bring that sort of performance at an affordable price.

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This week, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined by Golf Digest's Jamie Kennedy to make some way too early Ryder Cup predictions for 2027. It was a ton of fun looking ahead to Ireland and the event we're most excited for in 2027. Topics in this week's podcast include:

• Ryder Cup Press Conference debrief
• 4 Predictions for the 2027 Ryder Cup
• European Team Roster Predictions from Jamie
• US Team Roster Predictions from Kyle

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In today's episode, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin attempt to give just 5 takeaways from this year's Presidents Cup. There are, of course, way more than 5 takeaways discussed, as there are always so many fascinating topics that come from these team events.

The discussion includes:

• Where does the Presidents Cup rank in the list of other major golf events
• What impressed us most about the International Team
• What's next for the US Team
• Jackson Koivun's arrival
• Scottie's weird week
• Tom Kim's leadership on the Internationl Team
• Plus a lot more

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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined this week by PGA TOUR's Paul Hodowanic to preview the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club. They walk through a few different categories around what they're watching for this week. From players with the most to gain to the most likely to celebrate while getting blown out (Si Woo Kim Award), there's a lot of ground covered. 

Plus, stick around for an interview with last week's Biltmore Championship winner and Presidents Cup rookie, Jacob Bridgeman. 

Today's discussion includes:

• Jacob Bridgeman's win at the Biltmore Championship
• Presidents Cup discussion
• Bridgeman Interview

Check out Paul Hodowanic's Si Woo Kim piece right here: https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2026/09/21/si-woo-kim-presidents-cup-medinah-country-club-international-team

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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are back this week to finish wrapping up the 2026 PGA Tour season with some superlatives. From Player of the Year to Rookie of the Year to Best Meme of the Year, they cover a wide range of awards from the season that was. 

Today's discussion includes:

• The Solheim Cup and incredible energy of match play
• Shane Lowry's dominate Irish Open
• PGA Tour Season Superlatives

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Today, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined by Joseph LaMagna of Fried Egg Golf for a difficult task. To compare all 32 NFL starting QBs to golfers. Some of the comparisons are easy and natural, while others probably should not have seen the light of day. You can be the judge of that!

Today's discussion includes:

• What makes the US Open (Tennis) must watch TV
• Why the Walker Cup was the event of the year
• QB comps broken out by division

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This week, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin revisit Kyle's 2026 season predictions. Now that the bulk of the professional golf calendar has concluded, let's see how those predictions shook out (spoiler: not well). 

The discussion includes ...

• Kyle's offensive coordinating tactics for flag football
• Scottie's dominance is unlike anything we've seen since Tiger
• Brian Rolapp is very much the captain now
• The impact of AI on traditional golf media
• Rory's new era in professional golf

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