The Normal Sport Show

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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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined today by golf course architect and World Curling Federation President, Beau Welling. They dive into a wide range of topics from Beau's career to some of his other interests outside of the world of golf. 

The discussion includes ...

• Injuries/diseases we get from our kids
• PGA TOUR's announcement of new playoff structure
• Seed's personalized golf ball quiz
• Interview with Beau Welling

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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are back to talk about Scottie's dominance as well as what we actually like about the PGA TOUR playoffs. Plus, Kyle interviews Jack Whaley coming off of his historic U.S. Amateur win at Merion over the weekend.

The discussion includes ...

• Best/worst months of the year
• Another historic win for Scottie
• The uniqueness of professional golf
• Interview with Jack Whaley

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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are back after an extended break to talk about the biggest stories in golf from the past few weeks as well as what's ahead this week.

The discussion includes ...

• What we've enjoyed from the past few weeks in golf
• The new crop of young American talent
• LIV's lifeline for 2027 and beyond
• The PGA TOUR's 2028 Championship Series venues

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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give their final thoughts on the 2026 Open Championship as well as reflect on the 2026 golf major season at large.

The episode also includes a closer look at ...

Ryan Fox, a proper Open Champion
Bryson and the inevitable content circus that follows him every where he goes
Sam Burns major season
Who the current Player of the Year is
LIV's uncertain future


Today's episode is presented by our friends at OGIO. You can check them out at ogio.com.

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Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin break down a wild Open and are joined by Jason Page from England after his first experience at a major championship.

Their discussion includes ...

• Ryan Fox's improbable Open win.
• Tommy Fleetwood's amazing week at Birkdale.
• What to make of Bryson DeChambeau's performance.
• That wild 17th from Scottie Scheffler on Sunday. 
• And plenty more from the grounds in Southport.

Today's episode is presented by our friends at Seed Golf. You can check them out at https://www.seedgolf.co

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