The Shotgun Start

It's a historic week for the PGA Tour, so Andy and Brendan are back in full force on this Wednesday episode. Some football talk starts the show, as Andy remains optimistic about the Bears' playoff chances and Robert Saleh is out as head coach of the New York Jets. Andy and Brendan then move on to what's truly important this week - Jay Don Blake's 500th (and final) career PGA Tour start, coming at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah. The 65-year-old Blake was moved to tears at the invitation to play in his hometown event, so Andy and Brendan take a walk down memory lane and remember his career. They recap his 1980 NCAA Championship, won while playing for Utah State, his career FedEx Cup point total, and, of course, his legendary mustache. The two pause the Jay Don remembrance for the time being, moving on to discuss a scandal at the Monday qualifier for the Black Desert Championship. The conversation then turns back to Jay Don Blake, as Andy and Brendan debate whether the new Korn Ferry Tour grads should be playing in the FedEx Fall instead of sponsor's exemptions like Jay Don. The two cover the full schedule for the week, with notables for the Black Desert, French Open, SAS Championship, NB3 Match Play, and LPGA Shanghai. In news, the Ryder Cup "Year To Go" presser was today, providing some notes on the selection process and Sergio Garcia's efforts to re-join the fray at Bethpage. To close this episode out, a 2022 Flashback Friday is reheated, with Andy telling the story of Jay Don Blake's lone PGA Tour win in San Diego in 1991.

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Andy and Brendan return on a Victory Monday to recap a bevy of fall golf tournaments this weekend. Andy is fired up about Caleb Williams and the Bears' big win against the lowly Panthers during the Swag Sports Minute, while Brendan is also claiming a Victory Monday as his hometown Commanders beat another unnamed NFL team on Sunday afternoon. The Golf Minutes begin at the Dunhill Links, where friend of the show Nicolas Colsaerts finished second to Tyrrell Hatton. They discuss a strong weekend from Colsaerts, Tyrrell Hatton's development as a player, and his current standing in the game, and whether Pro-Ams should be barred from existence. Big Shot Bob MacIntyre adds some fun to this episode with his idea to "blow up" the Road Hole at the Old Course, which Andy and Brendan debate the merits of. Their attention then turns to the Sanderson, which announced that its title sponsor will return for one more round in 2025! The two wonder if the Country Club of Jackson is the most generic golf course on the PGA Tour, lament about the Golf Channel coverage of the Sunday finish, and decide that players should only get two unsuccessful TIO-related challenges per event after Beau Hossler's repeated calls for a drop on Sunday. The Korn Ferry Tour finals are up next for a recap, with some late drama around the Top 30 in the seasonlong race with Alistair Docherty being pushed out of the promotion zone on the final putt of the tournament. Andy and Brendan then touch on the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, where winner Wenyi Ding has decided to take his DP World Tour card rather than retain his amateur status. Producer PJ then sums up a busy Furyk & Friends weekend, with a playoff finish, Brad Dalke birdies on the broadcast, and a Tim Herron technological innovation for the ages.

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It's a beefy Friday episode, as Brendan is joined by Mr. Tron Carter of No Laying Up to discuss topics from across the world of sports. The show begins with Brendan picking Ball Knower Tron's brain about his various football teams, with the two going back and forth about the state of the Falcons, Jaguars, Commanders, and Boston College, before transitioning into a discussion about the potential for private equity to invest in college football like it has with golf. This then leads the two to the big golf news of the week, Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan's pairing at the Dunhill Links. Brendan and Tron recap Thursday's round for the two, Rory McIlroy's comments about a PGA Tour-PIF deal being wrapped up by year's end, and Matt Fitzpatrick's quotes about his belief that the DP World Tour should not have strategically partnered with the PGA Tour. With plenty of LIV players in the field at the Dunhill, Brendan then presents Patrick Reed's latest musings, a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that Reed believes describes himself. From there, it's a whiparound through the rest of the schedule, touching on 71-year-old Reed Hughes' participation in the Sanderson, the Thursday round of the KFT Finals, and Tron's apathy toward the Champs Tour, much to the dismay of Producer PJ. To wrap things up, Brendan and Tron get into some unsubstantiated rumors before answering a few Golf Advice emails, offering help on "golf penance," a round with Ian Poulter, and some parenting issues.

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Andy and Brendan bring in the month of October with this meandering episode on a wide array of pro golf and non-golf topics. They begin with a debate about pumpkin patches. Then they get to the news that PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi PIF’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan are playing together in the Dunhill this week alongside their pro partners, Billy Boy and Mean Dean. This leads to a lengthy digression on the ability to get a deal done on the golf course, as well as an exploration on some of the many other amateur/celebrity names in the field. Then they get to some minutiae on the Furyk and Friends Champions Tour weekend. The Sanderson marks the return of Cutthroat Corner, as well as a chat on Monday Q’s report about the reduction of fields and cards memo that was sent out. They close with a discussion on the KFT Championship at French Lick, who is in, who is out, and where cards are on the line and some argue it is the purest moment in sports. As they try to leave, Brendan pans the notion of a 5-part documentary series on the Ballfrogs.

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Andy and Brendan are back to put a bow on a fun P-Cup week at SGS. There was a little bit of everything. For this Monday episode, they begin with another USA blowout victory at the Presidents Cup and what it says about the current state of the competition, its future, and how enjoyable it still was this past weekend. They hand out grades for several players on each side of the equation, including Captains Furyk and Weir, stars like Playoff Pat, and goats alike -- does Canada have to apologize? They discuss the kerfuffle with the Tom Kim, the American response with Wyndham stirring the pot, and what crosses the line, if anything, in match play. They close with some further presidents cup appreciation and criticism as it rides off into the sunset for another two years.

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Andy and Brendan are coming in hot on this Friday episode after a 5-0 whitewash in the opening session of the Presidents Cup. The Internationals are down, but are they out? Also probably yes. They discuss some of the LVPs, the MVPs, the golf course, the broadcast, and much more from Montreal. They hone in on a couple thirstbuckets, some bagel boys, and the Tom Kim controversy about leaving the hole early that put Kevin Kisner in a tense confrontation with Camilo Villegas. There is some heat for C-Bez, Milquetoast Mike, J-Day, and many more. There is praise for Scottie, Xander, Wyndham, and many more. There are questions about the Pointer Brothers, among others. They close with some thoughts on the two USGA amateur champions crowned on Thursday.

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Andy and Brendan went live on YouTube shortly after Thursday's pairings were announced to preview the first session of the 2024 Presidents Cup. As per usual, things went slightly off the rails with the help of the YouTube commenters. The two talk Xander and Cantlay being split up, the comedic genius of the Jason Day and Ben An pairing, rank all five matchups in terms of watchability, and more!

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It’s Presidents Cup Week! Andy and Brendan get into this early fall team match play windfall, but first there’s some football chatter about Bert trying to stir things up in Happy Valley. Then they get to a wide-ranging chat on the Presidents Cup, including the current state of the competition, how it gets a bad, or deserved, rap, and how it could be improved or if it needs changing at all. Then they get into some of the rosters, storylines, potential for drama, and amusing tidbits about the host venue, Royal Montreal. They make some picks to win, picks to flop, and highest potential points earners. They also relay some of their favorite P-Cup memories. Lastly, it’s a special week for the pod as their longtime friends and partners at B.Draddy and Zero Restriction are outfitting both teams, so they catch up with Billy Draddy to chat about creating the uniforms for each team and some of the captains’ and players’ feedback.

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Andy and Brendan start this Monday episode riding high from big college football wins over the weekend despite a lack of NFL success on Sunday afternoon. The two begin by unpacking the SGS Leaderboard of the Year at the BMW PGA Championship overseas, with a Billy Horschel-Rory McIlroy playoff to finish off what was another great tournament on the DP World Tour. They discuss the playoff itself, Billy's winning weekend, Rory's play coming down the stretch, and whether "The Great" Manassero has what it takes to get it done on the Euro Tour. The episode then takes a slight turn towards this week's Presidents Cup, as Billy Horschel has now won yet another tournament following the selection of a U.S. team. Next, Andy and Brendan hit on Lydia Ko and the LPGA Queen City Championship, keeping her incredible season going with another win. The premier Champions Tour gambling podcast then tries to justify a poor week of picks for the PURE Insurance Championship, as Brendan put the cooler on Richard Green's hot streak, Andy didn't put in the necessary research for a win, and Producer PJ couldn't find anywhere to bet on Steven Alker in Las Vegas. After some U.S. Mid-Am talk about 2016 SEC Baseball Player of the Year Boomer White and the debut of the "Presidents Cup Fact of the Day," Andy and Brendan celebrate a true underdog story, the Ironheads finally reaching a podium after multiple upsets at the LIV Team Championship in Dallas.

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Andy and Brendan are flying blind with PJ out and about in Vegas looking for places to take his Champions Tour bets. They begin with some clean up on what kind of travel counts as “cross country” and a few more amazing tidbits on the man named Boomer playing in this week’s mid-am. Then they get to a variety of news on Jim Furyk dropping the F-bomb and getting all hot and bothered over the notion that a USA loss might be good for the overall Presidents Cup appeal. There’s also a preview and chat on the format of the Team Championship at LIV Dallas, and how it compares to the FedExCup Playoffs. They chat about the PGA announcing LIV eligibility for the Ryder Cup, Tony Romo’s disastrous pre-qualifying for Q school, and Tiger’s latest surgery. Then they get to an all-time golf advice about a nightmare playing through incident.

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