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266: A match-play Tour Championship; the Good Good-Callaway situation

2

265: Jackson Koivun has arrived; the PGA Tour Championship Series takes shape

3

264: Why do people hate Wyndham Clark, and how the new PGA Tour schedule will work

4

263: Who will win the 2026 US Open, and Rory questions the new PGA Tour schedule

5

262: US Women's Open at Riviera, Scottie Scheffler seeks a 3-peat

6

261: Lighting $25 million on fire at TPC Craig Ranch, PGA Tour schedule snafu

7

260: PGA Championship recap: Aaron Rai wins as Aronimink holds up

8

259: I went to LIV Golf Virginia...and Rory sets Signature reality

9

258: LIV Golf loses funding, and a radical fix to the PGA Tour schedule problem

10

257: LIV Golf NOLA postponed, Nelly Korda wins Chevron, the Fitzpatricks win Zurich

11

256: Is LIV Golf done? And the PGA Tour leaves Hawaii

12

255: 2026 Masters recap: Rory wins again, Scottie gets close, Rose gets heartbreak

13

254: Tiger Woods DUI arrest consequences; Gary Woodland's emotional win

14

253: The Players recap: Clutch Cam Young, Aberg falls apart, Sudarshan Yellmaraju rocks

15

252: A vision for the new PGA Tour is light on details

16

251: Bay Hill recap and reaction; Rory McIlroy claps back at Jon Rahm

17

250: Jon Rahm claims DP World Tour extortion; the new PGA Tour schedule is coming soon

18

249: Ryder Cup captain Tiger Woods? Also, PGA Tour schedule changes

19

248: Anthony Kim wins on LIV Golf; Pebble Beach should be a playoff event

20

247: Patrick Reed wins again, is PGA Tour bound; Chris Gotterup is a new star

21

246: LIV Golf gets world ranking points (sort of) and will be unprofitable for a long time

22

245: Nelly wins the LPGA opener with controversy; can anyone beat Scottie in Phoenix?

23

244: Brooks Koepka explains himself, and Nelly Korda has WTGL issues

24

243: PGA Tour-LIV fallout from Koepka's return, and the end of the Hawaiian Swing?

25

242: Women's TGL is coming, and 62-year-old Vijay Singh has a PGA Tour card

26

241: Augusta Weeks underway, LIV business disappointing and more

27

240: Rory takes a heckler's phone, Bubba says the majors need LIV

28

239: Rory McIlroy: PGA Tour doesn't need a Saudi PIF deal

29

238: Bryson and Brooks back to the PGA Tour? Spieth isn't exempt

30

237: LIV Golf's microscopic ratings, and Torrey toughened up

31

236: LIV Golf in the majors, Tom Detry wins in Phoenix

32

235: LIV Golf to Fox Sports, and TGL Week 2 review

33

234: Sergio Garcia banned from Ryder Cup captaincy, TGL expanding?

34

233: TGL review and critiques, LIV golf signings

35

232: Scottie Scheffler WDs from AmEx, and par is but a construct

36

231: PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan's salary and Tiger Woods' birthday

37

230: Ryder Cup ticket prices are hefty, Matt McCarty wins in Utah

38

229: LIVE from Black Desert, Rory McIlroy speaks and more

39

228: LIVE from the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, big PGA Tour changes

40

227: Presidents Cup > Ryder Cup? LIV Golf ratings are in

41

226: Rory McIlroy can't catch a break, LIV Golf's season ends

42

225: Few players want a PGA-LIV deal; TV ratings are horrendous

43

224: Jon Rahm rejected, Solheim swoon and GNN TV debuts

44

223: Topgolf troubles and spinoff, LIV Golf's future

45

222: PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf match confirmed, and more

46

221: The new, tougher East Lake and Solheim Cup teams set

47

220: Ko and The Captain win big, and a FedEx Cup fix for starting strokes

48

219: A new PGA Tour and is LIV Golf done?

49

218: Olympic format change reaction, Tony Finau troubles

50

217: Olympic golf is back, Lauren Coughlin breaks through

51

216: Monty says Tiger Woods should retire; Bryson DeChambeau extortion attempt

52

215: Rory McIlroy slams Hank Haney, US Open detractors; big news from GNN

53

214: Keegan Bradley had no idea he'd be Ryder Cup captain

54

213: US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, and 59s stink now apparently

55

212: Richard Bland wins US Senior Open, Akshay falls short in Detroit

56

211: Back-to-back holes-in-one at the US Senior Open, LPGA showing real players

57

210: Nick Bienz becomes a legend, Marty Kaymer wants a deal

58

209: Scottie Scheffler is not good? And Jon Rahm hates drones

59

208: No PGA Tour-PIF deal imminent, big Sig changes

60

207: Rory skips the Travelers, men's Olympic teams set

61

206: Bryson wins the US Open, and Rory's greatest heartbreak

62

205: Scottie speaks, Jack wants a better date

63

204: Yuka Saso wins the Open, Big Shot Bob takes Canada

64

203: On Grayson Murray, helping one another and being better

65

202: Xander wins the PGA Championship, and Nelly wins her sixth this year

66

201: Scottie Scheffler arrested, jailed and shot 66 at the PGA

67

200: Jon Rahm wants his cake and to eat it too, Rory files for divorce

68

199: Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour board, Nelly's streak ends

69

198: Rory isn't rejoining the PGA Tour board, and Nelly is on tape delay

70

197: NBC puts Brandel in the Open booth, recapping the weekend

71

196: Tiger takes a US Open exemption while Taylor Gooch won't try qualifying

72

195: Rory and Shane win in NOLA, LIV has its Aussie event

73

194: Greg Norman talks Rory-LIV, PGA Tour equity stakes happening

74

193: Rory McIlroy back on the Board, Nelly WDs from latest LPGA event

75

192: Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda rule the weekend (and Miles Russell)

76

191: Nelly Korda lurks at The Chevron, Taylor Gooch wants 108 hole LIV events

77

190: Rory is not going to LIV Golf (again) and Masters ratings are in

78

189: Greg Norman shows at Augusta as Fred Ridley speaks out

79

188: Augusta National is minty, and Jon Rahm wants 72-hole LIV events

80

187: The Masters is here, Denny comes close and Nelly stays in Vegas

81

186: Nelly Korda is on fire, and PGA Tour players feel in the dark

82

185: Peter Malnati's inspirational Valspar win tops the weekend recap

83

184: Callaway Golf reportedly for sale, the PGA Tour meeting with Yasir Al Rumayyan

84

183: Scottie is on a heater, the PGA Tour meets with PIF

85

182: The Players is underway as the future of the Tour is up for grabs

86

181: Jay Monahan says a lot and a little at The Players

87

180: Scottie Scheffler's dominace, the stars want a smaller PGA Tour

88

179: LIV withdraws OWGR application, Signature tournaments need bigger fields

89

178: Anthony Kim's first week on LIV, and the Saudis might be done with the PGA Tour

90

177: Anthony Kim's LIV deal explained, but welcoming LIV guys back?

91

176: Talor Gooch says something dumb, The Match was fun

92

175: Anthony Kim is back on LIV and Rahm is candid about the money

93

174: Hideki wins at Riviera, Spieth and the wrong score

94

173: Sun Day Red debuts and reaction, a little ratings update

95

172: Sunday Red on a Monday, the Phoenix Open was crazy

96

171: 57! And PIF threatens bankers with imprisonment

97

170: LIV vs. PGA Tour ratings, and Tiger is announcing something

98

169: License to care about LIV? A weird Sunday

99

168: Montezuma's Revenge on LIV? And some great LPGA news

100

167: Spieth sees the Saudis as optional, a better TV experience incoming?

101

166: Strategic Sports Group investment: What we know and what questions remain

102

165: Hatton and the Thundercats to LIV, while the LPGA-LET merger twists in the wind

103

164: What the heck is going on with LIV? And more related questions

104

163: Jack Burke Jr. passes away at 100, Cantlay talks negotiations

105

162: Yasir Al-Rumayyan facing big lawsuit as Jay Monahan negotiates in Saudi Arabia

106

161: Who is Ken Weyand, and other craziness at the Dubai Invitational

107

160: Phil says he's not the right Ryder Cup guy, and resignations galore

108

159: The future of elite professional golf, according to Rory McIlroy

109

158: Tiger Woods and Nike part ways, rookies struggle to get in Sony

110

157: Patrick Reed ordered to pay legal fees, suggesting a rotating NBC booth

111

156: Jon Rahm spotted in Maui, and Greg Norman is appreciative of Rory

112

155: Rory says he was "too judgmental" of LIV defectors, Mac Hughes opens up

113

154: Patrick Cantlay has 'no plans' to go to LIV, as Shane Lowry calls out Jon Rahm

114

153: Is the Official World Golf Ranking preparing to accept LIV Golf?

115

152: Jon Rahm muzzled by LIV, and holy PGA Tour legal fees

116

151: The rank and file demand answers, while purses are a minor mystery

117

150: Tony Finau not going to LIV, and Mac Hughes owes Jon Rahm a fruit basket

118

149: Jon Rahm (and more?) to LIV leads to PGA Tour picking a partner

119

148: The Rollback Episode: What's changing and the reaction

120

147: Rollback performative art, LPGA Q-Series coming to an end

121

146: Rollback for all, and LIV Golfers win big on the DP World Tour

122

145: PGA Tour-PIF-Rahm game of chicken, and Chris Stroud disses the Tour

123

144: PGA Tour-PIF have a 'firm' deadline, JT blames his diet

124

143: Tiger Woods talks playing more and the PIF-LIV negotiations

125

142: A rollback for everyone, and two big Opens this week

126

141: Rahm to LIV rumors flame, Zinger out at NBC over money, 2024 LIV schedule

127

140: Lots to discuss: TGL postponed, Spieth on the board, Ludvig wins and more

128

139: Rory is moving to England, the 2024 LPGA schedule is huge and LIV free agency

129

138: Rory McIlroy resigns from the PGA Tour board, and CME Group buys LPGA stock

130

137: Camilo Villegas' powerful Bermuda win leads the weekend

131

136: Tiger owns a TGL team and changes to the World Handicap System

132

135: Gary Player has gripes with the Augusta National Women's Am; bad Bermuda data

133

134: Erik van Rooyen's emotional win, and Rory hopes the PIF is involved

134

133: Jon Rahm is out of TGL, and El Cardonal is giving up scores

135

132: PGA Tour taking over the former Honda, and Challenge Tour Grand Final

136

131: TGL reveals format and more details, while fall ratings are tanking

137

130: A potential PGA Tour investor is rejected, and two players are suspended for betting

138

129: Bryson vs. Topgolf, and the LPGA is returning to Boston

139

128: LIV Golf players ready to move on, and Presidents Cup changes

140

127: DP World Tour luring PGA Tour players, and gripes with Golf Mag's Top 100

141

126: LIV Golf is done for 2023, and a weekend roundup

142

125: Phil Mickelson continues LIV bravado, but is it warranted?

143

124: Remembering Ivor Robson, Spikemark is out, Tiger might be back

144

123: PGA Tour and private equity, and LIV is dangling now

145

122: Lexi hangs in there in Vegas, while LIV decries the OWGR again

146

121: LIV Golf denied OWGR points as they prepare to play in Saudi Arabia

147

120: Exciting finishes abound as tour cards are earned

148

119: PGA Tour-PIF negotiations stalling; Justin Thomas calls out Alan Shipnuck

149

118: Yasir Al-Rumayyan is Andrew Waterman, and Lexi is PGA Tour bound

150

117: Ryder Cup viewership craters, and a big week for Tour cards

151

116: Why the Europeans won the Ryder Cup; why some US players want to be paid

152

115: Sergio's last-ditch Ryder Cup plea, and Jimmy Walker hates the FedEx Cup Fall

153

114: Senate subpeonas Saudis, and the Ryder Cup team wants privacy

154

113: The FedEx Cup Fall is here, and Ryder Cup players are in action this week

155

112: US Ryder and Solheim Cup teams finalized with captain's picks

156

111: Hovland dominating the Tour Championship; Top KFT player suspended

157

110: The Tour Championship just got real, and someone stunningly missed their tee time

158

109: Surprising Solheim Cup picks and the state of Jay Monahan

159

108: Lilia Vu, Lucas Glover triumph, and the new global golf schedule is here

160

107: Saudi sticking points, and the Tour is formally against the rollback

161

106: The controversial finish at Hoylake; do LIV Golf players even wanna come back?

162

105: Jay Monahan has a trust problem, and maybe the Tour doesn't want this deal after all

163

104: The Senate hearings on the PGA Tour-PIF deal, recapped and reviewed

164

103: What are the Saudis up to with LIV, and what did all those documents mean?

165

102: A PGA Tour mutiny and other strange things happening

166

101: Why the PGA Tour-PIF deal seems frozen; weekend recap

167

100: Wyndham Clark wins the US Open but the vibe was just off

168

99: So what exactly is this deal, and who is wrong about it?

169

97: The PGA Tour-LIV merger show

170

98: US Open final qualifying results, Rory and Scheffler searching for answers

171

96: Jon Rahm is now pro-cut at designated events as the 2024 PGA Tour schedule takes shape

172

95: Brooks Koepka and the Ryder Cup; Rose Zhang going pro

173

94: Brooks wins the PGA for his fifth major; Michael Block has a week for the ages

174

93: LIV ratings apparently awful; Tiger Woods, ex head to arbitration

175

92: The DP World Tour puts down the hammer; the NCAA screws up royally

176

91: Big fines to LIV players from the DP World Tour; Tiger Woods and Erica Harman lawsuit takes a new turn

177

90: The DP World Tour imposes fines on LIV players; designated events aren't moving around

178

89: Tiger Woods and Joe Lacava split; Rory explains not playing Harbour Town

179

88: Finau, Green win; another designated week on tap

180

86: Do the majors have to accommodate LIV? PGA Tour merger

181

85: Recapping the weekend: The Chevron, Zurich Classic and more

182

84: Tiger Woods has surgery; is LIV to be taken seriously?

183

83: PGA Tour fall schedule announced; Patty Ice is glacial

184

82: Full Masters recap; what the Masters says about LIV Golf

185

81: The Masters is for the rollback; Harold Varner III opens up about LIV money

186

80: LIV loses another legal battle; Tiger approves of the rollback

187

79: Masters storylines aplenty; Gary Player continues to unravel

188

78: TaylorMade's rollback survey response; Cam calls BS on LIV critique

189

77: A second course at Augusta National; Bryson's bad views on architecture

190

76: Player, Nicklaus rank the Masters 4th among majors; LIV expanding?

191

75: The PGA Tour's 2024 is decided; Q-School is back en vogue

192

74: Farewell to the Match Play; wrapping up a busy week

193

73: Rory is pro-rollback, LIV ratings are bad

194

72: LIV leaning way in on teams, the WGC era ends this week

195

71: Reacting to Justin Thomas reacting to the rollback proposal

196

70: Talking with David Duval about rollbacks, 59s, stressful golf and more

197

69: The Rollback Episode: Everything you need to know

198

68: Scottie Shines at Sawgrass; Rolling Back the Golf Ball?

199

67: The 2024 schedule takes shape; should LIV get credit?

200

66: A combined PGA-LPGA event; LIV is technically eligible for majors

201

65: LIV is a mess, and the PGA Tour faces some big challenges

202

64: Jon Rahm is playing historic golf; LIV reveals its players and teams

203

63: The USGA connection to the Super Bowl field; the competing messages from LIV

204

62: Does the OWGR actually work? And golf on TV is changing for the better

205

61: Is Aaron Rodgers a sandbagger? And the Swilcan Bridge patio came and went

206

60: The haves and have-nots of the PGA Tour schedule; Phil sends some bad tweets

207

59: Patrick Reed labeled a cheater for Treegate, while LIV signs another player

208

58: Treegate, Teegate, Rory and Reed in Dubai; Max figures out Torrey

209

57: Jon Rahm is on fire, LIV schedule drama and PGA Tour schedule relief

210

56: LIV is on The CW, now what? And Henrik regrets nothing

211

55: LIV on the CW, Brooks is sad and some LPGA drama

212

54: Undesignated events doing well, and not much to LIV for?

213

53: Happy Birthday Ian Poulter? Mito Pereira is Going to LIV

214

52: Wiggle Room for Top PGA Tour Players; LIV Facing Issues

215

51: Welcome to the Elevated Era, a New Course in Pinehurst

216

50: NBC cuts Maltbie and Koch, LIV announces US venues

217

49: Reviewing The Match VII and the NY Times dud on LIV

218

48: Tiger makes a change before The Match; are PGA Tour players jealous of LIV players?

219

47: A PGA Tour/LPGA Tour team event is official; no buzz for The Match 7?

220

46: Why Rory and Greg Norman don't get along; Cam Smith may have been hungover at the Aussie Open

221

45: Jon Rahm says LIV has been beneficial; the Aussie Open is a great model

222

44: What would the PGA Tour want from LIV; fun with the PGA Tour tax filings

223

43: Cam Smith wins the Aussie PGA; is the Hero World Challenge future proof?

224

42: Tiger Woods wins the PIP; Gary Player praises LIV for guys who can't compete

225

41: A big LPGA sponsor is embarrassed; Patrick Reed's lawsuit is dismissed*

226

40: Is the new OWGR bad, and Rory says Norman has to go

227

39: Tony Finau has a winning instinct; a shady-looking deal at Q-School

228

38: Is Greg Norman out and other LIV rumors; Tiger Woods wins the PIP

229

37: LIV is making new stars on the PGA Tour; the Rules are changing

230

36: Appearance fees on the PGA Tour and a DP World Tour financial guarantee

231

35: Patrick Reed's embarrassing but important lawsuit; free agency in golf?

232

34: LIV Year 1: What happened and can it survive?

233

33: Two emotional player stories at the Bermuda Championship

234

32: Rory takes a different tone on LIV, whose biggest test is this week

235

31: Rory McIlroy is the best in the world; Tour cards coming for college players

236

30: A budding Rory-Tom Kim bromance, LIV Golf making their own majors?

237

29: What happens to the unelevated PGA Tour events; a final fall hurrah

238

28: A deep look into the why of LIV; four more elevated PGA Tour events added

239

27: Fred Couples rolls back the clock, Keegan Bradley survives in Japan

240

26: Phil is just spewing BS, but Rickie Fowler is apparently back?!

241

25: Phil plays a dirty game, and is Jon Rahm old?!

242

24: A reality check on the Aramco Ladies Team Series and the long-term for golf

243

23: Rahm, Kim and Ewart Shadoff win; LIV loses

244

22: Why you gotta be so MENA; leaderboard updates

245

21: LIV Golf's world ranking gambit, the MENA Tour and the long game

246

20: Trevor Immelman insulted at Presidents Cup suggestions; the new Korn Ferry Tour

247

19: Mac and Fox win after Presidents Cup snubs; what's the future of the fall?

248

18: No Lawsuits Friday

249

17: LIV, Patrick Reed lawsuit updates; LIV buying TV time

250

16: Recapping the Presidents Cup and what should happen next

251

15: The Presidents Cup Day 1 didn't go well

252

14: The Presidents Cup is set to start, Greg Norman gets shut down in DC

253

13: The Presidents Cup is getting real; Mr. Norman heads to Washington

254

12: LIV begs for world ranking points, Presidents Cup preview

255

11: Homa repeats in Napa, LIV may have a competition problem

256

10: Tiger Woods playing in a cart, LIV changing formats?

257

9: Ryder Cup rebuild, and Rahm shoots down LIV rumors

258

8: Jay Monahan's private jet travel; Annika to host an LPGA event

259

7: Sergio Garcia besmirches the DP World Tour; a multi-million-dollar agronomy mistake

260

6: Rory, Rahm and Horschel speak up; the APGA meets the Champions Tour

261

5: The Internationals reshuffle the deck; new team golf on the Euro Tour

262

4: 50 new PGA Tour cards are secured, and LIV finishes in Massachusetts

263

3: Phil takes a victory lap of sorts; LIV coming to your town?

264

2: Gary Player torches LIV, Smith and Stenson; the copium takes effect

265

1: Six leave for LIV; is the Presidents Cup dead?

266

Golfer suspended 3 years for flipping the bird; illegal drivers on the PGA Tour

267

Cameron Champ's emotional win; Rory thinks the Euro Tour is too easy

268

Costco refunds golf ball purchases, and Jack's renovating Muirfield Village

269

9/24/19: Talking SG Tour and Safeway Open with Steve Elkington

270

9/23/19: Conflicts of interest in golf media; Danny Willett's amazing comeback

271

9/20/19: Vik Hovland's 60s streak; tracking slow play with Tagmarshal

272

9/19/19: Rory's preferential Euro Tour treatment and shirt vs. skins in Japan

273

9/17/19: Tracking slow play on the Euro Tour; why LPGA players retire earlier

274

9/16/19: Reviewing the Solheim Cup and the Tribute at The Greenbrier

275

9/12/19: Rory wins Player of the Year, and Tiger tries to help the Bahamas

276

9/10/19: Stacy Lewis WDs from Solheim Cup, and Kuchar stains his rep again

277

9/9/19: The PGA Tour is back, and a Sweetens Cove sequel?

278

9/6/19: The cost to become a pro golfer and the PGA Tour's September mistake

279

Pilot (9/5/19): PGA Tour equipment testing and Solheim Cup preview