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Back 9 Report
by Back 9 Report
Every week Carlos Torres & Fred Altvater break down the biggest stories from around the world of golf to provide insight and add clarity to issues affecting golfers.
Episodes
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Why is Phil Mickelson Skipping the Masters
Golf fans are surprised and shocked that the reigning PGA Champion, Phil Mickelson is not entered into the Masters. Back 9 Report talks about the possible reasons behind Phil’s absence and wonders if he will defend his PGA title in May. Stay up-to-date with the latest in golf news and…
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PGA Tour Player Impact Program Takeaways
PGA TOUR PIP Program: What a Waste!! The announcement of the winners of the PGA TOUR’s $40 million PIP Program. Carlos thinks the program was good for the Tour, but Fred Altvater RANTS about this HUGE waste of MONEY!
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What's Really Behind the Sponsors Leaving Phil Mickelson
Why are Sponsors Really Dumping Phil Mickelson? Phil Mickelson’s sponsors are dumping him after his recent Saudi-backed Super Golf League and negative PGA Tour comments. But, Carlos and Fred wonder if that’s the only reason? Is Phil getting ready to bolt to the rival golf tour?
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Zach Johnson Named Team USA Ryder Cup Captain
Will Zach Johnson Make a Good Ryder Cup Captain? Although Zach Johnson has had a long and successful PGA TOUR career and Ryder Cup experience, he will have a tough job winning back the Ryder Cup in Italy.
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What’s Next for Phil, After His Mea Culpa?
Phil Mickelson has managed to anger the Saudi-backed Super Golf League, the PGA TOUR, other players and his Sponsors. He issued a six-paragraph apology, but was that enough? Back 9 Report wonders how he will mend those fences and What’s Next for Phil?
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Is Greg Norman’s Super Golf League DOA?
Back 9 Report Wonders, With NO DJ, or Bryson, Is Greg Norman's Super Golf League Dead Man Walking? Did Phil's Gamble Backfire?
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Did Fans Go To Far at Phoenix Open
After Holes-in-Ones recorded by Sam Ryder and Carlos Ortiz at the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open, the 20,000+ fans into a frenzy and showered the green with beer cans, endangering players, officials, and volunteers. It’s time for the PGA Tour to take action.
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Stacy Lewis Solheim Cup Captain
Stacy Lewis was named the youngest Captain ever for Team USA for the 2023 Solheim Cup in Spain. Back 9 Report explains what to expect and Why this was a Great Choice.
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Champions Tour 2022 Preview
The Champions Tour will compete for over $62 million in total prize money in 2022, the most in the Tour's 42-season history. But, the biggest story is Bernhard Langer and whether he will be able to break Hale Irwin's record of 45 wins to win the Charles Schwab Cup for a seventh-time at the young...
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Nicolai Hojgaard, A Surging European Talent
Nicolai Hojgaard claimed his second tour victory in just ten starts with a four-shot win at the Ras al Khaimah Championship. He is a surging talent of Nicolai, and also his three-time European Tour winner twin brother Rasmus.
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Brandel Chamblee Calls OUT Phil Mickelson
Brandel Chamblee called Phil Mickelson a ‘highly paid ventriloquist puppet’ after Mickelson called the PGA Tour media rights rules as "Obnoxious Greed." Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres discuss Chamblee's scathing takedown and give their take on whether Mickelson's statement was truly inaccurate…
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Leona Maguire, A Rising Superstar
Leona Maguire is the first Irish female to win on the LPGA and she is a Superstar on the Rise. Her breakthrough victory came in her 50th LPGA start, having long been tapped for success, after spending 135 weeks as the women's world amateur number one before turning pro in 2018.
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Pinehurst is Better than EVER!
Pinehurst Area CVB President, Phil Werz talks about the food, entertainment and golf available in Pinehurst, Southern Pines & Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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U.S. Amateur Champ, James Piot and his Coach, Brian Cairns Talk 2022 Goals & The Masters
MSU Spartan and the 2021 U.S. Amateur Champion James Piot, plus his coach Brian Cairns talk about the BIG Ten Spring Season and turning Pro this summer.
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Latest Super Golf League Rumors
There are rumors swirling that Greg Norman's LIV Investments Saudi-backed Super Golf League offered Bryson DeChambeau $135 million guaranteed to jump from the PGA TOUR. Phil Mickelson is not happy with the PGA Tour media rights rules. PLUS, The Saudi International tournament has fielded its...
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2022 PGA Merchandise Show Recap
The 2022 PGA Merchandise Show is in the books, and Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres bring you a recap of what happened this past week during the return to in-person event at the major of Golf Business.
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Lydia Ko Return To Top Form and Hye-Jin Choi for ROY
Lydia Ko's win at the LPGA Gainbridge at Boca Rio sent a strong message about her being back in top form and a possible run at a return to No. 1 in the world.
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Is Kevin Kisner Right About Being Snubbed
On a podcast with Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz last week, Kevin Kisner – who has played on one Presidents Cup team but never made a Ryder Cup team – said he keeps getting the same phone call every two years including this past year when U.S. captain Steve Stricker did not add him to his squad.…
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Is Hideki Matsuyama Peking for B2B Masters
Hideki Matsuyama hit the shot of the season to win the Sony Open and tie K.J. Choi for the most all-time wins by an Asian-born player with 8. After atypical years in 2018 and 2019, Hideki has since clawed his way back into the Top 10 on the OWGR. Fred and Carlos talk about Hideki's two wins in…
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2022 PGA Merchandise Show Preview
The 2022 PGA Merchandise Show returns and will get underway from Orlando on Tuesday, Jan. 25 as all eyes in the golf world turn to the Orange County Convention Center and Orange County National Golf Center to see what’s new for the year to come. For golf junkies, this is our CES — and lucky for...
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Every week Carlos Torres & Fred Altvater break down the biggest stories from around the world of golf to provide insight and add clarity to issues affecting golfers.
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