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Living It Up — 174 episodes

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Ep 173: Shane stumbles letting Nico Echavarria win his 3rd PGA Tour title, and Billy shares a view inside the Seminole Pro Member and the front 9 renovation

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Ep 172: Anthony Kim's improbable win, alongside Colin Morikawa's return to form, and Jacob Bridegman grabbing his first PGA Tour title

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Ep 171: Rose runs away with the Farmers, Brooks returns to the PGA Tour, and we look around the world of golf in the first month of 2026

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Ep 170: Brooks leaves LIV - what's next? We look back on 2025, and predict 2026

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Ep 169: Ben Griffin joining the upper echelon? LIV to play LXXII holes to bolster their OWGR chances, and more

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Ep 168: Euros win the Ryder Cup, despite a frenetic Sunday singles charge by an otherwise disappointing US squad

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Ep 167: Tommy finally wins, and wins a big one - though we look ahead to the Ryder Cup and the decisions that Captain Keegan Bradley has in front of him

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Ep 166: Scotties wins the BMW to cruise into the Tour Championship, while Jon Rahm takes the LIV Golf individual title despite Jaco's 5 wins

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Ep 165: A new top Cameron on Tour? Garrett Johnston joins us to talk about Cameron Young and how the PGA Tour is trending into the Playoffs

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Ep 164: Kurt Kitayama wins the 3M, Lottie Woad wins her pro debut, and we review Happy Gilmore 2

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Ep 163: Scottie doing Scottie things at the Open Championship

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Ep 162: Looking ahead to the Open Championship at Royal Portrush

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Ep 161: A bomber wins the Rocket, and we debate a playing Captain Keegan, and more

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Ep 160: JJ Spaun wins a wet and wild US Open at Oakmont, while the PGA Tour may have found it's new CEO

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Ep 159: Scottie wins Memorial, and we talk winners and losers of Golf’s Longest Day

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Ep 158: Scottie wins his 3rd major at the PGA, and we ask how many career majors will he win.

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Ep 157: Sepp wins the Truist, while we look ahead to the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow

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Ep 156: Winners-ish in Nola, and much more

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Ep 155: Rory wins the Masters in a roller coaster of a day

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Ep 154: Masters preview, peak back into San Antonio and LIV Miami

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Ep 153: Min Woo Lee cooks to victory in Houston, while Eugenio Chacarra earns his DP World Tour card with a win at DLF

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Ep 152: Viktor and his B (C?) game wins the Valspar, while Atlanta Drive takes the Sofi Cup at TGL

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Ep 151: Rory at the Players, Jaco at LIV Singapore, and TGL Playoffs

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Ep 150: Russell Henley wins at Bay Hill, a Sun Day to remember for Karl Villips in Puerto Rico, and Sergio builds his Ryder Cup case with a win at LIV Hong Kong

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Ep 149: inside look at the Seminole Pro Member and inside the arena at TGL. And a guy named Joe Highsmith won the Congizant Classic

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Ep 148: An unlikely winner in Mexico, but what are we likely to see with the reunification of golf?

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Ep 147: Ludvig Aberg blitzes the back 9 at Torrey to take the Genesis, while Jaco shines in Adelaide, and we look ahead to the TGL triple-header

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Ep 146: Thomas Detry wastes the field in Phoenix, while the Polish Prince triumphs at the LIV season opener in KSA

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Ep 145: Rory wins Pebble, while Charley Hoffman scolds his fellow players, and we look ahead to the LIV season opener

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Ep 144: Harris English tames the elements and the flu at Torrey Pines, while Tiger's Jupe Links wins at TGL

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Ep 143: Sepp wins the AMEX, LIV Golf wins a TV deal with FOX and lands a new CEO

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Ep 142: TGL - good, bad, both? Here to stay? What needs to change? Oh, and Nick Taylor won in playoff, again

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Ep 141: Hideki wins a Sentry shoot-out, and we look ahead to TGL

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Ep 140: 2024 year in review, and look ahead to 2025

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Ep 139: Interview with recent PGA Tour winner, Matt McCarty

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Ep 138: Wrapping the PGA Tour's FedEx Fall, Luke Clanton's amazing 2024, and the potential for LIV & DPWT merger?

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Ep 137: Interview with Boo Weekley - the man, the myth, the legend...and who Billy proclaims as one the best ball strikers of all time

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Ep 136: Change is a coming to the PGA Tour

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Ep 135: Fall golf continues, but for how much longer? JT Poston wins the Shriners

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Ep 134: 3rd Dunhill for Tyrell Hatton, KFT Championship, and Kevin Yu wins the greatest trophy in golf

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Ep 133: President's Cup recap - who shined? Who faded? What changes does this event need?

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Ep 132: Rory runner-up, again. While Ripper rips to a LIV Team title

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Ep 131: Solheim Cup, Irish Open, Napa on PGA Tour, and LIV Chicago

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Ep 130: Scottie caps off a historic season with a FedEx Cup

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Ep 129: Lydia Ko wins the Open Championship, while Captain Keegan is heading to East Lake

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Ep 128: A whirlwind Sunday - US Am, FedEx Cup playoffs, and LIV Greenbrier

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Ep 127: Monday finish for one-man, while Aaron Rai wins for the first time on the PGA Tour

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Ep 126: Scottie wins Gold in Paris

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Ep 125: Vegas in 3M, Rahm at LIV UK, and Billy is sandbagging Net victories

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Ep 124: Open Championship wrap up; Xander pulls off the major double

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Ep 123: Bobby Mac wins in Scotland and we look ahead to the Open Championship

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Ep 122: Keegan? Keegan...OK, Keegan

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Ep 121: Cam Davis takes Detroit, while the US Sr Open weathers to a Monday finish.

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Ep 120: Scottie wins AGAIN! Will he ever lose? Tyrrell Hatton wins LIV Nashville, and the PGA Tour announces they are in fact, Fan Forward

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Ep 119: Bryson wins a thrilling US Open at Pinehurst #2

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Ep 118: Surprise, surprise! Scottie wins, again! And we look ahead to the US Open at Pinehurst

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Ep 117: Yuka Saso wins the USWO, while Bob MacIntyre wins the Canadian Open

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Ep 116: Grayson Murray's death puts the golf in sharp perspective, though Davis Reilly wins a firm test at Colonial, while Big Rig and Blandy win too

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Ep 115: PGA Championship wrap up, and of course, more Policy Board drama

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Ep 114: Rory wins at Quail Hollow, though can't win a seat back onto the Policy Board. Chris Gotterup shines in Myrtle Beach, while Rose Zhang wins for her second time on the LPGA Tour

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Ep 113: LIV Singapore & the CJ Cup - what did we learn? What's coming next for LIV Golf #LXXII?

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Ep 112: Team golf on both Tours - who wore it best? Rory & Lowry win amidst a top 10 of plumbers & firemen (OK, that's mean, but lots of folks most fans don't know)

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Ep 111: It's Scottie and Nelly's world, we're just living in it

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Ep 110: Masters wrap up - Scottie is inevitable, or at least I told you so (Brian)

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Ep 109: Masters Preview, Akshay wins Valero, Nelly is winning everything, and Mean Dean wins LIV Doral

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Ep 108: Jaeger takes down Scottie in Houston, but is Scottie's putting that bad, really? We also discuss Nelly, Tosti, and Paul McGinley's commments

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Ep 107: Interview with Peter Malnati, who claimed his second victory on the PGA Tour at the Valspar Championship

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Ep 106: Malnati tames the Snake Pit, while PGA Tour Player Directors meet with Yasir in the Bahamas

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Ep 105: Interview with Patrick Koenig - golfer, photographer, and world record holder for the most unique 18 hole course played in a year

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Ep 104: Scottie wins, again. Will he ever lose? Are PGA Tour player Directors soon to meet with Yasir, and what does this portend?

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Ep 103: Scottie can putt, Abe wins in Hong Kong, while AK might be turning a bit of a competitive corner...and much more

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Ep 102: AK returns, Jaco wins (again), and Austin Eckroat wins a rain-delayed Cognizant Classic

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Ep 101: Knot quite a Knapp in Mexico, while Christmas comes late for Jaco with a special invite to the Masters

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Ep 100: Hideki blisters the back 9 at Riviera, while the flu catches Tiger by the tail

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Ep 99: Wasted at Waste Management, while DJ wins in Vegas...and will we see Tiger rocking the Sun Day Red as more than just a host this weekend?

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Ep 98: A weather-shortened Pebble, and an under-the-lights playoff for Joaco at LIV Mayakoba. We also talk SSG comments and much more

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Ep 97: From inside the room (conf call) - Emergency half-episode covering the SSG

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Ep 96: Pavon triumphs at Farmers, but the continued rumors and speculation about LIV, PIF, and SSG continue

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Ep 95: Am wins at AmEx, with Nick Dunlap becoming the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since 1991

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Ep 94: Sony, TIO, Tommy, Tiger no longer with Nike, and much more

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Ep 93: Sentry - Chris Kirk wins, Kiz in the booth. Rory softens his tone, sort of. The deal is extended, until when?

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Ep 92: Tiger & Charlie show at the PNC, while 5 PGA Tour cards are handed out at Q School, and much more

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Ep 91: Jon Rahm officially joins LIV Golf. New details emerge about who's calling the shots on the PGA Tour Policy Board, and who the Private Equity firm is that might join the deal.

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Ep 90: Rahm to LIV? Maybe. Ball Roll-back for everyone? Maybe. Tiger returns. Is he really competitive enough? We'll see....

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Ep 89: Who’s in, who’s out? Ludvig wins at RSM moves in “next 10”; Rory’s out, who’s in (Billy?!?); Zinger’s out, who’s in; Tiger’s in at Hero, PC and Xander out

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Ep 88: Camilo's emotional win in Bermuda, Max wins a major (-ish) down in South Africa, we talk TLG news, and more

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Ep 87: Tom Whitney - recent Graduate to the PGA Tour. We discuss his journey from the Air Force Academy to the big show

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Ep 86: Alan Shipnuck Interview - talking about his new book, LIV and Let Die, and so much more

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Ep: 85: Zozo, LIV Team Finale, a preview of the Asia Pacific Am, and continued speculation on the LIV/PGA Tour merger

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Ep 84: Tom Kim repeats at Shriners, while Lexi challenges the cut. Brooks wins Jeddah, but Talor Gooch wins the season long title. And the OWGR says NO to LIV's application for ranking points

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Ep 83: A 5-man playoff at the Sanderson, a KFT Finals rules kerfuffle, who is Andrew Waterman, and we look ahead to Lexi Thompson teeing it up with the men in Vegas.

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Ep 82: A Rout in Rome. We recap the Euro Ryder Cup victory, what the US might have done differently, and should do differently going forward.

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Ep 81: Interview with Ryan French, aka "Monday Q Info" - we chat about the Monday grind, caddying on the PGA and LPGA Tours, breaking some wild cheating stories, and much much more

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Ep 80: Sahith finally wins on the PGA Tour, while the Euro Ryder Cup team shows off at Wentworth, and we discuss the US Mid-Am (heavy air quotes on Mid and Am)

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Ep 79: USA wins the Walker Cup at St Andrews, Luke Donald finalizes the Euro Ryder Cup team, drama in women's golf on both sides of the pond, and we debate the good-good concession

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Ep 78: To the Viktor goes the spoils in the Tour Championship, and we debate the Captain's picks to come for the Ryder Cup

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Ep 77: Viktor conquers BMW, while Nick Dunlap captures the US Amateur. We discuss how the US Ryder Cup team is shaping up, and debate starting strokes for the Net Tour Championship

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Ep 76: Lucas Glover sweats out back-to-back titles in Memphis, while Cam Smith rips the field at LIV Bedminster. We also discuss off the course drama with Phil's betting and Andy Pazder's resignation

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Ep 75: Lucas Glover wins to move onto the playoffs, while "bubble watch" provided some drama throughout the week, and Bryson shoots 58!!!! to win at LIV Greenbrier

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Ep 74: EMERGENCY pod to unpack Tiger Woods joining the PGA Tour Policy Board.

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Ep 73: 3M blowout, JT makes the case for why he ought not be on the Ryder Cup, while the top 70 is coming into focus, and Jay Monahan speaks - but what does it all mean?

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Ep 72: Interview with Talor Gooch - his journey through the professional ranks, his decision to join LIV Golf, whether his play ought to put him into the Ryder Cup conversation, and much more.

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Ep 71: Open Championship recap - Brian Harman wins in convincing, unexpected fashion. We assess Hoylake winners and losers, and across the major championship season. We also discuss cheating up north

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Ep 70: Previewing the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool - insights from a guy that made the cut here in 2014 (Billy Hurley III) and a guy who's on the course now (Talor Gooch)

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Ep 69: Rory wins yet another National Open, and we look back at the US Senate dog & pony show and the document dump that went along with it

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Ep 68: US Women's Open recap, Sepp Straka nearly birdies 'em all, Cam Smith wins & loses on the final hole, and we preview the Senate spectacle to come

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Ep 67: Chantel McCabe helps us preview the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach

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Ep 66: Rickie rolls in Detroit, Talor triumphs in Andalucia, but there's more drama outside the ropes with leaks and "leaks" and so much more

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Ep 65: Keegan captures Hartford. We take an early look at the Ryder Cup hopefuls. We talk Congress getting involved in the great golf merger, and then debate MG formats

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Ep 64: US Open recap - Wyndham Clark rises above the rest at LACC. Is this Rickie Fowler's best, last chance? How many more chances will Rory have?

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Ep 63: US Open-eve preview digging into the data with Jeff Bullock, co-founder of The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR)

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Ep 62: O Canada indeed for Nick Taylor. We speculate on all the speculation surrounding the great merger, and then preview the US Open at LACC

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Ep 61: EMERGENCY pod to unpack the REAL longest day in golf: LIV-PGAT-DPWT Merger - Peace in our time.

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Ep 60: Viktor conquers Memorial, while Rose Zhang blooms to win her pro debut. We also chat about Phil's recent Twitter battles, and preview golf's longest day of US Open qualifying

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Ep 59: The gang visits LIV DC. HV3 is a popular win for fans and teammates. We share our on-the-ground takes, discussing the fan experience, the player experience, and so much more

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Ep 58: Brooksy doing Brooksy things, wins the PGA Championship. What does this mean for his career, the Ryder Cup, for LIV? We also talk Michael Block, winners and losers from an epic week at Oak Hill

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Ep 57: PGA Championship day 1, not quite round 1, takeaways...is Bryson back? Is Scottie just gonna out fundamental this field? How far back is too far back, and is Rahm too far back?

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Ep 56: Jason has a Day at the Byron Nelson, while DJ bests Cam Smith in a playoff at LIV Tulsa. But this is all a prelude to the PGA Championship at Oak Hill, where a special guest helps us preview

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Ep 55: Wyndham takes the Wells. A sneak preview of the 2023 Ryder Cup host, Marco Simone. We talk the 100 best courses in the US list, and we debate a hole in one wager with major upside and downside

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Ep 54: The Gooch is loose, and Tony Finau where he be now...we recap the week that was at LIV Singapore and the Mexico Open on the PGA Tour. We also debate just how confident you can be to hole it out

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Ep 53: LIV Adelaide proves to be quite the party down under. Zurich seems like a welcome change, though could we fit another one of these on the schedule? What would scratch golfers shoot in alt shot?

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Ep 52: Heritage slowly produces a Matty Fitz Win, Spencer Levin wins on the KFT, and we recap a special event in collegiate golf - the inaugural CIC Cup

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Ep 51: Jon Rahm wins the Masters, besting Brooks Koepka and a handful of other challengers. We talk Rahm, Brooks, Phil, Rory, JT, Tiger, and how LIV Golf players fared in general

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Ep 50: Masters mid-way check-in. We bring you just-off-the-course comments from Billy, as we try to unpack the first 2 days (but not yet first 2 rounds) at Augusta

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Ep 49: Masters Preview - we break down the entire field into contenders & pretenders, select our favorites and dark horse picks, and Billy shares advice for first-timers

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Ep 48: Tying a bow on the WGC Match Play. We also talk about how to address slow play, and debate when to give a putt or not in match play.

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Ep 47: Spieth snake-bitten at Valspar, while Danny Lee wins a 4-man playoff at LIV Tucson, and we talk about the USGA's great ball roll back proposal

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Ep 46: Interview with Mark Broadie - Columbia professor, author or "Every Shot Counts," and notably the creator of the 'Strokes Gained' statistic

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Ep 45: Scottie wins the Players in convincing fashion. Are we in the Scottie era? A big 3? Perhaps just 1A and 1B?

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Ep 44: Interview with Scott Fawcett, creator of the DECADE system

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Ep 43: Quadzilla attacks Bay Hill. Kurt Kitayama takes down a star studded leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. We also discuss the new 70-player no-cut designated event schedule.

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Ep 42: Introducing "The Universal Golf Rankings" - TUGR for short - with co-creator Jeff Bullock

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Ep 41: Crushers and CH3 crush it in Mayakoba, Chris Kirk wins the Honda. We talk about vast differences between winning vs. just barely losing, and our #GreatGolfDebate tries to tackle distance

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Ep 40: Rahm wins (again) at Riv. Tiger makes the cut, but is this all we should expect? LIV announces the 2023 roster. We debate whether #10 at Riviera is amazing or stinky.

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Ep 39: Interview with Jerry Foltz, commentator for LIV Golf, and longtime announcer for PGA Tour and LPGA Tour broadcasts on the Golf Channel

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Ep 38: Scottie Scheffler proves he's extremely good at golf, perhaps establishing a new "big 3." The Range Goats are ready to graze, Tiger is playing an "actual" event, and we debate TIO.

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Ep 37: Everything is coming up Roses at Pebble Beach. We discuss a Monday finish at the AT&T, a wild finish on the DPWT, and much more

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Ep 36: Interview with Bob Harig, Sports Illustrated writer and author of "Tiger and Phil: Golf’s Most Fascinating Rivalry"

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Ep 35: Max Homa wins at Torrey Pines, Rory McIlroy wins in Dubai, and Patrick Reed stirs up controversy before and during the event while finishing runner up

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Ep 34: Jon Rahm wins (again!) at the Palm Springs "putting contest" and LIV gets a TV "deal" with the CW...

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Ep 33: Si Woo shaking that Sony. Netflix teases the upcoming Full Swing documentary, and we debate how to solve the scourge of slow play.

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Ep 32: Morikawa meltdown in Kapalua. Untucked shirts - oh my! And when an ace isn't really an ace.

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Ep 31: Whale-Watching SZN Starts at Sentry. Also 2023 prognostications and goals

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Ep 30: PNC wrap up - Is Tiger Done? Is Charlie even the best 13 year-old in his county? (Should we even debates those things? Answer is No) And a #GreatGolfDebate about carts during competition

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Ep 29: Interview with Wesley Bryan - from trick shot fame to PGA Tour winner, he's gearing up for big things on and off the course in 2023

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Ep 28: Tiger headlines "The Match" though is exhibition Tiger all we'll get from now on? QBE (don't call it Shark) Shootout, and McKinsey gets hired to say obvious things

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Ep 27: Horses for Resort Courses, Hovland wins again at the Hero, while Adrian Meronk takes the Australian Open.

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Ep 26: Interview with Andrew Kirby, former Captain & Chairmen of the Royal Melbourne GC, offering an Aussie perspective on the changing landscape of golf

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Ep 25: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Cam Smith does Cam Smith things at Australian PGA. Tiger WD's from the Hero, and we debate whether a scratch could compete on Tour playing a 2-ball scramble

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Ep 24: Laughable rankings, a "Tour Champion" that doesn't really play on said Tour, PIP $ "golden handcuffs" and more

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Ep 23: Will Greg Norman "exit stage left"? PGA Tour U tries to entice the youth. Wins for Finau, Fleetwood, and one-time LIV player Andy Ogletree

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Ep 22: Veteran's Day - Interview with 20-year Army Veteran and now college golfer Jonathan "Buckets" Shuskey

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Ep 21: Henley shines in Mayakoba, TMRW hype, and I'm sorry did you say a 13?

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Ep 1: Trailer - introducing the Living It Up podcast

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Ep 20: DJ and the 4 Aces cap off a season of dominance for LIV's inaugural season, Seamus Power wins in Bermuda, Asia Pacific Am and much more

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Ep 19: Rory wins the CJ Cup and ascends to #1 in the Offical-"ish" WGR, and we look ahead to LIV Doral

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Ep 18: Is Brooks back? Is Rickie Fowler Back? Are we talking "on the record"?

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Ep 17: Interview with Mike Carroll, creator of the Fit For Golf app

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Ep 16: 2 young guns win on their respective tours, but what does it all MENA? More OWGR drama, as always

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Ep 15: Shotgun starts at Dunhill, Presidents Cup snubs playing well, the ongoing OWGR saga, and Bryson is the 2nd longest driver in the world

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Ep 14: Si Woo nearly shushes the INT to victory, but the US sneaks away with the Presidents Cup victory over an embattled INT team

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Ep 13: 4-Peat for the 4-Aces in Chicago, Cam Smith & Max Homa win this week, only one "officially" gets points

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Ep 12: Walk off eagle winner, the drama of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals bubble, and shorts vs pants

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Ep 11: Rory the savior, or the villain? Tour Championship wrap-up, and 6 new players join LIV

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Ep 10: Is Rory the Baddie? New PIP, Top Players, and Guaranteed Minimum $

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Ep 9 - Legal round 1 is over. Who won? Who's lawyers are looking for a new job? What's next?

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Ep 8: Bedminster recap, Shark talk, Gooch vs the PGA Tour?

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Ep 7: O Captain My Captain

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Ep 6: It’s The Open but it’s closed to Norman

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Ep 5: LIV Portland wrap-up, Legal fireworks, and OWGR talk

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Ep 4: LIV Portland Day 1 Quick Takes

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Ep 3.5: Who Are You? ...Adrian Otaegui and Blake Windred

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Ep 3: Portland is going to be ICONIC!!!!! (and has a better strength of field than John Deere)

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Ep 2: Or is this Episode 1? Who cares, let's get going