2 Off the 1st
By Ryan Ballengee, Golf News Net
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2 Off the 1st is for the hardcore golf fan who can't get enough of the sport. Host Ryan Ballengee digs deep on two stories each weekday in a snack-sized show that will catch you up on the most important stories in the game. Whether it has to do with the pro game (PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV, Euro Tour, etc.) or the game we play, we'll make sure you're caught up without wasting your time.
| Episode | Date |
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196: Tiger takes a US Open exemption while Taylor Gooch won't try qualifying
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May 03, 2024 |
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195: Rory and Shane win in NOLA, LIV has its Aussie event
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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194: Greg Norman talks Rory-LIV, PGA Tour equity stakes happening
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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193: Rory McIlroy back on the Board, Nelly WDs from latest LPGA event
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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192: Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda rule the weekend (and Miles Russell)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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191: Nelly Korda lurks at The Chevron, Taylor Gooch wants 108 hole LIV events
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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190: Rory is not going to LIV Golf (again) and Masters ratings are in
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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189: Greg Norman shows at Augusta as Fred Ridley speaks out
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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188: Augusta National is minty, and Jon Rahm wants 72-hole LIV events
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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187: The Masters is here, Denny comes close and Nelly stays in Vegas
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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186: Nelly Korda is on fire, and PGA Tour players feel in the dark
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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185: Peter Malnati's inspirational Valspar win tops the weekend recap
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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184: Callaway Golf reportedly for sale, the PGA Tour meeting with Yasir Al Rumayyan
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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183: Scottie is on a heater, the PGA Tour meets with PIF
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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182: The Players is underway as the future of the Tour is up for grabs
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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181: Jay Monahan says a lot and a little at The Players
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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180: Scottie Scheffler's dominace, the stars want a smaller PGA Tour
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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179: LIV withdraws OWGR application, Signature tournaments need bigger fields
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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178: Anthony Kim's first week on LIV, and the Saudis might be done with the PGA Tour
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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177: Anthony Kim's LIV deal explained, but welcoming LIV guys back?
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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176: Talor Gooch says something dumb, The Match was fun
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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175: Anthony Kim is back on LIV and Rahm is candid about the money
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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174: Hideki wins at Riviera, Spieth and the wrong score
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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173: Sun Day Red debuts and reaction, a little ratings update
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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172: Sunday Red on a Monday, the Phoenix Open was crazy
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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171: 57! And PIF threatens bankers with imprisonment
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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170: LIV vs. PGA Tour ratings, and Tiger is announcing something
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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169: License to care about LIV? A weird Sunday
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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168: Montezuma's Revenge on LIV? And some great LPGA news
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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167: Spieth sees the Saudis as optional, a better TV experience incoming?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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166: Strategic Sports Group investment: What we know and what questions remain
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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165: Hatton and the Thundercats to LIV, while the LPGA-LET merger twists in the wind
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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164: What the heck is going on with LIV? And more related questions
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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163: Jack Burke Jr. passes away at 100, Cantlay talks negotiations
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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162: Yasir Al-Rumayyan facing big lawsuit as Jay Monahan negotiates in Saudi Arabia
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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161: Who is Ken Weyand, and other craziness at the Dubai Invitational
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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160: Phil says he's not the right Ryder Cup guy, and resignations galore
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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159: The future of elite professional golf, according to Rory McIlroy
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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158: Tiger Woods and Nike part ways, rookies struggle to get in Sony
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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157: Patrick Reed ordered to pay legal fees, suggesting a rotating NBC booth
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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156: Jon Rahm spotted in Maui, and Greg Norman is appreciative of Rory
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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155: Rory says he was "too judgmental" of LIV defectors, Mac Hughes opens up
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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154: Patrick Cantlay has 'no plans' to go to LIV, as Shane Lowry calls out Jon Rahm
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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153: Is the Official World Golf Ranking preparing to accept LIV Golf?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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152: Jon Rahm muzzled by LIV, and holy PGA Tour legal fees
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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151: The rank and file demand answers, while purses are a minor mystery
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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150: Tony Finau not going to LIV, and Mac Hughes owes Jon Rahm a fruit basket
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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149: Jon Rahm (and more?) to LIV leads to PGA Tour picking a partner
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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148: The Rollback Episode: What's changing and the reaction
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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147: Rollback performative art, LPGA Q-Series coming to an end
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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146: Rollback for all, and LIV Golfers win big on the DP World Tour
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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145: PGA Tour-PIF-Rahm game of chicken, and Chris Stroud disses the Tour
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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144: PGA Tour-PIF have a 'firm' deadline, JT blames his diet
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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143: Tiger Woods talks playing more and the PIF-LIV negotiations
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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142: A rollback for everyone, and two big Opens this week
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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141: Rahm to LIV rumors flame, Zinger out at NBC over money, 2024 LIV schedule
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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140: Lots to discuss: TGL postponed, Spieth on the board, Ludvig wins and more
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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139: Rory is moving to England, the 2024 LPGA schedule is huge and LIV free agency
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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138: Rory McIlroy resigns from the PGA Tour board, and CME Group buys LPGA stock
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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137: Camilo Villegas' powerful Bermuda win leads the weekend
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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136: Tiger owns a TGL team and changes to the World Handicap System
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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135: Gary Player has gripes with the Augusta National Women's Am; bad Bermuda data
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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134: Erik van Rooyen's emotional win, and Rory hopes the PIF is involved
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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133: Jon Rahm is out of TGL, and El Cardonal is giving up scores
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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132: PGA Tour taking over the former Honda, and Challenge Tour Grand Final
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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131: TGL reveals format and more details, while fall ratings are tanking
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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130: A potential PGA Tour investor is rejected, and two players are suspended for betting
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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129: Bryson vs. Topgolf, and the LPGA is returning to Boston
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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128: LIV Golf players ready to move on, and Presidents Cup changes
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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127: DP World Tour luring PGA Tour players, and gripes with Golf Mag's Top 100
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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126: LIV Golf is done for 2023, and a weekend roundup
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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125: Phil Mickelson continues LIV bravado, but is it warranted?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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124: Remembering Ivor Robson, Spikemark is out, Tiger might be back
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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123: PGA Tour and private equity, and LIV is dangling now
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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122: Lexi hangs in there in Vegas, while LIV decries the OWGR again
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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121: LIV Golf denied OWGR points as they prepare to play in Saudi Arabia
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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120: Exciting finishes abound as tour cards are earned
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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119: PGA Tour-PIF negotiations stalling; Justin Thomas calls out Alan Shipnuck
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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118: Yasir Al-Rumayyan is Andrew Waterman, and Lexi is PGA Tour bound
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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117: Ryder Cup viewership craters, and a big week for Tour cards
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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116: Why the Europeans won the Ryder Cup; why some US players want to be paid
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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115: Sergio's last-ditch Ryder Cup plea, and Jimmy Walker hates the FedEx Cup Fall
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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114: Senate subpeonas Saudis, and the Ryder Cup team wants privacy
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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113: The FedEx Cup Fall is here, and Ryder Cup players are in action this week
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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112: US Ryder and Solheim Cup teams finalized with captain's picks
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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111: Hovland dominating the Tour Championship; Top KFT player suspended
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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110: The Tour Championship just got real, and someone stunningly missed their tee time
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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109: Surprising Solheim Cup picks and the state of Jay Monahan
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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108: Lilia Vu, Lucas Glover triumph, and the new global golf schedule is here
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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107: Saudi sticking points, and the Tour is formally against the rollback
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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106: The controversial finish at Hoylake; do LIV Golf players even wanna come back?
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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105: Jay Monahan has a trust problem, and maybe the Tour doesn't want this deal after all
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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104: The Senate hearings on the PGA Tour-PIF deal, recapped and reviewed
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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103: What are the Saudis up to with LIV, and what did all those documents mean?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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102: A PGA Tour mutiny and other strange things happening
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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101: Why the PGA Tour-PIF deal seems frozen; weekend recap
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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100: Wyndham Clark wins the US Open but the vibe was just off
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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99: So what exactly is this deal, and who is wrong about it?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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97: The PGA Tour-LIV merger show
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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98: US Open final qualifying results, Rory and Scheffler searching for answers
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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96: Jon Rahm is now pro-cut at designated events as the 2024 PGA Tour schedule takes shape
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May 31, 2023 |
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95: Brooks Koepka and the Ryder Cup; Rose Zhang going pro
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May 24, 2023 |
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94: Brooks wins the PGA for his fifth major; Michael Block has a week for the ages
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May 22, 2023 |
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93: LIV ratings apparently awful; Tiger Woods, ex head to arbitration
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May 18, 2023 |
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92: The DP World Tour puts down the hammer; the NCAA screws up royally
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May 12, 2023 |
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91: Big fines to LIV players from the DP World Tour; Tiger Woods and Erica Harman lawsuit takes a new turn
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May 10, 2023 |
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90: The DP World Tour imposes fines on LIV players; designated events aren't moving around
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May 05, 2023 |
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89: Tiger Woods and Joe Lacava split; Rory explains not playing Harbour Town
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May 02, 2023 |
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88: Finau, Green win; another designated week on tap
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May 01, 2023 |
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86: Do the majors have to accommodate LIV? PGA Tour merger
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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85: Recapping the weekend: The Chevron, Zurich Classic and more
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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84: Tiger Woods has surgery; is LIV to be taken seriously?
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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83: PGA Tour fall schedule announced; Patty Ice is glacial
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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82: Full Masters recap; what the Masters says about LIV Golf
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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81: The Masters is for the rollback; Harold Varner III opens up about LIV money
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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80: LIV loses another legal battle; Tiger approves of the rollback
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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79: Masters storylines aplenty; Gary Player continues to unravel
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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78: TaylorMade's rollback survey response; Cam calls BS on LIV critique
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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77: A second course at Augusta National; Bryson's bad views on architecture
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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76: Player, Nicklaus rank the Masters 4th among majors; LIV expanding?
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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75: The PGA Tour's 2024 is decided; Q-School is back en vogue
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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74: Farewell to the Match Play; wrapping up a busy week
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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73: Rory is pro-rollback, LIV ratings are bad
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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72: LIV leaning way in on teams, the WGC era ends this week
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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71: Reacting to Justin Thomas reacting to the rollback proposal
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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70: Talking with David Duval about rollbacks, 59s, stressful golf and more
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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69: The Rollback Episode: Everything you need to know
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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68: Scottie Shines at Sawgrass; Rolling Back the Golf Ball?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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67: The 2024 schedule takes shape; should LIV get credit?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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66: A combined PGA-LPGA event; LIV is technically eligible for majors
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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65: LIV is a mess, and the PGA Tour faces some big challenges
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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64: Jon Rahm is playing historic golf; LIV reveals its players and teams
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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63: The USGA connection to the Super Bowl field; the competing messages from LIV
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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62: Does the OWGR actually work? And golf on TV is changing for the better
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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61: Is Aaron Rodgers a sandbagger? And the Swilcan Bridge patio came and went
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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60: The haves and have-nots of the PGA Tour schedule; Phil sends some bad tweets
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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59: Patrick Reed labeled a cheater for Treegate, while LIV signs another player
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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58: Treegate, Teegate, Rory and Reed in Dubai; Max figures out Torrey
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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57: Jon Rahm is on fire, LIV schedule drama and PGA Tour schedule relief
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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56: LIV is on The CW, now what? And Henrik regrets nothing
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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55: LIV on the CW, Brooks is sad and some LPGA drama
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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54: Undesignated events doing well, and not much to LIV for?
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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53: Happy Birthday Ian Poulter? Mito Pereira is Going to LIV
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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52: Wiggle Room for Top PGA Tour Players; LIV Facing Issues
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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51: Welcome to the Elevated Era, a New Course in Pinehurst
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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50: NBC cuts Maltbie and Koch, LIV announces US venues
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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49: Reviewing The Match VII and the NY Times dud on LIV
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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48: Tiger makes a change before The Match; are PGA Tour players jealous of LIV players?
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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47: A PGA Tour/LPGA Tour team event is official; no buzz for The Match 7?
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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46: Why Rory and Greg Norman don't get along; Cam Smith may have been hungover at the Aussie Open
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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45: Jon Rahm says LIV has been beneficial; the Aussie Open is a great model
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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44: What would the PGA Tour want from LIV; fun with the PGA Tour tax filings
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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43: Cam Smith wins the Aussie PGA; is the Hero World Challenge future proof?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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42: Tiger Woods wins the PIP; Gary Player praises LIV for guys who can't compete
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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41: A big LPGA sponsor is embarrassed; Patrick Reed's lawsuit is dismissed*
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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40: Is the new OWGR bad, and Rory says Norman has to go
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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39: Tony Finau has a winning instinct; a shady-looking deal at Q-School
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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38: Is Greg Norman out and other LIV rumors; Tiger Woods wins the PIP
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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37: LIV is making new stars on the PGA Tour; the Rules are changing
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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36: Appearance fees on the PGA Tour and a DP World Tour financial guarantee
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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35: Patrick Reed's embarrassing but important lawsuit; free agency in golf?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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34: LIV Year 1: What happened and can it survive?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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33: Two emotional player stories at the Bermuda Championship
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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32: Rory takes a different tone on LIV, whose biggest test is this week
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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31: Rory McIlroy is the best in the world; Tour cards coming for college players
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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30: A budding Rory-Tom Kim bromance, LIV Golf making their own majors?
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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29: What happens to the unelevated PGA Tour events; a final fall hurrah
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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28: A deep look into the why of LIV; four more elevated PGA Tour events added
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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27: Fred Couples rolls back the clock, Keegan Bradley survives in Japan
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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26: Phil is just spewing BS, but Rickie Fowler is apparently back?!
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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25: Phil plays a dirty game, and is Jon Rahm old?!
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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24: A reality check on the Aramco Ladies Team Series and the long-term for golf
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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23: Rahm, Kim and Ewart Shadoff win; LIV loses
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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22: Why you gotta be so MENA; leaderboard updates
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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21: LIV Golf's world ranking gambit, the MENA Tour and the long game
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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20: Trevor Immelman insulted at Presidents Cup suggestions; the new Korn Ferry Tour
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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19: Mac and Fox win after Presidents Cup snubs; what's the future of the fall?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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18: No Lawsuits Friday
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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17: LIV, Patrick Reed lawsuit updates; LIV buying TV time
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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16: Recapping the Presidents Cup and what should happen next
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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15: The Presidents Cup Day 1 didn't go well
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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14: The Presidents Cup is set to start, Greg Norman gets shut down in DC
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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13: The Presidents Cup is getting real; Mr. Norman heads to Washington
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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12: LIV begs for world ranking points, Presidents Cup preview
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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11: Homa repeats in Napa, LIV may have a competition problem
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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10: Tiger Woods playing in a cart, LIV changing formats?
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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9: Ryder Cup rebuild, and Rahm shoots down LIV rumors
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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8: Jay Monahan's private jet travel; Annika to host an LPGA event
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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7: Sergio Garcia besmirches the DP World Tour; a multi-million-dollar agronomy mistake
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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6: Rory, Rahm and Horschel speak up; the APGA meets the Champions Tour
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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5: The Internationals reshuffle the deck; new team golf on the Euro Tour
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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4: 50 new PGA Tour cards are secured, and LIV finishes in Massachusetts
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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3: Phil takes a victory lap of sorts; LIV coming to your town?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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2: Gary Player torches LIV, Smith and Stenson; the copium takes effect
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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1: Six leave for LIV; is the Presidents Cup dead?
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Golfer suspended 3 years for flipping the bird; illegal drivers on the PGA Tour
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Cameron Champ's emotional win; Rory thinks the Euro Tour is too easy
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Costco refunds golf ball purchases, and Jack's renovating Muirfield Village
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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9/24/19: Talking SG Tour and Safeway Open with Steve Elkington
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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9/23/19: Conflicts of interest in golf media; Danny Willett's amazing comeback
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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9/20/19: Vik Hovland's 60s streak; tracking slow play with Tagmarshal
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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9/19/19: Rory's preferential Euro Tour treatment and shirt vs. skins in Japan
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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9/17/19: Tracking slow play on the Euro Tour; why LPGA players retire earlier
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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9/16/19: Reviewing the Solheim Cup and the Tribute at The Greenbrier
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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9/12/19: Rory wins Player of the Year, and Tiger tries to help the Bahamas
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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9/10/19: Stacy Lewis WDs from Solheim Cup, and Kuchar stains his rep again
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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9/9/19: The PGA Tour is back, and a Sweetens Cove sequel?
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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9/6/19: The cost to become a pro golfer and the PGA Tour's September mistake
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Pilot (9/5/19): PGA Tour equipment testing and Solheim Cup preview
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Sep 05, 2019 |