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Dan Hicks, Johnson Wagner & Brendon de Jonge join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 18, 2025

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NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks joined the program and talked about his career behind the microphone, some of his best moments, how the golf team works together, the new additions to the NBC golf crew, a looming Ryder Cup in New York that could be epic and what viewers want most, story-telling of the game's best.

Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge, the Wagyu Filet Show duo, also joined the program and talked about Wagner's recent remarks as they relate to Rory's comments, and both of their feelings on Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour University.

Jaime Diaz joins 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 17, 2025

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Jaime Diaz joined Gary Williams in studio for 5 Clubs on Golf Channel and talked about a number of topics facing golf right now from the PGA/LIV negotiations, the rise of Ludvig Aberg, the rare closing abilities of Tiger and Jack compared to the current major woes of Rory McIlroy and they discussed how rare it is for a true golf rivalry to take center stage with frequency.

Tyler Rae Deep Dive with Gary Williams Feb 13, 2025

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This episode is for all the golf course design junkies and enthusiasts as we sat down with golf course designer Tyler Rae. He joined Gary Williams for a deep dive on his career in golf, some of his creative influences, top courses around the world, periods of time in course architecture and much more. He touched on his work at Lookout Mountain and Old Sawmill and talked in depth about Pinehurst No. 2, Seminole and Pine Valley.

Rae has played the top 100 courses in the U.S. and 98 of top 100 in the world so his knowledge of great golf courses is amongst the elite and he loves the hidden gem courses of the world. He also listed his top courses in New England from Eastward Ho, Myopia Hunt Club and the Country Club; from Westchester, NY with Winged Foot, Somerset Hills and Mountain Ridge; Long Island with Shinnecock, Maidstone and National Golf Links; the Chicago area with Chicago Golf Club, Shoreacres and Beverly; and finally in the greater Philadelphia area with Pine Valley, Merion and Lancaster.

Tyler Rae & George Waters join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 12, 2025

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Golf course designer Tyler Rae and author George Waters joined the show today. Rae talked about some of his industry inspirations from Donald Ross and Seth Rayner and talked about some of his new work at Old Sawmill and the quick turnaround he and his team will have later this year at Detroit Golf Club, home of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Waters, author of many golf books including "Sand and Golf" talked about how sandy terrain makes the game 3-dimensional, opens up more possibilities for play and how natural bunkers go from playable to unplayable on the periphery of holes. We also updated the Club 5 standings, revealed team picks for the Genesis Invitational and unveiled our latest Golf Dogs of the Week.

Gabby Herzig & Taylor Zarzour join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 11, 2025

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Gabby Herzig and Taylor Zarzour joined Gary Williams today on 5 Clubs on Golf Channel. Herzig talked about the latest between the PGA Tour and LIV and the involvement of the new administration. She also talked about Jordan Spieth and his attempts to come back from injury. Zarzour and Williams also talked about Spieth as well as the new Rory McIlroy approach that is taking a page out of the Scottie Scheffler playbook and the start to the season of all the European players which puts them in a very good position with the Ryder Cup looming later this year.

Drew Stoltz & Brendan Porath join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 10, 2025

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Drew Stoltz of Subpar and Brendan Porath of The Fried Egg joined us today. Stoltz talked about a number of the changes that took place at this year's WM Phoenix Open, how the younger generation is so skilled and ready to win and how Jordan Spieth can energize a crowd. Porath also talked about what Spieth brings to the table for the PGA Tour as well as forecasting the season ahead for Tiger Woods and what would be considered successful. Porath also talked about how deep the European Ryder Cup team as Thomas Detry picked up his first win at the WM.

Lucas Glover & Gil Hanse join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 05, 2025

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Lucas Glover and Gil Hanse joined the show today. Glover, who has been outspoken on some of the PGA TOUR's decisions, discussed his POV on taking away playing opportunities, the pace of play, the state of the game and other pressing issue for the Tour. Hanse joined from a bulldozer in Venus, FL, site of his latest project, and he talked about some of the courses he and his Caveman Construction team are working on at Spanish Bay and other locations, as well as the new technologies in course design and how best to keep the integrity of greens in restorations. The show closed out with the team picks for the WM Phoenix Open and our latest installment of "Golf Dogs of the Week".

The Wagyu Filet Show with Johnson Wagner & Brendon de Jonge Feb 05, 2025

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This edition of The Wagyu Filet Show with Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge spent time talking about Rory McIlroy's big win at Pebble Beach, the discipline he played with and how the major venues for 2025 really suit his game. They talked about Jordan Spieth returning to tournament play and what the coming months could look like for him. They also talked about some of their errant shots over the years and the victims of those swings.

They rounded out the show with a deep dive into college golf, PGAU and all the benefits of playing collegiately while sharing some of their favorite stories as teammates at Virginia Tech.

Matt Kendrick of Good Good Golf & Wagyu Filet join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 04, 2025

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Matt Kendrick, the CEO of Good Good Golf joined us today to talk about the rise of digital platform, their desire to be a top 5 brand in golf, how the personalities on their team come together, their recent investment in LAGC of TGL, the event they are hosting on Golf Channel, the idea that golfers are building their individual brands and much more.

The boys from The Wagyu Filet showed joined us live in studio to talk about Rory Milroy's weekend at Pebble Beach and his new approach, if Scottie Scheffler has missed a beat coming off his 2024 season and injury, the depth that the European Ryder Cup team is building and the pros and cons of the Waste Management in Phoenix this week.

Gordon Sargent & Kyle Porter join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel Feb 03, 2025

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Host Gary Williams broke down the AT&T Pebble Beach win by Rory McIlroy and what that means for the PGA TOUR as well as some of his other golf thoughts from the weekend. We were joined by Vanderbilt men's golf standout, and NCAA individual champion, Gordon Sargent and Normal Sport's Kyle Porter.

Porter talked about McIlroy trying to approach the game more like Scottie Scheffler and being less impulsive on the course. He also talked about whether Scheffler's greatness alone will drive audience.

Sargent talked about why he came back to Vanderbilt despite his ability to go straight to the PGA TOUR based on his PGA TOUR U standing. He wants to learn how to be a professional before making that jump. He also loves being around and competing with his teammates as he feels that helps improve his game.

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