Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

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**Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav**

GolfChannel.com senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discuss and debate the latest news from around the golf world.

Latest Episodes:

Justin Thomas urges players to help the TV broadcast – but how? Jan 22, 2025

Show notes

0:00: A mea culpa/explanation for no Sunday pod

03:30: What can be done -- finally -- about slow play on Tour

11:00: Justin Thomas calls on Tour players to help the TV product

23:00: Report: Genesis Invitational to be played at Torrey Pines

29:00: Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele injury concerns continue

34:00: Rex is taking on Johnson Wagner in a chipping contest

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Did another TGL blowout expose some of the league's flaws? Jan 15, 2025

Show notes

0:00: Appreciate all the love on the pod hitting the airwaves

02:30: Tiger turns up at TGL – and it's another blowout. A full discussion of Week 2

16:30: Rory makes his season debut in Dubai. Here's what we're watching.

20:00: Jon Rahm says it's "wrong" that LIV players are still excluded from OWGR, majors

25:00: Rory advises protege Tom McKibbin against move to LIV

29:00: Why the pro debut for 17-year-old Blades Brown is so interesting

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Jordan Spieth's imminent return – and the next act of his career Jan 13, 2025

Show notes

0:00: Hey, we're on TV now!

02:00: Did Nick Taylor win the Sony, or did JJ Spaun/Stephan Jaeger lose it?

07:00: Todd Lewis joins the show, live from Waialae

19:30: Jordan Spieth set to return at Pebble after wrist surgery

27:30: LIV Golf happenings, including the 2025 schedule release

30:30: Eugenio Chacarra doesn't get picked up by LIV – and tees off on the league

37:00: Tom McKibbin reportedly set to join LIV in a few weeks

40:30: Quick hits including big ratings for TGL and the latest on Riviera

49:00: Rex is headed to the American Express

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TGL finally debuts. Will it flourish or flop? Jan 08, 2025

Show notes

0:30: A big announcement: We're coming to your TV screens!

02:30: Rex's first TGL TV hit did not go according to plan

04:00: The best parts of TGL's opening night

13:00: Criticisms, concerns and questions after the first match

28:00: Is this just the start for TGL?

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With Tour's future in focus, is Kapalua the best way to kick off the year? Jan 06, 2025

Show notes

01:00: Hideki Matsuyama shows when he's capable of – when healthy

09:30: Collin Morikawa drops an F-bomb after finishing 2nd, and he's got a point!

16:00: Low scoring abounds at Kapalua for the season opener

20:30: Lav's radical idea for how to revamp the first event of the year

26:00: Speaking of changes, the Tour is considering tweaking the format at East Lake

38:00: Other news from the week, including Scottie, Xander and Viktor

48:00: A single listener question

50:00: Coming to you live Tuesday from the TGL debut

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2025 predictions! Tour/LIV war, major winners, players to watch Jan 02, 2025

Show notes

0:00: We're ready to get ratio'd again!

01:30: Will golf's civil war end in 2025?

05:00: 2025 Player of the Year

07:00: Newcomer of the Year

09:30: Surprise(s) of the Year

12:00: 2025 Masters champion

14:00: 2025 PGA champion

17:00: 2025 U.S. Open champion

20:00: 2025 Open champion

23:00: Ryder Cup winner

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Behind the scenes of Golf Channel's TV operation in 2024 Dec 30, 2024

Show notes

0:00: Introducing Brads, the "Talk about your round" media guy

05:30: Brads' TV resume, and how he's now a critical part of what you see on the air

10:00: What happened the day Scottie Scheffler was arrested at the PGA

13:00: Some of the other craziest days of his TV career

16:00: How the Johnson Wagner segments come to be

24:00: What happens with the major winners after the 72nd hole

30:00: Most surprising interviews of the year

34:00: Rapid fire: Best/worst interviews, bucket list work stop, etc.

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2024 awards! Breakouts, surprises, letdowns, favorite moments Dec 27, 2024

Show notes

0:00: Top player is ... obvious

04:00: Breakout players

07:00: Biggest disappointments

12:00: On-the-rise players for 2025

15:30: Feel-good stories

18:00: Shot of the year contenders

22:00: Biggest surprises

25:00: Favorite personal moment covering the game in 2024

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The Tiger & Charlie Show was silly-season golf at its finest Dec 23, 2024

Show notes

0:00: Rex's on-the-ground impressions of Tiger Woods

07:00: Stop us if you've heard this before: Tiger looked better physically than anticipated

13:00: Approaching Tiger's 49th birthday, a look at his Champions Tour prospects

17:00: What makes the PNC a better watch than the contrived Showdown-type matches

23:00: Rex & Lav's holiday plans, including a troubling Christmas-Day tradition

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How the Showdown matchup highlighted TGL's greatest challenge Dec 18, 2024

Show notes

0:30: Our thoughts on the highly anticipated Tour-vs.-LIV match in Vegas

11:30: Rex's initial impressions during TGL media day

13:30: Billy Horschel joins the pod! Discussing TGL's upcoming launch

31:00: More of Rex's thoughts on TGL, with the teaser we'll be on-site in early January

35:30: Why the PGA of America opted to pay U.S. Ryder Cuppers

42:00: What the new PGA Tour CEO job really means

48:00: Rex's unfortunate encounter with a bear?

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