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BIG CHANGES ON THE PGA TOUR | Aug. 24 Aug 24, 2022

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Jay Monahan and Rory McIlroy addressed the media today to discuss major changes to the PGA TOUR and a new, stadium-based league to help usher the TOUR into a new era. We have wall to wall coverage of the announcement and what it all means, Anna and Jaime welcome in Paige Mackenzie and Eamon Lynch for their insight. Meanwhile Todd Lewis and Rex Hoggard contribute insight from the golf course as they gauge the atmosphere around the news of the day. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ZALATORIS WITHDRAWS | Aug. 23 Aug 23, 2022

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Will Zalatoris' FedexCup hopes end in disappointment as herniated discs in his back force him to withdraw from the Tour Championship. Damon and Jaime discuss what this means with reporter Rex Hoggard. The LPGA is back this week with the CP Women's Open and a familiar face coming out of the amateur ranks to full tour membership. Ron Sirak and Paige Mackenzie have the latest. After a thrilling win at the U.S. Amateur last week, Texas A&M golf standout Sam Bennett stops by the show to discuss his signature win, club twirls and all. Lastly, with the president's cup rapidly approaching, Jaime and Damon put on their captain hats to pick who their captains picks would be for both teams at Quail Hollow. Ron Sirak (17:18) Sam Bennett (59:48) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BACK TO BACK BMW | Aug. 22 Aug 22, 2022

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Cantlay goes back to back at the BMW Championship! The reigning FedexCup champion is the first to ever repeat as a winner in a playoff event. Cantlay heads into the Tour Championship this week with a chance to go back-to back-TO BACK at East Lake as Tour Champion and FedexCup winner. Damon Hack and Jaime Diaz invite in Paige Mackenzie to discuss how Cantlay's could retain the cup this week in Atlanta. Sadly this weekend, 1973 Open Champion Tom Weiskopf passed away at the age of 79. His friend and colleague Judy Rankin joins the show to remember her decades-long friendship with the PGA TOUR legend. Lastly, a date has been set for the court case between LIV Players and the PGA TOUR. Legal consultant Jodi Balsam joins the show to discuss what this means for the case and the players involved. Judy Rankin (14:11) Jodi Balsam (46:11) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

PLAY ON, PLAYOFFS! | AUG. 17 Aug 17, 2022

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The second round of the FEDEXCUP playoffs gets underway on Thursday, and we'll have you ready! Kira K. Dixon joins from Wilmington CC to get us up to speed on what was said at a players-only meeting last night between 22 of the PGA TOUR's best and Tiger Woods. Meanwhile Damon, Eamon, and Paige give the low-down on the field, with additional insight from Golf Channel writer Ryan Lavner. The LPGA is going up! Big news in their week off, the LPGA's stop in Texas has been renamed to the Ascendant LPGA and will have a purse increase to $1.2 Million! Former champion Angela Stanford stops by to discuss what this means. No need to wait for the Amateurs to get underway! The U.S. Amateur is already going strong down in New Jersey. Golf Channel's commentary team of Rich Lerner and John Cooke join us from Ridgewood CC down in the Garden State. Angela Stanford: 47:06 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MEETING WITH TIGER | Aug. 16 Aug 16, 2022

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The FedexCup Playoffs roll on to Wilmington, Delaware, where the PGA TOUR plans to convene players for a meeting with Tiger Woods on the state of affairs between the TOUR and LIV Golf. Kira K. Dixon gathers reactions from players as Damon Hack, Eamon Lynch & Paige Mackenzie weigh in too. Over on the LPGA Tour, its happy times for newly-minted winner Maja Stark! The Swede discusses her first career victory and how Tiger Woods inspired her as a young golfer. And on the amateur circuit, The U.S. Amateur takes place this week at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, NJ. The 2007 champion of the event, Colt Knost, is covering the event for Golf Channel and joins us on the show to talk about what the event and his signature win there mean to him 15 years down the road. Colt Knost (30:35) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY | AUG. 15 Aug 15, 2022

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Will Zalatoris takes the lead in the FEDEXCUP Playoffs and Eligibility Points List Standings after his win in the first playoff event. Damon and Eamon welcome Will's swing coach, Josh Gregory to take a look inside world number 9's first PGA Tour victory. Also over the weekend, Cameron Smith was penalized for violation of Rule 17.1 (When Ball is in Penalty Area). At the ISPS Handa World Invitational, in Northern Ireland, Maja Stark was granted immediate LPGA Tour Membership. Golf Today welcomes Paige Mackenzie to break down the win. Paige Mackenzie (20:20) Josh Gregory (49:25) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

THE VERDICT IS IN! | AUG. 10 Aug 11, 2022

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PGA Tour wins big with judge ruling denying LIV Golf players’ a temporary restraining order. Sports law professor, Jodi Balsam joins Golf Today to break down the implications of the ruling. Hideki Matsuyama withdraws from FedExCup. Cameron Smith avoids answering whether or not he will join LIV and looks forward to playing in the Presidents Cup. Anna Jackson and Eamon Lynch get the opportunity to with AIG Women’s Open champion Ashleigh Buhai. Jodi Balsam : 32:42 Ashleigh Buhai: 23:47 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

THE TOUR GOES TO COURT | Aug. 09 Aug 09, 2022

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Representatives from the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf head to court today for a hearing about players seeking a temporary restraining order that would allow them to compete in the FedExCup Playoffs. Golf Channel reporter Rex Hoggard is at the courthouse to cover the proceedings, and legal expert Jodi Balsam weighs in as well. Todd Lewis is on the ground in Memphis at the St. Jude's Classic too, gathering reactions from players as the case unfolds. Also in Memphis, radio host Chris Vernon stops by to remember his epic "masters updates" that went viral in 2020. Jodi Balsam: 5:49 Chris Vernon: 28:15 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

PGA TOUR RESPONDS TO LIV LAWSUIT | AUG. 8 Aug 08, 2022

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On Monday the PGA TOUR filed their response to an antitrust suit from the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Jaime Diaz joins to discuss the case and the ramifications for both tours. Major championship season wrapped up on the LPGA Tour with an unlikely champion at the AIG Women's Open. Damon and Eamon welcome in Beth Ann Nichols to discuss a life-changing win for Ashleigh Buhai, a first-time major champ from South Africa. Tom Kim is another first-time winner, but in the last regular-season event on the PGA TOUR! Damon and Eamon react to his stellar play over the weekend, and how the final 125 has shook out at the onset of the FedexCup. Beth Ann Nichols: 34:18 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

LIV PLAYERS TAKE LEGAL ACTION | AUG. 3 Aug 03, 2022

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BREAKING NEWS - PGA defectors, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Pat Perez, and Abraham Ancer, among others have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Golf Today welcomes Professor of Clinical Law/Director of Externship Programs at Brooklyn Law School, Jodi Balsam, to help examine the terms surrounding this issue. Kira K. Dixon caught up with some current PGA members at the Sedgefield Country Club, in Greensboro, NC, as they get ready for the Wyndham Championship, to get their take. The news comes in the midst of the AIG Women's Open. Damon and Eamon get a chance to chat with former champion Karen Stupples about the upcoming final major championship of the year. Karen Stupples (17:06) Jodi Balsam (53:19) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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