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Our Ireland golf adventure (Part 2) Jan 02, 2024

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On this special podcast, Ryan Ballengee, Brendan Sweeney and Club Choice Ireland's Tiernan Byrne recap the second half of their Ireland trip together, including the best towns and spots to hit in Wexford City, Kilkenny and Dublin, as well as the rounds they played Rosslare, Mount Juliet and Druids Glen.
To get started on your Ireland trip, check our Club Choice Ireland at https://www.clubchoiceireland.com!

Our Ireland golf adventure (Part 1) Dec 22, 2023

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On this special podcast, Ryan Ballengee, Brendan Sweeney and Club Choice Ireland's Tiernan Byrne recap the first half of their Ireland trip together, including the best towns and spots to hit in Malahide, Baltray, Portmarnock and Dublin, as well as the rounds they played County Louth, Portmarnock Links and The European Club.
To get started on your Ireland trip, check our Club Choice Ireland at https://www.clubchoiceireland.com!

Pro golf is killing itself, my year of golf and Hilton Grand Vacations' Mark Wang Dec 11, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan talks about the events of the last week, with Jon Rahm going to LIV, as well as the subsequent fallout, and how that has damaged professional golf. Then, on happier terms, Ryan talks about his year in golf and what he's looking forward to next year. Finally, Mark Wang, President and CEO of Hilton Grand Vacations, joins to talk about his company's sponsorship of the LPGA Tournament of Champions and what's coming next month.
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Rollback is coming, the PGA-LIV public negotiation and PGA HOPE Dec 04, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan gets into the Golf Digest report of the forthcoming golf ball rollback for all golfers -- why it happened this way, how it'll work and when it'll happen. Then it's time to talk about the game of public negotiating between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Finally, our guest is Sgt. Keniel Martinez, who joins Ryan to talk about PGA HOPE and the importance of the veteran golf community.
Digest story: https://www.golfdigest.com/story/usga-ra-rollback-announcement-december-2023
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Camilo Villegas' emotional Bermuda win, and how did the new fall go Nov 13, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan looks at Camilo Villegas' emotional win in Bermuda and what resonated in the remarkable moments after the win. We look at the new pro golf fall to see what went right and maybe what went wrong. Finally, a little PSA about where golf content comes from these days.

PGA Tour for-profit perils, pros betting on golf and PXG's Scott Kim Nov 02, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan gets into the potential problems facing the PGA Tour as it operates more as a for-profit organization, as well as the problems facing the pro game as it embraces legalized betting. PXG's LPGA Tour manager Scott Kim joins the show as well to talk about the incredible year the brand has enjoyed.
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LIV Golf is done (for now), my kids love golf (for now) and college golf camps Oct 24, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan starts by talking about the joy of taking his kids to the driving range and seeing them enjoy golf. Then he gets into LIV Golf's season finale and what might happen next, as well as a new place to play for PGA Tour players (the DP World Tour!). College Golf Experience founder and good buddy Josh Jacobs joins me to talk about college golf camps and their increasing importance in the recruiting world.
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PGA Tour-Saudi deal in doubt, Lexi does great in Vegas, using your emotions in golf Oct 16, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan looks at the state of the PGA Tour/DP World Tour/Saudi Public Investment Fund deal and why it looks to be in doubt. Then Lexi Thompson did a great job in Vegas and repped herself well. Finally, Angel Yin broke through on the LPGA, and there's something we can learn from her win.

Solheim Cup, Ryder Cup, My Trip to Europe and Peter Jacobsen Oct 03, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan reviews the Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup, including what went right and wrong at each on and off the course. Ryan then digs into his trip to Europe bookended by both incredible team golf events, along with a 36-hour layover in Munich for Oktoberfest. Finally, Peter Jacobsen joins to talk about the upcoming World Champions Cup, a new team event he chairs that's coming to the Champions Tour in December.
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Our trip to Ireland (Part 2) and a college golf debacle Sep 20, 2023

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On this week's show, Ryan goes over the second half of the trip to Ireland, including where to play and stay, as well as what else to see while in Ireland's Ancient East. He kicks off the show by going into a fascinating but colossal problem in college golf.
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