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Tiger Woods Speaks on His Game, Health and the PGA Tour + 2023 Hero World Challenge Preview, Picks, Storylines | The First Cut Podcast Nov 28, 2023

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Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Mark Immelman discuss Tiger Woods' press conference, the latest news in golf and preview the Hero World Challenge.

(0:00) Intro

(2:30) Takeaways for Tiger Woods’ press conference at the Hero World Challenge

(24:15) Rory McIlroy tops the PGA Tour’s PIP List for 2023

(34:30) Hero World Challenge Preview - Tiger is back, Will Zalatoris and Viktor Hovland 3-peat

(47:05) Best Bets

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ABOUT THE SHOW: The First Cut brings you everything you need to know in the world of professional golf. Nearly every day Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Mark Immelman, Greg DuCharme, Sia Nejad and Patrick McDonald bring you the best analysis in the game. From DFS to betting previews, interviews and recaps… everything golf is on the table when you listen to The First Cut.

Tiger is BACK - 2023 Hero World Challenge DFS Preview - Picks, Strategy, Fades | First Cut Podcast Nov 27, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme breakdown the 20-man field at the Hero World Challenge from a DFS perspective.

(0:00) Intro + last DFS preview of 2023

(3:50) Albany Course Breakdown - an interesting scorecard for a Par 72

(8:45) 10k+ Lots of recent winners and the No. 1 player in the world

(19:55) 8k, 9k | Is Justin Thomas back?

(25:30) 7k | Lots of questions in this price range

(32:30) 6k | The Big Cat! Will Zalatoris!

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TRIVIA TIME! | The First Cut Podcast Nov 21, 2023

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IT'S TRIVIA TIME! Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme are here on Thanksgiving week to play a game of golf trivia!

0:00 Intro + A trivia show, not THE trivia show

9:00 Trivia Time! Rounds 1 & 2

20:35 Rounds 3-5

37:45 Stump the Schwab

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Tiger Woods Will Play Hero World Challenge + Ludvig Aberg wins the RSM Classic | First Cut Podcast Nov 19, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Patrick McDonald discuss Tiger's next tournament, Rory McIlroy leaving the PGA Tour Policy Board and Ludvig Aberg gets his first PGA Tour victory.

0:00 Intro

1:10 Tiger Woods will play in the Hero World Challenge

6:45 Rory McIlroy steps down from the PGA Tour Policy Board

13:50 Paul Azinger’s time is up at NBC after his contract was not renewed

21:30 22-year-old Nicolai Hojgaard wins the DP World Tour Championship

27:26 Ludvig Aberg caps off an unbelievable 2023 with his first PGA Tour title

34:20 FedExCup Fall Top 10 and Top 125 + Rookie of the Year conversation

46:30 Best Bets

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Was the Netflix Cup a Success? | The First Cut Podcast Nov 16, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Patrick McDonald return from their trip to the Netflix Cup to discuss being there on-site and the Netflix's first crack at live sports.

0:00 Intro

2:00 What was it like on the grounds at the Netflix Cup - the golf was secondary

5:30 How did this come through on the broadcast?

16:45 What worked well at the Netflix Cup?

21:15 The actual matches on the course

29:00 “We were not beautiful enough”

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Netflix Cup! + DP World Tour Champ + 2023 RSM Classic Preview - Picks, Storylines | The First Cut Podcast Nov 14, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter and Patrick McDonald to preview the Netflix Cup, the DP World Tour Championship and the RSM Classic.

0:00 Intro + Rick and Patrick go to dinner…

3:00 Netflix Cup is live from Vegas on Tuesday afternoon

11:50 Rory McIlroy has clinched the Race to Dubai ahead of this week’s DP World Tour Championship

17:00 Rory’s new driver

21:20 RSM Classic & the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall

31:10 Best Bets

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2023 RSM CLASSIC DFS Preview - Picks, Strategy, Fades | The First Cut Podcast Nov 13, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Keith Stewart break down the 2023 RSM Classic from a DFS perspective.

0:00 Intro + Keith joins the show!

1:30 Course breakdown: Plantation vs. Seaside this week at the RSM

7:00 10k+ | Ludvig Aberg is the most expensive golfer this week

11:40 9k+ | Is Alex Noren the play here?

18:40 8k | Keith is a big fan of the 8k range. Listen to find out why!

28:05 7k | Taylor Pendrith is on a roll in the 7k range

38:30 6k | Where is the value at the bottom of the barrel?

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Max Homa Wins Nedbank Golf Challenge & Camilo Villegas Wins in Bermuda | The First Cut Podcast Nov 12, 2023

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Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter and Greg DuCharme break down Max Homa's win on the DP World Tour and Camilo Villegas in the winner's circle in Bermuda.

0:00 Intro + Jimbo Fisher gets canned

6:00 Max Homa wins the Nedbank Golf Challenge - his 4th win since the beginning of 2022

19:00 Camilo Villegas ends a winless drought of over 3,000 days + Alex Noren’s runner up finish

36:55 Best Bets

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Tiger's TGL Team & Latest TGL News, Butterfield Bermuda Championship Preview + Formula 1 Driver Pierre Gasly | The First Cut Podcast Nov 07, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Patrick McDonald, Kyle Porter and Mark Immelman to discuss the latest in TGL news - Tiger Woods' team, Jon Rahm backing out - and preview the Butterfield Bermuda Championship

(0:00) Intro + KP’s club fitting experience

(5:20) Rory McIlroy is confident that Jon Rahm is a PGA Tour player despite backing out of TGL

(10:30) Rory compares TGL to NBA in-arena experience

(29:35) Bermuda Championship the second-to-last event of the FedExCup Fall

(35:40) Best Bets

(53:38) KP’s conversation with Formula 1 Driver Pierre Gasly

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2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship DFS Preview - Picks, Strategy, Fades | The First Cut Podcast Nov 06, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme break down the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from a DFS perspective.

0:00 Intro + we’ve made it to Bermuda

2:45 Course Breakdown: Port Royal Golf Course - one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour

9:30 10k+ | Brendon Todd, Akshay Bhatia lead a small group

17:15 9k | A great spot for Lucas Glover

24:30 8k | Rick hates this entire range - “I want to send it into the center of the sun”

30:45 7k | This range looks better than the 8k range

44:30 6k | What in the world do we do with Brian Gay?

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