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Russell Henley Leads, The Fight for the FedEx Cup Playoffs is On - 2023 Wyndham Championship Round 1 | First Cut Podcast Aug 03, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Mark Immelman recap Round 1 of the Wyndham Championship. It's storylines, scorecards and betting favorites for Thursday's opening round.

(0:00) Intro + preferred lies on Thursday

(4:15) Adam Scott battles the rain needing a big week to make the Playoffs

(6:00) Stephan Jaeger takes it deep early but stumbles late

(9:15) Justin Thomas doesn’t get the opening round he needed

(15:25) JT Poston’s great play continues in Greensboro

(18:10) Russell Henley is the 54-hole leader at 8-under

(21:45) Betting Favorites

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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 Woods Joins PGA Tour Policy Board + 2023 Wyndham Championship Preview | The First Cut Podcast Aug 01, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Greg DuCharme and Patrick McDonald to discuss the latest on Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour Policy Board. Then, the crew will preview the Wyndham Championship, the final event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

(0:00) Intro + no defending champion this week

(3:30) Tiger Woods to join the PGA Tour Policy Board as a player member

(8:30) The new transparency era with the PGA Tour Policy Board

(24:00) What if Tiger creates the Tiger Tour?

(30:00) Justin Thomas needs a great week to qualify for Memphis

(38:00) Best Bets

(53:45) One & Done

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2023 Wyndham Championship DFS Preview - Picks, Strategy, Fades | The First Cut Podcast Jul 31, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Sia Nejad preview the Wyndham Championship from a DFS perspective. It's picks, strategy and fades for the final regular season event of the PGA Tour schedule.

Intro, Course Breakdown: 0:00

10k: 8:53

9k: 15:22

8k: 22:26

7k: 29:55

6k: 41:29

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Lee Hodges Goes Wire-to-Wire - 2023 3M Open Tournament Recap | The First Cut Podcast Jul 30, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Mark Immelman to break down Lee Hodges' wire to wire victory at the 3M Open.

0:00 Intro

2:15 Beau Hossler cards eight straight birdies and an early 62 on Sunday

5:30 Dylan Wu had the best putting week of the entire year + what finishes guys need next week to make the Playoffs

18:45 Lee Hodges goes wire-to-wire for his first PGA Tour victory

30:00 JT Poston costs himself over $250,000 on the 72nd hole

29:30 (Bad) Best Bets

41:30 One & Done

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Lee Hodges Races Away on Moving Day - 3M Open Round 3 Recap | The First Cut Podcast Jul 29, 2023

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Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme recap moving day at TPC Twin Cities. Can anyone catch Lee Hodges on Sunday at the 3M Open?

0:00 Intro + Saturday night food plans

2:10 Lee Hodges makes a run late on Friday after the rain delay & stretches his lead on Saturday

9:25 Kevin Yu goes from 59 watch to a 4-under, 67

15:45 JT Poston is playing really good, simple golf the last two rounds

19:50 Tony Finau finds himself in a similar spot after 54 holes

23:30 One minute on Brandt Snedeker

25:00 Betting Favorites

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Justin Thomas Misses Another Cut + Rain on Friday - 2023 3M Open Round 2 | The First Cut Podcast Jul 28, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Greg DuCharme to break down a rain-shortened second round at the 3M Open. Justin Thomas misses the cut, scorecards and betting favorites.

0:00 Intro + weather comes on Friday

2:30 Kevin Streelman & JT Poston sit atop the leaderboard late Friday

11:30 Emiliano Grillo continues his good play after top 10 at the Open

15:30 Justin Thomas will miss another cut with the Playoffs slipping away + Cam Young will miss the cut

25:45 Hideki Matsuyama is in contention heading into the weekend

30:15 Betting Favorites

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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 Jonathan Coachman 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.

Low Scores the Norm on Thursday with Lee Hodges Leading - 2023 3M Open Round 1 Recap | The First Cut Podcast Jul 27, 2023

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Kyle Porter and Mark Immelman break down Round 1 of the 3M Open from TPC Twin Cities. It's storylines, scorecards and betting favorites.

0:00 Intro

2:00 An interesting leaderboard shaping up at TPC Twin Cities

3:25 What is Mark Immelman looking for at a tournament he’s going to broadcast?

5:15 Tony Finau comes screaming out of the gates

7:30 Justin Thomas grinds out a 69 on Thursday

13:00 Lee Hodges leads the way after Round 1

17:15 Betting Favorites

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2023 3M Open Preview - Picks, Storylines, One & Done + 2023 Ryder Cup Talk | The First Cut Podcast Jul 25, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme to preview the 2023 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities. It's picks, storylines and the One & Done.

0:00 Intro + cheese and grocery stores

8:00 Justin Thomas is in panic mode, will play 3M and Wyndham Championship

16:30 The battle for Top 70 is on + the unknown of the fall and 2024 schedule

28:00 A game of picking featured groups

30:30 Justin Thomas and Ryder Cup, yes or no?

43:50 Best Bets

57:55 One & Done

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3M Open DFS Preview - Picks, Strategy & Fades | The First Cut Podcast Jul 24, 2023

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#PGADFS #PGAFantasy #Golf #3MOpen #TonyFinau #golfdfs

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Rick Gehman is joined by Sia Nejad to break down the 3M Open from a DFS perspective. It's picks, strategy and fades for this week's PGA Tour event in Minnesota.

Intro, Course Breakdown: 0:00

10k: 9:18

9k: 16:12

8k:

7k:

6k:

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Brian Harman, CHAMPION Golfer of the Year - 2023 Open Championship Recap | The First Cut Podcast Jul 23, 2023

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Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme to break down Brian Harman's dominant win at the 151st Open Championship. It's storylines, a betting recap and the One & Done.

(0:00) Intro

(2:00) Brian Harman does exactly what he needed on Sunday, caps off a dominant performance

(6:30) Let’s talk about Hoylake, why was Brian Harman so successful?

(12:45) How will we look back at this championship?

(24:00) A congested leaderboard following Harman - Tom Kim, Jon Rahm

(34:00) Rory McIlroy comes up short, but was positive post round

(49:10) Final Notables - Cameron Young, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland

(56:45) Best Bets

(58:00) One & Done + putting a bow on the Open and majors in 2023

(1:11:30) Of course, a Ryder Cup conversation

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