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Hammer Time: Former teen phenom itching to get to PGA Tour Feb 22, 2022

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Before breaking down the Honda Classic (after hitting back-to-back winners), Cole Hammer joins the Be Right podcast to talk about Scottie Scheffler’s win, what it’s like to be part of Texas’ insanely talented crop of golfers, his new NIL deal, Walker Cup tales, plus other topics.

Listen to our fun chat with Hammer (9:10). Then, the boys give their 2022 Honda Classic breakdown. Can the boys make it three winners in a row? Was Powers out of line for rubbing Hennessey’s head in his own you know what?

As always, check our full analysis at GolfDigest.com, which is the best place to find picks from our leading collection of golf handicappers—including an anonymous caddie reporting live from PGA National, Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick and Rick Gehman, whose DFS article is also live at GolfDigest.com.

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‘How dare he oversexualize himself?’: Paige Spiranac on the Scottsdale party, a new tour pick ’em game and Riviera picks Feb 15, 2022

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Our 2022 Genesis Invitational podcast is loaded: We get into our best bets for Riviera after the ‘Be Right’ boys cashed outright tickets for a second straight year in Phoenix, thanks to Scottie Scheffler. We recap an incredible weekend in Phoenix with Paige Spiranac, who was out at TPC Scottsdale and has some takes on the party out there.

Spiranac also tells us all about a new free-to-play PGA Tour Pick ’Em game, powered exclusively by PointsBet, which launches this week at Riviera. Spiranac gives us the lowdown on the game—and gets into some other fun topics.

As always, check our full analysis at GolfDigest.com, which is the best place to find picks from our leading collection of golf handicappers—including an anonymous caddie reporting live from Riviera, Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula, Lee Alldrick and Rick Gehman, whose DFS article is also live at GolfDigest.com.

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‘The most square golf/Super Bowl prop bet of the week’ Feb 09, 2022

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It’s one of the best weeks of the year for golf fans: The Waste Management plus the Super Bowl makes Sunday an amazing sports day. Last year, the ‘Be Right’ crew celebrated a Brooks Koepka 55-1 victory. Are they on him again?

We give our favorite bets of the week for this loaded field at TPC Scottsdale. Plus, we delve into some Super Bowl prop bets, including some great golf/NFL cross-sport bets.

Check our full analysis at GolfDigest.com, which is the best place to find picks from our leading collection of golf handicappers—including an anonymous caddie reporting live from TPC Scottsdale; Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula, Lee Alldrick and Rick Gehman, whose DFS article is also live at GolfDigest.com.

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‘I don’t think she knew’: Akshay Bhatia talks his big win and his Instagram girlfriend caddie Feb 01, 2022

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Akshay Bhatia, the teen phenom whose win with his girlfriend, Presleigh, caddieing for him became one of the biggest stories in golf this year, joins the ‘Be Right’ podcast (on his 20th birthday!) to reflect on his KFT win. Bhatia has some great stories on flying private with Phil Mickelson and practice rounds with Bryson DeChambeau, and of course, what it’s been like a few weeks after the biggest win of his career.

Listen to our conversation with Bhatia (8:35). We also give our best bets for Pebble Beach after a heartbreaking loss for the ‘Be Right’ boys with Will Zalatoris crushing all three of our hearts. But we’ll try to duplicate the success of our GolfDigest.com experts picks column, where Pat Mayo correctly picked Luke List (and he also had Zalatoris … what a week)!

Check our full analysis at GolfDigest.com, which is the best place to find picks from our leading collection of golf handicappers—including an anonymous caddie reporting live from Pebble Beach; Mayo, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick and Rick Gehman, whose DFS article is also live at GolfDigest.com.

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‘These great NFL QBs are all golf sickos’ Jan 24, 2022

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The Ringer’s Kevin Clark joins us to put last week’s legendary NFL divisional round games into context. Clark explains why he loves betting on golf, and he reveals how golf helps him interview some of the NFL’s best quarterbacks … and yes, why they’re all golf sickos.

Torrey Pines is one of the best weeks of the year, and with the Wednesday start—we’re ready to go early for this week’s podcast (kind of). Listen on for (some) of our best bets of the week.

As always, our GolfDigest.com experts picks column is the best place to find picks from our leading collection of golf handicappers—including an anonymous caddie reporting live from Torrey Pines; Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick and Rick Gehman, whose DFS article is also live at GolfDigest.com.

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‘Pray for our mentions if Rickie Fowler misses the cut’ Jan 19, 2022

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Our guest, Reid Fowler of DraftKings and PGA Tour Live, joins our show on a HOT streak—having hit Cam Smith and Hideki Matsuyama outrights entering the week. He’s seeking the RARE three-peat. Can he get it done?

The “Be Right” boys are back with their best bets and a bunch of important stats to analyze ahead of this week’s American Express out in La Quinta, Calif. We’ll see if Reid’s good vibes can rub off and help us identify a winner. We also discuss the curious case of Rickie Fowler, who is popping on some longer-term stats entering the week.

As always, go to GolfDigest.com for all of our gambling content, including DFS picks from Rick Gehman (who is big into Rickie this week) and betting tips from our experts—consisting of an anonymous caddie reporting live from the desert; Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick and Gehman.

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2022 Sony Open picks with Mr. Hawaii Jan 11, 2022

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Mark Rolfing of NBC Sports joins the “Be Right” boys for our Sony Open podcast. Rolfing, aka Mr. Hawaii, puts a historic week of scoring into proper context, having been at Kapalua since the Plantation course opened.

Rolfing also dishes on what to expect this week at Waialae—yes, it’ll be soft, just like Kapalua was. And he gives us a few players to watch and perhaps bet his week.

As always, go to GolfDigest.com for all of our gambling content, including DFS picks from Rick Gehman and betting tips from our experts—consisting of an anonymous caddie reporting live from Waialae; Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick and Gehman.

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‘The PIP is horses---’: Pat Perez joins us for wide-ranging interview Jan 04, 2022

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Pat Perez joins the podcast to talk about the Tito’s Shorties Classic, featuring himself, Harold Varner III, Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs in a made-for-TV pitch-and-putt match airing this week. Of course, our convo with Double P hits on all topics: Yes, the PIP; his shoe collection; his incredible longevity on the PGA Tour and much more.

You don’t want to miss this interview with Perez (10:18-28:44).

But the PGA Tour is back. And so, too, are our gambling guys. After establishing some new accountability measures for 2022, Stephen Hennessey, Christopher Powers and Alex Myers break down a loaded, 39-player field at Kapalua this week for the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions.

As always, go to GolfDigest.com for all of our gambling content, including DFS picks from Rick Gehman and betting tips from our experts—consisting of an anonymous caddie; Pat Mayo, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick and Gehman.

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‘I blacked out’: Our reporter relives his Tiger moment gone viral Nov 30, 2021

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Our Dan Rapaport is live from the Hero World Challenge—and in addition to giving us some crucial insights and analysis from Albany Resort, he also broke down his Tiger press conference moment that went viral on Tuesday. Rapaport explains how he froze under the pressure of asking Tiger about his accident. And, of course, we broke down the last big event of the year and give our best bets.

We’ll have a betting post at GolfDigest.com with picks from our experts—consisting of an anonymous caddie; Pat Mayo, Rick Gehman, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick.

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Bryson vs. Koepka best bets and analysis Nov 23, 2021

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Fresh off another outright winner to finish the year on the PGA Tour, the “Be Right” boys turn their attention to The Match V, pitting Bryson DeChambeau vs. Brooks Koepka on Friday after Thanksgiving. Alex Myers and Christopher Powers got to chat with both Bryson and Brooks—plus the Director of Golf at Wynn Golf Club, the venue for The Match. So they have some insights on what to expect in the next iteration of The Match.

We’ll have a betting post at GolfDigest.com with picks from our experts—consisting of an anonymous caddie; Pat Mayo, Rick Gehman, Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick.

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