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Sunday at the Masters: Scottie suffocates the field, more scuttlebutt, and Augusta delivers Apr 15, 2024

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Andy and Brendan are back at the Draddy House in Augusta for one final Masters week episode. They are juiced up after watching Scottie Scheffler win his second green jacket in three years. They discuss the champion at length, his golf, his inevitability, some cross-sport comps, and how he grinds down any challengers who might threaten. They also have a wide-ranging discussion about the impact he might have on others based on some revealing quotes from Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and others. The full leaderboard of contenders and housecats are highlighted. They discuss the presentation of the golf course, Bryson DeChambeau’s evolution, and bat around some thirsbucket of the day nominees, one of whom is truly offensive. Then they empty out the notebook one last time with a handful of amusing insights, attire, stories, scuttlebutt, and one final Gary Player story.

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Saturday at the Masters: Scottie’s world, Bryson on tilt, Collin’s ascent Apr 14, 2024

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Andy and Brendan are in from another full, wonderful day scampering around Augusta National. They have plenty of golf insights and analysis, as well as the usual mix of random and amusing stories talking to fans, media, and associated stakeholders. They discuss their time following Bryson, Max, Scottie, Ludvig, Collin, and more. Is Bryson completely out of it? Also, is “Moving Day” or hoax? They delight in an Augusta National that is of a firmness that this age of player on the leaderboard has simply not seen, as Morikawa intimated. They play contender vs. pretender for the final round and make a final pick to win with 18 holes to play.

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Friday at the Masters: Bryson, Tiger, Zatch’s cursing, and a notebook full of stories Apr 13, 2024

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An absolutely JAMMED episode covers a full day of windswept golf at the Masters for Andy and Brendan. They discuss their days following Tiger, who set a made-cut streak record, and Bryson, who sits on the 36-hole lead alongside Scottie and Max Homa. They have two notebooks full of rumors, substantiated and otherwise, and tons of amusing stories about celebrity appearances and potential arrivals, green jackets, and Jason Day’s Malbon sweater. There is also a crowded field for Thirstbucket of the day with Andy’s shenanigans on camera making a run for the award. There’s a Good Guy Gerry McIlroy Award for the second straight year as well. They close with a quotable section that focuses on Tyrrell Hatton’s anger about slow play and Zach Johnson’s denial-that-was-not-a-denial about cursing down in Amen Corner. It’s been a great week so far and we will have plenty of giveaways to subscribers of our new Good Walk Coffee blends. They will be picked randomly, but only if you’re a subscriber.

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Thursday at the Masters: Windy pants and Thicc bois Apr 12, 2024

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We have (almost) one round in the books at the 2024 Masters and Brendan and Andy have a notebook full of amusements and insights from the ground to go over from Thursday. They begin with “story time” on Si Woo, Peppy Peter, Gary Player, and go over three nominees for “Thirstbucket Thursday” after getting some intel in Augusta. Then they discuss the rounds of Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler. They discuss some quotes from Bryson on his favorite YouTube creators like Jynxi and Sketch, and how he’s found peace in that world and his golf game. They discuss the wildly difficult windy conditions on Thursday and how Scottie clinically worked his way around with a 66. That does not mean, however, that there are not laments about pace of play and armlock putting. They close with a few quick thoughts on Tiger, Rory, and Friday expectations.

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A Bonus Live Episode from the Draddy House in Augusta Apr 11, 2024

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Andy and Brendan convened with a live gathering at the official B. Draddy House in Augusta National for this extra Wednesday night episode ahead of first shots at the Masters. They are joined at the start by both Taylor Moore, who will start his second Masters this week, and Billy Draddy, a founder and creative director at B.Draddy and Summit Golf Brands. They discuss the course conditions with Taylor and some amusing stories of trying to find your way around Augusta National as a first timer and how that compares to coming back this year. In the second half of the podcast, Andy and Brendan react to Fred Ridley’s press conference and what some of his statements might mean for the larger professional golf world before taking a couple questions from the crowd at sign off.

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A Masters Preview from the Draddy House in Augusta Apr 10, 2024

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Andy and Brendan have been at Augusta National for the past three days filling the notebook with tips, rumors both substantiated and unsubstantiated, listening to a range of players’ press conferences, and gathering insights on the course. It all comes together in this rambling Masters preview from the Draddy House. They discuss whose stock is up and whose is down (Tiger??) after watching some practice rounds and reading between the lines of these player quotes. Then they get to the time-honored tradition for SGS major week Wednesdays: picking out some favorite tee times, and the worst tee times. This takes them on a voyage that includes the discussion of some insane quotes from both Sergio Garcia and Bryson DeChambeau. They close with some off-the-board picks to contend this week and their choices to slip into a green jacket come Sunday night.

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Spieth’s roof ball, Nelly dominance, Akshay’s arrival, and Augusta scuttlebutt Apr 08, 2024

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Andy and Brendan are together again at the Draddy House in Augusta. They are bursting with enthusiasm for the coming week and off a great Sunday of golf from Nelly’s outrageous 4th straight win, wild playoffs on both the PGA Tour and LIV, and a great ANWA finish. But first! They have some cleanup to do on the big New York Golf Club rollout that’s been neglected the last two episodes. Then they get to Nelly Korda winning AGAIN and what it means for her and the LPGA. The Akshay vs. Denny duel in Texas is marveled over at length in what was a wild Sunday of golf and shoulder injury interludes. Also at the Texas Open, they discuss Jordan Spieth taking a line to the roof of a hotel and getting relief from it. There is both exasperation and anger over the ruling and the play. On LIV, they discuss Mean Dean beating back Sergio and if he should get a Masters exemption. They have some thoughts on ANWA’s finish and the format that rewards great play at Champions Retreat. The last few minutes are unloading some tidbits from a day of gathering some scuttlebutt around Augusta.

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Anxious about Augusta takes, AK vs. Bryson LIV quotes, and ANWA slow play Apr 05, 2024

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It’s Friday! And the one before Masters week at that, which has both Andy and Brendan feeling a bit of anxiety or regret about some corners they’ve staked out relative to that major championship. They ramble around on that and the news that Rory McIlroy saw Butch Harmon, JT has split up with Bones, and another “global superstar” is looking for a mental coach. At Valero, they discuss Rory looking burly, Spieth’s quotes about his scores not reflecting his quality of play, and the crowd in Charley Hoffman t-shirts. At the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, they discuss the slow play penalty that knocked a former champion to the wrong side of the cut line and if that example will be made the next week with the men’s pros. There’s also news of a scoring kerfuffle. The back half of the podcast covers a bevy of quotes coming from LIV, beginning with some refreshing clarity and honesty from Anthony Kim about where he’s been, his struggles, not knowing who won any majors since he’s been gone, and how forgiving equipment now is compared to when he left. They also discuss Bryson’s urgent plea that the game must be brought back together and Phil’s similar quotes on disruption.

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Masters pressssure rankings, LIV Doral questions, and Cutthroat Corner Apr 02, 2024

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Andy and Brendan had a loose plan for this episode, and they get to that at about the 30-minute mark. The first 30 minutes is a ramble on Jim Nantz and Uncle Verne, LIV Doral, who has the most pressure on them at the Masters, and their own eagerness to get to Augusta for the first major of the year. Then they get to some of the immediate golf at hand, starting with the schedule of the week and the Valero Texas Open, which has a water park attached to it. Cutthroat Corner puts someone in the crosshairs who might be spending his weekend at that water park, while illuminating some of the insane exemptions that reward almost nothing. They also discuss the huge week for women’s golf with the LPGA’s Match Play at Shadow Creek and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.

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A great new Tosti Tale, Bryson’s “rollback” video, Jaeger beats Scottie Apr 01, 2024

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Wake up, wake up, wake up it’s the first of the month! Andy is back with Brendan for this Monday and first of the month recording. He shares a couple of amusements from vacation, laments the Illini loss, and has some questions about Danny Hurley amidst what’s still a Victory Monday for Brendan (big college hockey fan). Then they get to the Houston Open and an eventful weekend in which Ale Tosti went mainstream. They discuss the coverage of the Tosti One, Jaeger’s breakthrough win and what happens to his AAAA status, and that last putt by Scottie Scheffler in an otherwise great week. There’s also plenty of praise for Tom Doak’s Memorial Park and pleas to let him design a full major championship test. After an EXCITING announcement about a new sponsor but returning product, they relay an all-time Tosti Tale following his big breakout weekend. Elsewhere in golf, they discuss Nelly Korda’s dominant spring and how it will work for the LPGA and the rise of Japanese winners on the DPWT, including at DLF this weekend. They close with news on Bryson DeChambeau’s video playing a rolled back ball and how it unintentionally makes a compelling argument for the rollback.

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