The Smylie Show

Latest Episodes:

355: Bryson DeChambeau's Two-Shot Penalty Shakes Up The Open Championship Jul 17, 2026

Show notes

Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down a wild Friday at The Open Championship, headlined by Bryson DeChambeau's two-shot penalty for improving his lie in the fescue on the par-4 5th. Smylie was on-site chasing the story in real time — he walks through racing out to the hole, tracking down the actual divot, and simulating Bryson's swing to assess whether the penalty was warranted. The ruling drops Bryson to T5 at 5 under, three back of the lead heading into the weekend.

Plus: two Royal Birkdale course records as Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both card 62s, the tied-lowest round in major championship history; a bigger-picture debate on whether rules enforcement is consistent across the PGA Tour, USGA, and R&A (with the Wyndham Clark, Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm, and Sam Burns/Oakmont cases all on the table); real questions about whether Bryson tees it up Saturday; a driver-strategy breakdown comparing Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm's approaches on the 10th hole; and score predictions for the cut line and the weekend leader.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

Chapters

1:25 Bryson DeChambeau's penalty controversy breaks
2:18 Smylie's on-the-ground chase to the 5th hole
5:22 Breaking down Bryson's backswing and the fescue lie
8:43 Bryson's agent statement and the intent question
10:03 Big picture: is rules enforcement consistent across tours?
13:37 Would Bryson withdraw from The Open?
17:00 Debate: is the two-shot penalty too harsh?
22:46 Friday's other big stories: course records & leaderboard
23:55 Driver strategy: Tommy Fleetwood vs. Jon Rahm on 10
28:45 Cut line prediction, Ryan Gerard shoutout & weekend outlook

#brysondechambeau #theopen #smylieshow #golf

354: Open Championship Day 1: Leaderboard, Conditions & Cut Line Predictions On-Site at Royal Birkdale Jul 16, 2026

Show notes

Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down Round 1 of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where Jackson Suber leads at 5-under and Englishman Daniel Brown sits T2 at 4-under. Smylie, who walked all day with the Cam Young–Ludvig Åberg–Wyndham Clark group, dives into how the course shifted from a calm, receptive morning to tough northwest crosswinds in the afternoon, and compares the end-of-day green conditions to Poa annua.

Plus: the variety and firmness of Birkdale's turf on display through Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy's approach shots, a parallel between Rory and Bryson DeChambeau's rough putting days, Cam Young's near-63 that got away, why the course rewards precision but still leaves room for aggressive drivers, Scottie Scheffler's 93%-fairways 2-under start, Bryson's driver edge in the firm conditions, and the guys' cut line and 36-hole leader predictions.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

Chapters

0:00 Round 1 wrap: Jackson Suber leads, Daniel Brown T2
1:21 Smylie's flushed wedge on No. 7
2:52 Morning calm to afternoon crosswinds: how Birkdale played
5:34 Course variety and firm turf
7:51 Morning vs. afternoon scoring — Cam Young
9:24 Who the course favors: precision, aggression, and spinny fescue
11:47 Scottie Scheffler's 93% fairways and 2-under start
13:26 Bryson's driver advantage and conditions in his favor
14:31 Bryson's approach game: the real test comes Friday afternoon
15:21 Preview picks recap, cut line and leader predictions

#theopen #golf #smylieshow #royalbirkdale

353: Open Championship Preview: Hole-by-Hole Breakdown + Heat Wave at Royal Birkdale Jul 15, 2026

Show notes

Smylie Kaufman joins Charlie Hulme for a major championship preview edition of The Smylie Show, this time reporting on-site from Royal Birkdale ahead of the 154th Open Championship. Smylie's fresh off practice-round scouting with Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns and Tommy Fleetwood, and the two break down how a UK heat wave has left the course baked out, brown, and playing firmer and faster than usual — with wind direction doing wild things to distance and club selection all week.

Plus: a full hole-by-hole walkthrough of Royal Birkdale using the R&A's course guide and Padraig Harrington's notes on each hole, including the redesigned par-3s and the new 13th where Jordan Spieth made his iconic bogey in 2017. They close it out with contender picks for the week & dark horse names to watch out for.

Before all that: Charlie cranks the office heat and a fan to "simulate" Birkdale conditions, and Smylie details a rough night of jet lag getting into town.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

Chapters

0:00 Intro: heat wave banter & simulating Birkdale conditions
2:23 Smylie's practice round report (Scheffler, Burns, Fleetwood)
3:34 Course strategy: wind, firmness & club selection
6:46 UK heat wave, dry conditions & Open Championship ice cream
8:36 Hole 1
10:41 Hole 2
12:30 Hole 3
14:48 Hole 4
17:53 Hole 5
22:14 Hole 6
25:00 Hole 7
26:53 Hole 8
28:12 Hole 9
31:57 Hole 10
33:52 Hole 11
37:08 Hole 12
39:18 Hole 13
43:06 Hole 14
47:15 Hole 15
50:43 Hole 16
54:14 Hole 17
56:06 Hole 18
57:28 Course wrap-up: what to watch for at Royal Birkdale
59:41 Open Championship picks & dark horses
1:09:56 Sign-off & what's coming this week

#golf #theopen #royalbirkdale #smylieshow #smyliekaufman #golfrecap #pgatour

352: "I'm More Proud of the Moments I Didn't Give Up": Tom Kim's 4th Win + Smylie's Week In Tahoe Jul 13, 2026

Show notes

Fresh off broadcasting the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Smylie Kaufman hops in the studio with Charlie Hulme to break down the week in golf before catching a flight overseas for the Open Championship.

SK and CH discuss Tom Kim's emotional win at the Genesis Scottish Open — his fourth PGA Tour title as a 24-year-old, but his first in more than 1,000 days. They dig into what's clicked in Tom's game recently, his horse-for-course status at Renaissance Club, and where he stacks up against the rest of the field heading into the final major championship of 2026.

We get started, though, with a wild week in Tahoe for Smylie - from dinner with Charles Barkley, to his "GOAT" status in TJ Oshie's yearly baseball beer pong game.

Plus - breaking down the end of the fifth-longest made-cut streak in PGA TOUR history, and what that means for Scottie Scheffler in his Open title defense at Royal Birkdale.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:57 Charlie's ski team days
7:11 Teasing Tahoe stories: Larry David & TJ Oshie
8:07 TJ Oshie's "baseball" beer pong game, explained
12:16 ACC team rosters & Brady Tkachuk's MVP week
14:28 Dinner with Charles Barkley & the ACC recovery routine
15:47 Larry David's interview, plus Steph Curry/Draymond Green golf talk
20:49 Tom Kim wins the Genesis Scottish Open
28:24 Tom Kim vs. his 24-year-old contemporaries
31:21 LIV pros return to the Scottish Open field
33:02 Renaissance Club: the Tom Doak design debate & Rory's take
38:23 Scottie Scheffler's historic cut streak ends
41:25 PGA Tour Player of the Year race
47:19 Open Championship preview: contenders to watch
50:16 Rory's game plan for a firm, fast Birkdale

#golf #pgatour #scottishopen #tomkim #rorymcilroy #smylieshow #openchampionship

351: Shane Lowry On Irish Golf, Ryder Cup Glory, & His 16-Year Srixon Journey Jul 08, 2026

Show notes

As we head into links golf season, Smylie Kaufman catches up with 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry, fresh off a golf trip spanning England and Ireland. The two cover Shane's 16-year run with Srixon, the tech behind his elite iron play, and his amazing run of holes-in-one (including this year's Masters ace).

Plus: the buzz around Portmarnock possibly joining the Open Championship rota, Shane reliving the putt that helped Europe seal the 2025 Ryder Cup, and whether Luke Donald will captain the European side beyond 2027.

Charlie then joins to help build the "ultimate 9 holes" of Open Championship golf and some fun rapid-fire questions — everything from a hot-mic moment at St. Andrews to where to find the best pint of Guinness.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

0:00 Intro & Shane's round in Ireland
1:45 Irish Open venue debates: Portmarnock & Royal County Down
3:51 Playing with Rory & Luke Donald
5:13 Smylie's own Ireland golf trip flashback
7:44 Shane's 16-year journey with Srixon
10:24 How equipment & tech have evolved since 2009
12:06 Testing the new Srixon RKT driver
16:14 Driving accuracy, tee height & the mini driver debate
20:50 Shane's ELITE iron play
24:18 The absurd list of hole-in-ones
26:15 Feel over mechanics: Shane's short-game philosophy
30:33 Reliving the Ryder Cup-clinching putt
34:18 Will Luke Donald captain again after 2027 at Adare Manor?
35:09 Why Europe keeps winning the Ryder Cup
38:46 Building the ultimate 9-holes of Open Championship golf
45:51 Hot mic moment at St. Andrews
47:32 More Q&A

#golf #pgatour #shanelowry #openchampionship #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

350: John Peterson on Your Golf Tour (SPOILER), “Fore The People” YouTube Channel, + LSU Days with Smylie Jul 07, 2026

Show notes

SPOILER ALERT 🚨 If you havent watched the final round of YGT’s first event.

Smylie Kaufman welcomes his former LSU teammate and PGA Tour pro John Peterson to the show, who stepped in as a last-minute wildcard for Wesley Bryan's team at Your Golf Tour's Pursell Farms opener. JP walks through his 48 hours inside the tour (cabin life with Michael Block and Ben Hadden, the wildcard draft format, just how good these YouTube pros actually hit it) and gives a hole-by-hole recap of the singles match that decided his team's fate in the finale, dropping the same day as this episode.

Plus: revisiting JP's famous 2011 quote that top amateurs could beat top pros — and why he thinks the last 15 years proved him right — Brad Dalke's eye-opening runner-up week on the DP World Tour, life after pro golf running his Westoplex Garage door company, relaunching a YouTube channel of his own, the reality of YGT's camera-heavy production, and a Ryder Cup detour on why Europe's team-selection system might just be better than ours.

And perhaps most importantly: JP tells the story of the buffalo burger (and cheese ball tub) that welcomed a 148-pound freshman named Smylie Kaufman to LSU during a football game against UNC (bait which Charlie could not resist taking to set the record straight on the 2010 Tar Heels team).

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

0:00 Intro: JP's many identities — LSU, PGA Tour, YGT, podcast, garage doors
1:42 The wildcard call that got him into Your Golf Tour
2:21 JP's bio and life after pro golf
4:25 Revisiting JP's 2011 "amateurs can beat pros" quote, 15 years later
8:09 JP's skepticism about YouTube golf — and what changed his mind
11:01 Meeting the crew and cabin life at Pursell Farms
12:51 JP's take on the YGT format and how good the players really are
14:16 Recapping his singles match vs. Ben Hadden, hole-by-hole
18:39 Brad Dalke's big week on the DP World Tour
21:09 Looking back on "For the People" and why the podcast ended
23:10 Relaunching a YouTube channel with Killeen Bryan
26:20 Behind-the-scenes of YGT: camera crews and on-course rules
28:46 The LSU buffalo burger story
36:23 The Coach O / Sam Burns Ryder Cup story
38:56 Ryder Cup selection: US vs. Europe's system
41:38 Planning a TSS golf collab, the buffalo burger bogey game & sign-off

#YGT #youtubegolf #smylieshow #pgatour #smyliekaufman #bryanbros #granthorvat

349: Chris Gotterup Wins His THIRD Event This Season + Jon Rahm In The Scottish Open Jul 06, 2026

Show notes

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are back from a very #America250 Fourth of July weekend to break down a wild finish at the John Deere Classic, as Chris Gotterup's Sunday 62 was good enough to earn a THIRD win on the PGA TOUR this season. They dig into Gotterup's remarkable year (four wins in the last 365 days, matched only by Scottie Scheffler), his Rutgers-to-Oklahoma journey, and why he might be the most well-rounded young American on tour.

Plus: Max Homa's solo-second week with new caddie John Ellis, what the 2028 Championship Series/Challenger Series restructuring means for events like John Deere, Rory McIlroy's 15-event exemption situation, a loaded Scottish Open field with some LIV Golf headliners in Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, and the debate around golf content creators skipping the mini-tour grind.

Before all that: Smylie's neck gives out mid-round playing with Steven Spieth, and Charlie discovers the secret to fixing his golf game — playing with 12 clubs.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!

0:00 Intro & 4th of July weekend catch-up
2:14 Smylie's neck injury
6:07 Charlie's golf slump — fixed by carrying 12 clubs
10:18 Chris Gotterup's final-round 62 wins the John Deere Classic
13:11 Why Gotterup is one of the next great young Americans
17:12 Gotterup's shot-shaping
26:10 Max Homa's runner-up week and the John Ellis caddie effect
30:17 The John Deere Classic's future under the 2028 tour restructuring
40:03 Gotterup's emotional win and golf's need for storylines
43:08 Rory McIlroy's 15-event exemption, explained
46:24 Scottish Open preview: Rahm, Hatton & LIV golfers in the field
52:26 UK heat wave and Open Championship conditions
53:18 Brad Dalke's DP World Tour week and the YouTube-vs-grind debate
58:59 Sign-off & what's coming this week

#golf #pgatour #golfrecap #chrisgotterup #smylieshow

348: Butch Harmon on Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler & the Best Golf Stories You’ve Never Heard Jul 01, 2026

Show notes

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme sit down with coaching legend Butch Harmon — the man behind Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood, and more. Butch shares his take on Scottie Scheffler (he compares him to Jack Nicklaus, not Tiger), breaks down Rory McIlroy's raw talent, and explains what separates the best ball-strikers in the world.

The conversation covers the equipment rollback debate, Jose Maria Olazabal's 9-club proposal, coaching Tiger through the 1997–98 swing change, and Dustin Johnson spending 3.5 years learning to hit a fade.

Then Charlie launches "Butch Harmon Story Time" — the Corvette on 17 Mile Drive at Cypress Point, caddying at the Alfred Dunhill Links, Tiger threading a driver through a range bay door at Rio Seco, and a live Sky Sports moment Butch will never live down.

Subscribe for new episodes every week and follow @thesmylieshow on all socials ⛳️

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:58 Travelers Championship Recap
2:20 Scottie Scheffler & Jack Nicklaus
7:15 Butch's Coaching Philosophy
12:59 Tommy Fleetwood & the Nine Wood
16:25 Equipment & the Rollback Debate
21:38 Olazabal's 9-Club Idea
23:10 Tiger's Nine Shots
26:05 Butch Harmon School of Golf
28:46 Story Time with Butch
41:20 Tiger at Rio Secco
44:27 Coaching Tiger's Swing
46:18 DJ Learns to Fade
49:00 Tom Watson at Turnberry
52:12 Smylie's Swing Analysis

#smylieshow #pgatour #golf #tigerwoods #scottiescheffler

347: Smylie’s “Airport Ride Rapid Reax” To Viktor Hovland’s Travelers Playoff Win Jun 29, 2026

Show notes

Fresh off the course at TPC River Highlands on Monday morning - following yet another incredible week of fan support at the Travelers Championship (including some traveling Norwegian World Cup fans!), Smylie Kaufman hops in the car to the airport to join Charlie Hulme as they recap Viktor Hovland’s playoff win over Scottie Scheffler.

Smylie talks about the atmosphere on-site, the evolution of Viktor’s swing mechanics the past few years, and why Scottie’s ball-striking continues to amaze 🤯

Enjoy the quick recap and stay tuned for more content soon as we begin to look ahead at the fourth and final major championship of 2026!

#golf #travelers #recap #viktorhovland #scottiescheffler #pgatour #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

346: PGA TOUR’s Massive 2028 Shakeup: Two Tier System Explained Jun 26, 2026

Show notes

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme react to the PGA TOUR’s newly announced 2028 competitive structure, including the Championship Series, Challenger Series, promotion and relegation, minimum purse changes, no sponsor exemptions in top-tier events, and a revamped fall “last chance” series.

The guys break down what this means for players, sponsors, fans, Korn Ferry Tour graduates, DP World Tour pathways, and the future of the FedExCup Playoffs — including the possibility of a rotating, match-play Tour Championship at some of golf’s most iconic venues.

CHAPTERS
00:00:57 — PGA TOUR’s 2028 shakeup
00:02:23 — Smylie’s first reaction to Brian Rolapp’s plan
00:04:52 — Why the two-tier model makes sense
00:07:08 — What it means for players and purses
00:13:26 — Can stars still play hometown events?
00:15:17 — Midseason promotion and smaller fields
00:18:18 — Why schedule clarity matters
00:24:19 — Is this better for mid-tier PGA TOUR players?
00:28:36 — No sponsor exemptions in Championship Series
00:31:39 — “Last chance” fall series explained
00:38:40 — Match play and the future playoffs
00:42:58 — Pine Valley, Cypress Point, Seminole rumors
00:49:23 — Could elite private clubs actually host?
00:53:18 — Why match play can work anywhere
00:55:36 — Why 2027 suddenly matters more

#golf #smylieshow #smyliekaufman #pgatour #pgatournews #golfrecap #golfhighlights

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected