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This holiday weekend of golf is slated to be one of Golfs fines weekend.  The John Deere classic, the LIV Tour coming to Portland, and the JP McManus Pro-AM played at Adare Manoe in Midwest Ireland.  We also recap the Travelers unusal ending, and the LPGA KPMG Makor event where Lexi melts down...again.

Matt Fitzpatrick defeats the field at Brookline for his first PGA win, and first major.  He outlasted Will Zalatoris and world #1 Scottie Scheffler in an epic final round Sunday. All the while, headlines breaks that Brooks Koepka will now join forces on the LIV tour.  We chat about the LIV tour with 3 main perspectives: Fan, players, amd the PGA.

Hosts Jimmie and Brian recap the happenings of the RBC Canadian Open. Cover the upstart of the LIV tour but leave the best debates for next week. The bulk pf the episode is covering the upcoming US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Giving their picks along the ins and outs of the Historical course, which is hosting the Open for the fourth time.

In this episode, we catch up on some past weeks as Brian and Jimmie were doing other things over the last two weeks :). We recap the PGA Championship, the Memorial, and the LIV tour. 

In this episode Jimmie and Brian detail Southern Hills golf course in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The players in the field that are likely to perform at this challenging test which has been heavily lengthened since the last time the tournament was held here 15 years ago.  Phil's disappearance, Tigers return, and Jordan's possible elevation to golfs elite are the key talking points. They then cover the ins and outs of the LIV tour and the dilemma facing players wanting to compete on both the new more lucrative tour and along with the staple tour that is the PGA. Some players are at an interesting career crossroads. We analyze the pros, cons, and the implications.  

Jimmie and Brian discuss the outcome of the Wells Fargo tournament at Potomac at Avenel Farm. Dish on the winner Max Homa and the winner of our Playing from the Tips tournament CE Muerte. The LIV tour is starting to heat up and the different scenarios are highlighted along with an outline of how the new golf leagues tournament will operate.

In this episode, we talk about the LIV tour, breakdown the Wells Fargo, and congratulate Brian for taking a skin in the OGA tournament circuit.

Playing from the Tips takes a golf road trip to Wine Country in Walla, Walla Washington. Brian and Jimmie attempt to rack up points in the OGA partner series tour circuit. They attempt to give their description and summarize their experience at the Dan Hickson designed Wine Valley Golf Club.  They talk about the playing through harsh elements, tournament green conditions, and their overall experience.  The recording takes place at the Wild Horse Resort and Casino.

In this episode, we summarize the Zurich Open Partner series where Patrick Cantley and Xander Schauffele take the crown.  We also dive into our experience on our golf road trip and OGA Partner series.  We just played Wine Valley in Walla Walla, Washington, and will be playing Wildhorse in Pendelton Oregon.  

In this episode we introduce the Zurich Open. A unique team event where partners determine winnings.  We offer our take on the course, the pairings, and strategy on how to select players. Course Preview of the Zurich Open at TPC Louisiana What a fun format this week. 2022 we brought the WGC Barcket challenge, and now bringing the team format in the Zurich Open This is a unique event because this is a team event.. We’d like to take the time to break down as much as we can…This used to be called the Greater New Orleans Open Invitational…This is the name it had from 1958-1971.  How can it be an invitational and an open?The big thing about this week is the format. In 2017 this turned to a team event. So 4 team events…17, 18,20, and 21. (No 19 due to Covid) Past Champs -  2021 Cam Smith and Marc Leishman, 2019 John Ram and Ryan Palmer . 2018 Billy Horschel and Scott Piercey, 2017 Cam Smith and Jonas Blixt Interesting Teams:: Colin and Viktor #2, and #3 in the world  Xander and Patrick another top 10 pairing Billy Horschel and Sam Burns compete again Cam Smith and Marc Leishman come to repeat Ryan Palmer and Scottie Scheffler Will Zalotoris and Riley Davis Bubba Watson and HV3