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Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn men's golf coach Nick Clinard to discuss winning two national championships in three years ... and somehow, neither of those was the best team he's coached! Clinard tells the story of a phone call from Jackson Koivun about the Presidents Cup, and answers a question from senior Tiger - and recent guest on the show - Josiah Gilbert. Plus: the handwritten letters that nearly got Smylie to UCF, building Auburn's culture, and why roster limits are squeezing out late bloomers. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters 0:00 Welcome Coach Clinard2:03 Recruiting Smylie at UCF5:44 Building Auburn golf7:19 Culture & Blayne Barber9:01 Roster limits & House settlement14:06 Koivun's work ethic17:21 Koivun's Presidents Cup leap21:56 Josiah's question: best team24:03 Chris Williams & Buddy Alexander #Auburn #Golf #pgatour #JacksonKoivun #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

Stay tuned for part 2 with Auburn Men's Golf HC Nick Clinard, dropping Wednesday morning! Our college golf tour continues as Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn senior Josiah Gilbert! Josiah grew up in an Outback mining town where the only golf course used red dirt for fairways, and didn't take golf seriously until he was 12. Three months after his family moved to Alabama, he was committed to Auburn. Josiah tells Smylie how one casual round with the team changed everything. Plus: junior golf alongside Aldrich Potgieter, living with Brendan Valdes through his cancer fight, and why he switched his flag from Australia to the USA. Josiah also leaves a question for Coach Nick Clinard, who joins the show Wednesday. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters0:00 Welcome Josiah Gilbert1:19 Mount Isa upbringing7:53 How Auburn found him12:18 Learning from Auburn's leaders14:47 Brendan Valdes' cancer battle17:19 Cracking the lineup25:30 Auburn's best team27:48 Choosing Team USA31:25 Question for Coach Clinard #Auburn #Golf #PGATour #AuburnGolf #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

We are checking in on the world of collegiate golf with a bonus episode this week! Charlie Hulme sits down with UNC sophomore Carson Bertagnole ahead of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point (Oct. 18–20) - a course that both Carson and Charlie love. Carson takes us inside the four-man playoff that punched his ticket to the Puerto Rico Open, what two PGA TOUR starts showed him about the gap between college and tour golf, and the importance of "process" and using certain triggers to reset during a round. Plus: his first college win at the Fighting Irish Classic, the best hole at Eagle Point, NIL in college golf, a course-record 61 at Atlanta Athletic Club, and the perfect Chapel Hill day. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters 0:00 Williams Cup preview1:01 Fighting Irish Classic win4:11 Eagle Point favorite holes6:40 Playoff for Puerto Rico Open9:00 Lessons from PGA TOUR starts15:00 NIL and college golf17:29 Record 61, Walker Cup snub19:29 Perfect Chapel Hill day #golf #UNC #WilliamsCup #thesmylieshow #collegegolf

With Jon Rahm's announcement that he will not participate in LIV 2.0 - and a number of other LIV players looking to follow suit in breaking their contracts - Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss the current state of LIV Golf, what to make of the years that Rahm spent on that tour, and which pathways should be available to Rahm should he want to come back to the PGA Tour. Also: Will Bryson DeChambeau participate in LIV 2.0, or do something else entirely? How many LIV 1.0 players will we see on the DP World Tour next year, and how many cards will be available as the PGA Tour changes its competitive structure in 2028? And why is Charlie broadcasting from a golf cart in his garage? Plus: A shoutout to Austin Hitt as he wins the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, and Smylie laments the state of LSU football. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! CHAPTERS: 0:00 Golf cart garage studio4:22 Jon Rahm leaves LIV 2.012:44 LIV exodus to DP World Tour15:48 DP World Tour cards17:18 Rahm's road back26:09 Championship Series exemptions31:14 LIV 2.0 deadline & Bryson35:54 LIV postmortem41:29 Merit & Challenger Series48:25 Going global like the NFL1:00:40 Austin Hitt & UNC on tour1:02:55 Lane Kiffin's punt1:06:09 Sign-off

This week on the show - we are taking a deep dive into all of the incredible work happening at the Cobbs Creek campus in West Philadelphia! Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are joined by Jim Wagner of Hanse Golf Course Design, who alongside Gil Hanse and a team of "cavemen," are bringing a historic canvas for golf back to life: the Olde Course, originally established in 1916. Jim walks Smylie and Charlie through the history of the property, its connection to other historic Philadelphia golf clubs, holes and green complexes that are coming to life, and the future of the Cobbs Creek campus - including the potential to host a PGA Tour event. If you'd like to support the Cobbs Creek Foundation - a mission which includes a classroom impact for the youth of West Philly, in addition to making golf accessible to that neighborhood - you can do so here: https://cobbscreek.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

Down 10.5-7.5 heading into Sunday, with the Internationals leading on American soil for the first time ever, Team USA took 9.5 of 12 singles points to win the Presidents Cup 17-13 — the largest final-day comeback in the event's history. Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are back from a week on-site at Medinah to break down how it happened, who carried the back half of the lineup, and why the win shouldn't end the conversation about how Team USA picks and pairs its players. Plus: Jackson Koivun's statement point against Si Woo Kim, Morikawa's iron play, Cantlay's bomb on 16, Medinah's tricky chipping turf, Sungjae Im and Tom Kim's weeks, and Geoff Ogilvy's captaincy. Thanks for joining us all week on-site at Medinah! Don’t forget to follow us on socials @thesmylieshow ⛳️ and SUBSCRIBE below! 2:39 USA rallies to win 17-134:04 Snedeker's Sunday pairings9:41 Koivun beats Si Woo Kim14:11 Singles heroes15:58 Power pairings and fatigue20:05 Medinah chipping conditions22:33 Gotterup, Morikawa, Cantlay30:37 International standouts35:17 Ogilvy's captaincy37:30 Sign-off #golf #presidentscup #pgatour #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to recap all the Saturday action at the Presidents Cup - with the Internationals just five points away from winning their first Cup since 1998. Smylie and Charlie break down: - The Internationals reversing multiple matches after the Americans led early- Scottie Scheffler sitting out for Saturday PM foursomes- Whether the USA can pull off an 8-4 comeback in Sunday Singles to win the Presidents Cup This is our last live show of the week - but tune in Monday for a full breakdown of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah!

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole after a stunning Friday Foursomes sweep for the Internationals, which leaves the scoreboard INT 7, USA 3 heading into the weekend! Smylie and Charlie recap: - Incredible putting days for Sungjae Im, Ryan Fox, and Adam Scott- Another foursomes loss for Scottie Scheffler- Pairings for Saturday Fourball Tune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete!

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to break down all the Thursday action at the Presidents Cup, including: - Jackson Koivun wins his Team USA debut alongside Justin Thomas- A wild relief ruling on the 17th hole that led to a Scottie Scheffler & Sam Burns win- Ryo Hisatsune shines in his Presidents Cup debut alongside fellow countryman Hideki Matsuyama- Tom Kim nearly aces the 16th to close out the final match of the day Tune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete! **NOTE: Technical difficulties resulted in the removal of the last five minutes of pairing analysis, which you can still find - with audio issues - on our YouTube channel.**

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at the 16th hole for this week's competition at Medinah #3, breaking down: - The just-released Presidents Cup pairings for Thursday four-ball matches- Smylie's notes on Medinah after walking the course- Answering viewer questions & comments- Predictions for the week Tune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete!

Before they head to Chicago to cover the Presidents Cup at Medinah, Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss wins for Jacob Bridgeman - a captain’s pick in excellent form - and JJ Spaun - snubbed for a pick despite finishing Top 12 on points - and whether the right team was picked. We also look ahead to a new two-part series dropping today: Smylie and Justin Thomas reliving the 61 JT shot at Medinah for the course record in 2019. Don’t miss it! Chapters 0:00 Intro & Presidents Cup week1:50 Smylie's Austin golf trip3:28 Charlie's Hope Valley weekend4:17 Alternate-shot format fun5:50 This week's golf news tease9:04 JJ Spaun wins & gets snubbed11:23 Ryan Gerard's Medinah case12:16 Jacob Bridgeman's big year13:27 Bridgeman wins Biltmore Championship15:26 Bridgeman's quiet confidence18:05 Biltmore's fan support & future19:18 BMW PGA leaderboard recap20:05 2028 tour restructuring preview22:11 JT's Medinah 61 video series23:29 Sign-off & what's next #presidentscup #golf #pgatour #JacobBridgeman #SmylieKaufman #Smylieshow

Smylie Kaufman sits down with NBC/Golf Channel analyst and four-time PGA TOUR winner Notah Begay III, fresh off his Payne Stewart Award, to discuss the state of the Presidents Cup as member of the 2000 USA team which won on home soil (including a rarely-told Tiger Woods story from that competition). Plus: the NB3 Foundation's 20-year, $10 million run investing in Native communities, Notah getting back into the grind of competition on the Champions Tour, Jackson Koivun's leap from Notah's Junior Presidents Cup team to Team USA at Medinah, and a pitch for fixing the Presidents Cup format for good. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters 0:00 Payne Stewart Award3:56 NB3 Foundation's impact6:04 Duff Foreman AI reveal9:30 Naming Duff Foreman11:11 Champions Tour return14:31 Left-handed putting fix18:16 Tiger Woods yardage standoff22:31 Jackson Koivun's rise23:41 US vs. International depth27:14 Sign-off & Medinah preview #golf #notahbegay #tigerwoods #presidentscup

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme sit down with Mike Cocking - the "C" in OCM Golf, the "O" belonging to International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy - days before the OCM redesign of Medinah #3 takes the stage as the host of the Presidents Cup. Mike explains how the closing stretch of the storied American venue was reimagined to better bring natural features into play, and what that means for strategy and entertainment as the world's best prepare to take it on. Plus: OCM's origin story (including the "M" - Ashley Mead), inspiration from a childhood spent playing golf on Melbourne's Sand Belt, the Kingston Heath and Shady Oaks projects (including a Ben Hogan keepsake story), the agronomy issue that drove the Medinah rebuild, whether Ogilvy has a built-in edge as International Team captain, and Cocking's prediction for who wins at Medinah. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters 0:00 Intro & OCM's origin story3:47 Sand Belt & UK inspirations6:34 Strategy over penal golf9:04 Kingston Heath project11:21 Width over narrow fairways14:04 Shady Oaks & Ben Hogan17:03 Favorite Hogan story19:23 Landing the Medinah job22:39 Medinah's pedigree & old bunkers26:41 Rebuilding holes 13-1830:40 New short par-4 16th32:56 Another standout short par-434:52 New routing for Presidents Cup39:06 Ogilvy's captain's edge43:45 Agronomy problems drove renovation47:42 Cocking's Presidents Cup prediction50:09 Next up & sign-off #golf #presidentscup #Medinah #pgatour #smylieshow

Akshay Bhatia joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme for his third appearance on the show (rising up the all-time leaderboard - watch out Justin Thomas and James Nitties!). Fresh off his third straight Tour Championship, Akshay opens up on why he's calling his 2026 season "mediocre," the exact swing changes he's targeting this off-season to fix his driver, and what it would mean to finally crack the top 20 in strokes gained off the tee. Plus: his partnership with caddie Joe Greiner after their first year together, his cross-handed chipping technique and elite bunker play, the mind-blowing way he uses ball speed as a distance control mechanism with his irons, and with a childhood spent in North Carolina - his go-to Cook Out order. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters0:00 Intro2:00 Magic Shoes?7:07 Ground rules for the dogs at home8:19 NC golf courses & Cook Out order11:38 2026 season reflection14:05 Marriage & life at 2416:22 Tour friend group & housing18:33 Tuesday money games20:39 Three straight Tour Championships23:04 Caddie Joe Greiner25:33 Driver rebuild for 202733:00 Playing golf with Joe34:44 Cross-handed chipping technique40:49 Ball-speed feel for distance43:28 Best bunker player on tour?46:54 Lining up the golf ball51:30 Sign-off & Japan trip #golf #pgatour #akshaybhatia #smylieshow

Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy have set their 2026 Presidents Cup rosters, and Smylie and Charlie break down every pick — starting with the headline move: 21-year-old Jackson Koivun, who was outside the top 40 on points and only a few months into his pro career, getting the nod for Team USA over veterans with far bigger resumes. They get into why the pick makes sense, and what it means for Koivun's career. Plus: the full US and International rosters for Medinah, the stat-driven case for why Ryan Gerard should've made the team, dream-pairing predictions for both sides, and why Team USA's depth might make this one lopsided on paper. From there, Smylie and Charlie shift into a full 2026 PGA Tour season review — favorite events and storylines, the "old guys" who had big years, feel-good stories, and players who took steps forward and back. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow! Chapters 0:00 Presidents Cup picks are in — the Jackson Koivun reaction2:03 Comparing Koivun's pick to Jordan Spieth's in 20134:40 Full rosters: all 12 players on both teams5:40 J.J. Spaun's injury and the roster fallout9:16 The stat case for Ryan Gerard13:17 Data Golf's rankings & the match format explained16:36 Bezuidenhout's surprise pick & Medinah's conditions18:35 International team culture under Ogilvy and Immelman20:17 Nico Echavarria, the most underrated pick20:53 Dream pairings: Team USA25:07 Dream pairings: the International side26:09 USA's depth advantage, on paper28:57 2026 season review begins: favorite storylines31:31 Theme: the old guys had a year33:00 Feel-good stories of the season34:36 No-cut fields and Doral's flat comeback36:44 Previewing the 2027 Florida Swing shuffle37:31 Guessing the 7 elevated Challenger Series events42:15 Valspar's sponsor dilemma & the confirmed Championship Series lineup43:37 Phoenix Open's Super Bowl date standoff48:12 Theme: the young guns' breakout stretch48:49 The Fitzpatrick brothers' year53:15 Marco Penge: a rookie year bigger than the scorecard56:14 Steps forward: Burns, Si Woo Kim, Fitzpatrick & Gotterup58:55 Made it back: Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa1:03:41 2027 outlook: Jordan Spieth's redemption year? #golf #pgatour #smylieshow #presidentscup