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How to tell the story of the 2026 PGA Tour season? We’ll take a shot. This Drop Zone episode rips through the 10 chapters that explained the year in golf. From Brian Rolapp's aggressive first full year in charge to Rory McIlroy’s validating repeat win to a sport-wide search for the third-best player to late bloomers to young stars to the inevitable man Scottie Scheffler himself reminding everyone, at exactly the right moment, that the big tournaments still run through him. What did this year deliver? More than you might have thought. Let’s dive in.

LIV Golf may continue on — but this year's season finale was a reminder that it'll never quite be the same. Writer Sean Zak was on the ground at LIV Indy some four-plus years after being on the ground at the inaugural LIV UK event. He relives those first flashy experiences and takes us inside this week's messy conclusion, from glitzy concerts and epic comebacks to missed payments and hidden music messages as the mystery around LIV's future contnues.

Russell Henley is undoubtedly one of the best golfers in the world — but he keeps sliding under the golf world's radar. How did he upgrade his career from "journeyman" to "elite" starting in his mid-30s? Dylan Dethier checks in with Henley at home ahead of the PGA Tour's postseason for a dive into his life in Georgia, his shift in mindset, the roles of his coaches, his wife, his faith and more.

What's one lesson from every men's major championship in 2026? Recurring guest Michael Bamberger — who attended all four in person — joins the Drop Zone to discuss, now that they're in our rearview. From Rory McIlroy's Masters to the standout charm of Aaron Rai to gambling's effect on the U.S. Open and Bryson DeChambeau's Open Championship side-story, Bamberger and Dylan Dethier trade favorite memories and important takeaways from this year's four biggest events.

Cameron Young may not have grown up on the mean streets of New York City — but his rise to the top of professoinal golf is fascinating nonetheless. Young joins the Drop Zone as part of his GOLF Magazine cover shoot and lets us behind the curtain in the process, giving in-depth access to the Players champ and World No. 3.

The PGA Tour's Signature Events just wrapped for 2026, leaving us with a surprising slate of winners — and plenty of questions about the Tour and its top players. Tour writer Paul Hodowanic was boots on the ground for nearly every one of 'em and joins to break down who REALLY won the Siggies this season — plus an enduring image, the quote of the season and plenty of good Viktor Hovland chatter.

Is golf actually broken or are we all just overthinking it? Dylan Dethier calls up the greatest living golf writer, Michael Bamberger, to chew on one deceptively simple question: what's really wrong with golf right now? Bamberger pushes back on "grow the game" and "shrink the game" as empty corporate framing, connects the dots from Jon Rahm's LIV move to $80 parking at a TGL match, and digs into the "broification" of the game — a culture that increasingly rewards looking the part over thinking for yourself. He also makes the case for why the PGA Tour's obsession with stats is crowding out the human story. Enjoy!

Amy Alcott won 29 times on the LPGA Tour, took five majors, and landed in the World Golf Hall of Fame — but she started by hitting into a net at a Westwood golf school and running a make-believe country club out of her front yard, billing her parents' dinner guests for drinks. Ahead of the U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, the lifelong member talks with Dylan Dethier to trace her path from sneaking onto the course as a kid to serving as its ambassador this week. She gets into the movie stars she grew up around, what makes Riviera so special hole by hole, the difference between being nervous and being underprepared, and the one quiet corner of the course almost nobody talks about.

Martin Trainer is retiring from professional golf. He joins Dylan Dethier to tackle a question — what did he learn playing pro golf? — and runs through 10 answers (plus some more) as he pulls back the curtain on the myths and realities of the PGA Tour. This is the stuff you don't get from a Sunday broadcast or a simple player profile. So what's it like staring down Rory McIlroy in a playoff? What's it like missing a whole bunch of cuts in a row? What single course on Tour REALLY stands out? Which stop has the best food? What will he miss about being a pro and what's he happy to leave behind? Trainer's decade-plus as a pro included plenty of highs and lows. And now: What's next? Trainer is planning a unique post-Tour path, but thinks his golf experience will help with his next chapter.

Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA at Aronimink. But who else won, too? Dylan Dethier and Sean Zak break down the week’s action from on site in Philadelphia, catching you up on who’s leaving a winner.

How do you model a major? Will Courchene, co-founder of Data Golf, joins Dylan Dethier to talk through the 2026 PGA Championship — and pick a winner. Who is Aronimink expected to favor? Who is actually in pro golf's "A" Tier? And how many players actually have a chance to win? Dylan and Will run through data, favorites, vibes and much more en route to picking a winner.

Nelly Korda keeps winning. What has that looked like and felt like — and what does it mean? Grant Boone, who has been there every step of the way, tells us what it's like calling the action through the and bad for the LPGA’s biggest star. He also tells us what's next and what a big win for the league would really mean.

What’s the greatest American golf course? It’s complicated — but we’ve got the right guy to take us down a wandering path to an answer. Tom Coyne has walked all of Ireland. He’s criss-crossed the United States. Most recently, he bought a failing golf course in Upstate New York. And he’s written books about all of the above. So he can speak to the ingredients of a “great” golf course, he knows the difference between great golf in the U.K. and Ireland versus great golf in the U.S. — and now he knows the nuts and bolts of owning and operating a course himself. Plus Dylan digs up an old email he sent Tom before embarking on an American golfing road trip of his own, and a response that changed his writing career. Coyne takes us through the five courses he’d play if he only had five rounds left, the bucket-list course he hasn’t yet ticked off and, at last, his pick for Greatest American Golf Course. You can order Tom’s latest book, A Course Called Home, at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Course-Called-Home-Adventures-Accidental/dp/1668030551Or A Course Called America here: https://www.amazon.com/Course-Called-America-Thousand-Fairways/dp/1982128062/ For that matter, you can order Dylan’s book, 18 in America, here: https://www.amazon.com/18-America-Golfers-Journey-Essence/dp/1451693648 We’ll see you next week!

The world of YouTube Golf has been on the rise. But brand-new golfer LeBron James' appearance on Bob Does Sports still felt like a sign that things have really gone big-time. How did it happen and what does it mean? Robby Berger joins the show to go deep on the process of getting LeBron, what he's like in person and what his appearance means big picture for their group and the golf space at large. The ex-guest services manager at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills also . This week, Dylan has on the face of Bob Does Sports to talk about that LeBron video, what it takes to pull that off, and why being Robby Berger is the whole job. Bob Does Sports on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BobdoessportsBrilliantly Dumb Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrilliantlydumbshow Golf Stuff on Instagram | YouTube | Twitter

Rory McIlroy won his second straight Masters. Dylan sits down with legendary golf writer Michael Bamberger to break down how he did it. Michael and Dylan bring their perspective from on the ground at Augusta National. They dig into what made Rory’s final round click, why he’s one of the most likable players in the game.  Also, Golf Stuff I Like, winners and losers and one lasting memory from this year’s Masters.