Sandbagger Sessions
Sandbagger Sessions
Cole Atkinson & Stefan Thedorf
Episode 15: Players review, and a breakdown of the future of the PGA Tour.
1 hour 14 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
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Cameron Young wins The Players Championship in dramatic fashion as overnight leader Ludvig Åberg collapses down the stretch — and we break down every moment of one of the wildest final rounds in recent memory.

Then we get into the big one: PGA Tour Commissioner Brian Rolapp's strategic press conference and the six major themes that could reshape professional golf as we know it. Two-tier competition, relegation systems, playoff overhauls, and a season opener that actually means something — we cover it all and give you our honest take on whether this is real change or just noise.

Plus our weekly Birdie/Par/Bogey breakdown, tournament picks for the Valspar Championship, and the season long fantasy battle continues.

In this episode:
- Cam Young's stunning Players Championship win and that 375-yard drive on 18
- Ludvig Åberg's back-nine collapse — Rory 2011 Masters parallels?
- PGA Tour two-tier system explained: what it means for the game's biggest names
- Relegation in professional golf — good idea or disaster?
- Match play playoffs and a win-or-go-home postseason format
- Why the PGA Tour needs its own Cooper Flagg storytelling moment
- Valspar Championship picks