Send us Fan Mail The Open Championship is hours away, Royal Birkdale is reportedly firm and fast, and we’re doing what golf sickos do best: talking ourselves into an early wake-up, a hot cup of coffee, and a week of bounces we can’t predict. We start with the excitement of links golf and why the Open still feels unlike any other major, from the fans to the shot-making to the way the course asks you to play the ground instead of flying everything to a number. Then we bring it back to the most...
Jul 18
1 hr 10 min
Send us Fan Mail You can have a great swing and still aim yourself into disaster. That’s the uncomfortable truth behind a lot of penalty strokes, “random” big numbers, and the feeling that your driver is either a weapon or a liability depending on the day. We unpack a concept that sounds obvious until you really test it: your aim line is not your target line. When those two lines become the same, you end up trying to hit statistical unicorns like zero-curvature shots, or you force the ball t...
Jul 11
1 hr 6 min
Send us Fan Mail Most golfers are chasing a fantasy: perfectly straight shots and a “tour swing” that doesn’t match their body, their practice time, or their actual ball flight. From Chattanooga at The Honors, we get brutally practical about what really changes a golf game: identifying your pattern, measuring it honestly, and building a plan that fits the golfer you are today. We talk about coaching that restores hope instead of piling on confusion. That means listening to what the player wa...
Jul 4
1 hr 15 min
Send us Fan Mail A five-hole playoff under evening light will teach you more about golf than a month on the range. We start with a story from U.S. Amateur stage one qualifying where even par puts you on the bubble, the wait stretches for hours, and sudden death forces every decision into sharp focus. From reading lies to choosing the right shot shape, we talk about what it feels like to be inside the ropes as a caddie and why “the highs are really high” when someone you coach steps up and sei...
Jun 27
1 hr 8 min
Send us Fan Mail Seven under after 36 holes at Shinnecock Hills doesn’t just raise eyebrows, it raises the bigger question: what do we actually want the U.S. Open to be? We’re watching the best players in the world pick apart a course that’s supposed to bite, and we dig into the setup choices that change everything, especially when greens don’t feel firm and fast enough to demand real imagination around the targets. We want teeth. Michael wants fangs. We also start with the future of the gam...
Jun 20
1 hr 31 min
Send us Fan Mail Brooks Koepka starts rolling in putts from 12 feet and suddenly the US Open feels a lot more dangerous. We kick things off by talking about what changes when a proven major champion finds even a small edge, why Koepka is such a “needle mover,” and how confidence under pressure can separate the stars from the field when Sunday gets tight. Then we go deep on Shinnecock Hills, one of the best championship venues in the country and a course that doesn’t need circus rough to be b...
Jun 13
1 hr 23 min
Send us Fan Mail Golf season is back, but the vibe around the game feels… complicated. We talk honestly about why so many golfers feel torn between playing what they love and playing what helps them score, from blades versus forgiveness to the bigger question of whether you’re out there to enjoy the challenge or squeeze every last stroke out of the round. That personal tension gets amplified when tee sheets are stacked, pace of play crawls, and basic golf etiquette like raking bunkers and fix...
Jun 6
1 hr 26 min
Send us Fan Mail Your range swing isn’t disappearing on the first tee by accident. Pressure changes what you notice, where you aim, and how willing you are to commit and that’s why tournament golf feels like a different sport than your Saturday money game. Chuck and I get into the real levers that travel with you when it matters: a clear plan, a consistent routine, and the ability to stay external and target-focused instead of getting trapped in swing thoughts. We swap a few golf life storie...
May 30
1 hr 31 min
Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to spot real skill in golf is not a launch monitor number. It’s what happens when you put a player in the short game area, ask for a specific shot, and watch whether they can organize the club early enough to control it. We’re joined by Pete Cowen, one of the most influential golf coaches in modern history, to talk about what actually holds up under tour pressure. Pete shares how a back injury pushed him away from “rock and block” mechanics and into a spiral-...
May 26
1 hr 13 min
Send us Fan Mail A gate at Cypress Point doesn’t just start a round, it flips your brain into a different mode. We’re still buzzing from a Monterey Peninsula golf trip that somehow lives up to every rumor and then adds more, and we’re breaking down exactly what made it hit so hard. We talk through the full run: Cypress Point Club (including the famous closing stretch on 15, 16, and 17), Monterey Peninsula Country Club with its one-two punch of Shores and Dunes, and a late stop at Pasatiempo ...
May 23
1 hr 25 min
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