Best Golf News Net Podcasts (2024)

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Victory Monday, Football disasters, and Kevin Sutherland disrespect 31:41

1h ago31:41

31:41

It's a quick Victory Monday episode as Andy is riding high after wins by the Illini and Bears this weekend. Brendan is also celebratory as the BC Eagles are ranked, but is licking his wounds from a Browns blowout loss to start the NFL season. The two break down the much-anticipated debut of Caleb Williams, Illinois storming the field after beating …

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223: Topgolf troubles and spinoff, LIV Golf's future 20:33

37m ago20:33

20:33

On today's LIVE show, Ryan talks about Topgolf being spun off into its own company and the troubles with the brand, and LIV Golf gives a clue to its future with its early 2025 schedule. Fall is nearly here, so get warmer and look good with Swannies! Pick up awesome hoodies, pullovers and quarter-zips at https://swannies.co. Use promo code golfnewsn…

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Will the LIV vs. PGA Tour match end the dysfunction and SGS Golf Advice 57:40

41m ago57:40

57:40

It's a birthday episode of golf's preeminent birthday podcast as the show turns six! A Friday whimsy episode starts with an Andy story from his final fantasy football draft of the year before Brendan asks how he's feeling about the debut of Caleb Williams on Sunday. After Andy runs through the graveyard of Chicago quarterbacks, the two do actually …

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50: Mark Stewart on making golf better for walking players 33:19

16h ago33:19

33:19

On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Stewart Golf CEO Mark Stewart to discuss motorized walking golf carts, innovations that the consumer doesn't see (and sometimes doesn't pay for) and celebrating 20 years as a company.By Golf News Net

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222: PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf match confirmed, and more 26:47

6h ago26:47

26:47

On today's LIVE show, Ryan talks about the upcoming PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf match featuring Rory, Scottie, Brooks and Bryson, as well as the Presidents Cup picks and the genesis of the Tour Championship starting strokes format. Fall is nearly here, so get warmer and look good with Swannies! Pick up awesome hoodies, pullovers and quarter-zips at https…

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JT and Billy Ho left off P Cup roster, Internationals add Canadians, Frugalite Corner returns 50:21

6h ago50:21

50:21

It's the first true offseason episode of 2024 and nearly all attention has turned to the upcoming Presidents Cup. Andy and Brendan begin this episode with a Victory Tuesday celebration for Brendan's Boston College Eagles after a Top 10* road win at Florida State on Monday night to open the season. They then discuss the breaking news of the day, cap…

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Scottie wins Low Net (and lots of cash) at Snoozy Tour Championship 52:50

30m ago52:50

52:50

It’s Tour Championship Monday, a holiday here in the United States as everyone recovers from the excitement and celebration that was the season finale of the FedExCup in Atlanta. Andy and Brendan convene to chat about Scottie Scheffler’s “dominant” performance to cap off a truly dominant season. They, uh, may have a quibble or two with the format t…

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Jay Monahan speaks, YouTube Golf is played, and Golf Advice is given 58:19

13h ago58:19

58:19

It's an early Friday episode recorded before the Tour Championship teed off, but Andy and Brendan are back to break down the 2024 Creator Classic and Jay Monahan's "State of the Tour" address. The episode starts with Andy remarking that this is a new day in golf, the first day in the Post-Creator Classic era. Producer PJ chimes in to recap the even…

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49: Keeping pace with Tagmarshal CEO Bodo Sieber 33:27

6h ago33:27

33:27

On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Tagmarshal CEO Bodo Sieber to talk about the company's pace-of-play platform, data collection, making better experiences for different types of golfers and helping facilities make the most of their tee sheets.By Golf News Net

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Tour Championship protests, East Lake grumbles, and Creator Classic questions 1:05:16

6d ago1:05:16

1:05:16

Andy and Brendan are AMPED for the finale of the FedExCup season at East Lake. They ramble all over the place talking about the 2026 Presidents Cup and TPC Craig Ranch renovations before they get there though. At East Lake, they discuss some early player grumbles about Andrew Green’s restoration work for the home of the Tour Championship. They disc…

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221: The new, tougher East Lake and Solheim Cup teams set 26:12

5h ago26:12

26:12

On today's LIVE show, Ryan gets into what to expect from the new, Andrew Green-redone East Lake, as well as early player reaction. Also, the US and European Solheim Cup teams are set for Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, so were the captain's picks right? Fall is nearly here, so get warmer and look good with Swannies! Pick up awesome hoodies, pullovers…

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49: Being fashionable with Callaway Apparel's Brad Holder 12:32

5h ago12:32

12:32

On this episode, Ryan Ballengee welcomes Callaway Apparel marketing head Brad Holder to talk about their summer/fall line, thinking years ahead in fashion terms, his favorite pieces and more.By Golf News Net

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195: Model, Form and Horse for Course: Tour Championship 24:35

8d ago24:35

24:35

On today's show, Ryan looks at the model for the Tour Championship, along with East Lake horses for courses and some props to consider.By Golf News Net

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194: Opening Lines: Tour Championship 25:00

10d ago25:00

25:00

On today's show, an update from Ryan on a whole bunch of stuff and then digging right into the Tour Championship, including the markets with starting strokes.By Golf News Net

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220: Ko and The Captain win big, and a FedEx Cup fix for starting strokes 29:14

8h ago29:14

29:14

On today's LIVE show, Ryan looks back on a weekend that saw Lydia Ko win the AIG Women's Open and St. Andrews, Keegan Bradley win the BMW Championship. Also, Ryan has a fix for the starting strokes problem at the FedEx Cup's Tour Championship finale. Fall is nearly here, so get warmer and look good with Swannies! Pick up awesome hoodies, pullovers …

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Triumph and disaster at St. Andrews, Playing-Captain Keegan? And the club-toss test 1:11:10

7m ago1:11:10

1:11:10

Andy and Brendan are back on a Victory Monday for the Ballfrogs to talk Castle Pines and the golf year's final major. They start at St. Andrews, where Lydia Ko pulled off the win to add to her Olympic gold from earlier this month. The two discuss whether Lydia won the Women's Open or if it was really Nelly Korda who lost it, the pace-of-play issues…

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Brutal pace at the Old Course, Startling FedExCup Facts, and Golf Advice 1:02:39

4d ago1:02:39

1:02:39

It is …Friday! Andy and Brendan are buoyant as they head into the weekend, discussing a smattering of topics including Bears strategy and a too-good-to-pass-up offer for Browns fans going to the Jags game to play at TPC Sawgrass. Then they get to Mr. 50, Keegan Bradley, leading the BMW, which is cause for sharing a mind-blowing FedExCup Fact of the…

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219: A new PGA Tour and is LIV Golf done? 30:16

15d ago30:16

30:16

On today's LIVE show, Ryan gets into the Financial Times story that several in golf are interpretting as a potential end to LIV Golf, but is it? Also, the PGA Tour is set to undergo some huge changes, and Ryan explains those and why they're good. He also catches up on a few things, including his trip to London, the last few weeks of getting GNN TV …

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The Old Course in August, Rocky Mountain FedExCup Fever, and Beer Consumption habits 57:27

3h ago57:27

57:27

It's week two of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and Andy and Brendan are ready for Denver! This episode starts with a celebration of fall temperatures in August before some back and forth about where folks in town for the DNC are playing golf in the Chicago area. After the debut of "Lobbyist Minute" concludes, the two discuss the not-so-great TV ratings fr…

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Dueling finishes on LIV and PGA Tour Playoffs and a punishing U.S. Am 1:00:12

5d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Andy and Brendan recap an absolutely loaded weekend of golf with tournaments coming down to the wire across all levels of the game. Andy leads off this Monday episode by waxing poetic about Caleb Williams and his performance in Week 2 of the preseason, becoming far too excited about the Bears on August 19th. After an extended Caleb Minute, the golf…

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Monahan speaks at Tour’s ‘Silly’ Playoffs, 2025 Schedule release, and Golf Advice 1:07:54

14d ago1:07:54

1:07:54

It's a beefy Friday episode in honor of the FedEx Cup Playoffs starting up. Andy and Brendan lead off the episode with some U.S. Am discussion as Andy's Illini have shown up to compete. This then turns in to a conversation about what an amateur even is these days, given that many top players have large NIL deals backing them. Next, it's an extended…

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Kuchar cleanup, More sweating in Memphis, and U.S. Am nuggets 1:07:01

27m ago1:07:01

1:07:01

Andy and Brendan are back on this Wednesday episode to recap the fallout from Matt Kuchar's solo Monday finish at the Wyndham Championship, among other things. They start with Andy's initial take on the whole situation on Sunday before getting into the range session, TIO drop, and three shots of Monday morning. Kevin Prise gets a shoutout for his o…

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Insane Matt Kuchar protest puts Wyndham on hold while Lydia Ko wins gold 1:10:28

25d ago1:10:28

1:10:28

Brendan is joined by Joseph LaMagna to recap an astounding end to Sunday at the Wyndham Championship with Matt Kuchar abandoning his ball on the 72nd hole due to darkness even as the rest of the field finished the tournament. The two dissect every angle of this unique situation, including a live reaction to Kuchar's explanation for this move and ha…

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Apologies to Rickie and Spieth, Nelly’s stumbles, and Golf Advice 59:37

24d ago59:37

59:37

It’s Friday! Andy is delusional about the Bears after one episode of Hard Knocks and has great hope. Then they get to some of the golf of the week, the women’s golf competition at the Olympics and the delayed Wyndham Championship. But first there is an apology for Rickie Fowler after a mistake from last episode, and an attempt at an apology for Jor…

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193: Lines and Picks: Women's Olympic golf tournament 16:50

28d ago16:50

16:50

On today's show, Ryan looks at the outright market for the women's Olympic golf tournament and makes some picks among the favorites, mid-tiern and long shots at Le Golf National.By Golf News Net

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FedEx Cup fever, Cutthroat Corner returns, and Women's Olympic Golf preview 58:50

1M ago58:50

58:50

It's the finale of the PGA Tour regular season, so Brendan and Andy are peaking at the right time. Andy begins the episode expressing his excitement about watching the battle for the Comcast Business Top 10 coming to an end this week at the Wyndham Championship. Brendan then shares an analogy comparing the photo-finish Men's 100m Final at the Olymp…

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192: Opening Lines and First Clicks: Wyndham Championship 22:45

1M ago22:45

22:45

On today's show, Ryan looks at the opening lines and makes his first picks for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro.By Golf News Net

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Olympics golf arrives, Scottie gets gold, and a Xander-Rory tiff 1:02:32

24d ago1:02:32

1:02:32

An incredible Sunday at the Olympics prompts this early recording from Andy and Brendan, as they react to Scottie Scheffler getting the gold, Jon Rahm collapsing on the back nine, Rory making a run before splashing late, Xander bowing out, and Tommy Fleetwood upholding the legacy of the Silver Slovak. They discuss if Olympics golf has an official m…

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Wyndham Clark anger, Olympic sport gatekeeping, and Golf Advice 40:31

1M ago40:31

40:31

Andy and Brendan close out the week, and open a new month, with this Friday episode checking in on the Olympics golf competition from Paris. First, there’s a check-in on the Bears, Jets, and some questions about 3-on-3 basketball and how an alt-event like that might work in golf. There’s also some gatekeeping about what should be an actual Olympic …

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48: Getting Battle Ready with PXG's Matt Andrews 20:45

13d ago20:45

20:45

On this episode of The Bag Room, Ryan Ballengee is joined by PXG design engineer Matt Andrews to talk Battle Ready 2 putters, what goes into the design process, what he looks for and loves about putters and so much more.By Golf News Net

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218: Olympic format change reaction, Tony Finau troubles 23:55

21d ago23:55

23:55

On today's LIVE show, Ryan talks about the reaction to potentially adding mixed and team components to the 2028 Olympic golf program, Tony Finau facing protestors in Utah and Keegan Bradley as an assistant captain.By Ryan Ballengee, Golf News Net

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191: Men's Olympic history and form, Portland Classic picks 25:53

29d ago25:53

25:53

On today's combined show, Ryan looks at current form, Olympic form and French Open history for the Olympic golf tournament. Then he makes some picks for the Portland Classic and Utah Championship.By Golf News Net

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Brendan returns, Olympic predictions, and Beach Takes 58:04

13d ago58:04

58:04

Brendan is back from vacation and joins Andy to catch up on all that's happened in golf. The episode starts with some thoughts on how pools have been operating and why society has decided that beaches are a travel destination. Andy then shares a note on Caleb Williams' first week of camp with the Bears as he begins his surely illustrious NFL career…

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