Ross Steelman is headed to the PGA Tour in 2027 and currently occupies the top spot on the Korn Ferry Tour points list after winning twice this year - with both wins coming in the last two months. He joins the pod to chat about his upbringing in Missouri and playing collegiately for his hometown Missouri Tigers before making the decision to transfer and finish his career at Georgia Tech. Ross also gives us some great insights on what it takes to compete on the KFT, plus some great stories from the not-so-glamorous side of professional golf, his various superstitions, and his take on what he’ll face next year as he makes the jump to the PGA Tour.

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411: The BallKnowers - NFL Teams Draft

1202: Scottie wins the '26 Tour Championship

Scottie Scheffler wins the 2026 Tour Championship after a final-round 66 (-4) at East Lake. Join us as we recap the 2026 PGA Tour playoffs, discuss who made the biggest leap and who left us wanting more. We check in on Ronni Yin, the LPGA Tour in Boston for the FM, and more. Presented by Titleist. 

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Scottie Scheffler wins the 2026 Tour Championship after a final-round 66 (-4) at East Lake. Join us as we recap the 2026 PGA Tour playoffs, discuss who made the biggest leap and who left us wanting more. We check in on Ronni Yin, the LPGA Tour in Boston for the FM, and more. Presented by Titleist.

Neil and TC welcome LA Rams wide receiver Davante Adams to the TrapDraw to discuss his career in the NFL, the art and craft of becoming an elite pass catcher, locker room culture, his exposure to golf, acting in TV commercials, his love of Taco Bell and a ton more.

Neil and TC welcome LA Rams wide receiver Davante Adams to the Trap Draw to discuss his career in the NFL, the art and craft of becoming an elite pass catcher, locker room culture, his exposure to golf, acting in TV commercials, his love of Taco Bell and a ton more.

410: Chop Session with Davante Adams

1201: Match Play at the Tour Championship

It’s Tour Championship week in Atlanta, and we react live to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp’s announcement of major changes coming to the Tour in 2028, including the return of match play. We break down the new season-ending format, the two-track event system, the Returning Members Program, his comments on LIV Golf, and much more. Plus, Max Homa joins the show to share his perspective on the changes and where he sees the PGA Tour heading. 

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It’s Tour Championship week in Atlanta, and we react live to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp’s announcement of major changes coming to the Tour in 2028, including the return of match play. We break down the new season-ending format, the two-track event system, the Returning Members Program, his comments on LIV Golf, and much more. Plus, Max Homa joins the show to share his perspective on the changes and where he sees the PGA Tour heading. Presented by Titleist.

1200: Wyndham holds off Rory to win BMW Champ + LIV Indy

One of our favorite weeks of the year at our 10th BMW Championship! Join us as we break down a busy week: Wyndham Clark gets the dub in St. Louis, Scott Jamieson wins the Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour, Yuta Sugiura takes the AdventHealth Championship on the KFT, and Mike La Sasso and Legion XIII win LIV Indianapolis. All that, plus news and notes and more. Presented by Titleist. 

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One of our favorite weeks of the year at our 10th BMW Championship! Join us as we break down a busy week: Wyndham Clark gets the dub in St. Louis, Scott Jamieson wins the Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour, Yuta Sugiura takes the AdventHealth Championship on the KFT, and Mike La Sasso and Legion XIII win LIV Indianapolis. All that, plus news and notes and more. Presented by Titleist.

Cody checks in with Neil mid-vacation as we get some updates on Cody’s upcoming retreat, Dad Life, managing kids at the beach, what we’re reading, lawn care and more.

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Cody checks in with Neil mid-vacation as we get some updates on Cody’s upcoming retreat, Dad Life managing kids at the beach, what we’re reading, lawn care, and more.

409: The Booth Vol. 27

Neil, Soly and D.J. are back for the second edition of our week-by-week review of a historical season on the PGA Tour. This time we flash back to 1995 and learn just how much time is truly a flat circle, with many familiar themes emerging that sound an awful lot like the current state of the game in 2026.

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Neil, Soly and D.J. are back for the second edition of our week by week review of a historical season on the PGA Tour. This time we flash back to 1995 and learn just how much time is truly a flat circle, with many familiar themes emerging that sound an awful lot like the current state of the game in 2026.

1199: 1995 PGA Tour Season Deep Dive

1198: Scottie Wins in Memphis, U.S. Am at Merion

Scottie Scheffler claims an 8-shot dub at TPC Southwind to get the playoffs started. Soly, Neil and Randy open up the show talking Scottie, TPC Southwind and general playoff format thoughts. They also pay their respects to those who fell outside the bubble. They then share their thoughts on the U.S. Amateur at Merion, the latest on LIV, Jeeno’s win in Portland and other news and notes.

We’re excited to welcome Stephen Dubner from Freakonomics back to the TrapDraw for a wide-ranging chop session with Neil and TC.

408: Chop Session with Stephen Dubner

1197: Neil Learns How a PGA Tour Event Gets Built

Ahead of next week’s BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, we visit with Patrick Timson - Vice President of Tournament Operations for the Western Golf Association - and a number of members of his staff to get an idea of everything that goes into the build-out and staging of a tour event.

Ahead of next week’s BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, we visit with Patrick Timson - Vice President of Tournament Operations for the Western Golf Association - and a number of members of his staff - to get an idea of everything that goes into the build out and staging of a tour event.

1196: Michael Brennan Breaks Through + Neil Goes to LIV Bedminster

Soly, D.J. and TC start tonight’s pod with the action at the Wyndham where Michael Brennan is the champ in Greensboro - the former Wake Forest standout winning at Sedgefield for his second career PGA Tour title. After some thoughts on the Greensboro tournament’s future, we look at the finalized playoff field and who’ll be missing next week in Memphis. Plus an updated Fedora Five from TC and some assorted news and notes including Blockie’s eventful Sunday. Then it’s on to LIV Bedminster with Neil popping in for some on-the-ground reporting in addition to our reaction to the LIV financing news from earlier this week. We close with a recap of Asterisk Talley’s win at the US Women’s Am, Solheim Cup Euro captain’s picks, a look at the current Presidents Cup standings and more.

33:30 - TC’s Fedora Five + News and Notes

49:15 - Neil from LIV Bedminster, LIV Funding News

1:30:30 - US Women’s Am, Solheim Picks, Pres Cup Standings

Soly, D.J. and TC start tonight’s pod with the action at the Wyndham, where Michael Brennan is the champ in Greensboro - the former Wake Forest standout winning at Sedgefield for his second career PGA Tour title. After some thoughts on the Greensboro tournament’s future, we look at the finalized playoff field and who’ll be missing next week in Memphis. Plus an updated Fedora Five from TC and some assorted news and notes including Blockie’s eventful Sunday. Then it’s on to LIV Bedminster with Neil popping in for some on-the-ground reporting in addition to our reaction to the LIV financing news from earlier this week. We close with a recap of Asterisk Talley’s win at the US Women’s Am, Solheim Cup Euro captain’s picks, a look at the current Presidents Cup standings and more.

We’re back to our regularly scheduled chop session as TC and Randy catch up on recent travels and clear out our monitoring list.

407: Chop Session

1195: The Hidden Gems of Western Scotland with Jim Hartsell

Soly and TC are joined by our friend Jim Hartsell to discuss his new book “A Round of Scottish Courses” and his travels to Scotland to explore the hidden gem courses along the western coast.

1194: Kuwaki wins the AIG Women's Open, Thorbjornsen in Detroit

It's a wrap on the 2026 major championship season as Japan's Shiho Kuwaki defeats Esther Henseleit on the second playoff hole to win the AIG Women's Open. We break down Kuwaki's breakthrough, Henseleit's close call, and look back at the biggest storylines from this year's LPGA majors, including top-10 finishes from Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul. Then we head to Detroit, where Michael Thorbjornsen captures his first PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Classic as we say goodbye to the newly restored Detroit Golf Club. We close the show with some personal golf updates, including TC's journey from London to Alaska and Randy's first time out to Rodeo Dunes. Presented by Titleist. 

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1193: 12 Storylines for the AIG Women's Open

The final major championship of the year is here as we gear up for the 2026 AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes. We run through our 12 biggest storylines heading into the championship, draft our teams, make our final winner picks, and much more.

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, Big and TC are joined by D.J. and Neil to run through the list of Things We're Out On. From everyday annoyances to overhyped trends, there is something for everyone.

To follow up on Things That Are Sick, Big and TC are joined by D.J. and Neil to run through the list of Things We're Out On. From everyday annoyances to overhyped trends, there is something for everyone.

406: Things We're Out On

1192: The Koivun Era is here + Alex Fitzpatrick interview

The Jackson Koivun Era has officially begun after his first PGA Tour victory at the 3M Open. We have a lot to discuss from across the world of golf this week: Koivun's breakthrough, Jenny Shin's impressive win at the Women's Scottish Open, LIV JCB and Big Tommy Morrison's first professional victory at the Korn Ferry Tour's Evans Scholars Invitational. Plus, Alex Fitzpatrick joins the show (59:24) to chat about his season, earning his PGA Tour card, his journey through professional golf, and plenty more.

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