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.

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

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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

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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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What started as a bit between TC and D.J. now gets the full TrapDraw episode treatment as Randy, Neil and Cody join to help work through our definitive list of Things That Are Sick.

405: Things That Are Sick

1191: Golf Rules Q&A With The USGA’s Craig Winter

Soly and Neil caught up a couple of weeks ago with Craig Winter, USGA Sr. Director of the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status, for a Q&A covering a variety of topics related to the rules and their application. Now, after an eventful Open Championship with notable rulings involving Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler, we’re excited to share our chat with Craig, which touches on many of the hot-button issues in the rules that affect professional tournaments across the globe, plus some common misconceptions that impact everyday recreational golf.

Soly and Neil caught up a couple of weeks ago with Craig Winter, USGA Sr. Director of the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status, for a Q&A focusing on a variety of topics surrounding the rules and their application. Now, after an eventful Open Championship with notable rulings involving Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler, we’re excited to share our chat with Craig which touches on many of the hot button issues in the rules that affect professional tournaments across the globe, plus some common misconceptions that impact everyday recreational golf.

Ryan Fox is your Champion Golfer of the Year! Join us as we break down the entire week at Royal Birkdale, discuss the biggest winners and disappointments, look ahead to future Open Championship venues, dive into Hamsterdam, cover some news, and more. 

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1190: Ryan Fox wins The Open

Sam Burns (-10) leads the 2026 Open Championship by two going into Sunday. Ryan Fox (-8) and Si Woo Kim (-8) sit two back. Join us as we break down all the action: Down the Leaderboard, Lingering/Loitering, Rory's comments on Bryson, news and notes, and much more. 

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Sam Burns (-10) leads the 2026 Open Championship by two going into Sunday. Ryan Fox (-8) and Si Woo Kim (-8) sit two back. Join us as we break down all the action: Down the Leaderboard, Lingering/Loitering, Rory's comments on Bryson, news and notes, and much more.

1189: Saturday at The Open

Not so fast! Bryson's penalty controversy and more! Lucas Herbert (-8) and Sam Burns (-5) both post 62s, but that wasn't the biggest story of the day. Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round, dropping from solo second to T5. And his third-round status is in question. We break it all down and react live. Plus, we discuss Cameron Young (-6), Scottie Scheffler (-4), Tommy Fleetwood (-4), and Jon Rahm (-4). Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more. 

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Not so fast! Bryson's penalty controversy and more! Lucas Herbert (-8) and Sam Burns (-5) both post 62s, but that wasn't the biggest story of the day. Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round, dropping from solo second to T5. And his third-round status is in question. We break it all down and react live.

1188: Friday at The Open

The Detective Jackson Suber (-5) leads by one over Sungjae Im and Dan Brown after the first day at Royal Birkdale. Join us as we break down all the action from the 2026 Open Championship, including Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more. 

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The Detective Jackson Suber (-5) leads by one over Sungjae Im and Dan Brown after the first day at Royal Birkdale. Join us as we break down all the action from the 2026 Open Championship, including Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more.

1187: Thursday at The Open

1186: Kicking off The Open at Royal Birkdale

Join us as we get you set up for the 2026 Open Championship: Course conditions, player reactions, news & notes, team draft, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist. 

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Join us as we get you set up for the 2026 Open Championship: Course conditions, player reactions, news & notes, team draft, final picks, and a bunch more!

The Seamsters welcome Dom Cotroneo to the pod for an All-Star break edition of the pod as we discuss the top storylines from the 2026 season. We also get into Dom’s podcast Service Time, which explores the history of baseball’s complex labor negotiations as the MLBPA and Owners look to sign a new CBA ahead of the 2027 season.

404: Seamsters Union with Dom Cotroneo

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