720 - Saturday Open Championship Recap

Brian Harman surges ahead by 5 shots at the halfway point as Tommy Lad battles to join him in the final pairing on Saturday. We recap a lengthy day 2 at Royal Liverpool, discuss the bunker adjustments made by the R&A, assess some performances after two rounds, preview the weekend ahead, and a lot more.

719 - Friday Open Championship Recap

TOMMY LAD! TC's beautiful boy jumps out to the early lead, as we react to day one at Hoylake. We talk Tommy, Rory, internal OB, Royal Liverpool, other noteworthy rounds of the day, down the leaderboard, and a ton more.

718 - Thursday Open Championship Recap

TC & Randy are back to chop it up this week! The two go through some mea culpas and housekeeping items before diving into Randy's recent Taylor Swift experience and Tron's family vacation. They then hit some top news stories they're monitoring, plus a little bit of sports takes at the end. Enjoy!

248: TC & Randy Chop Session

We have a very special bonus midweek episode as Randy speaks with Jane Park. Jane left the LPGA Tour in 2021 after her ten month old daughter, Grace, experienced a series of seizures which left her with permanent brain damage.

This week, Jane will return to the tour along with Paula Creamer at the Dow Great Lakes Invitational - the LPGA's team event - in Midland, Michigan. In addition to enjoying a proper send-off for her competitive career, Jane hopes to bring awareness and raise financial support for families of children who experience epileptic seizures.

(You can follow Jane's week on Instagram: 

 If you'd like to contribute to the foundations mentioned, please visit: 

Jane walks us through her family's experiences through the last two years, her goals for the upcoming tournament, her favorite current players to watch on the LPGA Tour and a ton more.

717 - Jane Park

The Open Championship (presented by his majesty the King) returns to Royal Liverpool this week for the latest edition of the game's oldest major. We break down the course, the changes since the last time it hosted the Open, the weather forecast and a quick scan of the betting favorites.

Then it's time for us to make our picks for the week (24:00), and our traditional picks not to win. We close with our own personal rankings of the courses of the Open rota and how they stack up against each other (58:30).

716 - Open Championship Preview

Rory wins the Scottish Open and we're left wondering if that's a good thing for his chances in next week's Open Championship. We take stock of McIlroy's win, Big Shot Bob MacIntyre's incredible shot into 18 in his home open, Tommy-lad, Scottie, Lord Tyrrell and everything else from the week at the Renaissance Club.

After some Hamsterdam on the CBS sports app coverage, we take a sneak peek at the captain's pick options for the Euro and US Ryder Cup teams (42:30), some additional reaction to Tuesday's Senate hearing, Linn Grant's win on the LPGA Tour, plus DJ's epic two-day run of ten rounds on Wisconsin's ten top-100 public courses.

715 - Scottish Open Recap

Cody and Neil are back for the 7th installment of The Booth. For this episode, we call upon KVV to help us assess the current state of print and digital media. We start our chat with the recent news about the NYT Sports section rolling up under The Athletic umbrella as well as the recent layoffs and programming trends at ESPN. We also touch on local news reporting, the evolving pathways to jobs for the next generation of reporters, and some specifics of golf media coverage compared to other pro sports.

247: The Booth Vol 7 with KVV

Ahead of the Open Championship, we're joined by Martin Ebert, a UK-based golf course architect who helped Royal Liverpool through several major changes to the course ahead of next week's tournament. We cover all the changes to the course including the brand new 17th hole and get an in-depth perspective on the challenges of renovating a seaside links course. We also discuss the effects of modern technology on some of the world's oldest courses and look at potential changes to other Open rota courses.

714 - Martin Ebert previews Royal Liverpool

After the events of the day in DC we fire up the pod and call upon Jim Newell, Senior Political Writer at Slate Magazine, to help us make sense of today's proceedings in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

We examine what was (and wasn't accomplished) over the course of the three-plus hour hearing, plus the documents that were released about the communications between the Tour and the PIF - including the "best of both worlds" proposal. We also discuss potential reactions from players on tour, offer some thoughts on the road ahead and close with some listener questions.

Link to documents discussed on tonight's pod: 

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023-07-10-PSI-Majority-Staff-Memorandum-Regarding-Preliminary-Information-on-Agreement-Between-PGA-Tour-and-Saudi-Arabian-Public-Investment-Fund-with-Consolidated-Appendix.pdf

713 - Senate Hearing Recap with Slate's Jim Newell

Ahead of the PGA Tour's hearing in DC on Tuesday, Soly is joined by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin who serves as the ranking member of the Senate's permanent sub-committee on investigations.

Senator Johnson gives us his perspective on the proposed agreement between the Tour and the Saudi PIF, the purpose and goals of a public congressional hearing, the trends of sovereign wealth funds investing in pro sports - both domestically and internationally, how professional sports leagues are treated compared to other potential monopoly cases, and more.

712 - Sen. Ron Johnson

We begin tonight's live show recap pod with Randy, Tron, KVV, Cody and Jordan from Pebble Beach where Hawaii's Allisen Corpuz won the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first professional win.

After that, Soly takes the wheel and we're on to the PGA Tour where Sepp Straka fired a final round 62 to win the John Deere Classic. We also touch on all the action from LIV London, the DP World Tour, the recent departure from the PGA Tour's Policy Board and more.

711 - US Women's Open & John Deere Recap 

Nasa Hataoka is your leader through 3 rounds of the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. TC runs down the prix fixe leaderboard menu as we gear up for Sunday's final round. How far back is too far back, worst case scenario winners, and winner picks as we wrap up the show.

710 - Saturday U.S. Women's Open Recap

Big Randy has some explaining to do as Bailey Tardy leads the U.S. Women's Open through 2 rounds at Pebble Beach. TC cooks down the leaderboard, some Team Rose chatter, and a farewell to Michelle Wie West. Plus a special interview with Michelle's former caddie Matthew Galloway to close out the show.

709 - Friday U.S. Women's Open Recap

Round 1 recap of the US Women's Open! Is this the way Pebble Beach is supposed to play? Late/Early advantage? And a surprise Amateur uprising. Chef TC cooks down the leaderboard as Big Randy plays host Live from the Dog House, onsite at Uncle Jim's place.

708 - Thursday U.S. Women's Open Recap

Golf course architect Christine Fraser joins Soly to detail her philosophy around her golf course design work, creating community-centered courses, learning the tools of the trade under Martin Hawtree while living in Europe, getting her own company started and working as a woman in the GCA space.

707 - Christine Fraser

The 2023 US Women's Open begins tomorrow and we're on location as Pebble Beach hosts a women's major championship for the first time. We start with some thoughts on the course itself and how it presents itself in the context of a US Women's Open. Then it's on to the leading contenders among US women (41:15) and the general lack of momentum for several of the highest-ranked Americans. We also recap the career of Michelle Wie West as she prepares for her final event as a professional (53:15). We close with some of Randy's favorite statistical nuggets headed into the week (1:13:15) and our picks for low Am and who'll hoist the trophy on Sunday evening.

706 - US Women's Open Preview

Wimbledon is underway so there's no better time to talk tennis than now. Joining Randy is Christopher Carey, author of "The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer," as well as owner of the Tennis & Beyond Substack channel. He's on twitter 

 The two take stock of the men's and women's game, dive into some prognostications for various players over the next several years, and much more. Enjoy!

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