The Shotgun Start

Brendan! is calling for a Victory Friday for the city (or town?) of Cleveland following Andrew Bailey's win at the U.S. Mid-Am! BP is joined by PJ for a brief intro to this Friday show covering the Mid-Am final, early PGA Tour action in Utah, and Pete Crow-Armstrong's struggles in a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs. Brendan then brings on Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal for a look at the "Business Season" of professional golf. The two discuss a variety of topics including what's next for the PGA Tour's media rights deals, the continued search for sponsors for Championship and Challenger series events, and whether FedEx is really gone for good following the 2027 season. Josh also hits on the recent wave of executive departures from the LPGA and the league's struggles to build a television audience. We'll return on Monday with a full recap of a loaded week of Silly Season golf (and probably Sunday's Jets at Bears matchup).

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It's a busy week of golf as the calendar turns to October! Andy and Brendan are both ready for some playoff baseball and spend this episode previewing the six (6!) golf events taking place this weekend. First, there's a bit of Presidents Cup cleanup, with Brendan wondering if Jason Day would've put the Internationals over the top if he wasn't injured. Still buzzing from Medinah No. 3's starring role, Andy takes aim at governing bodies scheduling out major venues for the next 20 years and can't believe we won't see Medinah on a major stage again anytime soon. The two preview the Bank of Utah Championship, where the three betting favorites were not PGA Tour members at this time last year. They also bring back the Lotte at Lottie's Challenge, highlighting this week's LPGA event and one of Chicago's finest establishments. After running through the rest of the schedule - including a "Classic" Champions Tour week - they bring on Matthew Galloway to discuss the ongoing USGA Mid-Am. Matthew, a reinstated amateur himself, and Andy discuss the USGA's stance on the issue that has swept the nation... or just a lot of angry people on Golf Twitter. Matthew also gives his take on the recent wave of executive departures from the LPGA.

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Andy and Brendan reconvene after an enthralling weekend of golf in the great city of Chicago to recap the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah No. 3. Despite a three-point deficit heading into Sunday singles, Team USA pulled off a historic comeback and defeated the International Team 17-13. The two discuss the strategy decisions made by captains Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy that shaped Sunday singles and standout performances by players on both teams. They debate whether a close win thanks to singles domination was actually the worst-case scenario for the Americans heading into a road Ryder Cup next year and a Presidents Cup at Kingston Heath in 2028. Andy and Brendan also touch on Scottie Scheffler’s post-match comments to NBC and the evolution of his relationship with the media. Kevin Van Valkenburg joins in to discuss the greater American golf problem and the continued follies of Team USA captains. PJ poses P-Cup superlatives to Andy and Brendan to close out the show as they pick their MVPs, LVPs, favorite holes at Medinah No. 3, and much more.

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Emergency podcast! Andy and Brendan are back from Medinah after day two at the Presidents Cup and they get on the horn to dissect an International whitewash, a 5-0 drubbing, of the USA side in alternate shot foursomes. There’s a mix of praise for this inspiring International punch after two days with plenty of blame for the USA side that had some really poor performances from some of their most tenured players in recent years like Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, and Xander Schauffele. Is Brandt Snedeker in over his head? Are we overreacting to a one-session whitewash? They go through the mix of celebration and recrimination with a full 20 points left to go this weekend.

The official Presidents Cup uniforms are available to shop now at B. Draddy, alongside their Presidents Cup t-shirt collection! If you'd like to carry a piece of the week home with you, visit bdraddy.com and use promo code SGS30 for 30% off your order.
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Andy and Brendan return from their day out at the Presidents Cup with some scuttlebutt, amusements, and insights with the USA leading the Internationals 3-2 after the first session. Between the two of them and the boys, they had the matches covered from the ground and return with notes from each - from Koivun’s debut to JT’s macho return to the Kims crushing Cantlay and Gotterup. They discuss the notion of the “dead” crowd that Wyndham Clark called out as well as the course playing tough through the first five matches. Did the Internationals let Scottie and Sam Burns off the hook in the first match? Who were the MVPs and LVPs for each team? They discuss this and then examine the captains’ lineups for day 2 at Medinah.

The official Presidents Cup uniforms are available to shop now at B. Draddy, alongside their Presidents Cup t-shirt collection! If you'd like to carry a piece of the week home with you, visit bdraddy.com and use promo code SGS30 for 30% off your order.
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