The Shotgun Start

This Friday episode begins with some cleanup from earlier in the week on both the LIV Golf and PGA Tour fronts. Andy shares a forgotten story from The Boys' week in Indianapolis about a pressing question PJ asked a high-level LIV official regarding - you guessed it! - the Champions Tour. Brendan concedes the question was fair, but the timing was too insane to ever get an actual answer to something that barely matters to anyone but PJ. The two then clear up some confusion from Wednesday's episode regarding the PGA Tour's new season-ending format and how the points list will form the field of 32 for the first week of match play. Brendan also wonders if the match play bracket will be re-seeded after the initial cut to 16, sending Andy and PJ off the edge about the sanctity of competition and how brackets work in every other sport. After a brief bit of 2026 Tour Championship news in the form of a J.J. Spaun withdrawal, Andy and Brendan then react to the latest in the Good Good advertisement fallout. Since Wednesday's episode, Good Good has had their merchandise pulled from shelves at retailers, Callaway has cut ties with the brand, and they will no longer sponsor the PGA Tour's event in Austin this fall. The two discuss the place of influencer marketing in today's golf ecosystem and evaluate the damage that the driver ad has done in just under a week since its posting. To top things off, it was announced mid-recording that Golf Channel had cancelled this season of "Big Break" as well. This episode ends on a lighter note with two Golf Advice questions, with one sending Andy, Brendan, and PJ on a long-winding trip though the Seven Wonders of the World and whether society needs to rollback what we're calling a "Wonder" in 2026.

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Andy and Brendan jam together early on the heels of Brian Rolapp’s press conference at the Tour Championship in Atlanta to discuss the latest wave of news in the continued makeover of the PGA Tour. They cover the new year-end format -- a season finale stroke play event followed by TWO WEEKS of match play in what will be known as the Tour Championship. Did the Tour nail it? Can this really pop as a mixture of the World Cup and March Madness? They cover the risks and potential rewards for the fans as well as the Tour. Also discussed are the rounds of questions about LIV returnees, sponsor interest, and TV network deals. Then they get to the schedule for the week, where they take great amusement in having to suffer through TWO more Tour Championships of the old, dumpy model, now that news of the future model has been announced. News covers some cryptic instagramming from Bryson DeChambeau and if he’s actually gone from LIV following the expiration of his contract this past week.
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Despite a packed weekend of golf across all levels of the game, this Monday episode begins with a good old-fashioned Sports Minute about the Cleveland Browns. Andy can't help himself and pesters Brendan about his team's quarterback situation, one that will seemingly be resolved (in some form) by Monday night! The two then transition to Wyndham Clark's third win of the season and his bid for 2026 PGA Tour Player of the Year. Wyndham outlasted Rory McIlroy at Bellerive to win the BMW Championship and two (2) trophies for his troubles. Andy and Brendan look at Clark's season in totality and also point out the CBS broadcast mentioning Wyndham's usage of different clubs behind his ball in the rough in the final round. The Boys then jump in from Indianapolis after a long, tiring week of LIV Golf at Chills. PJ and Joseph share their tales of survival after six days monitoring what may be LIV's final event, highlighting a house tour of a greenside mansion, their conversations with some LIV superfans, and the final song that played during Jon Rahm's last hole of the 2026 LIV season. There's even a note about - you guessed it! - Greg Norman's design chops. Brendan then runs through the results from the rest of the world of golf, including another week of Blockie on the Champions Tour, before one final update to the 2026 USA Presidents Cup standings. With Wyndham Clark now automatically qualified, will Ben Griffin be on the team at Medinah? We will return on Wednesday to preview the "Super Bowl of Golf" at East Lake and much more.

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Get excited for some weekend viewing consisting of the (formerly) Western Open and a Majesticks Miracle in Indianapolis! Andy is off to the races to start this Friday episode, regaling Brendan! with tales about his new officemates before sharing some thoughts from his morning watching PGA Tour Live. Andy was aghast at the commentary team suggesting that missing the fairway at Bellerive on Thursday was a "full-shot penalty" and points out that the coverage was incredibly pro-Tom Kim. Brendan defends his Jupiter Links superstar from any criticism, leading Andy to admit that maybe the announcers were right - golf is better when Tom Kim is playing well! The two then bring in The Boys, Joseph LaMagna and PJ Clark, for a Riomar Report on their first two days in Indianapolis. The Boys provide some amusing pro-am details, a behind-the-scenes look at their Lunch with Dick Bland, and even some takeaways from Colts-Falcons joint practice before breaking down the first round at LIV Indy. They share a legitimate piece of reporting regarding Tyrrell Hatton's future and whether he'll be sticking around for LIV 2.0 and attempt to describe what it's like on the ground at what may be the final event in LIV history. Stay tuned for more coverage from The Boys as they'll be back for Monday's show with another Riomar Report after the Majesticks try to complete the greatest underdog story in the history of golf!

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Summer may be coming to a (merciful) end for Andy and Brendan soon, but not before LIV Golf will finish its 2026 season and maybe entire existence! The two dive into all of the news surrounding this week's makeshift season-ending event in Indianapolis, covering the latest rumors about Jon Rahm's next move, reports of new lawsuits from vendors, and the fact that players have not yet been paid for their finishes at LIV New York. The Boys are already in the great town of Indianapolis and are being encouraged to go "full Woodward and Bernstein" at what may be LIV Golf's final event. PJ is not exactly up for this massive challenge and was looking forward to a week of bits, but things have gotten more serious than anticipated. Andy and Brendan wonder about what players like Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch, and even Dustin Johnson do next if this is, in fact, the end of the road for LIV as we know it. On the PGA Tour, the once-Western Open heads to Bellerive for another week of sweaty playoff golf. Andy wants this event to break ties with its Western Open heritage and has absolutely no interest in discussing the golf course or the test at hand for the FedEx Cup top 50. Brendan runs through the rest of a loaded Schedule for the Week, including TWO Canadian events, another sponsor invite for Blockie, and the U.S. Senior Women's Open. To wrap things up, the two discuss the Walker Cup picks for Team GB&I before sending The Boys into the unknown at LIV Indy.

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