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Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

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0:00: Did Luke Donald make the right call with his Ryder Cup captain's picks?05:00: Why Donald steered away from some of the other options12:00: This could be the best chance for a road team to score an upset18:00: Breakdown of the new "Golf Channel Games," set for Dec. 1730:00: Rex is off to Napa next week for some U.S. team scouting
0:00: Our long national nightmare is over – Keegan Bradley has made his decision03:00: Which players were the source of the biggest debate12:00: The U.S. players who will be most under the microscope at Bethpage Black15:30: How will fans react to this news?25:00: Final thoughts from an important day for the captain and his players
0:00: A "poetic" ending to the Tour season for Tommy Fleetwood after his close calls08:30: What stood out about Fleetwood's final-round performance15:30: Did the 72-hole stroke-play format work to crown the best season-long champ?24:30: Lav's bold idea about what to do with East Lake28:30: Best moments of the PGA Tour season38:00: Breakout performers of the Tour season42:00: How Keegan Bradley should fill out his U.S. Ryder Cup roster
0:00: Biggest takeaways from Brian Rolapp's press conference at East Lake06:00: The most interesting word of the day: "scarcity"12:00: In the current structure, how much power can Rolapp really wield?16:00: What players are saying about the new winner-take-all format for the FedExCup
0:00: Scottie Scheffler is relentless, as Bob MacIntyre found out at the BMW07:30: One of Scottie's most admirable (and understated) qualities12:00: The top six for the U.S. Ryder Cup are set. Now it gets interesting, with one week to go23:00: What stood out from the final cutdown, to the top 30 for East Lake30:00: Time for the winner-take-all finale at East Lake. What we like and don't like about the format change44:30: Jon Rahm wins the LIV individual title without earning a victory this season46:30: Henrik Stenson and Anthony Kim among those facing LIV relegation48:30: Bryson DeChambeau wants to tee it up in Napa with his Ryder Cup teammates – but, obviously, cannot50:30: What to watch early week at East Lake
0:00: Rex begins with a mea culpa about our friends in the great state of Connecticut04:00: Why the top 30 still matters, and who is on the bubble this week at the BMW09:00: A few hypotheticals when looking at the future of the "playoffs"20:00: Final week of automatic qualifying for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Who needs a big week?26:30: Which players have the inside track to nab what is likely just one open European team spot30:00: LIV individual title (somehow) up for grabs, and the guys facing actual relegation this week
0:00: Lav thinks the FedEx St. Jude Championship was the third(!)-best tournament of the year03:00: Justin Rose, at age 45, is the new big-game hunter07:00: Is Rose now a Hall of Fame lock?11:00: J.J. Spaun's career turnaround has been remarkable18:00: What went wrong for Tommy Fleetwood this time27:00: Damon Hacks joins the show!46:00: Winners and losers for the race to the top 50, including Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth50:00: Jon Rahm falls in a LIV playoff and is still winless this year
0:00: It's the most wonderful time of the year?02:00: Diving into Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the playoff opener in Memphis09:00: What can be done about this postseason loophole16:00: Players around that top-50 bubble feeling the most heat this week
0:00: At long last, Cameron Young is a PGA Tour winner09:00: The best players without a PGA Tour win now are ...11:30: Has Young done enough to warrant Ryder Cup consideration? A debate ensues!20:30: Top-70 bubble watch yielded some decent drama – with more to come25:30: Golf Channel insider Todd Lewis joins the show!45:00: Love It or Lav It: Rory skips playoff opener and 'not much happening' between Tour/PIF50:00: YOUR final thoughts on "Happy Gilmore 2"
0:00: Rex and Lav give their honest thoughts on "Happy Gilmore 2"11:30: After the Korn Ferry exec fiasco, should they just do away with sponsor exemptions – period?19:00: Data Golf has Joaquin Niemann as a top-10 player, despite his major struggles. A debate ensues!29:00: It's crunch time as players try to lock up their playoff spots. Here's who we have our eyes on.35:00: Newly minted pro Lottie Woad is already the betting favorite at the year's final women's major36:00: Send us your questions for Sunday's show!
0:00: The guys are back home after three weeks away – and Rex's lawn is long02:00: Kurt Kitayama goes lights-out on the weekend to take the 3M Open11:30: The penultimate regular-season event had a little bit of something for everyone15:30: Names that stand out on the top 100, 70 and 50 bubble heading into the Wyndham20:00: Major grades for 2025: Aberg, DeChambeau, Henley, Hovland, Koepka, Morikawa, Niemann, Rahm, Schauffele, Thomas42:00: Lottie Woad announces herself with a win in her pro debut44:00: Listener questions! TGL's viability, Brooks vs. Scottie, Player of the Year race, and where'd the grilling #content go?
0:00: Rex and Lav are on vacation but still buzzing from The Open03:30: What stands out about Scottie Scheffler's post-victory coverage?09:30: How much better Scottie was in the 2025 majors15:30: What to make of the LIV players' major performance19:00: Beefy Sunday pod upcoming, with the FedExCup race, another LIV event and major grades!
0:00: Takeaways from the final round of The Open07:00: What is Scottie Scheffler's superpower?14:00: How many majors do you think Scheffler will end up with?20:30: Exploring the fascination of Scheffler's viral press conference moment from earlier in the week28:00: Rory McIlroy failed to mount a Sunday charge – but still left smiling34:00: Stock Watch! Harris English, Chris Gotterup, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Cantlay and more43:30: Love It Or Lav It: Portrush as an Open venue, Shane Lowry's penalty, Phil's all-time bad take49:30: Parting thoughts from Open week
0:00: Did Scottie Scheffler put away the claret jug with his Saturday performance?07:30: How the partisan, pro-Rory crowd could potentially make a difference on Sunday at Royal Portrush11:00: What's different about Rory this week, and what it might mean for the final round
0:00: We're feeling pretty dumb for not picking Scottie Scheffler this week03:00: Sour ending to the second round, with Shane Lowry getting docked 2 shots for a rules infraction he didn't see07:30: Rory McIlroy played better, but now he has even more work to do11:00: Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman and the other intriguing contenders, for myriad reasons13:30: Big-picture takeaways through 36 holes at Portush
0:00: All four seasons in one day on Thursday04:30: Which of the contenders impressed us most at Portrush – including Rory's much-hyped opener13:00: Where did these rounds from Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson come from?18:30: What we're most looking forward to Friday at The Open
0:00: Unpredictable weather and a dramatic course on the way06:00: Rory McIlroy flamed out at home at Portrush in 2019. What will be different this time?11:00: Scottie Scheffler gets deep – really deep – about life as the world No. 1.17:00: Why Jon Rahm is a player to watch this week19:00: How many players can actually win this week?26:00: Other players who have our attention, for various reasons: Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka, Patrick Reed32:00: Talk of Turnberry and Muirfield dominate R&A presser34:00: Mini-pods coming your way all week from Portrush!
0:00: Why Chris Gotterup's Sunday at the Scottish Open was so impressive06:00: Rory got flat-out beat on the final day. Is it cause for concern or optimism?12:30: Other notable performances at the Renaissance Club, from Scottie Scheffler to Xander Schauffele to other Open hopefuls18:00: Lav is already in Portrush, Rex is incoming. What we are looking forward to, at least early week
0:00: Rex is living his best life in Scotland, including with a round at their favorite course, North Berwick04:00: How the Scottish Open has become the second-best regular-season event of the season11:00: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are back in action. What to expect?19:00: Why, for the Tour, co-sanctioning more international tournaments gets tricky26:00: With Lav about to pack his bags, Rex on the weather conditions so far
0:00: How is Brian Campbell now a multiple winner this season?!08:00: Bubble Watch officially kicked into high gear at the Deere. Was it good TV?14:00: Out of nowhere, Max Homa shows signs of life20:00: Sky Sports' Jamie Weir joins the show!45:30: Gary Woodland is a Ryder Cup vice captain48:00: Tour tweaking the FedExCup bonus structure49:30: Listener questions: Keegan Bradley the right captain pick, and what are the best pies?!
A very informative podcast and much more akin to what I like in one. Nice! 👍