Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

GolfChannel.com writers discuss and debate the latest news from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, Korn Ferry Tour, Champions Tour, College Golf, and the amateur game.

How the Showdown matchup highlighted TGL's greatest challenge

0:30: Our thoughts on the highly anticipated Tour-vs.-LIV match in Vegas11:30: Rex's initial impressions during TGL media day13:30: Billy Horschel joins the pod! Discussing TGL's upcoming launch31:00: More of Rex's thoughts on TGL, with the teaser we'll be on-site in early January35:30: Why the PGA of America opted to pay U.S. Ryder Cuppers42:00: What the new PGA Tour CEO job really means48:00: Rex's unfortunate encounter with a bear?

12-18
52:11

Did Scottie Scheffler ... just get even better?!

0:00: Scottie Scheffler closes out the year with win No. 904:00: Scottie turns up with a new putting grip – and it works12:00: Evaluating what's possible (and realistic) for Scheffler in 202520:00: How will Scheffler's accomplishments be remembered in this fractured landscape?24:00: What to make of LIV's free-agent offseason32:00: Tiger Woods signs up for the PNC, after all

12-10
37:08

As usual, Tiger at the center of Tour's present – and future

0:00: Newsy week so far in the golf world02:00: Takeaways from being in the room for Tiger Woods' presser05:30: Tiger's back was more of an issue than he let on in 202409:00: Woods reprises his role as Tour spokesman13:30: Possibility of a separate DP World Tour/PIF agreement?16:00: Ryder Cup pay-for-play controversy continues21:00: Scottie is back!24:30: LIV rumor mill is heating up (again) ... 27:30: #PrayForRex 

12-04
33:13

Emotional season finale a preview of a tougher, tighter Tour

0:00: Rex recaps his week in Sea Island, including a TV stint on a ship?08:00: Joel Dahmen, Daniel Berger highlight the fight for top-125 status17:00: What, if anything, was missing from the season finale20:30: Luke Clanton looks and sounds like a Tour player already27:00: Tiger won't play at the Hero – but he will talk31:00: Thanksgiving plans for the guys, including a play-by-play of Lav's turkey prep

11-26
36:56

Live from Sea Island, it's the season finale!

0:00: Live from the Dawg House, where Lav is celebrating a Georgia W01:30: Does Rory McIlroy's 4th win change the way we think about his year?09:00: U.S. Ryder Cup team members appear set to get paid. Is that a problem?15:30: Listener question: Who is an off-the-radar future Ryder Cupper?18:30: PGA Tour policy board approves the changes – here's what it means26:30: What to watch for at the RSM – and a possible way to improve the season finale

11-19
34:41

What golf can learn from this week's Caitlin Clark experience

0:00: Rory looks to end another year as the European No. 106:30: What does McIlroy's Tour schedule reduction really mean?15:00: The European tour is already looking ahead to 2026. Here's what we want to see then.21:00: Caitlin Clark takes center stage at an LPGA pro-am – and hopefully makes a statement31:00: We're taking the pod on the road next week in Sea Island!

11-13
36:01

What the Trump presidency could mean for golf's civil war

0:00: Lav bails on his TV appearance for a "family emergency"03:00: Rory believes another Trump presidency could be helpful in the ongoing Tour-PIF talks10:30: What to make of the tabloid report from the weekend that a peace deal is already done15:00: McIlroy goes to unusual lengths to make a swing change28:30: Rex and Lav bicker over college football rankings and their fantasy football matchup

11-06
34:08

Big changes are coming to the PGA Tour – are they enough?

0:00: Biggest takeaways to the news that the Tour will be reducing membership, field sizes09:00: The unintended consequences of the proposed move13:00: Is 100 the right number of fully exempt players?18:00: Smaller-ticket items, like signature event point allocation and Monday qualifiers28:00: Is the FedExCup fall working – and if not, what should be changed?36:00: What we'd add to spruce up the fall schedule  

10-30
45:44

TGL plans its big debut ... without Tiger or Rory?

0:00: Why the Zozo Championship goes against the ethos of the FedExCup Fall07:00: Rex recalls the 2019 edition of the event, won by Tiger Woods12:00: Other storylines this week from Japan14:00: Exploring TGL's strategy for not having Tiger and Rory during the 2025 debut24:00: Wyndham Clark's comments about LIV Golf caught Rex's attention31:00: Rex and Lav's recent golf exploits

10-23
36:27

Are Ryder Cup ticket prices good business or bad optics?

0:00: Rex almost got canceled at a Halloween party04:00: What the SBJ report about Greg Norman's potential successor means12:00: The Ryder Cup ticket price debate23:30: Matt McCarty's reign of terror continues – but should he be in the Masters?

10-16
31:36

Ryder Cup countdown: Biggest challenges for Captains Bradley, Donald

0:00: Should Keegan Bradley put an end to the playing-captain talk?09:00: Will an emotional, anxious personality like Bradley make a good captain?13:30: Potentially unruly Bethpage Black fans have the attention of the PGA of America20:30: Is the Ryder Cup's home-field advantage too significant?24:00: Biggest challenges ahead for captains Bradley and Luke Donald30:00: Rex cuts short his NYC boondoggle to return to his loving family in Florida

10-08
35:25

Rex & Lav hit the pro-am circuit – and so do the Tour/PIF bosses

0:00: Rex & Lav discuss their day at the Furyk & Friends pro-am with Eric Axley07:30: Why this week's Dunhill Links on the DP World Tour feels like old times12:00: Mapping out what a worldwide schedule could look like17:30: What to read into the Jay Monahan/Yasir Al-Rumayyan pairing in Scotland 

10-02
24:45

Presidents Cup wrap: After another blowout, is this event broken?

0:00: Something has to change at the Presidents Cup07:30: What we're writing Sunday from Royal Montreal13:00: What worked so well for the Americans this week20:30: Standout performers on the U.S. and International side26:30: Biggest disappointments from the week33:00: Lasting memory from the Presidents Cup

09-30
36:54

Presidents Cup Day 3: The Kims' antics can't save the Internationals

0:00: What history tells us about this 11-7 margin by the Americans03:00: The message that Jim Furyk should deliver to the team06:00: What to make of International captain Mike Weir's lineup decisions10:00: Standout performers and performances from Day 313:30: After lusty celebrations himself, Tom Kim cries foul19:00: Breaking down the Sunday singles lineup, and a final score prediction

09-29
24:31

Presidents Cup Day 2: Another sweep – and the most improbable day in cup history

0:00: We were wrong – very, very wrong06:00: The difference in the two days so far at Royal Montreal11:00: Breakdown of Day 3 fourballs in the morning13:30: Breakdown of the second match of Day 3 fourballs14:30: Breakdown of the third match of Day 3 fourballs16:00: Breakdown of the fourth match of Day 3 fourballs17:30: What we're expecting Saturday at Royal Montreal

09-27
21:18

Presidents Cup Day 1: Is this thing already over?

0:00: After an American sweep, given their history, is this Presidents Cup already over?05:30: Format-wise, is it easier to come back in a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup?09:00: Standouts from the Day 1 fourballs at Royal Montreal12:00: What the Tom Kim/Scottie Scheffler kerfuffle really told us17:00: First pairing breakdown for Friday foursomes18:30: Breakdown of second pairing20:00: Breakdown of third pairing22:30: Breakdown of fourth pairing24:00: Breakdown of fifth pairing25:00: A couple of head-scratchers so far for Mike Weir – and what we're expecting Friday 

09-27
28:20

Presidents Cup preview: Can the Internationals finally win one?

0:00: Sorry for the delay, but happy to be back in your lives1:30: What will be different this year for the Internationals09:00: U.S. captain Jim Furyk seems to be inviting some second-guessing13:00: Match 1 breakdown: Xander/Finau vs. J-Day/Ben An17:00: Match 2 breakdown: Morikawa/Sahith vs. Adam Scott/Min Woo20:00: Match 3 breakdown: Scottie/Henley vs. Sungjae/Tom Kim23:30: Match 4 breakdown: Wyndham/Keegan vs. Pendrith/Bezuidenhout25:30: Match 5 breakdown: Cantlay/Burns vs. Hideki/Conners29:00: Overall thoughts on Day 1 fourballs32:30: Who will be MVP for American/International teams37:00: Which team wins the Presidents Cup, and why

09-25
40:56

After LIV individual crown, is Jon Rahm's 2024 season a success?

0:00: Takeaways from the U.S. team's victory at the Solheim Cup05:30: What we can learn from Stacy Lewis' data-heavy approach to the captaincy12:30: What does Jon Rahm's individual LIV title even mean?17:30: LIV's relegation model feels like a missed opportunity21:00: With his 2024 over, what should LIV do about Anthony Kim?25:30: Rory McIlroy and another excruciating close call at the Irish Open29:00: Quick hitters on the PGA Tour's fall opener31:30: Rex will soon be a broken man 

09-16
36:52

2024 PGA Tour superlatives: Best stories, players, scenes of the year

0:00: What does the latest Tour-PIF meeting mean?09:00: Top player of the 2024 PGA Tour season13:00: Breakout star17:00: Most improved21:00: Best tournament24:00: Biggest moment27:30: Most memorable scene34:00: Biggest disappointments39:00: What else to watch this week, including the Solheim Cup

09-11
48:56

Instant reaction to the surprising (shocking?!) Presidents Cup captain's picks

0:00: Rex loves Captain's Pick SZN02:00: Going deep on Jim Furyk's selection for the U.S. team09:00: Who were the most notable omissions for the Americans?13:00: Furyk opened himself up to heavy criticism if the U.S. gets stunned on the road16:30: How will it work with playing-assistant captain Keegan Bradley19:00: Rating Mike Weir's wildcard selections for the International side25:30: Is the Presidents Cup still a relevant event? 

09-03
32:25

Stu Cook

A very informative podcast and much more akin to what I like in one. Nice! 👍

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