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The Mixed Bag is a women's golf podcast brought to you by Fried Egg Golf. Every week Meg Adkins and Matthew Galloway will recap tournament happenings, preview upcoming events, and bring you interviews with important voices in the game. Whether you're new to the world of women's golf or a lifelong fan, we'll run the gamut and have something for everyone.
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It was a whirlwind of a week at The Annika capped off by a statement win from Linn Grant. Golf Channel's Grant Boone called all the action from Pelican and joins Meg and Matthew to chat about Linn's victory and her superstar potential. They also discuss the impact of Caitlin Clark's pro-am appearance and Kai Trump's LPGA debut. The episode wraps up with a recap of the flurry of news from the past week and a preview of the final event of the season, the CME Group Tour Championship.
Nasa Hataoka wins the TOTO Japan Classic via glorified chip off. Meg and Matthew dive into the messy finish to the fall Asian Swing before discussing a busy week of news. They finish up with a preview of TADBGAP (The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican).
Last fall Kim Kaufman was diagnosed with breast cancer. At 33-years-old, the news shocked the LPGA veteran, and she was quickly thrown into the world of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. On today's episode, Kaufman talks about her journey over the last 12 months as she gears up to play in the final stage of Q-Series in December. It's a powerful conversation on resilience and the power of positive thinking. In addition to our chat with Kaufman, we also recap the Miyu Yamashita's Maybank Championship win, discuss Kai Trump's sponsor's invite, and preview the Toto Japan Classic.
Team Australia topped Team USA to win their first International Crown. Meg and Matthew receive a South Korean dispatch from Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols who spent the week onsite. They recap the action and dig into the state of the Crown and what needs to happen to continue to elevate the event. After that, Yani Tseng's triumph in Taiwan is discussed before things get wrapped up with a preview of this week's Maybank Championship.
Matthew and Meg start off the episode talking about Sei Young Kim, the 27th different winner this year, and her win in front of friends and family at the BMW Ladies Championship. A quick Q-Series update follows, and then it's on to the main event. The International Crown has made its way to the outskirts of Seoul. Matthew walks through the event's choppy history and shares some stories from his time caddying in the 2018 version which was also in South Korea. A rundown of teams and a few predictions wraps things up.
Meg and Matthew say so long to the streak and discuss Jeeno Thitikul's playoff win in China. Next, they chat about the stinky situation with Nelly Korda's injury somehow getting even stinkier. Then The Athletic's Gabby Herzig joins to share the ups, downs, and everything in between from her first USGA Championship at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
Meg and Matthew recap an unexpectedly busy week of golf. There's no stopping the streak with LPGA non-member Youmin Hwang winning the Lotte Championship in Hawaii. The 2025 Epson Tour season wrapped up, the Women's Mid Am is in full swing, and an elite amateur tournament ended in a scorecard playoff. Plus, a mysterious Nelly Korda injury has her out of this month's International Crown.
Meg and Matthew start off the episode discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Ryder Cup and previewing the Lotte Championship in Hawaii. After that, Alison Lee joins them and shares the details around winning last year's Solheim Cup while in the early weeks of her pregnancy. She talks about the work that went into coming back out on Tour after giving birth to her son, how she's been balancing playing at the highest level while being a mom, and being heartbroken two weeks ago when the NW Arkansas Championship was canceled with her at the top of the leaderboard.
The streak is still going strong! Torrential rain at Pinnacle Country Club leads to the NW Arkansas Championship being canceled after 18 holes of play. Meg and Matthew discuss the disappointing week for players and fans, especially so for Stacy Lewis who announced her retirement before play began. Next up, they dive into a little Solheim Cup history. With no official events on the calendar this week and Ryder Cup mania in full force, Matthew shares a behind the scenes look from Gleneagles in 2019, and Meg uncovers some truly weird and whacky happenings from Sweden in 2003.
Shockwaves are still reverberating through TPC River's Bend after Jeeno Thitikul's four-putt on the 18th green gave Charley Hull her third LPGA victory in dramatic fashion. Meg and Matthew break it all down and discuss Charley's toughness, Jeeno's closing struggles, and much more. Then they turn their attention to the remaining LPGA schedule and the players on the bubble attempting to retain their status, vying for priority status, or trying to qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship.
It was a quiet week in the world of women's golf, so there's no better time to chat with the always entertaining Angel Yin. Angel talks with Meg and Matthew about her year so far, how excited she is to play in the International Crown, her injury struggles, her time with Matthew on the bag, and much more in a truly wide ranging conversation.
The streak continues! Meg and Matthew recap Miranda Wang's victory in Boston to become this year's 24th different winner and share some hot goss from the players meeting with Craig Kessler. After that, they sit down for a session with Dr. Julie Amato, the LPGA's Sports Psychologist. Dr. Julie shares the circumstances that introduced her to the LPGA and talks about how quickly she became in high demand for some of the Tour's best players.
Oh Canada! Brooke Henderson ends her winless drought on home soil at the CPKC Women's Open with a one shot victory over Minjee Lee. Meg and Matthew talk about Brooke finding her game at the perfect time, give high praise to Becky Morgan for her victory at the U.S. Senior Women's Open, and cover all the other news and notes from the week. Megan Khang joins them for the second half of the episode to catch up on her year so far, talk about her involvement in this week's FM Championship, and share some early insights on next year's Solheim Cup.
There's only one super career grand slam winner, and she's this week's guest on The Mixed Bag. That's right, the legendary Karrie Webb joins Meg and Matthew to talk about this week's U.S. Senior Women's Open which she is playing in for the first time. After that, Karrie discusses her influential scholarship program for upcoming Australian female golfers and shares her thoughts on the current state of the LPGA.
The dog days of summer are officially here, so it's only appropriate we kick off the episode with a road trip horror story. Meg and Matthew eventually get to the golf happenings of the week recapping Megha Ganne's U.S. Women's Amateur win at Bandon Dunes. An LET check-in follows and then things get wrapped up with a flurry of news and notes from around the world of women's golf.
Miyu Yamashita outlasted a Sunday charge from Charley Hull to win the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl. Meg and Matthew break down all the action in Wales from Miyu's steady path to the championship to the thrilling Sunday run by Charley. They share their thoughts on Royal Porthcawl as an Women's Open venue, dig into the recent dominance of Japanese players, and provide some overall thoughts on this year's major winners.
The final major of the year is here, and we have the great Karen Stupples on to preview the week at Royal Porthcawl. Karen will be on the ground as an on course reporter in Wales and has plenty of experience in the Women's Open dating back to her 2004 victory at Sunningdale. Karen also shares her insights on Lottie Woad as her professional career started off with a bang winning the Women's Scottish Open this past week.
It was an off week for the women, but there's still plenty to talk about. Meg and Matthew chat about the Euro adventures players went on during their time off, preview this week's ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open, and then welcome in Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols to discuss what Craig Kessler should tackle during his first few months as LPGA Commissioner.
Bonus episode! After one of the best major championship finishes ever, we are thrilled to have Grace Kim on to talk about her insane victory at Evian. Graces talks about struggling early on during the final round, what was going through her mind during the playoff, and celebrating the win with her fellow Australians.
Meg and Matthew come down from the high of an insanely fun finish at The Evian Championship, recapping all of the madness from one of the most action packed major finishes in recent memory. Grace Kim's eagle-birdie-finish, Jeeno's close call, Lottie's chase, and everything in between is covered, plus other odds and ends from a crazy week in France.
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