Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are joined by Kyle Porter, who has gone independent with his "Normal Sport" newsletter (which you can sign up for at NormalSport.com) after twelve years of covering golf for CBS. Kyle discusses recent headline comments made by Rory McIlroy in his newsletter about the way golf is covered, examines the state of LIV Golf three years into the league's existence, and explores the future of golf content - both on the pro side, and on YouTube. The episode concludes with Kyle, Smylie and Charlie snake drafting their favorite (and least favorite) major championships from the last decade.

Join Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme as they recap the PGA TOUR's lone event in Japan, the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Smylie and Charlie recap the excellent weeks that both Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler had in finishing top five, and what it means for their 2025 campaign on TOUR. Smylie dives deep on two key pieces of equipment for Rickie, explaining the Mini Driver trend we've seen the past year on TOUR. SK and CH wrap the episode with a letter sent from the Player Advisory Council explaining some big changes on the way in 2026 that could see a significant reduction in PGA TOUR cards.

As we look ahead to the 2025 season, Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme welcome on a fellow SportsGrid teammate, Keith Stewart, to share some of the expertise he's gained as the founder of Read The Line - check out his work at readtheline.com.

Keith shares the story behind his transition from green-grass PGA Professional to golf gambling expert, and provides insight into the way he researches and predicts winners - at an incredibly high rate over the past two seasons.

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme recap the action from the 2024 Shriners Children's Open, with Smylie fresh out of the Golf Channel booth!

Smylie and Charlie begin by discussing the state of SK's golf game (trending!) and some New York area courses he was able to play this week while working out of Stamford, CT. We then move to JT Poston's win in Vegas, and look at some winners and losers around the Top 125 threshold needed to retain a Tour card for the 2025 season.

The episode wraps with an examination of some unusually high ticket prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup, and Scottie Scheffler's College GameDay appearance.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - JT Poston Wins Shriners

05:55 - Smylie's Golf Game Update

08:05 - Piping Rock and Northeast Golf

16:49 - Maury Povich

19:53 - Shriners Open Recap

22:00 - Minimalist House Music Interlude

24:10 - Smylie's Return to Golf

27:30 - JT Poston's Season Overview

31:53 - Joel Dahmen's 15th Club Penalty

34:55 - ZOZO Championship Field

41:35 - 2023 ZOZO Championship Highlights

41:38 - 2025 Ryder Cup Ticket Prices

52:50 - Scottie Scheffler

55:00 - Did Jail Change Scottie Scheffler?!

1:00:00 - Final Thoughts

1:02:15 - Outro