1168: Nelly wins the U.S. Women's Open, JT Poston breaks through at Memorial

Nelly has done it! We recap a thrilling and nerve-wracking U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, including the dramatic final putt and the ups and downs from the day. We break down our week on site, what this means for Nelly's career, an updated over/under on majors, and a ton more. We also catch up on JT Poston's playoff win at Memorial, check in on some players' form ahead of Shinnecock, the hilarious finish to the KLM Open, some more bad LIV news and a lot more.

We're halfway through the U.S. Women's Open, and we're breaking down our last two days on site at Riviera. We chat about Nelly's 2nd round 67, and are joined by Lauren Coughlin as she sits at T9 heading into the weekend. Riviera has exceeded the hype, and we've got a lot of stories to tell about the last two days. Come through!

1167: U.S. Women's Open 36 Hole Check-In

D.J. and Neil join Randy and TC as we chop from the road and offer some mea culpas before we offer some of our recommendations across a variety of topics, including our favorite gadgets, recipes, beverages, movies and more.

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398: Chop Session Recommendations

It’s US Women’s Open week as Riviera plays host to the event for the first time in the 81-year history of the championship. Soly visits with Shannon Rouillard - Sr Director of Championships for the USGA - to talk through the course setup and how it’ll differ from what we typically see when Riv hosts its annual PGA Tour event. Then, Soly is joined by TC, Randy and Cody for the twelve storylines we’re most interested in following this week.

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It’s U.S. Women’s Open week as Riviera plays host to the event for the first time in the 81-year history of the championship. Soly visits with Shannon Rouillard - Sr Director of Championships for the USGA - to talk through the course setup and how it’ll differ from what we typically see when Riv hosts its annual PGA Tour event. Then, Soly is joined by TC, Randy and Cody for the twelve storylines we’re most interested in following this week.

1166: 12 US Women’s Open Storylines

D.J., Neil and Charlie Van Kirk are back for part two of our look at the life and career of Pete Dye as we finish our trip through ten of his most famous designs.

1165: Pete Dye Deep Dive Part 2

Randy joins Cody and Neil from our Tourist Sauce travels to talk through the latest from the NBA playoffs, lawn care, updates from our trip to Scotland, parenting in the age of cell phones, the current state of AI, and more.

397: The Booth Vol. 26

D.J. and Neil are joined by Charlie Van Kirk for a two-part deep dive into the life and design career of Pete Dye. We focus on Pete’s upbringing and his marriage to his wife Alice before a look at ten of his most notable courses.

1164: Pete Dye Deep Dive Part 1

1163: Wyndham Wins Dallas, LIV News & The Faz Speaks

Soly and D.J. recap Wyndham Clark’s win at TPC Craig Ranch, the renovated course and the tournament’s place in a future PGA Tour schedule. Then it’s Neil, Randy and Soly with some reactions to the latest in LIV’s fundraising efforts and Tom Fazio’s comments on planned work at East Potomac. On the way out, a quick story from Bobby Weed on Pete Dye that will air this week as we debut a two-part deep dive on Dye’s life and career.

Randy and TC chop it up as they discuss the big guy’s trip home to Cincinnati, Costco vs Sam's Club, Diet Coke v Coke Zero, the latest from the NFL and MLB and a quick check of our global monitoring list.

396: Chop Session

1162: The Mental Side of Golf with Julie Elion

Soly visits with golf psychologist Julie Elion for a first-hand look at the methods and techniques she’s used with numerous touring pros to improve their mental approach to golf.

Aaron Rai wins the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink by three over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. We break down all the events of the week. What does this mean for Rai moving forward? No big-name charges? Who did Aronimink favor? Plus, Lottie Woad wins at Maketewah. We run down the leaderboard, cover some news and notes, talk Coldest Moment, and a whole bunch more. Presented by Titleist. 

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Aaron Rai wins the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink by three over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. We break down all the events of the week. What does this mean for Rai moving forward? No big-name charges? Who did Aronimink favor? Plus, Lottie Woad wins at Maketewah. We run down the leaderboard, cover some news and notes, talk Coldest Moment, and a whole bunch more. Presented by Titleist.

1161: Aaron Rai and the PGA Championship

1160: Rahm, Ludvig, and 20 others trying to chase Alex Smalley down

Big Alex Smalley holds a two-shot lead over five others going into Sunday at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Rahm, Ludvig, Rory, Xander, P, Mav.....I mean, everyone is still in the mix. Max Homa joins us to break it all down: Lingering vs Loitering, HFBITFB, news, notes, and a bunch more. Presented by Titleist. 

Big Alex Smalley holds a two-shot lead over five others going into Sunday at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Rahm, Ludvig, Rory, Xander, P, Mav.....I mean, everyone is still in the mix. Max Homa joins us to break it all down: Lingering vs Loitering, HFBITFB, news, notes, and a bunch more.

1159: McNealy/Smalley lead, but setup is all the talk

Alex Smalley (-4) and Mav McNealy (-4) have a one-stroke lead over six others after 36 holes at the 2026 PGA Championship. Notable chasers include T9 Cam Young (-2) and T9 Scottie Scheffler. Is it an interesting setup to blame for the bunched leaderboard? Join us as we break it all down, discuss some disappointing missed cuts (Blockie, Tommy, Vik Hovland, Bryson, Max), run down news and notes, and a bunch more. Presented by Titleist. 

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Alex Smalley (-4) and Mav McNealy (-4) have a one-stroke lead over six others after 36 holes at the 2026 PGA Championship. Notable chasers include T9 Cam Young (-2) and T9 Scottie Scheffler. Is it an interesting setup to blame for the bunched leaderboard? Join us as we break it all down, discuss some disappointing missed cuts (Blockie, Tommy, Vik Hovland, Bryson, Max), run down news and notes, and a bunch more.

1158: Seven Tied after Thursday at the PGA

Scottie Scheffler and six others share the first-round tie after 18 holes at Aronimink Golf Club. Not the start Cam Young, Rory, or Bryson envisioned as they sit well back. We recap all of Day 1: Round of the day on a bunched-up leaderboard, Aronimink and the wind, news, notes, and a whole lot more. 

Randy and TC welcome Ryan Whitney of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast to join TC and Randy for a special edition of the TrapDraw to talk puck. On the front half of the pod, Ryan joins TC and Randy for the normal run of show - mea culpas, monitoring, etc. - before we get deep into the state of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Randy and TC welcome Ryan Whitney of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast joins TC and Randy for a special edition of the TrapDraw to talk puck. On the front half of the pod Ryan joins TC and Randy for the normal run of show - mea culpas, monitoring, etc. - before we get deep into the state of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

395: 2026 NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney

Pumped to be back in Philadelphia for some golf! Join us as we kick off the 2026 PGA Championship: reaction to a bunch of pre-tournament press conferences, on-the-ground updates from Soly and Neil, a roll-back ball in play?!, news & notes, final picks and a bunch more! 

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Pumped to be back in Philadelphia for some golf! Join us as we kick off the 2026 PGA Championship: reaction to a bunch of pre-tournament press conferences, on-the-ground updates from Soly and Neil, a roll-back ball in play?!, news & notes, final picks, and a bunch more!

1157: Kicking off the PGA at Aronimink

Back at The 'Mink! Join us as we set up this PGA Championship: What is the story of the Week?, Aronimink course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook and more! 

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Back at The 'Mink! Join us as we set up this PGA Championship: What is the story of the Week?, Aronimink course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook and more!

1156: PGA Championship Preview Show

1155: Reitan wins Truist, Jeeno at Mizuho, and a lengthy notebook

Recap of events across the globe: Kristofer Reitan wins the Truist over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard, Brandt Snedeker wins by one over Mark Hubbard at Myrtle Beach, Jeeno Thitkul defends her title at the Mizuho LPGA at Mountain Ridge in New Jersey, and Lucas Herbert wins by four over Sergio Garcia at LIV Virginia. Plus, a lengthy news-and-notes section served up by TC. 

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Recap of events across the globe: Kristofer Reitan wins the Truist over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard, Brandt Snedeker wins by one over Mark Hubbard at Myrtle Beach, Jeeno Thitkul defends her title at the Mizuho LPGA Mountain Ridge in New Jersey, and Lucas Herbert wins by four over Sergio Garcia at LIV Virginia. Plus, a lengthy news-and-notes section served up by TC.

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