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Gary Williams discusses the upcoming Scottish Open and The Open Championship with various guests, including Joe Pavelski and Grace Kim.

The road to links golf is here. On today’s episode of 5 Clubs, Gary Williams gets set for a huge stretch in the golf calendar with the Genesis Scottish Open, The Open Championship on the horizon, and another major week in the women’s game at the Amundi Evian Championship. Gary is joined in studio by Ron Green Jr. of Global Golf Post to discuss the magic of golf in Scotland, the future of PGA TOUR and DP World Tour co-sanctioned events, the global schedule, and the upcoming Open Championship. Former NHL star and defending American Century Championship winner Joe Pavelski joins the show ahead of his title defense at Lake Tahoe. Pavelski talks tournament pressure, competing after an 18-year NHL career, his love of golf, equipment changes, and the celebrities who can really play. Johnson Wagner of CBS Sports stops by before heading overseas to break down the Scottish Open field, Chris Gotterup’s rise, Wyndham Clark’s form, Player of the Year conversations, Scottie Scheffler’s consistency, Rory McIlroy’s schedule, and his ultimate Scotland golf trip. Plus, defending Amundi Evian Championship winner Grace Kim reflects on her unforgettable major victory, handling pressure, preparing to…

People in this episode

Host: Gary Williams

Guests: Ron Green Jr., Joe Pavelski, Johnson Wagner, Grace Kim

Topics covered

• Scottish Open
• The Open Championship
• golf
• PGA TOUR
• DP World Tour
• women's golf
• celebrity golf

Keywords

• links golf
• PGA TOUR
• Scottish Open
• golf pressure
• celebrity golf
• women's major
• golf history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Golf Post, CBS Sports

Products: Club 5 Power Rankings

Places: Scotland

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