Kyle Porter: Is This Golf's Moment?

Kyle Porter: Is This Golf's Moment?

From House of Strauss by Ethan Strauss

March 26, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

Kyle Porter discusses the current state of golf and its potential cultural impact.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com Kyle Porter from Normal Sport is a thoughtful commentator who thinks about a lot more than just the sport he covers. So I wanted to press him on this topic, plus a few others: Is golf, with the PGA Tour now led by a former NFL exec , about to truly take off and conquer the culture? We get into the sport’s eccentricities and current moment. Topics include… * Post-Tiger Woods stars : Debate on who has “juice” in golf, including Scottie Scheffler’s dominance, recent struggles, and potential as the next face of the sport. * Golf’s niche status : Analysis of golf remaining mostly niche amid declining monoculture, contrasted with strong participation growth post-COVID and viewer overlap with players. * NBA-golf parallels : Connections between waning NBA regular season interest and rising personal golf fandom, including entrepreneurial YouTube golf content. * Family and aging into golf : How mid-life dads (around age 40) increasingly play golf with kids due to modern parenting trends, unlike past generations. * Player personalities : Comparisons of “boring” narratives around Scheffler, Rickie Fowler…

People in this episode

Host: Ethan Strauss

Guest: Kyle Porter

Topics covered

  • Golf culture
  • Post-Tiger Woods stars
  • Golf's niche status
  • NBA-golf parallels
  • Family and aging into golf
  • Player personalities
  • Golf's watchability

Keywords

  • golf
  • PGA Tour
  • Scottie Scheffler
  • NBA
  • family
  • watchability
  • Tiger Woods
  • sports commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA Tour, Normal Sport

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