369: Akshay's Putter Controversy, $900 Tee Times, & The Players Preview

About this episode

The episode discusses Akshay's win and the controversy surrounding his putter, along with other golf news and a preview of The Players Championship.

Welcome to episode 369 of the Chasing Daylight Podcast! This week, Matt, Joe, Jeremy, and Dan cover Akshay's big win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and dive into the heated debate: Is he anchoring his long putter? The boys also discuss Gary Woodland's incredibly emotional interview about his battle with PTSD, Rory McIlroy tweaking his back, and Jon Rahm capturing a LIV Golf win in Hong Kong. With major season energy in the air, we preview The Players Championship, balk at the wild $9...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mathew Wangrycht, Joe Keith

Topics covered

• Akshay's Putter Controversy
• Gary Woodland PTSD
• Rory McIlroy Injury
• Jon Rahm LIV Golf
• The Players Championship Preview

Keywords

• Akshay
• putter controversy
• Gary Woodland
• PTSD
• Rory McIlroy
• injury
• Jon Rahm
• LIV Golf
• The Players Championship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LIV Golf, Arnold Palmer Invitational

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