Inside Golf’s Longest Day: U.S. Open Dreams, Heartbreak and 36-Hole Chaos | Dan Evans Show #106

Inside Golf’s Longest Day: U.S. Open Dreams, Heartbreak and 36-Hole Chaos | Dan Evans Show #106

June 12, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 106

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and stories from Golf's Longest Day, including U.S. Open qualifying and player experiences.

Golf’s Longest Day delivered U.S. Open dreams, playoff heartbreak and one of the toughest 36-hole grinds in the sport.The crew breaks down Charlie Woods caddying for Miles Russell, the notable players who earned their way into Shinnecock, Max Homa’s eight-man playoff and the costly mistake that changed Adam Svensson’s alternate status. Dan also explains how U.S. Open qualifying actually works—and whether Dustin Johnson could eventually find himself trying to survive Golf’s Longest Day.Dan then takes us inside Genesis’ Presidents Cup media preview at Medinah, where he played the championship course and discovered just how difficult No. 3 can be. The crew also recaps its T-Mobile trip to Riviera for the U.S. Women’s Open, including conversations with Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson, before sharing some painful production mistakes from over the years.Plus, Scottie Scheffler previews the brutal challenge awaiting players at Shinnecock, the guys debate whether they would rather win a major or make a walk-off Ryder Cup putt, and decide whether golf would be better with Bryson DeChambeau’s personality or Scottie’s consistency.Subscribe for more golf stories, interviews and…

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