About this episode

The episode discusses Rory McIlroy's back injury and its implications for The Players, along with other golf news and predictions.

The crew digs into one of the biggest golf storylines of the week: Rory McIlroy’s back injury and what it could mean for The Players. From Bay Hill wear-and-tear to predictions on whether Rory could contend, withdraw, or gut it out, the conversation starts with the uncertainty around one of golf’s biggest stars. Then the episode shifts into Jon Rahm’s fight with the DP World Tour over Ryder Cup eligibility, plus reactions to Akshay Bhatia’s win, Daniel Berger’s collapse, Shane Lowry chatter, Bryson in Australia, and more.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Evans

Topics covered

• Rory McIlroy
• golf injuries
• The Players
• Jon Rahm
• Ryder Cup
• Akshay Bhatia
• golf predictions

Keywords

• Rory McIlroy
• golf
• injury
• Jon Rahm
• Ryder Cup
• Akshay Bhatia
• Daniel Berger
• Shane Lowry
• Bryson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DP World Tour

Places: Bay Hill

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