Pro Golf Check-In Ahead of the 2026 PGA Championship

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the performances of pro golfers ahead of the 2026 PGA Championship.

Andy Johnson is joined by Fried Egg Golf's Kevin Van Valkenburg and Joseph LaMagna for a roundtable discussion on the biggest risers and fallers of 2026 ahead of next week's PGA Championship. To start this episode, Andy shares some insight into what we'll see at Aronimink Golf Club, a Donald Ross design located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He discusses course strategy and in-depth details about the architecture of the PGA Championship's host venue. Kevin and Joseph then join in to break down the 2026 performances of players like Min Woo Lee, Bryson DeChambeau, and Viktor Hovland before giving one pro golf storyline they're excited to watch this summer. Use our code FRIEDEGG at ⁠ eightsleep.com/friedegg ⁠ for up to $350 off the Pod 5. We’ve teamed up with Shady Rays to bring you an exclusive offer. Head to shadyrays.com and use code: FRIED for 40% OFF 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Johnson

Guests: Kevin Van Valkenburg, Joseph LaMagna

Topics covered

• PGA Championship
• golf performance
• course architecture
• player analysis
• golf strategy

Keywords

• PGA Championship
• golf
• Aronimink Golf Club
• Min Woo Lee
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Viktor Hovland
• golf strategy

Sponsors

Eight Sleep, Shady Rays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fried Egg Golf

Places: Aronimink Golf Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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