About this episode

The episode discusses Chris Gotterup's recent win, social media trends, and compares the Travelers Championship with the John Deere Classic.

Sure, Chris Gotterup just won for the fifth time on the PGA Tour, but this episode could only really start in one way. Andy and Brendan immediately discuss the influx of social media content from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding guests, because if you don't post a picture of you attending a wedding, did you really attend any wedding at all? Justin Thomas took a break from defending the Travelers Championship to appear at MSG this weekend, so Andy gives him a chance to get back in the comments by pointing out some similarities between the Travelers and the John Deere Classic. He makes a compelling case, dubbing the JDC "just the Travelers with a worse field." As previously mentioned, the event was won by Chris Gotterup after firing a 62 on Sunday ahead of the final groups. Andy and Brendan discuss Gotterup's continued rise to superstardom and look ahead to what he may be able to do overseas after a strong run at the Scottish Open and Open Championship last year. They also discuss Ben Kohles, who was unable to force a playoff on the 72nd hole, Zac Blair, and Blades Brown before PJ shares a distressing update from the Spieth Trackers following a t58 finish for their favorite…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy, Brendan

Topics covered

• PGA Tour
• golf
• social media
• player performance
• tournament comparisons
• sports controversies

Keywords

• Chris Gotterup
• Travelers Championship
• John Deere Classic
• Jordan Spieth
• PGA Tour
• golf
• social media
• tournament recap

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA Tour, MSG

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