Fitz clips Sheriff Scottie as fans chant USA, Bryson WDs, Rahm wins, and the LIV sinking ship

About this episode

The hosts discuss recent golf events including Matthew Fitzpatrick's win, Jon Rahm's performance, and the challenges facing LIV Golf.

Andy, Brendan!, and Kevin Van Valkenburg check in from Scotland, recording this episode from separate bedrooms in the same house overseas. Andy declares a "Victory Monday" despite not publicly submitting his "pick" of Matthew Fitzpatrick to win the RBC Heritage on Wednesday's episode. Constable Fitzy took down Sheriff Scottie Scheffler at Harbour Town after one playoff hole, securing his second win of the 2026 season. The three discuss Fitzpatrick's ascent to the top five of the OWGR after being outside of the top 70 at this time last year and how working with Mark Blackburn could be a perfect personality match for the Englishman. The crowd in Hilton Head broke out USA chants down the stretch on Sunday, leading to Jim Nantz dropping the word "jingoistic" on the CBS broadcast. Brendan also points out two other stories from the week in an ill-timed club toss from Max Homa and another disappointing showing from Tony Finau. Attention then shifts to a busy week at LIV Mexico City, where Jon Rahm won again and Bryson DeChambeau withdrew with a wrist injury after complaining about course conditions earlier in the week. What does this latest Rahm win mean? Will LIV actually be back in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy, Brendan!, Kevin Van Valkenburg

Topics covered

• golf
• RBC Heritage
• LIV Golf
• Jon Rahm
• Matthew Fitzpatrick
• Scottie Scheffler
• sports news

Keywords

• Matthew Fitzpatrick
• Scottie Scheffler
• Jon Rahm
• Bryson DeChambeau
• LIV Golf
• RBC Heritage
• golf news
• Max Homa
• Tony Finau

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LIV, PIF

Places: Scotland, Hilton Head, Mexico City

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