Golf’s schedule problem, Riviera benefits for Women’s Open, and Jack’s push on rollback

About this episode

The episode discusses the oversaturation of golf events, previews the U.S. Women's Open, and features commentary on Jack Nicklaus's views on the rollback.

It's a jam-packed week of golf across all levels of the game, and this Wednesday episode immediately kicks off with some takes about the oversaturation of competitive golf on television. Andy and Brendan debate whether the Powers That Be should work to spread out major events such as the NCAA Championships, U.S. Women's Open, and a PGA Tour Signature Event in order to not stack on top of each other in a short timespan. Andy points out that the PGA Tour is not truly driving engagement in amateurs playing recreationally and is disappointed that the NCAA dream matchup of Jackson Koivun vs. Preston Stout didn't get the attention it deserved. Brendan then shares some notes from a morning reading stories by legendary writer Tom Callahan, including one note about Ernie Els serving as an early mentor to Tiger Woods. The two preview this week's U.S. Women's Open at Riviera with a very in-depth Agronomy Minute highlighting a different course in June than we're used to seeing on the PGA Tour in February. The Schedule for the Week rolls on from there with a preview of the Memorial Tournament at Jack's Place. Jack Nicklaus himself had some interesting comments on the rollback and more during…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy, Brendan

Topics covered

• golf schedule
• U.S. Women's Open
• PGA Tour
• rollback discussion
• amateur engagement
• Champions Tour team event

Keywords

• golf
• U.S. Women's Open
• PGA Tour
• rollback
• Ernie Els
• Tiger Woods
• Jack Nicklaus
• Champions Tour
• amateur golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA Tour, NCAA, Champions Tour

Places: Riviera, Madison, Wisconsin

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