The Smylie Show

We are checking in on the world of collegiate golf with a bonus episode this week!Charlie Hulme sits down with UNC sophomore Carson Bertagnole ahead of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point (Oct. 18–20) - a course that both Carson and Charlie love.Carson takes us inside the four-man playoff that punched his ticket to the Puerto Rico Open, what two PGA TOUR starts showed him about the gap between college and tour golf, and the importance of "process" and using certain triggers to reset during a round.Plus: his first college win at the Fighting Irish Classic, the best hole at Eagle Point, NIL in college golf, a course-record 61 at Atlanta Athletic Club, and the perfect Chapel Hill day.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Williams Cup preview1:01 Fighting Irish Classic win4:11 Eagle Point favorite holes6:40 Playoff for Puerto Rico Open9:00 Lessons from PGA TOUR starts15:00 NIL and college golf17:29 Record 61, Walker Cup snub19:29 Perfect Chapel Hill day#golf #UNC #WilliamsCup #thesmylieshow #collegegolf

This week on the show - we are taking a deep dive into all of the incredible work happening at the Cobbs Creek campus in West Philadelphia!Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are joined by Jim Wagner of Hanse Golf Course Design, who alongside Gil Hanse and a team of "cavemen," are bringing a historic canvas for golf back to life: the Olde Course, originally established in 1916. Jim walks Smylie and Charlie through the history of the property, its connection to other historic Philadelphia golf clubs, holes and green complexes that are coming to life, and the future of the Cobbs Creek campus - including the potential to host a PGA Tour event.If you'd like to support the Cobbs Creek Foundation - a mission which includes a classroom impact for the youth of West Philly, in addition to making golf accessible to that neighborhood - you can do so here: https://cobbscreek.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to recap all the Saturday action at the Presidents Cup - with the Internationals just five points away from winning their first Cup since 1998. Smylie and Charlie break down:- The Internationals reversing multiple matches after the Americans led early- Scottie Scheffler sitting out for Saturday PM foursomes- Whether the USA can pull off an 8-4 comeback in Sunday Singles to win the Presidents CupThis is our last live show of the week - but tune in Monday for a full breakdown of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah!

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to break down all the Thursday action at the Presidents Cup, including:- Jackson Koivun wins his Team USA debut alongside Justin Thomas- A wild relief ruling on the 17th hole that led to a Scottie Scheffler & Sam Burns win- Ryo Hisatsune shines in his Presidents Cup debut alongside fellow countryman Hideki Matsuyama- Tom Kim nearly aces the 16th to close out the final match of the dayTune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete!**NOTE: Technical difficulties resulted in the removal of the last five minutes of pairing analysis, which you can still find - with audio issues - on our YouTube channel.**

Before they head to Chicago to cover the Presidents Cup at Medinah, Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss wins for Jacob Bridgeman - a captain’s pick in excellent form - and JJ Spaun - snubbed for a pick despite finishing Top 12 on points - and whether the right team was picked.We also look ahead to a new two-part series dropping today: Smylie and Justin Thomas reliving the 61 JT shot at Medinah for the course record in 2019. Don’t miss it!Chapters0:00 Intro & Presidents Cup week1:50 Smylie's Austin golf trip3:28 Charlie's Hope Valley weekend4:17 Alternate-shot format fun5:50 This week's golf news tease9:04 JJ Spaun wins & gets snubbed11:23 Ryan Gerard's Medinah case12:16 Jacob Bridgeman's big year13:27 Bridgeman wins Biltmore Championship15:26 Bridgeman's quiet confidence18:05 Biltmore's fan support & future19:18 BMW PGA leaderboard recap20:05 2028 tour restructuring preview22:11 JT's Medinah 61 video series23:29 Sign-off & what's next#presidentscup #golf #pgatour #JacobBridgeman #SmylieKaufman #Smylieshow

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme sit down with Mike Cocking - the "C" in OCM Golf, the "O" belonging to International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy - days before the OCM redesign of Medinah #3 takes the stage as the host of the Presidents Cup.Mike explains how the closing stretch of the storied American venue was reimagined to better bring natural features into play, and what that means for strategy and entertainment as the world's best prepare to take it on.Plus: OCM's origin story (including the "M" - Ashley Mead), inspiration from a childhood spent playing golf on Melbourne's Sand Belt, the Kingston Heath and Shady Oaks projects (including a Ben Hogan keepsake story), the agronomy issue that drove the Medinah rebuild, whether Ogilvy has a built-in edge as International Team captain, and Cocking's prediction for who wins at Medinah.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Intro & OCM's origin story3:47 Sand Belt & UK inspirations6:34 Strategy over penal golf9:04 Kingston Heath project11:21 Width over narrow fairways14:04 Shady Oaks & Ben Hogan17:03 Favorite Hogan story19:23 Landing the Medinah job22:39 Medinah's pedigree & old bunkers26:41 Rebuilding holes 13-1830:40 New short par-4 16th32:56 Another standout short par-434:52 New routing for Presidents Cup39:06 Ogilvy's captain's edge43:45 Agronomy problems drove renovation47:42 Cocking's Presidents Cup prediction50:09 Next up & sign-off#golf #presidentscup #Medinah #pgatour #smylieshow

Sean Foley joins the show to break down Michael Thorbjornsen's first PGA Tour win at the Rocket Classic — a bogey-free final-round 63 that came together in barely six weeks of work with Foley, built around going back to video of Thorbjornsen's swing from Stanford in 2018. Foley walks through exactly what he saw, what they're working on, and why the answer was already in Thorbjornsen's own history.Plus: Foley digs into his full player room this summer — Tom Kim's emotional Genesis Scottish Open win, Michael Kim's historic 59 at the 3M Open and the three-month process of retraining his swing around a stronger grip, Ben An's four-year driver transformation, and the "humans first, golfer second" coaching philosophy he's built over two decades on tour with players like Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, and Hunter Mahan.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Intro & congrats to Sean Foley on Thorbjornsen's Rocket Classic win2:08 Foley on watching Thor's win & his history with Michael since age 164:02 Foley's 20-year coaching evolution — "player support," humans first golfer second6:29 Scottie Scheffler's rising floor & the new generation's mindset7:28 Tom Kim & Thorbjornsen's shared high expectations turning pro8:23 Coaching Tom Kim: rebuilding posture, connection & swing DNA11:09 Thorbjornsen's swing fix: back to his 2018 Stanford video12:14 Breaking down Thorbjornsen's swing — grip, posture, wrist angles19:32 Thor's shot-shape arsenal beyond the draw21:13 Foley's coaching philosophy23:23 Michael Kim's comeback25:16 Retraining Kim's pattern — hitting snap hooks for 3 months28:16 Coaching psychology — bad memories & letting players enjoy wins30:18 Consistency over "feel" & the dad-as-coach dynamic32:35 Enjoying golf vs. having fun — and Foley's "do no harm" rule#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #michaelthorbjornsen #rocketclassic #smyliekaufman

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme break down Jackson Koivun's stunning 3M Open win — his first PGA Tour title in just his third start as a pro, holding off a hard-charging Scottie Scheffler at TPC Twin Cities. They revisit Smylie's April prediction that Koivun could make the Presidents Cup team, along with a deep dive into Brandt Snedeker's Presidents Cup roster dilemma (young guns vs. proven veterans).Other 3M topics include a fifth runner-up finish for Scottie Scheffler, an ode to Grumpy Old Dudes after a viral Lucas Glover metal spikes moment, and “3Minutes” with producer Jaxon Brown.Before all that: Smylie tweaks his back wrestling his kids into car seats in the rain during a solo parenting weekend, and Charlie gets torched by a mineral sunscreen mishap on the beach.Tune in soon for a fuller breakdown of the state of LIV Golf after a brief discussion to close the episode. Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Intro & episode preview1:48 Smylie's parenting-duty weekend and "dad back" tweak4:13 Charlie's beach vacation and sunscreen sunburn saga9:06 Jackson Koivun's 3M Open win and duel with Scottie Scheffler13:10 Brandt Snedeker's Presidents Cup roster dilemma: youth vs. experience22:54 Presidents Cup standings and proposed format changes25:39 Comparing Koivun to golf's great young major winners28:08 Scottie Scheffler's incredible, win-light runner-up season32:14 Scheffler's costly miss on 18 and Koivun's closing par34:28 Koivun's caddie David Flynn's backstory35:57 Lucas Glover's shoes-off, metal-spikes controversy42:52 3M Minutes: Jaxon Brown's on-site report from the 3M Open53:22 Smylie's neck injury and driver breakthrough56:23 LIV Golf's collapse and stranded players1:02:07 Sign-off and next episode tease#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #jacksonkoivun #3MOpen #golfrecap #golfhighlights