Any Given Monday

With Season 4 of the NEXT Golf Tour starting this week, Mark Baldwin talks with the highest-earning virtual golfer in the world, who earned starts on the DP World Tour and Hotel Planner Tour through simulator competition. Weber talks about his second chance at a career in pro golf, how he became the best virtual golfer in the world, and what it was like to live his dream on the DP World Tour. He also offers tips for players trying to improve in the simulator.

James Nitties was an Australian pro golfer with a big personality. He was on "The Big Break," played on Korn Ferry Tour for years, and spent two seasons on the PGA Tour. Now a golf broadcaster, he has some stories to tell...and you'll want to hear them on this AGM.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin take follower questions about LIV Promotions, who we're cheering for to sneak into the top 100 on the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour adding a new Saudi-backed event, and random stories from Ryan's childhood about cards.

Sports Illustrated golf writer Bob Harig joins Ryan French to discuss his reporting on the PGA Tour's rules that penalize PGA Tour members and future PGA Tour participants who attempt to qualify at LIV Golf's Promotions event. The two also discuss the changes to LIV's format, whether there could be a DPWT/LIV alliance on the horizon, and the legacy of Jay Monahan.

Mac Barnhardt represents many pro golfers including Lucas Glover and Andy Ogletree. Earlier this year, Mac joined AGM to talk about the future of the pro game and he continues that discussion on this week's episode. Mac has represented many of the best players in the world for decades and seen the game change.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss the Trump exemption, the Internet Invitational, the Skins Game, Halloween costumes, the best golfers of all-time, and more.

At the Genesis Championship in South Korea, Jordan Gumberg came to the last hole needing an eagle to keep his DP World Tour status. He left himself with a short wedge to a tucked pin for his third shot on the par-5 18th. That's when the magic happened.

Questions about Good Good, gambling in golf, and exemption categories are interrupted by real-time story from a qualifier in Morrocco interrupted by princesses.

Double Feature Episode: Ryan French talks with Jeffrey Kang, once the best junior golfer in the country, who lost his game and found his way back to earn a PGA Tour card. French also speaks with John VanDerLaan and his wife, Hannah, about what it means to earn a PGA Tour card after six years of grinding.

Zach Bauchou is a former college teammate of Victor Hovland who lost his game so badly that Hovland once dropped Bauchou as a partner as the Zurich Classic. Bauchou talks about losing his confidence and his recent climb to the PGA Tour.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss the golf issues of the day: Colt Knost announcing he's going to get his amateur status back, promising Korn Ferry Tour grads, Asian Tour stories, advice for junior golfers, media issues, and more.

In 2022, the University of the Southwest's golf team was in a horrific van accident that killed nine people including the team's coach, Tyler James. Dayton Price suffered excruciating burns and nearly lost his legs. He was told he would likely never play golf again. After painful experimental treatments, Price began to recover. He's now playing college golf again and just shot 63 to win the third college golf tournament of the season.

Ryan French talks about the 20 KFT players graduating to the PGA Tour for the 2026 season.

Jamie Lovemark retired from professional golf last year but served as an assistant to a vice-captain at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage. Lovemark discusses what the week was like with the team, looks back on his career, and talks about the next chapter of his life.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin take social media questions from the week about Ryan's interview with Lucas Glover, the Ryder Cup crowd, the PGA of America's response, what the Q-school season looks like for Mark and others, and more.

Major winner Lucas Glover talks about how the PGA Tour's changes are hurting professional golf. Glover discusses shrinking fields, growing purses, what fellow players are saying privately, why they don't speak out, and what keeps him motivated.

Former PGA Tour member and Red Rooster co-founder, Brad Fritsch, joins Ryan French to discuss the Ryder Cup, his time on tour, and what a pro's game looks like after they quit.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss a horrible day for the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss the opening day beating the Americans took at the Ryder Cup and preview Day 2 matchups.

Kim Kaufman was diagnosed with breast cancer last year at the age of 33. She stepped away from the game and towards an uncertain future. After months off, chemotherapy and radiation, Kaufman came back to golf more motivated than ever. She's healthy again and returning to the game she loves.