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Matt Every and Tim Barter joined Gary Williams on today’s show. Every was up first and talked about what he has learned about the tour since leaving it as a player; what he doesn’t love about analytics, his fandom of Ben Griffin and that he feels there needs to be a penalty for playing bad golf and favors a cut no matter the event. Barter talked about Rory McIlroy’s chase for a 7th Order of Merit that could culminate in Dubai this weekend; his thoughts on Tommy Fleetwood moving to an elite level; his love and appreciation of Justin Rose; the play of Bob McIntyre and if Luke Donald will pursue a third consecutive Ryder Cup captaincy.

Taylor Zarzour joined Gary Williams in studio today. The two talked about the PGA TOUR’s top assets, whose year they’d rather have between Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the recent news out of LIV golf, if January will see a reduction of professional golf, who their futures bets in the game are and more. The show also included the most recent golf dogs of the week.

Justin Leonard and Nick Dougherty joined today’s show. Dougherty talked about his journey and belief system as a top amateur, why Europe has so much depth at the top of the game due to the college platform so many play on; the year ahead for Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Robert McIntyre, the DP World Tour and more. Leonard talked about his career and how he never wanted to compare himself to others, how comparison is the thief of joy, deciding to return to the professional game, what he had to work on when he decided to return and more.

Gabby Herzig & Will Haskett joined the show and host Gary Williams. Herzig talked about the start of the season with the Sentry being cancelled and the impact it might have. She also discussed some of the initial hires that new PGA TOUR CEO Brian Rolapp has made to start his tenure, thoughts on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the year of Justin Rose and the future of Tiger Woods. Haskett talked about the change on the horizon but also what has worked this past year; the future contraction and churn on tour and discussed whether Scheffler could post a +3 strokes gained on the tour over the course of the season.

John Cook and Brentley Romine joined host Gary Williams during today’s show. Romine led it off to talk about the East Lake Cup featuring some of the top collegiate men’s and women’s golf programs in the country and he talked about the finals of Northwestern vs. Oregon on the women’s side and Virginia and Florida on the men’s side as well as his current top 5 men’s teams. Cook talked about his career and the college players of today. He also gave advice to parents that have elite level kids and also talked about how getting out on the course and playing holes is the ultimate data point. We concluded the show with our golf dogs of the week.

Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge joined host Gary Williams in studio for the full show. They discussed the impact on the Sony Open with the cancellation of The Sentry, changes in the TOUR schedule, should the PGA of America sell the Ryder Cup to the PGA TOUR, who the next American captain should be profile-wise; Michael Brennan, players to pop in 2026 and more.

Ron Green Jr. joined host Gary Williams in studio to discuss the Ryder Cup one month out and what his biggest takeaways were both positive and negative. They discussed Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup future, the arrival of Tommy Fleetwood as a star, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and more.

Golf course designers Rob Collins and Gil Hanse joined host Gary Williams for the final day of “Design Week” on Golf Channel. Collins announced he will be starting a new project in Kohler (Purebred Farm Course), touched on his projects at Bounty Club, Royal Dornoch, Tasmania and The Ambush. Hanse touched on the restoration work he and his team are doing at Seminole as well as updates on projects at Ladera, Childress Hall, High Grove and Spanish Bay. The show ended with the latest edition of golf dogs of the week.

Golf course designer Tyler Rae joined host Gary Williams in studio for Day 2 of “Design Week” on Golf Channel. Rae talked about the renovation they are doing at Detroit Golf Club, home of the Rocket Classic, Ansley Golf Club outside Atlanta, the mentality of trying to get into each club and only that club when working on a project, the balance in presenting change to a course, thoughts on St. Louis Golf Club, Mountain Lake, his favorite bunkering courses and green complexes around the world.

Golf course designer Andrew Green joined host Gary Williams in studio today to kick off “Design Week”. They talked about the weight of changing and renovating a course that people and members have such fond memories of; his perspective on the magnitude of the view at a course in terms of what is ahead and what is behind; his work at Scioto Country Club and an update on his work at Charlotte Country Club.

Hope Barnett and Andrew Coltart joined the show today. Barnett, who covers the LPGA, talked about the parity on the LPGA this year, how Jeeno Thitikul ascended to #1 in the world, the boxes checked and what’s next for Lydia Ko, the future of Lexi Thompson and the year for Nelly Korda. Coltart talked about Rory McIlroy being Europe’s all-time best, could Luke Donald be the Ryder Cup captain for two more terms, what stood out to him from the Ryder Cup and the form of many of the LIV players when they play the DP World Tour. We closed the show with our picks for the Baycurrent Classic and unveiled our golf dogs of the week.

Bob Harig and Josh Carpenter joined the program today. Harig talked about the big story lines coming out of the Ryder Cup from fan behavior, the confidence several Europeans take from the victory, should Tiger Woods be next in line as the U.S. captain and what does the fall season in golf look like. Josh Carpenter joined from the studio and talked about the TV ratings, the financial struggles for LIV golf, the potential signing of a sponsor for the renewed Miami event at Doral and more.

Today’s show was LIVE from the Grayson Murray Classic at Raleigh Country Club. The event helps raise funds and awareness for the Grayson Murray Foundation. John McConnell of McConnell Golf was our first guest, and he talked about how he was introduced to Grayson and granted him playing privileges as a young up-and-comer and the promise he showed. Brian Katrek and John Maginnes joined the program with some Ryder Cup thoughts especially as it relates to Rory McIlroy and on Steven Fisk winning on the PGA TOUR. Country music artist George Birge talked about giving back and the crossover between golf and being an artist on the road as well as his journey and love for the game. Fisk, coming off his win at the Sanderson Farms, talked about that win and the state of his game. Justin Williams and Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes who played golf with Grayson talked about him and their love for golf.

Paul McGinley and Iain Carter joined the program this morning. McGinley talked about the investment that Europe makes in the experience for the team, how they relished being seen as the underdog, how good Rory McIlroy was all week, Shane Lowry always having Rory’s back, positioning the line-up for Sunday singles, the next captain and the envelope room. Carter talked about why Europe is so good at the Ryder Cup, their evolution vs. revolution, and where McIlroy now stands in the U.K. and Europe. We ended the show with our dogs of the week.

Today's show was full of Ryder Cup conversation. Brendon de Jonge joined Gary Williams in studio and Johnson Wagner joined via satellite as they recapped the entirety of the Ryder Cup... their big takeaways, what the American side needs to do next, the course set up, the treatment of Rory McIlroy, the firewall alt-shot duos of Rahm/Hatton and McIlroy/Fleetwood, who do you pair with Scottie Scheffler, the soulful approach of the European team and who the next American captain should be.

It was a Ryder Cup Recap show and host Gary Williams was joined by Graeme McDowell and Dan Hicks. Hicks got us started talking about the comeback and when it started to materialize but admitted that the night before preparation was done for topics to discuss on tv should the blowout continue and they needed to fill air time. McDowell, a Ryder Cup winner himself, discussed how Europe has been able to build on their success over the years and has been able to deliver with messaging, visuals, inspirations and more. He also talked about how tight it got Sunday but knew that Shane Lowry was built for the moment. Finally he talked about Rory McIlroy's evolution on the Ryder Cup and how the team knew he was the future and nurtured him during his first appearance and how that has taken hold.

Host Gary Williams was joined by Keith Stewart of Read The Line for this full wagering preview show for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. The two dove into all the angles on how and when to wager on what has become one of golf's biggest events every two years. How will the host Americans set the course to their favor, what match-ups make sense based on the how the course plays, the odd and even holes, four ball vs. foursomes and all the various personalities that make this a must watch sporting event. Listen as Keith adds his expertise to best try to set you up for success.

Host Gary Williams led this two hour show previewing the Ryder Cup with guests Ian Poulter, Jim "Bones" Mackay, Brendon de Jonge, Keith Stewart, Rob Lee and Gabby Herzig. We touched on the main story lines, the big players, the possible match-ups, the home field of Bethpage Black and more.

Gary Williams and Jaime Diaz talk the history of the Ryder Cup, it's most memorable moments and performances, the men who changed the momentum and helped turned into the monster of sporting spectacle that it has become. They also preview what's to come at Bethpage Black.

Golf historian Jaime Diaz joined host Gary Williams in studio today and the two talked Scottie Scheffler, the upcoming Ryder Cup, who plays with Bryson DeChambeau, the role that Rory McIlory will play, how the rosters stack up, the toughest decisions for Keegan Bradley and much more. We ended the show with our latest version of the golf dogs of the week.