Five Clubs

It was a busy show to close the week with our updated Club 5 standings, team picks for the Zurich Classic and Chevron Championship and of course the golf "Dogs of the Week". Gary Williams also talked about the state of the women's professional game and the sponsors involved before being joined by the Hojgaard twins Nicolai and Rasmus as well as Golf Channel commentator Tom Abbott. The Rasmus twins talked about their parents allowing them to be different growing up but that they chose similar paths, how hard it was at times to enjoy the success of the other, their Master's experiences this year and what they like about the format for the Zurich Classic with alt shot on the final day. Tom Abbott talked about the Chevron Championship and the women's professional game and how important Lydia Ko is and has been over her career.

Cole Hammer joined the program this morning for his second visit to continue discussing his professional journey. Since he was last on the program he had a 54-hole lead on the Korn Ferry Tour and he dove into how that experience was in retrospect and how he was and wasn't prepared for the moment. Hammer also touched on his coach Bruce Davidson, the use of range finders, and talked about the journey of Rory McIlroy as was on the range with him as a 15-year old at Chambers Bay for the U.S. Open. We were also joined in studio by Preston Cole, Quail Hollow Club Pro, as he embarks to qualify for the 2025 PGA Championship that will be hosted by his home club in Charlotte. He talked about the experience qualifying at Valhalla last year and the support he has from everyone at the club to try to do it again this year.

We were joined today by designer Rob Collins of King Collins Dormer Golf and Tom Pashley, President of Pinehurst Resort. Collins and his team are behind the design and Landman, a course in Homer, NE that has quickly become a go-to destination for the traveling golf afficiando. He talked about how it came about, its uniqueness and the surrounding area. Pashley announced that Pinehurst No. 11, to be designed by Coore Crenshaw, will be completed by Fall of 2027 and talked about how different it will be from its newly-opened and highly-acclaimed neighbor, Pinehurst No . 10. Gary Williams opened the show with Justin Thomas' win at the RBC Heritage and closed with the heartbreak for Joel Dahmen in Punta Cana and the very sad news on the passing of Jay Sigel.

USGA CEO Mike Whan and golf historian Jaime Diaz joined the program this morning. Whan talked about the championship season ahead for the USGA as well as their young development program designed to catch the United States up with the rest of the world as it relates to a having a national program backing their growth in the game. Whan also talked about the progress on the implementation of the golf ball rollback between the various governing bodies. Diaz talked about the historical context of Rory McIlroy's Masters win and where that places him all-time, including what is ahead for him. The show wrapped with our team picks for the RBC Heritage and the golf dogs of the week.

In this episode of The Wagyu Filet Show the guys were joined by Gary Williams to go overtime on the 2025 Masters. They talked about if Rory McIlroy was now the best European golfer of all-time, what Chapter 2 for him not looks like with the career grand slam complete, his caddie Harry Diamond, the performance of the LIV players and their preparation for majors and much more.

The Wagyu Filet Show duo of Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge joined the program this morning for the entire show and alongside host Gary Williams, they did a deep dive of the 89th Masters and all that unfolded at Augusta National. The ebbs and flows, good shots and bad shots, the day-to-day movement, the final day pairing and finally what it finally took for Rory McIlroy to lift the burden he had been carrying and complete the career grand slam.

Fresh off a scintillating Masters and a completion of the Grand Slam by Rory McIlroy, we were joined by Rich Lerner and Brendan Porath to discuss it all. From the roller coaster ride of Sunday, from the good shots, the bad ones and finally the playoff win that cements McIlroy's all-time status of McIlroy. Lerner and Porath add perspective to what we all watched and what now lies ahead.

We kicked off the Masters week and were joined by a great line-up of guests Ben Crenshaw, Paul McGinley, Gil Hanse, Gabby Herzig, Ron Green Jr. and Taylor Zarzour. Crenshaw, a two-time winner of the Green Jacket shared some Masters memories and Hanse dove into the Augusta National course. Meanwhile, Paul McGinley shared his thoughts on Rory and much more.

This is our 2025 Masters Preview Show with Gary Williams, Johnson Wagner, Brendon de Jonge and Taylor Zarzour. The team dove into a number of topics from their favorite memories, favorite holes, long shots, and who they ultimately think will wear the Green Jacket.

We were live in Boca Raton, FL for the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational and were joined by NFL legends and some of the top players on the PGA TOUR Champions. Among them were Thurman Thomas, Terrell Davis, Dan Fouts, Billy Andrade, John Daly, Ronde Barber and Darren Clarke. We also revealed the team picks for the Valero Texas Open, updated Club 5 rankings and unveiled our latest dogs of the week.

Today was an action packed show as Steve Burkowksi joined us to talk about the Augusta National Women's Amateur and the job the club does putting on this event and the three past winners all in this year's field. Author Ward Clayton, who wrote The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National, talked about the history of the caddies at ANGC, some of the unique stories and insights he learned from them and shared a few specific memories from his conversations. Finally Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge joined the show to give an assessment of a number of players as we prepare for The Masters.

Mark Darbon, CEO of the R&A, and Andrew Coltart of Sky Sports joined the program today. Darbon talked about the R&A's pillars of inspiration, participation and governance as well as their thoughts on the ball rollback, the direct pathway into The Open for a LIV golfer and a host of other topics. Coltart talked about Rory's quest to win the Grand Slam, his top stories of the season thus far, the considerations for Luke Donald and the Ryder Cup team and his thoughts on who will wear the Green Jacket. Host Gary Williams also talked about Min Woo Lee's first career PGA TOUR victory as the Texas Children's Houston Open.

Golf historian and writer Jaime Diaz joined Gary Williams to take a deep dive into each of the decades of The Masters. From which decade was best, which is underrated and all the names that have made Augusta National Golf Club such a storied venue from Bobby Jones, to Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Scottie Scheffler and many more.

Jim Crane, owner and chairman of the Houston Astros as well as the driving force behind the Texas Children's Houston Open joined the show today to talk about the tournament's history, the change in venue, the improvements to the course, the value in having Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in the field and the importance of the event to the Houston community. Taylor Zarzour joined in studio to recap the Florida swing and why McIlroy's game is more well-rounded than ever but winning in Augusta will be between his ears. Finally, we revealed the Dogs of the Week and picks for the Texas Children's Open.

16-year old junior sensation Miles Russell and No Laying Up co-founder Chris Solomon joined the program today. Russell talked about his recent win at the Sage Valley Junior Invitational, what he learned from watching the pros while competing in a Korn Ferry Tour event last season and what the next steps are in his golf journey. Solomon doves into the player/media relations that have been under scrutiny the last couple weeks, whether plays should have to talk to the media and if the rollback steps are enough and what additional tweaks he thinks need to be made.

Writers Shane Ryan and Sean Zak joined the program today. Zak dove into the Viktor Hovland win and Justin Thomas performance at the Valspar and been to look ahead to Augusta National and The Masters while also sharing wha the thought was most important in year two for TGL - a Dallas team with Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth. Ryan talked about the relationship between the golf media and the players/agents and where trust needs to come into play and where he felt not enough players took the time to cultivate the right media relationships so their stories were told fair and accurately.

PGA TOUR pro Bud Cauley and The Fried Egg's Andy Johnson joined the show today. Cauley, fresh off of a T6 at THE PLAYERS talked about how it felt to be in contention as he was playing on a medical exemption trying to regain full status, if there are any lingering effects from his car accident and how he'll prepare for the rest of the year ahead. Johnson talked about Rory McIlroy and how he played at THE PLAYERS and the test that remains ahead at Augusta and The Masters.

In this edition of The Wagyu Filet Show the duo of Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge dove into the Creator Classic that was held at TPC Sawgrass the day before THE PLAYERS. Among the topics was is this the right timing, right location and right format for such an event.

NFL Hall of Famer Ronde Barber and The Wagyu Filet Show duo of Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge joined the show. Barber has become an avid golfer after his time in football and currently serves as General Chairman of the Valspar Championship in the Tampa area. He talked about how he got into golf, how he loves the competition and camaraderie the sport provides and how different the mindset is for a professional golfer to that of football. Wagner and de Jonge dove into a rep of THE PLAYERS with thoughts on McIlroy, Scheffler, Spaun, Bhatia and more.

Today’s show led into the playoff at THE PLAYERS between Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun. Gary Williams was joined by Gabby Herzig, Johnson Wagner and John Wood as they talked about all that happened within the week, how we got to a playoff and what they expect in the three-hole playoff to determine a champion.