Episodes

  • America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 2: The Rise of Azinger
    Jul 1 2025

    Following the blowouts of 2004 and 2006, the lowest point in US Ryder Cup history, the Americans needed a visionary leader. Tiger Woods was out with a knee injury, Europe was stronger on paper, and there was no reason to expect anything but more misery. Which is precisely when Paul Azinger rose to the occasion to rethink how America approached the Ryder Cup, and forever alter their competitive destiny.

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    52 mins
  • America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 1: The Miserable Years
    Jun 17 2025

    In 2008, after a disastrous start to the decade, the American Ryder Cup system faced a big problem: How do we start winning again? This series documents how they recovered from their lowest point to become a force again and start winning. In part one, we dive deep into the nightmare: The awful stretch from 2002 to 2006 that saw the U.S. at its absolute lowest, suffering a series of humiliations at home and abroad.

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    38 mins
  • Weird Oakmont: How the ghosts of Pittsburgh still reign at America's toughest course
    Jun 3 2025

    Oakmont Country Club will hold its tenth U.S. Open next week, and a tour of its past champions shows how the hardscrabble philosophy of its founders still prevails, and maybe even exerts a supernatural influence on this brutal, glorious track.

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    36 mins
  • Rory, Tiger, and Tom: The great equipment controversies
    May 20 2025

    What happens when a winner's equipment is found to be nonconforming after the fact? The answer is, "nothing," at least in terms of the result. But as we'll see from the case of Rory at Quail Hollow, Tiger at Disney, and Tom Watson (twice!), things get more complicated in the court of public opinion.

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    21 mins
  • The PGA Championship's Match Play era, and a ridiculous record you never knew existed
    May 6 2025

    For about 40 years in major championship history, winning the PGA required a test of endurance that seems absurd today. In the midst of tracking down the record holder for most holes played in a major, we ran into more than a few wild stories.

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    24 mins
  • Rory and Northern Ireland: The Complicated Relationship
    Apr 22 2025

    In a place where nobody escapes politics, Rory McIlroy has done his best to stay neutral, despite a tragic family history with the Troubles.

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    40 mins
  • When Jim Murray fought Augusta National on race
    Apr 7 2025

    L.A. Times Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Murray was one of the most celebrated sports columnists of his era, at a time when columnists held more influence and power by far than they do today. His humor and insight were legendary, but a lesser known element of his story is the personal boycott he led on Augusta National between 1968 and 1975, when he helped pressure the club to allow a black player into the Masters. On this week's episode, we look at Murray's quiet activism on the 50th anniversary of Lee Elder's pioneering first trip to Augusta.

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    29 mins
  • Facing the Music: Players who speak to the media after tough losses
    Mar 25 2025

    From Greg Norman to Jordan Spieth, there is a long tradition of players speaking to the media after tough losses, but it's a tradition that is being lost in the modern game. Today we look at some of the most fascinating instances of player-media interaction after heartbreak, and how it made all parties better.

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    27 mins