This Friday episode kicks off with a good old-fashioned Sports Minute following the latest exploits of Andy’s beloved Pete Crow-Armstrong. Although bad, PCA’s struggles seem like nothing compared to Brendan’s Cavaliers after a historic collapse in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against PJ’s Knicks. As a follow-up to Wednesday’s show, Brendan provides an early update on the Browns’ QB competition before transitioning into the all-important RATINGS! report for the 2026 PGA Championship. The masses turned out to watch Aaron Rai’s back nine at Aronimink, giving CBS its highest viewership for the PGA since Phil Mickelson’s win at Kiawah. With limited returns from the first go around Lanny’s Place, the bulk of this episode focuses on Bryson DeChambeau’s impending “choice” between playing professional golf or becoming a full-time YouTuber. Appearing on Katie Miller’s podcast this week, Bryson implied that he must choose between pro golf and content creation with no way to do both simultaneously. He also confirmed that he DOES believe the moon landing happened – only because Elon Musk told him so – but doubts that the video footage of the event is real. Andy is willing to put money on “Bryson Plays Golf on the Moon” within the next decade, if anyone is willing to take him up on that. Elsewhere on LIV, ESPN has reported that Scott O’Neil’s plan for a re-imagined LIV Golf has “significant interest” from potential investors. Brendan and Andy then take a look at a Josh Carpenter report about the 2028 PGA Tour schedule and the new markets that the Tour is looking to hold annual events in. Brendan is especially enthused about the Pacific Northwest getting a yearly stop, although it does not look like it will be at Chambers Bay as of now. Andy briefly checks in on the International Presidents Cup Team standings during a check-in on under-performers through two majors because he’s worried about Pendy’s status for Medinah. Viktor Hovland and the aforementioned Bryson are highlighted by Brendan, but Andy is much more focused on players like Neal Shipley and Tony Finau. To wrap things up for this post-major week, SGS Golf Advice returns with a layered question from a listener who unwillingly finds himself as a club committee chairman.
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Friday already… I’ll take it been a long week for me along with the cubs.
Yeah, Brendan and Andy need to be banned from talking about basketball. They have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about. Yeah, the Knicks that just had the greatest 4th quarter comeback in playoff history, that swept the 6ers and had the most dominant performance in the history of basketball against Atlanta “aren’t good”. 🙄🤡🙄🤡🙄🤡🙄🤡🙄
Also, referring to that fascist imbecile Katie Miller as a “colleague” and not questioning the fact that Bryson would even appear on a podcast like that is criminally irresponsible. You guys know that she’s Stephen Miller’s “wife,” right?
What episode # is Allen Jamison talking golf committees?
Easiest way to win LL games is to stop the chaos. Hold the ball and run it in.
jason day has a barn fyi
“DAY-MAN!”
legit lol at a perfect BP line, "could be a summer of life and death"
BP with an all time great segway from LIV to an ad read 😂
Bryson has less Hobson's choice than Buridan's ass
I feel like the obsessive focus on “big markets” is a blunder. I grew up an hour from where they hold the John Deere, which is, let’s face it, on the “expendable” side of the Tour’s ledger. But that community gets SO SLOW in the summer. People from an hour away will watch, attend, hit hospitality installations, even volunteer because there’s no other gig in town. And if it sparks a love for the game, there are affordable rural munis everywhere they can go play. The feed-forward action and community ties will be difficult to replicate in a market with more sports, more distraction, and tougher access to recreational golf.
I was the guy like 2 weeks ago who challenged PCA as the best defender in the league and then this happened against my brewers – Long ways to go but what a week for the crew!
18:20 that would taste terrible
Fucking Boomers. This generation cannot die fast enough.
Kevin Kiermaier 🗣️
PJ mocking the YouTube thumbnail with Bryson golfing on the moon was spot on and hilarious!