Fore Play

A match vs Max Homa is set and happening next week. Fans welcome. Saudi league noise is getting louder and louder; naturally, it leads to us yelling at one another. And we’re joined by World Long Drive Champion Maurice Allen (45:29.24) to discuss hitting 500+ yard bombs, Bryson’s impact on the long drive sport, growing golf in African-American communities, and amplifying accomplishments of African-Americans in golf.

Sam Ryder electrified Scottsdale with a Saturday ace at the Phoenix Open. He joins to walk us through every moment. Before Sam, the crew reacts to one of the best weeks golf has, Scottie Scheffler notching his first win during the start of the Super Bowl, Harry Higgs and Joel Dahmen popping tops, Charley Hoffman’s explosive IG post, and Brandel Chamblee declaring “it’s not old school; it’s Barstool.”

It’s Waste Management week and the boys are buzzing. Riggs has been at TPC Scottsdale all week following the likes of Kiz, Finau, Perez, Chappell, + more and recounts the immaculate vibes that the WMPO gave off. We preview the tournament and declare it the 2nd best (behind Augusta) tournament to attend. We also question Lurch on whether or not eating heaps of chili before his paddle ball semi final match was the reason his team didn’t emerge victorious. Then we are joined by actor Scott Eastwood (01:27:07), where Frankie seeks advice on finding a jawline, his golf game, his father’s fame at Pebble Beach, his upcoming movies, and more.

Phil Mickelson delivers explosive comments on the PGA Tour. Many others deliver fiery responses. Jordan Spieth nearly falls to his death at Pebble Beach. Bryson withdraws then tells everyone “to chill.” Fore Play propelled the Barstool Hockey Team to victory in Vegas. Tom Hoge outlasted Spieth at the pro-am. HV3 won in Saudi Arabia. Leona Maguire won on the LPGA Tour. It’s Waste Management Phoenix Open Week. It’s a loaded show.

Two guests. Keith Mitchell (00:04:55) describes being paired with and witnessing a magical Tiger Woods display, hot food spots on Tour, and the difficulties of the 12th at Augusta vs the 17th at Sawgrass. Daniel Berger (01:16:09) details alternate shot Ryder Cup matches with Brooks, winning at Pebble Beach, and his noticibly strong gluteus maximus.

Colt Knost (00:16:02) sits down with us live from Torrey Pines. We discuss on-course reporting, broadcasting with Jim Nantz, winning the U.S. Amateur, being tight with the players, ideal degrees of attack with the driver, and much more. Also: Luke List wins, Viktor Hovland wins, and Rory rinses one.

Kira Dixon (00:51:03), former Miss America now turned Golf Channel reporter, joins to discuss her unique career trajectory. From traveling the world & representing the United States to interviewing Tiger Woods and golf’s biggest stars. Before Kira, Solheim Cup MVP Leona Maguire (00:34:15) joins to talk about destroying the US at Inverness, her rigorous training schedule, difficulties of being a pro golfer, and more. We also address Lurch’s double life, behind his back of course.

What’s it like to play a round of golf with the President… during a security breach? Jeremy Roenick (01:08:23) joins us to chat about that plus a deep dive into his historic NHL career. He also buries Frankie and the Islanders. Before, we breakdown Danielle Kang's Fore Play bump win, maybe the best weekend in NFL playoff history, and our journey around the happiest place on earth, Disney World.

Live from the LPGA’s first event of the year, the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Orlando, we’ve got Danielle Kang (00:01:51) and Lee Brice (01:14:31) on the show. With Danielle we go into some wild territory. With Lee we discuss the art of songwriting and performing. And of course some golf.

Live from Trevor Immelman’s house. The 2008 Masters winner & 2022 Presidents Cup International captain details incredible stories about playing the back nine at Augusta without checking a leaderboard, practicing with Tiger Woods, growing up idolizing Ernie Els, the ins and outs of the Masters Champions Dinner, and much more. All from the comfort of his spectacular Orlando home. A big show.

Netflix announces 22 golfers who will be a part of the new Netflix PGA TOUR series. We introduce a new segment: Yay or Nay. One host gets snippy. And a tribute to one of golf’s great journalists and insiders — Tim Rosaforte.

Two big guests. One big show. First, we’re joined by NASA’s program scientist for the James Webb Telescope, Eric Smith (51:54), to discuss the monumental project, exoplanets, life elsewhere, the origins of the universe, the challenges of pushing the boundaries of exploration and the physics of golf. Then, golf icon Annika Sörenstam (01:37:53) joins to discuss her signature swing move, the enormous achievements of the Annika Foundation, elevating women’s golf and much more. Plus. each crew-member reveals his 2022 golf goals.

We each predict who will win at each of this year’s major venues: Augusta, Southern Hills, The Country Club, & The Old Course at St. Andrews. Frankie tells us about the new James Webb Telescope that will either find an extraterrestrial Tokyo, or nothing. The new TaylorMade Stealth Carbonwood driver is upon us. Riggs is getting tased. More.

Phil Mickelson claims he won the PIP. We react. It’s the first-week post-holiday season. We react. Trent crushed banger and mash before a long redeye. We react. Plus the show has a few resolutions.

The 2021 finale show has all one would expect: Tiger hypotheticals heading into The Year Of The Tiger; Depressing movie reviews from Don’t Look Up and The Matrix; Christmas Day food consumption recaps from Lurch; Home improvement solicitations from Frankie; renewed gaming obsessions from Trent; Winter golf losses for Riggs. We describe the rush of getting towels for Christmas. In From The Gallery, we ponder if Charlie Woods has played Augusta and if practice shots before real shots would really lower our scores. Let’s finish strong.

As enjoyable of a weekend watching golf as there’s ever been. Tiger and Charlie Woods wow’ed crowds; John and John Daly II impressed for their first PNC victory; Nelly Korda was giddy meeting Tiger for the first time; Frankie might come from a sneaky bowling family. We react to it all.

What do we expect from Tiger & Charlie Woods this weekend? How do people handle online trolls? Why do people online troll? Who are these people? What is their end game? What’s the ideal par-3 yardage? How old do you feel vs how old are you actually? Do you ever feel older than you actually are? Wedding question: Live band or DJ?

A golf podcast unlike any other — doing everything in our power to touch as many non-golf-related subjects as possible. Tiger’s coming back, so we discuss that, and then: Vegas, the greatness of comedy show nights, Trent going out in public, the genius of The Beatles and of Beethoven, how often we entrust strangers with our lives, and much more.

Announced while recording, Tiger Woods will return to competition alongside son Charlie for next week’s PNC Championship. Red shirts, fist pumps, identical mannerisms — we’ll get it all. Also on this golf podcast, we discuss: How legit was Mozart? What are good golf gifts under $75? Who won our Cyber Monday sweepstakes? Will Kiz & Max shine or flounder as partners? Would you rather have Tiger Woods become the oldest person to win the Masters or Charlie Woods become the youngest?

The Tiger Woods comeback train picked up enormous steam this week. Tiger “snuck in” range sessions all week at the Hero. On Sunday, he did it in his traditional red and black. He joined the broadcast booth. He was back, and we react to it all. Plus: Spieth and Stenson played from the wrong tee box; Tiger called Morikawa a more athletic Jim Furyk; The Tour announces a more comprehensive PGA TOUR Live with ESPN+; Viktor Hovland steals a win; Frankie had an epic night with Shay Mooney. Much more.