 * The PGA TOUR regular season comes to a close with the Wyndham Championship, which unfortunately for the season, was a snooze fest.
 * The AIG Women's Open wrapped up the LPGA's major season. With a LPGA Rookie claiming the prize, the tournament only saw 4 total hours of network coverage over the weekend.
 * President Trump has brought back the Council of Physical Fitness, and it included some of golf's best, like Bryson DeChambeau and Annika Sorenstam.
 * Alex is enjoying his time in the midwest, as he takes over Beloit, WI in his annual pilgrimage, making stops at the Beloit Sky Carp and more.
 * Michael is preparing for an amazing trip to Alaska, and shares some details on his upcoming cruise to one of the world's most scenic locations.
 * In Tuned In, Michael shares the woes of being left along for a week, while Alex is in awe of the wholesomeness of local news in the midwest.
 * This week's guest is Matt McQueary, the Director of Golf Sales and Marketing at Big Cedar Lodge. Matt chats with Alex about what makes this golf mecca in The Ozarks so special, and how Johnny Morris (of Bass Pro Shops) keeps making it better and better.
 * The NFL is back as football games are going to start taking over the TV again, and Alex could not be happier.
 * Baseball season is running towards the finish, as Michael's Yankees continue to blow the season away and Alex's Red Sox start heating up in the AL East.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex asks why ranch is so much better in the midwest, while Michael shares the big news in Savannah of a local superstar chef closing her restuarant that started it all.



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Big Cedar Lodge is like Golf Disney World

 * The 3M Open was a birdie fire sale as everyone went low, low, low.
 * The ISPS Handa Senior Open was another major victory for Padraig Harrington, who is making a case for Player of the Year.
 * The ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open featured a win for the newly turned pro Lottia Woad, who is also now the favorite for this week's Open Championship.
 * Past guest Mia Hammond, known for dropping out of school at 16 to go pro, got her first win this week on the Epson Tour.
 * Alex got to play one of the Holy Grails of golf last week, Payne's Valley at Big Cedar Lodge. He shares what made it so great, and where it ranks in his list of amazing courses.
 * In Tuned In, Michael and Alex share their reviews of Happy Gilmore 2, and Michael was not a fan.
 * This week's guest is Megan Johnston, returning to the podcast as Alex chats with her from Big Cedar Lodge. The golf instructor, named as one of the country's best by Golf Digest and the LPGA, shares what drew her to Big Cedar Lodge and what makes the Ozarks such an amazing part of the country.
 * The NFL Preseason is now upon us, as football games start up on Thursday. So Alex is, as always, overwhelmed with excitement.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares his excitement for all the pizza he'll be eating in the Chicago area this next week, and Michael shares a glowing review of Eden Supper Club in Savannah.



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Big Cedar Lodge Has Beautiful Golf

 * The Open Championship may have turned into a snooze-fest on Sunday as Scottie Scheffler cruised to victory for the third leg of the career Grand Slam, but his sermon at the Tuesday Press Conference definitly left a lot to talk about. Plus Alex and Michael share other random tidbits from the season's final major.
 * The Barracuda Championship featured that odd scoring system, plus a vacancy from a YouTube star, and a breakup from everyone's favorite worst player on tour.
 * The PGA TOUR comes back stateside to finish up the regular season as enter the silly part of the season where it all matters where you finish.
 * Alex headed to Austin Comic Con this weekend, and shares a Q&A with "The Iron Claw," Kevin Von Erich.
 * In Tuned In, Michael is awaiting this weekend's release of "Happy Gilmore 2," and Alex shares spills some tea on that certain couple from that Coldplay concert last week that everyone is transfixed with.
 * This week's guest is Tripp Davis, a renowned golf course architect, and former All-American golfer, who returns to the podcast to chat with Alex about his newest project in Athens, GA with The Rose.
 * The WNBA's All-Star Weekend was marred with "Pay Us What You Owe Us" t-shirts, and some hot shooting from the game's best.
 * Last Wednesday was the saddest day in sports with nothing to watch, which means ESPN handed out awards an the guy's celebrate their alma mater as Ilona Maher took home a top prize.
 * Baseball heads into the second half of the season, and as Alex heads to Illinois and Wisconsin for the next few weeks, Michael wonders if Alex will go see the red-hot Brewers.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares his incredible experience at the iconic Oscar's in Las Vegas.

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Scottie Wins and Tripp Davis Designs Courses

 * A loaded leaderboard, but a new winner at the Genesis Scottish Open.
 * A low score to come from behind to win at the ISCO Championship.
 * No network TV airing for the LPGA's Amundi Evian Championship.
 * A preview of this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, including if Scottie has a chance to win at a links track.
 * The ACE Celebrity event at Lake Tahoe caught a lot of eyeballs, and Alex thinks he would have beaten Charles Barkley.
 * Alex is in Las Vegas for a Backstreet Boys concert at The Sphere, which has changed his life for what a concert experience should be.
 * In Tuned In, Michael shares his review of Sinners, while Alex is excited for the new Justin Beiber album.
 * This week's guest is Paul Salter. The Golf Hynotherapist, who started out as a Vegas poker player, shares with Alex what it really means to use hypnosis to retrain our brains to play better golf.
 * Tom Brady has a new lady on his side, making Michael wonder who it will be next week.
 * Baseball heads to the All-Star break, where the Phillies are calling it the "Savannah Bananas" after feeling slighted by a lack of picks.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex prepares to recreate an iconic Goodfellas scene at Oscars, while Michael enjoys an iconic Savanah BBQ spot, and one of the cities newest eateries.

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Paul Salter Uses Hypnosis To Make Us Better Golfers

 * The John Deere Classic gave us another week of a playoff on the PGA TOUR, and another playoff win for one American golfer. Plus a look at some of the surprising names in the top 5 of the leaderboard.
 * The LPGA's fourth major is in France this week at the Amumndi Evian Championship. Alex checks the top names and gives a hint at how we should be looking at to win.
 * Tiger Wood's love life is taking shape and some say may be headed to an engagement with a very well known former daughter-in-law.
 * Alex heads to Vegas to see the Backstreet Boys in The Sphere, while Michael wonders the best way to start playing golf again now that his elbow is healing up.
 * In Tuned In, Michael questions why Brian Cox and his wife have separate homes, and Alex is impressed by the star power in The Bear.
 * This week's guest in Mark Rummings, the General Manager of the new Soleta Golf Club east of Sarasota, FL. Alex chats with Mark about how he went England to running a new Nick Price course in Florida, plus what's making this darling new course out to be one of the best in the nation.
 * Tom Brady's relationship status keeps changing, and Michael isn't too sure about the new Hollywood Starlet linked to the GOAT.
 * Michael's Yankees are stinking up a storm as they start to drop in the AL East standings, but Alex is excited about what this means for his Red Sox's chances.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Michael has a great idea for his bakery to capitalize on the July 4th eating contests, and Alex wondering why he can't get a box to go at Buffalo Wild Wings.

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The new and gorgeous Soleta Golf Club with GM Mark Rummings

 * The Rocket Classic in Detroit saw records set on Thursday and Friday, and a three-man playoff on Sunday resulting in a young South African phenom winning on the fifth playoff hole.
 * In the LPGA, the team format Dow Championship went to a playoff between an America duo featuring a golfer who hasn't won in six years, and a South Korean team that found a way to win when the Americans couldn't.
 * LIV Golf Dallas couldn't decide the event in three rounds so it also went to a playoff, and America's least favorite golfer claimed the trophy.
 * The US Senior Open was in Colorado Springs and felt like 2005 as the Senior Circuit didn't disappoint with a Sunday that felt like match play. But it was Saturday's dust-up between Padrig Harrington and NBC's Roger Maltbie that stole the headlines.
 * Alex is getting ready for a busy travel month and now is wondering after an internet argument: how fast is not fast enough in the left lane of the highway?
 * In Tuned In, Michael is excited for the announcement of a new series based on the Mel Brooks classic, Young Frankenstein. Meanwhile, Alex can't is excited for the new season of The Bear, plus the return of music videos on MTV.
 * This week's guest is Michelle Abraham, the host of Good Day Stateline on WTVO Rockford, IL. Michelle chats with Alex about her goals as a mid-day host of a local show in the Stateline area, how she became an emcee for the Rockford IceHogs, and her favorite place to east in the Rockford area.
 * The NBA Off-season is well underway, as rosters continue to change by the hour. LeBron, meanwhile, sticks with the Lakers, and the Cooper Flagg era is here in Dallas.
 * Jeff Bezos's monster wedding in Venice has taken over the headlines, but it's Tom Brady's blossoming relationship with Sydney Sweeney that has Alex's eye.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares his new favorite happy hour spot in Austin.

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Playoff Overload and Good Day Stateline's Michelle Abraham

 * The KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Frisco, TX played like a US Open with tough scoring conditions. Alex shares clips from his press conference questions with course designer Gil Hanse, Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Ko, Dr Alison Curdt of the Southern California PGA, and the new champion of the KPMG Women's PGA, Minjee Lee.
 * Tommy Fleetwood is always a bride's maid and never a bride after a devastating 18th hole as Keagan Bradley wins again at the Traveler's Championship, potentially cementing his chances as a player-captain at this year's Ryder Cup.
 * On the Champion's Tour, Miguel Angel Jimenez took the win in a playoff at the Kaulig Companies Championship, giving him 4 wins on the season as he celebrating in the only way he can, with cigars and red wine.
 * The British Amateur this weekend featured an American winner for the first time in 18 years, and Alex tries his luck at Michael's trivia question: who was that American in 2007?
 * Alex got to head out to the new Malbon Golf store that opened in Austin last week, as the apparel brand making waves in the golf world opened up in Texas style.
 * In Tuned In, Michael shares his review of "The Phoenician Scheme" while also watching the premiere of season 3 of The Gilded Age, while Alex is watching the Netflix documentary on the doomed Titan sub, and he's all wrapped up in the conclusion to the Karen Read trial in New England.
 * The NBA Finals wrapped up with Game 7 on Sunday as the Oklahoma City Thunder claim the championship. Also in the NBA: Kevin Durant is traded while on stage in New York.
 * In baseball, the Rafeal Devers' drama reaching another peak as he homers off his former Red Sox, and tells the Giants he'll play whatever position they want after refusing for the Sox.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares how the new LPGA CEO said hello to the press corp at the KPMG: with Texas BBQ. Michael, meanwhile, enjoyed an anniversary weekend with a Savannah brunch and a perfectly cooked steak at home.

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The 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

 * The 2025 US Open at Oakmont CC did not disappoint, as carnage was the name of the game. But one rose above the field in JJ Spaun with a putt for the ages to seal the deal. Alex and Michael bread down the incredible week from Pittsburg, the crazy moments on the course (and from the rain delay), and ask themselves: can Spaun continue to win?
 * The LPGA Meijar Classic came down to the wire as a Spaniard claimed her first victory in over 8 years, and become one of the winningest Spaniards on the LPGA Tour.
 * This week is the KMPG Women's PGA Championship, and Alex will be there in Frisco, TX. Alex breaks down the course, the potential conditions, and the field ahead of this week's third LPGA major.
 * In Tuned In, Michael is excited following the news of Spaceballs 2, with retired actor Rick Moranis returning. Alex, meanwhile, is catching "Tires" S2 on the small screen.
 * This week's guest is Will Lowery. The former "Big Break" contestant, now content creator and friend of Tiger Woods, shares what it was like on the Golf Channel show, how cool Tiger's office really is, and how crazy it is to hit on the giant simulator at the TGL. You can catch Will on his own golf podcast, Beyond the Fairway, and with his Croshand Productions, you can see how Will is truly growing the game through representation.
 * The NBA Finals are heating up, but Alex wants to know where Michael ranks the sports most critical moments.
 * Yankees v Red Sox is always a hot topic on this podcast, but while the Sox swept the Yankees this weekend, Michael rains on Alex's parade with the massive trade news out of Bean Town.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex has a new favorite fast food burger, while Michael is planning his Anniversary menu.

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JJ Spaun Wins the US Open and Will Lowery

 * The RBC Canadian Open in Toronto was a birdie fest and ultimately went to a playoff where New Zealand's Ryan Fox secured his second victory of the season. Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, showed up but didn't show out.
 * The LPGA's shorter ShopRite Classic had an American return to the winner's circle in Jennifer Kupcho in New Jersey as the ladies now tune up for the upcoming KMPG in a couple weeks.
 * The Champions Tour team golf event of the American Family Insurance Championship saw Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn claim the top prize, and Michael's "favorite" player Angel Cabrera didn't do too poorly either.
 * Golf's longest day, the qualifier for the US Open, was last week, and while PGA Tour fixtures like Max Homa failed to quality, a dentist and former Oakmont caddy did and gets to play in a major championship.
 * The 2025 US Open is sure to be a brutal test as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlRoy, Bryson DeChambeau and more descend on Oakmont Country Club. The guys wonder what the winning score might be, and Michael gets Alex to pick some favorites out of some interesting groups, including Tommy Fleetwood, Bryson, and Phil Mickelson.
 * In Tuned In, Michael has started watching the new golf series Stick on Apple TV, while Alex got thinking after the Tony's: which major is most like each EGOT award. Michael makes guesses to see if he lines up with Alex.
 * This week's guest is Maja Stark. The Swedish golfer returns to the podcast fresh off her US Women's Open victory at Erin Hills. The new major champion chats with Alex about what it was like to win, how she's celebrating, and why she had a Wisconsin beer in her hand afterward the win.
 * The NBA Finals heat up at the Pacers and Timberwolves play in a "midwestern Finals."
 * Aaron Rodgers had finally made his choice, but Alex and Michael don't know if it's a good one for the Steelers.
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares a great new burger he tried in Austin, while Michael asks is George Moetz is right about just 3 toppings on a burger.

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2025 US Open Preview and US Women's Open Champ Maja Stark

 * The US Women's Open at Erin Hills produced a new major champion in Sweden's Maja Stark. The former podcast guest, that Alex said has done well as past US Open's, cruised to victory with the 54-hole lead Sunday.
 * Jack Nicklaus didn't hold back on his criticism of Rory McIlroy, who skipped Jack's MEMORIAL tournament without a personal phone call to the legend of the game.
 * Scottie Scheffler claimed his second straight MEMORIAL tournament, winning his 8th straight tournament when leading after 54-holes. The world's best player continues to be part of the "next Tiger Woods" conversation.
 * On the PGA Champions circuit, Angel Cabrera couldn't get a third win a row, but the most interesting man in the world, Miguel Angel Jimenez, claimed victory in a playoff. 
 * Charlie Woods finally got his first victory on the AJGA circuit, and Alex wonders how the college recruiting process will go for Tiger's son.
 * June means Hurricane season is here, and Michael is ready. Meanwhile, Alex is prepping for bring the Course of Life brand to the small screen this summer.
 * In Tuned In, Michael can't get enough of a Las Vegas sommelier opening expensive bottles of wine, and Alex shares a new show he never heard of, and the release schedule for the final season of Stranger Things.
 * This week's guest is Dr Raymond Prior, Ph.D. Alex chats with Dr Prior, known for his role in performance phycology, who how he got into the field, and why its so important for not just athletes, but also musicians, CEOs, and actors. You can find out more about Dr Prior at BTSMindset.com.
 * The NBA Playoffs are set as the Indiana Pacers and the Minnesota Timberwolves win their conferences. While the NBA may not be loving the ratings potential of this midwest matchup, Michael wonders if the Pacers win will the Fever follow suit?
 * As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares a new New England style pizza place in Austin, while Michael is eating out a lot thanks a busy week of family and friends.

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The US Women's Open and Dr Raymond Prior

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