Eis On Golf

The Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of sports owners led by Fenway Sports Group, is investing $3 billion in the new for-profit PGA TOUR Enterprises. Why did this happen? What does that mean for LIV Golf and the PIF? How will PGA TOUR players benefit from the ability to have equity in the product? How will fans benefit?

At The American Express, Nick Dunlap became the first amateur to win on the PGA TOUR since Phil Mickelson in 1991. He's also the first reigning U.S. Amateur champion to win on the PGA TOUR since Tiger Woods. Should we have seen this all coming? Should he leave Alabama, turn pro and join the PGA TOUR immediately? How long should he keep his amateur status? PGATOUR.com's Paul Hodowanic, who...

Former PGA TOUR players-turned broadcaster James Nitties joins the pod to talk about his golf journey from Australia to the United States, taking the reins of Golf Channel's Korn Ferry Tour coverage as lead analyst and how his caddie indirectly set him up with his wife.

Golf Channel and PGA TOUR LIVE's Doug Smith talks about his journey in golf from playing collegiately at Louisville and Florida A&M to trying to make it as a pro to moving into an on-air career with "Beyond the Fairway" and beyond. Jeff and Doug also discuss Tiger Woods' move away from Nike, Doug's time caddying at Muirfield Village and why PGA TOUR vs. LIV Golf reminds D...

Jeff and Sam recap the PNC Championship and PGA TOUR Q-School before GOLF.com's Claire Rogers (10:55) joins the pod to discuss her trip to the PNC Championship (which included an introduction to Tiger Woods), her journey to superstardom on Golf Twitter, Dustin Johnson staying at her house as an amateur, eating ice cream with Rose Zhang and Fred Couples and where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce s...

On the first "Briefly Speaking," producer Sam Brief asks Jeff some of the burning questions in golf right now. Then, sports lawyer John Nucci (10:35) explains everything going on in golf through a legal lens. What does the December 31 deadline mean for the PGA TOUR and PIF? Has anyone actually merged? How did John Rahm's move to LIV Golf affect the last few months of negotiations? Wh...

Jon Rahm left the PGA TOUR for LIV Golf in perhaps golf's biggest surprise move of 2023 this week. Jeff explains what just happened, why it happened in relation to the PGA TOUR-PIF merger negotiations and why golf fans are the people who deserve more than they are getting right now.

Former PGA TOUR player Andres Gonzales recounts his career journey from playing at UNLV with Ryan Moore to sleeping in basements on PGA TOUR Canada to becoming a fan favorite at the highest level. Dre is now focused on a career in media, contributing as an analyst to both PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ and SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio. Maybe Tiger Woods will finally answer his tweets now.

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