The Normal Sport Show

In today's episode, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin attempt to give just 5 takeaways from this year's Presidents Cup. There are, of course, way more than 5 takeaways discussed, as there are always so many fascinating topics that come from these team events. The discussion includes: Where does the Presidents Cup rank in the list of other major golf events What impressed us most about the Internationa...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined this week by PGA TOUR's Paul Hodowanic to preview the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club. They walk through a few different categories around what they're watching for this week. From players with the most to gain to the most likely to celebrate while getting blown out (Si Woo Kim Award), there's a lot of ground covered.  Plus, stick around for an...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are back this week to finish wrapping up the 2026 PGA Tour season with some superlatives. From Player of the Year to Rookie of the Year to Best Meme of the Year, they cover a wide range of awards from the season that was.  Today's discussion includes: The Solheim Cup and incredible energy of match play Shane Lowry's dominate Irish Open PGA Tour Season Superlatives Tha...

Today, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined by Joseph LaMagna of Fried Egg Golf for a difficult task. To compare all 32 NFL starting QBs to golfers. Some of the comparisons are easy and natural, while others probably should not have seen the light of day. You can be the judge of that! Today's discussion includes: What makes the US Open (Tennis) must watch TV Why the Walker Cup was the event of...

This week, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin revisit Kyle's 2026 season predictions. Now that the bulk of the professional golf calendar has concluded, let's see how those predictions shook out (spoiler: not well).  The discussion includes ... Kyle's offensive coordinating tactics for flag football Scottie's dominance is unlike anything we've seen since Tiger Brian Rolapp is very much the captain now...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are joined today by golf course architect and World Curling Federation President, Beau Welling. They dive into a wide range of topics from Beau's career to some of his other interests outside of the world of golf.  The discussion includes ... Injuries/diseases we get from our kids PGA TOUR's announcement of new playoff structure Seed's personalized golf ball quiz Inte...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are back to talk about Scottie's dominance as well as what we actually like about the PGA TOUR playoffs. Plus, Kyle interviews Jack Whaley coming off of his historic U.S. Amateur win at Merion over the weekend. The discussion includes ... Best/worst months of the year Another historic win for Scottie The uniqueness of professional golf Interview with Jack Whaley Thank...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are back after an extended break to talk about the biggest stories in golf from the past few weeks as well as what's ahead this week. The discussion includes ... What we've enjoyed from the past few weeks in golf The new crop of young American talent LIV's lifeline for 2027 and beyond The PGA TOUR's 2028 Championship Series venues Thanks to OMNI for presenting today's...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give their final thoughts on the 2026 Open Championship as well as reflect on the 2026 golf major season at large. The episode also includes a closer look at ... Ryan Fox, a proper Open Champion Bryson and the inevitable content circus that follows him every where he goes Sam Burns major season Who the current Player of the Year is LIV's uncertain future Today's episo...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin break down a wild Open and are joined by Jason Page from England after his first experience at a major championship. Their discussion includes ... Ryan Fox's improbable Open win. Tommy Fleetwood's amazing week at Birkdale. What to make of Bryson DeChambeau's performance. That wild 17th from Scottie Scheffler on Sunday.  And plenty more from the grounds in Southport. T...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin break down The Open at the halfway point and go deep on the extraordinary two-shot penalty Bryson was assessed late on Friday after the second round. The episode doesn't include much more than that (because what else do you want?), but they also touch on ... Lucas Herbert's 62 (and also Sam Burns') Who's going to make a run this weekend. How Royal Birkdale is playing....

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin preview the 2026 Open Championship and look at which players they would be most excited to see win the final major of the year. The episode also includes a closer look at ... Why Justin Rose is high on both their lists. Where they're at with Scottie Scheffler. Why The Open rules (and why it's so ... open). Where they're at with Jordan Spieth. Who they're picking to wi...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin drop an incredibly uninformed list of World Cup-golf crossover comps, highlighted by a Zach Johnson-Cristiano Ronaldo comparison that nobody in history has ever made. The episode also includes a closer look at ... Chris Gotterup's win at the John Deere Scottie's major championship success in 2026 What success even means in golf The future of the European swing  And th...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin reconvene to talk about the biggest stories going on this week.  The discussion includes ... • What to make of Viktor Hovland. • Why gambling is a problem (but maybe not the biggest problem) in pro golf. • A Race to Dubai update (of course). • And some thoughts on separating the championship track and challenger track. Thanks to OMNI for presenting today's episode! Ch...

Kyle Porter is joined by Joel Beall to discuss things they love and maybe don't love about the PGA Tour's proposal for what its future is going to look like.  The discussion includes ... • Why removing sponsor exemptions is a huge win. • The lack of mobility between championship and challenger tracks. • How Brian Rolapp is faring compared to Jay Monahan. • The importance of a TV product and what t...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give their five takeaways from the 2026 U.S. Open and run back through their predictions from before the tournament started. Takeaways include ... • Notes on course setup and where Shinnecock ranks in the U.S. Open rota. • What the USGA's plan is going forward and how they feel about that. • Where Sam Burns ranks among the best in the game. • Why Kyle is shifting a bi...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give some instant takeaways and reaction to Wyndham Clark winning the 2026 U.S. Open. They also get into the following ... Sam Burns’ crazy Sunday run. What Burns said about his dad’s love for him. How they feel about Wyndham being a two-time U.S. Open champion How the crowds were at Shinnecock on Sunday. Thanks to Charlie Golf Co. for presenting today's episode! 📫 2...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin walk some of their pre-tournament predictions and what has surprised (and delighted) them so far at Shinnecock. They also get into the following ... How to feel about Wyndham Clark. How in the world Scottie is in the top 15 so far. The disappointment of Jon Rahm's performance. An amazing amateur pairing on Saturday morning. Thanks to Seed Golf and Holderness and Bourn...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin walk through five things they think are going to happen at the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock, including some very specific Scottie-related picks and both select a champion as the third major winner of the year.  They also discuss the College World Series, which Kyle attended last week, and get into the following ... What a 7th major would do for Rory's career. What to...

Kyle Porter and Sean Martin of the PGA Tour get back together to discuss Nelly’s fourth major championship victory, what’s wrong with Scottie (nothing) and their rekindled love for college baseball. The discussion also includes ... Notes on what they’re both reading. Why it’s difficult to cover amateur golf. And of course a deep dive on the 1981 Colombian Open. 📫 200K golf fans follow us on socia...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin reconvene to talk about an eventful week of NCAAs, tons of takes on the PGA Tour schedule, why Cam Smith is talking about shrinking the game and much more, including ... Jon Rahm on Rory taking the game global. Jackson Koivun and Preston Stout's games. Why the Tour might not necessarily need to go to bigger cities. 📫 200K golf fans follow us on social, and 17K read o...

Kyle Porter talks to Blayne Barber about his journey in golf at the college and professional level, what Jackson Koivun is great at (and who his comp is), what he learned about himself while on the PGA Tour and who some of his favoite under-the-radar swings are. Plus: An all-grocery store team. What contentment at work looks like. Why Barber feels like he's playing some of the best golf of his lif...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin bounce around the golf world with five stories they're interested in, headlined by an apperance from Brentley Romine who talks about the men's and women's NCAAs.  Other discussion centers on Martin Trainer's retirment (a difficult sentence to believe, but also true), who has been the best major player so far this year and -- improbably! -- Carlos Baerga's career in Cl...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin bounce around the golf world with five stories that caught their attention after PGA Championship week.  They discuss LIV Golf reportedly looking for a $250–350 million investment and what it could mean for the future of the league. Is LIV quietly pivoting into something completely different? They also unpack early PGA Tour schedule changes coming in 2028, debate whet...

The 2026 PGA Championship is over, but Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are still trying to process one of the weirdest and most entertaining major championships in recent memory. In this episode, they unpack five things they now view differently after a chaotic week at Aronimink, including: Why the PGA Championship still matters more than people admit Whether “bad winners” are actually great for gol...