Big Drive Energy

The guys are kicking off August with a loaded episode- Ryan McCormick being down to 1 ball at the Korn Ferry Tour Event, Caddies Monday Qualifying for the PGA Tour, Lee Hodges wins the 3M Open by 7, Tiger Woods new PGA Tour Leadership Role, and Fairway or Fore  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Harman was flat out dominant during the 151st playing of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. The boys recap the entire event including Harman being attacked on the internet, Jon Rahm firing a 63 on Saturday, Rory disappointing in a major again, and Royal Liverpool club champion Matthew Jordan showing out with a top 10 finish on his home course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Rory Mcilroy got back into the winners circle this past week at the Scottish Open for the first time since October of 2022. After leaving a make-able birdie putt on the 16th hole to the low side, he trailed the hometown Scotsman Robert MacIntyre by 1 shot heading into the final 2 holes. After knocking in the birdie on 17 he was faced with a 210 yard approach to the 18th- the toughest hole on the P...

After a week off, the boys are back, Spencer is a new dad, and his first night was an adventure (2:30-15:30) Mitch is now a big Beach guy on his trip to the Jersey Shore (15:30-28:25) Fireworks Talk (28:25-32:00) Picks for the upcoming Scottish Open and Barbasol Championship (32:00-47:40) Peter Kuest Monday Qualified for the Rocket Mortgage and now has temporary PGA Tour Status (47:40-56:45) Sepp...

Keegan Bradley dominated the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, and low key has a great win profile on the PGA Tour since he debuted in 2010. (2:00-24:30) Then the guys re-live their round at TPC Colorado- the host of a Korn Ferry Tour event in 2 weeks. (27:18-51:30) The PGA Tour- LIV Golf Merger had some leaked info and the guys have thoughts on it. (51:30-59:40) finally should golf a...

Vic Lombardi of Altitude Sports joins the guys to talk about the insane 2 week heater the state of Colorado is on. They go back through the entire Nuggets Championship run- from plane rides to finally getting to watch an NBA Finals game in Denver. Then, they discuss the current down state of his golf game from working so many NBA games. Finally he got to attend Sunday at the US Open to watch local...

There is no short of drama coming down the stretch of the 123rd playing of the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club. The worlds best battle it out Wyndham Clark try to hold off Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Scottie Scheffler to take home the trophy and cement his name in golf history with his first major title. USE PROMO CODE BDE for 15% off + Free Shipping at PinsAndAces.com Learn more about you...

Nick Taylor sunk a 72 foot putt on the 4th playoff hole to become the first Canadien to win their National Open in 69 years. The boys relive the victory which also culminated in a 60 to 1 winner for their bets and amazing content with fellow countrymen Adam Hadwin getting tackled on the green trying to spray him with champagne. It’s US Open week! Los Angeles Country Club will host its first ever m...

The Big Drive Energy guys go live announcing what is maybe the biggest news to hit the golf world in decades- LIV Golf, The PGATour, and DP World Tour have all merged together under one Public Investment Fund to create one unified golf superpower and the golf bros break down what it all means in this emergency react podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Lea...

This week on BDE the golf bros discuss last weeks PGA tour and LIV events, along with previewing the upcoming Memorial this week at Jacks place in Ohio. They then discuss JB Holmes playing in his local Calcutta under an Alias, and pose the question should pros be able to play in these type of events. They round it out on a hot topic in the twitterverse this week, building their perfect golfers fro...

The 105th PGA Championship was played at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, New York and it did not disappoint. The course proved a tough test as only 9 players were under par for the week and +5 made the cut. Brooks Koepka held off Sunday charges from both Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler to win his 5th career major and 3rd PGA Championship in the last 6 years. The guys talked about Brooks' dominant p...

The guys went down to Tulsa for LIV this past weekend and loved it. It's definitely different than a PGA Tour event but a lot more fun and (in their opinion) a better experience all around for the fans. One of golf's most likable guys- Jason Day- shot a 9 under 62 in the final round at the AT&T Byron Nelson to capture his first PGA Tour Victory in 5 years. Finally, it's major week and the Golf Bro...

Our old High School pal Wyndham Clark got off the professional schneid with his first PGA Tour win at the Wells Fargo Championship- taking home 3.6 million dollars. Then, during a US local qualifier- Tommy Kohl DQ'ed himself after shooting a course record 62 for "illegally fixing aeration marks." Lastly, the guys preview this weeks LIV event in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma as they will be in attendance....

The golf bros interview CHGO's Adam hoge, discussing the upcoming NFL draft and his history with the game of golf, including his favorite and least favorite parts of his game and his yearly golf trip. They also touch on the finish at last week's Zurich classic, how hard the alternate shot format really is, and other storylines down the stretch. They then toss around ideas about improving pace of p...

Golf is hard - there are not truer words spoken by anyone that's played the game. Episode 7 follows Shahith Theegala and Mito Pereira- 2 PGA Tour rookies in 2022. Sahith is still on Tour and playing great golf. After Mito's collapse at the PGA Championship and his good friend Joaquin Niemann ribbing him after winning The Genesis that he's "taken too long" to get to the Tour, he has jumped ship to...

The golf bro discuss Matt Fitzpatrick's clutch win at the RBC heritage along with Rory's decision to not play and Jon Rahms subsequent comments. They then break down the opening of "Rodeo dunes" and what it means for Colorado golf. Then Mark Bacheldor, Jon Husby, and Jenna Malone from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Professional Golf Management Program to discuss the life of a PGA Prof...

The guys live reaction to the end of a memorable Masters Tournament. Did LIV do enough to show they belong? Jon Rahm overcomes a 4 putt double bogey on Thursday to win by 4 strokes. phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth fire the low rounds of Sunday and ignite the crowd, plus a way too early look at Rahmbo's 2024 Masters Champions Dinner Use Code BDE for 15% off at PinsAndAces.com An ALLCITY Network Pr...

The big drive energy guys talk all things masters this episode. Topics covered include this weeks' weather in Augusta, all of the media hype surrounding the LIV VS PGA, and all the betting props available on tiger woods. We round the show out with giving you our betting picks for the Masters this weekend. Use code BDE for 15% off PinsAndAces.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Episode 6 of Netflix's Full Swing Golf Documentary features family man Tony Finau and young, rising star Collin Morikawa. Like many other current PGA Tour players, Tony Finau was drawn to the game of golf by Tiger Woods, and ended up getting a front seat to him winning the 2019 Masters. The doc portrays Tony's struggles to actually win events despite notching a lot of top 10's in his career. Is it...

The boys start the pod with a "What's in the bag" for them this season. Then they hop into Sam Burns win at the Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas. After such a great weekend of golf should it really be the last Match Play event the Tour has? With the popularity of it, the PGA Tour has to find a way to continue the event moving forward. Cheeseburger Sliders at the Masters? Scottie Scheffler is bring...

If you're on golf twitter you know him as @LouStagner (Golf Stat Pro). Lou is the data lead at Arccos Golf and Assistant Golf Coach at Princeton University. The guys talk with him about golf in the northeast, how he fell in love with the game, strokes gained, and how you can (and should) use stats to improve your own game. USE OUR CODE BDE for 15% off your entire order at PinsAndAces.com Learn mor...

On this episode of Big Drive Energy the guys recap Netflix's Full Swing Episode 5- featuring up-and-comer Matt Fitzpatrick and seasoned (Now LIV) Tour veteran Dustin Johnson. Matt Fitzpatrick went on to win the US Open in 2022 at the same course he won the US Amateur in 2013. Dustin plods along on the LIV Tour because it's "less time and more money, pretty simple." At the end they preview the last...

What do you know, Buzz Lightyear won another golf tournament. Yahoo. In all reality, Scheffler dominated at TPC Sawgrass to become the 4th youngest PGA Tour player to 7 wins. He's now added a Players Championship to his Green Jacket. The PGA Tour has a pace of play issue- this past weekend being the 5th event in a row with the cut pushed to Saturday. Why is this happening? The Guys break it all do...

The boys recap episode 4 of the new Netflix golf series Full Swing. This episode features Joel Dahmen, a self depracating PGA Tour player who loves to drink white claws and hang out. In maybe the best episode yet the cameras follow Joel and his caddy through US Open qualifying, and the event as he finished T10 at Brookline Country Club. Use code BDE for 15% off + free shipping at PinsAndAces.com L...

The golf bros recap Kurt Kitayama's win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Spencer's tragic beatdown at his Monday Night X Golf League and give their picks for the upcoming Players Championship. Then they are joined by Vince India, former Iowa Hawkeye and current Korn Ferry Tour player to discuss what its like on Tour, Drinking Scotch, and going to school at Iowa. This interview is also live on th...