I Hate This F***ing Game

Masters. The boys talked all about it. They started the discussion with the Masters Par 3 contest and how special it really is. Not many sports have such a light hearted, fun event before one of their biggest events. Reed and Josh start the Masters tournament discussion on Brandan Holtz from Illinois. They then talked LIV players: the good (Tyrrell Hatton) and the bad (Sergio Garcia). They discuss...

With two rounds in the book, what do you do? You podcast about it. We're halfway through the Masters and so far, it's all about Rory and his impressive performance so far. Reed and Josh talk about his game and what to expect for the rest of the tournament. Will it be a run away? Will someone rise up to challenge Rory? We'll all just have to tune in and watch the final two rounds. Enjoy...

The boys were able, somehow, to get this one in. With Josh on a family vacation and Reed sitting in his car at work, they got the episode in. This one was no fuss, no muss. They talked Augusta National and the Masters's all episode long. They looked at the Augusta Woman's Amateur. They looked at Rory and his seemingly adoration of being Champion for this week. They looked to the driving ra...

This week's title sums it up. Reed and Josh talk about the Good. Reed posts his Personal Best round. Gary Woodland gets back into the winners' circle. Very inspirational stuff coming from Gary Woodland knowing all he had to battle just to get back to this point. Then the boys talk The Bad: the Tiger Woods situation. It is all very problematic and Reed and Josh try to wade through the story...

Josh and Reed are back at it in this week's episode. At the start, Josh gives a bit of an update to his health before the guys review The Valspar at Copperhead. They discussed Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley's thoughts tempo, golf architecture, and bifurcation. There was some really excellent stuff from the Golf Channel Crew. Josh and Reed quickly looked at the upcoming event: The Texas...

This was a special one folks. Live. From the hospital. Josh! That's right. Josh is still dealing with some things and was STILL able to get some time to drop a pod. That's dedication. On this week's episode, the boys discuss The Players Championship at the world famous TPC Sawgrass. They talked Ludvig and the winner Cam Young. They also discuss the idea that TPC Sawgrass has the best f...

On this week's episode Josh is back! Everyone gets to listen to actual golf expertise!  The guys break down the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Was Akshay Bhatia anchoring the putter? Does it even matter? They discuss the thrilling final round before preview The Player Championship at the famous TPC Sawgrass. They discuss the top 10 players and why they'll win or won't win. In Golf News th...

With Josh feeling under the weather, Reed had to do this episode solo. He began the episode by talking about his wonderful experience promoting the podcast at the Chicago Golf Show. He then talked about his range session at the Golf Dome and hitting bombs. Reed re-capped The Cognizant Classic with a heavy (heart) focus on Shane Lowery. A brutal loss for a really good guy. Reed previewed the Arnold...

In an absolutely packed episode, the boys cover it all. Reed and Josh begin the show talking about the Genesis Open. The changes to #4. What makes Poana greens so difficult to putt on? Why is #10 hard to score on? They also talk about another Scottie Scheffler slow start and why it's not a big deal. Reed and Josh also give flowers to the winner: Jacob Bridgeman. Next, they look to the Cognizan...

There was so much to talk about on this week's episode. First, Josh lets everyone know he's gearing up for his own tournament season. Reed fills everyone in on what he's been working on in his golf game. They discuss the ATT Pebble Beach Pro Am as well as look forward to the Genesis Invitational at Riveria. But this episode was all about Anthony Kim. The boys talk at length about Antho...

On this week's episode Reed and Josh talk everything the Phoenix Open had to offer. The fans. The grounds. The winner. And Hideki Matsuyama. They then previewed the ATT Pro Am at the iconic Pebble Beach before getting into some Golf News. Should The Players be the 5th Major? Should we stop removing the trees? All covered in Golf News. Reed and Josh end with some Questions from the Internet.

Technical difficulties indeed! But we're still on time. On this week's episode Reed and Josh talk the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. They talk at length about the return of Brooks Koepka and recap the impressive victory by Justin Rose. Next, they previewed the Waste Management in Phoenix and looked at people who are not Scottie Scheffler. In Golf News there was much to discuss inc...

On this week's episode Josh and Reed recap The American Express at La Quinta. They talk the low score, Blades Brown, and another dominating victory by Scottie Scheffler. Next, they previewed the Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines and the PGA season debut of Brooks Kopeka. In Golf New, Josh and Reed talk about the role of LIV in the game of golf as well some of the top golf newsmakers from 2025...

On this week's episode Reed and Josh discussed the Sony Open. They talked about the impressive feat of Vijay Singh and Chris Gotterup's victory. Then they analyzed the upcoming American Express event in La Quinta, noting its strong field including Scotty Scheffler and discussing the new PGA Tour format with fewer events but more top players. We covered some golf news including LIVs move to...

On this week's episode Reed and Josh cover the first official event of the new PGA Tour season: The Sony Open! They look at what is perhaps, one of the strongest Sony Open fields in recent memory. They spend a lot of time talking about all the big Golf News that broke on Monday involving Brooks Koepka. And, of course, they wrap the episode up with some questions from the internet.

The boys at the I Hate This F***ing Game the all things golf podcast are back! It's been a while since we last chatted and there sure was a lot to talk about. Josh and Reed talked about the states of their own games before lamenting the missing Sentry Tournament. With no golf to preview, Josh and Reed dove into all the GOLF NEWS from the off season before finishing the episode with some questi...

We're coming back! And soon! Check out the preview for Season 2 which will be dropping January 7th! We're ready to go and can't wait to talk about golf!

We are back and we are only talking Ryder Cup. We look at the teams and their preparation. Josh had some insider information as to how the Europeans prepared. We talk the golf itself. The highs and the lows. And of course, we talk the fans and what needs to be done going forward.

After getting delayed a week, Reed and Josh discuss Tommy Fleetwood's win. The majority of the golf talk revolves around the Ryder Cup. Who was picked and who wasn't? Who got the snub and who has the edge in the upcoming event. In Golf News we look at some fun stats from the 2025 PGA Season and talk about Rory and Scottie's The Match. We take some Questions from the Internet before say...

We never want to miss an episode, but things happen. It's pretty amazing we were able to make it 34 episodes before hitting a snag like this. We faced many questionable weeks in the past and made it work, but unfortunately, we just couldn't this week. We'll be back next week to discuss all the happenings: Tommy getting his first win, the brilliant season by Scottie, and Ryder Cup picks...

We are nearing the end of the PGA Tour season. Josh starts the episode talking about his round in Iowa has he tried to qualify for the Mid Amateur. We talk the BMW Championship, Robert MacIntyre, and another victory for Scottie Scheffler. We look to the final event of the PGA season, The Tour Championship, and wonder if a revolving set of final courses would be best. We discuss Rory and Rickie and...

On this week's episode, we break down the first leg of the FedEx Playoffs: the St. Just Invitational. Josh talks about golfing with a young Akshay Bhatia and we both lament another second place finish by Tommy Fleetwood. We give Justin Rose his flowers on his impressive win. We also look to the second leg of the playoffs: The BMW Championship. We talk some Golf News before wrapping the episode...

For our first interview, we got to talk to Dustin from BarefootBirdies. He discussed how he got into the game of golf, and what golf means to him. We asked him about the BarefootBirdies idea and where it came from. At the end of the interview, Dustin talked about his upcoming Memorial event in North Carolina. barefootbirdiesofficial@gmail.com barefootbirdiesofficial on Instagram

**Disclaimer: With Josh in Illinois, and a beautiful evening, we recorded outdoors. It wasn't the best decision. There's a constant knocking and some ambiance in the background. Did our best to edit it. Lesson learned. Record inside." On this week's episode we cover Josh's first real competitive event in four years: The Illinois Open. He gives his thoughts and Reed gives his....

Really good episode coming at you this week. We start by recapping where our golf game are at. Reed talks about his time at the NV5 Korn Ferry event. We talk a little about the 3M Championship as well as look to the final regular season event of the year: The Wyndham Championship. In Golf News we discuss the flooding at Augusta National and end the episode with some questions from the internet. Do...