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In what became a somewhat surly review of America's National Championship, the hosts obviously spend some time criticizing the USGA and its handling of the rules of golf. Then they discuss Dustin Johnson's killer performance, players not named DJ that they enjoyed watching over the weekend, Fox's television coverage, how Oakmont Country Club played and whether it qualifies as a truly 'memorable' c...

This weekend (June 16-19), the United States Open will take place at Oakmont Country Club, which many experts argue is the toughest test in golf. The Golf Guide hosts look ahead to see how the pros will handle the challenge of playing one of golf's toughest courses.  They briefly preview the golf course then dive into odds and make their predictions for who they think will win, and who they WANT t...

Four weeks later, hosts Casey and Kyle have finally had some time to reflect on what they witnessed at the 2016 Masters.  They discuss the merits of Danny Willett as a major champion, Jordan Spieth's thought process on the 12th hole at Augusta, and how it will affect the 2016 PGA Tour going forward.   Staying on the pro game, the guys then briefly delve into the shirtless golf escapade taken by Ri...

Hosts Casey and Kyle go in-depth and spend 86 quality minutes discussing all the bets worth making at the 2016 Masters Tournament. Casey discusses his strategy for daily fantasy play from Draft Kings at Augusta National Golf Club this weekend.  Then, both hosts take a look at the money lines for every participant in this year's Masters Tournament and decide what bets stand to make the most money....

Catching up after 10 days away from GolfGuide headquarters, hosts Casey and Kyle recount the past couple weeks of action on the PGA Tour, including the Valspar Championship and the Bay Hill Invitational. Then the hosts delve into the most recent Masters analysis from Alan Shipnuck, and update their own Masters betting odds. Finally, both hosts put together a list of the 5 courses in California the...

The hosts recap the WGC-Cadillac at Doral from last weekend and try to figure out why Rory couldn't close on Sunday.  Then they discuss the reported changes that may be taking place on the 13th hole at Augusta National Golf Club.  Then Kyle asks Casey what his perfect tournament would look like if he were calling the shots on the PGA Tour.  Finally, the guys look ahead to watching Lydia Ko at the...

The guys recount Adam Scott's one-shot victory at the Honda Classic and try to figure out why Sergio Garcia can't close.  Afterwards, they take their first look at The Masters odds with the tournament just one month away.  Finally, Kyle and Casey go off the rails and try to make sense of America's political landscape by discussing what the results from Super Tuesday mean going forward. Every episo...

Hosts Kyle and Casey discuss the results from last weekend's Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA and recount some of their personal highlights and lowlights from the PGA Tour's West Coast swing.  Meanwhile, they profess their love for Pasatiempo, showcase their disdain for Florida golf, and touch on what may have made Hitler evil. In the second half of the podcast,...

WARNING: Audio content is moderately poor due to a microphone error.  After the introductory music, those that wish to listen to the entirety of the podcast are advised to turn up the volume.   An exciting weekend at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am gives the GolfGuide Podcast's hosts lots of metaphorical golf meat to chew on.  They also look ahead to the Northern Trust Open, played at Riviera Country Club...

This week, Kyle and Casey delve into an array of golf topics and tangents than cover the upcoming calendar year.  Recorded on January 21, 2016, the guys break down the first round of play at Abu Dabi, then try to figure out how to generate more excitement for the PGA Championship as it relates to the other three majors, including a dramatic formatting change.  Then the guys delve into Golf Digest'...

Spencer Riemer is the general manager at Cherry Island Golf Course in Elverta, CA.  We discuss Sacramento's rise as a golfing destination, the in's and out's of his golf course, a superintendents vital role in the golf industry, life as a golf course general manager, and why golf courses often don't play the way they look. *** This podcast is presented by Golfguide.net, the premier West Coast golf...

In this episode of the Golf Guide Podcast, Kyle recounts the highlights from his recent trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (3:53) and his favorite 9-hole course Aetna Springs (30:00).  Then the two hosts get into an in-depth discussion about the various features that make a golf hole bad.  Inspired by Rick Vacek's article on golfguide.net, the hosts debate the worst things an architect can do when d...

Hosts Kyle Surlow and Casey Edmondson discuss an array of golf and non-golf related topics in Golf Guide's first episode. They cover Rory McIlroy's golf swing, their favorite players to watch on the PGA Tour, how amateurs would fare if they got to play golf at a course set up for the pros and what makes a golf hole truly great.  Casey also recalls the time he visited Los Angeles Country Club and a...