The 19th Hole Golf Show

PGA Tour pro Kyle Thompson joins us to talk about his return to the PGA Tour, the crazy win in Exuma that helped propel him back to the big show, how he approaches the game and making the Web.com Tour a better place to earn a living. We also dig into the case of Emily Nash, the Mass. high school golfer who beat all the boys in a district tournament but wasn't awarded the trophy because she's a gir...

We look at the decreasing meaning of eye-popping purses like the $9.25 million on offer for the inaugural CJ Cup in South Korea. With so many huge purses for top-tier players, are money grabs less meaningful? Also, we look at why there should be a more brutal cutoff for keeping a PGA Tour card. Finally, Ryan looks back on his first Mike Strantz experience at True Blue near Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Just before the Presidents Cup starts at Liberty National in New Jersey, Ryan previews the U.S. vs. Internationals and what looks to be a whoopin' on paper. Then we look at a possible fix (finally!) for the FedEx Cup and muse about how this new generation is taking some of the best from Arnie, Jack and Tiger to make golf their own.

The PGA Tour season and FedEx Cup playoffs end this week at the Tour Championship, and we get hyped for the finale. We also dig into the debacles -- some man-made, some caused by Mother Nature -- at The Evian Championship. What can be done to fix the LPGA's fifth major?

We're joined by world No. 1 long driver Maurice Allen, who tells us about his rise to the top, his global travels and how long drive is equal parts science and swagger. We also dig into the fantastic first two legs of the FedEx Cup playoffs and how this could be Year 3 of who knows how many of dominating parity.

Ryan Ballengee is back from a pair of amazing trips to play golf in Michigan at Forest Dunes and elsewhere, as well to Sand Valley is Wisconsin. Then Major Ed Pulido joins the conversation to talk about the upcoming Patriot Golf Day, raising money for the Folds of Honor Foundation.

With just hours until the PGA Championship, we discuss who is likely to win the season's final major (for the second-to-last time). We also talk about the changes to Quail Hollow Club, how they're being received and how they might affect the field. Finally, we dig into the big shake-up to golf's calendar.

The 1995 PGA champion (and co-founder of Secret Golf) Steve Elkington joins the show to talk about his run at Riviera, playing with fellow PGA champions at his club, how many beers the Wanamaker holds and looks forward to this year's championship at Quail Hollow. We start the show by offering our deepest sympathies to David Feherty's family on the passing of his eldest son, Shey.

After an incredible finale to the 2017 British Open Championship, Ryan Ballengee looks back at the championship-clinching stretch by Jordan Spieth as an example of why he's the best golfer of his generation. Spieth is a different kind of player that should be appreciated for who he is, not compared to the likes of Nicklaus and Woods. Then Mike Maher from the Evans Scholars Foundation joins us to t...

On the eve of The Open Championship, multi-time major contestant Clark Burroughs joins us for his usual spot previewing the major championships. We talk through Royal Birkdale as a host, the contenders, the sleepers and the joys of getting up in the middle of the night (or staying up all night) to watch the game's oldest major championship.

After nearly a month away, we're back with a new The 19th Hole Golf Show! We start by talking about Brandel Chamblee's comments and research into anchoring on PGA Tour Champions. Ryan Ballengee proposes a solution to the problem. Then Ryan is joined by Cobra Puma Golf's Global Head of Footwear and Accessories, Grant Knudson, to talk about the innovative footwear coming from his shop and what it's...

We preview the 117th U.S. Open with Will Haskett, regular GNN columnist and one of the great voices on PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM. We talk about Erin Hills and our experience there, as well expectations for it as an Open host. We go through the favorites in the field and assess their chances, as well talk about the potential dark horses that could walk away with the trophy.

We're joined by world No. 9 long driver Landon Gentry as he's competing in the Clash in the Canyon in Mesquite, Nev., which will air June 6 on Golf Channel. Gentry talks us through the highly technical aspects of long drive, how he got involved in the sport and how he manages to perform at such a high level.

On the latest episode, Ryan talks through his reaction to Tiger Woods' arrest on suspicion of DUI and what he hopes for Woods moving forward. On happier topics, the subject of Muirfield Village hosting a May PGA Championship comes up, and it sounds like a good idea.

In our second interview during First Timers' Day at The Players, Brett Stegmaier joins us to talk Sawgrass, his season struggles and trying to escape them, as well the difficulties for players who try to make a schedule and a career after graduating from the Web.com Tour and Web.com Tour Finals.

On First Timers' Day at The Players, we spoke with Tyrone Van Aswegen about his experience at Sawgrass, his season and career as he tries to improve as a player while continuing to make a living against the best in the world on the PGA Tour. (Also PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan makes the first of two cameos in our interviews.)

After a great week at The Players, we look back on the Blog Cabin experience including a fantastic time with killer company in Ponte Vedra Beach. We also look back on Si Woo Kim's Players win, as well Ian Poulter choosing to play safely instead of aggressively down the stretch at TPC Sawgrass.

Si Woo Kim became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on Sunday, taking down the PGA Tour's crown jewel with a bogey-free closing 69 to win by three shots over Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen. Ryan Ballengee and TJ Rives look back on Kim's win, Poulter's decision on 17, J.B. Holmes' blow-up 84 and much more.

Three rounds are in the books at The Players Championship, and the unlikely midway leaderboard largely remained intact at the top on Saturday. TJ Rives and Ryan Ballengee walk through the contenders for Mother's Day at TPC Sawgrass, and ESPN's Jason Sobel joins in for his thoughts on the tournament so far.

We're at the halfway point of The Players Championship, and Louis Oosthuizen and Kyle Stanley share the lead on a fascinating leaderboard. TJ Rives and Ryan Ballengee recap Day 2 on GNN Live, and they're joined by Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard to set the scene for the weekend at TPC Sawgrass.

After a bunch of surprises on Day 1 at TPC Sawgrass, TJ Rives and Ryan Ballengee recap the action from the crown jewel of the PGA Tour including the ace from Sergio Garcia and Rory MvIlroy salvaging his round.

On the eve of the 44th Players Championship, Ryan Ballengee joins TJ Rives for a preview of the fifth major. They talk through contenders on both sides of the Atlantic and preview the changes to TPC Sawgrass.

Clark Burroughs joins us to talk about his memories of competing in The Players Championship, the odds and prop bets for the week ahead at TPC Sawgrass. We also cover myriad topics in golf, including the LPGA and European Tour. (Sorry for the echo on the host's end. We tried to correct it to no avail, but the info is too good to scrap it.)

This episode of The 19th Hole is a bit of a hodgepodge, talking about the success of the Zurich Classic and the future for team golf events, the USGA and R&A trying to get it right on developing golf problems and looking forward to the Blog Cabin at The Players.

Golf instructor and short-game genius Dave Pelz stops by to talk about his new green-reading technique and taking the unique step of offering it to early adopters through Kickstarter. Pelz goes through putting statistics and realities that will almost certainly make you feel better about your putting and get you excited about reading greens.