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Kyle Porter and the First Cut crew discuss a very normal 2023 for the world of golf.  Get your own copy of Normal Sport 3! https://www.anormalsport.com/books 0:00 Intro 2:30 Turning a Twitter joke into three different books 16:00 Remember when a tree fell at the Masters?  21:30 Best “Normal Sport” moments of the year --- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/FirstCutPodcast Get your First...

Jon Rahm is gone. LIV Golf lands another major champion. The First Cut crew tries to figure out where we go from here. 0:00 Intro 2:30 So, Jon Rahm is headed to LIV Golf 24:50 Why can’t there be more than one league for golf? 29:00 What in the world happens from here? 49:15 Let’s talk about Jay Monahan and Rory McIlroy #pgatour #livgolf #jonrahm #golf #golfpodcast --- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: ht...

Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Mark Immelman make bold predictions for golf in 2024. (0:00) Intro + a deer attacked Mark’s rental car (3:00) 2024 Presidents Cup (9:00) What will Tiger’s next 12 months look like? (32:45) How many wins will Scottie have in 2024? (44:35) Rory McIlroy’s future…with LIV golf?? --- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/FirstCutPodcast Get your F...

Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme investigate the most important questions in the golf world heading into 2024.  0:00 Intro 2:00 How does the PGA Tour/PIF story end? 15:30 Who are you most intrigued by in 2024? 23:45 How long can Min Woo Lee cook? What is his ceiling? 30:15 What does 2024 look like for Jordan Spieth? 36:45 *Should* Ryder Cup players get paid? 44:25 Which...

Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme break down the Hero World Challenge and discuss today's news in the world of golf. (0:00) Intro + a rare busy week for golf in December & the College Football Playoff (9:00) Are we going to get an official rollback of the golf ball? + Rory is on Twitter again (34:35) Is Jon Rahm going to LIV? (56:00) Tiger Woods finishes the Hero Wor...

Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Mark Immelman discuss Tiger Woods' press conference, the latest news in golf and preview the Hero World Challenge. (0:00) Intro  (2:30) Takeaways for Tiger Woods’ press conference at the Hero World Challenge (24:15) Rory McIlroy tops the PGA Tour’s PIP List for 2023 (34:30) Hero World Challenge Preview - Tiger is back, Will Zalatoris and Viktor Hovland 3-peat (47:...

Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme breakdown the 20-man field at the Hero World Challenge from a DFS perspective. (0:00) Intro + last DFS preview of 2023 (3:50) Albany Course Breakdown - an interesting scorecard for a Par 72 (8:45) 10k+ Lots of recent winners and the No. 1 player in the world (19:55) 8k, 9k | Is Justin Thomas back? (25:30) 7k | Lots of questions in this price range (32:30) 6k | The Big...

IT'S TRIVIA TIME! Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme are here on Thanksgiving week to play a game of golf trivia! 0:00 Intro + A trivia show, not THE trivia show 9:00 Trivia Time! Rounds 1 & 2 20:35 Rounds 3-5 37:45 Stump the Schwab #golf #pgatour #golftrivia #trivia --- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/FirstCutPodcast Get your First Cut merch here: http...

Rick Gehman and Patrick McDonald discuss Tiger's next tournament, Rory McIlroy leaving the PGA Tour Policy Board and Ludvig Aberg gets his first PGA Tour victory. 0:00 Intro 1:10 Tiger Woods will play in the Hero World Challenge 6:45 Rory McIlroy steps down from the PGA Tour Policy Board 13:50 Paul Azinger’s time is up at NBC after his contract was not renewed 21:30 22-year-old Nicolai Hojgaard wi...

Rick Gehman and Patrick McDonald return from their trip to the Netflix Cup to discuss being there on-site and the Netflix's first crack at live sports.  0:00 Intro 2:00 What was it like on the grounds at the Netflix Cup - the golf was secondary 5:30 How did this come through on the broadcast? 16:45 What worked well at the Netflix Cup? 21:15 The actual matches on the course 29:00 “We were not beaut...

Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter and Patrick McDonald to preview the Netflix Cup, the DP World Tour Championship and the RSM Classic. 0:00 Intro + Rick and Patrick go to dinner… 3:00 Netflix Cup is live from Vegas on Tuesday afternoon 11:50 Rory McIlroy has clinched the Race to Dubai ahead of this week’s DP World Tour Championship 17:00 Rory’s new driver 21:20 RSM Classic & the conclusion...

Rick Gehman and Keith Stewart break down the 2023 RSM Classic from a DFS perspective.  0:00 Intro + Keith joins the show! 1:30 Course breakdown: Plantation vs. Seaside this week at the RSM 7:00 10k+ | Ludvig Aberg is the most expensive golfer this week 11:40 9k+ | Is Alex Noren the play here? 18:40 8k | Keith is a big fan of the 8k range. Listen to find out why! 28:05 7k | Taylor Pendrith is on a...

Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter and Greg DuCharme break down Max Homa's win on the DP World Tour and Camilo Villegas in the winner's circle in Bermuda.  0:00 Intro + Jimbo Fisher gets canned 6:00 Max Homa wins the Nedbank Golf Challenge - his 4th win since the beginning of 2022 19:00 Camilo Villegas ends a winless drought of over 3,000 days + Alex Noren’s runner up finish 36:55 Best Bets --- SUBSCRIBE TO...

Rick Gehman is joined by Patrick McDonald, Kyle Porter and Mark Immelman to discuss the latest in TGL news - Tiger Woods' team, Jon Rahm backing out - and preview the Butterfield Bermuda Championship (0:00) Intro + KP’s club fitting experience (5:20) Rory McIlroy is confident that Jon Rahm is a PGA Tour player despite backing out of TGL (10:30) Rory compares TGL to NBA in-arena experience (29:35)...

Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme break down the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from a DFS perspective.  0:00 Intro + we’ve made it to Bermuda 2:45 Course Breakdown: Port Royal Golf Course - one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour 9:30 10k+ | Brendon Todd, Akshay Bhatia lead a small group 17:15 9k | A great spot for Lucas Glover 24:30 8k | Rick hates this entire range - “I want to send it into t...

Rick Gehman is joined by Greg DuCharme and Patrick McDonald to recap the 2023 World Wide Technology Championship. Erik van Rooyen cards a back nine 28 to win with a heavy heart in Mexico.  0:00 Intro + El Cardonal was very easy for Tour players 5:45 Erik van Rooyan storms back in 28 to win the WWT + EVR’s heavy heart on Sunday 14:45 Matt Kuchar’s back nine on Saturday comes back to bite him 21:30...

Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter and Patrick McDonald to discuss the latest TGL format news and preview the World Wide Technology Championship.  0:00 Intro + KP is Phil Mickelson’s punching bag 5:10 PGA Tour denies Endeavor’s private equity bid 17:30 Two Korn Ferry Tour players suspended for betting on tournaments 27:30 TGL announces scoring, match format for 2024 season 36:40 World Wide Techn...

Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme preview this week's Worldwide Technology Championship from a DFS perspective. It's picks, strategy and fades from Los Cabos. 0:00 Intro + a stacked sports week 2:15 El Cardonal at Diamante - a Tiger Woods design - course breakdown 10:40 10k+ | Ludvig Aberg the most expensive golfer this week in Mexico 16:15 9k | Beau Hossler leads the range as the best player in FedEx...

Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme answer your questions in October's mailbag! Want to be featured in the next mailbag? Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcast and we'll answer it on the next mailbag episode! 0:00 Intro + the Dolphins offensive coordinator Kyle Porter 6:20 Could Daniel Berger return to prominence after his injury?  12:35 Which major-less stars will win a maj...

Michael Block joins the show to discuss his whirlwind of a 2023 that began with a top 20 finish at the PGA Championship.  0:00 Intro + Rick’s trip to Disney 2:15 Michael Block joins the show! + the current state of his game 6:00 Other than the hole-on-one, what’s the “I can’t believe this is happening” moment at the PGA? 10:30 Going from unknown to center of the golf world + a whirlwind of a weeke...

Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter and Greg DuCharme break down Collin Morikawa's first victory in almost two years at the Zozo Championship. 0:00 Intro + Rick’s Phillies Experience, KP’s Formula 1 Weekend 8:00 Collin Morikawa finally finds his way back into the winner’s circle 20:00 Eric Cole bags yet another top 5 - will he get his first win soon? 26:15 Beau Hossler holds on to top spot in the FedEx Cup F...

Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Mark Immelman to preview the Zozo Championship, talk TGL roster spots and Netflix's crossover with the PGA Tour and Formula 1. 0:00 Intro + the Philadelphia Phillies 4:30 24 Golfers have committed to play in the TGL in 2024 16:30 “The Netflix Cup” brings Drive to Survive and Full Swing together in a live event 21:30 Is this Netflix’s signa...

Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme break down the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP from a DFS perspective. It's picks, strategy and fades for this week in Japan. 0:00 Intro 7:00 Accordia Golf Narashino CC Course Breakdown - A different looking scorecard in Japan 13:45 10k+ | A range led by American Ryder Cuppers 21:00 9k | A stacked range filled with recent winners 28:25 8k | Good options, but a clear drop off f...

Rick Gehman is joined by Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme to recap Tom Kim's successful defense at the Shriners Children's Open. 0:00 Intro + Patrick’s Golf Trip 3:45 Tom Kim successfully defends in the desert 13:15 Adam Hadwin, a.k.a the Desert Fox, comes up just short in Vegas after a stumble on the back nine 18:00 Eric Cole puts together another high finish with a Sunday 62 + Alex Noren, Tayl...

Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter, Greg DuCharme to preview the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas. Lexi Thompson is in the field, Tom Kim attempts to defend and much more from the desert. In other golf news, the OWGR officially denied LIV Golf of qualifying for world ranking points. 0:00 Intro + MLB Playoffs and Baseball vs. Golf stats 14:00 LIV Golf denied OWGR points 34:30 What’s next for...