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Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme are here to breakdown all the action from the second round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT. Phil dazzled us again on Friday with a 63, that’s not too shabby for a 50-year-old! Does Lefty have staying power compared to the young guns he was paired with for the first two rounds (2:00)? Will Gordon leads after 36-holes of the Traveler...

Greg DuCharme and Mark Immelman are on the podcast to breakdown today’s action from the Travelers Championship. Mackenzie Hughes was on 59 watch in the morning wave. What are the odds Hughes holds on to this lead through the rest of the week (1:14)? Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau carded some low rounds together on Thursday. Phil stood out by shooting a 6-under 64 in his first r...

It was a crazy Wednesday with flashbacks to March 13th at the Players Championship. The PGA Tour saw five players withdraw among concerns over some positive test results for COVID-19. Despite all this, the Travelers Championship is still set to go on as planned just more safety protocols. Rick Gehman and Kyle Porter are on hand for a reaction to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan's press conference...

The traveling circus that is the PGA Tour has traveled to the Travelers Championship. Kyle Porter joins Rick Gehman at the top of our podcast to breakdown his top storylines entering the week including a early prediction for PGA Tour player of the year. Kyle also dishes out his expert picks for this week’s tournament in Cromwell, CT. After the break Greg Ducharme joins the pod to go over their top...

We’re onto the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT! Rick Gehman & Greg DuCharme are with you to preview all the action on the PGA Tour this week. On today’s preview podcast… Course Breakdown - (1:40) Tips for Playing DFS - (6:35) DraftKings Pricing Breakdown $10k - (8:10) $9k - (14:55) $8k - (24:15) $7k - (38:05) $6k - (43:45) Play the new Golf Props game by CBS Sport...

Webb Simpson notched his second win of the season after an impressive 64 on Sunday. Why are people continually underrating Webb as a top player in the world (0:20). Abraham Ancer might be one of the most unlucky players on tour. He shot a final round 65 after co-leading at 54-holes. Practically any other tournament that’d be good enough for the win (14:05). Tyrrell Hatton kept us entertained on Su...

This leaderboard is INSANE at the RBC Heritage. We enter the final round with four players tied for the lead at Harbour Town (0:30). Webb Simpson held his own after sleeping can he or one of the other co-leaders convert or is their value to anyone trailing in the pack? Rick and Kyle also speak to what they’re looking forward to watching most on Sunday at Hilton Head (18:15). The PGA Tour said on S...

Golf twitter erupted on Friday afternoon after the PGA Tour announced Nick Watney tested positive for COVID-19. How did this happen and what does it mean for the PGA Tour going forward (0:20)? Webb Simpson is your 36-hole leader after an INCREDIBLE day on the putting surface. Bryson DeChambeau sits just one shot off that lead, can the swing machine or another player make a run over the weekend (12...

It’s déjà vu all over again as Jordan Spieth soars in round one. He overcame a triple-bogey early on in his round by lighting his second-nine on fire with six straight birdies! Is this another flash in the pan or can Jordan put up a another top-10 finish (4:05)? Bryson DeChambeau overcame expectations by not getting into too much trouble off the tee at Pete Dye’s low country masterpiece. Can he ke...

Golf keeps going baby! We’re previewing the 2020 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head. We start off by breaking down our favorite storylines for the 2020 RBC Heritage (1:35). Can the top of the OWGR rebound? Will Bryson be able to overpower this classic Pete Dye design? Was Jordan Spieth’s solid performance last week a byproduct of familiarity with Colonial or has he really found...

We’re onto the next! The PGA Tour moves onto Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. We're coming at you with a full daily fantasy breakdown from our experts Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme. The field is absolutely stacked once again. The First Cut will be with you ALL week with betting previews and instant analysis pods after every round of the RBC Heritage. We've got you covered today with our DF...

Daniel Berger is your 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge champion! On today’s episode we breakdown his surprising victory over a star-studded leaderboard. Mark Immelman is on the scene for us, he details just what the scene was like at a fan-less Colonial Country Club (2:15). Did Daniel Berger win this golf tournament or did Collin Morikawa lose it (7:35)? Xander Schauffele is no 0-for-4 after holding...

Xander Schauffele leads a stacked leaderboard at Colonial Country Club in Ft. Worth, TX. Xander is 0-for-3 after holding a 54-hole lead or co-lead. Can "X" finally close out to reach 5 career PGA Tour victories (4:35)? Defending U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland is one of those pros stalking the lead, can he chase down Xander on Sunday (10:25)? Two words... Jordan Spieth. How are we feeling about h...

Harold Varner III started his second round with a triple bogey, yikes! HVIII was able to quickly turn things around and take the 36-hole lead (2:00). Jordan Spieth continued his standout performance on Friday, can he keep that going into the weekend (8:15)? It’s not an episode of The First Cut if we don’t mention Rory McIlroy, can he take his Friday momentum into the weekend for victory (20:00)? B...

🗣 INSTANT REACTION POD!!!! We’re breaking down the first round action from the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. Mark Immelman and Doug Bell join Kyle Porter to bring you our first round recap. Justin Rose and Harold Varner III are co-leaders after the first round, what fueled their success on Thursday (3:30)? Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… Jordan Spieth is back… but is...

Our PGA Tour coverage rolls on as we head into our final preview of the Charles Schwab Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Ft. Worth, TX! We start the episode off with a report from our very own Mark Immelman who is live on the scene for this weekend's coverage on CBS Sports (1:20). We'll also pit all four of our intrepid podcasters against each other for a new matchup game courtesy of Willia...

We're continuing a full week of PGA Tour coverage with out breakdown of the top players for this week's Charles Schwab Challenge. We're breaking down the featured groups for this week event at Colnoial Country Club in Ft. Worth, TX (8:41). On Monday CBS and the PGA Tour announced that players will be doing mid-round interviews through a remote "confession camera", what Tour secrets would our crew...

Our long wait is finally over! The PGA Tour returns with a loaded field at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX for the Charles Scwhab Challenge. We're coming at you with a full daily fantasy breakdown from our experts Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme. The field, as Kyle Porter would say, is 'sick'. The First Cut will be with you ALL week daily with betting previews and instant analysis pods after...

What a week it's been. The world's attention has not been on golf and that's okay. We're here to try and bring you a little break from the chaos of the real world. First though we feel it's important to acknowledge some voices in the game that might go unheard. We encourage our listeners to check out works by black voices in golf including Damon Hack's piece for Golf Channel “ Can I be both thankf...

Howzit pod fans! We’re coming at you today with another episode of The First Cut Podcast! Today we’re coming at you with breaking news that the John Deere Classic is officially being replaced with a new event to be held at Muirfield Village (3:00). Will Tiger Woods make an appearance at some point within the first four events back (10:30)? We also dive into how the PGA Tour will look totally diffe...

Today the PGA Tour announced the creation of PGA Tour University, a special ranking system to help the game’s top collegiate male golfers make it to the PGA Tour ranks (4:50). Last week the tour announced the cancelation of the John Deere Classic. Could the PGA Tour go back-to-back weeks at Muirfield Village? Should the tour have taken this approach from the beginning (12:10)? The European Tour is...

We're back for another episode of The First Cut! Today Trevor Immelman stops by to talk with his brother Mark and Greg DuCharme about what it was like being on the team that helped "The Match" make it to air. Trevor talks us through how he got the gig and what it was like to work with the legendary Charles Barkley in the broadcast booth (10:26). We also get Trevor's thoughts on how Tiger's game re...

We start by wrapping with our final thoughts on The Match II and just how special Medalist Golf Club played (1:00). Next we go into our superlatives for the celebrity charity event (8:25). Who won our hearts in the broadcast booth? Whose cart looked the slickest out on the course? Was it Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady who walked away with the coveted “First Cut Best Dress...

We’re dishing out our instant reactions after a fantastic Sunday of match play at Medalist Golf Club. Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning came out victorious over Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. What did our crew think of the broadcast and format of the event? What made this event so special that the TOUR can use going forward? We recap our favorite moments from “The Match: Champions for Charity”. ——————...

This weekend two legends of the links team up with legends of the gridiron for a special golf event raising money for COVID-19 relief. Tiger Woods is joining forces with Peyton Manning while Phil Mickelson will partner up with Tom Brady. In the interest of team spirit, we’ve invited Will Brinson from Pick Six NFL Podcast to join our foursome. We’re bringing you our comprehensive preview of “The Ma...