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Rick Gehman and Kyle Porter are joined by Sean Martin to breakdown the revamped 2020 PGA Tour schedule. Golf’s major governing bodies announced today an overhaul of the 2020 schedule in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Highlights include a Masters tournament set for November, The Open Championship be canceled and the PGA Championship back to August.  ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple P...

Tiger Woods is the Master of the Masters. His five victories at Augusta is eclipsed only by Jack Nicklaus with six. Tune in to hear which tournament Kyle Porter thinks is the most underrated major of all time. Where does the “Tiger Slam” fall? Which is the crew’s least favorite? Which historic victory will take top honors, the 1997 “Win for the Ages” or his 2019 “Return to Glory”? ————————— 'First...

Rick Gehman is joined by Kyle Porter and Mark Immelman to breakdown the 2015 Masters tournament where Jordan Spieth ran away with the Green Jacket. Join us for this podcast unlike any other as we relive the extraordinary highs of Spieth's victory over a loaded leaderboard in Augusta. ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to po...

Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter and Greg Ducharme are back in your buds to breakdown Happy Gilmore’s improbable win at the Tour Championship over Shooter Mcgavin. We get into all the analysis you want to know as we try and tackle all the big questions. Who is Happy Gilmore? What does his win mean for the future of golf? What is the damage to Shooter’s legacy? Stick through to the end as you don’t want to...

The First Cut is battling through the hiatus with CBS Sports Network’s own Michael Breed. He joins the show with Mark Immelman to bring you tips on how to keep your game sharp while staying safe at home. We start the episode off by talking about the news around a possible quarantine showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson (5:30). After the break we give you some drills to try if you want t...

Tiger Woods is good at golf. Perhaps the year where he was best at golf was 2006. In that season Big Cat won 8 of his 14 tournaments entered, including 2 majors. What many might remember though is his thrashing of Stephen Ames at the 2006 WGC Match Play Championship. Our First Cut crew relieves the epic 9 hole match that was the biggest beat-down in the history of the event. Also on the docket we...

"Golf Twitter" superstar Kip Henley joins the podcast during this unusual hiatus for the game. No golf topic is off the table in our conversation with Kip as we dive into Jordan Spieth’s recent grip changes (2:50) along with what it takes to become a caddie on the PGA Tour (6:51). Kip tells us all about what the relationship is like between a looper and his player (16:00). Kip tells us what it’s l...

The First Cut Boys are back! Today they’re reacting to the latest news that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed (0:30). The gang has gathered to nominate and vote on their favorite player superlatives from the 2020 season thus far (5:00). Listen as Kyle Porter zags when we think he should zig by going with a player other than Viktor Hovland for Rookie of the Year! Categories they debate in...

Need to find a way to pass the time during this period of social distancing? Wash your hands and cozy up for our rewatch of the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon. Our entire First Cut podcast crew is here to relieve the magic of Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson’s duel in the final round of the 145th Open Championship. ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Ca...

We’re back baby! The First Cut crew has gathered to answer all your golf questions. We start of by diving into the news of the day that the PGA Championship has been postponed along with the cancelation of four more PGA Tour events (0:20). After the break, we dive into your questions that you submitted via twitter (8:30). Whose legacy does this layoff impact? What would an October Masters look lik...

Wow, what a week it’s been! Last Monday we were looking at a perfectly normal week in the world of golf, today we’re wondering when the professional game will return. Our First Cut crew is back together via the power of the internet to break it all down. Our analysts ponder when they think pro golf will return to the masses (3:45). In non-coronavirus news, the PGL lost the support of two more elit...

Emergency podcast alert! The 2020 Masters Tournament has been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Kyle Porter, Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme are here to offer their instant reactions to the Major news.  ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_i...

Emergency podcast alert! The PGA Tour announced on Thursday that the Players Championship as well as the next three events are cancelled. The entire First Cut crew is here to breakdown all the news and offer their takes from an insane day in the world of golf. ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our host...

Rick Gehman and Greg Ducharme are back again to bring you their favorite bets for the PLAYERS Championship! We start off by running through some of Rick’s preexisting tickets for TPC Sawgrass (0:55). We also go through top-10 odds and debate whether or not the number is too short for Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to make the first page of the leaderboard (11:00). Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Jord...

Course breakdown and key stats to know (1:50) Tips you should know before setting your lineups (5:10) DraftKings Player Breakdown $10,000 And Up (9:00) $9,000 (15:00) $8,000 (23:30) $7,000 (30:20) $6,000 And Below (42:20) ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_imm...

The First Cut boys are back and they’re ready to bring you all the storylines you want to know as the Florida Swing heads to TPC Sawgrass for the ‘5th Major’. Speaking of the course, is TPC Sawgrass actually underrated (1:00)? This week all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy as he searches for his second victory of the season. His recent form is great but the Players has never produced a back-to-back ch...

Tyrrell Hatton has notched his first career PGA Tour after a superb Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. After causing a stir on twitter with his ‘self-flagellation’, we go into why the Englishmen should remembered for more than his hot-headed antics (2:00). The Sungjae show continued at Bay Hill, is this success sustainable or is Im’s performance a flash in the pan (12:00)? Marc Leishman is...

The biggest news of the day the announcement that Tiger Woods will skip next week’s Players Championship (1:00). How concerned are we about Big Cat moving forward? What does his schedule look like up to the Masters and after Augusta? After the break, our guys breakdown all the action from the first two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational (14:50). Tyrell Hatton and Sung Kang are at the top of...

Course breakdown and key stats to know (2:05) DraftKings Player Breakdown $10,000 And Up (6:00) $9,000 (15:45) $8,000 (24:50) $7,000 (37:00) $6,000 And Below (45:10) Head to Head Selections (51:20) One and Done Picks (55:30) ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_...

We're getting into it right off the bat... or should we say clubface? One of the biggest stories of the weekend was Paul Azinger’s comments about winning on the European Tour vs the PGA Tour. Where do Kyle and Mark stand on the state of the game's two major tours (2:30)? Sungjae Im is in the books as the 2020 Honda Classic champion with an impressive six-under total score after four rounds, Kyle a...

The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year has finally notched his first career PGA Tour win. What did our crew take away from Sungjae Im’s victory on Sunday (1:00)? Tommy Fleetwood fell short on Sunday after entering the week as the betting favorite to win. What can we expect from the English sensation after another standout performance this week (12:00)? Mackenzie Hughes made a run on Sunday at th...

The big news of Friday was the announcement that Tiger Woods would skip the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Should we be concerned about Big Cat or is this just ‘Tiger being Tiger’(1:00)? Royal Troon has been announced to host the 2023 Open Championship, why does this course set-up for American success in Scotland (10:30)? After the break, we break down the action from Palm Beach Gardens as Brend...

Course breakdown and key stats to know (1:30) Tips you should know before setting your lineups (8:00) DraftKings Player Breakdown $10,000 And Up (10:00) $9,000 (19:30) $8,000 (31:00) $7,000 (40:00) $6,000 And Below (50:15) Head to Head Selections (57:00) One and Done Advice (1:00:00) ————————— 'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to po...

Kyle Porter and Mark Immelman place a bow on the WGC-Mexico Championship and look ahead to the Florida Swing. For many people who follow the PGA Tour, this week was the first time getting a real exposure to South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen. Mark Immelman details why we should expect to see him at the top of leaderboards more often this season (6:40). Tyrell Hatton and Hideki Matsuyama led the field...

Patrick Reed notched his 8th career PGA Tour victory and 2nd WGC. We go into what earned a victory for the golfer formerly known as ‘Captain America’ (1:00). The tournament was Bryson DeChambeau’s to lose in Mexico, what went wrong during our favorite physicists’ final round (10:30). Rory McIlroy notched a top-five finish despite having a less than stellar week on the putting surface. What can we...