The Normal Sport Show

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin drop an incredibly uninformed list of World Cup-golf crossover comps, highlighted by a Zach Johnson-Cristiano Ronaldo comparison that nobody in history has ever made. The episode also includes a closer look at ... Chris Gotterup's win at the John Deere Scottie's major championship success in 2026 What success even means in golf The future of the European swing  And th...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin reconvene to talk about the biggest stories going on this week.  The discussion includes ... • What to make of Viktor Hovland. • Why gambling is a problem (but maybe not the biggest problem) in pro golf. • A Race to Dubai update (of course). • And some thoughts on separating the championship track and challenger track. Thanks to OMNI for presenting today's episode! Ch...

Kyle Porter is joined by Joel Beall to discuss things they love and maybe don't love about the PGA Tour's proposal for what its future is going to look like.  The discussion includes ... • Why removing sponsor exemptions is a huge win. • The lack of mobility between championship and challenger tracks. • How Brian Rolapp is faring compared to Jay Monahan. • The importance of a TV product and what t...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give their five takeaways from the 2026 U.S. Open and run back through their predictions from before the tournament started. Takeaways include ... • Notes on course setup and where Shinnecock ranks in the U.S. Open rota. • What the USGA's plan is going forward and how they feel about that. • Where Sam Burns ranks among the best in the game. • Why Kyle is shifting a bi...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin give some instant takeaways and reaction to Wyndham Clark winning the 2026 U.S. Open. They also get into the following ... Sam Burns’ crazy Sunday run. What Burns said about his dad’s love for him. How they feel about Wyndham being a two-time U.S. Open champion How the crowds were at Shinnecock on Sunday. Thanks to Charlie Golf Co. for presenting today's episode! 📫 2...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin walk some of their pre-tournament predictions and what has surprised (and delighted) them so far at Shinnecock. They also get into the following ... How to feel about Wyndham Clark. How in the world Scottie is in the top 15 so far. The disappointment of Jon Rahm's performance. An amazing amateur pairing on Saturday morning. Thanks to Seed Golf and Holderness and Bourn...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin walk through five things they think are going to happen at the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock, including some very specific Scottie-related picks and both select a champion as the third major winner of the year.  They also discuss the College World Series, which Kyle attended last week, and get into the following ... What a 7th major would do for Rory's career. What to...

Kyle Porter and Sean Martin of the PGA Tour get back together to discuss Nelly’s fourth major championship victory, what’s wrong with Scottie (nothing) and their rekindled love for college baseball. The discussion also includes ... Notes on what they’re both reading. Why it’s difficult to cover amateur golf. And of course a deep dive on the 1981 Colombian Open. 📫 200K golf fans follow us on socia...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin reconvene to talk about an eventful week of NCAAs, tons of takes on the PGA Tour schedule, why Cam Smith is talking about shrinking the game and much more, including ... Jon Rahm on Rory taking the game global. Jackson Koivun and Preston Stout's games. Why the Tour might not necessarily need to go to bigger cities. 📫 200K golf fans follow us on social, and 17K read o...

Kyle Porter talks to Blayne Barber about his journey in golf at the college and professional level, what Jackson Koivun is great at (and who his comp is), what he learned about himself while on the PGA Tour and who some of his favoite under-the-radar swings are. Plus: An all-grocery store team. What contentment at work looks like. Why Barber feels like he's playing some of the best golf of his lif...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin bounce around the golf world with five stories they're interested in, headlined by an apperance from Brentley Romine who talks about the men's and women's NCAAs.  Other discussion centers on Martin Trainer's retirment (a difficult sentence to believe, but also true), who has been the best major player so far this year and -- improbably! -- Carlos Baerga's career in Cl...

Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin bounce around the golf world with five stories that caught their attention after PGA Championship week.  They discuss LIV Golf reportedly looking for a $250–350 million investment and what it could mean for the future of the league. Is LIV quietly pivoting into something completely different? They also unpack early PGA Tour schedule changes coming in 2028, debate whet...

The 2026 PGA Championship is over, but Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin are still trying to process one of the weirdest and most entertaining major championships in recent memory. In this episode, they unpack five things they now view differently after a chaotic week at Aronimink, including: Why the PGA Championship still matters more than people admit Whether “bad winners” are actually great for gol...

Two rounds down, and the 2026 PGA Championship has completely delivered. Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin react to the biggest takeaways from the first 36 holes at Ironmead, including: Why the course setup has created such compelling golf Whether the PGA got the setup right Why angles and patience suddenly matter again Why Scottie Scheffler feels inevitable The surprising names hanging around the top...

The PGA Championship is here… but does the tournament still know what it wants to be? Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin preview the 2026 PGA Championship by diving into the five biggest storylines entering the week, including: Does the PGA Championship actually have an identity? Can anyone realistically beat Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy right now? Is “bomb-and-gouge” golf ruining major setups? W...

What actually happens next with LIV Golf? This week, Kyle Porter is joined by golf reporter Gabby Herzig for one of the most fascinating golf-business conversations of the year. They rank the likelihood of nearly every possible LIV scenario imaginable, including: Outside investors saving LIV Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau leaving LIV becoming a “zombie league” Netflix, Amazon, or Apple buying LIV...

Golf feels quiet right now… …but there’s actually a lot happening. Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin break down the biggest stories in the game this week, including: Rory McIlroy turning 37 and what his all-time ceiling really is The Open Championship heading back to Lytham in 2028—and what that says about golf’s future The growing tension between equipment and historic courses like St Andrews Links A...

There’s “nothing going on” in golf right now… …except total chaos. Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin break down one of the wildest news cycles in recent golf history—from the future of LIV Golf to the PGA Tour’s ongoing identity crisis, and why the current schedule just isn’t working. Plus: Why LIV losing funding changes everything (or maybe nothing) What happens next for stars like Bryson DeChambeau...

Some golfers just don’t make sense on paper. Kyle Porter is joined by Shane Bacon to draft the players whose major championship totals don’t match how good they actually were—for better or worse. They discuss: Why Greg Norman might be the ultimate example The painful near-misses of Louis Oosthuizen How Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose ended up with just one major The strange legacy math of Vijay Sing...

What’s actually going on in golf right now? This week, Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin break down the biggest stories in the sport—from Bryson DeChambeau’s unpredictable future to the PGA Tour’s shifting priorities and the ongoing chaos surrounding LIV Golf. They also dive into: Why Bryson might seriously consider a YouTube-only future The PGA Tour leaving Hawaii—and what it says about the future of...

What’s been the most surprising part of the 2026 golf season so far? Kyle and Dylan Dethier break down five unexpected storylines—from breakout stars and shifting power dynamics to the future of pro golf itself. Along the way, they also get into media trends, AI’s impact on sports writing, and how the job of covering golf is changing faster than ever. Topics include: The rise of new contenders on...

Fresh off the Masters Tournament, Kyle Porter is joined by Joseph LaMagna to break down five things this year’s tournament completely changed their minds about. From being on the ground at Augusta National Golf Club to rewatching the broadcast, this episode is less about results—and more about what the Masters reveals about players, courses, and the future of the game.  They get into: Why Rory McI...

A wild weekend at Augusta… just not the one we thought we were getting. Kyle Porter is on the ground at Augusta National Golf Club, breaking down a bizarre, emotional, and at times subdued Sunday at the Masters Tournament with Hayden Martin. They get into: Why Saturday may have been crazier than Sunday How Rory McIlroy nearly lost it… and then found it again What it’s actually like trying to follo...

Absolute chaos at Augusta. After 36 holes at the Masters Tournament, Rory McIlroy has a SIX-shot lead—and it happened in a blink. Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin react to a wild Friday, breaking down: How Rory turned a tie on the 12th tee into a runaway lead Why this version of Rory feels completely different The terrifying combo of talent + experience + freedom Whether anyone (looking at you, Patri...

Kyle Porter is live from Masters Tournament week alongside Hayden Martin, breaking down early-week takeaways, course conditions, and what’s actually standing out before the first round begins. They cover: Why this year’s Masters feels unusually wide open How Rory McIlroy is somehow flying under the radar Why Augusta National might be the biggest storyline this week The importance of short game vs...