The Tour Report from Secret Golf

Our Tour Report for the Wells Fargo Championship will be out tomorrow, but this is a special BONUS podcast with Jason Dufner. Duf sits down with Elk to have a very candid conversation about his game, the highs and lows of life on the PGA Tour, how he's struggled over the past few years and what he's been doing about it. Also, Duf's insight into the role of technology in golf and why it's so diffic...

This tournament is a new addition to the PGA TOUR schedule, and it's the second of the 2021/22 season to be held in Mexico. Vidanta Vallarta hosts the Mexico Open, and on the podcast Elk & Diane give you all the details on the course and everything they've been told early this week by players & caddies. Jon Rahm headlines the field, but the team have really done a deep-dive to give you a lot of va...

We love this tournament for a few reasons. Firstly, this team event (the guys play in a pairs) is a cool break-from-the-norm on the PGA TOUR, and secondly, Elk helped Pete Dye design and build TPC Louisiana! Boy, he has some insightful stories from their time together on these New Orleans wetlands. We've crammed lots of them into the podcast, along with our top picks. Learn more about your ad choi...

The week after the Masters can feel like a bit of a hangover...but not when it's straight off to one of the most beautiful spots on the East Coast for the RBC Heritage. Elk & Diane tell you all you need to know about Harbour Town Golf Links, the field and the winning formula from past years, then give their top picks for the plaid jacket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

It's the one we wait for every single year. The first men's Major of 2022 is here - it's Masters week. Elk is on-site to bring us all the sights & sounds of Augusta National. He's joined by Diane for our full Masters preview, as well as the team's top picks to take home the iconic green jacket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, the Masters is one week away...but someone still has their chance to get there! The Valero Texas Open celebrates their 100th anniversary this week at TPC San Antonio, and there's some star power in the field. Spieth looks to defend, McIlroy returns for the first time since finishing runner-up in 2013, and DeChambeau & Matsuyama are tuning things up before they step onto Augusta National. With...

The only matchplay event on the PGA TOUR schedule is here - and it's off to Austin Country Club. The WGC-Dell Technologies Matchplay takes 64 players and splits them into 16 groups of 4. But who will win their way through the group stages and make it all the way to the end? Elk & Diane fill out their brackets and go through their picks for the first WGC of 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

A quick turnaround on the PGA TOUR from Ponte Vedra to Innisbrook for the Valspar Championship. The Copperhead course (with the ever-biting Snake Pit) hosts the field, including five of the OWGR Top Ten, for the final event of the Florida Swing. Elk & Diane give you their tournament preview and top picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, that was one for the books! Elk & Diane wrap THE PLAYERS Championship '22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in 2019, Elk and his son, Sam, took a stroll down memory lane - this lane being 16, 17 & 18 at TPC Sawgrass, a place very special to the Elkington family. Hear Steve's tales of the emotion, nerves and victories at THE PLAYERS - and Sam's reaction as the walks the fairways with his Dad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diane talks to five of the Secret Golf team - Leish, Kizzire, Palmer, Knox and Poston - before THE PLAYERS gets underway to talk about course conditions, the impending weather and what they will have to do well to take home the gold trophy. Our full PLAYERS Fan Experience is on our app - download here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The marquee event of the PGA TOUR is here - and it's our favorite tournament of the year. THE PLAYERS Championship is at TPC Sawgrass with the most elite field in golf, a bumped up $20 million purse and...weather, lots of bad weather forecast for the tournament. So how will this Pete Dye masterpiece play? What will the guys have to do well to contend for the $3.6 million first place? And, most imp...

The second leg of the FL Swing, and it's a good one. Well, they're all good! It's off to Arnie's Bay Hill for the API, where the legacy of the man himself will always be honored. On the pod this week, Steve Elkington & Diane Knox Balas take a look at the tournament, the course and the field to give you their full preview and top picks. Also, Elk's tales of his time with the King and a very persuas...

Farewell California, it's time for the Florida Swing - starting on one of the toughest courses the guys play on the PGA TOUR. It's the Honda Classic at PGA National, and the Bear Trap awaits. On the podcast this week, Steve Elkington & Diane Knox Balas take a look at this tournament, the stat pattern that equals success around the course and break down the field into their top picks - Outright Fav...

After the craziness of the WM Phoenix Open - and the debut win for Scottie Scheffler - it's off to LA to bask in the glitz & glam of Hollywood. And there's no better place to play than Riviera CC, home of Elk's '95 PGA Championship win. So we're taking our Major Champion's formula to Riv and giving you our course breakdown, tournament preview and top picks for the Genesis Invitational. Plus, some...

The People's Open; The Greatest & Greenest Show on Grass...whatever you want to call it, the WM Phoenix Open is here, bigger than ever and we're ready for huge week of golf. The top names have turned up too, with 6 of the OWGR Top 10, and 13 of the Top 20! On the podcast, Elk & Diane go over the course and make their top picks - Outright Favorite, One to Watch and Dark Horse. Then the WM Vice Pres...

It's off to one of the most iconic venues on the PGA TOUR schedule - Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Back to the all three courses, and the pro-am element, for 2022. And with the Saudi International going on, the field may appear weakened but that doesn't take the shine off this landmark tournament. Elk & Diane preview the tournament and give their top picks. Also, play along on the...

After two weeks in Hawaii, the PGA TOUR is on mainland USA for the start of the West Coast Swing. The American Express goes back to its usual format after last year's COVID-related changes: 3 courses (Stadium, Nicklaus & La Quinta) and a Pro-Am element over the first three rounds. On the podcast, Elk & Diane give their tournament preview, look at the courses and analyze the field to present their...

Ah, Hawaii. What a start for Cam Smith with a victory at Kapalua. And what a way to do it. Diane is feeling like her year started with a win, too after she picked him last week on the Tour Report...! So this week it's the first full field event of '22 with the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club. Elk and Diane give their tournament preview and top picks. And don't forget to download the SG Tour golf...

Just like that, 2022 is here and you know what Hawaii means - the start of the PGA TOUR year. Two weeks on the Pacific islands kicking off with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Diane Knox Balas & Steve Elkington give you the tournament preview, breakdown of the Plantation Course at Kapalua and go through the field to give you our top picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

This week, Elk & Diane look back on the '21 Fall events, the winners and who really took advantage of the FedExCup points - and money - that was up for grabs. Also, how many times have we collectively said "Tiger is back"? Well, he's playing with his son Charlie this weekend in the PNC Championship in Orlando, and the guys give their takes on his special return. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Twelve pairs, three days and one...Shark! It's time for the QBE Shootout in Naples, hosted by Greg Norman. Steve Elkington & Diane Knox run through the format and all of the teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A very small field of twenty descends on Albany, Bahamas for Tiger's annual event - the Hero World Challenge. After last year being canceled due to COVID, Henrik Stenson appears as defending champion. Elk & Diane go through the players competing this week and give their top picks - outright favorite & one to watch. With the creme of the crop competing and no cut, there's guaranteed action over fou...

The final full field event of 2021 on the PGA TOUR - the RSM Classic in Sea Island. Elk & Diane bring you the Tour Report with course(s) breakdown, stat analysis and top picks. Hear their outright favorites, ones to watch & dark horse picks. Also, Diane talks to Houston Open champion, Jason Kokrak, as he gets his third win in thirteen months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

The PGA TOUR stops in Elk's hometown this week for the Houston Open. Steve & Diane take a look at Memorial Park GC, what it'll take to do well around the muni course and re-rank the field to give you their top picks - their favorites, ones to watch & dark horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices