Any Given Monday

Long-hitting Auston Kim had her career-best finish last week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Frisco, Texas, where the setup was questionable. Kim gives her thoughts on tournament setup, discusses her aspirations to become truly great and leave a legacy on the LPGA Tour, talks about her reading list, and discusses her gaming skills.

This is a big week for 17-year-old Blades Brown: he has a chance to earn special temporary membership on the Korn Ferry Tour. Host Ryan French and Blades discuss the jump from junior golf to pro golf, what he's working on in his game, his experience on the PGA and Korn Ferry Tours, and the opportunity this week presents.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss the U.S. Open and are joined by successful U.S. Open qualifiers Grant Haefner and Chase Johnson.

James Nicholas and Chandler Blanchet are two of the players who successfully navigated "golf's longest day" and qualified for the U.S. Open. Ryan French spoke with Nicholas and Mark Baldwin interviewed Blanchet after they punched their tickets.

Author Michael Bamberger talks about his new book, The Playing Lesson: A Duffer's Year Among The Pros, about his adventure chasing professional tours as a caddie, a pro-am participant, volunteer, and writer. Ryan French and Mark Baldwin read the uplifting book and interviewed Bamberger. Book out June 3.

Four years ago, Hailee Cooper nearly quit golf. Now she's playing the weekend at the U.S. Women's Open. Cooper joins Any Given Monday from Erin Hills after Round 2 to talk about the championship, her rounds, and her journey.

Roger Sloan has played 154 events on the PGA Tour and currently sits 112th on the Korn Ferry Tour Order of Merit. Sloan got some help from a veteran PGA Tour player recently and is finding his way back to form. Sloan and Monday Q Info now have the same sponsor: Dad Water. Ryan French and Sloan talk about Dad Water and company founder, Bryce Morrison, joins AGM to share a story and talk about the exciting partnership.

Former Clemson star Bryson Nimmer has been battling through the developmental ranks with conditional Korn Ferry Tour status since he turned pro in 2019. With a baby on the way, he was considering moving on from professional golf when he got into the Tulum Championship on KFT, played the tournament of his life and won -- but it nearly wasn't enough. Stuart Macdonald holed out from 103 yards to force a playoff, a shot that Nimmer momentarily thought ended his chances. Nimmer talks about breaking through, the challenges of pro golf, and the road ahead.

Ben Griffin joins Ryan French to discuss winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with teammate (and last week's AGM guest) Andrew Novak. Griffin talks about the win, the ups-and-downs of the profession, the advice he'd give to aspiring Tour players, and how he approaches the ever-shifting professional golf landscape.

Andrew Novak lost to Justin Thomas in a playoff at the RBC Heritage. He discusses the biggest moment of his career so far, how his career his progressing, and why the Ryder Cup is on his mind.

Ryan French broke the story of Wesley Bryan's suspension from the PGA Tour for playing in a LIV YouTube influencer match, The Duels: Miami. The story sent Seismic waves through the golf world and was picked up by major news outlets. Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss what happened, how the news came about, and what it means for the professional golf world.

Happy Masters Week! Ryan French and Mark Baldwin talk The Masters with Sungjae Im's caddie and former PGA Tour player, Willy Wilcox. Wilcox joined Any Given Monday from the parking lot at Augusta National during a rain delay.

Ryan French interviews Andrew Chi, the Valspar Championship Monday qualifier who had $60 in his account when he qualified for his first PGA Tour event. Chi discusses a whirlwind of a week, playing a practice round with Adam Scott and Ben An, and how the golf community rallied around him.

Mac Barnhardt represents many pro golfers including Lucas Glover and Andy Ogletree. He's represented many of the best players in the game for decades and seen the game change. Mac joins AGM to discuss the future of the game, the sustainability of the Tour, shrinking qualifying opportunities, the framework agreement, Jay Monahan's decisions, and much more.

On Saturday of The Players, The Ontario Boys decided to take up Monday Q Info's offer for free tickets to The Players, and drove 20 hours to TPC Sawgrass. They drove through the night, documented their trip, and won social media. Two days later, they were VIPs at TGL and met six of the top players in the world including Rory McIlroy. Ryan French interviews The Ontario Boys, and discusses the Valspar Monday Q with Mark Baldwin, where French helped one fledgling qualifier get acclimated to the PGA Tour. They tell college golf stories, discuss Charlie Hull's smoking bet, and consider what J.J. Spaun did for his career at The Players.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss The Creator Classic, The Players, the Monahan presser, the new tree on the 6th tee at TPC Sawgrass, the first LIV "Monday Q," and last week's DP World Tour winner Calum Hill calls in from a restaurant. We also talk about our amazing upcoming charity event at Old Barnwell, the Drive Fore The Future Classic.

Ryan French and Mark Baldwin discuss: Ryan Peake's prison-to-champion redemption story after his win at the New Zealand Open; Billy Tom Sargent's unbelievable made cut in Argentina on Korn Ferry Tour; Ana Belac's Olympic story; and last week's Epson Tour winner, Riley Smyth, calls in to discuss her fast food champion's dinner.

Part Two includes three more interviews with pros who played a lead role in some of Monday Q Info's favorite stories of the year: Corey Shaun, Daniela Iacobelli, and Brandon Berry.

Part 1 includes three interviews with pros who played a lead role in some of Monday Q Info's favorite stories of the year: Nick Bienz, Jin Chung, and Jessica Porvasnik.

Ryan French's last article about the PGA Tour titled "In The Hole" rubbed Billy Horschel the wrong way, and led to a Twitter debate. French and Horschel decided to take the exchange off social media and to Any Given Monday for a more productive conversation.