Drop Zone - GOLF Podcast

What are we gifting to pro golfers this Christmas season? What's next for Tiger? What does the TGL setup look like? What do we make of the Showdown? Claire checks in from her month in Florida, where she's seen it all firsthand. James chimes in with intel on LIV's Fox deal. Ring in the holidays with a little Drop Zone. Dive in!

The Drop Zone crew presents "The Zonies," a chaotic awards show celebrating the most memorable moments of 2024 — plus some you'd forgotten. From Tiger Woods shaking hands with a tree to Scottie Scheffler's Louisville arrest to Bryson's viral ensemble and even LIV's brush with food poisoning, zip through the best of the season. Want more? Rate, review and subscribe — we appreciate you guys.

Is Scottie Scheffler worth Juan Soto-level money? The Drop Zone rundown starts there and zips through Scheffler's latest win (and latest change!), lessons from Tiger Woods, the Hero's existence, Kevin Kisner's hiring, the arrival of the Creator Council and more. Dylan runs you through the year's random major championship contenders, the crew gives you some half-baked bets and we leave it there. If you're happy the Drop Zone is back, we'd love you to subscribe, rate, review — we deeply appreciate it!

The Drop Zone Rundown is here! What's LIV scheming as Hot Stove season begins? What will Tiger Woods say as he reappears? What's Phil Mickelson's beef with NFTs — and how does it involve this podcast? Plus: what to make of Bryson's ace, what the LPGA needs to do next, whether Dylan needs to open his eyes, a TGL story to watch and more.

Welcome back to The Drop Zone. We introduce our new crew and let you know how and when we are going to be dropping the all new Drop Zone.

Dylan Dethier and Sean Zak recap the weekend by finally — properly! — rating Collin Morikawa (2:00). Then they work through the news with 5 Questions (21:00) to recap LIV's first full season and predict the future before drafting teams from the LIV Leftovers (58:10). Enjoy! (And respond to our prompt on Spotify)

Dylan Dethier and Sean Zak take a dive into golf's current events by deciphering seven quotes about the PGA Tour, the PGL, LIV, the Ryder Cup and more. Take a tour of golf's tours, their murky futures and their uncertain partnerships with the Drop Zone crew. Enjoy!

Europe’s beatdown of the U.S. Ryder Cup team deserves a full breakdown. Dylan and Sean grade the players, the captains, the golf course and share stories and insight from a week in Rome. Enjoy!!

The Drop Zone brings you behind the scenes at the Ryder Cup from on the ground in Italy — and cruise through some hypotheticals. How would USA's B Team look? Which players would the other side trade for? What favors Team USA? What favors Team Europe? How do the teams stack up — and what will make the difference? And...who wins? Enjoy!

Justin Thomas is BACK. Buy or Sell? Team Europe should be favored. Buy or Sell? The Ryder Cup shouldn't be in Rome. Buy or Sell? Sean and Dylan break down the Solheim and Ryder Cups as they tackle questions about best players, best teams, best venues and more. Enjoy! NIKON: For a great deal on an elite rangefinder check out: Nikonusa.com/golf

Tiger Woods did what this year? Ohhh, right. Dylan and Sean draft their 5 moments each that you might have forgotten from the 2023 PGA Tour season, from Tiger to Rory McIlroy to Patrick Reed to Augusta National and more. Plus they deep-dive Team Europe completing its Ryder Cup roster. Who were the last guys in — and the biggest snubs? Enjoy!

The U.S. Ryder Cup team is complete! Zach Johnson’s six captain’s picks are in. Dylan and Sean break down who should feel grateful, who should feel snubbed and what the selections show about the philosophy behind this year’s team. Plus Justin Thomas takes and a Keegan Bradley homage. Enjoy!

Viktor Hovland shot...61?! Sean was at the BMW Championship, Dylan's at the Tour Championship and they're here to break down what's happening in the final weeks of the PGA Tour season, from Hovland's closing stretch to the Tour Championship's stakes to the implications for the U.S. Ryder Cup team going forward. Enjoy!

Brandel Chamblee joins Dylan Dethier for Part 2 of their interview — and it's a scorcher. Chamblee explains how he found out about the PGA Tour's agreement with the PIF, goes deep on his original objections to LIV and to Saudi influence in golf, shares unfiltered thoughts on Phil Mickelson and more. Enjoy the listen!

Brandel Chamblee joins Dylan Dethier in Part 1 of our two-part interview, and they start at the VERY beginning. How did Chamblee’s childhood predict his future? How did he find golf? What would he have changed about his future? And how does he make such compelling golf television? Hear answers to all of the above — in Chamblee’s own words. Enjoy! And subscribe to get Part 2 when it drops…

As the Wyndham Championship brought a close to the PGA Tour season, Sean and Dylan got together for a wide-ranging session encompassing the race for the final playoff spot, Lucas Glover's win-in-progress, Bryson DeChambeau's 58, Justin Thomas' Ryder Cup hopes and much more. Enjoy!

Dylan steps into Zach Johnson's shoes while Sean slides into Luke Donald's and the two dive deep on the U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams — and who would make up their 12-man squads if today was selection day.

Brian Harman? Ryder Cup drama? Scottie Scheffler? Matthew Jordan? Rory McIlroy? It's late Sunday night in Hoylake which means it's time for the Drop Zone to break down this week's Open from Royal Liverpool. Brian Harman blew away the field but he was hardly the only winner. A rousing edition of Winners and Losers rounds out our men's major championship season. Enjoy!!

It's Open Championship week and Dylan and Sean are on the ground in Hoylake, England. They buzz through the 10 best potential endings for this week's Open, from Brooks Koepka to Rory McIlroy to an Englishman to a first-time winner and much more. Then they dish on a few of their own selections. Enjoy!

The world’s best women at Pebble Beach? A return to LIV London? Dramatic PGA/DP World finishes and Ryder Cup drama in the process? Dylan and Sean cover the globe’s golf, each answering 5 burning questions and diving into golf’s biggest events in the process. Link to Dylan’s book, 18 in America: Here!