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Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

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GolfChannel.com writers discuss and debate the latest news from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, Korn Ferry Tour, Champions Tour, College Golf, and the amateur game.

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GolfChannel.com writers discuss and debate the latest news from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, Korn Ferry Tour, Champions Tour, College Golf, and the amateur game.

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English


Episodes
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Back at Doral, these LIV stars have our attention for the Masters

4/2/2025
0:00: We want your questions for Sunday night's show! 02:00: What to watch in San Antonio, including the potential win-and-get-in story 04:30: LIV heads to Doral and its first major-esque test of the year 07:00: What the ideal Masters run-up should look like 13:00: Why is LIV still playing the victim card? 18:00: Which LIV players we're most interested in tracking this week 28:00: What we're most looking forward to in Augusta

Duration:00:34:03

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Social star arrives: Min Woo overcomes Scottie, Rory and Tosti's antics

3/30/2025
0:00: What was different this time for Min Woo Lee 10:00: Can Min Woo's game translate to more than just a wide-open Tour course? 14:00: Inside the tension of the final group with Alejandro Tosti 20:30: What to make of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy's final tuneup starts for Augusta 27:00: Steve Sands joins the show! 42:00: Gary Woodland steals the show in Houston 44:30: Ex-LIVer Eugenio Chacarra wins on the DP World Tour 46:30: LIV heads to Trump Doral 47:30: Listener questions

Duration:00:51:00

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TGL Season 1 is over. Here's what we thought – and where it goes from here

3/26/2025
0:00: We're still together in Stamford – tune in to "Golf Today"! 02:00: Our thoughts on Tuesday's TGL finale 04:30: What we thought about TGL season 1 overall 10:00: What the future looks like for TGL 24:00: What to watch out of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler this week in Houston 28:00: Recapping our week on the "Golf Today" set – and our adventures in NYC

Duration:00:35:37

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It's the journey, not the destination: What Viktor Hovland's win tells us

3/23/2025
0:00: Why we're together this week in the NBC Sports studios 02:00: Viktor Hovland stages a late rally to win the Valspar. Where did this come from?! 13:00: Where it went wrong for Justin Thomas down the stretch at Innisbrook 15:00: In this new era, JT deserves credit for facing the media after a tough loss 18:30: More confident in Hovland or Thomas moving forward? 26:00: Biggest takeaways from the Florida swing 40:00: Love It or Lav It: Player outbursts, LIV guys earn Open berths and 2-day TGL finale 49:30: Listener questions!

Duration:00:52:27

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Love or hate the 3-hole aggregate playoff; do players 'owe' anyone?

3/19/2025
00:00: Hello and welcome, without Ryan Lavner 1:00: Some people hate The Players playoff system? 4:40: Is McIlroy best equipped for a Masters run? 9:30: Not the media, but do the players "owe" anyone? 14:15: Tiger set the standard for media obligations 16:45: Valspar thoughts on JT, Xander and Spieth -- and Innisbrook 22:15: Phil's very hot (and very wrong) take on Scheffler and Niemann 27:40: PAC co-chair updates and policy board future 32:45: TLew, to Rex's chagrin, is headed for a Disney cruise!

Duration:00:35:08

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How Rory won The Players, and what it means for the rest of 2025

3/17/2025
0:00: Rory McIlroy's opening statement 03:00: Key takeaways from the three-hole playoff 05:00: What went wrong on 17 09:00: Did Rory need to win this Players? 18:00: Rory's completeness as a golfer – and what it means for the rest of the year 24:00: Other storylines from the week, including what's up with Scottie? 30:00: Enduring takeaway from Players week

Duration:00:32:37

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Players Championship Sunday: Who ya got, Rory McIlroy or J.J. Spaun?

3/16/2025
0:00: That was a compelling (and marathon) final round 03:00: How the four-hour weather delay Sunday impacted the players 07:00: Comparing and contrasting Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun's closing stretch 14:30: Who ya got in the three-hole aggregate playoff?

Duration:00:18:58

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Players Championship Saturday: Where'd all the stars go?

3/15/2025
0:00: Controlled chaos ruled the day at TPC Sawgrass 03:00: Where'd all the stars go at The Players? 06:00: J.J. Spaun is a player worth rooting for 09:00: How far back is too far back with the forecast on Sunday? 12:00: Rory McIlroy still likes his position, and for good reason 15:00: Who wins The Players?

Duration:00:18:17

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Players Championship Friday: Bring on a weekend of wicked winds!

3/14/2025
0:00: Lav is an agent of chaos, and the weather forecast is pleasing him 02:30: What stands out at the top of the leaderboard 05:30: Rory McIlroy's weekend outlook 08:00: Justin Thomas goes absolutely bananas – and now is back in the mix 12:00: Collin Morikawa doesn't regret his media criticism. In fact, he doubled down. 19:00: What to watch for Saturday at TPC Sawgrass

Duration:00:21:58

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Players Thursday: Inside-the-ropes observations with the super-group

3/13/2025
0:00: It feels like a typical early leaderboard at The Players 03:00: Takeaways from Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele's rounds 05:00: After another poor putting day, Scottie sounded grumpy 08:30: Was Rory's opening 67 the best he could have shot? 12:30: Xander's gritty round comes undone on 18 15:00: What to watch for Friday at The Players

Duration:00:17:24

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Why TPC Sawgrass might be the perfect tournament venue

3/12/2025
0:00: Why TPC Sawgrass might be the best test of golf all year on Tour 06:30: Tiger Woods is out indefinitely with a ruptured Achilles 14:30: Biggest takeaways from Commissioner Monahan's press conference 20:30: What to watch in the OWGR Nos. 1-3 super-group at The Players, plus other contenders 29:00: As media members, did Collin Morikawa owe us an explanation on Sunday? 35:00: Our picks to win!

Duration:00:37:30

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Taking stock of Scottie, Rory, Xander before Players week

3/9/2025
0:00: How Russell Henley stole Bay Hill from Collin Morikawa 09:00: Xander Schauffele returns to the Tour. How did he look and sound? 14:00: Scottie Scheffler seems to have figured out his driver 19:00: Rory McIlroy's equipment experiment backfires 24:00: Sergio Garcia wins again on LIV, drawing the attention of Luke Donald? 30:00: Quick lookahead to Players week

Duration:00:33:56

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What the PGA Tour's fan-forward survey means for you

3/5/2025
0:00: Jay Monahan met with the media -- again. Here's what he had to say. 05:30: Bryson DeChambeau is looking forward to LIV's future, but does he hold all the power? 09:00: Xander's return, Scottie's driving, Rory's Florida Swing on our radar 12:30: PGA Tour executive Andy Weitz joins the show! 33:30: Takeaways from our conversation on the future of the Tour 40:00: Rex is heading home – and off to Bay Hill

Duration:00:42:44

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Low scores, less carnage. Has PGA National gone soft?

3/2/2025
0:00: Joe Highsmith goes nuts to win his first Tour event 06:00: What happened to the PGA National of yesteryear? 12:00: Luke Clanton looks like a star. What can he become this year? 17:00: Brad Faxon joins the show! 41:00: Love It Or Lav It: Spieth no sponsor invite, Xander's return, "Full Swing" dud 49:00: Listener questions

Duration:00:52:16

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Tech enhancements, hot mics, player input – TGL producer goes deep on Season 1

2/26/2025
0:00: Rex empties the notebook from a few days in South Florida: White House meeting, Tour Championship changes? 06:30: Jordan Spieth is teeing it up at the Cognizant for the first time – with his eye on next week 10:00: Signature event sponsor exemptions again under the microscope 12:00: Rex was back at the SoFi Center earlier this week for TGL 15:00: TGL producer Jeff Neubarth joins the show: What's worked, what hasn't, and what's next? 46:00: Hit us up with questions if you want to appear on Monday's show!

Duration:00:47:15

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Another White House meeting, but no deal. What's the hold-up?

2/23/2025
0:00: Brian Campbell and one of the luckiest breaks ever? 06:00: Even with some flaws, Aldrich Potgieter looks like the real deal 14:30: Damon Hack joins the show from Mexico! 29:00: Why there remains no Tour/PIF deal after marathon White House meeting 41:00: Punch Shots: Spieth playing Cognizant, TGL subs, AimPoint debacle 49:30: Listener questions: Too much golf? Are we anti-LIV haterz?

Duration:00:52:07

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The looming friction of a PGA Tour/LIV reunification

2/19/2025
0:00: Defending ourselves against the Internet trolls and haters 05:00: Takeaways from TGL at this point in the inaugural season 13:00: Adam Scott won't blame Tour players if they have negative feelings about a reunified game 22:00: New LIV CEO follows Greg Norman's lead and makes a brash claim 27:00: A real "What's on the Grill?" segment, coming soon to your TVs

Duration:00:29:22

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After win at Torrey, Ludvig Åberg has officially arrived

2/16/2025
0:00: Ludvig Aberg looks like a superstar in the making 09:00: Mav McNealy keeps getting better 12:30: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy go different directions Sunday 17:00: Johnson Wagner joins the show! 37:00: Love It or Lav It: Joaquin Niemann's breakout year, McNealy's fix for slow play, 4 Nations Face-Off for golf 45:50: Punch Shots: Tiger Woods on the Tour's future, Xander Schauffele's target return, Jordan Spieth's wrist

Duration:00:52:18

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Just 'get over it' and move forward with Tour-PIF future?

2/12/2025
0:00: Hello, and welcome ... 1:00: Monahan's "update" on the Tour-PIF negotiations 5:30: In what direction are we headed? 10:10: Does everyone need to just "get over it"? 16:05: McIlroy tackles many topics, including slow play 18:20: President Trump "not a fan" of LIV's format 19:00: How is Torrey Pines compared to Farmers week? 21:00: Who's the favorite at the Genesis Invitational? 24:00: AimPoint caught in the crosshairs 27:30: See you on Sunday!

Duration:00:28:28

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Tour, Trump and Tiger: Golf and politics mix with deal on the line

2/9/2025
0:00: Thomas Detry authors -- what will be -- one of the most impressive performances of the year 11:30: Jordan Spieth looks like the Spieth of old 17:30: What happened to Scottie Scheffler on Sunday? 21:00: Love It or Lav It: Trump's involvement, LIV under the lights, LIV exemption, Tiger made cut 38:00: Luke Clanton narrow miss, Xander Schauffele still out, RIP Tida Woods 45:00: Rex heads to Torrey Pines for another signature event 48:30: Rex's run-in with a ... bear this weekend?

Duration:00:51:28