The Smylie Show
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- 10 nov 2026
Sobre o podcast
Smylie Kaufman is a PGA Tour winner, pro golf broadcaster, and the host of "The Smylie Show". Every week, along with his producer and co-host Charlie Hulme, Smylie provides insights and analysis on the game of golf (along with a handful of other miscellaneous items), in addition to sharing long-form conversations with Tour pros and other celebrities who love the game.
Episódios 392
389: 19-Year-Old Blades Brown becomes youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years
At 19, Blades Brown erased a seven-shot Sunday deficit, fired a 63, and beat Ben James in a playoff at the World Wide Technology Championship to become the youngest PGA TOUR winner since 1931. Smylie Kaufman …
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At 19, Blades Brown erased a seven-shot Sunday deficit, fired a 63, and beat Ben James in a playoff at the World Wide Technology Championship to become the youngest PGA TOUR winner since 1931. Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme break down what the win unlocks for Brown — and whether he's already the best of a loaded crop of young Americans.
Plus: Ben James' clutch eagle and early Ryder Cup buzz, the FedExCup Fall race for signature-event spots, a first look at Austin, and a tease of LIV Golf show coverage to come following Jon Rahm's win in Abu Dhabi.
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Chapters
5:37 Blades Brown makes history
7:03 Next wave of young Americans
12:57 Ben James' rise
18:06 FedExCup Fall & Austin preview
21:02 Rahm wins Abu Dhabi, LIV fallout#BladesBrown #Golf #pgatour #JonRahm #Smylieshow #SmylieKaufman
388: From Yale Football to the U.S. Open: James Nicholas on His First Win, Two Majors, and Q-School
James Nicholas won in Bogotá, teed it up in two majors, and finished 30th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list, close enough to taste a PGA Tour card. With Q-School Final Stage a month out, he sits down with …
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James Nicholas won in Bogotá, teed it up in two majors, and finished 30th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list, close enough to taste a PGA Tour card. With Q-School Final Stage a month out, he sits down with Smylie Kaufman to unpack the year, and why he's calling it the best of his career.
Plus: trading Yale football for golf, the pre-med path and family legacy he set aside, a 4 a.m. accountability plan, his mental coach's method for faster swing changes, time-blocking advice for amateurs, the PGA Tour's 2028 restructuring, a home wellness room, and a bonus question from Charlie Hulme.
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Chapters
0:00 Season recap, Bogotá win
2:37 Multi-sport upbringing
6:34 Yale football to golf
9:57 Breakout years at Yale
14:48 Pre-med and family legacy
19:08 Early pro years
22:11 Scheffler-level consistency
29:18 Swing change process
36:37 Time management advice
43:47 2028 tour restructuring
47:49 YouTube and Shinnecock
50:35 Wellness room#golf #pgatour #JamesNicholas #KornFerryTour #SmylieShow #SmylieKaufman #Yale
387: Ben Crenshaw and Sam Reeves on Jim Langley, Tiger's 2000 U.S. Open win at Pebble Beach, and the Art of Putting
Charlie Hulme sits down with both of this year's honorees at The Langley, A Tribute to Legends — the charity event named for longtime Cypress Point head pro Jim Langley. First, two-time Masters champion Ben …
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Charlie Hulme sits down with both of this year's honorees at The Langley, A Tribute to Legends — the charity event named for longtime Cypress Point head pro Jim Langley. First, two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw shares what made Langley one of the game's true gentlemen, and lists the one part of his putting approach that has never changed. Then Charlie's grandfather, Sam Reeves, makes his first appearance on the show, with a close-up view of Tiger Woods' week at the 2000 U.S. Open.
Plus: Dr. Alister MacKenzie's camouflage roots, how Perry Maxwell reshaped Augusta's 10th, what wins Ryder Cups, a young Ben Crenshaw at the 1972 U.S. Amateur, and why Sam, at 92, thinks the game is more needed than ever.
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## Timestamps / Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:53 Ben Crenshaw on Jim Langley
3:07 MacKenzie & Perry Maxwell
5:17 Augusta's 10th hole
7:02 Crenshaw's putting philosophy
8:55 Ryder Cup leadership
10:29 Sam Reeves on Jim Langley
13:27 Pebble Beach & Tiger in 2000
17:33 Sam on Ben Crenshaw
21:43 Growing the game
27:15 Langley's life of joy#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #bencrenshaw #smyliekaufman #golfpodcast
386: Michael Brennan: Third PGA Tour Win, Putting Rebuild, and ... Tennis Obsession??
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme welcome Michael Brennan, fresh off his Baycurrent Classic win in Japan — his third PGA Tour win, and the sixth win of a run that started on PGA Tour Americas just more than a …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme welcome Michael Brennan, fresh off his Baycurrent Classic win in Japan — his third PGA Tour win, and the sixth win of a run that started on PGA Tour Americas just more than a year ago.
Michael goes in-depth on the work he's done on his putting, and the mechanics behind his 126-mph clubhead speed that ranks him amongst the fastest, and longest, players on Tour.
Plus: Don't miss our first-ever "Talking Tennis" segment on an obsession that has Michael practicing in the heat of the Florida summer, and a hilarious story that had him mistaken for tennis pro while traveling with his racquets.
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Chapters
0:00 Michael Brennan's fall hot streak
5:12 Learning to close on Sunday
7:13 Driver as a weapon
9:17 Majors and Rory at Augusta
15:47 Putting rebuild with Marcus Potter
25:16 Speed and swing DNA
33:36 Talking Tennis with Charlie#MichaelBrennan #golf #pgatour #SmylieKaufman #SmylieShow
385: Auburn's Nick Clinard on two NCAA titles in three years & coaching Jackson Koivun
Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn men's golf coach Nick Clinard to discuss winning two national championships in three years ... and somehow, neither of those was the best team he's coached!Clinard tells the …
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Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn men's golf coach Nick Clinard to discuss winning two national championships in three years ... and somehow, neither of those was the best team he's coached!
Clinard tells the story of a phone call from Jackson Koivun about the Presidents Cup, and answers a question from senior Tiger - and recent guest on the show - Josiah Gilbert.
Plus: the handwritten letters that nearly got Smylie to UCF, building Auburn's culture, and why roster limits are squeezing out late bloomers.
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Chapters
0:00 Welcome Coach Clinard
2:03 Recruiting Smylie at UCF
5:44 Building Auburn golf
7:19 Culture & Blayne Barber
9:01 Roster limits & House settlement
14:06 Koivun's work ethic
17:21 Koivun's Presidents Cup leap
21:56 Josiah's question: best team
24:03 Chris Williams & Buddy Alexander#Auburn #Golf #pgatour #JacksonKoivun #smylieshow #smyliekaufman
384: From the Outback to Auburn: Josiah Gilbert's journey to the top of college golf
Stay tuned for part 2 with Auburn Men's Golf HC Nick Clinard, dropping Wednesday morning!Our college golf tour continues as Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn senior Josiah Gilbert!Josiah grew up in an Outback …
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Stay tuned for part 2 with Auburn Men's Golf HC Nick Clinard, dropping Wednesday morning!
Our college golf tour continues as Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn senior Josiah Gilbert!
Josiah grew up in an Outback mining town where the only golf course used red dirt for fairways, and didn't take golf seriously until he was 12. Three months after his family moved to Alabama, he was committed to Auburn. Josiah tells Smylie how one casual round with the team changed everything.
Plus: junior golf alongside Aldrich Potgieter, living with Brendan Valdes through his cancer fight, and why he switched his flag from Australia to the USA. Josiah also leaves a question for Coach Nick Clinard, who joins the show Wednesday.
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Chapters
0:00 Welcome Josiah Gilbert
1:19 Mount Isa upbringing
7:53 How Auburn found him
12:18 Learning from Auburn's leaders
14:47 Brendan Valdes' cancer battle
17:19 Cracking the lineup
25:30 Auburn's best team
27:48 Choosing Team USA
31:25 Question for Coach Clinard#Auburn #Golf #PGATour #AuburnGolf #smylieshow #smyliekaufman
383: College Golf Check-In! UNC's Carson Bertagnole on Eagle Point, 1st PGA Tour event, and Chapel Hill
We are checking in on the world of collegiate golf with a bonus episode this week!Charlie Hulme sits down with UNC sophomore Carson Bertagnole ahead of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point (Oct. 18–20) - a course …
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We are checking in on the world of collegiate golf with a bonus episode this week!
Charlie Hulme sits down with UNC sophomore Carson Bertagnole ahead of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point (Oct. 18–20) - a course that both Carson and Charlie love.
Carson takes us inside the four-man playoff that punched his ticket to the Puerto Rico Open, what two PGA TOUR starts showed him about the gap between college and tour golf, and the importance of "process" and using certain triggers to reset during a round.
Plus: his first college win at the Fighting Irish Classic, the best hole at Eagle Point, NIL in college golf, a course-record 61 at Atlanta Athletic Club, and the perfect Chapel Hill day.
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Chapters
0:00 Williams Cup preview
1:01 Fighting Irish Classic win
4:11 Eagle Point favorite holes
6:40 Playoff for Puerto Rico Open
9:00 Lessons from PGA TOUR starts
15:00 NIL and college golf
17:29 Record 61, Walker Cup snub
19:29 Perfect Chapel Hill day#golf #UNC #WilliamsCup #thesmylieshow #collegegolf
382: What's Next for LIV Golf? Jon Rahm Walks Away from LIV 2.0
With Jon Rahm's announcement that he will not participate in LIV 2.0 - and a number of other LIV players looking to follow suit in breaking their contracts - Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss the current …
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With Jon Rahm's announcement that he will not participate in LIV 2.0 - and a number of other LIV players looking to follow suit in breaking their contracts - Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss the current state of LIV Golf, what to make of the years that Rahm spent on that tour, and which pathways should be available to Rahm should he want to come back to the PGA Tour.
Also: Will Bryson DeChambeau participate in LIV 2.0, or do something else entirely? How many LIV 1.0 players will we see on the DP World Tour next year, and how many cards will be available as the PGA Tour changes its competitive structure in 2028? And why is Charlie broadcasting from a golf cart in his garage?
Plus: A shoutout to Austin Hitt as he wins the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, and Smylie laments the state of LSU football.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Golf cart garage studio
4:22 Jon Rahm leaves LIV 2.0
12:44 LIV exodus to DP World Tour
15:48 DP World Tour cards
17:18 Rahm's road back
26:09 Championship Series exemptions
31:14 LIV 2.0 deadline & Bryson
35:54 LIV postmortem
41:29 Merit & Challenger Series
48:25 Going global like the NFL
1:00:40 Austin Hitt & UNC on tour
1:02:55 Lane Kiffin's punt
1:06:09 Sign-off381: Restoring Cobbs Creek: Jim Wagner on the Olde Course
This week on the show - we are taking a deep dive into all of the incredible work happening at the Cobbs Creek campus in West Philadelphia!Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are joined by Jim Wagner of Hanse Golf …
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This week on the show - we are taking a deep dive into all of the incredible work happening at the Cobbs Creek campus in West Philadelphia!
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are joined by Jim Wagner of Hanse Golf Course Design, who alongside Gil Hanse and a team of "cavemen," are bringing a historic canvas for golf back to life: the Olde Course, originally established in 1916. Jim walks Smylie and Charlie through the history of the property, its connection to other historic Philadelphia golf clubs, holes and green complexes that are coming to life, and the future of the Cobbs Creek campus - including the potential to host a PGA Tour event.
If you'd like to support the Cobbs Creek Foundation - a mission which includes a classroom impact for the youth of West Philly, in addition to making golf accessible to that neighborhood - you can do so here: https://cobbscreek.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate
380: Team USA's Historic Presidents Cup Comeback at Medinah
Down 10.5-7.5 heading into Sunday, with the Internationals leading on American soil for the first time ever, Team USA took 9.5 of 12 singles points to win the Presidents Cup 17-13 — the largest final-day …
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Down 10.5-7.5 heading into Sunday, with the Internationals leading on American soil for the first time ever, Team USA took 9.5 of 12 singles points to win the Presidents Cup 17-13 — the largest final-day comeback in the event's history. Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are back from a week on-site at Medinah to break down how it happened, who carried the back half of the lineup, and why the win shouldn't end the conversation about how Team USA picks and pairs its players.
Plus: Jackson Koivun's statement point against Si Woo Kim, Morikawa's iron play, Cantlay's bomb on 16, Medinah's tricky chipping turf, Sungjae Im and Tom Kim's weeks, and Geoff Ogilvy's captaincy.
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2:39 USA rallies to win 17-13
4:04 Snedeker's Sunday pairings
9:41 Koivun beats Si Woo Kim
14:11 Singles heroes
15:58 Power pairings and fatigue
20:05 Medinah chipping conditions
22:33 Gotterup, Morikawa, Cantlay
30:37 International standouts
35:17 Ogilvy's captaincy
37:30 Sign-off#golf #presidentscup #pgatour #smylieshow #smyliekaufman
379: LIVE from Medinah: Can the Internationals win their first Presidents Cup since 1998?
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to recap all the Saturday action at the Presidents Cup - with the Internationals just five points away from winning their first Cup since 1998 …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to recap all the Saturday action at the Presidents Cup - with the Internationals just five points away from winning their first Cup since 1998. Smylie and Charlie break down:
- The Internationals reversing multiple matches after the Americans led early
- Scottie Scheffler sitting out for Saturday PM foursomes
- Whether the USA can pull off an 8-4 comeback in Sunday Singles to win the Presidents CupThis is our last live show of the week - but tune in Monday for a full breakdown of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah!
378: LIVE from Medinah: Internationals SWEEP Team USA in Presidents Cup Friday Foursomes!
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole after a stunning Friday Foursomes sweep for the Internationals, which leaves the scoreboard INT 7, USA 3 heading into the weekend! Smylie and …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole after a stunning Friday Foursomes sweep for the Internationals, which leaves the scoreboard INT 7, USA 3 heading into the weekend! Smylie and Charlie recap:
- Incredible putting days for Sungjae Im, Ryan Fox, and Adam Scott
- Another foursomes loss for Scottie Scheffler
- Pairings for Saturday FourballTune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete!
377: LIVE from Medinah: USA leads INT 3-2 after Day 1 of the Presidents Cup
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to break down all the Thursday action at the Presidents Cup, including:- Jackson Koivun wins his Team USA debut alongside Justin Thomas- A wild …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to break down all the Thursday action at the Presidents Cup, including:
- Jackson Koivun wins his Team USA debut alongside Justin Thomas
- A wild relief ruling on the 17th hole that led to a Scottie Scheffler & Sam Burns win
- Ryo Hisatsune shines in his Presidents Cup debut alongside fellow countryman Hideki Matsuyama
- Tom Kim nearly aces the 16th to close out the final match of the dayTune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete!
**NOTE: Technical difficulties resulted in the removal of the last five minutes of pairing analysis, which you can still find - with audio issues - on our YouTube channel.**
376: LIVE from Medinah: Presidents Cup Preview Show
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at the 16th hole for this week's competition at Medinah #3, breaking down:- The just-released Presidents Cup pairings for Thursday four-ball matches- Smylie's notes on …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at the 16th hole for this week's competition at Medinah #3, breaking down:
- The just-released Presidents Cup pairings for Thursday four-ball matches
- Smylie's notes on Medinah after walking the course
- Answering viewer questions & comments
- Predictions for the weekTune in for live shows every day as we break down all the Presidents Cup action as soon as matches are complete!
375: Wins for Jacob Bridgeman & JJ Spaun Heading Into Presidents Cup Week
Before they head to Chicago to cover the Presidents Cup at Medinah, Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss wins for Jacob Bridgeman - a captain’s pick in excellent form - and JJ Spaun - snubbed for a pick …
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Before they head to Chicago to cover the Presidents Cup at Medinah, Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss wins for Jacob Bridgeman - a captain’s pick in excellent form - and JJ Spaun - snubbed for a pick despite finishing Top 12 on points - and whether the right team was picked.
We also look ahead to a new two-part series dropping today: Smylie and Justin Thomas reliving the 61 JT shot at Medinah for the course record in 2019. Don’t miss it!
Chapters
0:00 Intro & Presidents Cup week
1:50 Smylie's Austin golf trip
3:28 Charlie's Hope Valley weekend
4:17 Alternate-shot format fun
5:50 This week's golf news tease
9:04 JJ Spaun wins & gets snubbed
11:23 Ryan Gerard's Medinah case
12:16 Jacob Bridgeman's big year
13:27 Bridgeman wins Biltmore Championship
15:26 Bridgeman's quiet confidence
18:05 Biltmore's fan support & future
19:18 BMW PGA leaderboard recap
20:05 2028 tour restructuring preview
22:11 JT's Medinah 61 video series
23:29 Sign-off & what's next#presidentscup #golf #pgatour #JacobBridgeman #SmylieKaufman #Smylieshow
374: Notah Begay III: Tiger Woods Presidents Cup Story + Receiving the Payne Stewart Award
Smylie Kaufman sits down with NBC/Golf Channel analyst and four-time PGA TOUR winner Notah Begay III, fresh off his Payne Stewart Award, to discuss the state of the Presidents Cup as member of the 2000 USA team …
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Smylie Kaufman sits down with NBC/Golf Channel analyst and four-time PGA TOUR winner Notah Begay III, fresh off his Payne Stewart Award, to discuss the state of the Presidents Cup as member of the 2000 USA team which won on home soil (including a rarely-told Tiger Woods story from that competition).
Plus: the NB3 Foundation's 20-year, $10 million run investing in Native communities, Notah getting back into the grind of competition on the Champions Tour, Jackson Koivun's leap from Notah's Junior Presidents Cup team to Team USA at Medinah, and a pitch for fixing the Presidents Cup format for good.
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Chapters
0:00 Payne Stewart Award
3:56 NB3 Foundation's impact
6:04 Duff Foreman AI reveal
9:30 Naming Duff Foreman
11:11 Champions Tour return
14:31 Left-handed putting fix
18:16 Tiger Woods yardage standoff
22:31 Jackson Koivun's rise
23:41 US vs. International depth
27:14 Sign-off & Medinah preview#golf #notahbegay #tigerwoods #presidentscup
373: Presidents Cup Course Preview: Inside Medinah's OCM Redesign with Mike Cocking
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme sit down with Mike Cocking - the "C" in OCM Golf, the "O" belonging to International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy - days before the OCM redesign of Medinah #3 takes the stage as …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme sit down with Mike Cocking - the "C" in OCM Golf, the "O" belonging to International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy - days before the OCM redesign of Medinah #3 takes the stage as the host of the Presidents Cup.
Mike explains how the closing stretch of the storied American venue was reimagined to better bring natural features into play, and what that means for strategy and entertainment as the world's best prepare to take it on.
Plus: OCM's origin story (including the "M" - Ashley Mead), inspiration from a childhood spent playing golf on Melbourne's Sand Belt, the Kingston Heath and Shady Oaks projects (including a Ben Hogan keepsake story), the agronomy issue that drove the Medinah rebuild, whether Ogilvy has a built-in edge as International Team captain, and Cocking's prediction for who wins at Medinah.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & OCM's origin story
3:47 Sand Belt & UK inspirations
6:34 Strategy over penal golf
9:04 Kingston Heath project
11:21 Width over narrow fairways
14:04 Shady Oaks & Ben Hogan
17:03 Favorite Hogan story
19:23 Landing the Medinah job
22:39 Medinah's pedigree & old bunkers
26:41 Rebuilding holes 13-18
30:40 New short par-4 16th
32:56 Another standout short par-4
34:52 New routing for Presidents Cup
39:06 Ogilvy's captain's edge
43:45 Agronomy problems drove renovation
47:42 Cocking's Presidents Cup prediction
50:09 Next up & sign-off#golf #presidentscup #Medinah #pgatour #smylieshow
372: Akshay Bhatia Gets Technical On Driver Work, Bunker Play, & His Go-To Cook Out Order
Akshay Bhatia joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme for his third appearance on the show (rising up the all-time leaderboard - watch out Justin Thomas and James Nitties!).Fresh off his third straight Tour …
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Akshay Bhatia joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme for his third appearance on the show (rising up the all-time leaderboard - watch out Justin Thomas and James Nitties!).
Fresh off his third straight Tour Championship, Akshay opens up on why he's calling his 2026 season "mediocre," the exact swing changes he's targeting this off-season to fix his driver, and what it would mean to finally crack the top 20 in strokes gained off the tee.
Plus: his partnership with caddie Joe Greiner after their first year together, his cross-handed chipping technique and elite bunker play, the mind-blowing way he uses ball speed as a distance control mechanism with his irons, and with a childhood spent in North Carolina - his go-to Cook Out order.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:00 Magic Shoes?
7:07 Ground rules for the dogs at home
8:19 NC golf courses & Cook Out order
11:38 2026 season reflection
14:05 Marriage & life at 24
16:22 Tour friend group & housing
18:33 Tuesday money games
20:39 Three straight Tour Championships
23:04 Caddie Joe Greiner
25:33 Driver rebuild for 2027
33:00 Playing golf with Joe
34:44 Cross-handed chipping technique
40:49 Ball-speed feel for distance
43:28 Best bunker player on tour?
46:54 Lining up the golf ball
51:30 Sign-off & Japan trip#golf #pgatour #akshaybhatia #smylieshow
371: Presidents Cup Picks Reaction + The 2026 PGA Tour Season In Review
Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy have set their 2026 Presidents Cup rosters, and Smylie and Charlie break down every pick — starting with the headline move: 21-year-old Jackson Koivun, who was outside the top …
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Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy have set their 2026 Presidents Cup rosters, and Smylie and Charlie break down every pick — starting with the headline move: 21-year-old Jackson Koivun, who was outside the top 40 on points and only a few months into his pro career, getting the nod for Team USA over veterans with far bigger resumes. They get into why the pick makes sense, and what it means for Koivun's career.
Plus: the full US and International rosters for Medinah, the stat-driven case for why Ryan Gerard should've made the team, dream-pairing predictions for both sides, and why Team USA's depth might make this one lopsided on paper. From there, Smylie and Charlie shift into a full 2026 PGA Tour season review — favorite events and storylines, the "old guys" who had big years, feel-good stories, and players who took steps forward and back.
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Chapters
0:00 Presidents Cup picks are in — the Jackson Koivun reaction
2:03 Comparing Koivun's pick to Jordan Spieth's in 2013
4:40 Full rosters: all 12 players on both teams
5:40 J.J. Spaun's injury and the roster fallout
9:16 The stat case for Ryan Gerard
13:17 Data Golf's rankings & the match format explained
16:36 Bezuidenhout's surprise pick & Medinah's conditions
18:35 International team culture under Ogilvy and Immelman
20:17 Nico Echavarria, the most underrated pick
20:53 Dream pairings: Team USA
25:07 Dream pairings: the International side
26:09 USA's depth advantage, on paper
28:57 2026 season review begins: favorite storylines
31:31 Theme: the old guys had a year
33:00 Feel-good stories of the season
34:36 No-cut fields and Doral's flat comeback
36:44 Previewing the 2027 Florida Swing shuffle
37:31 Guessing the 7 elevated Challenger Series events
42:15 Valspar's sponsor dilemma & the confirmed Championship Series lineup
43:37 Phoenix Open's Super Bowl date standoff
48:12 Theme: the young guns' breakout stretch
48:49 The Fitzpatrick brothers' year
53:15 Marco Penge: a rookie year bigger than the scorecard
56:14 Steps forward: Burns, Si Woo Kim, Fitzpatrick & Gotterup
58:55 Made it back: Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa
1:03:41 2027 outlook: Jordan Spieth's redemption year?#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #presidentscup
370: Walker Cup Preview: Ryder Cowan, Jack Whaley & TJ Ford Break Down Lahinch
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme preview the 2026 Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club with three guests: Team USA's Ryder Cowan, US Amateur champion Jack Whaley - whose victory at Merion earned him a GB&I roster …
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Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme preview the 2026 Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club with three guests: Team USA's Ryder Cowan, US Amateur champion Jack Whaley - whose victory at Merion earned him a GB&I roster spot, and Lahinch operations manager TJ Ford, who walks us through some truly stunning flyovers.
Ryder discusses matching Jackson Koivun for low-amateur honors at the US Open, what he learned studying Koivun's game, and the golf balls he forgot before his Round of 64 win over Miles Russell. Jack recaps his US Amateur run at Merion — wasp sting included — and the major exemptions that came with it. TJ takes them through Lahinch's Old Tom Morris and Alister MacKenzie design, the club's famous roaming goats, and tells an incredible stories about some caddie shenanigans on the 5th hole. Charlie and Smylie close it out with the full team rosters and their own final score picks.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro: Walker Cup broadcast schedule & preview
8:20 Ryder Cowan joins: earning his Walker Cup spot
10:20 Tying Jackson Koivun for low-amateur honors
13:21 What Ryder learned studying Koivun's game
19:09 Forgetting his golf balls before facing Miles Russell
23:20 Beating Miles Russell & Walker Cup teammates
28:39 Jack Whaley joins: US Am win & major exemptions
29:49 Merion's brutal, back-loaded finish
31:19 Wasp sting, a storm, and battling back
36:00 Walker Cup matchups & English course roots
39:10 FSU's pipeline, airport rankings & sign-off
41:40 TJ Ford joins: his game & Lahinch's history
43:50 Course design history: Old Tom Morris & MacKenzie
45:44 Flyovers begin
53:18 2019 Irish Open flashback: Rahm's 62
56:55 MacKenzie's design philosophy & the toughest holes
59:17 Lahinch's famous roaming goats & Jordan Spieth
1:03:12 New clubhouse & TJ's prediction
1:06:14 Walker Cup rosters & matchup breakdown
1:12:09 Final score predictions#golf #pgatour #walkercup #lahinch #smylieshow #smyliekaufman
369: Scottie Scheffler Wins the Tour Championship + Brian Rolapp's 2028 PGAT Overhaul + Presidents Cup Talk
Smylie and Charlie are back to break down Scottie Scheffler's win at the Tour Championship — his second FedEx Cup, his third title of the year, and the moment he passed Tiger Woods for the all-time PGA Tour …
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Smylie and Charlie are back to break down Scottie Scheffler's win at the Tour Championship — his second FedEx Cup, his third title of the year, and the moment he passed Tiger Woods for the all-time PGA Tour money record. They dig into the stats, his Jack Nicklaus comparison, and his pointed press-conference comments on East Lake's pin positions and setup.
Plus: the full breakdown of Brian Rolapp's 2028 PGA Tour overhaul — the Championship Series schedule taking shape around GO by Raymond James and 14 sponsors chasing the final four spots, the new two-week match play finale format, Rory McIlroy's 15-event rule likely going away, LIV players' return conditions, whether East Lake stays in the Tour Championship rotation, and the wishlist of historic clubs (Olympic Club, Baltusrol, Cypress Point) that could host a reimagined postseason.
Lastly, SK and Charlie dive into the Presidents Cup discussion as we look ahead to Medinah.
Before all that: Charlie makes his first-ever albatross on Saturday — and discovers a fan who shares his name made one on the very same day.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & toasting the 2026 PGA Tour season's end
2:05 Charlie's albatross and the "other Charlie Hume"
6:15 Ryan Gerard's murky tour status
6:37 Scottie's FedEx Cup playoff run
10:39 Scottie's loose press-room mood & the Brandel Chamblee shoutout
12:36 Scottie's 2026 season in review: near-misses & the Nicklaus comparison
16:24 By the numbers: strokes gained, scoring records & passing Tiger on the money list
18:21 The two stats behind the leap: proximity and putts made from 25+ feet
23:53 Scottie's East Lake pin-position rant, in his own words
26:14 Course architecture debate: this year's setup vs. old East Lake
31:34 Should East Lake stay in the Tour Championship rotation?
35:13 Brian Rolapp's leadership style & the state of the 2028 overhaul
38:19 Championship Series update: GO by Raymond James and the chase for the final 4 events
40:21 Scarcity by design: how the new model out-leverages LIV on star power
42:29 Board meetings, FedEx's sponsorship future & criteria for the last 4 spots
43:27 LIV return conditions, Rory's 15-event rule going away & a fall "world tour"
47:43 Inside the new 2-week match play finale format
49:59 The "no winner after week one" problem & the TV coverage challenge
52:29 Group of death, tournament luck, and the case for match play
54:19 Separating the season-long trophy from the finale spectacle
57:19 Venue wishlist: Olympic Club, Baltusrol & golf's most exclusive clubs
59:29 Smaller crowds, bigger engagement — the Cypress Point/Walker Cup comparison
1:01:56 "What is amateur golf in 2026?" — why the top clubs are still cautious
1:11:40 Presidents Cup discussion#golf #pgatour #scottiescheffler #tourchampionship #golfrecap #golfhighlights #smylieshow
368: Tommy Fleetwood: Breakthrough Win At East Lake, Working With Butch Harmon, and Fatherhood
Smylie and Charlie are joined by defending TOUR Champion Tommy Fleetwood on the latest episode of The Smylie Show! Tommy reflects on his breakthrough win - his first on the PGA TOUR - in 2025 at East Lake a …
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Smylie and Charlie are joined by defending TOUR Champion Tommy Fleetwood on the latest episode of The Smylie Show! Tommy reflects on his breakthrough win - his first on the PGA TOUR - in 2025 at East Lake a year later, the near-misses at the Travelers Championship and FedEx St. Jude that preceded it, the "instant gratification" he felt on the flight home, and how that mindset has carried into this season.
Plus: His work with Butch Harmon and the power of simplicity, his love for the nine wood and mini driver, an emotional week playing the Open Championship at home in Southport, and his "fatherhood foursome" featuring Oscar, Murray, and Frankie (and the antics that usually ensue during and after). We also get a highly entertaining behind-the-scenes look at Frankie's prep process ahead of the 2025 Masters Par Three Contest.
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Chapters
1:00 "Tommy, Tommy Tommy"
3:23 The road to his first PGA Tour win
10:29 Winning his first event on the PGA TOUR at East Lake
12:15 Life in Dubai, London & the PGA Tour travel grind
16:10 Staying consistent on a condensed schedule
19:37 DP World Tour cards & the new Championship/Challenger Series
23:35 Butch Harmon and the power of simplicity
26:45 Practice habits — slow-motion swings, staying disciplined
29:20 Learning to trust the fade
34:41 The shoulder-to-shoulder swing
37:18 Why the nine wood & mini driver are must-haves
41:20 Playing the Open Championship at home in Birkdale
47:04 Premier League preview — Everton, Tottenham & old grudges
50:12 Golf merch, logos & the return of pleats
54:05 Underrated English golf courses for a trip
57:01 Fatherhood & the boys' Masters Par Three tradition
1:04:12 Sign-off#golf #pgatour #tommyfleetwood #smylieshow #smyliekaufman
367: BMW Championship Recap: Wyndham Clark or Scottie Scheffler For Player of the Year?
BMW Championship Recap: Wyndham Clark or Scottie Scheffler For Player of the Year? Smylie Kaufman heads straight from the airport (with an update to his airlines Big Board!) to the studio to join Charlie Hulme …
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BMW Championship Recap: Wyndham Clark or Scottie Scheffler For Player of the Year?
Smylie Kaufman heads straight from the airport (with an update to his airlines Big Board!) to the studio to join Charlie Hulme for a recap of the BMW Championship, where he broadcasted the action from Bellerive Country Club all week long. Smylie and Charlie discuss Wyndham Clark's third win of the 2026 season, and where that places him in an increasingly interesting Player of the Year race that also includes Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and Chris Gotterup.
SK and CH also recap a disappointing ending - but a much improved week - for Rory McIlroy. A discussion about a "flat cat" putting grip that Rory has been using as a training aid leads to a conversation about the most unique aids that Smylie has seen while playing on Tour.
Also in this episode: Smylie puts together his most likely Presidents Cup team with six USA players now automatically qualified, and Scottie's week dealing with hand, foot and mouth - a familiar experience for fathers of young children.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro: late-night taping & two dad topics
2:19 Smylie's dad-neck injury
6:22 Movie review: Smylie watches The Odyssey
10:48 Scottie Scheffler's hand, foot and mouth battle at Bellerive
16:54 Wyndham Clark wins the BMW Championship over Rory McIlroy
21:33 Rory's "flat cat" putter grip + training aids on Tour
28:30 Player of the Year race: Scheffler vs. Wyndham Clark?
39:15 FedEx Cup playoff points cut & this year's muted bubble drama
44:32 Should the Tour Championship go to match play?
53:39 Bellerive, St. Louis & should host cities rotate?
59:56 Presidents Cup team predictions: Smylie's 6 picks
1:05:54 Presidents Cup: youth development & the Ryder Cup comparison
1:13:39 Airlines Big Board: Southwest Airlines review
1:19:02 Charlie's putter update: the blade movement returns
1:20:46 Sign-off: tennis racket meltdown, Tree of the Week & Tommy Fleetwood next week#golf #pgatour #BMW #WyndhamClark #ScottieScheffler #SmylieKaufman #golfhighlights #golfrecap
366: Robert MacIntyre on Playing with an Edge, Chasing His First Major, and Finding Happiness at Home
Smylie welcomes Robert "Bobby Mac" MacIntyre to the show (filmed ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship) for a deep dive into what makes Bob tick. Bob opens up on some close calls in 2025 — Scottie …
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Smylie welcomes Robert "Bobby Mac" MacIntyre to the show (filmed ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship) for a deep dive into what makes Bob tick. Bob opens up on some close calls in 2025 — Scottie Scheffler's stunning chip-in at the BMW Championship and J.J. Spaun's dramatic birdie putt at the U.S. Open — and what those near-misses taught him about handling major championship pressure. He also talks candidly about becoming a father to son Finlay, why home in Scotland means so much to him, and his dream of winning a major.
Plus: what Shinty (Scotland's Highland stick-and-ball sport) is actually like, the scholarship that took him to McNeese State, life inside the European Ryder Cup team room (including a prank-call story), three hidden-gem Scottish links courses to add to your must-play list, and his surprisingly strong feelings on private jets.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:00 Bob, Robert, or "Bobby Mac"?
3:09 FedEx St. Jude & Memphis heat
4:47 Adjusting his ball flight for American golf
7:03 McNeese State: the scholarship story & Cajun culture shock
12:04 Shinty 101
22:31 Playing with an edge
25:32 Defining happiness: chasing tour success vs. being home
29:37 The BMW Championship battle with Scottie Scheffler
34:44 U.S. Open pressure & J.J. Spaun's stunning finish
36:11 Two Ryder Cup wins, the Scottish Open, and chasing a major
39:21 Inside the European Ryder Cup team room (the prank-call story)
43:04 Scotland's college golf pipeline
46:01 Fatherhood: son Finlay's arrival
50:14 Three hidden-gem Scottish links courses
54:40 Scottish football & Premier League predictions
57:23 Private jets vs. Ryanair365: Why Merion is so Special, Golf's Best Trees & Scottie Dominates in Memphis
Smylie Kaufman is back home after broadcasting the U.S. Amateur at Merion, and he and Charlie Hulme spend the front half of the show breaking down the course — its unusual routing, the brutal 14-18 closing …
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Smylie Kaufman is back home after broadcasting the U.S. Amateur at Merion, and he and Charlie Hulme spend the front half of the show breaking down the course — its unusual routing, the brutal 14-18 closing stretch, the debate over how much green-complex slope can survive modern speeds, and why it's such a compelling preview for the 2030 U.S. Open there. Jack Whaley beat Jay Leng Jr. for the title, with Ryder Cowan and Carter Loflin standing out as names to know.
From there, the guys run their favorite trees in golf — a loose, hilarious countdown through Merion, Pebble Beach, The Renaissance Club, Cypress Point, TPC Sawgrass, Panmure (where Ben Hogan prepped for the 1953 Open), Prairie Dunes, Seminole, Monterey Peninsula, and the tree at Augusta National.
Plus: the case for Scottie Scheffler as the clear Player of the Year after his 8-shot win at TPC Southwind, what the PGA Tour's new playoff points structure means for players fighting to stay inside the top 50, and the fallout from Jon Rahm's reported LIV Golf exit — including what it means for the DP World Tour, the Challenger Series, and the sport's shifting global landscape heading into 2027.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & catch-up: fresh off the U.S. Amateur at Merion
2:59 Merion's unique routing and standout holes
7:47 Tangent: the Bobby Jones cinematic universe
11:33 Merion's brutal closing stretch and the 17th green debate
12:49 Setting up Merion for a 2030 U.S. Open
18:46 The story behind Merion's wicker-basket logo
22:27 Merion trivia: director-of-golf tenure & clubhouse details
27:05 Best trees in golf: the debate begins (Merion's 8th)
29:03 Pebble Beach's 18th hole cypress
31:58 The Renaissance Club's 11th hole
33:16 Cypress Point: Walker Cup picnics & the 17th tree
36:47 TPC Sawgrass's tree-lined holes
38:29 Panmure: where Hogan prepped for the 1953 Open
40:08 Prairie Dunes' "The Shoot" at 15
42:15 Seminole's 16th hole palms
43:42 Monterey Peninsula's 11th hole
45:54 The Tree at Augusta National & honorable mentions
48:10 U.S. Amateur standouts: Ryder Cowan & Carter Loflin
50:26 The case for Scottie Scheffler as Player of the Year
59:07 PGA Tour playoff points shakeup & the scramble for top 50
1:04:41 Jon Rahm, LIV Golf, and the DP World Tour's shifting landscape
1:19:11 Sign-off: Bob McIntyre preview, Ryder Cup to the South & JT's Firestone flashback#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #scottiescheffler #Merion
364: Hunter Mahan on His Pro Golf Comeback, Why He Stepped Away, & Coaching High School Golf
Six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme to talk about his unexpected return to golf. Mahan opens up on why he stepped away from competing in 2021 — burnout, the grind of …
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Six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme to talk about his unexpected return to golf. Mahan opens up on why he stepped away from competing in 2021 — burnout, the grind of travel, and an envy that "took over" and wasn't good for his soul — and what's pulled him back into playing after several years coaching high school golf at Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas, alongside football coach Jason Witten. A few months of posting practice-round videos to social media turned into a full comeback arc, complete with a new equipment deal through Grant Horvat's Primo.
Plus: Hunter breaks down the swing videos he's been posting — his takeaway feel, getting the clubface more shut, and clearing up the Justin Rose "shallowing" myth — and walks through his short game reboot under Stan Utley (of Parker McLachlin's Short Game Chef), including the shaft-angle and forearm-rotation keys that turned his chipping around. The guys also get into a wide-ranging Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup conversation: why Team Europe consistently looks looser under pressure, Mahan's own Presidents Cup debut alongside Justin Leonard and Paul Azinger, the case for a real U.S. national team pipeline, and a frank look back at the U.S. team's collapse at Bethpage in 2025.
Before they let him go: Hunter's top tips for teaching your kids golf, and a very serious debate over which foursome wins — the Golf Boys or the 2016 Spring Breakers.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & why the beard came off
1:41 Why Hunter Mahan stepped away from the tour — and what's pulling him back
3:03 Coaching high school golf with Jason Witten at Liberty Christian
7:42 The burnout and envy that pushed him away from competing
9:56 What went wrong with his swing after 2015
15:11 Breaking down Hunter's Instagram swing videos
21:53 Inside his short-game reboot with Stan Utley
27:16 Who spins it best around the greens on tour?
29:33 Utley's keys: shaft angle, forearm rotation, hitting it high vs. low
33:09 The "level eyes" fix and driving through the chip
40:33 Ryder Cup vs. Presidents Cup — why Team Europe has the edge
49:44 Mahan's Presidents Cup debut: Justin Leonard & Paul Azinger
52:42 Building a real U.S. national team pipeline
56:18 Bethpage 2025 post-mortem: "everyone's got a plan till they get hit in the mouth"
59:06 Hunter's top tips for teaching kids golf
1:02:32 Hypothetical: Golf Boys vs. the 2016 Spring Breakers
1:06:03 Sign-off#golf #huntermahan #pgatour #smyliekaufman #smylieshow #golfpodcast #golfhighlights
363: LIV Golf 2.0: Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and the $250M Investor Deal
Smylie and Charlie dive deep into LIV Golf's uncertain future, breaking down the reported $250 million investment from BC Partners, the shift to a player-equity model, and what a 10-event "LIV 2.0" schedule …
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Smylie and Charlie dive deep into LIV Golf's uncertain future, breaking down the reported $250 million investment from BC Partners, the shift to a player-equity model, and what a 10-event "LIV 2.0" schedule would actually look like. They also unpack the confirmed cancellation of the Team Championship in Michigan, leaving Indianapolis as the tour's lone remaining event of 2026.
Plus: Bryson DeChambeau's headline-grabbing New York Post quotes, why he might be the one player who keeps LIV alive no matter what, the brutal math facing Jon Rahm if he wants back on the PGA Tour, LIV's business missteps (from its team-branding strategy to its mounting legal bills), and a fun hypothetical — could a Bryson-led YouTube golf tour actually work?
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & why we're breaking down LIV's future
1:52 LIV 2.0 restructuring — bankruptcy, equity, and the "$250M mini tour"
5:12 Who's funding this? BC Partners and the players-investors standoff
8:30 Which players get a fast track back — Rahm and Niemann
9:24 Bryson's New York Post quotes, dissected
10:26 Bryson's YouTube empire and why he's all-in on LIV
14:56 The failed $500M ask from PIF
16:14 Bryson's major exemptions status through 2029
17:41 Bryson is the engine keeping LIV alive
19:50 The Q-School pathway back to the PGA Tour
22:24 LIV 2.0's reality check: purses shrink from $40M to $15M
24:37 Who pays the penalty? Koepka's buyback and Rahm's price tag
27:37 Jon Rahm's business decision
29:09 LIV's mistakes: legal fees and a fumbled team-branding strategy
33:25 The road not taken — a joint venture instead of a rival tour
36:34 Could LIV become a YouTube-native golf brand?
38:21 Selling YouTube golf to sponsors — the measurement problem
40:36 Hypothetical: a Bryson-led touring roadshow
42:28 LIV's other lawsuits: Premier Golf League and Mobii Systems
47:17 Prediction: Rahm's decision and a September deadline#golf #LIV #pgatour #jonrahm #brysondechambeau #smylieshow #smyliekaufman
362: Playoff Makers & Missers Breakdown + Michael Brennan's 2nd PGA TOUR Win Keeps Youth Movement Rolling
PART TWO: LIV GOLF SEGMENT: Dropping tomorrow morning (08/11/26)With a third straight PGA TOUR winner under the age of 24 in the books thanks to Michael Brennan's Sunday birdie streak, Smylie Kaufman and …
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PART TWO: LIV GOLF SEGMENT: Dropping tomorrow morning (08/11/26)
With a third straight PGA TOUR winner under the age of 24 in the books thanks to Michael Brennan's Sunday birdie streak, Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme look back at his year, and the continued emergence of young American talent on the PGA TOUR. SK and CH also discuss which big names made or missed the FedEx Cup playoffs, discuss the origins of "AimPoint" green reading, and review some comments from Brooks Koepka after missing out on the playoffs.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & this week's storylines tease
1:19 Spotting a Smylie Show hat at the Wyndham Championship
2:45 Sick kids and a rough week at home
6:37 Michael Brennan wins the Wyndham Championship
8:13 Brennan's rise: Korn Ferry Tour to PGA Tour winner
11:09 Brennan hires putting coach Marcus Potter
11:27 Young Americans and the Presidents Cup conversation
13:03 Ben James, Miles Russell & American golf's next wave
14:02 Brennan's FedEx Cup jump and Presidents Cup odds
15:06 Why winning on the PGA Tour still matters most
16:33 Heat, humidity, and the "worst month" debate (plus a daylight saving tangent)
20:47 Jackson Koivun sneaks into the FedEx Cup top 70
24:26 The AimPoint putting debate
30:45 Tom Kim climbs to 26th; three playoff streaks snapped
31:42 Brooks Koepka's brutally honest 94th-place assessment
32:55 Diagnosing Koepka's season & his road back from LIV#golf #pgatour #golfrecap #golfhighlights #smylieshow #smyliekaufman #golfpodcast #wyndhamchampionship #michaelbrennan #fedexcup
361: Sean Foley on Thorbjornsen's First PGA TOUR Win, Tom Kim's Comeback & Michael Kim's Rebuild
Sean Foley joins the show to break down Michael Thorbjornsen's first PGA Tour win at the Rocket Classic — a bogey-free final-round 63 that came together in barely six weeks of work with Foley, built around …
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Sean Foley joins the show to break down Michael Thorbjornsen's first PGA Tour win at the Rocket Classic — a bogey-free final-round 63 that came together in barely six weeks of work with Foley, built around going back to video of Thorbjornsen's swing from Stanford in 2018. Foley walks through exactly what he saw, what they're working on, and why the answer was already in Thorbjornsen's own history.
Plus: Foley digs into his full player room this summer — Tom Kim's emotional Genesis Scottish Open win, Michael Kim's historic 59 at the 3M Open and the three-month process of retraining his swing around a stronger grip, Ben An's four-year driver transformation, and the "humans first, golfer second" coaching philosophy he's built over two decades on tour with players like Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, and Hunter Mahan.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro & congrats to Sean Foley on Thorbjornsen's Rocket Classic win
2:08 Foley on watching Thor's win & his history with Michael since age 16
4:02 Foley's 20-year coaching evolution — "player support," humans first golfer second
6:29 Scottie Scheffler's rising floor & the new generation's mindset
7:28 Tom Kim & Thorbjornsen's shared high expectations turning pro
8:23 Coaching Tom Kim: rebuilding posture, connection & swing DNA
11:09 Thorbjornsen's swing fix: back to his 2018 Stanford video
12:14 Breaking down Thorbjornsen's swing — grip, posture, wrist angles
19:32 Thor's shot-shape arsenal beyond the draw
21:13 Foley's coaching philosophy
23:23 Michael Kim's comeback
25:16 Retraining Kim's pattern — hitting snap hooks for 3 months
28:16 Coaching psychology — bad memories & letting players enjoy wins
30:18 Consistency over "feel" & the dad-as-coach dynamic
32:35 Enjoying golf vs. having fun — and Foley's "do no harm" rule#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #michaelthorbjornsen #rocketclassic #smyliekaufman
360: Michael Thorbjornsen's Breakthrough Win + Stephen Sweeney Joins To Discuss Putting Work With Thor
Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down Michael Thorbjornsen's first PGA Tour win — a bogey-free final-round 63 at the Rocket Classic, sealed by a long birdie putt on 18 that held off a hard-charging Xander …
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Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down Michael Thorbjornsen's first PGA Tour win — a bogey-free final-round 63 at the Rocket Classic, sealed by a long birdie putt on 18 that held off a hard-charging Xander Schauffele. Thor's putting coach, Stephen Sweeney, joins the show to explain how a stance and ball-position overhaul helped refine a raw approach into more short makes and better speed control on long putts.
With the final PGA TOUR regular-season event up next, we take a bigger-picture look at the rest of the season and beyond. Which players are in danger of losing their cards, missing the playoffs, or not qualifying for signature events? And how would all of this look via a restructured competitive format in 2028?
Plus: Detroit Golf Club's Donald Ross restoration, debating our favorite golf course design features, and the fantasy game Smylie would like to see in 2028 with the Championship and Challenger Series in place.
Check out our original putting instruction video with Stephen Sweeney here: https://youtu.be/JVh5Xy7YRQM
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro: Charlie's HVAC and studio backdrop saga continues
3:15 Smylie plays through a mild flu — new Sam Burns/Scottie Scheffler swing thoughts
6:58 Charlie's putter and grip breakthrough
8:14 Detroit Golf Club's Donald Ross restoration & tour's vanishing classic courses
16:03 What makes a golf hole memorable
19:16 Favorite/least favorite design features: cross creeks & sloped tee boxes
23:52 Caddie yardages: raw numbers vs. adjusted advice
27:39 Stephen Sweeney joins to talk Thorbjornsen's win
33:36 Thorbjornsen's raw putting DNA — from cross-handed to fundamentals
39:12 Video breakdown: fixing Thorbjornsen's stance & ball position
45:14 Thorbjornsen's ceiling
47:27 Sweeney's new ventures: Golf.com content & The People's League
55:25 Rocket Classic recap: Thorbjornsen's bogey-free 63 & the winning putt
57:37 Xander Schauffele's runner-up finish & 2026 bounce-back
58:21 FedEx Cup Playoffs / Top 100 PGAT Bubble Discussion
01:08:00 Presidents Cup Outlook
01:12:00 Future PGAT Changes#golf #pgatour #rocketclassic #MichaelThorbjornsen #SmylieShow #SmylieKaufman
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