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    2018 Players Championship preview

    enMay 08, 2018
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    About this Episode

    The PGA Tour heads to TPC Sawgrass for The Players Championship for the unofficial fifth major on the calendar. Golf Channel looks ahead to all the action in Ponte Vedra Beach.

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    Scottie Scheffler's tour de force – should everyone else be very afraid?

    Scottie Scheffler's tour de force – should everyone else be very afraid?

    0:00: Rex on-site for Scottie Scheffler's resounding victory at Bay Hill

    6:00: A Scottie win spoils Lav's upcoming feature, so we discuss it here instead

    14:30: Rory McIlroy has a sloppy Sunday; is it time to worry about Augusta now?

    19:00: Both Rory and Wyndham Clark get blowback for "cutthroat" Tour comment

    29:00: Tiger is a no-show at The Players

    31:30: Anthony Kim closes with 65 in Hong Kong. Do you believe again?!

    34:00: What to watch for early Players week

    37:30: What you can read from Rex today on Golf Channel's website

    Current golf landscape is unsustainable; where is the urgency?

    Current golf landscape is unsustainable; where is the urgency?

    00:00: Why did LIV drop its OWGR bid now?

    4:20: How to fix a MAJOR problem?

    8:20: What does this means for LIV's format

    13:00: Captain Weir says no LIV players on INT'L Presidents Cup team

    15:15: Wild rumors floating around

    19:00: Current landscape is not sustainable

    21:00: Feel like a big event this week at Bay Hill?

    27:30: Rex's mea culpa; but he needs A LOT of API tickets

    Anthony Kim comeback coincides with Tour's star-power crisis

    Anthony Kim comeback coincides with Tour's star-power crisis

    0:00: Lav is in Connecticut, co-hosting Golf Today

    02:00: The big story of the week: Anthony Kim's return

    05:30: What's missing from the AK story to this point

    13:00: Austin Eckroat gets his first Tour win

    18:00: PGA Tour's star-power crisis

    26:00: Another middling performance from Rory McIlroy

    29:00: Joaquin Niemann wins, then gripes some more about the OWGR

    37:00: Rex's home game at Bay Hill, and all the issues that come with it

    Anthony Kim's long-awaited return: The strategy, the expectations, the fallout

    Anthony Kim's long-awaited return: The strategy, the expectations, the fallout

    0:30: What to make of the Anthony Kim snippets so far

    06:00: This isn't a one-off – AK is playing the rest of the LIV season

    12:00: Analyzing the strategy that there is no pre-tournament press conference

    19:00: Talor Gooch talks about the possibility of a ... Masterisk

    29:00: Another marathon policy board meeting. What's the hangup? 

    37:00: Rex's TV-shortened round at Harbour Town/run-in with overzealous employee

     

     

     

    Charlie Woods coverage reaches cringeworthy new level

    Charlie Woods coverage reaches cringeworthy new level

    0:00: What stood out the most this week

    01:15: Anthony Kim's competitive return ... why now?

    06:45: What happens if this comeback goes poorly

    08:00: Charlie Woods plays a PGA Tour pre-qualifier

    15:00: The perils of following a sports superstar

    17:45: The non-signature event status of the Mexico Open

    25:00: Rex and his son take on Harbour Town

    What Masters invite really means for LIV player

    What Masters invite really means for LIV player

    0:00: Reaction to Joaquin Niemann's Masters invite

    02:30: Two words were absent from the press release: "LIV Golf"

    05:00: Greg Norman keeps beating the same OWGR drum

    08:00: Niemann in, Talor Gooch out: Does he have a legitimate gripe?

    12:30: Mapping out what a "global tour" would look like

    22:00: Potential hangups to the idea

    29:30: We're officially entering #FullFieldSZN on Tour

    36:00: What's on the grill/Rex's smash burger taco

    Tiger's in-n-out of Genesis; Spieth's DQ highlights ancient rule

    Tiger's in-n-out of Genesis; Spieth's DQ highlights ancient rule

    00:00: INTRO: Lavner from Riviera Country Club

    1:00: PATTY ICE MELTS: The winless streak continues for the 54-hole leader at the Genesis

    3:40: HELLO, HIDEKI: Where did Matsuyama come from? Giving props to a remarkable round and a welcome return

    4:48: SPEAKING OF RETURNS …: Will Zalatoris got love from Lav, just as Rex knew he would

    7:05: IN AND TIGER’S OUT: A sick Woods exits the Genesis early, but Rex will not have anyone blaspheme In-N-Out Burger

    10:20: ABOUT THAT SHANK …: Tiger’s most memorable shot of the tournament nearly hit Lavner in the head

    14:34: NOTHING BURGER OR A SETBACK? What does this latest WD mean for Woods’ future

    18:07: SPIETH DQ: Is it time to change the incorrect-scorecard rule?

    24:25: MISSING THE JUICE? This was a signature event, but it lacked energy – as felt by Lav on site and Rex at home.

    28:40: RORY ON POINT? McIlroy continued to espouse his thoughts on a global tour. Is this where we are headed?

    34:15: A TIME AND A PLACE: Mackenzie Hughes had an in-depth walk-and-talk on Saturday, but was that the right time to ask serious questions?

    37:52: THAT’S A WRAP: Time for Lav to write, eat and head home.

    Tiger at the mic, on the course: More questions than answers

    Tiger at the mic, on the course: More questions than answers

    0:00: Tiger met with the media at Riviera. Our takeaways.

    04:00: What raised the most eyebrows: A potential partnership with the PIF

    07:00: The raging debate of a pathway back for LIV players

    15:00: How Tiger has looked for the past two days, expectations for the week

    24:00: What else we're paying attention to this week at Riv – including JT being "back"

    30:00: Rex's misadventures in the Connecticut snow

     

    PGA Tour wants to bring in casual fans – but at what cost?

    PGA Tour wants to bring in casual fans – but at what cost?

    0:45: Rex's worst-ever behavior at a sporting event

    02:30: Was this an aberration, or a sign of things to come?

    05:00: Did the fans actually cross the line?

    10:00: Tour keeps wanting to attract casual fans – and this is what casual fans bring.

    14:00: Something has to give: Play the Super Bowl on Saturday, or move the Phoenix Open finish.

    17:00: Nick Taylor's win boosts the, uh, International Presidents Cup hopes.

    20:00: Scottie Scheffler's putting is still a concern.

    25:00: What are we eating in L.A. and [checks notes] Stamford? 

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