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After spending last week covering Tiger Woods at the Hero World Challenge, Golf Digest’s own Dave Shedloski joins us to break it all down, and to discuss the countless number of controversial topics in golf right now.

In many ways Matt Fitzpatrick is an unlikely major champion. His game isn’t as flashy as some but he works hard — and smart — to get everything out of his talent. 

In this revealing chat with The Thing About Golf host John Huggan, the Englishman looks back on his remarkable U.S Amateur/U.S Open double at Brookline, shares thoughts on the Ryder and Walker Cups, explains how he added 20 yards to his game off the tee and also why he switched to cross-handed chipping. 

The recent winner of the Dunhill Links at St Andrews, alongside his mum, has had quite the journey so far and the likeable 29-year-old looks far from done yet.

Despite having an impossible act to follow in the Masters at Augusta National, the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town delivered the goods this past weekend, ending with a Matt Fitzpatrick victory in a playoff over Jordan Spieth. Alex, Steve and CP recap it all on this week’s episode, and they explain the latest Golf Twitter saga that was sparked by the recent announcement of the Golf Digest Open.

The fifth installment of our limited-run podcast series recapping Full Swing, the new Netflix show, tackles the Matt Fitzpatrick and Dustin Johnson episode. Hosts Shane Ryan, Sam Weinman, and Alex Myers note that just like with Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler in Episode 2, the show’s producers opted to emphasize a contrast. Here it was between the overachieving Fitzpatrick and the naturally gifted Johnson, with a little bit of LIV Golf tension mixed in as well. While neither personality was as engaging as Joel Dahmen or Ian Poulter, we agreed this was still a well-crafted episode, and had the added benefit of following Fitzpatrick through the closing stages of his triumph at the U.S. Open at the Country Club.

Check out Shane's recap of the episode here.

For the first time in the sport’s history, the defining moments of the professional golf season took place somewhere other than on a golf course. The ongoing battle between the PGA Tour and the fledgling LIV Golf circuit instead took place in private backchannels, on social media, and even in the legal sphere. But as much oxygen as it took up in 2022, it was hardly the only event that mattered to golfers and golf fans. In this year-end episode of Local Knowledge, Keely Levins, Alex Myers, Shane Ryan, and Sam Weinman discuss what resonated with them most in a wild 2022, from the high-profile dramatic episodes to moments of personal poignance.
 

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An episode that took a week in the making, EstoBro and TV share their secret on how they influence watching their favorite movies and shows together with their significant others (5:35). It is clear that the Gents are both learning how nerdy and hilarious their better halves are, but that's the one of the guilty pleasure reasons why they keep them around. After the show formalities and recap of the Gents' week, especially how EstoBro spending Father's Day with his father (13:30). With the US Open happening over the same weekend, both Gents spent some time on the golf course and both share some funny moments that transpired during their outings. With major sports on the brain, EstoBro shares the release of the latest Nintendo title: Mario Strikers Battle League Football that dropped on the Switch earlier in the month (21:50). With a great deal of interest lingering between the Gents, there are some elements that EstoBro throws shade about Nintendo limiting this title to other elements that could enhance the fan experience of this game. With other nerdy elements that TV wants to acknowledge is the return of vintage music that shows up in popular television (33:25) and how it relates to other dynamics in culture. Due to Stranger Things returning over the summer, Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" has returned to the top charts in pop music. EstoBro even shares how much the song has influenced other elements of music, including being sampled in hip-hop and remixed in EDM tracks. Conversation on how music getting intertwined with sports shifts the conversation towards sports (44:00) first breaking down small elements of baseball, especially with the Tampa Bay Rays just playing the New York Yankees and other relative topics. EstoBro wants to hear TV admit how right he was about the Golden State Warriors returning to glory as they won their fourth NBA Finals in less than a span of a decade (50:00). This conversation sparks the debate of putting Stephen Curry as one of the greatest players of all time, including a conversation that bring to the attention that Curry is the player that has truly rivaled LeBron James during the two players careers. Returning back to golf, the Gents give their respect to Mat Fitzpatrick for winning the US Open (70:20), and also discuss the conflict the PGA is facing with LIV Golf taking away their competition. Discussion in the 'Who has the munchies?' segment turns the attention on EstoBro's experience with a personal chef cooking for his family for Father's Day (83:00). He also puts the chef on blast with the potential food truck he is opening in the near future, especially for what it could contribute to the future of the Chicken Sandwich Wars...

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Golf's major championships are when the stakes are highest, and how the best players in the game are measured. But the downside of putting so much emphasis on four weeks a year is it risks undermining the rest of the golf calendar. In this episode, Alex Myers examines how the men's major championships evolved to become the mega-events they are today, and the unexpected challenges that dynamic presents.

The “Be Right” boys are back from Brookline after an exciting 2022 U.S. Open. Tommy Fleetwood joins the podcast to help us recap the finish and Matt Fitzpatrick’s victory. Plus, Tommy talks about his game and why he wasn’t surprised to see Fitz win.

The boys also chat LIV Golf with some big news breaking on Tuesday. Plus, they give their best bets on the Travelers Championship in this jam-packed episode. Have a listen.

As always, check GolfDigest.com for our full array of gambling content for the PGA Championship, including picks from our anonymous caddie, Pat Mayo of DraftKings/Mayo Media Network; Rick Gehman of RickRunGood.com; Brandon Gdula of numberFire/FanDuel; and Lee Alldrick of FanShareSports.

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Matt Fitzpatrick gets it done. Willy Z is a bridesmaid once more. Rory and Rahm fade on Sunday. The Country Club was perfect. 

Matt Fitzpatrick joins the show ahead of the Masters. We talk about his approach to analyzing stats, the misconceptions about his golf game, what his week is like prepping ahead of Augusta and much more.

In addition, the Be Right boys have some new segments to spice up the show, including a “don’t @ me” section, where Christopher Powers dishes some hot takes on what he calls the “softest response ever” to a tweet about Richard Bland (but really Dustin Johnson) that went viral over the weekend. Plus, we give our anonymous caddie’s best bet for the Valero Texas Open, and a few guys we’re riding this week.

As always, check out our gambling content at GolfDigest.com—where we have outrights and matchup picks from an anonymous tour caddie; Pat Mayo; Rick Gehman; Brandon Gdula and Lee Alldrick of FanShare Sports.