Ep223: The PGAT return pathways for LIV players, Presidents Cup: can the Internationals make it a contest? And a Phil Mickelson story you won't believe....

Big show, it's Presidents Cup week and we're a bit excited about it....even with the dismal record from the internationals, fortunately one of the hosts on this podcast played for the international team twice so is well placed to give some insights.

01:00Presidents Cup - the numbers are depressing says Nick, and he talks about whether Geoff Ogilvy's Medinah knowledge, as one of the designers of the course with OCM, will play a role.

03:00Mark says Medinah will look incredible on the coverage, the redesign has been spectacular

04:00We relive some great Medinah moments

08:00We discuss the return pathway for the big name LIV players to return, should they choose to, to the PGA Tour. We chat about how the pathway works, who may the able to use it, and what it means for the various players.

11:00Nick and Mark chat about exemptions, and the promotion/relegation plans

13:00The PGA Tour 'Last Chance' series

15.30Rory's comments on DPWT players potentially going to the challenger tour, and why he says it's a bad idea.

17:00Nick tells Mark - the LIV players who are eligible to return, can only do so if they do not play LIV.

19:00Mark saw a tweet from our mate Ryan French at Monday Q on Twitter outlining the LIV event numbers and the prizemoney. Quite the drop.

20:00Despite the nuances, and the fact a few things are up in the air, Nick says that the PGA returning pathway structure is a Hostplus Plus for Golf as it should, in theory, get the best players in the world playing together.

21:00Wentworth, what a stunning course for the BMW PGA Championship at the weekend, it looked great and we give the course our BMW Touch of Class this week. Sensational.

24:00JJ Spaun played beautifully, we discuss his performance, assisted by a meltdown from Manuel Elvira, which we also discuss

28:00Big news (for Mark), he has a new golf bag which he shows us. Fortunately whilst he is excited about it, he keeps his top on....making a change from last week.

After the turn...

31:00Nicks Top 5 for Betr, and he looks at 5 fun, interesting, quirky moments from the Presidents Cup.

34:00Mark has a fun fact on Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, which has a bit to do with Nick...in a roundabout way

36:00A very funny Phil Mickelson story that you have to hear to believe.

39:00Onto feedback for Southern Golf Club....

39:00Alejandro Tosti's caddy quitting...we chat about times it's happened before.

41:00Feedback (plenty) on the conversation about the Seve shot over the wall

42:00Some more suggestions for weeds in golf

46:00So much discussion around Mark's Gary Player comments from last week, we read out a couple - including some very high level feedback....our professional relationship with Dennis Denuto might be in jeopardy!!!

49:00Nick runs through the global highlights

52:00And we wrap the show with a great Masterclass for the Golf Clearance Outlet from Mark on playing 'hook shots'.

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