
The 2027 PGA Tour Schedule
The first editions of next year's PGA Tour schedule are releasing, and changes are afoot. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg break down the latest attempt to create tiers of events, a lower one for ...
15 Jun 17min

SMS - Breaking Par on Easy vs Hard Courses
Not every par 72 is the same. In this episode, Lou sends out the good golfers—scratch and 5 index—to "hard" and "easy" courses (distinguished by their course rating). Are these difficulty ratings accu...
13 Jun 17min

Roll It Back, Jack!
During the week of the Memorial, Jack Nicklaus made a new set of comments at a press conference in support of a rolled back golf ball. In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg consider his opinion. Does w...
11 Jun 22min

Do You Make More Putts on Comebackers?
A listener question sends Lou on a deep, deep dive into the Arccos database. We know that "never up, never in" is poor advice, especially on longer putts. But if a putt rolls past the hole, how much m...
8 Jun 15min

SMS: 5 Strokes or More Worse Than Scoring Average
Among the most prominent themes of this podcast is the need to manage expectations. That's not just a "each shot" idea; it's a "whole round" idea. How often will golfers of differing handicaps have on...
6 Jun 14min

Rai, Rahm, and a Bit of US Open
The 2026 PGA Championship was won by an incredible performance by Aaron Rai. So shouldn't that—and maybe not how he chooses to cover his hands and his irons—be the lead story? In this episode, Tour Sl...
4 Jun 29min

Should I Shorten My Driver Shaft
A great, broadly applicable listener question today. In the past couple of decades, drivers have not only experienced increases in head size, but also in shaft length. In today's episode, Mark and Lou...
1 Jun 19min

SMS - Tour Pros, Short Chips from Rough, Different Greens
By this point, we know that we want to avoid short-siding ourselves. But should we think about uphill vs downhill chips? In this episode, Lou offers Mark and Greg a handful of scenarios with Tour play...
30 Mai 16min



















