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 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?

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