Fresh off his trip to Lahinch Golf Club, Geoff Shackelford joins Andy Johnson to recap an incredible 2026 Walker Cup. Geoff provides on-the-ground insight from his coverage of Great Britain & Ireland's comeback win over Team USA, highlighting the course setup and the strong play of 33-year-old Stuart Grehan in his home country. Andy and Geoff also discuss the current state of amateur golf following a reinstated former PGA Tour pro's win at the U.S. Senior Am last week. Lastly, Geoff shares his thoughts on the PGA Tour's new match-play Tour Championship to round out the show.

Fresh off his trip to Lahinch Golf Club, Geoff Shackelford joins Andy Johnson to recap an incredible 2026 Walker Cup. Geoff provides on-the-ground insight from his coverage of Great Britain &amp; Ireland's comeback win over Team USA, highlighting the course setup and the strong play of 33-year-old Stuart Grehan in his home country. Andy and Geoff also discuss the current state of amateur golf following a reinstated former PGA Tour pro's win at the U.S. Senior Am last week. Lastly, Geoff shares his thoughts on the PGA Tour's new match-play Tour Championship to round out the show.

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2026 Walker Cup Recap with Geoff Shackelford

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Ahead of this week's Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club, Andy Johnson previews the matches with this two-part podcast. First, Andy chats with Stewart Hagestad ahead of his sixth Walker Cup as a member of Team USA. Stewart shares his must-have items for golf travel, his favorite memories from past Walker Cups, and what he's most looking forward to from this year's trip to Ireland. Andy is then joined by Fried Egg Golf's Matt Rouches about his takeaways from his trip to Lahinch. Matt details his three favorite things about the golf course and highlights some holes to watch during this weekend's broadcast.

 

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Ahead of this week's Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club, Andy Johnson previews the matches with this two-part podcast. First, Andy chats with Stewart Hagestad ahead of his sixth Walker Cup as a member of Team USA. Stewart shares his must-have items for golf travel, his favorite memories from past Walker Cups, and what he's most looking forward to from this year's trip to Ireland. Andy is then joined by Fried Egg Golf's Matt Rouches about his takeaways from his trip to Lahinch. Matt details his three favorite things about the golf course and highlights some holes to watch during this weekend's broadcast.
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2026 Walker Cup Preview with Stewart Hagestad & Matt Rouches

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Andy Johnson, Kevin Van Valkenburg, and Joseph LaMagna reconvene to discuss the latest news in men's professional golf as the 2026 season comes to a close. First, the trio each share one big takeaway from the league that was LIV Golf 1.0, with Kevin and Joseph providing a lasting memory from their time on the ground at LIV events. They wonder if LIV's money would have been better spent on building a championship-level golf course rather than a roster of players and debate what the future holds for LIV's "2.0" structure. Andy, Kevin, and Joseph then move on to the biggest news of this week: PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's announcement of a new Tour Championship structure beginning in 2028. The three are all excited for this new-look match play format and focus on how to make the best television product possible out of two weeks of matches between the PGA Tour's top players. They also highlight the Tour's newfound venue flexibility as a traditional scoring won't matter for these matches beginning in 2028.

 

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Andy Johnson, Kevin Van Valkenburg, and Joseph LaMagna reconvene to discuss the latest news in men's professional golf as the 2026 season comes to a close. First, the trio each share one big takeaway from the league that was LIV Golf 1.0, with Kevin and Joseph providing a lasting memory from their time on the ground at LIV events. They wonder if LIV's money would have been better spent on building a championship-level golf course rather than a roster of players and debate what the future holds for LIV's "2.0" structure. Andy, Kevin, and Joseph then move on to the biggest news of this week: PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's announcement of a new Tour Championship structure beginning in 2028. The three are all excited for this new-look match play format and focus on how to make the best television product possible out of two weeks of matches between the PGA Tour's top players. They also highlight the Tour's newfound venue flexibility as a traditional scoring won't matter for these matches beginning in 2028.
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The End of LIV Golf 1.0 & a New Tour Championship in 2028

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Andy Johnson sits down with golf architect Tom Doak for the 47th installment of The Yolk with Doak! The two discuss what Tom has been up to this summer and Tom makes an exciting announcement about a new scholarship for young architects. Tom reflects on his own scholarship that he received over 40 years ago and what that meant for his career moving forward. The two then transition to a Q&A session using questions submitted via the Fried Egg Golf Club app. Tom shares how he appreciates golf course architecture while playing a round, his funniest moment working with the PGA Tour, and much more!

 

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Andy Johnson sits down with golf architect Tom Doak for the 47th installment of The Yolk with Doak! The two discuss what Tom has been up to this summer and Tom makes an exciting announcement about a new scholarship for young architects. Tom reflects on his own scholarship that he received over 40 years ago and what that meant for his career moving forward. The two then transition to a Q&amp;A session using questions submitted via the Fried Egg Golf Club app. Tom shares how he appreciates golf course architecture while playing a round, his funniest moment working with the PGA Tour, and much more!
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Yolk with Doak 47: New Projects & Listener Q&A

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2026 Walker Cup Recap with Geoff Shackelford

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