Brendan Porath and Joseph LaMagna convene for a Wednesday Scramble to discuss breaking news in the golf world. On Wednesday morning, LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil announced that LIV has landed a lead investor, securing future funding of the league. In what capacity will the league operate moving forward? Brendan and Joseph discuss. Also covered, a report that TPC Southwind is not part of the PGA Tour's Championship Series vision, placing doubt on the future involvement of one of the Tour's longest-running sponsors, FedEx.

Brendan Porath and Joseph LaMagna convene for a Wednesday Scramble to discuss breaking news in the golf world. On Wednesday morning, LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil announced that LIV has landed a lead investor, securing future funding of the league. In what capacity will the league operate moving forward? Brendan and Joseph discuss. Also covered, a report that TPC Southwind is not part of the PGA Tour's Championship Series vision, placing doubt on the future involvement of one of the Tour's longest-running sponsors, FedEx.

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Wednesday Scramble: LIV Golf Survives? FedEx Ships Out from PGA Tour

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Andy and Brendan jam together early on the heels of Brian Rolapp’s press conference at the Tour Championship in Atlanta to discuss the latest wave of news in the continued makeover of the PGA Tour. They cover the new year-end format -- a season finale stroke play event followed by TWO WEEKS of match play in what will be known as the Tour Championship. Did the Tour nail it? Can this really pop as a mixture of the World Cup and March Madness? They cover the risks and potential rewards for the fans as well as the Tour. Also discussed are the rounds of questions about LIV returnees, sponsor interest, and TV network deals. Then they get to the schedule for the week, where they take great amusement in having to suffer through TWO more Tour Championships of the old, dumpy model, now that news of the future model has been announced. News covers some cryptic instagramming from Bryson DeChambeau and if he’s actually gone from LIV following the expiration of his contract this past week.

 

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Andy and Brendan jam together early on the heels of Brian Rolapp&rsquo;s press conference at the Tour Championship in Atlanta to discuss the latest wave of news in the continued makeover of the PGA Tour. They cover the new year-end format -- a season finale stroke play event followed by TWO WEEKS of match play in what will be known as the Tour Championship. Did the Tour nail it? Can this really pop as a mixture of the World Cup and March Madness? They cover the risks and potential rewards for the fans as well as the Tour. Also discussed are the rounds of questions about LIV returnees, sponsor interest, and TV network deals. Then they get to the schedule for the week, where they take great amusement in having to suffer through TWO more Tour Championships of the old, dumpy model, now that news of the future model has been announced. News covers some cryptic instagramming from Bryson DeChambeau and if he&rsquo;s actually gone from LIV following the expiration of his contract this past week.
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PGA Tour Madness!? Brian Rolapp reveals new Tour Champ and season finale (not a playoffs!)

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Despite a packed weekend of golf across all levels of the game, this Monday episode begins with a good old-fashioned Sports Minute about the Cleveland Browns. Andy can't help himself and pesters Brendan about his team's quarterback situation, one that will seemingly be resolved (in some form) by Monday night! The two then transition to Wyndham Clark's third win of the season and his bid for 2026 PGA Tour Player of the Year. Wyndham outlasted Rory McIlroy at Bellerive to win the BMW Championship and two (2) trophies for his troubles. Andy and Brendan look at Clark's season in totality and also point out the CBS broadcast mentioning Wyndham's usage of different clubs behind his ball in the rough in the final round. The Boys then jump in from Indianapolis after a long, tiring week of LIV Golf at Chills. PJ and Joseph share their tales of survival after six days monitoring what may be LIV's final event, highlighting a house tour of a greenside mansion, their conversations with some LIV superfans, and the final song that played during Jon Rahm's last hole of the 2026 LIV season. There's even a note about - you guessed it! - Greg Norman's design chops. Brendan then runs through the results from the rest of the world of golf, including another week of Blockie on the Champions Tour, before one final update to the 2026 USA Presidents Cup standings. With Wyndham Clark now automatically qualified, will Ben Griffin be on the team at Medinah? We will return on Wednesday to preview the "Super Bowl of Golf" at East Lake and much more.

 

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Despite a packed weekend of golf across all levels of the game, this Monday episode begins with a good old-fashioned Sports Minute about the Cleveland Browns. Andy can't help himself and pesters Brendan about his team's quarterback situation, one that will seemingly be resolved (in some form) by Monday night! The two then transition to Wyndham Clark's third win of the season and his bid for 2026 PGA Tour Player of the Year. Wyndham outlasted Rory McIlroy at Bellerive to win the BMW Championship and two (2) trophies for his troubles. Andy and Brendan look at Clark's season in totality and also point out the CBS broadcast mentioning Wyndham's usage of different clubs behind his ball in the rough in the final round. The Boys then jump in from Indianapolis after a long, tiring week of LIV Golf at Chills. PJ and Joseph share their tales of survival after six days monitoring what may be LIV's final event, highlighting a house tour of a greenside mansion, their conversations with some LIV superfans, and the final song that played during Jon Rahm's last hole of the 2026 LIV season. There's even a note about - you guessed it! - Greg Norman's design chops. Brendan then runs through the results from the rest of the world of golf, including another week of Blockie on the Champions Tour, before one final update to the 2026 USA Presidents Cup standings. With Wyndham Clark now automatically qualified, will Ben Griffin be on the team at Medinah? We will return on Wednesday to preview the "Super Bowl of Golf" at East Lake and much more.
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LIV’s last days in Indy with The Boys, Wyndham bests Rory at BMW, P Cup qualifiers

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Get excited for some weekend viewing consisting of the (formerly) Western Open and a Majesticks Miracle in Indianapolis! Andy is off to the races to start this Friday episode, regaling Brendan! with tales about his new officemates before sharing some thoughts from his morning watching PGA Tour Live. Andy was aghast at the commentary team suggesting that missing the fairway at Bellerive on Thursday was a "full-shot penalty" and points out that the coverage was incredibly pro-Tom Kim. Brendan defends his Jupiter Links superstar from any criticism, leading Andy to admit that maybe the announcers were right - golf is better when Tom Kim is playing well! The two then bring in The Boys, Joseph LaMagna and PJ Clark, for a Riomar Report on their first two days in Indianapolis. The Boys provide some amusing pro-am details, a behind-the-scenes look at their Lunch with Dick Bland, and even some takeaways from Colts-Falcons joint practice before breaking down the first round at LIV Indy. They share a legitimate piece of reporting regarding Tyrrell Hatton's future and whether he'll be sticking around for LIV 2.0 and attempt to describe what it's like on the ground at what may be the final event in LIV history. Stay tuned for more coverage from The Boys as they'll be back for Monday's show with another Riomar Report after the Majesticks try to complete the greatest underdog story in the history of golf!

 

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Thanks to Riomar Shoes for getting The Boys to Indianapolis this week! Head to riomarshoes.com/theboys for free shipping on your next order.

Get excited for some weekend viewing consisting of the (formerly) Western Open and a Majesticks Miracle in Indianapolis! Andy is off to the races to start this Friday episode, regaling Brendan! with tales about his new officemates before sharing some thoughts from his morning watching PGA Tour Live. Andy was aghast at the commentary team suggesting that missing the fairway at Bellerive on Thursday was a "full-shot penalty" and points out that the coverage was incredibly pro-Tom Kim. Brendan defends his Jupiter Links superstar from any criticism, leading Andy to admit that maybe the announcers were right - golf is better when Tom Kim is playing well! The two then bring in The Boys, Joseph LaMagna and PJ Clark, for a Riomar Report on their first two days in Indianapolis. The Boys provide some amusing pro-am details, a behind-the-scenes look at their <a href="https://youtu.be/L79cldUq_I4">Lunch with Dick Bland</a>, and even some takeaways from Colts-Falcons joint practice before breaking down the first round at LIV Indy. They share a legitimate piece of reporting regarding Tyrrell Hatton's future and whether he'll be sticking around for LIV 2.0 and attempt to describe what it's like on the ground at what may be the final event in LIV history. Stay tuned for more coverage from The Boys as they'll be back for Monday's show with another Riomar Report after the Majesticks try to complete the greatest underdog story in the history of golf!
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Bellerive Blues, LIV’s last plea, and The Boys join from Indy

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Wednesday Scramble: LIV Golf Survives? FedEx Ships Out from PGA Tour

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