Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

GolfChannel.com senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discuss and debate the latest news from around the golf world.

Episodes

January 21, 2026 45 mins

0:00: The guys co-hosted "Golf Today" to rousing reviews (we think)

03:00: Rory McIlroy says Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton need to simply pay their seven-figure fines to maintain Ryder Cup eligibility

10:00: Rory on reunification and a schedule that works for him

23:00: Why would rising star Michael La Sasso give up so much for LIV?

35:00: Breaking down Scottie Scheffler's 2026 debut

40:00: Will Zalatoris comeback tour begins now

 


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0:00: Rex & Lav are co-hosting "Golf Today" this week!

02:30: Rising star Chris Gotterup wins for the third straight season

12:00: Will Kapalua and Waialae soon be a thing of the past?

21:00: Love It or Lav It?: Wyndham Clark's take on Brooks Koepka; Rory on a lack of LIV needle-movers; Tour adjusts FedExCup playoff points; and Vijay Singh's made cut on an money-list exemption

45:00: Punch Shots: Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy both can't...

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0:00: What Tour players and #sources are saying about the Brooks Koepka return

08:00: Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm pledge their fealty to LIV ... for now?

17:00: Bryson as a career YouTube golfer and the looming Feb. 2 "deadline"

23:00: Real PGA Tour golf is back! What to watch for at what might be the final Sony Open


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0:00: What you need to know about the Tour's massive announcement Monday

09:00: What does Koepka's new path mean for Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith?

18:00: Brian Rolapp is making clear: This ain't your daddy's PGA Tour

24:00: What will be the fan reaction to Koepka's return at Torrey and beyond?

29:00: We'll be back Wednesday for more reaction and a Sony Open preview


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0:00: Hello and welcome, 2026!

02:00: What's Brooks Koepka's next move after leaving LIV?

12:00: Why LIV keeps striking out on big signings

18:00: Missing Kapalua ... and looking ahead to the future

25:00: Major we're most looking forward to

30:00: Best non-major to watch

36:00: Biggest headline of 2026 will be ... 

41:00: Biggest question mark this year

48:30: Top breakout candidate

51:00: We got some big plans for this pod!


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0:00: Tiger Woods is turning 50. Where did the time go?

02:30: What it's been like to cover one of the biggest stars on the planet

07:00: How Tiger's arrival in 1996 differed from the stars of the present

15:00: The most interesting Tiger era to cover

25:00: After the 2019 Masters, what still seemed possible?

37:00: Why Tiger Woods still matters, all these years later


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0:00: Scottie Scheffler nabs yet another Player of the Year award

04:30: Who, or what, is actually going to stop Scottie?

09:00: Do 5 Q-School graduates still work in this evolving Tour model?

15:00: Billy Horschel joins the show! What's coming up with TGL

26:00: Horschel on a difficult 2025 that included hip surgery

33:00: BillyHo weighs in on the future direction of the PGA Tour

46:00: Surest sign of the apocalypse: Rex beats Lav in fa...

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0:00: Rex's Sports Emmy has arrived, and it's spectacular

02:30: Rex did some #reporting and came up with a possible (likely) schedule for 2027 or 2028

07:00: Opening stretch of the season, through the Masters

16:00: Next stretch of the schedule, following the Masters and through the U.S. Open

22:00: What could follow the U.S. Open through the end of the Tour season

33:00: What is lost and gained in this optimized Tour model

35:30: Brook...

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0:00: No. 5 Newsmaker of the Year

08:00: No. 4 Newsmaker of the Year

14:30: No. 3 Newsmaker of the Year

22:00: No. 2 Newsmaker of the Year

27:00: No. 1 Newsmaker of the Year

32:30: Top shot of 2025

35:00: Most dramatic moment of 2025

38:00: Biggest overachiever of 2025

41:00: Biggest underachiever of 2025

43:30: Newcomer most likely to succeed

49:00: Final thoughts heading into the short golf 'offseason'

46:30: Favorite memory of 2025

 

 


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0:00: Biggest takeaways from Tiger's annual address

02:30: How has Tiger not even been contacted about the 2027 Ryder Cup captaincy?

05:00: The machinations behind the "new" PGA Tour schedule

18:00: Is the post-Super Bowl schedule going to become a reality?

23:00: Expectations for Tiger, the player, in 2026

30:00: Have events like the Hero lost their luster?

36:00: Get in your questions for our season-ending episode!


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0:00: Rex is live from Sea Island, where the 2025 PGA Tour season came to an end

04:00: The two biggest protagonists on a hugely consequential day

10:00: Jordan Spieth dropped outside the top 60 – here's why that's important

13:30: What the future of the PGA Tour looks like

24:00: 2025 PGA Tour awards: Best newcomer, biggest breakout, best tournament, best round, biggest surprise, biggest disappointment

43:00: Punch Shots: Rory wins Eur...

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0:00: Rex is in Sea Island, in one of his favorite places, and making fun of Lav's current plague

02:30: How Justin Thomas' back surgery affects his 2026 expectations

07:30: Victor Perez, on the Tour cut line, bolts for LIV Golf

10:30: What Henrik Stenson rejoining the DP World Tour could mean

16:00: Broadcast improvements coming -- finally -- to the LPGA

20:00: Does the PGA Tour's season ender actually feel tense for the top 100?

27:00:...

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0:00: Interview SZN continues on the pod

03:30: Jim Furyk on hosting his own tournament, Tiger Woods' senior prospects and Ryder Cup reflections

18:30: Will Tiger realistically compete on the over-50 circuit?

26:00: Other happenings from the week, including Ben Griffin's 3rd win of the season

31:00: Rory's dream 2025 continues as he inches closer to Race to Dubai title

34:30: Who will be the Player of the Year as voted on by the golf wr...

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November 5, 2025 25 mins

0:00: Breaking down LIV's decision to go from 54 holes to 72 holes

07:30: Is this all for world-ranking points, or is it something else?

11:00: Looking ahead, is the team concept next to go?

19:00: The announcement (and potential issues) of the newly announced promotions event in the U.S.


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0:00: We are technological marvels!

02:00: PGA Tour winner Michael Brennan on his life- and career-changing week in Utah

05:30: How sponsor exemptions work on Tour

08:00: What his 2026 was supposed to look like

12:00: Experience on the PGA Tour Americas

15:30: Why are today's youngest players better equipped to compete right away

22:00: Are the up-and-coming players given enough opportunities on Tour?

27:00: Goals for the remainder of the...

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0:00: Rex is loving how fall hits in the Northeast -- who knew?

02:00: Michael Brennan stamps himself as a player to watch with his win in Utah

07:00: How Brennan's story differs from those who are jockeying for position in the fall

15:00: Is the Tour cutthroat enough?

24:00: What golf should be wary of in the wake of the NBA gambling scandal

31:00: Halloween is upon us, and we have costume ideas

 


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0:00: What to watch for during this latest stretch of the fall series

07:30: The Tour introduces the Good Good Championship, in fall 2026. Why the outrage?

13:00: Why is the Tour expanding, not contracting, the fall schedule?

16:00: Keegan Bradley is taking the Ryder Cup loss very, very hard

22:00: Should Keegan get another crack at the job?


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0:00: What to make of Tiger Woods' seventh back surgery

09:30: Rory McIlroy is teeing it up this week in India – and what it might signal for his schedule going forward

14:30: There's a window of opportunity for the Tour to dabble internationally in the fall

22:30: Xander Schauffele wins in Japan. Was his 2025 just an injury-plagued aberration?

30:00: It's tailgate SZN


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02:00: Even the upcoming Presidents Cup captains are talking about what happened at the Ryder Cup

06:00: Is pro golf really ready to be a mainstream sport, with its unintended consequences?

10:00: Collin Morikawa says he didn't really want "chaos"

14:00: What U.S. Prez Cup captain Brandt Snedeker learned from Bethpage

22:00: Skins Game is coming back and TGL releases Season 2 schedule


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01:00: PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague details what went wrong at Bethpage Black

14:00: Reaction to the interview, and our confidence level moving forward

22:00: Paul Azinger says Rory is "hypocritical" for criticizing the vulgarity and dishing out some of his own

28:30: Should the "Envelope Rule" be amended for 2027?

39:00: Leading candidates to lead the U.S. and European teams at Adare Manor


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