Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

GolfChannel.com writers discuss and debate the latest news from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, Korn Ferry Tour, Champions Tour, College Golf, and the amateur game.

Episodes

July 19, 2025 16 mins

0:00: Did Scottie Scheffler put away the claret jug with his Saturday performance?

07:30: How the partisan, pro-Rory crowd could potentially make a difference on Sunday at Royal Portrush

11:00: What's different about Rory this week, and what it might mean for the final round

 

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0:00: We're feeling pretty dumb for not picking Scottie Scheffler this week

03:00: Sour ending to the second round, with Shane Lowry getting docked 2 shots for a rules infraction he didn't see

07:30: Rory McIlroy played better, but now he has even more work to do

11:00: Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman and the other intriguing contenders, for myriad reasons

13:30: Big-picture takeaways through 36 holes at Portush

 

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0:00: All four seasons in one day on Thursday

04:30: Which of the contenders impressed us most at Portrush – including Rory's much-hyped opener

13:00: Where did these rounds from Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson come from?

18:30: What we're most looking forward to Friday at The Open

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0:00: Unpredictable weather and a dramatic course on the way

06:00: Rory McIlroy flamed out at home at Portrush in 2019. What will be different this time?

11:00: Scottie Scheffler gets deep – really deep – about life as the world No. 1.

17:00: Why Jon Rahm is a player to watch this week

19:00: How many players can actually win this week?

26:00: Other players who have our attention, for various reasons: Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka, Patric...

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0:00: Why Chris Gotterup's Sunday at the Scottish Open was so impressive

06:00: Rory got flat-out beat on the final day. Is it cause for concern or optimism?

12:30: Other notable performances at the Renaissance Club, from Scottie Scheffler to Xander Schauffele to other Open hopefuls

18:00: Lav is already in Portrush, Rex is incoming. What we are looking forward to, at least early week

 

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0:00: Rex is living his best life in Scotland, including with a round at their favorite course, North Berwick

04:00: How the Scottish Open has become the second-best regular-season event of the season

11:00: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are back in action. What to expect?

19:00: Why, for the Tour, co-sanctioning more international tournaments gets tricky

26:00: With Lav about to pack his bags, Rex on the weather conditions so far

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0:00: How is Brian Campbell now a multiple winner this season?!

08:00: Bubble Watch officially kicked into high gear at the Deere. Was it good TV?

14:00: Out of nowhere, Max Homa shows signs of life

20:00: Sky Sports' Jamie Weir joins the show!

45:30: Gary Woodland is a Ryder Cup vice captain

48:00: Tour tweaking the FedExCup bonus structure

49:30: Listener questions: Keegan Bradley the right captain pick, and what are the best pies?!

 

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0:00: Looking at the top storylines from Open final qualifying

05:30: 'Monsoon of credit' for 52-year-old Lee Westwood getting through

10:00: Coming in 2026: A one-round, on-site qualifier for The Open?!

14:00: The transformation of the John Deere field, and why it's the new norm

21:00: Rex is off to Scotland early, and we need your listener questions!

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0:00: Aldrich Potgieter -- at just 20 years old! -- now is a PGA Tour winner

07:00: The most exciting part about Potgieter: There's still room for improvement

12:00: The Tour's sleepy summer schedule

18:00: Colorblind Lav is having a hard time with this new predictive miss/hit fairway tracer

23:30: Arron Oberholser joins the show!

39:00: New Tour CEO Brian Rolapp is making the rounds on Tour

42:30: Patrick Reed wins LIV Golf Dallas; Serg...

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0:00: The guys have been all over your TV screens for the last few days

01:30: Keegan Bradley says, as of now, he wants to "just be the captain"

12:30: Lots of drama for Collin Morikawa: another caddie change, in addition to a media dustup

22:00: LIV heads to Dallas for the first of two Open warmup events

26:00: Got questions for Sunday's show? Hit us up!

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0:00: How Keegan Bradley authored one of the finishes of the year at the Travelers

04:00: Why Bradley's Ryder Cup captaincy just got even more complicated

12:00: How the American Ryder Cup team looks, right now

17:30: What went wrong for Tommy Fleetwood on Sunday

27:00: Amy Rogers joins from the Women's PGA, where there was player gumbling about course setup

38:00: Were the 2025 signature events a success?

46:00: Both Jordan Spieth and V...

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0:00: Rex was on the ground for the Tour's unveiling of its new CEO, Brian Rolapp

05:00: How Rolapp's past at the NFL could inform the future of the Tour

11:00: What Tour players are saying about their new boss

17:30: The biggest challenges for Rolapp in the next few years

23:00: Jay Monahan will hand over day-to-day operations soon, and he's out entirely by late 2026

27:30: Two solutions to the Tour's signature-event model

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0:00: What the heck did we just witness at Oakmont?

05:00: How J.J. Spaun rallied to win the U.S. Open

14:00: What we're writing for GolfChannel.com after the final round

18:30: Which players will be stinging the most after their Sunday performances?

28:00: Love It or Lav It: Oakmont as a Open venue, Rory's media explanation, Adam Scott's Hall of Fame candidacy

46:00: Final thoughts from the 2025 U.S. Open

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0:00: Biggest takeaways from a better scoring day at Oakmont

03:30: How Sam Burns has kept himself in the lead at the U.S. Open

08:30: On the brink of the Hall of Fame, Adam Scott plays his way into the final group

14:00: The different paths to this point for J.J. Spaun and Viktor Hovland

19:00: Rory McIlroy (finally) meets the media

 

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0:00: History tells us you better be in the top 5, so who do we trust?

04:00: Insight into Sam Burns and Viktor Hovland as we head into the weekend

07:30: For those just on the outside, a few big names have our attention

11:30: A bunch of big names (here's looking at you, Bryson) are headed home early

 

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0:00: Rex issues a mea culpa -- sort of!

02:30: Where was all of the carnage at Oakmonster?

05:30: Brooks Koepka wakes up just in time for golf's toughest test

10:00: Scottie Scheffler makes 6 (!!!) bogeys in Round 1

13:00: Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy left disappointed by their starts

15:30: PGA Tour Enterprises has a new CEO. What does it mean?

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0:00: The star of the show -- for now -- is fearsome Oakmont

08:30: Expectations for scoring this week

18:00: After saying he has 'no idea' what's next, what's up with Rory McIlroy?

26:00: Scottie Scheffler versus the field is a legitimate question this week

33:00: Plenty more coming this week: mini-pods, Live From coverage, written content, too!

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0:00: Ryan Fox prevails after a "pillow fight" in Canada

05:00: PGA Tour officials changed a hole location midway through a playoff!

10:30: Rory McIlroy plays his worst tournament in YEARS in his final major tuneup

16:30: Joaquin Niemann has gone full world-beater mode on LIV

21:30: Phil Mickelson shows signs of life ahead of what could be his final U.S. Open

26:00: Our early lookaheads to Oakmont, with lots of "Live From the U.S. Open"...

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0:00: Rex is happy to be home after 3 weeks on the road

02:00: Behind the scenes of Golf Channel's "Golf's Longest Day" coverage for the U.S. Open

10:00: Rory McIlroy explains the driver testing/media no-show at the PGA

16:00: Why having mandatory media obligations is so tricky

22:00: And yet, as Rory showed in a moment on Wednesday, he offers impossibly good insight and perspective

26:30: Luke Clanton makes his pro debut. Here's why he...

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0:00: Biggest takeaways from another special Sunday performance from Scottie Scheffler

06:00: Is Scottie more like Jack Nicklaus, or Tiger Woods? Or is he the perfect blend of the two?

12:00: Scheffler's record with the outright 54-hole lead is crazy good. Here's what that tells us.

18:00: For all of his ball-striking prowess, his "bounce back" ability might be most impressive

21:00: Ben Griffin, U.S. Ryder Cupper?

26:00: Jack Nicklaus ...

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