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 9, 2025 29 mins

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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0:00: The Tour is changing the Tour Championship format -- once again

08:00: The players are leading the charge this time. Is that a good thing?

18:00: The Tour will look into beefing up East Lake for the season finale ... but how?

23:00: Jack Nicklaus admits he was 'surprised' Rory isn't playing this week – and that he didn't hear from him either.

28:00: Get in your listener questions for Sunday's show!

 

 

 

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0:00: Ben Griffin stumbles home but still wins at Colonial

13:00: What was Matti Schmid doing on the 71st hole?

16:00: Rickie Fowler's Sunday fade could have significant implications

20:00: Scottie Scheffler does what he always does – contend

23:00: Rex's reporting on distance-measuring devices, its impact and its future

29:00: Remembering Grayson Murray, one year later

32:30: Why would Rory McIlroy skip the Memorial?

37:00: Another signa...

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0:00: Rex just won a Sports Emmy – but Lav, after traveling to NYC, did not. Awkward!

06:00: Why we're still talking about Scottie Scheffler's PGA win and what it means

12:30: Rex has new reporting on the feasibility of more 'robust' driver testing, as Scottie suggested

18:00: Sergio Garcia failed to make it through U.S. Open qualifying

22:00: Who we're putting on the new Detroit-based TGL team

27:00: Listener questions: Quail Hollow de...

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0:00: How Scottie Scheffler turned a tie ballgame into a blowout

12:30: Is Scottie playing even better than he did during his nine-win 2024?

24:00: What to make of Jon Rahm's return to the major championship mix?

31:00: Bryson DeChambeau is squandering generationally great driving

38:00: Love It Or Lav It: Quail Hollow as a major venue, Rory McIlroy's silent treatment, Brooks Koepka's no-show

49:00: Which remaining majors set up best fo...

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0:00: What just happened? Scottie's final 90 minutes of perfect execution

07:00: How Alex Noren went from the injured list to the final group

09:30: Assessing the third-round surge from Jon Rahm. Is he back?

14:30: Bryson DeChambeau's 15th and 16th holes cost him this major bid

18:00: We'll be back Sunday night for the full 52-minute recap!

 

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