Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

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!

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; Sergio Garcia locks up an Open berth 46:00: Listener questions: Young hotshots, media angst, Collin Morikawa

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!

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 Viktor Hovland exit with injuries 48:00: Wyndham Clark's non-apology apology after Oakmont

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

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

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

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

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?

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!

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" coverage on deck

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 and others are set up so much better

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 savages Rex and his walk-and-talk interviews – does he have a point? 32:00: What to do about those pesky mud balls 36:30: Maja Stark wins the U.S. Women's Open, and Erin Hills gets another shot on the big stage 41:00: Lexi Thompson fires back at her critics 43:00: Charlie Woods has his own 'Hello world' moment 45:00: Answering your questions about the Tour Championship format change 51:00: Golf's Longest Day, here we come!

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!

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 signature event invite for Jordan Spieth, Rickie 40:00: There's a new leader of the LPGA 45:00: Listener questions!

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 defense, LIV player major performance, Scottie/Tiger comps

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 for Scottie – and a final bow on the week

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!

0:00: Scottie has planted his flag – it's time to see what the inexperienced players around him do next 06:45: Is Max Homa back? 11:30: Matt Fitzpatrick has seemingly emerged from the wilderness, too 15:00: Earlier this week, Rory McIlroy's driver was deemed nonconforming. Has it made a difference? 18:00: Lav on Bryson's epic driving and why it sets up well for the weekend 23:00: What to watch for Saturday at Quail Hollow

0:00: Why mud balls were the topic of conversation Thursday at Quail Hollow 10:00: Has the PGA done enough to distinguish Quail Hollow from its status as a regular Tour stop? 14:00: Breaking down Rory McIlroy's disappointing opening-round 74 16:30: This early PGA leaderboard looks awful – but keep the faith!