Fore Play

We’re live from TaylorMade Media Day. Club Expert Adrian Rietveld joins the show (:17) to talk working with Rory McIlroy, the insane stats TaylorMade compiles, stories of fitting top players’ clubs, and more. Then, Media Relations Manager Mike Esse (55:58) joins to talk being feet from Tiger Woods at St. Andrews, working with the Fore Play crew, being ‘the Top-10 guy’ at ESPN, and much more.

A lot to cover on today’s episode. Saudi Major Championships? Competing event during the Players? Jon Rahm made comments on Phil Mickelson and his trash talk of the PGA Tour. New events on the Tour schedule are being elevated this season. House of the Dragon recap. China is playing the long game in taking over all of our cell towers. Frankie plays a round with Francis Ellis at Deepdale - and struggled, to say the least. We finish up with questions From The Gallery: what bucket list golf course would you like to play?

We’re in a video game (seriously). Keegan Bradley gets emotional after winning on the PGA Tour. Brooks Koepka wins on LIV, and he’s buying his brother a Lambo? All-around cool guy Fred Couples is victorious on the Champions Tour. Phil Mickelson is in the news after his comments about LIV, the PGA Tour and his involvement (or lack thereof, according to him) with Alan Shipnuck’s book. How many people had to exist and reproduce for your life to happen? Could the Fore Play Podcast take down a real live bear in a fight? And much more.

A heated debate. Would you take $10 billion if it meant you could never play golf ever again? Brandel praises Tiger’s swing. House of the Dragon recap show. Halloween costumes. Much more.

New Tiger Woods footage emerges. Tom Kim wins as Cantlay stumbles. Eugenio Chacarra wins nearly $5M on LIV which leads us down a LIV rabbit hole. We want to get back into video games. The concept of infinity continues to wreak havoc on the show. Is there any “new water” on earth? And much more.

Riggs, Trent, Frankie, Dan and Lurch are all live from Big Cedar Lodge. Frankie had a hilarious attempt at waterskiing. Trent went flying off the tube. Payne’s Valley is immaculate. Bryson DeChambeau released an odd statement on social media. Would you test for PEDs in the World Long Drive? Will LIV golfers now get World Golf Rankings points? We take questions From The Gallery: when do you think the first club twirl took place? Who are the most under-appreciated athletes? Then, Cole Swindell joins Trent and Frankie (01:19:41) to talk about music, golf, performing in front of thousands of people, and more.

The crew is live from Big Cedar Lodge, the site of the next Travel Series. We discuss fireworks, The ‘Roman Empire,’ Riggs’ match with Max Homa, and more. Then Frankie and Trent interview Alfonso Ribeiro live in studio (47:08), where they break down the mental side of golf, Frankie’s improving game, Trent’s new swing and more.

Tom Kim and Tommy Fleetwood join the show. Tom Kim is fresh off Presidents Cup stardom and discusses: huge celebrations, big putts, Immelman as captain, partying with Team USA Sunday night and turning pro as a 15 year old. Tommy Fleetwood has recently moved to Dubai and is preparing for this week’s Dunhill Links and discusses: Ryder Cup matches, carrying multiple 3-irons, a big gap in wedges used, the Old Course for The Open vs the Dunhill Links, and Fore Play flying a drone into a tree the first time we ever filmed together. The crew also discusses NASA’s asteroid collision video, new LIV lawsuit happenings, and Charlie Woods’ career-low 68.

USA wins the 2022 Presidents Cup. Fore Play meets the 43rd President of the United States, George W Bush. We react to it all. Plus: Frankie sustains an injury; how does the Presidents Cup juice stack up; Max Homa is awesome; Tom Kim is also awesome; Kiz leads the party; should one be allowed to get upset over a non-given putt? And more.

We’re boots on the ground at Quail Hollow, chatting it up with the likes of Trevor Immelman, Scottie Scheffler, Webb Simpson, and Trent’s idol Zach Johnson. Dan reunited with fellow big-J journalists at his first event since signing with Barstool. We recap what we’ve seen at Quail Hollow, our experience in Charlotte, Trent’s all-time interaction with the needle… why does water taste like nothing? and much more.

Bryson gets dominated by a gallery rope. Max Homa chips in to win after Danny Willett pukes it away. It’s Presidents Cup week. Frankie eats some perspective pie. And finally, Brian Baumgartner joins the show live from Scranton, PA (01:23:40)

The crew is live from Boston again. Kyle Westmoreland calls in from the Fortinet Championship (01:21:04) to talk about his journey from the Air Force to the PGA Tour, playing golf while in service, how the new Tour changes affect him, and more. Before, we talk about seeing Roger Goodell at the Masters, whether the majors should ban LIV players, the plethora of young talent in golf, and preview a couple intense Fore Man Scrambles coming up.

The crew is live from the Barstool Classic in Boston. We recap Sunday’s House of the Dragon episode. Shane Lowry wins the BMW PGA Championship, where play was suspended due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Frankie and Trent are set to get Lasik; will Trent be a no-glasses guy now? The show finishes with some questions From The Gallery, and a teaser for what’s coming soon with the Fore Man Scramble.

Sahith Theegala joins the show (54:33) for over an hour. We discuss his intense obsession with chess, his former life as a Minecraft champion, rookie life on Tour grinding out over 30 events, never having even met guys in this year’s Tour Championship, and much more. Before Sahith, we update from Myrtle and react to the Presidents Cup picks (go Kiz) and Rickie splitting with Tillery.

Live from Myrtle Beach we debate: Is golfing equal to “being in nature”? Is it standing “in line” or “on line”? What is the most impressive invention? DJ wins LIV Boston with a playoff eagle bomb.

LIV defectors. Smith gone. Callum Tarren joins (2:02:21) & breaks down the Tour’s brutal orientation. Hideki stays. Frankie’s caught in a public pickle. Rap reveals he’s colorblind.

Dan Rapaport joins Fore Play full-time. Huge day. Huge show. We’ve got Riggs, Trent, Frankie, Lurch, and, yes, Barstool’s newest hire, Dan Rapaport on the show. We discuss Dan’s move from Golf Digest to Barstool, going from Big J to the Pirate Ship, and how the process unfolded. We also discuss Lurch’s role moving forward. In golf news, Rory wins the Tour Championship, LIV movements are upon us, House of the Dragon episode 2 is out, the Manti Te’o documentary blew us all away, and Riggs believes waiting in line simply shouldn’t be a thing.

Trent and Frankie man the show and Dan Rapaport joins (15:23) as PGA Tour changes are announced just before recording. More elevated events, guaranteed money, travel stipends, changes to the PIP, and more. Tiger and Rory collaborate and form a new tech-infused team golf league. A “sounds of the universe” clip was released, and it’s horrific. Trent and Frankie discuss golf course maintenance, creation and much more with four different golf superintendents around the country from Long Island to Arizona (49:27).

Tiger Woods has taken control of the situation. We discuss “the meeting” reports. Rory calls Tiger the alpha. Tiger is seriously involved in the new PGA 2k video game. The ‘net’ Tour Championship is upon us. Trent is painstakingly close to breaking 90. Trent crafts another DM to Rickie Fowler. Much more. Full squad.

Sepp Straka joins (01:33:57) to discuss Sunday evening’s dramatic playoff. Riggs & Trent for the first hour. A throwback, old school chat down memory lane with the OG’s on Tiger’s plane exit & “The Meeting.” Frankie & Trent then discuss the Borrellis’ memorable Pebble Beach week.