The First Cut Golf

Oh boy, buckle up! We’ve got a lot of news to unpack today as The First Cut delves into the news released today for Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Charity (0:30). Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning are teaming up to face off against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. That’s not the only live golf we’ll have this month. On May 17th Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff will play a special team skins game at Seminole Golf Club. Our friends at William Hill have released odds on who will win the skins challenge (17:40). The PGA Tour made headlines on Wednesday when they announced that they’re partnering with 2K Sports for a new video game, ‘PGA Tour 2K21’ (27:30). Finally we wrap with a trivia pop quiz between Kyle and Greg (37:00). —————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The First Cut is back and today we’re talking with Brandon Wu. After a stellar senior season at Stanford, Brandon stepped into the golf spotlight by becoming the first amateur since 1957 to qualify for the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same summer without an exemption. We ask all the important questions like whether or not he still gets nervous when teeing it up with the other pros (20:30)? We also get Brandon to settle the score when it comes to the game’s most contentious terms, including whether or not golf is a verb (34:55).—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve got a jam packed episode of The First Cut today with Kyle Porter, Rick Gehman, Mark Immelman and Greg DuCharme. First we’re breaking down this morning’s news that Rory McIlroy & Dustin Johnson will face off against Rickie Fowler & Matthew Wolff in a charity skins game (1:20). We also touch on the news that the European Tour will host virtual tournaments for charity (13:30). After the break we dive into some of golf’s most contentious topics (23:05). Can golf be a verb? Is it halved vs all square? Where do you stand on these hot topics? Let us know in the Apple Podcast reviews.—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rick Gehman’s is on the horn with some outlaw tour young guns. Listen to this special bonus pod talking to Dylan Wu (0:50), Brent Grant (17:30) and KK Limbhasut (37:00). —————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The whole First Cut crew is back together to answer your questions! First we’re breaking down recent rumors and reports about a possible Skins game between Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff (3:00). After the break we get to our listeners questions including… who would win in a 72-hole event between The First Cut Pod Squad (13:50)? Who would the crew like to caddy for on the PGA Tour (20:25)? We also debate what truly separates the best golfers from the elite players (32:25).—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/The whole First Cut crew is back together to answer your questions! First we’re breaking down recent rumors and reports about a possible Skins game between Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff (3:00). After the break we get to our listeners questions including… who would win in a 72-hole event between The First Cut Pod Squad (13:50)? Who would the crew like to caddy for on the PGA Tour (20:25)? We also debate what truly separates the best golfers from the elite players (32:25).—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The professional game of golf has a wonderful history full of fantastic statistics, who better to break it all down than 15th Club’s Justin Ray? We’re diving into the game’s most untouchable records. Tune in as we sort through honorable mentions (7:20). We also discuss Byron Nelson’s insane 1945 season and whether or not we should be that impressed (17:20). We delve into Horton Smith and Lydia Ko’s impressive careers at such a young age (21:15). Jack’s major dominance comes into question as we dive into strength of field debates (26:43). Finally we wrap by debating Tiger’s most untouchable records including his astounding made cut streak that will likely never be sniffed again (34:16). Special thanks to Justin Ray for joining the podcast today. You can check out his work at 15th Club and follow him on Twitter @JustinRayGolf.—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s finally come to this… yes, we’re previewing a 3-round mini-tour event. With the PGA Tour and most other sports on hiatus, we’ve decided to take a First Cut deep dive into the Golden State Tour / Outlaw Tour’s GCU Championship being held this week.In this episode:  Tournament information and course breakdown (6:30) DFS advice for DraftKings (9:30) Favorite bets by the experts (15:00) —————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The First Cut is back, this time it’s all about duos! The pod crew starts the episode off by discussing the official announcement that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will meet on the links again for a rematch of “The Match”. This time the competition will feature more quarterbacks as Peyton Manning and Tom Brady join in on the fun (1:50). After that we draft our ultimate Zurich Classic teams to settle the score in our abandoned “One and Done" League (11:10).—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The First Cut welcomes LPGA Tour player Cheyenne Woods to the podcast! We’re talking about how surreal it is for a professional golfer to actually spend time at home for more than two weeks straight (1:00). What is Cheyenne’s routine when going out to new cities on tour (15:23)? We also let Cheyenne play commissioner for the day and add any rule she wants to the game of golf (25:35).—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have a South African edition of The First Cut with today’s special guest Erik van Rooyen. Most golf fans probably recognize Erik van Rooyen from the 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship where he finished T3. Just when van Rooyen was building momentum into the Players and heart of the PGA Tour season the world ran into the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as Erik dives into his inspiration to take up the game and his upbringing in South Africa (3:30). We also go in depth about what it’s like to earn your stripes and rise to the top of professional golf’s ranks (10:00). Erik also let’s us into his mindset on the revised PGA Tour schedule and where he will play once golf resumes (24:00). Stick around to the end of the episode where Kyle gets a lesson in South African slang from Mark and Erik (27:18).—————————'First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our hosts on Twitter: @KylePorterCBS, @mark_immelman, @RickRunGood, @therealGFDFor more golf coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/golf/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices