Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

0:00: T-Lew joins the show, fresh off playing Royal Troon after The Open 04:00: What to make of Xander Schauffele's transformation over the past few months 07:30: All of a sudden, is Schauffele the best bet to nab the career Grand Slam? 11:00: Our Player of the Year pick, right now 17:00: Favorite memories from Scottie Scheffler's win at the Masters 24:30: What it was like to cover Scheffler's arrest at the PGA Championship 33:00: The tournament of the year, the U.S. Open duel at Pinehurst 39:30: Did Rory McIlroy's loss make him more or less bullish for a 2025 major win 45:30: Lewis' favorite parts of major coverage 49:00: T-Lew's major wish for 2025

0:00: Breaking down what Xander Schauffele said was the best round of his life 05:00: Schauffele's major transformation over the past few months 13:00: How the 2024 major performances color our views of the entire season 18:30: Eight years after the Stenson/Mickelson duel, Royal Troon shines again 25:30: Justin Rose turns back the clock with T-2 finish 30:00: What we'll most remember from the week at Royal Troon 38:00: A guest co-host coming on Wednesday: Todd Lewis!

0:00: Rex proves (for now) why you can't always follow the statistical trends 02:30: Details from the back-nine carnage that no one truly saw coming 06:00: From the wave split early to the massive discrepancy Saturday, has this Open gotten fluky? 09:00: How we think Billy Horschel will handle his new spot as 54-hole leader 12:00: Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler lurk just off the lead 18:00: Previewing final round at Troon, including our picks to win

0:00: With so many big names gone, has the air been let out of the Open? 05:00: Looking at the board, here's the story we most want to write on Sunday 07:30: The worst 36-hole total of Tiger Woods' major career. Where do we go from here? 16:00: Examining Rory McIlroy's early exit ... contrasted with Scottie Scheffler's precision 20:30: What we're looking forward to watching Saturday at Royal Troon

0:00: An entirely different wind direction at Royal Troon threw players for a loop 4:30: Bryson DeChambeau blames his – get this – equipment for Open struggles 9:30: Rory McIlroy cards his worst round in a major in five years. What happened? 15:00: Justin Thomas starts fast for the second week in a row. Will this time be different? 19:00: What to watch for Friday at The Open

0:00: Looking forward to the year's final major 02:00: Bryson DeChambeau has Rex's attention. Can he finally shine at an Open? 08:00: A difference of opinion over how Scottie Scheffler will fare this week at Troon 16:00: If Bryson or Xander Schauffele win, are they the Player of the Year over Scottie? 21:00: Debating whether Rory McIlroy can put his U.S. Open collapse behind him 29:00: Some darkhorse players who could pop up and contend at The Open 32:00: Our picks to win this week 35:00: Get excited – mini-pods the rest of the week!

0:00: Bob MacIntyre wins for the second time this season and comes into his own 05:30: Examining Ludvig Aberg's latest Sunday disappointment 12:00: Rory McIlroy tunes up for The Open by finishing in the top 5 – again 16:00: Early impressions from Royal Troon

0:00: Debating the merits/drawbacks of Keegan Bradley's Ryder Cup captaincy 08:00: What to make of the PGA of America's decision-making process 12:30: Is the benefit of a paradigm shift worth the risk of a home loss? 16:00: Bradley's biggest challenges over the next 14 months 20:00: Rory McIlroy goes deep on what went wrong over the final hour of the U.S. Open 28:00: Rex's rest of the week in Scotland, including an upcoming tee time at Muirfield (hence why he's rushing out the door)

0:00: Davis Thompson gets win No. 1 at the Deere 03:30: Are the early-era Scottie Scheffler comps fair or foul? 07:30: Luke Clanton and Michael Thorbjornsen continue to shine 15:30: Rory McIlroy headlines Scottish Open. What should the media ask him? 25:00: Rex heads off on a 5-week work trip ... but at least he has some help.

0:00: Lav trots out some new technology 1:30: Will a return to the Deere spark Jordan Spieth's game? 10:30: Where does Will Zalatoris' latest injury setback leave him for the remainder of 2024? 16:30: Other players currently on the FedExCup signature-series bubble 19:00: How the U.S. Presidents Cup team is shaping up with two months to go 24:00: Rex and Lav are in the throes of swing changes 30:30: Rex soaking up his last few days in the States before a month-long stint overseas

0:00: Cameron Young's back nine in Detroit a microcosm of his career to this point 12:30: Akshay Bhatia three-putts final green to lose but continues to shine in new ways 16:00: Rocket Mortgage Classic gets it right by leaning into youth movement 21:30: USGA hits a home run with Newport CC but whiffs on no Brad Faxon exemption

0:00: It's getting late early for those outside the top 50 in the FedExCup 05:00: Learnings from the first year of the signature-event series model 11:00: Ideas on how to improve the various lulls in the Tour schedule 21:00: An added wrinkle for 2025: TGL 25:00: Rex needs surgery – and to live a little less dangerously

0:00: Impressions from Scottie Scheffler's playoff victory at the Travelers Championship 05:00: What's different about this level of Scottie inevitability 08:00: Scottie's latest run: Win-Worst finish of the year in a major-Win. Strange? 13:00: Unlike Nelly Korda, Scheffler has continued this torrid run for months 16:30: What's missing from this history-making 2024 season 20:30: Evaluating the signature-event series this year 33:30: Lav surrenders in his hotel-room war, but has a better day on the range 38:00: With U.S. Open trophy in tow, Bryson DeChambeau returns to LIV. Is it catching on?

0:00: Rex is in Connecticut, anticipating news ... but doesn't get much 06:00: Tiger exemption category and signature-event field minimums 11:00: Was Rory McIlroy's U.S. Open media stiff-arm fair or foul? 19:00: Apologies to Michael Thorbjornsen for interrupting his presser! 20:30: Bryson DeChambeau's media tour, and what we can learn from it 28:00: What to watch this week at the Travelers Championship 32:00: Rex's dead lawn and Lav's crusade to right a wrong

0:00: One of the best majors in recent memory? 02:00: Why this is the worst loss of Rory McIlroy's decorated career 08:00: Bryson DeChambeau now a two-time major champ and world-class entertainer 17:00: What does Bryson's mean win in the ongoing Tour/LIV war 22:30: Pinehurst No. 2 shined 28:00: Scottie Scheffler and Tiger Woods disappoint 33:30: Final thoughts from Pinehurst

0:00: Bryson DeChambeau's driver, putter carry him to 3-shot lead at Pinehurst 04:00: What's different about Bryson over these past few years 09:00: Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay paired together (for real this time) 13:00: Did Rory's late bogeys doom his major chances? 17:00: Picking the winner Sunday

0:00: How Ludvig Aberg continues to live up to his immense potential 05:00: Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay both in the mix ... oh, the drama! 14:00: Bryson DeChambeau isn't going anywhere 19:00: Scottie Scheffler makes the U.S. Open cut – barely 22:00: Tiger Woods heading home early after predictable performance 25:30: What we might see from Pinehurst on Saturday afternoon

0:00: A sloppy start to Scottie Scheffler's U.S. Open week 04:00: Clean strikes, conservative strategy keys Rory McIlroy's bogey-free 65 07:00: Bryson DeChambeau was a polarizing pre-tourney pick. How about now? 13:00: Patrick Cantlay, Ludvig Aberg off to promising starts 17:30: What else stood out from Day 1 at Pinehurst 20:00: Rex has some North Carolina BBQ takes to get off his chest

0:00: Pinehurst No. 2 is the star of the show 05:00: Scottie vs. the field. Are we really doing this? 14:00: Debating Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy's chances this week 21:00: Players who could pop up and surprise this week at the U.S. Open 25:00: What we are looking forward to Thursday at Pinehurst

0:00: Scottie Scheffler posts win No. 5 of the season 08:00: Why he's (easily) the man to beat at Pinehurst 13:30: Takeaways from first in-person meeting with Tour and Saudi PIF 23:00: How will Scheffler's run be remembered in this era of division? 26:00: More bad news for Jon Rahm ahead of the year's third major 29:00: Thoughts looking ahead to the first few days of U.S. Open week