Fairway Rollin'

House and Hubbard are joined by The Action Network’s Jason Sobel to delve into the leaked details of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger (03:05). They then discuss Ruoning Yin’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship win at the age of 20 (30:19) before giving a quick preview of this weekend’s Rocket Mortgage Classic (39:30). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Jason Sobel Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard give their final takeaways from this year’s U.S. Open, including Rory McIlroy’s missed opportunity, the sour aftertaste left by the Los Angeles Country Club as a venue, and why Xander Schauffele struggled after his historic first round (02:22). They then preview the Travelers Championship and offer their favorite bets for the weekend (25:52). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard are joined by The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis to give their takeaways from this weekend’s U.S. Open, including Wyndham Clark’s impressive win, Rory McIlroy falling short, and more (02:01). They then give their impressions of NBC’s U.S. Open broadcast and the Los Angeles Country Club’s venue and discuss where they fell short (24:23). They end with a quick discussion about the potential merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf (50:44). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Bryan Curtis Producers: Tucker Tashjian and Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard hop on to recap the first round of the U.S. Open. They discuss Xander Schauffele's and Rickie Fowler’s record-tying performances, talk about the impact the weather had on the performances of the players, and give out their winners and losers for the day. Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard join to give all of their observations after walking the course at the Los Angeles Country Club. They discuss the challenges of the course, the insights they heard from the players, and what it’ll take to win (01:55). After, they address Jay Monahan’s medical situation and talk about the last-minute bets they’re going to place for the tournament (30:38). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard are joined by Twenty First Group’s Justin Ray to delve into the research heading into this weekend’s U.S. Open. They start by discussing the course conditions and if previous performances in this field will play a factor in this year's tournament (02:40). Then, they discuss their top contenders, the LIV golfers who will perform best, which players to fade, and sneaky plays for the weekend (16:27). They end with their pick to win the whole tournament (58:03). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Justin Ray Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard start the pod with their initial thoughts on the merger, the timing of the deal, the reckoning of the PGA Tour’s hypocrisy in regards to Saudi Arabia, and how Tour players must be feeling (03:02). They are then joined by Smylie Kaufman, host of 'The Smylie Show' on SiriusXM, to get his perspective on the deal, how the PGA Tour will take care of golfers like Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, and the transition from player to media personality (28:35). They end by giving flowers to Denny McCarthy and Rose Zhang, and a quick preview of the Canadian Open (68:39). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Smylie Kaufman Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard start the pod by recapping the Charles Schwab Challenge, including Emiliano Grillo’s victory (01:56). Then, they give their way-too-early U.S. Open thoughts as the next major event nears (16:26). After that, they preview the upcoming Memorial Tournament (32:55). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard start the pod by reacting to Brooks Koepka notching his fifth major win at the PGA Championship this weekend, discussing where this puts him among the top golfers in the world, and explaining its significance for LIV Golf (02:03). Then, they discuss the standouts at Oak Hill, including club pro Michael Block and his top-15 finish, Scottie Scheffler, and Viktor Hovland (22:20). After, they talk about players who underperformed, overperformed, and met their expectations (44:50). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard are joined by Nathan’s brother, Mark Hubbard, to discuss and give his course observations, how the weather will impact performance, and the adjustments that he and other golfers will have to make heading into the PGA Championship (02:21). Then, the two give their last-minute thoughts heading into the tournament (16:46). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Mark Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices