Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres once again check-in on the world of golf to bring you the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews.
On The Weekend Backspin, they recap the round for the ages by Brandt Snedeker to win the Farmers Insurance Open; Hyo-Joo Kim’s sensational finish to win the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic; Branden Grace’s successful defense of his Qatar Masters title; and South Korea’s Song Young-Han held off world No. 1 Jordan Spieth to win the Singapore Open.
The Par-5 News presented by United Golf Network, has the latest on Fox Sports going with three-man booth after hiring Paul Azinger; Phil Mickelson is being forced to play second fiddle to Tom Weiskopf; Mark Rolfing’s cancer 100% gone, plus announcers approaching retirement; Graham DaLaet calls out Patrick Reed for W/D at Farmers Insurance and two new young guys made their debut at Farmers Insurance.
The Very Important Guest (VIG) of the Week, is former PGA of America Executive Director, Joe Sterenka, who provides excellent background on the PGA Merchandise Show.