Co-hosts Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres, check-in on the world of golf to bring you the latest news, insight, analysis, interviews, recaps and previews.
They start with The Weekend Backspin recapping William McGirt’s win over Jon Curran in a playoff at The Memorial; Anna Nordqvist repeats at the Shoprite LPGA Classic and Jackie Stoelting beats Emma Talley in a Symetra Tour playoff; Scott McCarron edged Miguel Angel Jimenez to win the Principal Charity Classic; Matthew Fitzpatrick cruised to victory at the Nordea Masters; and Dominic Bozzelli won the inaugural Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship.
On The Par-5 News presented by United Golf Network, they talk about Vijay Singh’s lawsuit versus the PGA Tour is heating up as Tim Finchem storms out of a deposition among claims by Singh that he is lying; Paddy Harrington misses an Open qualifier by one shot, Ian Poluter is named a Ryder Cup vice-captain and Royal Troon votes to accept women members; the WGC event moves from Doral to Mexico City, plus Rory McIlroy makes a joke about it; the USGA and R&A release a report on driving distances; and they give a summary of the Billy Walters/Phil Mickelson insider trading story.
On The Practice Range, both Fred and Carlos will give you their Top Five (plus more) Golf Resorts to visit this summer. Plus, we’ll have two Very Important Guests (VIGs) of the Week, one of them is World’s No. 1 Jason Day and the other is Zac Blair.