Co-hosts Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres give The Weekend Backspin and talk about Jordan Spieth’s impressive win at the FedEx Cup final and what it means for the golf world as well as a recap of other golf action this past weekend.
On The Par-5 News presented by United Golf Network, they talk about Alex Miceli taking on a new role as Golfweek Publisher; a golfer is the highest paid athlete last 10 years with $845 million; Jim Furyk W/Ds from last two FedEx Cup events, with his Presidents Cup status in limbo; they suggest who should fill in for him?; Dustin Johnson’s new home is worth $4.95 million; 80 Future PGA & LPGA stars win Invites to Augusta National, SMU receives harsh sanctions from the NCAA and Irishman amateur star Paul Dunne turns Pro.
They take The Practice Range to recap the recently finished PGA Tour season, a look back at the year that was, the new ‘Big 4’, and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson’s impact.