Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres once again check-in the world of golf to bringing you the latest news, insight, analysis, interviews, recaps and previews.
On The Weekend Backspin, they recap Darren Clarke’s Captain’s picks for the European Ryder Cup team; how Patrick Reed played a solid last round at The Barclays. He earned the win and the final automatic spot for the US Ryder Cup team; Ariya Jutanugarn rebounded from her injured knee at Rio and captured the CP Canadian Classic; Bernhard Langer remains ageless as he won the Boeing Classic in a playoff for his 29th Senior title; Thomas Pieters did all he could to qualify for the Ryder Cup by capturing the Made in Denmark title; and Ryan Brehm won the WinCo Foods and secured a 2017 PGA Tour card.
On The Par-5 News, they cover stories about Caddies getting their own Ryder Cup at Mohegan Sun…well kind of; the last three hours of the Tour Championship will be ad-free; Mav McNealy and Leona Maguire win Top US Amateur honors; Kuala Lumpur course, site of CIMB Classic, joins TPC network; and prosecutors drop charges against Robert Allenby for his latest escapade.
The PGA Tour and the R&A will be working on simplifying the rules of golf, with hope of growing the game. On The Practice Range, they will give you a complete analysis on whether this is good, bad, will it change anything, and the possible impact.
And finally, our Very Important Guest (VIG) of the Week, is Amy Lillibridge, Director of Alumni and Annual Giving for Evans Scholars.