Carlos Torres and Fred Altvater cover the top stories in golf each week on Back 9 Report.
This week on the Back Spin segment they give their take and recap Henrik Stenson’s EPIC win at Royal Troon versus Phil Mickelson in the 145th Open Championship. Phil was nearly Perfect, but Henrik was Perfect. Lydia Ko won a playoff over Mirim Lee and Aryia Jutanugarn at the LPGA’s Marathon Classic, Aaron Baddeley regained his winning touch in Alabama and Martin Flores won on the Web.com Tour.
With the teams now set for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the guys give a complete breakdown of the Olympics. Dates, Players, Who’s Out, Who’s In, Why they withdrew, What is the Future of Golf in the Olympics and What everyone is Saying.
The LPGA is heading to the Merit Club in Chicago to contest the second UL International Crown. Fred and Carlos preview the teams, format and competition set to begin on Thursday.
For their Final Putts, Natalie Gulbis will speak at the Republican National Convention, plus Jordan Spieth and Lydia Ko won ESPY’s.