Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres check-in on the world of golf to bring you the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews.
On The Weekend Backspin, they break down Charl Schwartzel capitalizing on Bill Hass’ mistakes down the stretch to win the Valspar Championship; Scott Hend held off a stunning late charge from home favorite Piya Swangarunporn to win the True Thailnad Classic and Haydn Porteous won the Investec Cup while David Burmester was the big winner in the Chase.
The Par-5 News presented by United Golf Network, Adam Scott will have Steve Williams on the bag for The Masters; WADA advises PGA Tour to revise Drug Policy; Tim Finchem & Keith Pelley trading barbs on One World Golf Tour idea; Pete Bevacqua got contract extension from PGA of America; and the Marathon Classic’s final round will be on CBS.
And on The Practice Range, they ask the question, What is wrong with Jordan Spieth? His recent results are not up to par with the high bar he set last year. Did he regress, hit a bump or is this just a temporary lapse? We’ll discuss that and more in depth.
Finally, on the VIG (Very Important Guest) Of the Week, Tyler Wolford, the PGA Junior Team Golf Player Development Manager for the South Florida Section of the PGA talks about PGA Junior Team Golf League.