Course of Life Podcast

A rare playoff at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a preview of the PLAYERS, and Golf Cask Founder Brian Bailie.

• For the first time in a long time the Arnold Palmer Invitational went to a playoff, while Scottie and Rory were nowhere to be seen.
• All the new young guys were on display at the Puerto Rico Open, including Blades Brown and John Daly Jr, but it was another young player who won in his tournament debut.
• The Asian Swing ended at the Blue Bay LPGA, where a Korean had a roller coaster final day before holding off a local Chinese pro for the win.
• Casey Jarvis has been all the talk on the DP World Tour’s African swing, and he almost made it 3 in a row before falling just short.
• Zach Johnson, fresh off his 50th birthday, made his way to the Champions Tour, and easily notched himself his first victory.
• The PGA TOUR now heads to TPC Sawgrass for the PLAYERS, and Alex needs to know if Michael considers it golf’s fifth major.
• March is a busy month with Alex’s Austin getting ready for SXSW, Michael’s Savannah gearing up for St Patrick’s Day, and airlines doing crazy stuff.
• In Tuned In, Michael shares his review of 2024’s “Saturday Night,” while Alex is getting inundated with videos of driverless cars.
• This week’s guest is Brian Bailie, the founder of Golf Cask. Brian shares why he formed an online community who like golf, whiskey, and cigars (or at least one of the three), how the community serves its members, and how Ireland provided pivotal in Brian’s journey into loving whiskey.
• “Alex’s Bits” gives us our much needed tidbits of college basketball knowledge, including an undefeated fighting to make the bracket, and a big upset in the Women’s SEC Tournament.
• Michael is excited for college hockey, as the guy’s alma mater Quinnipiac Bobcats punched their ticket after winning the ECAC Women’s Tournament, and the men look to get started in the ECAC Tourney this weekend.
• NFL Free Agency is getting hot, but Alex’s Patriots and Michael’s Giants are pretty quiet so far.
• As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares a surprising story of free swag in a grocery store, while Michael shows off his diverse bread menu at the bakery this month.