Course of Life Podcast

A look at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronomink and a chat with the PGA Professional Champion from Bandon Dunes.

• The Truist Championship had several interesting names in contention during a busy Sunday, but it was a new Norwegian who claimed his first PGA TOUR victory.
• At the alternate Myrtle Beach Classic, Brandt Snedeker waited it out and won for the first time in 10 years.
• The LPGA was in New Jersey for the Mizuho Americas Open at a new course, but it was the same winner as Jeeno Thitikul won for the second year in a row.
• The DP World Tour was in Spain for the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship where South African Yurav Premlall won by 14 strokes!
• LIV Golf had a tournament, but nobody saw the big shot by Jon Rahm, but Michael wonders what will happen to Bryson next as the PGA TOUR changes its rules around social media to pander to the big star.
• This week is the PGA Championship at Aronomink. Alex shares his plans as he attends the first few days outside of Philadelphia, and the guys give their favorites for the season’s second major, and one player who you really shouldn’t put money on, no matter how many tournaments he’s won.
• Alex recaps his Las Vegas trip, including a visit to an underground speakeasy and the Berlin Wall.
• In Tuned In, Michael shares his review of the new movie “The Sheep Detectives,” while Alex is transfixed by wrestling behind held in TGL Stadium with the putting greens and bunkers in play.
• This week’s guest is Jesse Droemer, the 2026 PGA Professional Champion. Jesse talks about the challenges he faced at Bandon Dunes, how he’s attacking the PGA Championship and his exemptions into PGA TOUR events, plus his Philly Cheesesteak plans at Aronomink.
• The NBA Playoffs are heating up as Alex sees the New York Knicks as having a clear path to the Finals.
• Michael’s Yankees had a bad weekend in Milwaukee, but really in the National League that has all the power right now.
• As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares his favorites from his trip to Oscars in Las Vegas, while Michael returns to The Grey in Savannah, one of the city’s very best restuarants.