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The RTL fan club visits the WM Phoenix Open One wild week? SCOTTSDALE, AZ It’s safe to say the WM Phoenix Open has a wild reputation. Just last year, the Saturday storm of too many people led to closing alcohol and food sales prior to 1:00pm! The average winning score is 18 under par and nine of the last 17 WMPOs have finished in a playoff. I’m here (on property and figuratively) to tell you that the tournament itself is not all that wild. In fact, the Phoenix Open is the third most...

Rivalry game Boston and Los Angeles are two cities with a storied sports rivalry. Although TGL is not going to make us harken back to the Bird-Magic NBA Championship wars of the 80s, it is important for TGL to lean into the hometown fans and their history. The start-up league continues to draw viewers even after four weeks. Week five presents a single match once again. We'll take a break for the Genesis Invitational and then we have the 10 regular season H2H matches remaining over just three...

He's back... PEBBLE BEACH, CA Ludvig looked amazing last week, and then he got the flu. Picking outrights can feel like a near impossible task at times, but with a couple very nice Lee Hodges hits and a perfect 4-0 H2H card on Sunday we did more than survive the wild week that was Torrey Pines. We also learned quite a bit as we now know the TOUR is going back to Torrey for the Genesis Invitational. Keep those Famers’ notes close as we will reopen that chapter in a couple weeks when we return....

Undefeated Three matches, and we are still undefeated (8-0), Trust me, this is not a victory lap. It shows when you do the research and watch on-site you gain an advantage. TGL is an opportunity, and one we will continue to take advantage of for the next two months! I'm off to the west coast for the next three weeks so I will not be inside SoFi Arena tonight. Last week, we didn't have the same star power in the lineups and the crowd was still into it. The Atlanta Drive team looked quite good...

Back to back shellack PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL Two matches in, and the TGL is starting to look like the have and the have nots. Los Angeles Golf Club took down the Jupiter Links Golf Club easily Tuesday night. Once again, ball striking and especially short game acumen defined the defeat. It was great to see Tiger Woods for the first time since the PNC Parent Child. Woods walked the arena with little trouble and looked solid when using his full swing. Tiger's touch is still rusty, but he was far...

We start on Wednesday Week four of the PGA TOUR season takes us to another familiar place, Torrey Pines and the Farmers Insurance Open. One of the finest 36-hole facilities in the country, don't be distracted by her beauty. Set upon the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the South Course is the longest layout on TOUR. Built to be brutally difficult, the best ball strikers in our field of 156 players have a decided advantage. The purse is up just slightly to $9.3 million and the winner's...

2024 American Express winner - Amateur(!) Nick Dunlap Something new: TWO & Done! Two weeks, two serious Sunday sweats. When we posted the Monday odds for the Sony Open, your two playoff participants, Nick Taylor and Nico Echavarria were +11000 and +8000 respectively on the starting outright board. If that level of volatility gives you anxiety, then you might want to watch the NFL this weekend. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The American Express or as Jon Rahm likes to call it, "Piece of...

1+ million watched! Walking into the SoFi Center last week, I was blown away. I grew up scrubbing hooks at a small club in New Jersey. Little did I know back then what golf would become today. Approximately 2,000 fans filled the simulator stadium for the inaugural TGL match. The Bay GC gave us a clean 2-0 card as they easily handled the New York GC. Watching live, I have several observations I'll share in the betting breakdown for Match 2. From inside the arena there is no doubt this is a...

2024 Sony Open winner - the late Greyson Murray Hawaii take two Collin shot 32 under par last week and we lost by three, sigh. The PGA TOUR started coming to Waialae Country Club back in 1965. The Seth Raynor design (1927) has not changed much and as a result the Sony Open is the second most predictive tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule. Those who play well at Waialae tend to contend. We have our first full field event of the 2025 FedEx Cup campaign as 144 players try to navigate the 36-hole...