54 Live Podcast : The first ever US based LIV Golf Podcast. We’ll be covering everything in regards to LIV Golf, and their drive to changing the game of golf.
For the second time this LIV Golf season Joaquin Niemann is a winner. After the 2 LIV wins plus what he did over the winter, Niemann is now a Top 10 golfer in the world. Anthony Kim struggled a lot. Once again we get another Kim DFL on the leaderboard, Siwan Kim to Anthony Kim. Paul Azinger came out and said the PGAT is now the feeder tour for LIV, is that true?
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Anthony Kim is finally playing professional golf again. He'll be teeing it up at the LIV Golf Jeddah event. We discuss what to expect from him this week. We also cover the big news of the week, Asteriskgate. Talor Gooch thinks the winner of The Masters deserves an asterisk because the field will not consist of the best players in the world. Carlos Ortiz won in Oman and we preview LIV Golf Jeddah.
David Puig won his second ever Asian Tour event. Tiger Woods got sick and needed to withdraw from his event, The Genesis Open. Jordan Spieth gets DQ'd for signing a wrong scorecard.
Dustin Johnson wins LIV Golf Las Vegas and The Waste Management Phoenix Open was a mess. Plus Jake & Digsies discuss what trades can be made to help certain players play better.
Joaquin Niemann completely tore up Mayakoba on Friday shooting a 59 in the first round. He then followed that up by beating Sergio Garcia in a playoff on Sunday to win his first LIV Golf event. Jon Rahm showed up to play as well. He missed the playoff by two strokes but his brand new team Legion XIII won the team competition. We also cover why Wyndham Clark has now moved to the #1 spot of Digsies most hated golfers and Jake & Digsies have a few differing opinons on a couple things.
Jake starts off the new season ripping LIV Comms. He thinks they dropped the ball big time but waiting until the week of their first event to make their big annoucements. We then finish the show with our 2024 LIV Golf Season Preview. This is LIV's biggest year and we expect a lot of exiting action & fun especially with the addition of the man, Jon Rahm and his Legion XIII.
Big Boy Pants Golf joins Jake & Digsies to discuss the last week of golf news. Jon Rahm joining LIV Golf, Tony Finau, the golf ball rollback, LIV Golf trades, the LIV promotion event and we end by discussing what is going to happen with the "framework agreement?"
Season 3 will kick off in January 2024, but make sure to check us out next week on https://www.youtube.com/@bigboypantsgolf for another Golf State of the Union.
Digsies and Jake interview our friend Claire, aka Caddie Issues. We discuss her recent move from the Northeast to Scottsdale. What's it like being a golf content creator, and how she got into the golf world. We then discuss the TGL dome issue and briefly touch on LIV free agency. We'll be back to preview the LIV Golf promotion event the second week of December.
The Official World Golf Ranking committee denied LIV Golf world ranking points. It's another shameful outcome for us golf fans and another detour the PGA Tour has made to stop their big time stars going over to LIV. We discuss this week's event in Jeddah and the three man race for this year's individual championship Cameron Smith, Talor Gooch, and Bryson DeChambeau.
It's Deja Vu all over again in Rome as Team USA gets loses another Ryder Cup on European soil.
Digsies is back after jet setting across the globe and he's joined once again by Jake to recap LIV Golf Chicago. Bryson won again, back to back events and it makes us ask the question; should Zach Johnson have used a captains pick on Bryson DeChambeau?
We discuss the individual standings going into Jeddah in two weeks. Cam Smith has a 8 point lead over Talor Gooch, and 24 point lead over Bryson. If Cam posts a Top 10 he should take home the season long individual title.
News has leaked about next year's LIV schedule. Are they really having an event Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas?
Then we get to the main event. The 2023 Ryder Cup!!! We discuss pairings, predictions and what we expect this weekend.
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Jake and Digsies are finally back after a nice long summer break. We react to both the USA and European Ryder Cup Captain's picks plus discuss both teams in general.
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Jake and Digsies discuss the upcoming LIV Golf event at The Greenbriar. Plus we go over the Ryder Cup standings, Tiger joining the PGA Tour board and much more.
We got the fearsome foursome for this week's podcast previewing The Open. Digises, Jake, Big Boy Pants Golf, and Pro Golf Critic all share their thoughts on the last major of the year.
Jake and Digsies are back to recap LIV Golf Andalucia and Talor Gooch's remarkable run. He has now won 3 out of the last 5 LIV Golf events and we have to ask the question? Will Zach Johnson do the right thing and select him as a captains pick for the 2023 Ryder Cup? There is only two US golfers better than him right now and that is Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka.
Torque goes back 2 back, winning another LIV Golf team event. Sebastian Munoz & Mito Pereira are carrying the squad as they stand in 6th and 8th place in the individual standings but Digsies picked Niemann to have a good week in London.
LIV Golf has gone full circle, and we are back to where it all started last year, Centurion. We discuss the crazy strides LIV Golf has made in the last year and what we would like to see moving forward.
LIV Golf is back after 4 weeks off! Digsies starts out the show talking about the framework of the agreement between the PIF & PGA before Jake joins 20 minutes in to discuss all this week's news and upcoming action.
0:00-10:00 : Digsies goes over the framework of the agreement signed between the PIF & PGA Tour.
11:00-20:00 : Digsies lays out what his plan for LIV Golf 2024 would be
21:00-30:00 : Jake joins the show and we discuss Digsie's plan and what Jake would do
30:00-50:00 : Rory Drama
50:00-End : LIV Golf Spain Preview
Wyndham Clark showed balls of steel on Sunday, winning the US Open. We discuss what to expect of him moving forward. Rickie let another 54 hole lead dissipate, maybe he should join LIV Golf. Rory couldn't buy a putt once again. Who are the favorites going into The Open. We also discuss which golfers have that killer instinct, and there's not too many.
Big Boy Pants Golf joins Jake and Digsies for this huge US Open preview episode. Follow him on Youtube & Twitter @bigboypantsgolf and as always follow along with 54 Live Podcast @54LivePod on Twitter, IG, TikTok & now YouTube.
0:00-16:00 : We discuss the Adam Hadwin situation from this weekend's RBC Canadian Open. Should LIV Golf start an all Canadian team, and who would make it? Jon Rahm's comments on "getting his start on the PGA Tour" does that mean he's heading to LIV in two weeks when they go to Spain? Jay Monahan's health issue, and finally was Rory used?
16:00-END : Then we get to the main event, The 2023 US Open Preview. We talk about Los Angeles Country Club, it's quirks and tidbits. Why it has taken so long to get a US Open. What holes this week will be the most challenging. Par 3s ranging from 80 yards to 300 yards. Who we think will win the event. And then we finish with some fun bets. Will Digsies have to bic his head, or will Big Boy Pants Golf have to shave his, or will it be as simple as Jake having to ask out an attractive female next week.
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It has happened. The PGA Tour & LIV Golf have merged under the same umbrella. The PIF will be making a large investment into the new business and the in fighting and beef between the two organizations is over, or at least should be. Jake & Digsies try to make sense of this announcement, an hour after it was released.
The 2023 LIV Golf season is finally here. Digsies & his new co-host Jake discuss everything you need to know about the new season. Last year was a trial run, 2023 is "A New Beginning"
0:00-36:09 : We cover every single LIV Golf team for the new 2023 season
36:10-36:51 : Digsies & Jake rank their top 3 teams, and bottom 3 teams
36:52-38:17 : Will Phil Mickelson be motivated this season to win or is he just cashing a check
38:18-41:55 : We discuss the new LIV Golf TV deal with the CW network and what we expect in LIV's second season and what we love about LIV
41:56-47:53 : We go over this week's event at Mayakoba and Jake gives us some guys to watch who have performed well there
47:53-55:13 : We discuss the rest of this years schedule and wrap up the show
Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. We'll be releasing episodes following every LIV Golf event this year, and add a few more into the mix for good measure. Follow @54LivePod and @jake_spann on Twitter to stay up to date with all your LIV Golf news.
The 2022 LIV Golf season was a success. We go over the things they got right, the things they got wrong, and what to expect moving forward.
LIV Golf has partnered up with the MENA Tour which should give them World Ranking points, will the OWGR comply? We recap the Presidents Cup, LIV's deal with FS1, Rory's comments on a truce, players waiting til 2023 to join LIV, and we discuss the LIV Team Championship format.
Cameron Smith took home his first LIV Golf victory this weekend at LIV Golf Chicago. He played great all week long and by the final round you knew it was his to lose. On the other hand, Smash GC gave the 4 Aces a run for their money during the final round behind the stellar play of Chase Koepka. But at the end of the day the 4 Aces stood tall and won their fourth straight team event. We also discuss the ratings for this weekend's event going up against the NFL, and touch on this weekends Presidents Cup.
We are joined by Alan Shipnuck of The Fire Pit Collective to discuss his book, Phil : The Rip-Roaring and "Unauthorized" Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar. We talked about when the book came to fruition, why no one else ever wrote a Phil biography, a heated confrontation, was Phil right about the PGA hoarding money and much more. We end the discussion talking about what's next for LIV golf, will it get OWGR points, and how the Major's will be approached next year. It was a ton of fun getting to interview one of the best golf journalists around!
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We are joined this week by Australian professional golfer Travis Smyth. We discuss his move to Chicago, playing on the Asian Tour, Saudi Arabia's investment into the Asian Tour, playing his way in to 3 LIV events, and what to expect from him in the future. It was great insight from a golfer who has played LIV events. Afterwards, I discuss the new 6 LIV golf signings, LIV Boston, James Hahn's reaction to the new PGA Tour structure, plus much more.
What a week! We are one week away from LIV Golf Boston and the golf world is going nuts. The PGA Tour just announced sweeping changes that will start next year and the PGA golfers should be thanking LIV. Greg Norman said it back in the 90's, Phil Mickelson has been saying it for years, and finally with LIV breathing down their neck, the PGA Tour makes some significant changes. Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy announce a new golf league, we discuss President's Cup rosters, the OWGR, the Asian Tour & LIV Golf romance, and we finish with the top insults Patrick Reed heard thanks to Brandel Chamblee and The Golf Channel.
Welcome to GolfMania! Scottie Scheffler vs. Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed vs. Brandel Chamblee, and the PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf. Everyday it seems like there's another coal in the fire that's heating up the hate between the PGA Tour and LIV. We discuss all these issues plus more.
LIV Golf New Jersey was an amazing event. 54 Live Podcast was on the grounds when Henrik Stenson won his first event in 5 years. He put on a great display of golf and mental fortitude after having to deal with all the backlash from the media for signing with LIV and losing the European Ryder Cup captaincy. Great job Iceman! Digsies got a first hand look at Bedminster, President Trump, a moment he'll never forget, LIV Golf, Greg Norman, Bryson, Reed, DJ, and Stenson. We cover it all in Episode 3!
LIV Golf's third event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster is only a few days away. We are joined by Ben aka Patrick Reed's #1 Fan to discuss his Patrick Reed fandom, the first two LIV Golf events, Bedminster and what to expect moving forward from LIV Golf. Plus the results of our Twitter poll, "Who will you like to see the next LIV Golf signing to be?" Things are heating up! Lets Go Bedminster!!!!
LIV Golf's second tournament in Portland this weekend was a HUGE success. Branden Grace took home the championship after a stellar 5-under back nice. The Aces took home the team event behind Dustin Johnson's great play all week, Patrick Reed's awesome closing round and Taylor Gooch's consistent play, and Pat Perez looked good accepting the trophy with his team. We also cover the PGA Tour and DP World Tour's response to LIV Golf, will they get OWGR points and will the LIV golfers be able to play in the majors. If you're a LIV Golf FAN it's a must listen.
HVIII got the job done in DC. We spend the opening segment of the show giving Varner his praise. Torque is speeding up the LIV Golf team standings and we think they are a team to watch for years to come. Then, we get to the juicy part of the show. Matthew Wolff has stepped away from Smash GC and is looking to join a different team. Jake and I speculate at what happened, and there's a few scenarios we come up with. We wrap up looking at the current Ryder Cup standings and why Brooks needs to be on Team USA!
While Digsies was down in Pinehurst tearing up No. 2 with a 97, Jake held down the fort with a solo episode to talk PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka took home his 5th Major Championship on Sunday, putting him on a whole different level. He's the King Of New York, winning 3 of his Majors up here and once again showed us why he's The Alpha Male of Golf. Not too mention, he's the first LIV Golf golfer to win a major, and with this major win he gave MAJOR credibility to the LIV Golf league.
Digsies is on the injured reserved this week, so Jake called in a favor and got YouTube star Big Boy Pants Golf to do the show with him. They discuss LIV Golf Tulsa and much much more. Make sure to check out :
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For all of Big Boy Pants Golf video's including a special episode with 54 Live's very own Jake Spann from this week.
We got a nice shortie for ya'll this week. We preview LIV Golf Tulsa. Can Talor Gooch snatch his third win in a row, and be the first golfer to notch 3 LIV wins. Will the other Oklahoma State alumni show up, CHIII, Uihlein, Chacarra, Wolff, or will the Sooner Abraham Ancer put on a show? We discuss the weather, will rain and a wet course conditions be a factor? Who else do we like this week? How many guys will go for the green on the drivable Par-4 3rd hole? Plus we discuss Gooch's status for the PGA Championship & US Open, and the Majesticks giving up their DP World Tour cards.
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Digsies and Jake are back to recap Talor Gooch's second win in a row at LIV Golf Singapore. It was impressive win, beating Sergio in a playoff and we wonder can he make it 3 for 3 in his home state of Oklahoma in two weeks?
We also discuss the RangeGoats grabbing their first team victory, the OWGR debacle, Gooch status in the remaining Majors, our favorite segment; where did Siwan Kim place this week, the Majesticks horrible run and much more.
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After talking shit about LIV Golf Adelaide on Twitter this weekend, Digsies mans up and takes his L. Digsies was wrong and he knows it. Jake gives him a whopping and tells him exactly why Adelaide was the best LIV event ever! We cover Talor Gooch, Siwan Kim sucking again, the 4 Aces epic run, preview Singapore and finally touch on The Masters a little bit.
Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Our next episode will be released March 15th to preview the next LIV Golf event in Tucson. Follow @54LivePod and @jake_spann on Twitter to stay up to date with all your LIV Golf news.
Masters Week is finally here!
0:00-37:00 - We recap LIV Golf Orlando and Brooks Koepka, the Alpha Male of Golf finally returning to form. We finally got some star power on top the leaderboard, but once again Siwan Kim finished 9 strokes worse than any other golfer. What can the Iron Heads do about this situation. Jake and I come up with a plan of action.
37:01-64:01 - 54 Live's MASTERS Preview. We cover what it's going to be like at Augusta this week. This won't be a normal Masters, the weather report is horrendous and we're going to see some ugly golf. We try to think about the best ugly golf players and give you our picks to win.
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We are back to recap LIV Golf Tucson.
0:00-37:43 - Danny Lee won in a 4-man playoff. Was it another week lacking star power? Is Siwan Kim on the same tour as everyone else? The Fireballs won the team event but it was another blow out.
37:44-49:10 - There was a players meeting before the event to discuss a number of things. LIV is tightening up the purse strings, player travel, accommodations, media food, etc. Is this a good or bad thing? The teams are starting to be their own entity, and get their own corporate sponsors.
49:11-56:00 - Ratings were down from the first event, and continue to be pretty bad. What can LIV do to get more viewers? What do we grade the 2023 LIV season so far? Is it time to panic?
Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Our next episode will be released March 15th to preview the next LIV Golf event in Tucson. Follow @54LivePod and @jake_spann on Twitter to stay up to date with all your LIV Golf news.
Jake and I are back with Episode 3 as we get you all ready for this week's LIV Golf event in Tucson.
0:00-24:31 : We discuss everything to do with this week's LIV Golf Tucson event. The course, the players, the teams, past success and our picks.
24:32-32:57 : We discuss the new PGA Tour announcement about elevated, non cut events that sounds very similar to LIV. We also touch on how we're Pro LIV, but we're not anti-PGA. 54 Live Podcast is PRO GOOD GOLF.
32:58- We answer your questions with our Q&A session and we get everyone ready to play some Pylon Punishers while watching the LIV event this St. Patty's Day weekend.
Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Our next episode will be released March 15th to preview the next LIV Golf event in Tucson. Follow @54LivePod and @jake_spann on Twitter to stay up to date with all your LIV Golf news.
Digsies and Jake are back to recap the first LIV Golf event of the year down in Mayakoba.
0:00-21:20 : We go over all three rounds of LIV Golf Mayakoba. How it favored the straight hitters like Charles Howell III who finished strong and won by 4 strokes on Sunday. The Crushers also crushed the team competition and won by 9 strokes.
21:21-32:09 : We go over the coverage of the tournament. What we liked, what we disliked, the LIVGolf plus app, the CW App, plus our very own Jake made the broadcast with his LIV drinking game, the Pylon Punishers.
32:10-37:17 : The overnight ratings for Saturday came in, and they weren't great. Do they tell the whole picture? Is the media overreacting?
37:18-38:26 : DJ left Adidas, plus other golfers are leaving their sponsors so they can brand their LIV Golf team, good or bad?
38:27-45:38 : Twitter Q&A
45:39-54:46 : We wrap up the episode discussing LIV's plan for relegation and the Asian Tour's playoff/Q School format to earn a 2024 LIV Golf card
Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Our next episode will be released March 15th to preview the next LIV Golf event in Tucson. Follow @54LivePod and @jake_spann on Twitter to stay up to date with all your LIV Golf news.
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