Light week for headlines, so we dedicate the majority of this episode to breaking down what to expect in Tokyo as team Canada competes for their spot on the podium at the Olympics. Canada will be represented by two golfers on both the men’s and women’s tournaments - Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp. We discuss what we know about the historic Kasumigaseki Country Club, whose East course will play host to both tournaments. We also discuss the makeup of the field, how golfers qualified, and which countries look strongest heading into the event. If you’re the night owl type, the men’s tournament kicks off on Wednesday, July 28th at 6:30pm EST. The women’s event is the following week, on Wednesday, August 1st at 6:30pm EST. Both events will be streamed at CBC.ca.

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Golf at the Olympics (RG82)

While we were unfortunately unable to get Collin on the show this week, we were more than happy to discuss his spectacular victory at the Open Championship in Sandwich, England. Morikawa put on a masterclass in ball striking, playing a near-perfect, bogey-free final round to win the 4th and final men’s major of the year at Royal St. George’s Golf Course. Morikawa is barely two years into his pro career, but he has already cemented himself into the history books and joins some elite company by winning his second major before the age of 25. In addition to Morikawa, we also take some time to discuss: what could have been for Jordan Spieth, who is now officially “back,” and how links golf really suits his game Louis Oosthuizen coming up short once again A fantastic week for Canadians with both Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners finishing in the top 20 Bryson’s latest hissy fit, this time directed at the folks at Cobra Golf Some other noteworthy performances, including Phil, Will Zalatoris and Jon Rahm If you’re worried about the upcoming major draught, then fear not! There are still two majors left on the Ladies’ Tour, the first of which is this week at the Evian Championship. World #2 Jin Young Ko looks to defend her title from 2019 after the event was cancelled last year. Check back next week as we gear up for the Olympics and get into the field, the course, and potential podium we’ll see out in Tokyo. Until then, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Collin Morikawa is the Champion Golfer of the Year (RG81)

As the title suggests, we spend most of this week’s episode previewing the highly-anticipated Open Championship, back after being cancelled in 2020. As per usual, Brent takes us through the historic course, some design elements that make it unique, as well as some notable holes to watch out for. While the weather forecast for the weekend isn’t looking too harsh, this course is a great example of true links golf in the most traditional sense and should be a real test for the field. We do things a bit differently with this preview when it comes to breaking down the field. Rather than devoting too much time on the big names who you’ll surely know plenty about, John takes us a bit deeper down the field list and helps identify some great value picks for the week. We also take a look at players who have seen success in their careers playing the Open and find a few stats that will lead to success at St. George’s. Before getting into the preview, we also cover a few headlines: John’s most recent golf excursion Glen Abbey is saved! Recap of the Tours, including some great results for Canadians at the US Senior Open PIP moments of the week Check back next week as we recap all the action from the UK and see who takes home the Claret Jug. Until then, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Preview of the 149th Open at Royal St. George's (RG80)

With Brent away at the cottage this week, Eric and John recap the action from the Atlanta Athletic Club where Nelly Korda put on a dominant performance to bring home her first major victory at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Nelly has been on absolute fire this year, also winning the previous week at the Meijer LPGA Classic. Her final score of -19 was only two strokes shy of tying the record score relative to par at a women’s major championship. We also discuss a valiant effort put forth by Lizette Salas who was unable to match Nelly’s play, but also separated herself from the pack, finishing in second place, 6 strokes clear of the third place finisher. And what would any major championship be without some controversy? The one knock against Salas’ play was her pace, as she routinely took well over a minute to take her shot. While a slow play penalty was assessed in this tournament, it actually wasn’t against Salas. After a great finish in Atlanta, we turn to a somewhat less exciting finish up in Cromwell, Connecticut where The Travelers Championship took EIGHT playoff holes to determine a winner. While this should has set up to be one of the most thrilling finishes, it ultimately fell completely flat as viewers watched Harris English (the eventual winner) and Kramer Hickok trade pars for over two hours. We wrap up the episode talking about the final qualifiers for the women’s Olympic golf event and John takes us through his PIP moment of the week, which, unsurprisingly, is not PIP related at all. Keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Nelly Korda Wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (RG79)

Jam-packed episode this week! We start things off by recapping yet another fantastic major as Jon Rahm takes down a loaded leaderboard and emerges victorious as the 121st US Open champion. We discuss Rahm’s clutch play down the stretch as well as some other highlights from an exciting final round. The week also had a ton of other headlines worth discussing, including: Nelly Korda getting her second win of the season at the Meijer Classic Olympic qualifiers have been set for Tokyo A special Father’s Day edition of This Week in PIP Finally, we wrap up by discussing the next major on the LPGA schedule, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

US Open Recap (RG78)

This week we skip the headlines and get straight to the good stuff: our 2021 preview of the US Open! This week we see golf’s biggest tournament return to Torrey Pines in beautiful La Jolla, California. Last time the event was hosted at this venue, Tiger woods came out victorious completing his 3rd career grand slam, defeating Rocco Mediate in sudden death holes on a broken leg. Here’s to hoping that something equally as historic will go down this week! In our standard preview format, we open up by talking about the course and some differences we may see from the USGA’s setup vs. the PGA Tour event that takes place here every year. Brent also takes us through some challenging stretches and some ongoing themes and challenges that the course will present all week long. Then we break down some of the field and discuss who we’ll be watching out for this week. John does a deep dive into some key statistics that will lead to success at Torrey and we debate which type of player should come out one top: someone who plays Torrey Pines well, or someone who plays well at the US Open. Finally, we wrap up the episode with some picks for who we think will take home the Championship Trophy and the largest payout of the year. Check back next week for our recap and in the meantime, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

US Open Preview (RG77)

 Another exciting weekend of golf and we’re here to talk about it! First, we kick off the episode with a recap of the 76th US Women’s Open at The Olympic Club which was won by 19-year-old Yuka Saso. Saso held off Nasa Hataoka on the third playoff hole to capture her first major victory. We discuss her impressive round as well as a complete meltdown from Lexi Thompson who saw a 5 stroke lead evaporate and the title slip through her fingers. We also talk about a couple of surging amateurs who found themselves in the top 20, including 17-year-old Megha Ganne, whose name we’ll be hearing plenty more of in the coming years. At the same time, a ton of excitement was going down at Jack’s Place as Patrick Cantlay took home his second victory at The Memorial, also in a playoff beating out Collin Morikawa. Although the two put on a great display down the stretch, the victory was certainly overshadowed by some controversy surrounding Jon Rahm as he was forced to withdraw from the event while holding a 6-stroke lead after the third round due to a positive COVID-19 test. Check back next week as we do a full preview of the 121st US Open at Torrey Pines. In the meantime, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca 

Yuka Saso wins the USWO & Memorial Recap

 Thank you for joining us once again for our DIAMOND episode of Ready Golf! We are happy to have arrived at #75 and even more grateful to everyone who has been along for the ride! This week we devote most of our time to a preview of the US Women’s Open taking place at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. The course is steeped in history and is sure to provide an incredible challenge for the world’s best golfers this week. Our preview covers some details of the course and what makes its design so challenging, some notables that we’ll be watching out for, as well as a rundown of a few of the amateurs in the field who could give some of the more seasoned Tour veterans a run for their money. Before the preview we also do a rundown of this week’s headlines, including: Mollie Marcoux Samaan named as the new LPGA Tour commissioner Results from the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play and a controversial decision by Shanshang Feng to concede the 3rd place match Jason Kokrak’s 2nd victory of the year at the Charles Schwab Challenge A new Match coming this summer Roundup of the week in PIP As always, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca 

US Women's Open Preview (RG75)

What an incredibly fun weekend of golf that was! On this week’s episode we discuss all of the excitement around Phil Mickelson’s historic victory at the PGA Championship. The win represents his 6th major victory, which puts him in some pretty elite company. It also earns him a place in the history books as he sets the new record for the oldest major champion. Most impressive was the way Phil was consistently the best player in the field and pulled off some very creative golf shots on his way to taming an incredibly difficult course setup at the Ocean Course. Of course as we discuss Phil, we need to give plenty of attention to Brooks Koepka and his inability to show up when it mattered most on Sunday. But Brooks wasn’t alone; several other big names were unable to capitalize down on Kiawah Island, including DJ and JT, who both missed the cut. Such an exciting event will be difficult to follow up, but we’ll be back next week with our diamond episode - #75! Until then, keep up with all things ready golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod

PGA Championship Recap (RG74)

This week’s episode is all about setting up the year’s second major, the PGA Championship taking place at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina. We get into details on the course’s history, some unique design elements and discuss the challenges the field will be facing this week in what Golf Digest has named the most difficult course in America. We also break down the players and debate which style of game should see some success out there. We also make our standard head/heart/wildcard picks for who we think will take home the coveted Wannamaker Trophy. But before getting into the PGA Championship we also (quickly) take you through the headlines of the week, which include: A feel-good victory at the British Masters for journeyman Richard Bland A *shrug* victory for K.H. Lee at the AT&T Byron Nelson Another botched handling of a prestigious women’s event by the NCAA The Ocean Course is set up to be the longest course in Major tournament history measuring at 7,876 yards and we hope you all enjoy every moment of it! Check back with us next week for our recap.

PGA Championship Preview (RG73)

It’s a mish-mash of headlines this week where we break down: Rory’s victory at the Wells Fargo Championship Team USA’s tight victory over Great Britain & Ireland at the Walker Cup A victory on home turf for Ariya Jutanugarn at the Honda LPGA Thailand Updates on the PGL/Super League situation We also discuss some PIP highlights from the week and make our picks for the upcoming AT&T Byron Nelson, which is being held at a new TPC course with probably the worst name on the PGA Tour rota. Check back next week as we set up the 103rd PGA Championship at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. As always, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRQUuPahG9lFq9DpdNqyDg Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Rory Wins (again) at Quail Hollow, Walker Cup Recap (RG72)

It’s another loose one this week, folks, as the golf content machine wasn’t firing on all cylinders this week. As usual, we break down the few headlines we did have, including Mike Weir taking home his first career Champions Tour victory at the Insperity Invitational. We also discuss Sam Burns’ win at the Valspar, LPGA results from Shanghai, and Rickie’s special invitation to the upcoming PGA Championship. As we head into May we are also approaching the delayed start to golf season here in Ontario. Brent and John have been putting in some work this offseason to improve their games, so we discuss what they’ve been doing and how they can implement it on the course. Books discussed were “Dave Pelz’s Putting Bible,” “Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible,” and “Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book,” (all highly recommended by Ready Golf!). Check back next week as we break down the results from a loaded field at the Wells Fargo Championship, recap some Walker Cup action, and set the stage for the following week’s PGA Championship As always, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRQUuPahG9lFq9DpdNqyDg Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Mike Weir back in the Winner's Circle, 2021 Golf Season Prep (RG71)

This week we sit down for a highly entertaining interview with Jeff and Todd Bishop, co-founders of Halifax’s own Dormie Workshop. Dormie designs and builds premium leather headcovers along with many other golf and travel products that have gained a ton of attention in the golf world. This spring, they were recognized as Golf Digest’s Editor’s Choice for best leather headcover. Jeff and Todd share their story of how they got started, their background and take us through some exciting announcements for their future. Definitely give the guys at Dormie a follow at @dormieworkshop and check out their full product line at dormieworkshop.ca. Before the interview we also run through the week’s headlines, including Brooke Henderson locking up her 10th career LPGA Tour victory at the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open. In other Canadian news, after an incredible year on the Korn Ferry Tour, Taylor Pendrith has officially locked up his Tour card for the 2022 season. We also get into the newly announced Player Impact Program and discuss if we think it’s right to further reward the Tour’s biggest stars. As always, keep up with all things Ready Golf at: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRQUuPahG9lFq9DpdNqyDg Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Dormie Workshop Co-Founders Jeff & Todd Bishop (RG70)

This week we recap all of the excitement that took place at Augusta National and the crowning of Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. We talk about what Hideki did right in order to pull off the big win as well as discuss some other standout performances including those from Will Zalatoris, Xander Shchauffele and Corey Conners. Ready Golf is also thrilled to announce the winner of our inaugural Masters Pool - congratulations to Matt Stratton, winner of the Signature Wedge from Haywood Golf. Thanks to all for participating! As always, keep up with all things Ready Golf and give us a follow at any of the below: Instagram - @readygolfpod Twitter - @readygolfpod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readygolfpod/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRQUuPahG9lFq9DpdNqyDg Or drop us a line at info@readygolf.ca

Masters Recap (RG69)

After only five short months it is once again Masters week! To help us preview this year’s edition of golf’s biggest tournament, we welcome back to the show Eric Patterson (@EPatGolf), Golf Editor at The Score. Eric takes us through some of the big names and what to expect as we return to the tournament’s usual April date. He also helps us make some picks by getting into some of the betting lines as well as helping with some office pool picks. Most importantly, he helps us break down all 9 groups in our Ready Golf Masters Pool! If you haven’t already, make sure you enter. It is 100% free to join and the winner will receive a grand prize of a signature wedge, courtesy of Haywood Golf! Visit readygolf.ca/masters for all the info you need and to submit your picks! As always, make sure you follow us on Instagram at @readygolfpod for updates. Until next week, enjoy the best week on the golf calendar!

Masters Preview with Eric Patterson (RG68)

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