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The Course Of Life

By: The Course of Life
  • Summary

  • The Course of Life Podcast features two life-long golfers talking golf, sports, and pop-culture. Every week, they are joined by celebrity guests offering a new perspective on the game we love.
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Episodes
  • 2024 US Open Preview
    Jun 11 2024
    • At Muirfield Village, Jack Nicklaus shared the hand of Scottie Scheffler who continues to dominate in Tiger Woods fashion with his win at the Memorial (1:28).
    • Alex made the trek to LIV Houston to see if it really was "Golf, but louder." Spoiler: it wasn't (5:47).
    • On the DP World Tour, they held their annual mixed field event, the Volvo Cars Scandinavian Mixed, where the leader had an unfortunate collapse to allow Linn Grant her second win at the event (11:42).
    • On the LPGA Tour, Linnea Strom made the cut on the number, then posted a record tying round to overcome a 6-shot deficit to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic (13:21).
    • The US Open returns to Pinehurst No. 2, where Scottie Scheffler is far and way the favorite. Usually one to shy away from the favorites, Alex thinks it may be a good idea to bet hard on Scottie, whose game is well suited for the North Carolina course (15:43).
    • In Tuned In, Alex is sharing in the joy of a hole-in-one for a golf creator whose not the best at the game, while Michael finally got a round of simulator golf in at X Golf (19:45).
    • The NBA Finals have started with a bang for the Boston Celtics, and Alex is hopeful he'll be at the deciding game in Dallas for his hometown Celtics (26:18).
    • The Women's Olympic Basketball team was announced for Team USA, and Caitlin Clark is notably absent, but when you stop and look at it, it all makes sense (29:53).
    • As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex is hyped up for the new Arby's Burger Driver, while the guys can't believe the spread the Celtics put out for the media at the Garden (32:00).

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    35 mins
  • Billy Mayfair on Tiger and Golfing with Autism
    Jun 4 2024
    • Lancaster CC won the weekend for the US Women's Open, as Nelly Korda didn't even reach Saturday. Sunday's leaders collapsed and a past winner took the prize at the LPGA's second major (1:41).
    • The RBC Canadian Open didn't get another Canadian winner for the second year, but did feature a first timer's emotional win with his dad on the bag (5:03).
    • Scottie "Jailbird" Scheffler's charges have been dropped in Louisville, but his lawyer still had plenty to say about it (7:16).
    • Alex is getting geared up for a trip south for LIV Houston, where Michael warns him to bring earplugs to the "golf, but louder" Texas event (8:35).
    • The PGA TOUR heads to Jack's Place for the Memorial Tournament, and Michael asks is Viktor Hovland can return to form for a repeat (10:04).
    • Outside of sports this week is seemed to all be about Donald Trump and his guilty verdicts in New York. But he still get one of the loudest pops at the MMA fights over the weekend (11:35).
    • This week's guest is 5-time PGA TOUR winner Billy Mayfair. Billy shares stories with Alex about beating Tiger Woods in a playoff (the only one to ever do so), what it was like being diagnosed with autism late in life, and how he now gives back to the autistic community (14:35).
    • Caitlin Clark is getting hammered in the WNBA, with rough hits happening every game. Michael calls it a new bounty-gate, and Alex doesn't understand the hate towards the leagues most well known player (43:23).
    • The NBA Playoffs kick off this week, and the guys are all in on their juggernaut Celtics, while Alex tried to decide if he should go to Dallas for game 4 or a possible game 6 (47:07).
    • The D-III College World Series is a must watch as a "Baseball Miracle" is happening for a team that doesn't have a school anymore (48:12).
    • As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex is all-in on the cheapest bar food in Austin, while Michael can't get enough of the collard greens in Savannah's Common (50:24).

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    54 mins
  • Golf Betting Basics with Keith Stewart from Read the Line
    May 28 2024
    • This weekend's Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial almost produced another win for the world's number 1 golfer, but a new name emerged victorious (1:36).
    • The golf world was shocked at the news of the death of Grayson Murray. Check in with your friends and loved ones, and if you find yourself in a dangerous spot or are having suicidal thoughts, call 988 or 988lifeline.org for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (3:36).
    • The KicthenAid Senior PGA Championship wrapped up with a name few have heard recently, as Richard Bland from LIV took the victory, but don't look to the Tour Champions' website to find out about it (5:38).
    • This weekend the Women's US Open takes over Lancaster CC, where Nelly Korda looks for her second consecutive major, her seventh win of the season, and to hold off Rose Zhang and the rest of the powerful LPGA field (9:03).
    • The PGA TOUR heads to Canada for the RBC Canadian Open, where Rory McIlroy will look to win again as the tournament heads back to Hamilton where he won in 2019 (10:01).
    • Michael was Tuned In to "The Fall Guy" this weekend, where Ryan Gosling captured his heart again. Meanwhile Alex was back at a professional wrestling event for the first time in awhile (11:43).
    • This week's guest is Keith Stewart, a PGA Professional and the founder of ReadTheLine.com, a gold betting site that gives you everything you need to know. Alex chatted with Keith at Valhalla and learns how to up his betting game (18:38).
    • The NBA Finals are nearing and Alex is preparing for a road trip to Dallas if it all works out for his Celtics and the Mavericks (38:45).
    • The PAC-12 era is over after Arizona walked off to victory in the conference's final tournament ever. Alex and Michael lament the end of one of the nation's oldest college conferences (40:35).
    • As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares his new favorite burger spot with a Jewish flare in Austin, while Michael is nursing his newest burn mark from the bakery (41:59).

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    47 mins

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