The Golf Insiders

The Golf Insiders Dec. 7, 2016 Segment 4

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In the final segment of this week's hour of intelligent golf talk, Holly and Will welcome Jeff Babineau from Golfweek to the show. Jeff talks about his trip to the Bahamas and how Tiger faired in the tournament. Jeff said that the media turnout was pretty good for a December event that is not sanctioned. We really didn't know what to expect.

Jeff said that in speaking with Tiger's friend Notah Begay and others close to Tiger that their biggest concern was Tiger walking away from the event feeling okay and not so much what his scores were. Holly mentioned Tiger's big jump in the Official World Golf Ranking. 

Holly and Jeff talked about the players enduring a long hard year and the fact that they will get about a 3 week break. 

Will asks Jeff about some of the things that Jeff has on his radar heading into 2017. Jeff said Hideki Matsuyama, Tiger, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day coming back after injury. 

Holly and Jeff talk about the Franklin Templeton Shootout, DeChambeau's new putting style and if he might win this year? They wrap up the show talking about the Father Son Chalenge.

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The Golf Insiders hosted by Holly G Geoghegan is a fun, fast-paced hour of intelligent golf talk every Wednesday night from 6-7 p.m. on Clear Channel Radio 96.9 FM and AM 740 The Game. The Golf Insiders features a weekly line-up of the nation's top, award-winning golf reporters and journalists. Holly G brings her loyal listeners live, late breaking and exclusive news and scoops from around the golf world. 

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio after Holly spent the week in New York covering the season's final major, The PGA Championship. 

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in and talks about the play of the 2013 PGA Champion Jason Dufner as well as Jim Furyk's play on the final day of the major. 

Bob also talks about the upcoming FedEx Cup Playoffs and the pros and cons of how the playoffs are set up and the controversial qualifying regiment. 

Bob also likes the fact that now the FedEx Cup Playoffs will end the season and how the schedule will start for the 2013-14 season.

Holly and Rich also welcome Rod Perry, 2013 PGA Professional National Champion, to the show. Perry was one of the PGA pros to qualify for the PGA Championship and compete in Rochester agains the heavy hitters of the PGA Tour.

With the win Rod automatically earned exemptions for 6 PGA Tour events in 2014. The 3 opposite the major championships and then 3 of his choice. Holly talks with Rod about the differences in the turf at Florida where he normally plays and in N.Y. and the brutal rough at Oak Hill. 

Rod is the club pro at Port Orange Crane Lakes Golf and Country Club. Rod will be traveling to England in mid September to compete in the 26th PGA Cup Matches. The Top 10 United States PGA Club professionals against the Top 10 from Great Britain & Ireland. 

Holly and Rich wrap up the hour of intelligent golf talk speaking with Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, about the upcoming Solheim Cup in Colorado. The golf ball travels a little bit further in Colorado and he feels that distance will be a factor. There are a lot of undulations in the greens so where you drive it to will go a long way.

Holly brings up that there are a total of 10 rookies competing at this year's Solheim Cup. Steve said that every time in the past there is a rookie who shows up and surprises everyone during the competition. Holly talks to Steve about the success of Global Golf Post putting out a daily issue during the season's final major.

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio and kick off the show talking about the LPGA.  Holly and Rich return after the Fourth of July holiday break.

Todd Lewis, The Golf Channel, calls in to talk about the LPGA and Inbee Park winning her 3rd Major in  a row. The LPGA added a 5th Major last year. 

Todd also talks to Holly about Jonas Blixt, who shot a final round 67 to win The Greenbrier Classic, the second Tour win of his career and will be headed to Augusta now. 

Holly and Todd talk about the upcoming British Open and some of the players chances. Graeme McDowell just won the Alstom Open de France on the European Tour.

Todd feels that Phil Mickelson has been pressing and that he takes his losses very personally. Phil feels pretty good about his chances at the Open. Tiger is coming off an injury and not playing for a while. Todd feels that Muirfield is the most "Amercianized" of the Open Championships in the past 10 years. 

Jeff Shain, PGATour.com, calls in to talk about The John Deere Classic and the field. Some top PGA Tour players are opting out of the John Deere and competing in the Scottish Open while others chose to go to Muirfield a week early to prepare for the British Open.

Vartan Kupelian, PGA Tour, former writer Detroit News, calls in to talk about the Champions Tour and how all of their Major championships are compacted. Vartan talks about Fred Couples, Duffy Waldorf, Kenny Perry and Tom Watson among other notables. 

The Golf Insiders returns next Wednesday between 6-7 p.m. on AM 740 The Game to preview the British Open.