The Course Of Life

2024 Masters Preview and Teen Phenom Mia Hammond

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Episode notes

  • The Valero Texas Open produced one final entrant into The Masters with Akshay Bhatia taking the win and becoming the first golfer to return to Augusta after playing in the Drive, Chip, and Putt competition as a kid. Plus Alex shares his observations from following Dylan Wu during a early week practice round at TPC San Antonio (1:53).
  • The T-Mobile Match Play event in Las Vegas ended up being Nelly Korda's fourth win in a row, and Michael wonder's in the LPGA's top player is ready for another Major victory and another Olympic Gold Medal as her season mirrors 2020 (7:57).
  • The Augusta National Women's Amateur wrapped up with winner Lottie Woad rallying with three birdies on her final four holes, a core memory worthy of a champion (11:15).
  • LIV had their final event before The Masters in Miami, where a guy nobody's heard of defeated a guy nobody cares about anymore. Anthony Kim, meanwhile, is not living up to expectations (13:51).
  • Over on our YouTube channel you catch Alex's night golf experience in Florida, and new this week: the drama and excitement of totality during the eclipse (15:50).
  • The Masters begins on Thursday, so Alex shares some of his picks and sleepers, Michael wonders if Tiger will even make it through two whole rounds, never mind the cut, and the guys marvel at the always low prices of food at the game's first Major Championship (18:40).
  • This week's guest is Mia Hammond, a fifteen year old who has already played on the LPGA Tour, made the cut, and finished top-30. The Ohio native chats with Alex about learning to play golf on a simulator, competing in the Drive, Chip, and Putt at Augusta, and what's next for her game (26:19).
  • March was Mad, and the NCAA basketball tournament produced a lot of drama on both the men's and women's side of the ball (44:06).
  • The baseball season marches on, as Michael observes that it feels like 5 years ago with New York and Boston atop of the AL East (47:38).
  • With baseball in full swing, Alex and Michael marvel at some of the new food offerings around the league as they #AlwaysEndWithFood (49:30).

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