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I Hate This F***ing Game
Hosted by Reed Hapke and Josh Esler · EN
A new podcast about all things golf hosted by two lifelong friends one of whom is a former professional. We'll talk about the love of this game and what it has done for us in our lives. We'll talk this week's events. We'll look back on the previous week. Share stories from the golf course. Discuss news from the world of golf. Maybe have a few laughs. And everything in-between.
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S2E21- The Volatility of Golf
1w ago01:09:29Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode of the I Hate This F***ing Game Golf Podcast, Reed and Josh start the show catching everyone up with their golf lives. Josh is just getting back from a boys' trip to Boston and Reed is out on the range grinding away. Next, they look at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch. Wasn't the course supposed to be harder? Does it really matter when guys are this good? Brooks is seemingly rounding into form as is Jordan Spieth. When everyone is going low, what is the mindset of a player? Josh breaks it all down. Then, the guys look at the winner: Wyndham Clark. Are we buying his stock?In Golf News, a collegiate player shoots 295 over par in a tournament, Don Rea is OUT as PGA of America President, and we talk a little LIV Golf before Reed springs a golf quiz on Josh. As always, they take your questions from the internet. What kind of balls do you use in a shag bag? How can you REALLY tell if you're good at golf? And, are we buying drinks for everyone after a hole-in-one?
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S2E20- Hard Work Paying Off
2w ago01:03:31Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode Reed and Josh open the show talking about their own golf lives. Josh is back on out the course playing and using one eye to do it! Then they dove into an excellent PGA Championship. One of the best in years. The discussed the course: the rough and the greens. What the PGA needs to continue to do with this Championship? Both Reed and Josh laud the winner: Aaron Rai! An all around good guy who shows that hard work really does pay off in this game. In Golf News, Reed and Josh looked at the format of the PGA Championship. Could Match Play coming into play? Will expanded Signature Event field be better? And Adam Scott makes his 100th straight major start at the US Open at Shinnecock. At the end, the guys take some Questions from the Internet.
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S2E19- We're All Golf Psychos
3w ago01:01:43Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode, Reed and Josh get everyone caught up on their golf journeys. Josh is getting healthier by the week and getting more and more on the course while Reed is out playing when he gets the chance. They talk in-depth about the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow: Alex Fitzpatrick making a solid run since earning his tour card, Rickie Fowler making a move, all sorts of putting talk, and the winner, Kristoffer Reitan. Next, Reed and Josh previewed the next major: the PGA Championship. What needs to be done to add to this tournament's luster? And who's going to win? In Golf News, there's yet more LIV Golf talk. Who wants back on the PGA Tour and who doesn't and why does Bryon have to be so weird? They wrap the episode up with some questions from the internet.
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S2E18- Strong Quads
4w ago01:12:26Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode Reed and Josh start by checking in on their own golf games. Josh is back to swinging some clubs now that his vision has improved and Reed played like complete ass. In the week that was, Reed and Josh look at what Brooks Koepka has been up to and they discuss the PGA Professionals competing at Bandon Dunes. Next, they get into the win by Cameron Young. Are we looking at a player who is ready to join the next level with Scottie and Rory? The guys preview the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow before diving into Golf News. More LIV news. Is this the end of the league? A crazy story from South Korea and athletes who are good golfers. At the end of the episode, Reed and Josh answer some questions from the internet.
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S2E17- Brothers Gotta Hug
Apr 2901:11:52Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode Reed and Josh look to recap the Zurich Classic and the big win for the Fitzpatrick Brothers. Especially for younger brother, Alex Fitzpatrick. The guys also discuss playing multiple spots and its benefits to one's golf game. In previewing the Cadillac Championship at Doral, Reed and Josh discuss the scheduling problem of the PGA Tour and what the future might hold for the tour's biggest events before looking at the tournament itself. The PGA Tour hasn't been to Doral in a decade and the boys are looking forward to the return. In Golf News, there are more cracks in the LIV league as the future tournament in Louisiana has been postponed/cancelled. Jim Furyk is back as Ryder Cup Captain. Does it even matter? The episode wraps up with some Questions from the Internet.
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S2E16- The Death of a League
Apr 2300:56:52Tap to summarizeThe post Masters tournament has been really good in recent year and the boys dive into the RBC Heritage. They talk club throwing and Max Homa. They talk the re-re-emergence of Scottie Scheffler (like he was ever gone) and they talk the winner, Matt Fitzpatrick. Josh breaks down Fitzpatrick's unusual chipping style and they talk his clutch shot on the first playoff hole. Then, Reed and Josh look to the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. It is the PGA tour's lone team event. After previewing this week's tournament, they look at Colin Morikawa's back injury, the end of LIV Golf, and the end of the PGA Tour in Hawaii all in Golf News. They wrap it all up with some questions from the internet.
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S2E15- A Tale of Two Masters
Apr 1501:06:31Tap to summarizeMasters. The boys talked all about it. They started the discussion with the Masters Par 3 contest and how special it really is. Not many sports have such a light hearted, fun event before one of their biggest events. Reed and Josh start the Masters tournament discussion on Brandan Holtz from Illinois. They then talked LIV players: the good (Tyrrell Hatton) and the bad (Sergio Garcia). They discussed the media and Scottie Scheffler. Josh give a story about his playing days at the University of Arizona and some big numbers. Reed and Josh both talked Rory and gave their thoughts on his impressive win. There was some Masters related Golf News before the RBC Heritage was previewed. At the end of the episode, they took some Questions from the Internet.
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Masters Mini Pod
Apr 1100:14:07Tap to summarizeWith two rounds in the book, what do you do? You podcast about it. We're halfway through the Masters and so far, it's all about Rory and his impressive performance so far. Reed and Josh talk about his game and what to expect for the rest of the tournament. Will it be a run away? Will someone rise up to challenge Rory? We'll all just have to tune in and watch the final two rounds. Enjoy!
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S2E14- The Glories of Masters' Week
Apr 900:38:04Tap to summarizeThe boys were able, somehow, to get this one in. With Josh on a family vacation and Reed sitting in his car at work, they got the episode in. This one was no fuss, no muss. They talked Augusta National and the Masters's all episode long. They looked at the Augusta Woman's Amateur. They looked at Rory and his seemingly adoration of being Champion for this week. They looked to the driving range. They looked at the odds and made some picks. It was brief, but they got it in. Next week, hopefully a more normal schedule.
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S2E13- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Apr 101:11:15Tap to summarizeThis week's title sums it up. Reed and Josh talk about the Good. Reed posts his Personal Best round. Gary Woodland gets back into the winners' circle. Very inspirational stuff coming from Gary Woodland knowing all he had to battle just to get back to this point. Then the boys talk The Bad: the Tiger Woods situation. It is all very problematic and Reed and Josh try to wade through the story Ultimately, all the matters is the health of Tiger and the I Hate This F***ing Game guys want nothing but the best for our GOAT. The Ugly? Cheating in golf. Is there a reason? Why would one cheat? At the end, they take some Questions from the Internet.
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