Kent and Scottie discuss Nelly Korda’s third win in six starts this year: does it feel like 2024 all over again when she won five in a row and seven events? The pair discuss Nelly’s national media ventures onto the Pat McAfee show and its impact on the LPGA. Scottie takes us inside the caddie meeting with LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler on Tuesday at the Mizuho LPGA Open, while the pair discuss PIF’s stopping their investment in LIV for 2027 and how that might impact the women’s game. They close discussing the six names added to the WTGL for a total of 14 players, contemplate additional names, and Scottie shares insights from Michelle Wie West’s practice ahead of her first LPGA tournament in three years.

0:13: Intro

1:15: Scottie brags about winning the Mizuho LPGA pro-am caddieing for Ingrid Lindblad

2:10: The LPGA cheat code: not getting overwhelmed with rare opportunity as Alana Uriell makes first LPGA cut in over two years while now working full time for Visa

8:11: LPGA players picking their schedule allowing for Nelly to play in Mexico while most stars stayed home

9:38: Value of events where players with less playing opportunities can make a start

12:18: Breaking down Nelly’s win and the importance of national media opportunities like going on the Pat McAfee show

17:23: Korda is four points away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, what percentage chance do the hosts give her to make it in 2026?

18:31: Scottie shares what the commissioner discussed with the caddies, particularly future tournament routing and the challenges TV windows present on the weekend

25:50: The PIF announced they’re no longer going to fund LIV golf after 2026. How might this impact the women’s game?

29:45: The limited resistance the PIF has had in investing in the women’s game versus the men’s

32:10: The hosts debate the most and least surprising adds of the six players added to the WTGL roster

35:00: Who might the WTGL add?

36:52: Scottie had lunch with a natural fit- massive Boston sports fan Alexa Pano

39:10: Scottie reports on Michelle Wie West’s game heading into the Mizuho and the first bet of the show ensues

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