The Course Of Life - Olympics Preview and Joe Allen

Olympics Preview and Joe Allen

07/27/21 • 45 min

It was the 3M Open this weekend, and Cameron Champ hoisted his third PGA Tour trophy after a clutch wedge on the 72nd hole. Hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell look at his win, and his place on the PGA Tour (1:49).

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, COVID-19 begins to tear into the Olympic Village, and has some golf casualties along the way (5:41).

And in France, the LPGA Tour's fifth major was in full swing with the Evian Championship, making everyone jealous they didn't get to be there to see Minjee Lee's big win for Australia (9:32).

But stateside, past guest Dylan Wu took the W in Missouri, securing a PGA Tour card for next season (11:00).

And starting this Thursday, it's the golf portion of the Olympics. Lauzon and Russell look at the field and share some picks and sleepers to keep an eye on (13:08).

In Tuned In, Russell has found "Mythic Quest" on Apple TV, while Lauzon is glued to the Olympics on NBC (16:57).

This week's guest is pioneering new ways to bring you food on the golf course. Joe Allen shares the story of the 2 Your Cart app, plus why its so important to get food to you out on the course (20:00).

Football training camp is getting started this week, and the guy's favorite teams have some big questions for the upcoming season (35:20). Meanwhile in Cleveland, they've got a new baseball team name (38:00).

And when we #AlwaysEndWithFood, it's about a new flavor of one of our favorite snacks, the Tosi SuperBites, and Russell shares a new mochi ice cream adventure, thanks to My/Mochi (40:07).

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Meanwhile, in Tokyo, COVID-19 begins to tear into the Olympic Village, and has some golf casualties along the way (5:41).

And in France, the LPGA Tour's fifth major was in full swing with the Evian Championship, making everyone jealous they didn't get to be there to see Minjee Lee's big win for Australia (9:32).

But stateside, past guest Dylan Wu took the W in Missouri, securing a PGA Tour card for next season (11:00).

And starting this Thursday, it's the golf portion of the Olympics. Lauzon and Russell look at the field and share some picks and sleepers to keep an eye on (13:08).

In Tuned In, Russell has found "Mythic Quest" on Apple TV, while Lauzon is glued to the Olympics on NBC (16:57).

And when we #AlwaysEndWithFood, it's about a new flavor of one of our favorite snacks, the Tosi SuperBites, and Russell shares a new mochi ice cream adventure, thanks to My/Mochi (40:07).

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Previous Episode

Champion Golfer of the Year and Ryan Ballengee

It was a monumental weekend in England for The (British) Open Championship, where first-timer Colin Morikawa took the prize, but Bryson, Brooks, and DJ still stayed relevant throughout the week. Hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell break down all the fun stories from the week at Royal St Georges (2:00).

Meanwhile, the Barbasol Championship saw a 6 hole playoff, continuing the trend of long playoffs this season (9:51).

Over on the LPGA Tour, the Jutanugarn sisters are taking a win into Tokyo after winning the team event this weekend (11:03). And speed golf was the name of the game on Sunday morning as past guest Mark Baldwin got to "play against" Kevin Kisner (12:00).

Lauzon is planning his big trip out to the First Tee of Greater Austin in a couple weeks, and is looking forward to getting beat by some championship level kids (13:30).

But first, it's a quick look at the 3M Open in Minnesota, where a depleted field still holds some firepower (15:08).

In ``Tuned In," Russell shares his full review on listening to audiobooks during a long road trip, and Lauzon shares a review of the new "Space Jam" movie (16:15).

This week's guest is Ryan Ballengee, who chats with Lauzon about his golf game, plus the state of the PGA and LPGA tours as they head into the Olympics and Ryder Cup (19:34).

Russell is so out of touch with baseball now, he didn't even realize the Yankees and Red Sox were playing when he was in Boston, but not to worry, as COVID reared its ugly head (44:24).

And when they #AlwaysEndWithFood, Lauzon and Russell are talking about ice cream flavors, including the new Kraft Mac & Cheese flavor (45:42).

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Next Episode

Olympic Golf and Jhared Hack

The men's Olympic Gold in golf was awarded to American Xander Schauffele. But really, all hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell care about was the 7-man playoff for the Bronze that took the cake during the tournament (1:51).

Next up in the Olympics, the Korda sisters try to dominate the podium and bring back more medals for the USA (7:41).

But what would happen if Annika Sorenstam was in the Olympics? After all, she just dominated the US Women's Senior Open (9:10).

And Lauzon is getting pumped up for his visit this week to the First Tee of Greater Austin, where he's sure to have his game humbled by some much better players (11:06).

The PGA Tour has a split schedule as the Olympics wrap up, and head to the WGC FedEx St Jude and the Barracuda Championship (12:33).

In Tuned In, Lauzon is glued to the dressage portion of the Olympic Games, while Russell is watching the new Apple TV+ musical, "Schmigadoon!" (14:00)

This week's guest is no hacker after shooting both a 59 and a 60 during the same week. Pro golfer Jhared Hack shares stories about his unique name and how he was able to shoot low scores twice (17:27).

Lauzon is ready for football season to start, while Russell hasn't given up on the Yankees after some great play (44:25).

And as the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Lauzon is sharing his oyster experience, while Russell is making some Jewish baked delicacies (46:55).

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