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Koepka's Return, LIV's Future, & Storylines for 2026

·1 hr 30 min·5 clips

Brooks Koepka is back on the PGA Tour after a LIV stint, and the hosts call it a landmark move.

Andy Johnson opens with the fried egg line. The joke keeps things loose without pretending the conversation is anything other than golf-obsessed and a little scrappy. He welcomes Kevin Van Valkenburgh and Joseph LaMagna back to the show. The three settle into a broad, unforced discussion instead of a neat segment-by-segment rundown. Brooks Koepka's return to tour is the first major topic. From there, the conversation shifts into a season preview and the players who could shape the year ahead. The hosts leave the frame open. That works because the subject is not one clean answer but a cluster of overlapping golf questions. The episode was recorded before the Sony. That matters because one of the breakout calls later looks even sharper in hindsight. Tommy Fleetwood gets a long look. Johnson frames him as one of the most compelling stories of the year and says you can make the case that he is the second best golfer in the world. Chris Godderup also comes into view. Johnson floats him as a possible top-12 player in the world if the recent trajectory keeps holding. He notes that Godderup is now 17th after the Sony win. The moment fits the show's rhythm. It starts with a casual prediction and lets the prediction carry its own weight. The guests help widen the conversation beyond one player or one tour. That keeps the episode focused on the broader shape of the sport rather than on a single news cycle. It ends with Johnson hinting that this crew will keep coming back about once a month, which suits the show's easy, rolling cadence.

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A relaxed golf conversation that uses Koepka, Fleetwood, and Chris Godderup to frame the 2026 season.

Andy Johnson's conversation with Kevin Van Valkenburgh and Joseph LaMagna settles into a calm, informed preview of the 2026 season after opening on Brooks Koepka's return to tour.

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