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Ben and Kent discuss Lydia Ko's historic performance at the Lotte Championship in awe of her (-38) over her last 90 holes to break out of her nearly three-year victory slump. They break down the value of LPGA Tour events where winning scores are in the mid to high 20s under par and the performance of the final pairing. They delve into Yuka Saso and her future on the LPGA Tour and end with discussing Kent's Bets of the Week.
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Kent chats with 2018 Symetra Tour POY Ruixin Liu about her six months away from the game of golf to heal a Sesamoid bone injury and what has led her to win four of her last ten starts on the Symetra Tour. That included one week of practice before winning the first event of the 2021 season! She talks about going to a Zoo theme park, how she enjoyed her most extended amount of time in China since turning professional, the difficulty of coordinating flying back home during the 2020 season, and her nightmarish car trouble upon returning to the states.
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Ben and Kent talk about Patty Tavatanakit’s victory at the ANA Inspiration, sit in awe at the core values she shared that drove her to victory, her distance and greens in regulation over the week, Lydia Ko’s tournament record 62 and how many years her 16 under would’ve won the tournament. They reflect on the awesome golf played, then discuss some Tokyo Races, primarily focusing on England and Thailand. They talk about the U.S. Solheim Cup, and Ally Ewing creating some separation. They wrap up talking the quality of play this week from the top five players in the world, and analyze Kent’s bets of the week. What an enjoyable week of golf at the first major of the year.
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Ben and Kent preview the first major in Golf, the ANA Inspiration. They first reminisce about Mirim Lee’s three chip-ins on Sunday to get into a playoff, then defeating Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson. They discuss Korda’s major performances, then talk about the top players trending in the right direction. They dissect Nasa Hataoka’s opportunity to right the ship with a major this week to stay the top Japanese player in the world ahead of the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo and break down the logjam of US Solheim Cup players trying to make the team by Solheim Cup points. They close with predicting who will leap into Poppie’s Pond.
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Ben and Kent return to the 9th tee to recap Inbee Park’s 21st career win at the Kia Classic, along with discussing Sei Young Kim’s top 25 streak ending, the course setup changes by the LPGA Tour, and their impact on viewership, and Michelle Wie West’s return. They then talk about Kent’s selection of Inbee Park, In Gee Chun not signing her scorecard, and tease the preview episode discussing the ANA Inspiration.
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Ben and Kent chat with Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, founders of Vision54 and coaches of four world No. 1's and nine major champions, about their coaching philosophy, watching student Annika Sorenstam make her return earlier this season. They explain the three keys to their approach, the think box/play box/memory box, and how the technical and human skills mesh together to form into a golfer.
Pia and Lynn then chat about the lessons players learn before winning for the first time and what it's like to climb the mountain into being the world's No. 1 player for the first time versus trying to ascend again.
They finish by discussing block practice versus simulation practice and how the pandemic has changed their coaching regimen.
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Ben and Kent are joined by Oneda Castillo, the third African-American to become a Class A status as a LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) about her time teaching alongside Tiger Woods, her journey into the game of golf starting at the age of 30, how her childhood of being bused and put into a separate room from the white kids impacted her teaching approach how diversity can be improved within the sport, how Renee Powell inspired her to become a teacher, and the most fulfilling moments within her teaching career.
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Ben and Kent discuss Austin Ernst's dominant victory at Golden Ocala, her third career win. They then break down Jennifer Kupcho's gritty performance through her migraine, the U.S. Olympic race heating up, and that Americans won the first three events of an LPGA season for the first time since 2007. They discuss who is more likely to become the next American to rise to the top of the rankings, Nelly Korda or Danielle Kang, and chat Kang's reign over Drive On Championships. They go over three rookies finishing in the top 10, Albane Valenzuela, Leona Maguire, and Jennifer Chang. They finish with analysis of Kent's bets and the stock up/stock down segment, discussing Jin Young Ko missing her first cut since 2018 and In Gee Chun being the only player to finish in the top 10 in all three events in 2021 so far.
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Ben and Kent chat Nelly Korda's steady hand in winning at Lake Nona, Annika's comeback and working over the weekend, and who they'd want to see come out of retirement for an appearance like Sorenstam this week. They discuss the Korda sister's utter dominance in the sunshine state since Nelly joined the LPGA Tour. They also break down Kent's bets of the week and compare the world's no. 1 and 2 to stocks before going through stock up and stock down analysis of notable performances.
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Ben and Kent are joined by Christina Kim for the 2nd part of talking with a rookie and a veteran about playing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kim shares handling the anxiety of playing the pandemic, traveling to Europe, lessons with Jack Burke Jr. at the U.S. Women's Open, 2021 goals, and lots of bus talk.
Dang, did this episode get off the rails.
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Ben and Kent discuss a buffet of LPGA news dropped over the last week, including Annika Sorenstam's return to play, former world no. 1 Yani Tseng making her first start since 2019 (8:10), Gabi Ruffels turning pro, and the marketing opportunity for Ruffles chips (16:35), current No. 1 Jin Young Ko making her 2021 debut (20:50). They then pivot to range finders being allowed at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (25:35), the change of major winners now getting a five-year exemption instead of a two-year one for non-members, aka the Popov Rule (32:47), CME Points becoming the basis of status going forward instead of official money and the ramifications of that change (37:52), Cognizant sponsoring the Founders Cup (42:51), and the LET announcing it's 2021 schedule (45:00).
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Ben and Kent are joined by LPGA Tour Rookie Jennifer Chang, heading into her second rookie season on tour. They chat about what she learned about adjusting from college to professional golf, what she worked on during the pandemic break and this offseason, the kind of courses she expects to play well in, and how working with a mental coach has helped her game. They end by discussing Shake Shack versus In N Out Burger.
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Ben and Kent are joined by The IX's Sarah Kellam, who writes a weekly newsletter on women's golf every Thursday, on the 9th Tee for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the women's golf game. They start chatting about Sarah's golf background, including getting an autograph from Annika Sorenstam and Brandel Chamblee giving her swing advice. They then talk about Hall of Famer Inbee Park and what it'd be to see her facing off against Bryson DeChambeau in a mixed Presidents Cup. They wrap with lukewarm takes on the 2021 Solheim Cup and the value of veterans for the Americans after Suzann Pettersen's winning moment in 2019.
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Ben and Kent discuss the 60 burger of a Saturday for Jessica Korda that drove her into the final pairing Saturday, the playoff on NFL Championship Sunday, Danielle Kang's bogey-free streak, and the fireworks from the final group of the Korda sisters and Danielle Kang.
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Ben and Kent discuss five questions ahead of the 2021 season, beginning at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. First, who will win the money title (1:55), which countries will have multiple representatives at the Olympics (15:30), will Jin Young Ko move into 2nd all-time for most weeks as the World's No. 1 (21:25), who will be the rookie of the year (34:05), and who will become a first-time winner in 2021 (41:00).
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Christina Kim and Ron Sirak join Ben and Kent to discuss LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan's announcement that he will phase out at some point in 2021, an 11-year run, making him the longest-tenured Commissioner in the history of the LPGA Tour. Kim joins first and discusses her role as an LPGA Tour board of directors member during Whan's hiring and the difficulty the tour faced, along with the first time she talked to Whan when he was the Commissioner in South Korea at 2:45 in the morning. After (19:30), Sirak joins who talks covering events virtually in 2020 before talking a litany of topics on the outgoing Commissioner. He shares why Whan is on his Mt. Rushmore of commissioners, Whan's most critical decisions to save the tour from nearly folding during the Great Recession, and why his honesty led him to his success at the helm of the LPGA Tour.
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Ben and Kent spend three minutes on each of the top 10 moments from the pandemic-shortened 2020 season in chronological order, beginning in Australia and ending at the CME Group Tour Championship. They also discuss a couple honorable mentions, and briefly discuss the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions thats only a few weeks away.
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Ben and Kent discuss the CME Group Tour Championship, including the astounding four events it took Jin Young Ko to defend her money title, Sei Young Kim winning Rolex Player of the Year, Danielle Kang claiming the Vare Trophy, and notable career money marks. They wrap up with discussing Kent's bets of the week.
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Ben and Kent discuss from the 9th Tee all things U.S. Women's Open, including A Lim Kim's victory, Amy Olson's valiant run and overcoming tragedy affecting her family, the glowing future of women's golf with the strong amateur play and professionals outside of the LPGA Tour showing out, and finish discussing their picks of the week. Ben's picks in particular are notable for DFS players in majors, as he had a 750 to 1 pick in contention Sunday.
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Ben and Kent dive into all things U.S. Women's Open, including their picks of the week, Annika Major Award projections, and Rolex Player of the Year award watch. Ben explains how the value is in non-LPGA Tour players this week. As the USGA aptly put it this week, these are women worth watching.
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