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281: Steve Sands on the best Tour pro at handling media + the Golf Channel Games
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Dec 16, 2025 at 10:00 am.
– Welcome to The Smylie Show
– Winter golf, travel & working through swing changes
– Tiger Woods & the Future Competition Committee
– Condensed schedules, TV windows & golf’s business reality
– Player pathways, relegation & tour structure concerns
– What golf can learn from college football’s evolution
– LIV Golf leverage, contracts & returning players
– What happens to Korn Ferry & development tours?
– Is scarcity good for golf or risky?
– Smylie sets up the Golf Channel Games
– Steve Sands joins the show
– Inside the Optum Golf Channel Games format
– Rory vs. Scottie & Ryder Cup subplots
– Competitive fire, entertainment & miked-up stars
– Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods & handling the media
– Which players handle media pressure best?
– Is a 20–25 event PGA Tour season realistic?
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Show notes
Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme open the show by breaking down the latest shifts in professional golf — from Tiger Woods’ role on the Future Competition Committee to the PGA Tour’s potential move toward a more condensed schedule.
Smylie is later joined by Golf Channel’s Steve Sands for a wide-ranging conversation on the Golf Channel Games, covering golf in the modern media era, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler’s legacy moments, LIV Golf’s long-term impact, and what fans and broadcasters want from the future of the game.
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