About this episode
The women showed off at Pebble Beach, the men went low at TP Deere Run, everyone flocks to Threads, and Elizabeth Diane Veith gives us some golf travel tips. Hosted, as always, by Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell. The guys went low at the John Deere Classic, where Straka was on track for a 58 (1:51). The women went to Pebble Beach for the US Women's Open, and did not disappoint, with a new LPGA winner claiming the major championship (3:55). The DP World Tour was in Denmark were a pain of twins looked awfully good over the weekend (6:36). LIV Golf was in London, where Cam Smith looked good as he looks to defend at The Open, but the fireworks came from Brooks Koepka's comments about teammate Matthew Wolff (7:30). The PGA TOUR has a double feature week, but the eyes are all at the Genesis Scottish Open (10:57). The Barbasol Championship will produce one more entrant to The Open Championship, so don't sleep on this tournament this weekend for drama (13:20). In Tuned In, Michael is going hard into the new Threads app, and Alex has already binged season 2 of The Bear (14:19). This week's guest is Elizabeth Diane Veith, who returns to the podcast to share her favorite California courses, and give Alex some important travel tips to use as he prepares for a trip to Ireland (17:52). All eyes were on Wembanyama-mania as the NBA Summer League got started in Las Vegas (49:42). Baseball is in the All-Star break, and Alex and Michael share thoughts on their teams first halves (50:44). As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, it's all about McDonald's catering weddings, and if Austin, TX has an authentic Irish pub (52:30). Support our friends! Save 10% on a Phone Caddy, Swing Aide Tumbler, and everything else with promo code COURSEOFLIFE at DesertFoxGolf.com Make sure to check out our weekly Live Takes on the LIVETAKE app, available on your phone's App Store. Use our special link - https://zen.ai/thecourseoflife - to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Listen + Love + Subscribe: http://bit.ly/3fdoQed Read Alex’s Picks on Run Your Pool: https://www.runyourpool.com/articles/author/alexlauzon/ Support the First Tee - Greater Austin: https://bit.ly/3n09U4I Join us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2NpEIKJ Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QJhZLQ Watch us on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3qvq4Dt Support our friends! Use our special link - https://zen.ai/thecourseoflife - to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Watch us on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3qvq4Dt Listen + Love + Subscribe: www.courseoflifepodcast.com Support the First Tee - Greater Austin: https://bit.ly/3n09U4I Join us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2NpEIKJ Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QJhZLQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices