The Smylie Show

Coming off a wild Friday night with a two-shot penalty assessed to Bryson DeChambeau - and a third round on Saturday where Smylie Kaufman was calling all the action in the Bryson & Sam Burns group - Smylie joins Charlie Hulme to break down all the major storylines on Saturday from Royal Birkdale.
SK and CH discuss some pointed comments from Rory McIlroy directed at Bryson, and general player reaction to the fallout from Bryson's penalty ... but while in the middle of that discussion, are joined LIVE by Ryan Gerard, in the second-to-last group on Sunday! Ryan gives us the details on his round with hickory clubs at North Berwick, plus his favorite pizza spots on the road.
What will the final score be? Who will hoist the Claret Jug on Sunday? Let us know in the comments, and come right back here tomorrow for a full recap of the 154th Open Championship!

Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down a wild Friday at The Open Championship, headlined by Bryson DeChambeau's two-shot penalty for improving his lie in the fescue on the par-4 5th. Smylie was on-site chasing the story in real time — he walks through racing out to the hole, tracking down the actual divot, and simulating Bryson's swing to assess whether the penalty was warranted. The ruling drops Bryson to T5 at 5 under, three back of the lead heading into the weekend.
Plus: two Royal Birkdale course records as Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both card 62s, the tied-lowest round in major championship history; a bigger-picture debate on whether rules enforcement is consistent across the PGA Tour, USGA, and R&A (with the Wyndham Clark, Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm, and Sam Burns/Oakmont cases all on the table); real questions about whether Bryson tees it up Saturday; a driver-strategy breakdown comparing Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm's approaches on the 10th hole; and score predictions for the cut line and the weekend leader.
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Chapters
1:25 Bryson DeChambeau's penalty controversy breaks
2:18 Smylie's on-the-ground chase to the 5th hole
5:22 Breaking down Bryson's backswing and the fescue lie
8:43 Bryson's agent statement and the intent question
10:03 Big picture: is rules enforcement consistent across tours?
13:37 Would Bryson withdraw from The Open?
17:00 Debate: is the two-shot penalty too harsh?
22:46 Friday's other big stories: course records & leaderboard
23:55 Driver strategy: Tommy Fleetwood vs. Jon Rahm on 10
28:45 Cut line prediction, Ryan Gerard shoutout & weekend outlook
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Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down Round 1 of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where Jackson Suber leads at 5-under and Englishman Daniel Brown sits T2 at 4-under. Smylie, who walked all day with the Cam Young–Ludvig Åberg–Wyndham Clark group, dives into how the course shifted from a calm, receptive morning to tough northwest crosswinds in the afternoon, and compares the end-of-day green conditions to Poa annua.
Plus: the variety and firmness of Birkdale's turf on display through Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy's approach shots, a parallel between Rory and Bryson DeChambeau's rough putting days, Cam Young's near-63 that got away, why the course rewards precision but still leaves room for aggressive drivers, Scottie Scheffler's 93%-fairways 2-under start, Bryson's driver edge in the firm conditions, and the guys' cut line and 36-hole leader predictions.
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Chapters
0:00 Round 1 wrap: Jackson Suber leads, Daniel Brown T2
1:21 Smylie's flushed wedge on No. 7
2:52 Morning calm to afternoon crosswinds: how Birkdale played
5:34 Course variety and firm turf 
7:51 Morning vs. afternoon scoring — Cam Young
9:24 Who the course favors: precision, aggression, and spinny fescue
11:47 Scottie Scheffler's 93% fairways and 2-under start
13:26 Bryson's driver advantage and conditions in his favor
14:31 Bryson's approach game: the real test comes Friday afternoon
15:21 Preview picks recap, cut line and leader predictions
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Smylie Kaufman joins Charlie Hulme for a major championship preview edition of The Smylie Show, this time reporting on-site from Royal Birkdale ahead of the 154th Open Championship. Smylie's fresh off practice-round scouting with Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns and Tommy Fleetwood, and the two break down how a UK heat wave has left the course baked out, brown, and playing firmer and faster than usual — with wind direction doing wild things to distance and club selection all week.
Plus: a full hole-by-hole walkthrough of Royal Birkdale using the R&A's course guide and Padraig Harrington's notes on each hole, including the redesigned par-3s and the new 13th where Jordan Spieth made his iconic bogey in 2017. They close it out with contender picks for the week & dark horse names to watch out for.
Before all that: Charlie cranks the office heat and a fan to "simulate" Birkdale conditions, and Smylie details a rough night of jet lag getting into town.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro: heat wave banter & simulating Birkdale conditions
2:23 Smylie's practice round report (Scheffler, Burns, Fleetwood)
3:34 Course strategy: wind, firmness & club selection
6:46 UK heat wave, dry conditions & Open Championship ice cream
8:36 Hole 1
10:41 Hole 2
12:30 Hole 3
14:48 Hole 4
17:53 Hole 5
22:14 Hole 6
25:00 Hole 7
26:53 Hole 8
28:12 Hole 9
31:57 Hole 10
33:52 Hole 11
37:08 Hole 12
39:18 Hole 13
43:06 Hole 14
47:15 Hole 15
50:43 Hole 16
54:14 Hole 17
56:06 Hole 18
57:28 Course wrap-up: what to watch for at Royal Birkdale
59:41 Open Championship picks & dark horses
1:09:56 Sign-off & what's coming this week
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Fresh off broadcasting the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Smylie Kaufman hops in the studio with Charlie Hulme to break down the week in golf before catching a flight overseas for the Open Championship.
SK and CH discuss Tom Kim's emotional win at the Genesis Scottish Open — his fourth PGA Tour title as a 24-year-old, but his first in more than 1,000 days. They dig into what's clicked in Tom's game recently, his horse-for-course status at Renaissance Club, and where he stacks up against the rest of the field heading into the final major championship of 2026.
We get started, though, with a wild week in Tahoe for Smylie - from dinner with Charles Barkley, to his "GOAT" status in TJ Oshie's yearly baseball beer pong game.
Plus - breaking down the end of the fifth-longest made-cut streak in PGA TOUR history, and what that means for Scottie Scheffler in his Open title defense at Royal Birkdale.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:57 Charlie's ski team days
7:11 Teasing Tahoe stories: Larry David & TJ Oshie
8:07 TJ Oshie's "baseball" beer pong game, explained
12:16 ACC team rosters & Brady Tkachuk's MVP week
14:28 Dinner with Charles Barkley & the ACC recovery routine
15:47 Larry David's interview, plus Steph Curry/Draymond Green golf talk
20:49 Tom Kim wins the Genesis Scottish Open
28:24 Tom Kim vs. his 24-year-old contemporaries
31:21 LIV pros return to the Scottish Open field
33:02 Renaissance Club: the Tom Doak design debate & Rory's take
38:23 Scottie Scheffler's historic cut streak ends
41:25 PGA Tour Player of the Year race
47:19 Open Championship preview: contenders to watch
50:16 Rory's game plan for a firm, fast Birkdale
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