Pros vs. Amateurs: Two Different Sports
The guys explore how the rollback highlights a bigger truth: professional golf and amateur golf are practically different sports. Jeff explains how equipment, swing speed, and course setup create two completely separate realities. John doubles down on the idea that amateurs shouldn’t be governed by rules designed for the 0.01%.

Jeff’s Equipment Talk & His Upcoming Par‑3 Outing
Jeff shares his personal experience testing the new Titleist balls and how they behave in real‑world conditions. He also previews an upcoming round with an 8th‑grade golfer at a local par‑3 course — a reminder that golf is still about fun, learning, and good company.
Who Should Govern What?
The conversation shifts to the USGA’s role in the game.
John argues that the USGA should focus on amateur golf — their actual domain — instead of influencing the professional game, which operates under entirely different conditions.

Jeff agrees that pros and amateurs essentially play two different sports, and applying the same equipment rules to both groups makes little sense.

Growing the Recreational Game: The “Sorta Golf Manifesto”
John and Jeff brainstorm ways to make golf more fun and accessible for the masses. Their tongue‑in‑cheek “golf manifesto” includes ideas like:

No penalty for lost balls — just pay a $5 “stupid tax” and move on.
Scramble putts for everyone — every player gets a chance to roll one in.
Relaxed rules that keep the game moving and keep players smiling.
The goal: grow the recreational market by making golf less intimidating and more enjoyable.

PGA Championship & Oddball Habits
They wrap up with a look at the recent PGA Championship, including a player whose quirky head‑cover routine caught their attention. John jokes that FanDuel still doesn’t offer odds on “most unusual equipment ritual,” though it probably should

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John Smoltz: From the Mound to the Senior Tees
The guys kicked things off talking about John Smoltz’s move into senior golf.
Jeff and Scott broke down how a Hall‑of‑Fame pitcher can suddenly become a legit threat on the Champions Tour — apparently elite hand‑eye coordination doesn’t disappear just because you stop throwing 97 mph.

Why Your Short Game Deserves More Love
Then Jeff went full professor mode, reminding everyone that if you want to score, you’d better learn to putt and chip like you mean it.
Scott chimed in with the painful truth: amateurs spend 90% of their time on the range and 10% on the putting green… when it should probably be the other way around.

PGA Tour Putting Stats: Prepare to Feel Bad
John pulled up some Tour putting numbers, and the room collectively sighed.
Tour pros make everything inside eight feet.
Amateurs?
We think we do… until someone actually measures it.

Jeff hammered home the point:
If you can’t aim your putter, you’re basically guessing.
And most golfers?
They’re guessing.

Why Club Fitting Isn’t Optional
Scott jumped in with a sermon on club fitting — especially putters.
Lie angle, loft, head shape, grip size… all the stuff amateurs ignore but complain about when they miss a four‑footer

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This week on Those Weekend Golf Guys, John and Jeff dragged their buddy James Hong away from Harbor Links on Long Island — probably the only place in America where you can lose a golf ball and get a parking ticket at the same time — to talk about golf courses and the vacations we pretend are “family trips.”

We kicked things off with the Top 10 U.S. states for golf, which, shocker, starts with Florida. Because of course it does. If there’s a patch of grass in Florida bigger than a doormat, somebody’s already built a par‑3 on it.

Then we zoomed out to the global leaderboard. The United States leads the world in total golf courses (again, shocking), and Japan comes in second — which blows people’s minds until they realize the Japanese take golf as seriously as they take sushi knives.

From there, the show turned into three guys swapping war stories.
James talked about life at Bethpage State Park, home to five courses, including the Black — the only course in America that warns you at the first tee that you’re not good enough to be there.
Jeff and John reminisced about South Carolina, including hidden gems like Shira State Park, where the fairways are gorgeous, the greens are pure, and the mosquitoes are roughly the size of rescue helicopters.

And because we can’t resist a passport stamp, we headed overseas to places like Costa Rica, where the Iguana Course gives you ocean views, jungle vibes, and the occasional lizard who looks at your swing like he could do better.

We wrapped with some real‑world advice for planning a golf vacation:
Do your homework — the internet is full of lies and stock photos
Call the pros or staff directly — they’ll tell you what the website won’t
Use reciprocal club agreements — the secret handshake of golf travel
And be careful with tee‑time aggregators — some are great, some are… let’s say “optimistic” with availability

Another classic episode: part travel guide, part therapy session, part “three golf guys bragging about where they’ve played.”

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