Playing the Tips

Another near miss for SportsGuyTy at Detroit Golf Club on Xander Schauffele 28-1 - but six cashes in eight weeks with two winners. A final farewell (for now) to Detroit. Greensboro feels a bit like coming home (thanks Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim). One team win chance on a 66-1/80-1 long shot. And SportsGuyTy is now a winning Spyder Cup captain! As always, tips, picks and best bets for the Wyndham Championship. 

Winner, winner fried perch dinner! SportsGuyTy stays hot with a second winner in four weeks on Tom Kim at the Scottish Open - plus a bevy of each way places. Glory's Last Shot returns to Royal Birkdale Golf Club and there's plenty of opportunity for team wins this week, including a couple players the fellas have already been for outright wins in 2026. SportsGuyTy stays hot with the wax as well with a big Bryson auto pull and a Tiger Woods Retro Young Guns. As always, tips, picks and best bets for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. 

Drinking scotch for Scotland - and a broken tooth. Succesfull week all around at the John Deere, including a couple cashes on the cards and a near winner in Max Homa. A robust debate on who the PGA Tour Player of the Year would be if voting were TODAY. No team win chances, but plenty of the bases covered with 11 total each way selections from 28-1 to 200-1. As always, tips, picks and best bets for the Scottish Open.

SportsGuyTy finally gets to celebrate a winner, winner fried perch dinner on Wyndham Clark 125-1 at the U.S. Open! Best podcast sauce to beat the heat the upper Midwest is currently experiencing. The cards aligned for three possible team wins at  TPC Deer Run. And as always, tips, picks and best bets for the John Deere Classic. 

The boys are back for golf's third major championship in 2026. SportsGuyTy relieves the pain of missing Bud Cauley's first win by one week - but also collects a triple-digit each way on Jackson Suber at the Canadian Open. ShallowCal looks to recapture a little magic from back-to-back U.S. Open wins in 2023 and 2024, and there are multiple opportunities for a team win on the cards this year. As always, tips, picks and best bets for the United States Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. 

Heartbreak all around on Sunday for SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal. Grading Aronimink and a still exciting PGA Championship, including reacting to Aaron Rai as a major champion. Short cards at TPC Craig Ranch this week - but two opportunities for a team win! SportsGuyTy hits the exacta at the Preakness, and a big Nelly Korda card out of 2026 Upper Deck Golf! As always, tips, picks and best bets for the Byron Nelson.

Major championship season returns at Aronimink and SportsGuyTy is loaded up on the futures bets while ShallowCal takes a wait-and-see approach to the week. Rickie Fowler almost got home at the Truist but cashed a nice three places each way, and ShallowCal prepares to take another swing at Inverness Golf Club. As always tips, tricks and best bets for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink.

ShallowCal goes near single-bullet at Quail Hollow, and SportsGuyTy isn't far behind with just four selections for the signature event. Is Cam Young's run just beginning - or is Scottie's ending? Ripping more 2026 Upper Deck Golf and it was a Tiger box! A few selections for the ONEFlight Myrtle Beach Classic as a bonus. And as always, tips, picks and best bets for the Truist Championship. 

Returning from the heartbreak of Masters Sunday (and forgetting about an historically bad set of tips at Zurich). Lots of excitement to see the Blue Monster back on Tour and what the modern golfer will do it. Cards for the week span 33-1 all the way to 170-1, with a good bit of Bet365 3 places each way dotted on the cards this week. Celebrating Ole Miss men's golf first SEC title in 41 years and opening more boxes of 2026 Upper Deck Golf. And, league play returns! As always, tips, picks and best bets for the 2026 Cadillac Championship at Doral. 

150 episodes of Playing the Tips podcast! And what better way to celebrate than a winner during Masters week. Lots of futures bets on the cards this week, but a handful of each way selections were made at current odds on Monday. SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal relive the 2024 Tuesday practice round and provide tips for first-timers at Augusta (including avoiding the first concession stand you see). The fellas discuss favorite holes at Augusta, and a regret or two from the trip - including ShallowCal's lost wallet. As always, tips, picks and best bets for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.