The Smylie Show

James Nicholas won in Bogotá, teed it up in two majors, and finished 30th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list, close enough to taste a PGA Tour card. With Q-School Final Stage a month out, he sits down with Smylie Kaufman to unpack the year, and why he's calling it the best of his career.Plus: trading Yale football for golf, the pre-med path and family legacy he set aside, a 4 a.m. accountability plan, his mental coach's method for faster swing changes, time-blocking advice for amateurs, the PGA Tour's 2028 restructuring, a home wellness room, and a bonus question from Charlie Hulme.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Season recap, Bogotá win2:37 Multi-sport upbringing6:34 Yale football to golf9:57 Breakout years at Yale14:48 Pre-med and family legacy19:08 Early pro years22:11 Scheffler-level consistency29:18 Swing change process36:37 Time management advice43:47 2028 tour restructuring47:49 YouTube and Shinnecock50:35 Wellness room#golf #pgatour #JamesNicholas #KornFerryTour #SmylieShow #SmylieKaufman #Yale

Charlie Hulme sits down with both of this year's honorees at The Langley, A Tribute to Legends — the charity event named for longtime Cypress Point head pro Jim Langley. First, two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw shares what made Langley one of the game's true gentlemen, and lists the one part of his putting approach that has never changed. Then Charlie's grandfather, Sam Reeves, makes his first appearance on the show, with a close-up view of Tiger Woods' week at the 2000 U.S. Open.Plus: Dr. Alister MacKenzie's camouflage roots, how Perry Maxwell reshaped Augusta's 10th, what wins Ryder Cups, a young Ben Crenshaw at the 1972 U.S. Amateur, and why Sam, at 92, thinks the game is more needed than ever.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!## Timestamps / Chapters0:00 Intro0:53 Ben Crenshaw on Jim Langley3:07 MacKenzie & Perry Maxwell5:17 Augusta's 10th hole7:02 Crenshaw's putting philosophy8:55 Ryder Cup leadership10:29 Sam Reeves on Jim Langley13:27 Pebble Beach & Tiger in 200017:33 Sam on Ben Crenshaw21:43 Growing the game27:15 Langley's life of joy#golf #pgatour #smylieshow #bencrenshaw #smyliekaufman #golfpodcast 

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme welcome Michael Brennan, fresh off his Baycurrent Classic win in Japan — his third PGA Tour win, and the sixth win of a run that started on PGA Tour Americas just more than a year ago.Michael goes in-depth on the work he's done on his putting, and the mechanics behind his 126-mph clubhead speed that ranks him amongst the fastest, and longest, players on Tour.Plus: Don't miss our first-ever "Talking Tennis" segment on an obsession that has Michael practicing in the heat of the Florida summer, and a hilarious story that had him mistaken for tennis pro while traveling with his racquets.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Michael Brennan's fall hot streak5:12 Learning to close on Sunday7:13 Driver as a weapon9:17 Majors and Rory at Augusta15:47 Putting rebuild with Marcus Potter25:16 Speed and swing DNA33:36 Talking Tennis with Charlie#MichaelBrennan #golf #pgatour #SmylieKaufman #SmylieShow

Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn men's golf coach Nick Clinard to discuss winning two national championships in three years ... and somehow, neither of those was the best team he's coached!Clinard tells the story of a phone call from Jackson Koivun about the Presidents Cup, and answers a question from senior Tiger - and recent guest on the show - Josiah Gilbert.Plus: the handwritten letters that nearly got Smylie to UCF, building Auburn's culture, and why roster limits are squeezing out late bloomers.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Welcome Coach Clinard2:03 Recruiting Smylie at UCF5:44 Building Auburn golf7:19 Culture & Blayne Barber9:01 Roster limits & House settlement14:06 Koivun's work ethic17:21 Koivun's Presidents Cup leap21:56 Josiah's question: best team24:03 Chris Williams & Buddy Alexander#Auburn #Golf #pgatour #JacksonKoivun #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

Stay tuned for part 2 with Auburn Men's Golf HC Nick Clinard, dropping Wednesday morning!Our college golf tour continues as Smylie Kaufman is joined by Auburn senior Josiah Gilbert!Josiah grew up in an Outback mining town where the only golf course used red dirt for fairways, and didn't take golf seriously until he was 12. Three months after his family moved to Alabama, he was committed to Auburn. Josiah tells Smylie how one casual round with the team changed everything.Plus: junior golf alongside Aldrich Potgieter, living with Brendan Valdes through his cancer fight, and why he switched his flag from Australia to the USA. Josiah also leaves a question for Coach Nick Clinard, who joins the show Wednesday.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Welcome Josiah Gilbert1:19 Mount Isa upbringing7:53 How Auburn found him12:18 Learning from Auburn's leaders14:47 Brendan Valdes' cancer battle17:19 Cracking the lineup25:30 Auburn's best team27:48 Choosing Team USA31:25 Question for Coach Clinard#Auburn #Golf #PGATour #AuburnGolf #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

We are checking in on the world of collegiate golf with a bonus episode this week!Charlie Hulme sits down with UNC sophomore Carson Bertagnole ahead of the Williams Cup at Eagle Point (Oct. 18–20) - a course that both Carson and Charlie love.Carson takes us inside the four-man playoff that punched his ticket to the Puerto Rico Open, what two PGA TOUR starts showed him about the gap between college and tour golf, and the importance of "process" and using certain triggers to reset during a round.Plus: his first college win at the Fighting Irish Classic, the best hole at Eagle Point, NIL in college golf, a course-record 61 at Atlanta Athletic Club, and the perfect Chapel Hill day.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Williams Cup preview1:01 Fighting Irish Classic win4:11 Eagle Point favorite holes6:40 Playoff for Puerto Rico Open9:00 Lessons from PGA TOUR starts15:00 NIL and college golf17:29 Record 61, Walker Cup snub19:29 Perfect Chapel Hill day#golf #UNC #WilliamsCup #thesmylieshow #collegegolf

With Jon Rahm's announcement that he will not participate in LIV 2.0 - and a number of other LIV players looking to follow suit in breaking their contracts - Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme discuss the current state of LIV Golf, what to make of the years that Rahm spent on that tour, and which pathways should be available to Rahm should he want to come back to the PGA Tour.Also: Will Bryson DeChambeau participate in LIV 2.0, or do something else entirely? How many LIV 1.0 players will we see on the DP World Tour next year, and how many cards will be available as the PGA Tour changes its competitive structure in 2028? And why is Charlie broadcasting from a golf cart in his garage?Plus: A shoutout to Austin Hitt as he wins the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, and Smylie laments the state of LSU football.Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!CHAPTERS:0:00 Golf cart garage studio4:22 Jon Rahm leaves LIV 2.012:44 LIV exodus to DP World Tour15:48 DP World Tour cards17:18 Rahm's road back26:09 Championship Series exemptions31:14 LIV 2.0 deadline & Bryson35:54 LIV postmortem41:29 Merit & Challenger Series48:25 Going global like the NFL1:00:40 Austin Hitt & UNC on tour1:02:55 Lane Kiffin's punt1:06:09 Sign-off

This week on the show - we are taking a deep dive into all of the incredible work happening at the Cobbs Creek campus in West Philadelphia!Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are joined by Jim Wagner of Hanse Golf Course Design, who alongside Gil Hanse and a team of "cavemen," are bringing a historic canvas for golf back to life: the Olde Course, originally established in 1916. Jim walks Smylie and Charlie through the history of the property, its connection to other historic Philadelphia golf clubs, holes and green complexes that are coming to life, and the future of the Cobbs Creek campus - including the potential to host a PGA Tour event.If you'd like to support the Cobbs Creek Foundation - a mission which includes a classroom impact for the youth of West Philly, in addition to making golf accessible to that neighborhood - you can do so here: https://cobbscreek.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

Down 10.5-7.5 heading into Sunday, with the Internationals leading on American soil for the first time ever, Team USA took 9.5 of 12 singles points to win the Presidents Cup 17-13 — the largest final-day comeback in the event's history. Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are back from a week on-site at Medinah to break down how it happened, who carried the back half of the lineup, and why the win shouldn't end the conversation about how Team USA picks and pairs its players.Plus: Jackson Koivun's statement point against Si Woo Kim, Morikawa's iron play, Cantlay's bomb on 16, Medinah's tricky chipping turf, Sungjae Im and Tom Kim's weeks, and Geoff Ogilvy's captaincy.Thanks for joining us all week on-site at Medinah! Don’t forget to follow us on socials @thesmylieshow ⛳️ and SUBSCRIBE below!2:39 USA rallies to win 17-134:04 Snedeker's Sunday pairings9:41 Koivun beats Si Woo Kim14:11 Singles heroes15:58 Power pairings and fatigue20:05 Medinah chipping conditions22:33 Gotterup, Morikawa, Cantlay30:37 International standouts35:17 Ogilvy's captaincy37:30 Sign-off#golf #presidentscup #pgatour #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme are LIVE at Medinah's 16th hole to recap all the Saturday action at the Presidents Cup - with the Internationals just five points away from winning their first Cup since 1998. Smylie and Charlie break down:- The Internationals reversing multiple matches after the Americans led early- Scottie Scheffler sitting out for Saturday PM foursomes- Whether the USA can pull off an 8-4 comeback in Sunday Singles to win the Presidents CupThis is our last live show of the week - but tune in Monday for a full breakdown of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah!