

Fore Play
Barstool Sports
"Fore Play" is a weekly podcast by common golfers, for common golfers. Trent, Riggs, Frankie, Dan Rapaport, and their wide variety of guests talk about everything golf like normal folks sitting at a bar watching coverage, venting about the game's difficulties, and weighing in on pro gossip. Your classic golf addicts, the "Fore Play" crew brings a young, unique voice to the rapidly-evolving game, discussing freely and openly everything golf. There is nothing like it.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod
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Mar 9, 2021 • 1h 40min
Butch Harmon: An Open Book
Legendary golf instructor Butch Harmon joins the show — the whole crew is live from Butch’s office at the Butch Harmon School of Golf in Las Vegas. Butch delves into stories on Tiger changing his swing, Phil winning the Masters, DJ committing to a new ball flight, and Spieth seeking a second opinion. We get behind the scenes of Rickie at the Open and Tiger & Phil in the Augusta champions locker room. Butch also talks about his efforts to help veterans including a 2007 trip to visit 9 bases in 7 days in Iraq with David Feherty, Tom Watson and Tom Lehman. All-time interview!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 18min
Abraham Ancer And The History Of Incredible Inventions
“The wretched Borrelli” comes face to face with Abraham Ancer (41:10) where he rationalizes his tweet stating he wanted Ancer to, “quit the game of golf” once Tiger beats him in the Presidents Cup. We dive into the media taking Ancer’s quotes about Tiger out of context during the Presidents Cup, his tequila company, what it’s like playing with Kiz, his caddie Dale’s diet and hot dog reviews, plus tons more. Before Ancer we react to Bryson saying he feels like he’s in Narnia when he works out, the most important inventions in human history, breakdown the 2021 Barstool Classic, and more!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Mar 2, 2021 • 1h 39min
Frankie And Trent’s Excellent Adventure With Brian Baumgartner
What might be the longest, most awkward 4 minutes in podcasting history occurs during today’s interview with Brian Baumgartner (68:04) as Frankie and Trent take the reins while Riggs sprints to his computer for the interview. Once the train gets back on the rails, we discuss spilling chili with Brian, playing Riviera and what to do on the 6th hole, the current state of his game, plus tons more. Before Brian, we discuss how much of a pro-Collin Morikawa is and how we’d vote for him as president, preview our buddies trip out west to Pebble, Lurch’s life hack on going to sleep, and as always, much more!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 19min
Captain Steve Stricker & Jerry Kelly
U.S. Ryder Cup captain and 12-time PGA Tour winner Steve Stricker (53:38) joins the show alongside fellow Wisconsin native and 7-time PGA Tour Champions winner Jerry Kelly. We discuss playing with potential Ryder Cup bubble guys, how to setup Whistling Straits to benefit America, winning Trent’s precious John Deere Classic 3 times, being pro golfers through Wisconsin winters, their golf games now vs 20 years ago and much more. Before Steve and Jerry, we talk Tiger updates and Arizona golf characteristics!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 23, 2021 • 35min
Emergency Pod — Pray for Tiger Woods
Pray for Tiger WoodsYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 23, 2021 • 1h 29min
Comin’ Homa But Not Finau
Max Homa gets an extremely popular hometown win at Riviera while Tony Finau, again, comes up just short. We breakdown everything 2021 Genesis Invitational, from Max’s tree shot to Saturday’s wind delay to Tiger’s appearance and more. We also give our thoughts on the USGA and R&A’s new proposed amateur rules, and where a potential match with Whitney and the Chiclets crew stands!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 18, 2021 • 1h 37min
The Forbidden Green At Riviera
We’ve got earth-shattering news on today’s show... Does lurch love Frankie? What? We breakdown The Genesis Invitational and give our picks. Would we take a divot out of the 6th green at Riviera? Really how strenuous of a sport is golf? What it would be like to be a millionaire at 21 like Matthew Wolff? And we come up with our greatest idea for content ever!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 16, 2021 • 1h 42min
Eagle Bergers, Jordan “Maybe Back” Spieth, Maverick, a Lashley Meltdown & Torrey Borrelli
Daniel Berger eagles the 18th at Pebble to outlast Maverick, Spieth, Lashley and more at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Speaking of Lashley, we had a full-blown four-jack meltdown late on Sunday complete with a putter slam. We discuss — How “back” is Spieth? Is Maverick McNealy the best name in sports? Does living in a $98M house on Pebble make you a jerk? How did Frankie hold up playing Torrey Pines South? Did Joel Dahmen laugh when Sung Kang told him his friends said Kang should push Joel off a cliff? And, of course, much more!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 37min
Division by Rangefinder
In typical golf fashion, the world is divided by something as dumb as rangefinders. Should they be allowed for pros? Is it faster? Does it ruin the “artistry” of the game? We also discuss DJ winning in Saudi Arabia then withdrawing from Pebble, the handicap police, and who will win another major first — Tiger or Spieth???You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod

Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 40min
Who’s Really, Truly Back!? feat. Ian Happ
Jordan Spieth was back this weekend! For a few moments. Then big, bad Brooks Koepka showed up and dig what Koepka does. Where does this leave Spieth? How does it place the PGA TOUR landscape for the remainder of the year? In Saudi Arabia, DJ was DJ and Finau was Finau. At 45:07, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ joins the show. We discuss Pinehurst, a love for agronomy and course architecture, and how Jon Lester planned schedules around playing golf in every city they visited!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/foreplaypod