

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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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

Feb 4, 2021 • 1h 40min
George Gankas! ...And the boys and the WMPO
While Riggs is live from the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Frankie takes control of the ship and hosts the show navigating us through tons of topics. Riggs recaps his performance during the WMPO Pro-Am and talks us through how he raised 10k for the Barstool Fund. Then we talk about Rory’s comments about distance, the mysterious volunteer who stepped on his ball, and more. Then Riggs sat down with George Gankas (71:02) after George worked on his swing for an hour. George breaks down Riggs’ swing, he talks about his history as a golf instructor, his work with Matt Wolff, and plenty 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 2, 2021 • 2h 47min
The Reed Saga, Galactic Lurch, & Ryan Dempster Joins The Show
The Patrick Reed saga, complete with cheating accusations & Justine’s exposed burner account, steal the show at Torrey Pines. Did he cheat? Does he care? Who’s really to blame? We discuss that, Dartmouth Golf, Riggs’ upcoming WMPO pro-am, & more. Then World Series-winning pitcher & huge golfer Ryan Dempster joins us (111:45). Ryan hilariously tells Will Farrell, Greg Maddux, St. Andrews stories & 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

Jan 28, 2021 • 1h 19min
Frankie Darkness
Every topic takes a dark turn when Frankie speaks. Just one of those days, one of those shows. We take several From The Galleries including: Is Kiz a top 500 golfer of all time? Is it acceptable to go play bucket list courses by yourself? Why haven’t we sponsored a PGA Tour pro? This and much more. It’s an interesting one!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

Jan 26, 2021 • 2h 4min
Dark Side Of The Moon feat. Pat Perez
Pat Perez (76:38) joins us for the who knows how many-eth time. We preview the Fore Man Scramble full video, which will be released Tuesday night on our YouTube channel. Pat gives his thoughts on the round, his mindset going into it, the Fore Man Scramble having a chance on the PGA Tour, the Tiger Doc, and much more. Before Pat, we discuss recent happenings with the PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the LPGA Tour. And we ponder the dark side of the moon!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

Jan 21, 2021 • 1h 37min
“Tiger, would you change anything?” featuring Armen Keteyian
Armen Keteyian (50:51), an 11-time Emmy winner, coauthor of the Tiger Woods biography, and executive producer of the Tiger HBO documentary, joins the show for the second time. We discuss the reactions (positive and negative) to the documentary, Armen’s genuine thoughts on Tiger’s life path, what it’s like trying to land certain interviews for the book & documentary, and much more. Before Armen joins, we react to Tiger undergoing a 5th back procedure and delve more into our TaylorMade fitting at The Kingdom!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

Jan 19, 2021 • 1h 59min
A Marathon: Tiger Doc Review, Ralph Lauren Drops JT, & The Lido Club
Marathon of a show. We go, and go, and go. A full review of the HBO Tiger doc. A full reaction to Ralph Lauren dropping Justin Thomas. An enthusiastic detailing of the mysterious & lost “Lido Club,” an iconic Long Island course that debuted during World War I and was gone by World War II. 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

Jan 14, 2021 • 1h 35min
2021 Predictions
We weigh in on a series of questions facing the 2021 golf season. Will Jordan Spieth win? Will Rickie? Tiger? Wolff? Will DJ or Rory win a Major? Which players who began this year in the top-5 will not finish it in the top-5? We also get a full recap of Frankie’s roller hockey men’s league debut. Oh, and we’re on this hip social networking platform called Facebook!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

Jan 12, 2021 • 1h 53min
Announcement: We Are TaylorMade
Big news: we’re officially TaylorMade sponsored athletes, most likely the worst in the world, and we filmed on-course videos with DJ, Morikawa, Wolff, Fleetwood, Higgs, Fassi and Redman. We react to what all this means and how the day of filming felt. In Headlines, we discuss Harris English winning at Kapalua, JT’s usage of a homophobic slur, and the 2022 PGA Championship moving from Trump Bedminster!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


