Ace Fest and Jeff Ritter

It was an incredible weekend in Scottsdale for the WM Phoenix Open, with TWO hole-in-ones, a new pro who stole the hearts of everyone, and playoff golf to decide the whole shebang. Hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell look at all of it (1:58).

Charley Hoffman took center stage early in the week for being upset with the rules on Tour, which makes one wonder if he is one of the 17 players who supposedly are jumping ship to go play in Greg Norman's new Saudi Tour (10:20).

Alex and Michael share their own rounds from the past week, and how they got to play against each other using the new D3 Golf App (17:01).

The PGA Tour heads to Riviera CC for the Genesis Invitational, which includes all the big names (20:22).

In Tuned In, it's still all about the Winter Olympics for Michael, while Alex is watching a new comedy on Fox (22:32).

This week's guest is Jeff Ritter, editorial director of The Morning Read. Jeff caught up with Alex on the floor of the PGA Merchandise Show, and talks about the Morning Read, Tiger's future, and breaks down some of Alex's new ideas for the podcast (26:05).

Alex also had the chance to chat with instructor Ben Pellicani at the Merchandise Show, and shares some clips of Ben adjusting to teaching young kids with smartphones the game of golf, and how COVID-19 has been good for the game (44:33).

In case you live under a rock, the Super Bowl was this weekend, and Alex breaks down his favorite prop-bets from the Big Game (52:51).

As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Michael enjoyed a phenomenal NY style breakfast sandwich this weekend, while Alex finished up Valentine's Day dinner with a butter cake from Maggiano's (58:04).

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