The Golf Insiders 10/2/13

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio on the eve of the President's Cup.

Holly and Rich are joined by Todd Lewis, The Golf Channel, who calls in from Muirfield Village. The trio talk about Jordan Spieth's ace Wednesday while playing with Tiger Woods.

Todd and Holly talk about the United States' chances and dominance at this event. Todd says that the European team is hungry and tired of losing. He warns that the U.S. should not read their own press clippings and get over confident.

Holly and Todd talk about the fierce Ping Pong competition at the Presidents Cup. The Ping Pong training that Phil Mickleson put in for the USA friendly competition at the President's Cup. Matt Kuchar is ranked #1, Phil #2 and Spieth is ranked #3 in Ping Pong.

Todd and Holly talk about the relevance of the Presidents Cup as compared to the Ryder Cup. Since the U.S. has dominated for many years. The Ryder Cup has a long history.

Rich B again brings up that all golfers should tag their bag. Bags easily get mixed up. Rich B works at Shingle Creek.  Also, slow play is not okay. Rich won the Legends Division of the North Florida PGA at Hammock Beach Resort.

Jeff Shain, PGATour.com, calls in to talk about how the Web.com Tour Championship ended up and the 50 who earned their PGA Tour cards. Chesson Hadley won the event and John Peterson finished as the top golfer in the Web.com Finals events. Jeff and Holly also talk about the Presidents Cup teams. 

Holly and Rich talk to Tom McGee, Director of Golf Operations at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Michigan. Holly talks about making the trip to see the leaves changing in the northern part of the U.S. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, boasts a colorful palette of courses thanks to three different designers. Each course offers varying levels of challenge. Those courses include The Bear, The Wolverine , and Spruce Run. For 28 years the Resort was the host site for the Michigan Open, one of the most prestigious state golf championships in the nation.