2026 Open Championship Preview
7/12/20261 hr 54 min
The Fried Egg Golf Podcast returns with a two-part episode previewing the final men's major of 2026! First, Andy Johnson is joined by Kevin Van Valkenburg and Joseph LaMagna to discuss the biggest storylines heading into the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. They take stock of where both Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler sit heading into the last major of the year, wonder if Cameron Young's putting will return to its early-2026 form, make their picks to win, and more. Andy then chats with Fried Egg Golf contributor Darragh Garraghy about the history of this year's Open Championship venue and the recent course changes made ahead of the tournament.
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First 90 secondsJoseph LaMagna· Guest0:00
I miss a green, for example, I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset. And when I find my ball in a fried egg- Fried egg.
Kevin Van Valkenburg· Guest0:07
The dreaded fried egg.
Joseph LaMagna· Guest0:09
Fried egg.
Andy Johnson· Host0:09
Fried egg.
Kevin Van Valkenburg· Guest0:10
Fried egg.
Andy Johnson· Host0:10
Fried egg.
Joseph LaMagna· Guest0:11
Fried egg lie, I'm about ready to run off the golf course.
Andy Johnson· Host0:14
[upbeat music] Welcome back to the Fried Egg Golf Podcast. We are here, the final major of the year. It's wild. Um, I'm still getting used to this setup where you got the players in March, and then it's just this, like, insane sprint, and before you know it, you blink, uh, you blink ... You can't blink during Liv, but if you blink during major season, the, the season's over. And here we are for the final men's major of the year, The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Uh, Birkdale, obviously a storied, storied championship host. We're gonna talk about it in this, uh, in this preview episode. Uh, I'm joined by Kevin Van Valckenburgh and Joseph LaMagna on the front end of this. The back end, I'm gonna talk with Dara Garrihy, uh, a, a f- friend of the Fried Egg from, uh,