PGA Championship preview: What's the identity? Where are the trees?
5/13/202647 min
0:00: Biggest takeaways from the PGA of America press conference
6:00: Does the PGA have an identity crisis?
17:00: Why the setup at Aronimink is such a talking point this week
24:00: The ball rollback is back in the news
30:00: The narratives surrounding the top players in the field
44:00: Our picks to win
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First 90 secondsRyan Lavner· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello and welcome into this edition of the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav. Welcome to the 2026 PGA Championship. Rex, you are in the media center at Aronimink Golf Club. I have since vacated the premises. I am hunkered down here, uh, at the Marriott in Philadelphia West, not just because I needed to record this podcast, but Rex, you and I will also be pounding out copy for the new Live From with Rex and Lav newsletter. Available ... Sign up for this, golfchannel.com/rexandlav. You can follow the link there and sign up for the newsletter. We already have one million people in the database. Get involved, get active. Gonna have plenty great copy for you coming on Thursday morning, Saturday morning, and a recap on Sunday morning. Rex, you and I are a little bit somber, a little bit sad at this point.
Rex Hoggard· Host0:54
Mm.
Ryan Lavner· Host0:54
We were supposed to have, uh, Austin Smotherman on the pod, friend of the program, a great guy, making his major championship debut this week at the PGA. We were gonna talk to him about the golf course, could have talked about what the process looks like for a player who's making his major championship debut, what the particular challenges of this golf course were going to be. Instead, had some technical difficulties. Austin will be on the pod next week to recap his experience, and also being a Dallas guy will help preview the Nelson. How are things going on Wednesday on the eve of this PGA?
Rex Hoggard· Host1:28
I, I think, and you and I were having