{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/69b0f719d308577aad41a9ff?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sawgrass Drama & The \"Fifth Major\" Civil War - March 11th, 2026","description":"<p>On March 11th, 2026, we dive into the massive off-course drama 48 hours before The Players Championship, as a marketing civil war erupts and a proposed schedule reduction threatens to unionize the Tour.</p><p><br></p><h3>THE \"FIFTH MAJOR\" FALLOUT</h3><ul><li>Just 48 hours before the $25 million event at TPC Sawgrass, a civil war has erupted over the PGA Tour's \"March is going to be major\" campaign, with traditionalists fiercely rejecting the attempt to crown a fifth major.</li><li>Rory McIlroy warned against the women's five-major model, while Phil Mickelson bluntly tweeted, \"I have won it and it is not.\"</li><li>Kevin Kisner offered a much simpler marketing strategy for the Tour: just promote the massive prize money instead.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>SAWGRASS PREP &amp; PLAYER STRUGGLES</h3><ul><li>The field is battling serious hurdles ahead of Thursday, from Rory McIlroy's delayed arrival due to a \"stubborn\" back injury to Scottie Scheffler's vanishing approach play and growing on-course irritability.</li><li>Broadcaster Wayne Riley had harsh words for Scheffler's recent attitude, telling the world No. 1 to \"stop your whinging.\"</li><li>Brooks Koepka actually changed his phone number to isolate himself this week, desperate to conquer the 17th hole where he is +20 since 2015.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>GARY WOODLAND'S BRAVE BATTLE</h3><ul><li>In a deeply emotional segment, we cover Gary Woodland's heartbreaking revelation of severe PTSD following his 2023 amygdala tumor surgery, shedding light on the terrifying mental toll of his recovery.</li><li>Woodland detailed a severe panic attack during the Procore Championship where he \"went into every bathroom to cry.\"</li><li>Channeling his trauma into helping others, Woodland is now actively working alongside combat veterans to navigate his PTSD.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>2027 SCHEDULE TENSION &amp; LEBRON ON THE LINKS</h3><ul><li>Political tension is boiling over CEO Brian Rolapp's proposal to shrink the 2027 schedule to just 20-22 events, sparking massive veteran outrage and immediate threats of player unionization.</li><li>Agent Mac Barnhardt threatened he \"would have a union so fast it would blow your mind,\" while Peter Jacobsen told complaining players to \"go join Liv Golf.\"</li><li>On a lighter note, Jon Rahm played 13 holes with a \"giggly\" LeBron James, joking that golf \"is not made for somebody who is six foot nine.\"</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Tommy Fleetwood rejects the major label • Scheffler's approach stats vanish • Rahm hits Scottsdale with LeBron</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}