Episode 27: Hillcrest Progress, Golf Movie Crimes, and What’s Next for Pro Golf

Fresh content, big updates, and a mid-summer pulse check on the state of the game.

In this week’s episode of the Links Golf Club Podcast, we cover progress at Hillcrest, preview new videos dropping in July, and debate the state of pro golf. Gregory, Cooper, and Chris also talk about Stick (the new Apple golf series), revisit their golf games at the halfway mark of the year, and share their favorite new courses played so far.

Plus: LIV vs PGA futures, open qualifiers, and the internet’s favorite fake golfer gets in a subway brawl.

🧢 Club Announcements

• Hillcrest Renovation Update → https://x.com/LinksDAO/status/1940141352408301987

• YouTube Premiere: Reversing Spey Bay (July 8) → https://www.youtube.com/@linksdao

• Building LinksDAO Ep. 4 w/ Derek Duncan drops July 15

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode

• John Deere Classic picks → https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2025-john-deere-classic-expert-picks-predictions-golf-insider-fading-si-woo-kim-at-tpc-deere-run/

• LIV CEO on PGA’s future → https://www.thegolfinggazette.com/news/liv-golf-ceo-scott-oneil-suggests-what-he-sees-happening-to-the-pga-tour-in-the-next-five-years/

• Open Qualifying drama → https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/ce9xxx8ndx0o

• Hole-out eagle to qualify → https://x.com/jamierkennedy/status/1940136963581124975

• Shooter McGavin subway fight → https://x.com/ShooterMcGavin_/status/1940428388713513026

⏱️ Episode Guide

00:00 Cold Open + Intro

01:15 Hillcrest Update + Drone Footage

05:00 Upcoming Content: Spey Bay + Building LinksDAO

09:10 Big Reveal Tease

10:00 John Deere Classic Preview

14:00 LIV vs PGA Outlook

20:15 Open Qualifying Heroics

24:00 Shooter McGavin Chaos

26:30 Best Course Played So Far in 2025

30:20 Stick Review + Golf Movie Pet Peeves

36:00 Mid-Year Game Check-In

42:00 Outro + Feedback Ask