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The Drop Zone is a weekly show hosted by Dylan Dethier for GOLF Magazine. Each episode sets out to answer one thoughtful question about golf, answered with the help of a guest.
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- 1 weeks ago15 min
The 2026 PGA Tour Season in 10 Chapters
How to tell the story of the 2026 PGA Tour season? We’ll take a shot. This Drop Zone episode rips through the 10 chapters that explained the year in golf. From Brian Rolapp's aggressive first full year in charge to Rory McIlroy’s validating repeat win to a sport-wide search for the third-best player to late bloomers to young stars to the inevitable man Scottie Scheffler himself reminding everyone, at exactly the right moment, that the big tournaments still run through him.What did this year deliver? More than you might have thought. Let’s dive in.
- 3 weeks ago14 min
Inside LIV Golf’s Strange Final Week ft. Sean Zak
LIV Golf may continue on — but this year's season finale was a reminder that it'll never quite be the same. Writer Sean Zak was on the ground at LIV Indy some four-plus years after being on the ground at the inaugural LIV UK event. He relives those first flashy experiences and takes us inside this week's messy conclusion, from glitzy concerts and epic comebacks to missed payments and hidden music messages as the mystery around LIV's future contnues.
- Aug 6, 202615 min
How The World No. 5 Started Peaking In His Mid-30s
Russell Henley is undoubtedly one of the best golfers in the world — but he keeps sliding under the golf world's radar. How did he upgrade his career from "journeyman" to "elite" starting in his mid-30s? Dylan Dethier checks in with Henley at home ahead of the PGA Tour's postseason for a dive into his life in Georgia, his shift in mindset, the roles of his coaches, his wife, his faith and more.
- Jul 28, 202658 min
What We Learned In The 2026 Majors ft. Michael Bamberger
What's one lesson from every men's major championship in 2026? Recurring guest Michael Bamberger — who attended all four in person — joins the Drop Zone to discuss, now that they're in our rearview. From Rory McIlroy's Masters to the standout charm of Aaron Rai to gambling's effect on the U.S. Open and Bryson DeChambeau's Open Championship side-story, Bamberger and Dylan Dethier trade favorite memories and important takeaways from this year's four biggest events.
- Jul 6, 202628 min
Cameron Young: How'd You Suddenly Get So Good?
Cameron Young may not have grown up on the mean streets of New York City — but his rise to the top of professoinal golf is fascinating nonetheless. Young joins the Drop Zone as part of his GOLF Magazine cover shoot and lets us behind the curtain in the process, giving in-depth access to the Players champ and World No. 3.
- Jul 1, 202637 min
Secret Winner of the PGA Tour's Siggies? w/Paul Hodowanic
The PGA Tour's Signature Events just wrapped for 2026, leaving us with a surprising slate of winners — and plenty of questions about the Tour and its top players. Tour writer Paul Hodowanic was boots on the ground for nearly every one of 'em and joins to break down who REALLY won the Siggies this season — plus an enduring image, the quote of the season and plenty of good Viktor Hovland chatter.
- Jun 9, 202621 min
Michael Bamberger: What's Wrong with Golf
Is golf actually broken or are we all just overthinking it? Dylan Dethier calls up the greatest living golf writer, Michael Bamberger, to chew on one deceptively simple question: what's really wrong with golf right now? Bamberger pushes back on "grow the game" and "shrink the game" as empty corporate framing, connects the dots from Jon Rahm's LIV move to $80 parking at a TGL match, and digs into the "broification" of the game — a culture that increasingly rewards looking the part over thinking for yourself. He also makes the case for why the PGA Tour's obsession with stats is crowding out the human story. Enjoy!
- Jun 2, 202637 min
Amy Alcott: Why the U.S. Women's Open belongs at Riviera
Amy Alcott won 29 times on the LPGA Tour, took five majors, and landed in the World Golf Hall of Fame — but she started by hitting into a net at a Westwood golf school and running a make-believe country club out of her front yard, billing her parents' dinner guests for drinks.Ahead of the U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, the lifelong member talks with Dylan Dethier to trace her path from sneaking onto the course as a kid to serving as its ambassador this week.She gets into the movie stars she grew up around, what makes Riviera so special hole by hole, the difference between being nervous and being underprepared, and the one quiet corner of the course almost nobody talks about.
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The Drop Zone is a weekly show hosted by Dylan Dethier for GOLF Magazine. Each episode sets out to answer one thoughtful question about golf, answered with the help of a guest.
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