Kent Paisley and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard preview the 2026 Evian Championship live from Evian-les-Bains, France, where Worldwide is on-site overlooking Lake Geneva. The duo revisit last year's finish — Grace Kim's eagle on 18 to force a playoff, then a chip-in eagle to win it, in what Worldwide calls one of the best closes he's ever watched in any sport — before breaking down what's changed at Evian for 2026: a new fairway bunker guarding the tee shot on the closing par five and softened, resurfaced greens on 1 and 5. Then it's on to the Major Poker draft, with both hosts building five-player teams. To close, Kent and Worldwide debate a hypothetical: if Evian weren't a major, what would replace it? Their answers range from South Korea to Boston to Los Angeles, with more overlap than either expected. Plus: a beer-garden upgrade (Stella replaces Heineken this year) and the running tally of Worldwide's post-round celebrations.

0:00 — Open

2:42 — Revisiting last year's miracle finish

8:24 — What's changed at Evian: the new bunker on 18 and softer greens

13:33 — Major Poker: drafting our teams

26:20 — The debate: if not Evian, what's the LPGA's true 5th major?

44:11 — Beer garden banter, a Stella-over-Heineken upgrade, and sign-off

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Kent Paisley and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard recap the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, where Hae Ran Ryu closed the deal on her first major — trailing by 10 shots after an opening 73, then going back to the putter that had worked for her before. The hosts break down a wild final round with the lead changing hands repeatedly on the front nine, a 36-hole record-setter who led by as many as seven strokes before fading to second, and a major-poker week that neither host actually won outright for the first time all season. Along the way: Nelly Korda's relentless climb up the all-time career-earnings list, a ten-year-anniversary nod to Brooke Henderson's maiden major (with a new family name to go with it), and a full Solheim Cup Stock Watch — Europe's stock running into an LET-membership eligibility snag despite a career week, and the American points race tightening behind the tour's seventh-and-final automatic qualifying spot. The back half digs into a Golfweek column on the LPGA's purse-vs-fan-experience tension, with the hosts debating ticket prices, on-site activations, and what the tour could learn from the Savannah Bananas — before setting their sights on Evian.

0:00 — Show Open

1:55 — Major Poker recap: a week nobody picked the winner

8:37 — Nelly Korda's record-setting climb up the career money list

12:25 — The final-round leaderboard chaos & the runner-up's raw reaction

15:56 — Brooke Henderson's 10-year major anniversary

18:14 — Solheim Cup Stock Watch: Europe's eligibility crisis

29:14 — Solheim Cup Stock Watch: the American points battle

38:33 — The Golfweek debate: purses vs. fan experience

49:58 — What the LPGA could learn from the Savannah Bananas

54:10 — Looking ahead to Evian

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Kent Paisley and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard preview the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship from Hazeltine National — where Worldwide is on the bag this week and Kent returns to the site of Hannah Green's 2019 win, a result he frames as a changing-of-the-guard moment for the LPGA. Worldwide brings the caddie's-eye view: course setup, a wet forecast softening the greens, why length will be at a premium, and a little intel from the champions' dinner. Kent brings the analyst's lens, tracing Hazeltine's history from Inbee Park's dominance to defending champion Minjee Lee, then unpacking the Solheim Cup math — points vs. world rankings, captain's picks, and the three-major summer that will decide Anna Nordqvist's European and Angela Stanford's American rosters. Along the way: the duo's running KPMG poker draft (pool only — no picks spoiled here), a debate over which players most need a strong stretch, and a reminder of how far the women's game has come, from a $3.85M purse in 2019 to $13M today. With the season's poker crown on the line, the bragging rights have never mattered more.

Chapters

0:00 — Welcome to Episode 9: Worldwide's Hazeltine homecoming

1:37 — Hazeltine, 2019 & the LPGA's changing of the guard

4:19 — The KPMG Championship poker draft

17:32 — Solheim Cup math: points, standings & the road to the rosters

20:56 — Three players who need a big major stretch

35:20 — Then & now: a $3.85M purse becomes $13M

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Nelly Korda is a four-time major champion. Kent and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard break down her win at the 81st U.S. Women's Open at Riviera Country Club — from the 71st-hole birdie to the three-footer that nearly let Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez force a playoff. Worldwide spent the week on-site as a caddy (including ESPN+ Featured Groups coverage with Ingrid Lindblad and Lottie Woad) and explains why Riviera played like a ball-striker's paradise. Plus: why this is the LPGA's third — and best — chance to market Nelly, a Curtis Cup preview at Bel-Air with Kiara Romero's LEAP push, and Schedule Watch on the compressed major stretch ahead. Kent's hot take: move the Chevron to LA or New York for good.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Cold Open: "That Nelly Three-Footer"

0:19 Welcome / U.S. Women's Open at Riviera

1:13 Nelly Korda's Historic Fourth Major

5:36 The Perfect Storm: Riviera + Hollywood + Nelly

7:57 The LPGA's Third Swing at Marketing Nelly

14:55 Riviera: A Ball-Striker's Paradise

18:25 Strokes Gained: Why This Setup Rewarded Nelly

21:35 Birdie Fest vs. Ball-Striker Test

24:56 Charley Hull & Gaby Lopez Nearly Force a Playoff

28:10 Worldwide's Featured Groups Cameo

31:37 What LPGA Broadcasts Still Need

32:07 Curtis Cup Preview at Bel-Air / Kiara Romero's LEAP Push

36:22 Schedule Watch: Three Majors in Four Events

42:43 Fix Ideas + Move the Chevron

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Kent and Scottie are joined by The Edge’s Fearless Leader, Scott Walker, for another round of majors poker. Nelly Korda’s pick is a given, but who else does the trio choose for their teams of five*? The group then breaks down which selections would most impact the LPGA with a win at Riviera this week.

2:44: Poker Draft Begins

15:50: Scottie breaks down Riviera’s conditions this week

20:39: Which winner would most boost LPGA marketability this week?

35:58: The gang all has the same No.1. Why it’s Nelly Korda

40:13: The importance of driving with a spare tire

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Kent and Scottie are joined by U.S. Women's Open Champion Allisen Corpuz for a lengthy discussion that mentions bathrooms more times than you’d expect. Corpuz delves into what a life-changing experience winning a major is like, the Pebble Beach perks she’s received, and the influx of LinkedIn connections she got. The USC grad breaks down the challenges of Riviera, before Scottie gets some intel for European Solheim Captain Anna Nordqvist, as Allisen explains the chemistry between herself and Nelly Korda to be the first Americans to win their first four straight matches together: no other tandem won more than two. Scottie closes with Caddie Call it rapid-fire questions, before making another prediction on the winning score this week.

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0:48: Allisen joins the show and discusses Riviera fresh off an 18-hole practice round

3:15: Discussion of Corpuz winning at Pebble and the challenges of winning a major

17:10: Allisen discusses how she and Nelly have been such a dominant foursomes force at the Solheim Cup

25:08: Allisen’s perspective on the player meeting in Cincinnati

34:11: Why Allisen focuses on carrying herself with kindness on tour

39:13: Caddie Calls it- five rapid fire questions

44:40: Corpuz and Scottie predict the winning score

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Kent and Scottie break down the Kroger Queen City Championship after Scottie gets an appropriate amount of rest after navigating the hills of Maketewah Country Club. In an up and down conversation, the pair discuss Woad’s victory, how an average player can handle hilly lies, the tour’s stars continuing to win as we head towards the U.S. Women’s Open, who are the LPGA’s household names. They zag back briefly to the Mizuho America’s Open to discuss the importance of moms on tour before paying homage to Leonie Harm’s journey on the LET.

00:25: Woad’s Victory Discussion

5:41: The cheat code in handling hilly lies

14:51: The LPGA’s stars are dominating: any reasons why relative to 2025?

23:20: Amanda Doherty’s impressive T-5 and the game within a game for status she had to play with a 36-hole lead

30:04: The Mizuho America’s Open finished on Mother’s Day and the imperative for finding ways to get Mom’s competitive on tour again

37:18: Leonie Harm’s victory on the LET and why it’s what we root for in sports

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Kent and Scottie are joined by Ryan French of Monday Q to discuss his article from the Mizuho Americas Open, Playing it Safe, highlighting the many layers that prevent the LPGA and its players from connecting with its audience. The conversation was not played safe. The trio passed the buck around between the tour, the players, and the media on who is responsible for the current disconnect.

1:03: Ryan joins the show as they discuss Scottie and Ryan’s pro-am victory before discussing Playing it Safe

9:42: The challenges in properly covering the LPGA from the media side

20:25: What do we know about World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul and how that reflects how much the fans don’t know about top players

27:40: Challenges for players to be vulnerable in press conferences and for media to earn player trust to tell deeper stories

36:00: Wrestling with Nelly Korda’s responsibility as the overwhelming talent to be the face of the tour

39:45: Rose Zhang’s career as a microcosm of missed opportunities from the tour and media on properly covering her

43:00: Ryan shares his phone call with LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler and Chief Marketing Officer Chad Coleman and the tour’s perspective on his piece and what the tour wants to do to solve some of the stagnation

56:22: What does a perfect world look like and how to create it to solve the disconnect and discussion of being available to media being brought up during the player meeting in Cincinnati

1:11:09: Kent and Scottie debrief to wrap up the episode

Ryan’s article: https://www.mondayq.com/story/playing-it-safe

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