At The Turn - Golf Podcast · Joe Simons & Nick Heidelberger

Rollercoaster Golf, Big Break is Back and Wine on the Course

·51 min·3 clips

The round could have been an 88 or a 68, and it finished at 79.

1. At The Turn - Golf Podcast centers this episode on wine on the golf course, roller-coaster golf, Good Good's PGA Tour event, and the return of Big Break. 2. Hosts Nick Heidelberger and Joe Simons steer the discussion, and Nick's questions matter because he keeps challenging Joe's golf habits and golf takes. 3. The episode asks whether golf should be steady and practical or chaotic and fun, with Joe arguing for the value of his own highs and lows. 4. Joe opens the handicap report by saying he is at 17.0, has not touched a club in seven or eight days, and thinks he may stay there for six months. 5. He describes a recent 79 at a hard course from the blues, including a front-nine 40, birdies on 10 and 11, and a double after a predicted three-putt on 12. 6. Joe says that same round also included a triple, a recovery bogey after a hazard and a huge hook with an 8-iron, and a birdie putt from off the green. 7. Nick points out that Joe's handicap has dropped to 7.3, which Joe links to a recent stretch of scores in the high 70s and low 80s. 8. The hosts also note that Joe's schedule is crowded with Portland Trail Blazers basketball, wedding-venue searches, work, and a short window before posting season ends in Idaho. 9. The Good Good segment starts with Nick saying he does not care much about Good Good, then moves to Joe explaining that they are a popular YouTube golf group with a bro-y style. 10. Joe says Good Good is sponsoring a PGA Tour event in Texas and that the revival of Big Break will feed into that event through an exemption for the winner. 11. Nick learns on air that Tony Finau appeared on Big Break and finished runner-up in 2009 before becoming one of the show's most successful alumni. 12. The hosts describe Big Break as a Golf Channel reality show built around golf challenges, cash, and exemptions, with pressure coming from elimination rather than stroke play. 13. Joe says the show's most famous clip is the punch shot through a plate-glass window, which he treats as the signature image of the format. 14. A DP World Tour clip from Korea gets attention when Jordan Gumberg holes out on the 72nd hole of the Genesis Championship to secure his card for next year. 15. Nick watches the shot in real time and describes it as a full-swing effort from about 80 yards that lands on a ridge and rolls into the cup. 16. The hosts also debate the muted reaction after the hole-out, with Nick saying he would have jumped into the nearby water and Joe saying he would not jump into a golf-course pond. 17. The tone moves between practical golf talk, joking banter, and detailed shot-by-shot breakdowns. 18. The format is loose and conversational, with Nick often pushing for clarification while Joe delivers long personal examples and live reactions. 19. Listeners who like golf banter, PGA Tour news, and scoring quirks will like this episode. 20. Listeners who want tight instruction or no off-topic detours may skip it.

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