In this episode, host Nathan Rarick recaps Chris Gotterup's win at the 2026 Sony Open and Nacho Elvira's victory at the Dubai Invitational. He then previews the American Express tournament on the PGA Tour and the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where Rory McIlory and Tyrrell Hatton are predicted to be fighting it out.

Nathan also discusses the first LPGA Tour players to commit to WTGL as well as the LPGA's latest hire, Chad Coleman, for the Chief Marketing Officer position. Coleman most recently comes from Dude Perfect, though he's also worked at companies like Callaway.

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In this episode of The Draw, co-host Brian shares an incredible personal story about his first hole-in-one, detailing his unexpected day on the golf course and the jubilant aftermath. The conversation then shifts to major golf news, discussing Brooks Koepka's surprising return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf, and Vijay Singh's controversial use of his one-time career money exemption to rejoin the PGA Tour at age 63.

Brian and Nathan then preview the 2026 season of the LPGA Tour and their majors. They call their predictions on each major's champion now, a challenging feat based on 2025's season full of many one-time winners.

Lastly, Nathan and Brian preview the 2026 Sony Open on the PGA Tour and the 2026 Dubai Invitational on the DP World Tour.

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Draw: A Golf News Podcast on Fairway to Green! Hosts Nathan Rarick and Brian Koefoot kick off the newest season with the latest stories in men's golf, including TGL's second season, the announcement of the WTGL launching in 2026-2027, Brooks Koepka's next move and the latest developments in LIV Golf.

We also preview the 2026 PGA Tour season, noting players to look out for and placing our bets now on our major championship winners this year.

Tune in next week for our 2026 LPGA Tour preview!

The Draw is a Fairway to Green podcast. See all episodes at www.fairwaytogreen.com.