Sandbagger Sessions, Episode 28: The PGA Tour just blew itself up (Ryan French on the 2028 Shakeup)

The PGA Tour just blew up its entire structure - and we brought in the one guy who might actually know what it means. Wyndham Clark went wire-to-wire to win the US Open at Shinnecock, but the bigger story broke before Wyndham could even shake off his hangover: the PGA Tour's massive 2028 overhaul. Cole and Stefan break down the US Open, the "did this major lack oomph?" debate, the soft setup and fog delay, a genuinely brutal NBC broadcast, and the crowd drama that's followed Clark around all year. Then Ryan French (Monday Q Info) joins the boys to unpack the new Championship Series and Challenger Series of the PGA Tour. A new promotion/relegation system that could put 560+ players under the PGA Tour umbrella. Is it the future of golf, or the beginning of the end? We also make our picks for the Travelers Championship and the KPMG Women's PGA, dig into Ryan's skepticism on whether $30M purses are actually sustainable, and play a ruthless game of "keep or punt" with the entire tour schedule. Plus: Ping's $60,000 gold putter problem, Scottie Scheffler's "C game" that still nearly won, and Ryan's surprise new gig co-hosting the Big Break reboot. 🎙️ Guest: Ryan French — Monday Q Info Make sure you follow Ryan and show him some love: mondayqinfo on all of your socials, and watch his podcast "Any Given Monday" with Professional Golfer, Mark Baldwin, everywhere you get your podcasts. ▶️ Like, subscribe, and do all the stuff you normally do to help us out! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Welcome back (Episode 28) & firing the producer 1:00 — US Open at Shinnecock: Wyndham Clark goes wire-to-wire 2:27 — Did the US Open lack "oomph"? Soft setup, carnage & the fog delay 4:17 — Scottie Scheffler's "C game" — and still almost winning 6:14 — Ping's $60K gold putter problem 7:17 — Why the NBC broadcast was brutal 18:56 — Crowd behaviour, Wyndham's villain edit & the apology speech 22:35 — Picks: Travelers + KPMG Women's PGA 26:30 — Guest: Ryan French on the PGA Tour blowup 27:36 — The new structure: Championship & Challenger Series explained 29:20 — 560 players, promotion & relegation: is it sustainable? 35:28 — The marketability problem: who actually watches? 40:30 — The Canadian Open's identity crisis 46:54 — Ryan's new gig: co-hosting the Big Break reboot 47:46 — Closing: match play at Pine Valley & the made-for-TV final 56:28 — The schedule game: which events stay, which get punted #golf #pgatour #usopen #wyndhamclark #ryanfrench #mondayqinfo #golfpodcast #sandbaggersessions #kornferrytour #travelerschampionship #kpmgwomenspga #scottiescheffler #golfnews