Inside Golf’s Longest Day: U.S. Open Dreams, Heartbreak and 36-Hole Chaos | Dan Evans Show #106

Golf’s Longest Day delivered U.S. Open dreams, playoff heartbreak and one of the toughest 36-hole grinds in the sport. The crew breaks down Charlie Woods caddying for Miles Russell, the notable players who earned their way into Shinnecock, Max Homa’s eight-man playoff and the costly mistake that changed Adam Svensson’s alternate status. Dan also explains how U.S. Open qualifying actually works—and whether Dustin Johnson could eventually find himself trying to survive Golf’s Longest Day. Dan then takes us inside Genesis’ Presidents Cup media preview at Medinah, where he played the championship course and discovered just how difficult No. 3 can be. The crew also recaps its T-Mobile trip to Riviera for the U.S. Women’s Open, including conversations with Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson, before sharing some painful production mistakes from over the years. Plus, Scottie Scheffler previews the brutal challenge awaiting players at Shinnecock, the guys debate whether they would rather win a major or make a walk-off Ryder Cup putt, and decide whether golf would be better with Bryson DeChambeau’s personality or Scottie’s consistency. Subscribe for more golf stories, interviews and conversations from The Dan Evans Show, presented by Sports Illustrated Golf. CHAPTERS 0:00 Golf’s Longest Day begins 0:42 Charlie Woods caddies for Miles Russell 2:35 Notable U.S. Open qualifiers 4:10 Max Homa’s eight-man playoff heartbreak 6:38 Adam Svensson’s costly playoff mistake 8:59 Nelly Korda’s LeBron shoe switch 13:05 How U.S. Open qualifying works 14:27 Could Dustin Johnson face qualifying? 16:43 Who can enter U.S. Open qualifying? 17:27 When officials pull a player off the course 18:46 Dan’s Genesis experience at Medinah 19:24 How difficult is Medinah No. 3? 20:22 Medinah compared to Augusta National 21:55 A Presidents Cup-style match 24:59 Team USA loses at Medinah 27:04 Dan’s Genesis VIP ride 29:02 Dan’s hour-long warm-up 31:05 Josh and JR’s golf chemistry problem 32:32 Inside the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera 35:20 Asking Nelly Korda questions 37:03 Interviewing Brooke Henderson 39:23 The crew’s biggest production mistakes 43:29 Sunburns and the sunscreen debate 45:00 Did VIP treatment make them love Los Angeles? 49:51 Scottie Scheffler scouts Shinnecock 50:36 Are major championships supposed to be brutal? 52:16 The show is going live from Shinnecock 54:02 Major victory or Ryder Cup walk-off? 57:40 Scottie’s consistency or Bryson’s personality? 59:48 What do you buy Scottie Scheffler? 1:01:23 Final thoughts