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Gary Williams opens a two hour Monday edition of 5 Clubs with a full postscript on the PGA TOUR season, starting with Scottie Scheffler's three shot win over Viktor Hovland at the Tour Championship, a result that closes out a FedExCup playoff run in which Scheffler won two of three postseason events. Gary breaks down the round shot by shot and puts the win in the context of Scheffler's last five seasons, then plays comments from Scheffler and Hovland on the win. The weekly winners segment covers Joe Dean's victory at the British Masters, Ruoning Yin's win at the FM Championship on the LPGA Tour, and Steven Alker's back-to-back PGA Tour Champions wins.

Jaime Diaz joins Gary to discuss where Scheffler's FedExCup accomplishments rank against Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, the PGA Tour's move to a 120 player, four event championship series starting in 2028, and the lasting impact of LIV Golf's disruption on the tour and its players. Diaz also reflects on Tim Finchem's commissionership following news of his Alzheimer's diagnosis and his family's charitable donation through the PGA Tour.

Josh Carpenter of the Sports Business Journal joins Gary to go deeper on the PGA Tour's 2028 restructuring, including sponsor interest in the new championship series, the future of the BMW Championship in Chicago, and Brian Rolapp's approach to the tour's media rights negotiations. Carpenter also discusses reporting on LIV Golf's staff reductions and a possible bankruptcy filing, along with the outlook for the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour's international series.

Angela Stanford, captain of the United States Solheim Cup team, closes out the show with a preview of next week's matches in the Netherlands, covering her pairing strategy for Nelly Korda, the makeup of her roster, and how the team is preparing for a true road environment against Europe.

5 Clubs airs Monday - Wednesday at 8 AM ET on Golf Channel & SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio.

0:00 Recapping the Weekend Winners
4:15 Reviewing the TOUR Championship
6:45 Scottie's Greatness
17:05 Jaime Diaz
59:25 Josh Carpenter
1:14:15 Angela Stanford

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Big changes are coming to the PGA TOUR — including the return of match play to decide the TOUR Championship.

Gary Williams breaks down PGA TOUR CEO and Commissioner Brian Rolapp’s announcement detailing the new season-ending structure beginning in 2028, including a 90-player Championship Series finale, a 32-player TOUR Championship, and two weeks of match play.

CBS Sports analyst Frank Nobilo joins the show to discuss Wyndham Clark’s resurgence, what makes Scottie Scheffler so dominant, how analytics have transformed the modern game, and what he expects at the TOUR Championship at East Lake.

Then 2006 U.S. Open champion and International Presidents Cup captain Geoff Ogilvy joins Gary to discuss building the International Team, pairing players for match play, and the transformation of Medinah No. 3 ahead of the Presidents Cup. Ogilvy also dives into golf course architecture and some of his favorite courses and holes around the world.

Plus, Dogs of the Week and the final 5 Clubs picks of the FedExCup season.

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Gary Williams is joined by Paul McGinley and Colt Knost for a packed Tuesday edition of 5 Clubs as the PGA TOUR prepares for potential major changes to its postseason and the golf world turns its attention to East Lake.

Paul McGinley of Sky Sports Golf joins the show to discuss the uncertainty surrounding LIV Golf and what it could mean for the DP World Tour, whether LIV has impacted players’ ability to compete in major championships, and the possibility of Jon Rahm eventually returning to the PGA TOUR.

McGinley also breaks down Rory McIlroy’s outlook as he enters the next stage of his career, why motivation and scheduling could be critical to Rory’s pursuit of more major championships, and what the United States could learn from Europe when it comes to using team competitions to prepare players for the Ryder Cup.

Then Colt Knost of Golf SubPar joins Gary to look back at Wyndham Clark’s BMW Championship victory, the Player of the Year debate between Clark and Scottie Scheffler, and some of the players who have impressed him most this season — including Chris Gotterup, Jacob Bridgeman, Jackson Koivun, and Gary Woodland.

Gary also makes his case for why Woodland deserves a Presidents Cup captain’s pick and looks ahead to Brian Rolapp’s expected vision for the future of the PGA TOUR, including match play and a reimagined postseason.

Topics include:
• Brian Rolapp and the future of the PGA TOUR postseason
• Match play potentially returning to the PGA TOUR
• Gary Woodland’s Presidents Cup case
• Brandt Snedeker’s captain’s picks
• Paul McGinley on LIV Golf and the DP World Tour
• Could Jon Rahm return to the PGA TOUR?
• Rory McIlroy’s motivation, schedule and major championship window
• What the U.S. can learn from Europe in team golf
• The Walker Cup at Lahinch
• Colt Knost on Wyndham Clark’s BMW Championship win
• Scottie Scheffler vs. Wyndham Clark for Player of the Year
• Rising stars to watch on the PGA TOUR

5 Clubs with Gary Williams airs on Golf Channel and SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio, Channel 92 Monday - Wednesday at 8 AM ET.

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Wyndham Clark delivered when it mattered most at the BMW Championship, closing with three straight birdies to hold off Rory McIlroy, and capture his third PGA TOUR victory of the season.

Gary Williams breaks down Clark’s dramatic finish at Bellerive Country Club and asks the question that suddenly has some life: Is there now a legitimate Player of the Year debate between Clark and Scottie Scheffler?

Brendan Porath of Fried Egg Golf joins the show to discuss:
• Wyndham Clark’s clutch finish and ability to close under pressure
• Rory McIlroy’s bounce-back week and near-win in St. Louis
• Clark vs. Scheffler in the Player of the Year race
• Why the BMW Championship’s rotating venue model continues to work
• The Presidents Cup picture and why Gary Woodland deserves serious consideration
• What could be next for Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau following the conclusion of the LIV Golf season

Plus, Scottie Scheffler reveals he battled hand, foot, and mouth disease during the BMW Championship, the final 30 players are set for the Tour Championship at East Lake, and Gary looks at the remarkable summer of U.S. Walker Cup team member Jay Leng.

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Gary Williams opens Wednesday's 5 Clubs on Golf Channel and PGA Tour Radio, Channel 92 on SiriusXM, presented by Sentry Insurance, with the standings and scenarios heading into the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club. He runs through the players fighting to reach East Lake, from J.J. Spaun's comfortable position at 21 to the Hail Mary math facing players like Michael Brennan, Matt McCarty and Ryo Hisatsune in the 45 to 50 range. Gary then spends time on the remarkable parallel careers of Adam Scott and Justin Rose, two 46 year old major champions born two weeks apart in 1980 whose win totals, earnings and career arcs mirror each other almost exactly.

Sean Zak of Golf Magazine and golf.com joins Gary from Indianapolis to discuss the chaotic final week of LIV Golf's 2026 season. Zak details unpaid vendors, mounting lawsuits and signs pointing toward bankruptcy, and traces the collapse of merger talks between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund back to a tense meeting involving Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan. The conversation turns to Jon Rahm's contract situation and why January 2027 may be the moment his path becomes clear, Bryson DeChambeau's continued commitment to building his own golf spectacle, and the DP World Tour's rising position as a landing spot for players looking to return to the traditional game. Zak and Gary close by putting Scottie Scheffler's five year run in context, from his breakout Phoenix win in 2022 to the gap he has now opened over the rest of the world ranking.

Keith Stewart of Read the Line breaks down Bellerive Country Club ahead of the BMW Championship, describing a Rees Jones redesign with wide Zoysia fairways, sectioned green complexes and soft conditions following rain. Stewart identifies total driving and proximity from 175 yards and beyond as the keys to the week, and singles out Sam Burns and Si-Woo Kim as players overdue for a win after standout seasons. He and Gary also update the season-long picks standings, with Gil Hanse, Brendon De Jong and Jay Bilas all weighing in ahead of the final push toward East Lake.

The episode wraps with Dogs of the Week, featuring golf course companions from Piners Country Club, Watami Golf and Country Club, Prospector Golf Course and Wind Dance Golf Club, and closes with a note on Bellerive's history and former Augusta National chairman Hord Hardin's eleven club championships there.

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0:00 Standings & Scenarios
7:00 Justin Rose & Adam Scott Parrallel
11:19 Sean Zak
30:55 Keith Stewart
43:05 Picks & Dogs of the Week

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