Episode 8: World Golf Championships = World Gone Cockeyed

The World Golf Championships matter less and less, but that doesn’t diminish what Patrick Reed accomplished in Mexico

Feb 25, 2020

Co-hosts John Hawkins and Mike Purkey reluctantly give Patrick Reed credit for shutting out distractions and beating the best golfers in the world for the WGC Mexico title. Hawk & Purk also discuss the dwindling significance of the World Golf Championships and the lack of essential star power at so many PGA Tour events.

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John Hawkins

John Hawkins is a longtime sportswriter who spent 14 years covering the PGA Tour for Golf World magazine. From 2007 to 2011, he was a regular on Golf Channel’s “Grey Goose 19th Hole.”

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Mike Purkey

Purkey has been writing about all things golf for more than 30 years, working at the highest level at publications such as Golf Magazine and Global Golf Post. He is an avid golfer, with a handicap too low for his ability. Purkey lives in Charlotte, N.C. Email: golfedit@gmail.com

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Episode 8: WGC = World Gone Cockeyed

The World Golf Championships matter less and less, but that doesn’t diminish what Patrick Reed accomplished in Mexico

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