Name: Rob Bolton | Talk of the TOUR Podcast | Valero Texas Open
Uploaded: 2024-04-03T20:36:46.000Z
Duration: 987 s
Description: Golfbet Insider Rob Bolton discusses a stacked field with nine of the top 20 players in the world, including some big names like Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth, who have yet to win this season. Victor Perez is a sleeper pick with recent good form.

Matt Every and Chris Breece debate how many wins Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will have in 2026 and give their boldest predictions for first-time major winners.
 

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

Enjoy this throwback look at Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth's very first interviews on the PGA TOUR.

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Check out Collin Morikawa’s best shots, including bunker hole-outs, impossible chip-ins and near-aces, from an incredible 2025 PGA TOUR season. 

Collin Morikawa’s best shots from 2025 season

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf Club's Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and Michael Thorbjornsen defeat Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala and Justin Rose at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TGL highlights: Boston Common defeats LAGC in Match No. 2

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa spins back his tee shot from 144 yards and scares the hole.

Collin Morikawa spins back tee shot to 2 feet at TGL

In Match No. 2 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Boston Common Golf throws the Hammer, then Rory McIlroy makes a 10-foot putt to earn two points for his team and take the lead.

Rory McIlroy sinks putt, Boston Common takes lead at TGL

Look back on the best shots from Rory McIlroy's phenomenal 2025 season, including his unforgettable playoff victory over J.J. Spaun to capture his second win at THE PLAYERS Championship.

Rory McIlroy's best shots of 2025

In the "Optum Golf Channel Games," Captain Rory McIlroy hits a shot out of the bunker, and teammate Shane Lowry converts it for an up-and-down in the team relay.

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry pull off speedy up-and-down at 'Golf Channel Games'

In the "Optum Golf Channel Games," teammates Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry each contribute to a 28-second birdie in the timed shootout.
 

Rory McIlroy's team converts birdie in 28 seconds at 'Golf Channel Games'

Check out every hole-in-one from the 2025 PGA TOUR season, including incredible shots from Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Tony Finau.

Holes-in-one that increasingly get longer in 2025 

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Jordan Spieth's 231-yard drive on the 356-yard, par-4 7th landed in the left fairway, leaving 122 yards to the hole, his 119-yard approach shot settled on the left side of the green, leaving 9 feet 1 inch to the hole, and he made a 9-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Jordan Spieth sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Jordan Spieth's 324-yard drive on the 614-yard, par-5 6th hole lands in the right native area, leaving 262 yards to the hole. His 225-yard shot from the native area lands in the left native area, 39 yards from the hole. His 48-yard approach shot from the native area lands on the left side of the green, 26 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes the 26-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Jordan Spieth sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Hero World Challenge

In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Jordan Spieth's drive on the 368-yard, par-4 7th hole travels 278 yards and lands in the right fairway, leaving 95 yards to the hole, his 95-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green and leaves 9 feet 9 inches to the hole, and he makes a 9-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Jordan Spieth hits approach close, sets up birdie on No. 7

In the second round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Jordan Spieth's 322-yard drive on the 487-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 155 yards to the hole, his 158-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green, 9 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made a 9 feet 1 inch putt for birdie.

Jordan Spieth hits 158-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

In the first round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Jordan Spieth's drive on the 600-yard, par-5 6th hole travels 291 yards into the left fairway, his 263-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right fairway, his 48-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green 6 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he makes the 6-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Jordan Spieth sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Hero World Challenge

In the final round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Victor Perez makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Victor Perez makes birdie on No. 16 at World Wide Technology

In the third round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Victor Perez makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Victor Perez makes birdie putt on No. 12 at World Wide Technology

In the third round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Victor Perez makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

Victor Perez makes birdie on No. 10 at World Wide Technology

In the second round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Victor Perez makes birdie on the par-4 10th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, Victor Perez makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Check out the best moments from interviews and press conferences on the PGA TOUR in 2025, including hilarious and heartfelt moments from Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland and Tommy Fleetwood.

Best soundbites from winning interviews in 2025

Watch a compilation of players like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler hit amazing shots that cause the commentators to shout out in amazement at what they saw.

Golf announcer calls on the PGA TOUR that get increasingly more intense

In the final round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Collin Morikawa's drive on the 473-yard, par-4 18th hole travels 302 yards and finds the fairway, his 178-yard approach from the fairway lands on the green, leaving a 25-foot 5-inch putt, and he sinks the 25-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Collin Morikawa hits 178-yard approach to 25 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Baycurrent

In the second round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Collin Morikawa's drive on the 419-yard, par-4 9th went 292 yards into the fairway, his 124-yard approach landed on the green 10 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-3-inch putt to remain at 2-under par for the round.

Collin Morikawa hits 124-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie at Baycurrent

In the second round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Collin Morikawa's drive on the 530-yard, par-5 6th went 327 yards into the fairway, his 198-yard approach landed on the green 19 feet 4 inches from the hole, his 35-foot-1-inch chip remained in the fairway leaving 29 feet 1 inch, and he made the 29-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Collin Morikawa sinks short birdie putt at Baycurrent

In the second round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Collin Morikawa's drive on the 528-yard, par-5 4th hole traveled 280 yards into the primary rough, his shot from the rough went 78 yards to the fairway, his 176-yard approach from the fairway landed 21 feet from the hole, and he made the 21-foot putt for birdie.

Collin Morikawa sinks birdie putt at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Collin Morikawa's tee shot on the 445-yard, par-4 17th hole travels 305 yards into the fairway bunker, leaving 143 yards to the hole, his 136-yard approach from the fairway bunker lands on the green, leaving a 22-foot 7-inch putt, and he sinks the 22-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Collin Morikawa sets up birdie on No. 17 with good approach at Baycurrent

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Collin Morikawa's tee shot on the 343-yard, par-4 13th hole traveled 306 yards and found the greenside bunker, leaving 37 yards to the hole, his 39-yard bunker shot landed on the green, finishing 8 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he sank an 8-foot 6-inch putt to remain at 1-under par for the round.

Collin Morikawa gets up-and-down for birdie on No. 13 at Baycurrent

Ahead of the 2025 Baycurrent Classic, Collin Morikawa talks about how he's prioritizing putting and regaining comfort with hitting cut shots over the fall offseason.

Collin Morikawa discusses focusing on putting, ball control during fall reset

Check out the all-time greatest shots from the Baycurrent Classic, featuring Tiger Woods, Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa.

All-time best shots from Baycurrent Classic

After a 15 to 13 victory over the U.S. team at the 2025 Ryder Cup, Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald discuss Team Europe's victory at Bethpage State Park (Black). 

Team Europe's news conference after winning the Ryder Cup

Check out the best shots from Day 3 of the 2025 Ryder Cup, featuring Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, and Shane Lowry. 

Highlights | Day 3 | Ryder Cup

Golfbet Insider Rob Bolton discusses a stacked field with nine of the top 20 players in the world, including some big names like Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth, who have yet to win this season. Victor Perez is a sleeper pick with recent good form. 

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During Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, New York Golf Club's Cameron Young almost holes his tee shot at the par-3 third hole.

Cameron Young throws a dart for New York at TGL 

During Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Jupiter Links Golf Club's Kevin Kisner hits a nifty chip shot to set up a hole victory at the par-5 fourth. 

Kevin Kisner finally finds his short game at TGL

Prior to Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL, Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links joins Scott Van Pelt, ESPN sportscaster, to talk about the excitement around Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA TOUR.

Tiger Woods discusses Brooks Koepka’s return to PGA TOUR

Every picture tells a story. PGA TOUR Senior Photographer Ben Jared walks through his favorite pictures from 2025 and shares the backstory behind each photo.

PGA TOUR photographer tells stories behind favorite pictures from 2025

Golfbet contributor Rick Gehman breaks down the key stats to target this week and shares his early outright winner along with other prop markets to consider at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Running with Rick: Gehman breaks down winning picks for Sony Open in Hawaii

Watch as four-time DP World Tour winner and new PGA TOUR member Haotong Li attempts to make a hole-in-one on a golf simulator on TPC Sawgrass' iconic par-3 17th island green in 15 minutes. Can he do it?
 

Can Haotong Li make an ace in 15 minutes?

Enjoy this exclusive clip from "Mindful," a new series exploring the power of the mental game and premiering Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. ET on the PGA TOUR YouTube channel, PGATOUR.COM and PGA TOUR social channels. The series opens with "Mindful: Bud Cauley," detailing the resilience and perseverance that helped Cauley work his way back following a tragic 2018 car crash.

PGA TOUR Studios announces 'Mindful' series, premiering Jan. 15

Ludvig Åberg joins "The Drop" to discuss his goals for 2026 and the offseason prep he's done to take his game to the next level. 

Ludvig Åberg previews his 2026 season on 'The Drop'

Check out the most clutch shots of Nick Taylor’s PGA TOUR career, including his chip-in birdie to force a playoff at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, the dramatic birdie to win the 2024 WM Phoenix Open in a playoff and his unbelievable 72-foot eagle to secure a victory at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open playoff.

Nick Taylor’s most clutch shots of his career

Two-time TOUR winner Ludvig Åberg shared his enthusiasm for Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA TOUR, noting: "We all want to play against the best players. Brooks Koepka is certainly one of them."

Ludvig Åberg talks Brooks Koepka's return to PGA TOUR on 'The Drop'	

Check out Justin Thomas’ best shots from a stellar 2025 PGA TOUR season, crowned by his drought-ending victory at the RBC Heritage.

Justin Thomas’ best shots from 2025

Take a closer look at Russell Henley's journey to becoming a five-time TOUR winner including his victory at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, making his first Presidents Cup and automatically qualifying for the 2025 Ryder Cup.

Russell Henley’s journey to the winner's circle

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive Golf Club's Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay and Chris Gotterup defeat The Bay Golf Club's Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TGL highlights: Atlanta Drive defeats The Bay in Match No. 3

 In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Chris Gotterup nearly aces the par-3 14th and taps in for birdie to win the hole for Atlanta Drive.

Chris Gotterup nearly makes first ace in TGL history

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, The Bay Golf Club's Ludvig Åberg's approach shot on the par-3 fifth hole bounces out of the bunker and onto the green.

Ludvig Åberg gets lucky bounce out of bunker at TGL

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Billy Horschel sinks a 7-foot putt on the 13th hole to claim Match 3 for Atlanta Drive GC.

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Cameron Young throws a dart for New York at TGL

Kevin Kisner finally finds his short game at TGL

Tiger Woods discusses Brooks Koepka’s return to PGA TOUR

PGA TOUR photographer tells stories behind favorite pictures from 2025

Running with Rick: Gehman breaks down winning picks for Sony Open in Hawaii

Can Haotong Li make an ace in 15 minutes?

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

PGA TOUR Studios announces 'Mindful' series, premiering Jan. 15

Ludvig Åberg previews his 2026 season on 'The Drop'

Nick Taylor’s most clutch shots of his career

Ludvig Åberg talks Brooks Koepka's return to PGA TOUR on 'The Drop'

Justin Thomas’ best shots from 2025

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Russell Henley’s journey to the winner's circle

TGL highlights: Atlanta Drive defeats The Bay in Match No. 3

Chris Gotterup nearly makes first ace in TGL history

Ludvig Åberg gets lucky bounce out of bunker at TGL

Billy Horschel drains putt to give Atlanta Drive another TGL victory

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Collin Morikawa’s best shots from 2025 season

TGL highlights: Boston Common defeats LAGC in Match No. 2

Collin Morikawa spins back tee shot to 2 feet at TGL

Rory McIlroy sinks putt, Boston Common takes lead at TGL

Rory McIlroy's best shots of 2025

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry pull off speedy up-and-down at 'Golf Channel Games'

Rory McIlroy's team converts birdie in 28 seconds at 'Golf Channel Games'

Holes-in-one that increasingly get longer in 2025

Jordan Spieth sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Hero World Challenge

Jordan Spieth sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Hero World Challenge

Jordan Spieth hits approach close, sets up birdie on No. 7

Jordan Spieth hits 158-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Hero World Challenge

Jordan Spieth sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Hero World Challenge

Victor Perez makes birdie on No. 16 at World Wide Technology

Victor Perez makes birdie putt on No. 12 at World Wide Technology

Victor Perez makes birdie on No. 10 at World Wide Technology

Victor Perez makes birdie on No. 10 at World Wide Technology

Victor Perez makes birdie on No. 16 at World Wide Technology

Best soundbites from winning interviews in 2025

Golf announcer calls on the PGA TOUR that get increasingly more intense

Collin Morikawa hits 178-yard approach to 25 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at Baycurrent

Collin Morikawa hits 124-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie at Baycurrent

Collin Morikawa sinks short birdie putt at Baycurrent

Collin Morikawa sinks birdie putt at Baycurrent

Collin Morikawa sets up birdie on No. 17 with good approach at Baycurrent

Collin Morikawa gets up-and-down for birdie on No. 13 at Baycurrent

Collin Morikawa discusses focusing on putting, ball control during fall reset

All-time best shots from Baycurrent Classic

Team Europe's news conference after winning the Ryder Cup

Highlights | Day 3 | Ryder Cup