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Kent Paisley
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Veteran LPGA journalist Kent Paisley teams up with current LPGA caddie Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard to give you The Cheat Code from inside the ropes of the LPGA Tour. Their experience and insider info will give you more inside from the best players in the world, with an emphasis on using their performance as an example for your game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2d ago

    Solheim Cup Recap: Europe 15, USA 13 — and the Questions Team USA Has to Ask Itself

    Europe took the Solheim Cup back, 15–13 at Bernardus, and Kent and Scottie — Scottie from a gate at Denver International Airport — go straight at why. Kent walks through how it happened: level after Saturday, Jennifer Kupcho flipping the last match of the session on the 17th and 18th, the Americans celebrating like the job was done, and Europe front-loading its Sunday order with Charley Hull, Esther Henseleit and Linn Grant so it never came down to the last group. From there: Megan Khang and Angel Yin sent out first and third in the form they were in, Kupcho's match-play record against the hype, why Europe keeps getting more out of the bottom of its roster than the Americans do, Nastasia Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes as the pairing Scottie admits he got wrong, whether Lottie Woad and Charley Hull should play every session together, and the flowers Kent earns for calling the Henseleit putt that changed Europe's roster. Then Team USA's decisions — Lauren Coughlin going five sessions, Yealimi Noh kept out of foursomes, Lilia Vu as an alternate — and the argument the two of them cannot settle: should Angel Yin have stepped aside, and could a captain even ask? After the break, the state of the two programs: why 2026 has to be the year Team USA decides how urgently it wants to win, who captains next, a roster whose top points earners are its oldest players, Europe's four players under 25, and a closing case for turning the International Crown into a Presidents Cup-style event. Plus Auston Kim's resting focused face, the Waffle House theory of team golf, and Scottie's 2028 Valhalla prediction. CHAPTERS 0:00   Cold open — "how urgently they want to win" 0:25   Welcome from Denver Airport — Europe wins the 20th Solheim Cup 1:04   How it happened: the Kupcho charge, the beer on the bus, Europe's Sunday 2:58   The singles orders — Europe front-loads its firepower 4:43   "Sacrificial lambs": Megan Khang out first, Angel Yin third 8:35   Jennifer Kupcho's match-play record vs. the hype 11:07  Europe gets the bottom of its roster to outperform 12:13  The US captaincy philosophy that limited its options 15:33  Captains' choices, amplified — Europe's decisions under the microscope 17:39  Nadaud and Rhodes: the pairing Scottie got wrong 20:36  Lottie and Charley together every session — spread the talent? 22:38  Europe's back channels, and Julia Lopez Ramirez's pick 24:23  Flowers for Kent: the Esther Henseleit putt that changed the roster 25:08  Team USA's decisions: Coughlin five sessions, Angel one, Lilia Vu as alternate 25:57  Why wasn't Yealimi Noh in foursomes? 27:25  "The US gets married to players" 28:06  Should Angel Yin have stepped aside? 31:57  "Two liabilities on this team" — the argument 35:44  State of the programs: does the US want to win urgently enough? 39:08  The Kobe "job's not finished" meme vs. the celebration video 39:38  "What matters more than being a great teammate? Being a great golfer" 40:14  Questions over Angela Stanford's captaincy 42:32  Who captains next — Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie West, Lexi? 44:13  Roster turnover: the top US points earners are the oldest players 46:03  "Good old boys club" — how the US picks its teams 46:38  Europe's youth movement: four players under 25 48:48  "I'm not feeling good about the red, white and blue" 50:18  The bigger picture: International Crown vs. a Presidents Cup format 50:59  Auston Kim's "resting focused face" 53:26  The Waffle House theory of women's team golf 56:02  Final thoughts — Scottie's 2028 Valhalla prediction 57:11  Sign-off Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Solheim Cup Recap: Europe 15, USA 13 — and the Questions Team USA Has to Ask Itself

  2. Sep 9

    Solheim Cup Mega Preview: Every Player Tiered, S Through F

    Days from the 20th Solheim Cup, Kent and Scottie do something the show has never done: tier all 24 players, S through F, one at a time. Nelly Korda, Lottie Woad and Charley Hull anchor the top — but the first real argument lands early, when Scottie puts Alison Lee in S tier on the strength of a climb from outside the world's top 300 to the top 60 in five months, and Kent counters with a 2-5 Solheim record. From there it's Rose Zhang, Esther Henseleit, Lauren Coughlin, Allisen Corpuz and Céline Boutier through A tier; Maja Stark as Europe's tipping-point player, plus Leona Maguire, Nastasia Nadaud, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Jennifer Kupcho, Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee through B; and a C tier that swallows a third of the field — Linn Grant, Lindy Duncan, Megan Khang, Carlota Ciganda, Julia Lopez Ramirez. The widest gap between them is Angel Yin: A tier for one, D tier for the other, and neither man moves. They finish on Mimi Rhodes' captain's pick, Lilia Vu turning up at Bernardus as an alternate — "an unserious decision" — where Anna Nordqvist would rank as a player, whether Europe pushed its changing of the guard one Solheim too early, and a final score prediction with the DraftKings line hanging over it. 0:00   Cold open 0:33   Welcome — the 20th Solheim Cup 1:53   How the tiers work: S through F 2:44   S tier 3:58   Nelly Korda 6:35   Lottie Woad 9:11   Charley Hull vs Alison Lee — the first split 16:38  A tier 17:43  Rose Zhang 20:57  Esther Henseleit 22:49  Lauren Coughlin 26:05  Allisen Corpuz 28:53  Céline Boutier 32:31  Angel Yin — the biggest disagreement on the board 34:16  Auston Kim 35:47  B tier 37:20  Maja Stark, Europe's tipping point 40:43  Leona Maguire 43:56  Nastasia Nadaud 46:20  Nanna Koerstz Madsen 47:35  Jennifer Kupcho 49:00  Yealimi Noh 51:05  Andrea Lee 53:47  C tier 55:12  Linn Grant 57:21  Lindy Duncan 59:53  Megan Khang 1:03:08 Carlota Ciganda 1:05:54 Julia Lopez Ramirez 1:07:35 D tier and F tier — Mimi Rhodes 1:10:22 Angel Yin in D tier 1:12:18 The full 24, tier by tier 1:13:44 What surprised you most 1:15:39 Lilia Vu on the ground as an alternate 1:20:54 Where Anna Nordqvist would rank as a player 1:23:29 Europe's changing of the guard 1:31:01 Predictions — and the DraftKings line 1:32:13 Sign-off Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Solheim Cup Mega Preview: Every Player Tiered, S Through F

  3. Sep 4

    Alison Lee Has Never Lost a Solheim Cup

    One week before the Solheim Cup, Alison Lee explains how a player who wasn't on Angela Stanford's radar in January played her way onto Team USA by June — after an emergency C-section, a first range session that ended in tears, and a driver that "looked like I hit a marshmallow." She goes back to the week she finished dead last in Dallas and nearly walked away, the swing coach who "brought me back from the dead," the Freddie Couples text thread that flipped a switch, and the broomstick putter she wishes she'd found three years earlier. Kent and Scottie get her on the points system she'd change, why she's never been on a losing U.S. team, what a 2015 rookie learned from Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer, the WTGL, Golf Saudi's money and what it means for the LET — and Caddy Corner, where the most underrated tour stop stumps her cold. Plus: what she hopes her son thinks when he watches her play, and the retirement plan that kicks in the moment she finally wins. 0:00 Cold open — "I got dead last" 0:37 Welcome — Solheim Cup week 0:50 Alison Lee joins 2:14 How she got onto Angela Stanford's radar 5:41 The Golf Channel booth with Grant Boone 8:36 The points system she'd change 15:32 Never on a losing U.S. team 17:26 A 2015 rookie, starstruck — now the veteran 21:37 The last American mom at a Solheim was 2017 23:36 The marshmallow driver — coming back after Levi 25:35 Winning overseas and what a team room needs 30:21 How the LPGA has changed since 2015 33:17 A rookie class for the ages 37:08 The lowest point — dead last in Dallas 38:20 Chris Mason and the turnaround 39:11 Perspective: UCLA, friends, and her mom 41:57 The Freddie Couples text thread 44:18 The broomstick 49:21 WTGL — what year one has to do 52:03 Golf Saudi, LIV and the LET 55:24 Caddy Corner 58:46 "I hope he thinks I'm a cool mom" 60:19 Sign-off Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Alison Lee Has Never Lost a Solheim Cup

  4. Sep 3

    The Mystery of Megan Khang

    Sean Melia of Bay State Golf spent the week on the ground at TPC Boston, and he came back with the story of the FM Championship that the broadcast didn't tell: Megan Khang's father, who is also her coach, cheerfully absolving himself of any responsibility for his daughter's putting — while half-swinging a club on the range as she played. Kent and Scottie work through Ruoning Yin's sixth win and first in over 600 days, what TPC Boston is actually like as a fan and a photographer, and whether a tournament with this much investment behind it deserves major status. Then the Solheim Cup, where both captains have already made calls worth questioning: Anna Nordqvist retiring mid-captaincy and taking herself out of a roster she'd walk onto, and Angela Stanford leaving the Angel Yin decision open far too long. Plus the WTGL rosters finally land — five teams, twenty-five players, and one very loud absence. Chapters 0:00  Cold open — "I'm a great putter, I don't know why she can't make any putts" 0:24  Ruoning Yin ends 600 winless days at the FM Championship 1:23  Sean Melia of Bay State Golf joins from the ground 2:08  What TPC Boston was actually like all week 11:40 Playing half the public courses in Massachusetts 14:49 The Athletic's story on players and the people who follow them 19:06 Does the FM Championship deserve major status? 20:25 The mystery of Megan Khang 30:40 Both Solheim captains have already slipped 32:05 Angela Stanford, Angel Yin, and a cutoff set too late 43:21 The WTGL rosters land — and Nelly Korda says no 54:37 Sean's plug and sign-off Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Mystery of Megan Khang

  5. Sep 2

    Angel Yin Is Going to the Solheim Cup

    One week before the Solheim Cup, Angel Yin sits down for her first podcast interview since the illness that knocked her out of the KPMG — and tells the whole story: the Thursday-night ER visit between rounds ("I told him, I have to leave — it's a major"), the weeks that blurred together, and the agreement with captain Angela Stanford that made Boston her test run. She breaks down why an 81-76 doesn't say what you think it says, the 5-3-1 Solheim record she credits to her partners, and why she refuses to look at Bernardus before she lands. Scottie brings the caddie's answer to the form question — believe — and Kent tries to get a pairing out of her (she's "secretive"). Plus: the diet ("I'm going to abolish 'restrictive'"), two rotisserie chickens a week, a PS5 from Costco, the story behind the HACI hat, and a Caddy Corner where Scottie rats out what she really shot at Norton. It ends the only way it could: "This is your spot. You've earned this." Chapters 0:00 Cold open 0:31 Taco trucks first, golf second 1:57 "You are going to the Solheim Cup" 2:32 The ER visit between rounds at the KPMG 5:34 "Very resolvable" — what recovery actually looked like 10:08 One week of prep and a leap of faith 12:58 The Friday call to her caddie 14:35 "Everyone and their moms have an opinion" 16:15 Three captains: Juli, Stacey, Angela 17:39 "Golf is life" — never separated 20:38 Not all 81s are created equal 24:13 The caddie's answer to the form question 27:40 Consistency — and the fortune-teller at the takeout counter 29:27 Abolishing "restrictive": the two-rotisserie-chicken week 33:37 The only thing that could stop her 34:47 The SoCal gang goes to the Netherlands 35:32 5-3-1: the partners behind the record 36:51 Who's she playing with? "I'm secretive" 38:50 Reading roars on the road 40:25 Teamwork, unity — and Lady Luck 41:39 Why she won't Google the course (ask JJ Spaun) 43:15 The captain's ask: putt and chip 44:13 Team Angel: Jesus, Carmen, and the group chat 45:54 A PS5 from Costco: Borderlands, Spider-Man, GTA 50:03 Caddy Corner: the HACI hat and what she shot at Norton 53:54 Eight under through nine — and banned from ESPN's Top 10 54:36 Who should be next? 56:51 "This is your spot. You've earned this." Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Angel Yin Is Going to the Solheim Cup

  6. Aug 25

    The 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team Is Set — And We Have Questions

    The U.S. Solheim Cup team is set. Captain Angela Stanford spent her three picks on Megan Khang, Rose Zhang and 35-year-old rookie Lindy Duncan — and Kent and Scottie have thoughts. The guys react to the full 12 headed to Bernardus Golf (Sept 11–13), argue over who the two alternates should be, name their X-factors, replay the "what if qualifying had ended at the AIG?" question, and put final scores on the record. Plus: Miyu Yamashita's record-tying 23-under rout in Canada. Hosted by Kent Paisley and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard. Chapters: 0:00 Cold Open 0:21 A Nine-Shot Rout and Three Captain's Picks 1:58 Why Khang, Zhang and Duncan 8:28 Who Are Your Two Alternates? 12:16 The X-Factor 15:24 The AIG What-If 18:39 The Megan Khang Question 22:08 Top-Line Talent After Nelly 27:03 Score Predictions Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup Team Is Set — And We Have Questions

  7. Aug 18

    Three Is The Magic Number

    Six Americans are locked in, Angela Stanford has three captain's picks left, and this is the week the arguing stops being hypothetical. Megan Khang, Rose Zhang, Lilia Vu, Lucy Li, Lindy Duncan and Jenny Bae are all live for three spots — and Kent and Scottie do not agree on how to sort them. Worldwide also brings the view from inside the ropes in Portland, including what Rose Zhang's caddie told him on Sunday about her back. Plus: Jeeno Thitikul closes with a 64 to win the Standard Portland Classic — her third title of the season, the 10th of her career, and the eighth player ever to reach ten before turning 24. Angel Yin still hasn't played in two months and nobody can reach her, which drags the two-alternate rule into the conversation. And Kiara Romero becomes the second player ever to earn a card through LEAP, one year after Lottie Woad — a pathway Kent calls long overdue, and the reason the best amateurs can now finish school without gambling on Q-School. Chapters 00:00  Cold open 00:19  "Separation anxiety" — a week off, and Spain 01:51  Jeeno's 64 in Portland, and the 10-win club before 24 06:35  The Hall of Fame question — and an 88% answer 08:55  Three more Americans punch their Solheim tickets 15:44 The captain's-pick argument neither host wins 21:34 Where is Angel Yin? 24:03 The alternates nobody thinks about until they matter 29:08 Kiara Romero, LEAP, and the card that skips Q-School 33:18 Why college stars stall when they turn pro 35:33 The loneliness nobody warns a 21-year-old about Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Three Is The Magic Number

  8. Aug 4

    The Putt that Changed the Solheim Cup: AIG Women's Open Recap

    Esther Henseleit's 40-footer on the 72nd hole changed the composition of the European Solheim Cup team. Kent Paisley and Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard breakdown the impact, Shiho Kuwaki's playoff victory, and take a snap look at the now-finalized European roster at Bernardus. 0:00: Intro and analysis of the playoff 25:51: A quick review of Team Europe 42:56: Why over half the American roster might be finalized before the qualifying period ends and Rolex Annika Major Award discussion Links: The Edge Website The Edge YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@golf.theedgeshow Subscribe to The Edge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Veteran LPGA journalist Kent Paisley teams up with current LPGA caddie Scottie "Worldwide" Leonard to give you The Cheat Code from inside the ropes of the LPGA Tour. Their experience and insider info will give you more inside from the best players in the world, with an emphasis on using their performance as an example for your game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Kent Paisley
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
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