Yes, it's a Golf podcast. But more fun, more relatable, and more laughs. Join Stefan and Cole for the ultimate unfiltered takes on everything happening in the world of Golf. Everything from stories from caddying on tour, what it's like running an indoor golf facility in Canada's winter, and tips from some of the game's best, Sandbagger Sessions is your go to listen for everything in golf.
Episode 32: The Sandbagger Draft (but not like you'd think)
Ten rounds. Ten ridiculous categories. Two guys with zero notes and very strong opinions. Welcome to the Sandbagger Draft.
This week Cole and Stefan throw out the news cycle and draft professional golfers (men's and women's) for the scenarios that actually matter. Who do you want next to you when a drunk member corners you in the parking lot? Who gets the 10-footer when your life is on the line? Which pro would name a boat after themselves? And who could break 80 at your home course, with your clubs, after twelve beers, with $10 million on the line?
Along the way: a putting stat so absurd it sounds made up, a 15-hour private jet story you have to hear to believe, a caddie confession involving a banana, one pick so bad it had to be bleeped, and a draft that goes right down to the 18th hole.
Plus, Stefan's road-rage run-in after a rough round, why ugly swings keep producing good scores, how much YouTube golfers are really making, and the countdown to Scotland is officially on.
Who won the draft? You decide. Drop your picks in the comments and tell us who got robbed.
⛳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Episode 32
01:30 Stefan's rough day at Cataraqui (and a road-rage run-in)
06:20 Why ugly swings keep producing good scores
08:30 Scotland countdown: three weeks out
09:30 The Sandbagger Draft explained
11:30 Round 1: Who you want for six beers
17:00 Round 2: Mixed Ryder Cup partner, 2 down with 3 to play
19:40 Round 3: A 10-footer to save your life
24:40 Round 4: Your backup in a parking lot fight
27:50 Round 5: The one pro you'd punch in the face
33:00 Round 6: The leaked DM that ends a career
37:40 Round 7: Last-minute fourth for the buddies trip
42:20 Round 8: The golfer who names the boat after himself
46:00 Round 9: Two hours, off the record, they must tell the truth
52:00 Round 10: $10M, 12 beers, your clubs – break 80
55:40 Bonus round: we tried something… it did not go well
59:30 Scotland plans
1:00:15 Final recap: who won the draft?
🎙️ Sandbagger Sessions is a golf podcast that's equal parts comedy and genuine golf knowledge, hosted by Cole Atkinson and PGA of Canada professional Stefan Thedorf. New episodes weekly.
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11 Sept 2026
Episode 31: LIV Golf Files for Bankruptcy, Tiger's Real Ceiling & a PGA Pro in the Hot Seat
LIV Golf just filed for Chapter 11 — and somehow that's not even the wildest turn this week.
In Episode 31 we flip the format: Cole puts Stefan, our PGA of Canada professional, in the hot seat for a no-notes AMA where the questions range from dead serious to completely unhinged.
Before the hot seat, we run the tables on the biggest stories in golf right now: LIV's messy "next era," the purest weekend of the year at the Walker Cup, the blurred line between amateur and pro, and previews of both the Presidents Cup and the Solheim Cup. Then the AMA gets into the questions every golfer actually argues about — what a healthy, distraction-free Tiger Woods really could have done, what genuinely makes someone a "good golfer," and whether today's speed-and-distance obsession is quietly ruining the game for beginners. Plus the two most ridiculous hypotheticals we've ever put on the show.
Grab a beer (or, like Stefan, a water sponsored by nobody) and settle in.
Chapters:
05:55 — Today's format: putting the pro in the hot seat
06:30 — LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 (and the most hopeful bankruptcy email ever written)
12:00 — The Walker Cup and the purest form of golf
16:00 — When should a pro lose amateur status? The Colt Knost problem
22:30 — Why a round in Ireland now costs what it costs
23:15 — Presidents Cup preview: is there any hope for the internationals?
28:00 — Solheim Cup & giving the women centre stage
30:45 — Ryder Cup vs Presidents Cup: the format, explained
33:40 — The PGA Tour's baffling rebrand
36:20 — AMA: Did LIV actually change golf for the better?
42:00 — AMA: How many more majors does a healthy Tiger win?
48:15 — AMA: What actually makes someone a "good golfer"?
56:10 — AMA: Save the planet — pick your 4-player golf team
1:00:15 — AMA: Is speed-and-distance culture ruining new golfers?
1:08:10 — AMA: You wake up as the best golfer on Earth. Now what?
1:16:30 — Wrap-up & what's coming next week
New episodes every week. If you're enjoying the show, follow/subscribe and leave a rating — it genuinely helps.
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4 Sept 2026
Episode 30: Golf is sick (Things we are IN on)
Golf is sick - and we listed out everything we are IN on.
Before that... The Good Good and Callaway situation: the ad, the fallout, the sponsors, and whether the response actually fit the crime. We don't all agree, and one of us is definitely going to catch some strays for it.
The season-long money bet finally comes to an end (someone's buying dinner, and they're not happy about it), we talk about the looming end to another outdoor season up here in Canada, and then we flip last week on its head with a brand-new list: everything that's SICK about golf. First tee times, wild pars, playing a course for the second time, Ireland, hitting cups, beating that guy… we go back and forth until we both agree — or send it to the jury.
Grab a beer (it's allowed, there are only two places where time doesn't matter) and settle in.
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Timestamps
00:00 – Cold open: setting the lineup
07:30 – The season-long bet: someone lost…
13:45 – The Good Good & Callaway fallout (our honest takes)
21:50 – Saying goodbye to the season & what fall golf really means
25:30 – "Stuff That's SICK About Golf" — the list begins
27:24 – First tee times, frost delays & fall golf
35:00 – The magic of playing a course for the second time
44:37 – A hot take on music on the course
47:37 – Hitting cups & the sweetest sound in golf
49:40 – Why the 18th hole hits different
56:10 – Old clubhouses, questionable showers & a peanut incident
59:19 – Beating "that guy" + the best 2v2 game you've never played
01:02:28 – The quiet moments (and a sign-off you won't expect)
Sandbagger Sessions: a golf podcast that's equal parts knowledgeable and unserious, hosted by a PGA of Canada professional and a guy who just really loves the game.
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