The Slam: Will Jay Monahan resign as PGA Tour boss? + Our US Open betting preview
On this episode of The Slam – a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway – Matt Chivers and Steve Carroll discuss the PGA Tour’s stunning new deal with the Public Investment Fund.
Was peace between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf always the way forward? And how could the tour’s U-turn affect Jay Monahan’s position as CEO?
Matt and Steve discuss this and much more in part one, while Matt is joined by Oddschecker’s betting expert Tom Jacobs in part two for the US Open preview.
Tom takes us through how he prepares his selections at the US Open, golf’s toughest test, and which short-odds choices and longshots he has got up his sleeve.
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The Slam podcast: The PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger and US Open preview
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Matt Chivers
Now on the wrong side of 25, Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.
Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.
Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.
Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spent time with some of the biggest names in the sport.
Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.
What’s in Matt’s bag: Cobra LTDx LS driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, TaylorMade P7MC irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.
