Champion Golfer of the Year and Ryan Ballengee

<p>It was a monumental weekend in England for The (British) Open Championship, where first-timer Colin Morikawa took the prize, but Bryson, Brooks, and DJ still stayed relevant throughout the week. Hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell break down all the fun stories from the week at Royal St Georges (2:00).</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Barbasol Championship saw a 6 hole playoff, continuing the trend of long playoffs this season (9:51).</p> <p>Over on the LPGA Tour, the Jutanugarn sisters are taking a win into Tokyo after winning the team event this weekend (11:03). And speed golf was the name of the game on Sunday morning as past guest Mark Baldwin got to "play against" Kevin Kisner (12:00).</p> <p>Lauzon is planning his big trip out to the First Tee of Greater Austin in a couple weeks, and is looking forward to getting beat by some championship level kids (13:30).</p> <p>But first, it's a quick look at the 3M Open in Minnesota, where a depleted field still holds some firepower (15:08).</p> <p>In ``Tuned In," Russell shares his full review on listening to audiobooks during a long road trip, and Lauzon shares a review of the new "Space Jam" movie (16:15).</p> <p>This week's guest is Ryan Ballengee, who chats with Lauzon about his golf game, plus the state of the PGA and LPGA tours as they head into the Olympics and Ryder Cup (19:34).</p> <p>Russell is so out of touch with baseball now, he didn't even realize the Yankees and Red Sox were playing when he was in Boston, but not to worry, as COVID reared its ugly head (44:24).</p> <p>And when they #AlwaysEndWithFood, Lauzon and Russell are talking about ice cream flavors, including the new Kraft Mac & Cheese flavor (45:42).</p> <p>Listen + Love + Subscribe: <a href='http://bit.ly/3fdoQed'>http://bit.ly/3fdoQed</a> </p> <p>Part of the Morning Read Podcast Network: <a href='https://bit.ly/3gQoBCF'>https://bit.ly/3k0jSnk</a></p> <p>Support the First Tee - Greater Austin: <a href='https://bit.ly/3n09U4I'>https://bit.ly/3n09U4I</a> </p> <p>Have you listene