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We had a great 2025 OAD season, totaling roughly 24 million dollars. I hit Ludvig Aberg at the Genesis, Min Woo Lee at Houston, Rory at the Masters, and Keegan Bradley at the Travelers. I had close calls with JT at Truist and Bryson at the PGA. Let’s hope I can ride the momentum I had in 2025 into the 2026 OAD season.

For my pick this week at Sony, I am going with Hideki Matusyama. Course history has traditionally been a prominent indicator of success at the Sony Open. Hideki ranks 4th in strokes gained at Waialae Country Club, winning this event back in 2022. One of the primary proximity buckets is 150-200 yards and Hideki also ranks 4th in the field from that range.

I haven’t used Hideki at signature events in the past so I am fine burning him here this early in the year at a course that he is quite comfortable at. Let’s start the year off strong.

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Brooks Koepka Is BACK!

We got a Woj Bomb from the PGA Tour Monday afternoon, who formally announced Brooks Koepka is back on Tour and will be making his return at the Farmers Insurance Open in two weeks. The ball was in the PGA Tour’s court for a couple days now when Koepka applied for reinstatement last Friday. I’m sure when Koepka made his decision to leave LIV, he talked to players on the PGA Tour council and highly ranked officials about the path to returning. 

The same path is available for other notable names in professional golf that can make a return like Kopeka:

I believe this is a very fair deal for Koepka to be back on the PGA Tour. He has to earn his way into the signature events, can’t win any FedEx Cup money in 2026, and won’t receive any equity in the Tour for five years. Koepka also has to donate $5 million to a charity agreed upon by himself and the Tour. Golf reporters have said that Koepka will lose the chance to gain around $50-$80 million in potential equity. However, let’s not forget he signed a $100 million dollar LIV contract a few years ago. I don’t think it was a massive hit for Koepka to not get equity in the PGA Tour for five years, also considering he betrayed the Tour initially and went to LIV Golf.

As Andy and Patrick talked about last week on Inside Golf Podcast, what is the potential ripple effect? With an easier way to make it back on the PGA Tour, will some middle of the road PGA Tour players go over to LIV and take the guaranteed money? I surely think it’s possible and won’t be surprised if we see a couple players do it, especially the ones that are already qualified for the major championships.

This is huge news for the PGA Tour that Brooks Koepka is back. I believe he is one of the top eight or so names in golf, and can certainly move the needle for television viewership in some of these early non-signature events. If Brooks Koepka can earn his way back into signature events and start playing elite golf again, boy as golf fans, we are in for a hell of a 2026 season. 

Now the most interesting question becomes, will Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm or Cameron Smith follow Koepka’s lead to the PGA Tour?

For starters, I don’t see a world where Cameron Smith goes to the PGA Tour under these terms. The guy does not care about professional golf anymore and hasn’t made a cut in a major since the 2024 US Open.

Bryson and Rahm are the intriguing names that people will debate for the next couple of weeks if they do make a return to the PGA Tour. The way that Jon Rahm has talked to the media about his experience with LIV Golf and his body language at those tournaments tends to make me believe that he would love to make a return. Contractually, how easy is it for Rahm to get out of his contract, considering that he has two years left on his deal? Will he forgo money or pay penalties back to LIV to be able to join the PGA Tour?

Bryson has thrown out some hints that he isn’t too satisfied with LIV’s structure and current growth, outside of his own franchise the Crushers, who are making over $20 million in revenue and are “EBITDA Positive”, which were Bryson DeChambeau’s words. He also mentioned that he doesn’t necessarily need LIV and could just create YouTube content and play in the four major championships. I believe Bryson won’t want to come back, especially how harsh the PGA Tour is with making content during a tournament week. 

Thanks to Brooks Koepka and maybe even Jon Rahm, Bryson will show all the leverage in the world to get a massive extension to continue playing on LIV. 

It’s going to certainly be an interesting couple of weeks in the professional golf space if Bryson or Rahm agree to terms with the PGA Tour and make their return. The 2026 PGA Tour season has started off great for Brian Rolapp’s first year as CEO.

The Eagles Offensive Downfall

Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles fell short to the San Francisco 49ers at home, losing 23-19 in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. Nearly everyone I listened to or read on Twitter thought the Eagles would take care of business at home against a typical injury-plagued 49ers team. 

The Eagles offense and coaching staff were exposed on national television Sunday afternoon. It was another tale of two halves, looking good in the first half and looking like a high school football team in the second half. 

However, this isn’t a surprise to Eagles fans at all. The offensive scheme and play calling from Kevin Patullo, the offensive coordinator, has been bland, uncreative and ineffective all season. Coming into this game, the Eagles ranked 24th in total offense. Last year’s Super Bowl team ranked 8th in total offense. 

For some reason, Kevin Patullo is obsessed with hitch routes. Here is some context on how unimaginative the Eagles offense was all season:

The raucous boos inside of Lincoln Financial Field last Sunday represented a microcosm to the season as a whole for multiple reasons. 

The Eagles’ diva of a wide receiver, AJ Brown, made headlines all year complaining to the media and on Twitch streams about the Eagles offensive woes, including him stating that he’s not getting the ball. Nothing Brown said was exactly wrong to a degree, but the way he went about it was unprofessional. 

Notably, Brown had a handful of chances to turn the offense around, however, he had two massive drops last Sunday, including one on the final drive of the game, and a deep pass that he didn’t track properly while making no attempt to dive for the ball. After his first drop, he was seen yelling back and forth with head coach Nick Siranni. If this is the end of AJ Brown’s career as an Eagle, it was quite fitting. 

Additionally, on the 4th and 11 play in the 4th quarter, Siranni calls an abysmal timeout to talk the play over. The Fox coverage showed Jalen Hurts, Nick Siranni, and Kevin Patullo talking about what play to run. You see Jalen Hurts, while talking to both coaches, looking puzzled at what Patullo chose as the season defining play, and Siranni isn’t even in the conversation giving his thoughts or anything. 

What Patullo dialed up was a patented Madden play that everyone runs: four verticals. Just to add, the Eagles ran this play multiple times on their two-minute drive in the 4th quarter.

It’s hard for me to complain so much at my team as they are the defending Super Bowl Champs. However, this team has been so boring to watch since the first game. It will be an interesting offseason with this franchise. Who will the Eagles bring in as their new offensive coordinator? Will AJ Brown be on this roster come September? We shall see. 

I apologize to all who watched that pitiful performance, although I’m sure many of you hate the Eagles and love to see a diehard fan complain about the failure of this season.

Rishi

Aussie Open 2026 Preview

The first tennis slam of the year is upon us - the 2026 Australian Open.

The Australian Open is where summer heat, late-night matches, and roaring crowds set the tone for the entire season. Played in Melbourne, we'll see some epic five-set battles, electric atmospheres under the lights, and fans surviving on sunscreen and cold drinks. It’s fast, loud, and a little unpredictable, making it the perfect Grand Slam to remind everyone that tennis is back and anything can happen. 

Predictions To Win

Mens 

Jannik Sinner (-125): it is not sexy or bold to pick a -125 favorite to win any tournament but Jannik Sinner is plain and simple the best hard court tennis player in the world by a fair margin. Sinner is the favorite at the Australian Open because Melbourne’s fast hard courts perfectly suit his clean ball-striking, elite return game, and improved serve. As a two-time defending champion, he’s already proven he can handle the heat, the late nights, and the pressure of Rod Laver Arena. The only real competition for Sinner is Carlos Alcaraz, who elected to make a coaching change a few weeks back from his long-time coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, which I believe will have a lingering effect. I truly believe if healthy, Sinner is live to complete the calendar year grand slam (winning all four slams). It's only been done five times ever in tennis, last being Steffi Graff in 1988. 

Womens

Amanda Anisimova (11/1): I like Anisimova to win the Aussie Open this year because I think she will carry the momentum from a career-best 2025 season—reaching her first two Grand Slam finals, winning multiple WTA 1000 titles in Doha and Beijing, and finishing the year as a Top 5 player, showing she can beat elite opponents on hard courts. Her aggressive, flat groundstrokes and improved mental toughness give her the firepower to take control of matches early and pressure top seeds. With that confidence and big-match experience under her belt, she has both the game and belief to go deep and challenge for the title in Melbourne.

Dark Horses

Mens

Felix Auger-Aliassime (70/1): Félix Auger-Aliassime is a great dark horse for the 2026 Aussie Open as he enters Melbourne off a career-best 2025 season, winning multiple titles, reaching a Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, and finishing the year inside the Top 5 of the ATP rankings. His strong serve and forehand, combined with growing consistency and confidence against top opponents, give him the tools to trouble anyone on hard courts.

Womens

Eva Lys (250/1): this space was reserved for Marta Kostyuk who we put on the card and shared a week ago at 100/1. Since that time, she went to the finals in Brisbane making multiple upsets and her price has crashed to 25/1. Given that, let's highlight another dark horse: Eva Lys.  She may not be known to many but  Lys had a breakout 2025 season in which she climbed the rankings, posted her best Grand Slam results, and picked up multiple wins over higher-ranked opponents. Her aggressive baseline game, strong backhand, and comfort on hard courts suit Melbourne’s fast conditions well. She lost to Swiatek in three very competitive sets last week and her confidence is growing.