Playing the Tips
A golf talk & tips podcast. Mostly PGA. A little bit of Euro Tour. Sometimes LPGA. But mostly winners. Tipsters: @SportsGuyTy and @shallowcalgolf
Episodes
153 episodes
153: PGA Championship Preview and Best Bets
Major championship season returns at Aronimink and SportsGuyTy is loaded up on the futures bets while ShallowCal takes a wait-and-see approach to the week. Rickie Fowler almost got home at the Truist but cashed a nice three places each way, and...
152: Truist Championship Preview + Best Bets
ShallowCal goes near single-bullet at Quail Hollow, and SportsGuyTy isn't far behind with just four selections for the signature event. Is Cam Young's run just beginning - or is Scottie's ending? Ripping more 2026 Upper Deck Golf and it was a T...
151: Cadillac Championship Preview + Best Bets
Returning from the heartbreak of Masters Sunday (and forgetting about an historically bad set of tips at Zurich). Lots of excitement to see the Blue Monster back on Tour and what the modern golfer will do it. Cards for the week span 33-1 all th...
150: The Masters Preview + Best Bets
150 episodes of Playing the Tips podcast! And what better way to celebrate than a winner during Masters week. Lots of futures bets on the cards this week, but a handful of each way selections were made at current odds on Monday. SportsGuyTy and...
149: Texas Open Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! SportsGuyTy celebrates the fourth outright winner of 2026 for the podcast on Gary Woodland 125-1 at the Houston Open. And, breaking news for Augusta: A source confirms a big name on Tour will be wearing Sun Da...
148: Valspar Championship Preview + Best Bets
ShallowCal recaps an all-time final round card at THE PLAYERS - and a bit of the heartbreak that came with it. But there's only so much heartbreak when you're chasing a 150-1 FRL. The fellas debate green beer for St. Patrick's Day, and the buck...
147: THE PLAYERS Championship Preview + Best Bets
Debating the merits of fake spring golf in Michigan. Dissecting Cam Davis 2000-1 (no. NO!). Looking for a team win on Min Woo Lee. A little Bud Cauley first round leader live add for ShallowCal? Ripping more 2026 Upper Deck golf - Hideki Young ...
146: Arnold Palmer Invitational Preview + Best Bets
Looking to start another streak, the bets cover from the teens to the 600s this week at Bay Hill. SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal debate the merits of an Arnold Palmer, and rank all-time country club drinks. One chance at a team win in the 60s, and ...
145: Genesis Invitational Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! For the third week in a row, the podcast tips the outright winner on the PGA Tour - this time it was SportsGuyTy on Collin Morikawa 66-1. The fellas try and stay hot at the Riv, a place where the podcast got i...
144: Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! ShallowCal goes back-to-back with a 50-1 outright on Chris Gotterup in Phoenix a week after 66-1 Justin Rose at Torrey Pines. SportsGuyTy suffers hearbreak on Michael Thorbjornsen and his 66-1 ticket in Phoeni...
143: WMPO Preview and Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! ShallowCal hits the first outright of the year on Justin Rose at Torrey Pines and there's plenty of celebrating to be done. Super Bowl week means game and prop bets. Team win on Brooksie 50-1? As always, tips,...
142: Farmers Insurance Open Preview + Best Bets
Torrey Pines has been good to SportsGuyTy and he's seeking his fifth outright winner here since 2020 - it might just be enough to makeup for the heartbreak over Tom Hoge at the AMEX. Team win chances at both 33-1 as well as a familiar name at 2...
141: The American Express Preview + Best Bets
ShallowCal and SportsGuyTy start off 2026 with a pair of T6 cashes at the Sony Open and now look to parlay that into a team win at the American Express with two opportunities on the card. Lots of talk about another card passed out Tiger Woods' ...
140: Sony Open Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! ShallowCal finally gets to celebrate Sami Valimaki from the 2025 RSM Classic. Lots of talk on Brooks Koepka, including where he might play in 2026 and where we're most excited to see him play. It was never Mit...
139: Bermuda Championship Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! The team is back together for the first time since SportGuyTy hit Michael Brennan 125-1 at the Bank of Utah Championship, and the fellas celebrate accordingly. ShallowCal is now an Ole Miss fan with a potentia...
138: Baycurrent Classic Preview + Best Bets
Oh so close in the sip but it wasn't meant to be for Garrick Higgo. But both SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal were profitable at Sanderson Farms and looking to keep the good times rolling in Asia-Pacific at the Baycurrent Classic. ShallowCal sticks a...
137: Sanderson Farms Preview + Best Bets
Hotty Toddy, gosh almighty! What a time for the PGA Tour to head to the Magnolia state after a thrilling Ole Miss win over no. 4 LSU. Fall golf returns with a solid field and some intrigue, and SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal are thinking similar th...
136: Procore Championship Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner in Europe for ShallowCal! The return of Playing the Tips for FedEx Cup Fall has the fellas all fired, and Napa has been good to the show over the year. SportsGuyTy reminisces on hitting 1-2-3 here in 2021, and ...
135: BMW Championship Preview + Best Bets
The penultimate leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs takes us back to Caves Valley for the first time since 2021. SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal have three opportunities for a team win with a condensed field and odds board. Lots of love for big hitters ag...
134: St. Jude Championship Preview + Best Bets
Recapping the epic SportsGuyTy vs. ShallowCal match at Spyder Cup 2025. Drinking tariff beer. Talking smoked pork butt because Memphis. And hoping for a team win on Vik. As always, tips, picks and best bets for the FedEx St. jude Championship a...
133: 3M Open Preview + Best Bets
SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal return from a two-week hiatus as the PGA Tour makes its way back stateside for the 3M Open. Plenty of Ryder Cup debate about the six captain's selections to open the show followed by debating Scottie Scheffler's place...
132: John Deere Classic Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner - TEAM WIN! ShallowCal and SportsGuyTy celebrate a massive 125-1 win on Aldrich Potgieter at the hometown tournament in Detroit. The outright win is the first this season for ShallowCal - and follows a big Keno...
131: Rocket Mortgage Classic Preview + Best Bets
SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal are pumped for a home game and Michigan's only PGA Tour event at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Lots of talk about Donald Ross' Detroit Golf Club, and lots of good memories from tournaments past. A couple opportunities ...
130: Travelers Championship Preview + Best Bets
No winner, winner fried perch dinner at the U.S. Open...for the first time in six years! An incredible streak ends for the podcast, but plenty of chances to start a new one because SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal have THREE opportunities for a team ...
129: U.S. Open Preview + Best Bets
Welcome back Tmac! The band gets back together to relive the glory days of Right Click, Print Money for the U.S. Open preview show. ShallowCal goes near single-bullet on the card this week while SportsGuyTy balloons the units and Tmac comes out...