
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
128 episodes
128: Canadian Open Preview + Best Bets
Ohhhhhhh CAN-A-DA! Will it be the home and native land of ShallowCal and SportsGuyTy after two opportunities at a team win? First, SportsGuyTy is angry after a rough last seven days for Ole Miss Athletics - but pulling a Bryson DeChambeau gold ...
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Season 5
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Episode 128
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39:37

127: The Memorial Preview + Best Bets
SportsGuyTy keeps the gravy train rolling with a 100-1 each way cash on Bud Cauley at Colonial, and he's leaving the chip on the table. ShallowCal is a married man and that undeniably portends an outright this week at Jack's place. Team win on ...
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Season 5
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Episode 127
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50:30

126: Charles Schwab Challenge Preview + Best Bets
Wedding week for ShallowCal! What better time for the first outright of 2025 at Colonial. SportsGuyTy sticks with Harris English after a 30-1 cash at the PGA Championship, and ShallowCal goes back to near the top of the board for the second wee...
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Season 5
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Episode 126
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43:05

125: PGA Championship Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! ShallowCal gets a taste of some fish for the first time in 2025 with a FRL winner on Keith Mitchell at the Truist - and goes back to the well on Thursday Keith at the PGA. Antepost bets and multi-sport parlays...
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Season 5
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Episode 125
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46:53

124: Truist Championship Preview + Best Bets
SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal preview the Truist Championship at A.W. Tillinghast's classical Wissahickon Golf Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club. A class golf course and a signature event leads to better players on shorter cards a week after Sco...
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Season 5
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Episode 124
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37:51

123: Byron Nelson Preview + Best Bets
Back in the saddle for the first time since the PLAYERS! SportsGuyTy celebrates another outright winner on Vik Hovland at Valspar and ShallowCall laments a handful more runner-up finishes. Major renovation at TPC Craig Ranch and lots of agronom...
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Season 5
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Episode 123
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59:16

122: The PLAYERS Preview + Best Bets
ShallowCal gets a little excited with First Round Leader School and outright selects. SportsGuyTy is playing the trends. And one opportunity for a team win on a podcast favorite. As always, tips, picks and best bets for the PLAYERS.
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Season 5
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58:49

121: Arnold Palmer Invitational Preview + Best Bets
Time to start another winning steak after five consecutive profitable weeks, and what better venue than Arnie's place. ShallowCal and SportsGuyTy take opposite approaches to the betting cards this week with one stacked up top and the other look...
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Season 5
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Episode 121
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53:50

120: Mexico Open Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch! SportsGuyTy hits a second outright at Torrey Pines in three weeks with Ludvig Aberg at the Genesis Invitational. Stay hot, indeed - four straight cashes for the podcast as the tour makes a final stop in Mexico before...
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Season 5
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Episode 120
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50:49

119: Genesis Invitational Preview + Best Bets
The podcast stays hot with a third straight cash at the WM Phoenix Open. Both SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal celebrate the each way on Danny Burger 125-1, commiserate on the AJ Brown super bowl receiving prop, and turn their attention to Torrey Pin...
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Season 5
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Episode 119
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50:20

118: Phoenix Open Preview + Best Bets
ShallowCal helps the podcast stay hot with a 66-1 each way cash at Pebble. Now the People's Open - and Super Bowl prop bets - come calling. First Round Leader School is back in session with a robust eight selections before midwinter break, and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 118
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1:09:59

117: Pebble Beach Pro-am Preview + Best Bets
Winner, winner friend perch dinner! SportsGuyTy breaks the seal on the first outright winner for the podcast in 2025 with an 66-1 cash on Harris English at Torrey. Can the fellas turn this into a streak? Two opportunities for a team win at Pebb...
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Season 5
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Episode 117
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1:04:27

116: Farmers Insurance Open Preview + Best Bets
Multiple opportunities for a team win this week at Torrey Pines with a couple of favorite golfers (and one outright favorite) on the cards. SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal discuss the news that we'll see Torrey twice in 2025, and also spend some tim...
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Season 5
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Episode 116
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44:58

115: The American Express Preview + Best Bets
Back in the friendly confines of the Coachella Valley where SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal can claim 50-1 and 150-1 winners the past four seasons. Could the first team win of 2025 come via Scam Young? A little LIV relegation talk (Bubba!). And as a...
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Season 5
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Episode 115
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1:00:50

114: Sony Open 2025 Preview and Best Bets
SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal return to the podcast after a long winter's nap. It's been three years since the heartbreak at Waialae for ShallowCal on Russell Henley, but only two years since tipping 1st and 2nd in 2023. As always, tips picks and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 114
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1:20:15

113: Open Championship Preview and Best Bets
Glory's last shot and one final major in 2024 at Royal Troon. With this week's tips, Bryson DeChambeau has now appeared on a podcast card in all four majors this year for a profitable run through the biggest tournaments. A couple triple-digit a...
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Season 4
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Episode 113
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1:09:52

112: Scottish Open Preview and Best Bets
SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal debate vice captain's picks for Keegan Bradley at Bethpage, commiserate on missing Davis Thompson Week at the John Deere, and go for a team win at the Scottish Open with a 28-1 selection at 28-1 who's charged up the F...
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Season 4
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Episode 112
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1:06:20

111: John Deere Classic Preview and Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! SportsGuyTy makes it three outright winners in four weeks for the podcast after hitting Cam Davis 66-1 in Detroit. ShallowCal has just three outright chances at the John Deere, but also adds three first round ...
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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50:11

110: Rocket Mortgage Classic Preview and Best Bets
It's a home game this week in the D! SportsGuyTy and ShallowCal break down Detroit Golf Club and harken back to a 150-1 winner here in 2021. ShallowCal meets Min Woo Lee to start tournament week, and SportsGuyTy is headed to the opening. round....
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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1:14:22

109: U,S, Open Preview and Best Bets
Winner, winner fried perch dinner! ShallowCal adds another to the 2024 tally with a boosted 6.5-1 win on Scott Alexander Scheffler at the Memorial. A streak of four straight winners at the U,S. Open is on the line at Pinehurst No. 2 and the car...
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Season 4
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Episode 109
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1:21:24

108: The Memorial Preview and Best Bets
It's finally single bullet (sorta) Scottie week for ShallowCal, and SportsGuyTy is looking for a fifth winner on Max Homa. First Round Leader School has two selections this week, and there's an opportunity for a team win in the outright market ...
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Season 4
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Episode 108
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1:08:20

107: PGA Championship at Valhalla
The show rolls on for major championship season and there are plenty of storylines to follow at Valhalla. SportsGuyTy is backing LIV at the top, and ShallowCal loads up on renegade tour players for First Round Leader School. Team win chances at...
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Season 4
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Episode 107
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1:07:27

106: Masters Preview and Best Bets
Recapping the Tuesday practice round at Augusta National, including favorite concession item, best piece of advice for first timers, best purchase from the pro shop and what surprised everyone the most. The old Right Click, Print Money crew is ...
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1:17:09

105: Texas Open Preview + Best Bets
The Thursday Charley Hoffman Texas Open does not land the tournament's all-time money leader on either card this week, but there's plenty of Texas talent on the cards. SportsGuyTy is topping only long shots this week, and ShallowCal adds an out...
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Season 4
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Episode 105
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53:22

104: Houston Open Preview + Best Bets
Trying not to fade away like Cashmere Keith at the Valspar, the boys are back in the saddle for a ride through Texas. ShallowCal actually bets Keith Mitchell again, and SportsGuyTy goes long with a couple lottery tickets. But does it matter wit...
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Season 4
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Episode 104
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56:01
