The Chasing Daylight Podcast: Golf Talk, PGA Tour & Gear
The ultimate show for the obsessed amateur golfer. Based in Las Vegas, The Chasing Daylight Podcast delivers real talk on the current state of golf, from the PGA Tour to your local muni.
Each week, four friends (and golf nerds) sit down to discuss:
- Golf Equipment: Reviews on the hottest new clubs and gear hitting the shelves.
- Pro Golf: Honest banter on Major tournaments, the PGA, and industry headlines.
- Insiders: Interviews with guests from inside the golf world.
- Las Vegas Golf: Perspectives from the heart of the desert.
Whether you're a scratch golfer or a high-handicapper, join the conversation for unfiltered opinions and genuine love for the game.
Episodes
368 episodes
Chasing Darkness: Episode 360 Aftershow
A simple hoodie deal turned into a full-on gear summit. We kick off with Mizuno’s latest irons and putters—where sleek lines meet polarizing feel—and unpack why some heads look heavy yet swing light. From there we dive into the shaft rabbit hol...
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360: Paiute in the Fog, Callaway Chrome Tour & The "Joker" Revealed!
Two truths can exist at once: golf is thriving, and some of its boldest experiments still can’t find the right stage. We start the year by proving why the local game matters most—new energy in the Vegas Golf Network, a private Facebook group wh...
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359: From Dallas Fairways To Custom Putters: David Trett’s Journey
A Starlink meltdown, two missing Terriliums, and the cleanest long-neck builds you’ve seen—this one is part comedy of errors, part masterclass in the art of putters. We sit down with David Trett of Jet Putters to trace his unlikely route from c...
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358: Brooks Koepka Leaves LIV, Our Wish Lists Grow, And Matt might get a New Knee
Merry Christma-Kwanza-Kah! In this special holiday "spectacular," Matt, Dan, and Jeremy are joined by Joe (briefly!) and a surprise appearance by Greenley to talk through the latest chaos in the world of professional golf and some major ...
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Episode 358
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Chasing Darkness: Episode 357 Aftershow
Ever watch a live auction go sideways because someone yelled “you stole that from me”? We dug into why a single word can sour the room and how sellers can flip the script with tone, structure, and real customer care. What started as a casual ha...
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357: The Death of Public Golf in Vegas? Bears Best & Desert Pines Updates
Real talk for real golfers. In this episode of the Chasing Daylight Podcast, Matt, Joe, and the gang celebrate a major milestone—hitting 800 subscribers on YouTube—and dive deep into the current state of the gol...
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356: Zero Torque, AimPoint, and The Truth About Putter Fittings with Preston Combs
In this episode, Matt sits down with "Putting Guru" Preston Combs, owner of Preston’s Putting, for a deep dive into the art and science of rolling the rock. Whether you are a gear junkie obsessed with the latest Zero Torque putters or a player ...
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Chasing Darkness: Episode 355 Aftershow
What’s your real limit on a putter you’d actually game? We start with a jaw-dropping $7,500 listing and dig into the psychology behind gear lust, buyer’s remorse, and the thin line between a gamer and a shelf queen. From there, the conversation...
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355: A Putting Reality Check & The Bandon Solstice Experience
In Episode 355, the guys dive into a massive gear and instruction download. Matt shares the details of his recent in-person putting lesson with highly regarded coach Preston Combs. From realizing he was trying to "hit an 8-iron 160 yards" with ...
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Chasing Darkness: Episode 354 After Show
Ever notice how your swing tells the truth about your habits? We kick off with a clean bill of health, ketosis debates, and the not-so-subtle way focus, flexibility, and recovery change the way the ball leaves the face. It’s a candid look at wh...
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354: The Callaway "Quantum" Leak, PGA Tour Shrinkage & Why You Shouldn’t Get Fit Tired
Welcome to Episode 354 of the Chasing Daylight Podcast! After a slightly chaotic intro, the boys celebrate a major milestone: cracking the Top 53 golf podcasts in the US.In this week’s gear talk, Matt drops some insider intel on the new ...
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Chasing Darkness: Episode 353 After Show
Welcome to our first-ever "post-show" podcast. Currently, we're calling this the "After-Show," but who knows if that sticks around.Thank you for being a subscriber to CDP Premium! We hope to have much more content on this side of the CDP...
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353: Garsen Grips Haul, Miura Special Runs & How to Sell Golf Gear on Whatnot
A lot of golf talk happens after we hit “stop.” So we’re opening the door. We’re now recording our post-show hangouts and turning them into subscriber content—because that’s where the unfiltered gear takes, course stories, and real community mo...
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352: Fore Hadley x Beautiful Golf Courses Charity Auction Preview!
Some tee times unlock more than a fairway. They open doors for families fighting through the longest days of their lives. We sat down with Ryan Bush from the Fore Hadley Foundation and our friend Mike of Beautiful Golf Courses to share how a da...
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Episode 352
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351: From Caddies Abroad To VGN Finals
The night starts with a new vertical stream and a salute to Veterans Day, then we dive straight into golf that spans continents. Trey just spent three weeks in the Philippines and brought back stories you won’t hear on resort brochures: mountai...
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350: Milestone Roundtable On Golf’s Wild Week
A milestone show with real meat on the bone: we toast 350 and dive headfirst into the most interesting week golf has seen in a while. We start on home turf—Boulder Creek running lightning fast, Legacy’s greens turning to velvet, and the eternal...
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349: From VGN Finals Drama To YouTube Golf’s Rise
A Vegas suite hack for twenty bucks, a league finals field that won’t sit still, and a live-commerce ecosystem flirting with gambling mechanics—this one goes deep into how modern golf really works off the scorecard. We pull back the curtain on ...
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348: Vegas Golf, Scrambles, And Haters: A Real-World Roundup
Cold mornings, warm greens, and a packed calendar—October turns Vegas into a golfer’s playground and a scheduling puzzle. We’re back after a quick break with stories from the road, a scramble win at Las Vegas National, and a candid look at what...
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347: Inside Legacy’s Comeback: Greens, Water, and What Golfers Miss
The best story in town isn’t a viral ace or a new driver—it’s a public course quietly fixing the stuff that actually changes your round. Recently Matt met with The Legacy’s GM and dug into water constraints, smarter irrigation, fragile overseed...
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346: Ryder Cup Reckoning
Episode 346A bruiser turned into a pillow, and Europe didn’t waste it. We open with the shock of Bethpage Black playing soft—rough that let balls sit up, greens that spun back, and a setup that felt more like a putting contest than a pre...
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345: From Sudbury to the PGA. Kurt Kowaluk's Journey
Have you ever wondered what really happens inside the ropes of professional golf tournaments? Kurt Kowaluk pulls back the curtain on the caddy experience in this captivating conversation that takes us from his humble beginnings in Sudbury, Cana...
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344: We've been chasing daylight for over six years, and we're still swinging
Episode 344Golf has a remarkable ability to shape our lives in unexpected ways. In this heartfelt episode, we take a moment to reflect on our six-year journey with the Chasing Daylight Podcast and share the deeply personal stories of how...
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343: Our Midwest Golf Expedition - Five Days, Eight Rounds, and a Thousand Miles
Golf trips aren't just about the courses—they're about the journey, the unexpected discoveries, and the stories you'll tell forever. Our recent expedition through America's heartland delivered all this and more as we ventured through South Dako...
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342: Where's the Triumph? Ryder Cup Selections and PGA Tour's Flawed Championship
The battle between season-long excellence and single-tournament dominance takes center stage as we dissect Tommy Fleetwood's Tour Championship victory and what it means for the FedEx Cup format. Should the player who excels all season (like Sco...
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341: Play It Before It's Gone, The Disappearing Vegas Golf Landscape
The disappearing golf landscape of Las Vegas takes center stage as the hosts discuss the imminent closure of Desert Pines Golf Club. While opinions on the course vary dramatically—one host defends it passionately while others criticize its cond...
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