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Aug 2024
1h 36m

Creator Conundrum Featuring Aaron Rai

Barstool Sports
About this episode

Tour winner Aaron Rai joins the show (1:13:04) to discuss his humble upbringing, wearing two gloves, and winning on Tour. Before Aaron, we discuss Dave announcing he’ll put up a $1M purse for Barstool to run its own Creator event. And we delve into this week’s Creator Classic at East Lake, Keegan winning at Castle Pines, Lydia outlasting an elite leaderboard at the Old Course, the top venues to win at, title sponsors on majors, and the Presidents Cup roster rounding into shape.


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