# Episode 161: Football is Back!, Fixing Team USA Golf

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Podcast: [Laying In The Fairway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/laying-in-the-fairway-6321111)
Published: 2026-09-10T04:12:00+00:00
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## Resource

Football is fully back with week 1 of College Football having some controversy over the weekend and the NFL season opener (Patriots-Seahawks) happening while we were recording. Stu had an eventful Labor Day weekend after saying it was the worst holiday of the year. Team USA blows the Walker Cup and we come up with ideas on how we would fix Team USA golf going forward.

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