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How to Actually Qualify for a USGA Four-Ball
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Summary
Everyone tells you golf is an individual game. Zach Healy and Jack Larkin Jr. are quietly proving how much better it gets when it isn't. The two former University of Georgia golfers — roommates for all five years, four-ball partners ever since — join Matt and The Professor to talk about the format that's given them a second golf life: USGA Four-Ball. They've made a habit of tearing up the amateur scene, and this year they finished T2 in stroke play and came a single shot shy of the championship's single-round record with a 63. What the conversation dives into: Why the best four-ball teams aren't the perfect ones — and how one early bogey stopped mattering The 63 in the Arizona desert: six birdies in the first eight holes, cocktails in hand, trading who could one-up the other The unglamorous re-navigation back into competitive golf after college, and why you have to be willing to shoot 80 in a qualifier to get sharp again Getting smarter as you get older: swapping a 15-year putter for a "spaceship," and checking the ego at the door Gamesmanship inside the ropes — walking fast, talking a lot, and where the line actually is Jack Larkin Sr., the family blueprint for playing high-level golf at 65, and who wins when three Larkins tee it up Connect with our guests Zach Healy — 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/z_jhealy | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-healy/ Jack Larkin — 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jlarkin_uga | 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-larkin-b738a4126/ Follow The Bag Drop 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebagdrop 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/thebagdropgolf 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBagDropGolf Listen to The Bag Drop 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006 🎧…