# Takeaways at the halfway point of the U.S. Open (Ep. 38) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-normal-sport-show-7473526/takeaways-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-u-s-open-ep-38 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-normal-sport-show-7473526/takeaways-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-u-s-open-ep-38.md Podcast: [The Normal Sport Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-normal-sport-show-7473526) Published: 2026-06-20T03:20:02+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/takeaways-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-u-s-open-ep-38--72607130 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72607130/mp3_audio.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-normal-sport-show-7473526/episodes/takeaways-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-u-s-open-ep-38 Duration seconds: 4453 ## Resource Kyle Porter and Hayden Martin walk some of their pre-tournament predictions and what has surprised (and delighted) them so far at Shinnecock. They also get into the following ... How to feel about Wyndham Clark. How in the world Scottie is in the top 15 so far. The disappointment of Jon Rahm's performance. An amazing amateur pairing on Saturday morning. Thanks to Seed Golf and Holderness and Bourne for presenting today's episode! πŸ“« 200K golf fans follow us on social, and 17K read our free weekly newsletter, which is handcrafted to make the daily golf fan’s personal experience of golf feel more meaningful. Sign up right here: https://www.normalsport.com/ Connect with us 🌎 Our website: https://www.normalsport.com/ 🐦 Twitter: / kyleporterns πŸ“Έ Instagram: / normalsportgolf 🀝 Partner with us: https://www.normalsport.com/sponsors ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-normal-sport-show-7473526/episodes/takeaways-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-u-s-open-ep-38/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-normal-sport-show-7473526/takeaways-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-u-s-open-ep-38.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.