{"podcast":{"title":"Golf And Politics","slug":"golf-and-politics-6866604","podcast_index_feed_id":6866604,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/golf-and-politics","website_url":"https://golfandpolitics.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6ae2a17c-f374-11ee-a480-e79a61d3ddf2/image/6b656aee3762e9a17980bfb8be2622e2.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Reach Right Network","episode_count":95,"summary":"Is it possible to bring Republicans and Democrats together? Maybe. Rob Ellsworth and Matt Parker grew up in the upper Ohio Valley playing junior golf, and today they all work in politics. Rob is a Democratic lobbyist, and Matt is a Republican strategist. While they rarely see eye-to-eye on politics, they wholeheartedly agree that golf is the greatest game ever invented and are passionate about expanding it.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T02:22:35.637344+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/golf-and-politics-6866604"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 91 – Did Bryson Get a Fair Shake?","slug":"episode-91-did-bryson-get-a-fair-shake","published_at":"2026-07-29T12:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/golf-and-politics-6866604/episode-91-did-bryson-get-a-fair-shake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/golf-and-politics-6866604","url":"https://golfandpolitics.com/","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/op3.dev/e/cohst.app/pdcst/9X3R9N/traffic.megaphone.fm/HRERO5813793580.mp3","summary":"Bryson DeChambeau's controversial two-stroke penalty stole the headlines at The Open, but it was far from the only story coming out of Royal Birkdale. This week, Matt Parker and Rob Ellsworth break down why the course produced both record-low rounds and a winning score of just 10-under. Rob also shares his firsthand perspective from playing Royal Birkdale and every Open rota course in Europe. They also discuss: Whether Bryson deserved the penalty Why Rory vs. Bryson is becoming golf's biggest rivalry What makes links golf so different from American golf How social media has changed both golf and politics Do you think the R&A got the Bryson ruling right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Bryson DeChambeau's controversial two-stroke penalty stole the headlines at The Open, but it was far from the only story coming out of Royal Birkdale. Thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2765,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/golf-and-politics-6866604/episodes/episode-91-did-bryson-get-a-fair-shake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/golf-and-politics-6866604/episode-91-did-bryson-get-a-fair-shake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}