Podcast Ep 5: Hawk & Purk - An eye on the Eye - CBS' changes debate

Hawk & Purk debate CBS’ changes on golf telecasts and the game’s ongoing distance issue, and they identify ‘the most underrated player on the PGA Tour’

John Hawkins and Mike Purkey|

Co-hosts John Hawkins and Mike Purkey assess the personnel changes at CBS and give their first impressions on the recent USGA/R&A distance study. Webb Simpson, the winner of the recent Phoenix Open, “could be the most underrated player on the PGA Tour,” according to Purkey. On the flip side of Simpson’s sixth victory, runner-up Tony Finau “has got a finishing problem,” Hawkins contends.

Published Feb 5, 2020 | Modified Feb 5, 2020

JOHN HAWKINS AND MIKE PURKEY

John Hawkins is a longtime sportswriter who spent 14 years covering the PGA Tour for Golf World magazine. From 2007 to 2011, he was a regular on Golf Channel’s “Grey Goose 19th Hole.” Email:johnhawkinsgolf@gmail.comMike Purkey has been writing about all things golf for more than 30 years, working at the highest level at publications such as Golf Magazine and Global Golf Post. He is an avid golfer, with a handicap too low for his ability. Purkey lives in Charlotte, N.C. Email: golfedit@gmail.com

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