Olympic Golf Is Great (But Could Be Better)

The men’s and women’s golf competitions at the Olympic Games took place over the past couple of weeks, with Xander Schauffele and Nelly Korda earning gold medals for the United States. The action from Tokyo was fun to watch, but we couldn’t help but wonder if it could be even more exciting. So Andy Johnson called up Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg), a senior writer for ESPN, and talked with him about what Olympic golf gets right and what it could do better. They also commiserate about the Chicago Bears’ quarterback woes, if you’re into that kind of thing. Make sure to check out Kevin’s outstanding piece on taking his daughter to see Simone Biles at the Olympic gymnastics trials.