Michael Thorbjornsen's Breakthrough Win + Stephen Sweeney Joins To Discuss Putting Work With Thor

Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down Michael Thorbjornsen's first PGA Tour win — a bogey-free final-round 63 at the Rocket Classic, sealed by a long birdie putt on 18 that held off a hard-charging Xander Schauffele. Thor's putting coach, Stephen Sweeney, joins the show to explain how a stance and ball-position overhaul helped refine a raw approach into more short makes and better speed control on long putts.

We also cover Detroit Golf Club's restoration, and the renaissance of sorts we're seeing for Donald Ross courses moving away from some of the reductive work on his designs in past decades. Smylie and Charlie debate their least favorite golf course design features, and we get an update on Sweeney's new ventures ranging from putting content for GOLF.com to playing in The People's League.

Check out our original putting instruction video with Stephen Sweeney here: youtu.be/JVh5Xy7YRQM

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro: Our HVAC studio woes continue
3:15 Smylie plays through a mild flu — new Sam Burns/Scottie Scheffler swing thoughts
8:14 Detroit Golf Club's Donald Ross restoration & tour's vanishing classic courses
16:03 What makes a golf hole memorable
19:16 Favorite/least favorite design features
23:52 What kind of info do you want from your caddie?
27:39 Stephen Sweeney joins to talk Thorbjornsen's win
33:36 Thorbjornsen's raw putting DNA
39:12 Video breakdown: fixing Thorbjornsen's stance & ball position
47:27 Sweeney's new ventures: Golf.com content & The People's League
55:25 Rocket Classic recap: Thorbjornsen's bogey-free 63 & the winning putt
57:37 Xander Schauffele's runner-up finish & 2026 bounce-back