Two-time PGA Tour winner, Olympian, and Presidents Cup competitor Mackenzie Hughes joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the moments and relationships that shaped his career. We go back to Canada, where a 13-year-old Hughes found himself inside the ropes with his childhood hero Mike Weir at the 2004 RBC Canadian Open, a day that helped fuel his belief that professional golf was possible.

Mac also takes us inside the unforgettable 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal, where he teamed with longtime friend and former Kent State teammate Corey Conners and experienced an atmosphere unlike anything else in golf. Then we revisit his rounds alongside Tiger Woods, including a vintage performance at THE PLAYERS that made the course feel more like a rock concert than a golf tournament.

We also get into his PGA Tour victories, major championship pressure, Kent State memories, and the shots that still stay with him.

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Mackenzie Hughes joins the show and explains leaving hockey for golf
(00:03:29) - Growing up watching Tiger Woods and Mike Weir
(00:05:56) - Caddying alongside Mike Weir at age 13
(00:09:57) - Augusta National practice rounds with Mike Weir
(00:15:37) - Mike Weir’s unforgettable 2024 Presidents Cup call
(00:20:31) - Teaming with Corey Conners and dominating in Montreal
(00:25:26) - Kent State, Herb Page and the Canadian golf pipeline
(00:29:52) - What Corey Conners was really like in college
(00:32:17) - Facing Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger and Justin Thomas
(00:36:37) - Winning the RSM in a five-man PGA Tour playoff
(00:41:34) - Contending for the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines
(00:45:26) - The brutal ball-in-a-tree break at the U.S. Open
(00:49:55) - Getting paired with Tiger Woods at THE PLAYERS
(00:54:07) - Experiencing vintage Tiger and an unbelievable crowd
(00:59:39) - Tiger Woods gets inside Hughes’ head at Torrey Pines
(01:03:48) - What “Tiger Mania” actually felt like inside the ropes
(01:07:13) - “This Just In” rapid-fire questions begin
(01:12:09) - The golf shots Hughes still thinks about at night
(01:15:05) - Mackenzie Hughes Family Foundation and closing thoughts

Key Topics:

2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal — representing Canada alongside Corey Conners and experiencing an unforgettable home crowd

Playing with Tiger Woods — seeing vintage Tiger firsthand at THE PLAYERS and experiencing the phenomenon of “Tiger Mania”

Mike Weir mentorship — going from a 13-year-old fan inside the ropes to playing Augusta National practice rounds with the Masters champion

PGA Tour victories — the pressure, security and emotion that came with becoming a Tour winner

Major championship pressure — contending at the U.S. Open, dealing with nerves and recovering from one of the worst breaks of his career

Kent State golf — competing alongside Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith while facing future stars including Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger and Justin Thomas

About Mackenzie Hughes:

Mackenzie Hughes is a Canadian professional golfer, two-time PGA Tour winner, Olympian and Presidents Cup competitor. His career has taken him from Kent State to PGA Tour victories, major championship contention and representing Canada on some of golf’s biggest stages.

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