How to tell the story of the 2026 PGA Tour season? We’ll take a shot. This Drop Zone episode rips through the 10 chapters that explained the year in golf. From Brian Rolapp's aggressive first full year in charge to Rory McIlroy’s validating repeat win to a sport-wide search for the third-best player to late bloomers to young stars to the inevitable man Scottie Scheffler himself reminding everyone, at exactly the right moment, that the big tournaments still run through him.

What did this year deliver? More than you might have thought. Let’s dive in.

LIV Golf may continue on — but this year's season finale was a reminder that it'll never quite be the same. Writer Sean Zak was on the ground at LIV Indy some four-plus years after being on the ground at the inaugural LIV UK event. He relives those first flashy experiences and takes us inside this week's messy conclusion, from glitzy concerts and epic comebacks to missed payments and hidden music messages as the mystery around LIV's future contnues.

Russell Henley is undoubtedly one of the best golfers in the world — but he keeps sliding under the golf world's radar. How did he upgrade his career from "journeyman" to "elite" starting in his mid-30s? Dylan Dethier checks in with Henley at home ahead of the PGA Tour's postseason for a dive into his life in Georgia, his shift in mindset, the roles of his coaches, his wife, his faith and more.