BONUS EPISODE: Sandy Scott talks PGA Tour plans, brotherly support, teammate Aberg, mentor Knox, and why Nairn is number one

The end of the DP World Tour regular season threw up some major drama as two players salvaged full status for 2027, including the winner of the Genesis Championship. Sean Crocker was the other and we talk about how he embodies the reality of tour golf, while discussing what his back-nine 29 means for Eddie Pepperell. After a look at the other movers it's time for the latest LIV chat including player exits and unknown commitments, before we move on to a busy week in golf which includes the Mexico Open, the HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final, Q-School and the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Forgotten Golfer is back, too, and there's a topical edition of Highest Bidder.

This week's episode begins with yet more praise for Eugenio Chacarra, who won the Delhi Championship to take the lead in the Race to Dubai. As well as his prospects of winning it, we also consider the battle for status which heads to the Korea Championship this week and reveal why the man on the bubble has decided not to play. There's more from LIV Golf's ongoing issues including confirmation that one veteran is leaving to pursue DP World Tour opportunities, but should he have them? Fire-breathing Joost Luiten doesn't think so and that too comes up, along with Kisner vs McIlroy, Highest Bidder, and the world of golf this week.

The question ahead of our latest top-20 bonus episode is not so much who will the 20 be, but how many players can we in fact cram in? The topic: best European golfers under 30 years of age. Find out which Scandinavian is best of the bunch, how many Spaniards and Danes there are, and which current PGA Tour rookie is highest. We also talk about one of the biggest improvers of the past 12 months and why some have fallen down the list in that time. See what you think and as ever, please let us know what you'd like us to rank next.

Sliced is a little later than usual this week as we reflect on wins for Grant Forrest and Michael Brennan, and what went wrong for the likes of Angel Ayora and Jacob Skov Olesen. Then it's on to an evolving LIV Golf situation as Jon Rahm confirms his departure and the DP World Tour jumps at the opportunity to apply more pressure with the player commitment deadline fast approaching. We go from that to the latest Race to Dubai standings with two events remaining, starting with the DP World India Championship at Delhi this week. There's more from around the world of golf, followed by an AI-assisted Highest Bidder.

It's a busy Sliced episode this week as along with the Dunhill Links and a PGA Tour event in Utah, we had the Asian Games to talk about, where Tom Kim produced a display of guts and class to win a significant gold medal. There's also the Korn Ferry Tour, where Sam's favourite Scotsman landed a double which has him in line for some significant opportunities next year, while Ben has a theory relating to the winner of the latest HotelPlanner Tour event. The news is dominated by LIV again, with key player non-committal on 2.0, another seeking clarity, and Phil Mickelson also making an appearance. Once through all that and a Forgotten Golfer we'd definitely forgotten about, we talk Open de Espana and Baycurrent Classic before signing off as we always do...