An amateur winner on the PGA TOUR and a rising LPGA star as this week's guest as hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell head to the PGA Show in Orlando. The American Express has a loaded field of Tour veterans, but it was 20 year old Alabama sophomore and amateur Nick Dunlap who reigned supreme, just the fifth amateur to win on TOUR since 1940 (2:06). The LPGA season kicked off in Orlando and Lydia Ko got back into the winner's circle for the 20th time and is on the precipice of the LPGA Hall of Fame before turning 27 (7:27). Rory McIlroy was disappointed last week in Dubai, but avenged the loss with a win as the DP World Tour stayed in Dubai (9:07). This week marks the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, where Alex and Michael will be making the rounds and reporting back next week on the pod and all week on social media (11:10). On our YouTube channel, Alex plays a super exclusive Austin Country Club, and making a 2-putt for the ages (13:20). The PGA TOUR heads to Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open, a week that is always fun and features event host and past guest Alissa Kacar (14:41). This week's guest is rising LPGA pro Gurleen Kaur, who shares what its like now to be on the LPGA Tour, what it was like playing at Baylor, and how rain ruined her Miami vacation (15:28). College basketball has a new winningest coach in Stanford's Tara VanDerveer who surpassed Duke's Coach K this weekend (45:09). Alabama's football powerhouse days may be dwindling after Coach Saban retired, as many players have entered the transfer portal (46:31). In the NFL, the Detroit Lions (!) are headed to the NFC Championship game, and Michael's life now depends on them winning the Super Bowl (48:26). As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex muses on pizza during a diet, while Michael shares what has changed since going Instagram viral, and how failure in the kitchen can happen to anyone (50:44). Support our friends! Save 10% on a Phone Caddy, Swing Aide Tumbler, and everything else with promo code COURSEOFLIFE at DesertFoxGolf.com Make sure to check out our weekly Live Takes on the LIVETAKE app, available on your phone's App Store. Use our special link - https://zen.ai/thecourseoflife - to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.   Listen + Love + Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/1437411449 Read Alex’s Picks on Run Your Pool: https://www.runyourpool.com/articles/author/alexlauzon/  Support the First Tee - Greater Austin: https://bit.ly/3n09U4I  Join us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2NpEIKJ  Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QJhZLQ  Watch us on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3qvq4Dt