Tee It Up Golf Podcast

🏆 Cameron John is the 2026 Victorian Open Champion — and he joins Tee It Up fresh off his second win of the season.

Q, Johnny and Brad recap the biggest results from around the globe including the Victorian Open (Men’s & Women’s), the Sony Open, and the DP World Tour, before diving into the hottest golf conversations right now.

This week’s key topics include Elvis Smylie joining Ripper GC, the speculation around Brooks Koepka potentially returning to the PGA Tour, and why Rory McIlroy switching to CB irons is a major change at the elite level. The boys also break down Tommy “Nikeless” and the evolving golf apparel market.

To finish, we preview a huge week ahead: Webex Players Series at Rosebud, The American Express, and the Dubai Desert Classic.

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Q caught up with Cam fresh off his 2026 Vic Open win — his second victory of the season — and the story makes it even better… Q was on the bag for the week.

We chat through the final round, the moments that mattered, what clicked in his game, and what this win means for the rest of 2026.

Tee It Up is back for 2026 — and there’s plenty to get through.

Q, Johnny and Bradley are joined by David Micheluzzi to unpack Connor McKinney’s dominant Webex Players Series WA win, the Australians locking in LIV Golf spots for 2026, and what it all means moving forward. We also preview the Victorian Open, Dubai Invitational and Sony Open, before outlining what’s coming from Tee It Up this year.

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A statement win, start to finish.

We break down Connor McKinney’s dominant wire-to-wire victory at the Webex Players Series Perth, where he never looked like being run down.

Rounds of 63–68–70–69, a scorching four-hole stretch that included a hole-in-one, birdies and an eagle, and a lead that blew out to eight shots at one point — this was a performance built on momentum, edge, and intent. Feisty. Focused. Almost angry.

We dive into:


How McKinney separated the field early and kept his foot down


Why the final margin (four shots at 18-under) didn’t fully reflect the control he had


The chasers — Curtis Luck, Kirsten Rudgeley and Abbie Teasdale — and why none could close the gap


Playing alongside Andrew “Beef” Johnston and how that final round unfolded

Plus, the bigger picture: from a tough couple of seasons on the HotelPlanner Tour, to surviving 252 holes at DP World Tour Q-School, earning his card, and now arriving into his rookie season on the DP World Tour with serious confidence.

From moving to Australia at 13, elite amateur wins at Cranbourne and St Andrews, to debuting at The Open — this was a reminder that Connor McKinney’s trajectory is very much back on track.

This week on Tee It Up, we sit down with Tim Naki for a wide-ranging chat on risk, content, and the reality behind going viral.

Tim takes us inside the thinking behind Manifest the Milli, Ten and Ten, and the bet-per-follower concept that helped grow his audience to more than 1.1 million. He opens up about the highs and lows of punting — including the now-famous run where he turned $1,500 into $1 million in 84 days, before losing nearly half of it just as quickly.

We talk honestly about luck versus skill, variance in gambling, and why transparency around losses has become a cornerstone of Tim’s brand. He’s clear about responsibility too — warning against blindly copying bets and stressing the emotional toll that comes with high-stakes decision-making.

The conversation also shifts to golf. Growing up in Hawera around names like Michael Campbell, Tim shares how he got into the game, what he finds most challenging, and his favourite on-course experiences so far. We also dive into High Stakes Golf, his YouTube series blending pressure golf, elite courses and real money on the line.

A thoughtful, open conversation about content creation, risk, golf and what happens when a wild idea actually works.