Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
Ep.7 - Press Box Chronicles - The University of the Southwest Golf Team Tragedy
Season 3, Episode 7
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Sports, Talk Show, 03-Mar-2026
If you watch this show, you know that some of these stories may be difficult to talk about or listen to, but today, we are diving into possibly the toughest. It's the hardest story I've ever had to cover, but in a way, it was one of the proudest pieces I've done in my career. This is the tragic story of a horrific night in 2022 with the University of the Southwest Golf team.
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