Ep 169: Wyndham Clark, US Open champ
Wyndham Clark joins for a short episode on some of his favorite moments during and after his 2023 US Open win.
Mar 16, 2024•12 min
Beyond the Clubhouse
A golf and sports podcast hosted by Garrett Johnston about the friendships we all make from golf. Tour players, caddies, and golf media members join Garrett from his 11 years covering golf as a writer. Players give advice to us recreational golfers about how to best use our practice and range time.
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Ep 168: Will Zalatoris, PGA Tour winner
Will Zalatoris joins for a short chat at Bay Hill about coming back from injury, his desire to win a major, how he views his close calls, and the divide between LIV and the PGA Tour.
Mar 08, 2024•18 min
Ep 167: Denny McCarthy, PGA Tour player
Denny McCarthy is in.a big 2024 season on the PGA Tour. He just got married in December, will play his first ever Masters in April, and is in all the signature Tour events on the schedule. Denny breaks down how much he's looking forward to his first trip to Augusta National and shares a number of putting tips as well.
Jan 31, 2024•54 min
Ep 166: Marc Leishman on the new LIV season, career memories & more
Marc Leishman joins the week before the 2024 LIV season begins and we look ahead to his favorite parts of the schedule, including LIV Adelaide. Leish also describes the two "wild card" players who will get starts on LIV this season and explains that there will be a total of 13 teams. Leish also shares some of his favorite memories from his career and highlights with his good mate and caddie Matty Kelly.
Jan 26, 2024•38 min
Ep 165: Harrison Frazar, PGA Tour Champions winner
Veteran Harrison Frazar is the embodiment of delayed gratification. Frazar shares in this pod how his emotional first PGA Tour win felt at age 40 in Memphis and what it meant for him. Once he turned 50, he had to Monday and Tuesday qualify for most PGA Tour Champions events because he's not a hall of famer like many on that Tour. We get into that journey and more.
Jan 20, 2024•39 min
Ep 164: Steven Alker, PGA Tour Champions 8x winner
Steven Alker joins and chat about his early success on the PGA Tour Champions and what he's looking forward to for this season. We also look back on a big week for him at the inaugural World Champions Cup.
Jan 15, 2024•39 min
Ep 163: Gary Woodland's caddie Brennan Little on brain surgery comeback
Gary Woodland's veteran caddie Brennan Little shares his perspective on Gary's comeback from a brain tumor in September 2023 to playing on the PGA Tour again at the Sony Open four months later.
Jan 11, 2024•29 min
Ep 162: Colin Montgomerie on the Ryder Cup, Seve, Tiger and more
Colin Montgomerie recalls some of his favorite Ryder Cup memories and shares some anecdotes with Seve, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Tiger Woods. Monty also gives his opinion on how Europe played in the recent 2023 Ryder Cup
Dec 14, 2023•19 min
Ep 161: Rod Pampling on recent PGA Tour Champions win, his fellow Aussies & more
3-time PGA Tour winner Rod Pampling chats about his recent 2nd PGA Tour Champions win, playing in the Aussie PGA and trying to beat Cam Smith, the strong friendships he's built with Aussies on Tour and more.
Nov 23, 2023•21 min
Ep 160: Peter Jacobsen on Tiger & Charlie Woods, Seve, & World Champions Cup
Peter Jacobsen gives his current thoughts on Tiger Woods and Charlie, lessons he learned from the late Seve Ballesteros. and he also talks about the inaugural World Champions Cup coming in December at The Concession GC.
Nov 21, 2023•27 min
Ep 159: Charlie Wi on his cinderella story to get a full-time PGA Tour Champions job and more
Charlie Wi shares how hard this season on the PGA Tour Champions has been not knowing how many events he would be able to play from week to week. Wi shares how much his peers have encouraged him and kept him going on the uphill climb for full-time PGA Tour Champions status.
Nov 09, 2023•25 min
Ep 158: Scott McCarron, PGA Tour Champions player on Tiger, stories w/Jack and more
The 11-time PGA Tour Champions winner joins and shares stories about playing with Tiger Woods in his prime, advice he received from Jack Nicklaus, anecdotes with Hale Irwin and Johnny Miller and more. We also cover the current Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour Champions.
Nov 02, 2023•40 min
Ep 157: Justin Leonard on Ryder Cup and more
Justin Leonard talks about his first full season on the PGA Tour Champions, shares Ryder Cup memories, gives thoughts on the 2023 Ryder Cup and shares whether he would be interested in being a captain or vice captain for the US in the future.
Oct 30, 2023•16 min
Ep 156: Ernie Els on his career, Tiger Woods, and more
19-time PGA Tour winner and 4-time major winner Ernie Els joins the podcast from the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond, Virginia. We cover some of his moments in major championships and discuss the ones that got away. We also cover Tiger Woods and his friendship with him over the years and more.
Oct 26, 2023•16 min
Ep 155: Paul McGinley on the 2023 Ryder Cup, Rory, and Rahm
Paul McGinley shares his takeaways on the Ryder Cup and why this was the strongest Team Europe ever assembled. He also gives his thoughts on Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup and outlook for the major championships going forward. We also dig into European Team culture and why their template for Ryder Cups seems to work so well.
Oct 10, 2023•40 min
Ep 154: Tom Lehman on the Ryder Cup & more
Tom Lehman shares stories from the 1999 Ryder Cup when he went out first in Sunday singles. He also shares memories of playing against Seve Ballesteros in the 1995 Ryder Cup at Oak Hill and recaps his 1996 Open Championship win at Royal Lytham.
Sep 27, 2023•25 min
Ep 153: Sahith Theegala on tips for our game
Sahith Theegala chats for a few mins about how we can improve our chipping, putting, iron play and more. He's a top 15 putter on Tour. The 2023 Fortinet Champion shares some helpful tips with Garrett at a past API.
Sep 18, 2023•10 min
Ep 152: Luke Donald, Ryder Cup Europe Captain on his mindset for picks, his prep, and analysis on some players chasing a spot
Ryder Cup Europe Captain Luke Donald shares some insight into the attributes he's looking for in the six picks he'll eventually make for September's Ryder Cup. The four-time Ryder Cup player also shares memorable anecdotes from big career moments like 2012 at Medinah. He also clarifies the comments he made to Sergio Garcia about his chances to make the team back in the spring and discusses what he likes so much about what Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, and Viktor Hovland bring to his team.
Aug 18, 2023•36 min
Ep 151: Stanford Senior Karl Vilips talks 1st US Open and this week's US Amateur
Stanford Senior Karl Vilips recalls winning the Pac 12 Championship with his teammates this spring, talks about playing in his 1st US Open in June, and previews the US Amateur at Cherry Hills.
Aug 14, 2023•39 min
Ep 150: Isaac Simmons, US Amateur contender talks playing 1st US Open and playing w/Jon Rahm and Justin Rose
Liberty University Senior Isaac Simmons looks ahead to the US Amateur at Cherry Hills and Colorado Golf Club. We revisit his summer highlight playing in his first US Open with his dad Scott on the bag and playing practice rounds with Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, and Justin Rose. Lastly, Isaac shares some fun stories with his college teammates in various events.
Aug 11, 2023•37 min
Ep 149: Alex Gaugert, caddie for Erik van Rooyen on qualifying to play in the 3M Open
Erik van Rooyen's caddie, best friend and former college teammate at Minnesota Alex Gaugert joins the pod from Minneapolis this week where he Monday qualified and will play in his first PGA Tour event the 3M Open. Alex shares the stories of his crazy travel plans that led into his qualifying round in Minneapolis and how he wanted to leave after eight holes and a weather delay. He also shares about the emotional phone call he made to his player Erik van Rooyen once he qualified and how much he's ...
Jul 26, 2023•20 min
Ep 148: The links golf experience in Scotland w/Stephen Proctor
Golf Historian Stephen Proctor joins the show and we discuss what we love about playing links golf in Scotland-with a focus on courses outside the Open rota like Montrose Golf Links, Crail, North Berwick, and Royal Dornoch. What does it feel like to spend time in the town of St. Andrews and enjoy its people? We explore that and other topics as well. Thanks to the Angus Concil and Visit Scotland for the chance to play Montrose and other links courses north of St. Andrews in Angus County....
Jul 22, 2023•54 min
Ep 147: Stewart Cink on 2009 Open stories, Tom Watson, Tour/LIV merger & starting on Champs Tour
Tour veteran Stewart Cink shares some of his favorite 2009 Open Championship stories of beating Tom Watson in a playoff, shares what it's like to have wife Lisa as his new caddie, and how much he's enjoying playing with his old friends recently on the Champions Tour..
Jul 11, 2023•41 min
Ep 146: Cam Smith talks 2022 Open Championship win and celebration, St Andrews, and life on LIV Golf
Cam Smith joined the pod pre-merger at LIV Golf DC at the end of May. For a wide-ranging 11 mins we chat about his 2022 Open Championship win, drinking beers out of the claret jug, celebrating the win back home in Florida, how much he loves playing LIV Golf with his Ripper GC teammates, and more.
Jul 10, 2023•15 min
Ep 145: Rickie Fowler on playing in final groups, the 2014 Open close call and tips for our game
Rickie Fowler shared what he does to slow things down when he's playing in final groups and recalled moments from his close call at the 2014 Open Championship at this year's venue Hoylake on this episode. We also explore some of Fowler's key tips for us weekend golfers with driving, chipping, and bunker shots. This interview is from March 2023 at Bay Hill.
Jun 18, 2023•17 min
Ep 144: Meet 4 US Open Qualifiers including 3 amateurs headed to their 1st US Open
We often see names on a US Open leaderboard that we don't recognize. Here's a chance to get to know three of those amateurs who made it through the Final Qualifier on Golf's Longest Day including college players.
Jun 12, 2023•19 min
Ep 143: Abe Ancer pre-PGA/LIV partnership on life on LIV Golf, being part of a team with Sergio Garcia, the US Open & more
Before the PGA Tour and LIV partnered together, we caught up with Abe Ancer on life on LIV Golf, being part of a team with Sergio Garcia, the US Open & much more.
Jun 10, 2023•13 min
Ep 142: Patrick Reed talks social media, how media portrays him & the vibe between Tour players and LIV golfers at majors. Sergio Garcia talks US Open qualifying and more
From LIV Golf DC, Patrick Reed joins and shares his thoughts on social media, how the media portrays him and the vibe between LIV golfers and PGA Tour players at majors. Sergio Garcia also joins briefly for a chat about qualifying for the US Open and the importance of Brooks Koepka's PGA Championship win.
May 25, 2023•17 min
Ep 141: Adam Scott on his 2013 Masters win and listener questions on Twitter about the best storyline this week and the best day to attend the Masters
Adam Scott joined for a short chat about his 2013 breakthrough Masters win. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the win. Scott remembers the closing holes and the playoff against Angel Cabrera in the fading light from that rainy finish in 2013. He also explains why he thinks he plays Augusta so well, even to this day. Garrett also discusses your answers on Twitter on what would be the best storylines on Masters Sunday and what's the best day to attend the Masters as a fan.
Apr 03, 2023•21 min
Ep 140: Shane Lowry and Mackenzie Hughes on The Masters, their games, majors, tips for our game
Shane Lowry joins for a short interview about the Masters and what he's learned about Augusta National in 7 tournaments there. He also looks at the other major venues for this year including LACC which he's played and expects a great test from. Mackenzie Hughes talks about why he thinks his game suits Augusta National as he approaches his fourth Masters. Hughes also gives insightful tips for us weekend golfers about how to improve our putting, green reading, and driving.
Mar 28, 2023•22 min
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