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Every week, GOLF’s writers run through the 10 most interesting topics in the sport. Featuring Dylan Dethier, Sean Zak, Claire Rogers, James Colgan, Michael Bamberger and special guests.

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Episodes

Lorne Rubenstein on His Tiger Woods Interview

Alan Bastable talks with Lorne Rubenstein, the writer on the other end of the Tiger Woods TIME interview. The two discuss Rubenstein's chase of the interview and go over what was left on the cutting room floor.

Dec 10, 2015•29 min

Alan Shipnuck

On this week’s episode of the Golf.com podcast host Alan Bastable talks with SI senior writer Alan Shipnuck about Tiger Woods’ exclusive interview with https://Time.com, the future for the future of golf, Jordan Spieth, and much more.

Dec 03, 2015•31 min

Golf Stats Guru Mark Broadie

Columbia Business professor and golf statistics savant Mark Broadie joins the GOLF.com podcast, where we discuss the game as analytically as possible. Mark goes in depth on his career chasing golf statistics, Jordan Spieth's great 2015 and a Tiger Woods record that will likely never be broken.

Nov 18, 2015•37 min

The Dan Plan: 10,000 hours of Practice

On this week’s episode of the Golf.com podcast host with former commercial photographer Dan McLaughlin who, in April 2010, quit his day job to become a professional golfer and possibly qualify for the PGA Tour. The Dan Plan was inspired by the 10,000 Hours Rule — the theory that any skill can be mastered with 10,000 hours of practice. Having never played 18 holes of golf in his life, Dan started his journey with just a putter. Now, more than 6,000 hours into his quest, Dan discusses his motivati...

Nov 06, 2015•31 min

Dottie Pepper

Alan Bastable sits down with former LPGA champion and current television broadcaster Dottie Pepper, who was recently hired by CBS to replace David Feherty as an on-course reporter for the 2015-16 PGA Tour season. Alan and Dottie discuss her new job, what it's like to be a woman covering the PGA Tour, the one broadcast she would like to take back and who out of the PGA’s “Big Three” impresses her the most.

Oct 28, 2015•39 min

Brandel Chamblee

Alan Bastable sits down with former PGA Tour player and current Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee http://twitter.com/chambleebrande to discuss everything from Chamblee’s golf game, his defeat of the late Payne Stewart in his lone PGA Tour win at the Greater Vancouver Open in 1998 and how he really feels about Tiger Woods (You might be surprised!)

Oct 14, 2015•42 min

Bandon Dunes Developer Mike Keiser

This week's edition of the Golf.com podcast brings you an interview from SI senior writer Alan Shipnuck with golf course developer Mike Keiser, owner of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. The two discuss Keiser's golf game, which courses he rates the highest, how Bandon Dunes came about and his plans to expand the resort with a sixth course, Bandon Muni. At the time of this podcast's recording, Keiser was still in negotiations with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to build the new 27-...

Oct 09, 2015•44 min

Phil Mickelson's Caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay

Sports Illustrated senior writer and golf expert Alan Shipnuck sits down with veteran caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay, who has carried the bags for Phil Mickelson for over 20 years, to discuss the new Jordan Spieth era and what it means for golf, and what it's really like to be side-by-side with Lefty on the green.

Apr 17, 2015•33 min

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