In this episode, I'm joined by 1984 Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skater Scott Hamilton and LIV Golf's Chief Events Officer Ron Cross. Scott details his lifelong battle with cancer that he learned started at birth. Scott stopped growing at 4 years old and doctor after doctor either couldn't figure out why or misdiagnosed him. At one point his parents were told he had 6 months to live following a misdiagnosis of a disease he didn't have. Throughout his life, he's battled testicular cancer and an ongo...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 9Ep. 26
Mark Calcavecchia shares his experiences from playing in his final Open Championship a few weeks ago. We hear what it was like to stand on the Swilken Bridge and make that final wave to the fans that we've seen so many legendary players make. Mark also shares his thoughts on LIV Golf and what he might have said had Greg Norman presented him with this opportunity during his prime.
Aug 21, 2022•17 min•Season 9Ep. 25
Jon Goin updates us on all the great things going on at his course Timber Truss. Jon always puts the emphasis on how to create fun experiences first and then providing a great golf course to play. He talks about their use of single-rider Finn Scooters that ramp up the fun as well as the pace of play. We hear about the family-friendly simulators they have available year-round. Jon was also the Head Golf Professional and General Manager at TPC Southwind for several years. Southwind is the site of ...
Aug 21, 2022•31 min•Season 9Ep. 25
TP shares his disappointment about LIV Golf and the impact it's having on the game. As we wait to hear the details about the players-only meeting Tiger Woods earlier in the day, we speculate on what he might have been sharing. We also talk about whether it's time for the PGA Tour to at least reimburse players for their expense money if they don't make the cut. Since they seem to have more cash than they've let on, should players get reimbursed for their travel, lodging, food, and caddie expenses...
Aug 21, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 25
In this episode, I'm joined by Top Instructor Tom Patri, 1989 Open Champion Mark Calcavecchia, & Jon Goin, Owner of Timber Truss Golf Course in Olive Branch, Mississippi. TP shares his disappointment about LIV Golf and the impact it's having on the game. As we wait to hear the details about the players-only meeting Tiger Woods earlier in the day, we speculate on what he might have been sharing. We also talk about whether it's time for the PGA Tour to at least reimburse players for their expe...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 9Ep. 25
Check out this special segment of Next on the Tee featuring my guest Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor Tim Cusick. Tim shares his thoughts on: The latest updates from the PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas. Preparation for next year's Sr. PGA Championship. How he was named a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor. Why Texas players are so good playing in windy conditions and how we can be too. Tips for fixing the over-the-top pull hook. How to make more putts....
Aug 16, 2022•36 min•Season 9Ep. 24
Former Champions Tour Pros Bob Friend Jr. & Donnie Hammond join me. Hear stories from their playing careers plus they drop their thoughts on: LIV Golf Out working other players One of the all-time great college coaches Buddy Alexander. Greg Norman Why Cam Smith shouldn't join LIV. Why the PGA Tour should reimburse expense money to players who miss the cut. Augusta National lengthening the 13th hole. Could the LPGA survive if there's a LIV Women's Tour St. Andrews without wind. Are majors jus...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 9Ep. 23
John Mahaffey shares his thoughts on The Open Championship and his experiences playing in 4 of them. We also hear about the advice Lee Trevino gave him that improved his short game and driving accuracy. I get John's thoughts on LIV Golf, his amazing comeback from 7 strokes down with 14 holes to play to win the 1978 PGA Championship, and how he's giving back to the game.
Aug 07, 2022•26 min•Season 9Ep. 21
Shaun Micheel weighs in with his thoughts on the Open Championship and his experience playing in the 2005 Open at St. Andrews. We also go back to 1998 when Shaun won the Singapore Open, an important tournament on the Asian Tour whose winners include major champions like Adam Scott, Angel Cabrera, and Sergio Garcia plus Matt Kuchar.
Aug 07, 2022•29 min•Season 9Ep. 21
In this segment, I'm joined by my Thursday Nigh Tailgate Co-Host Bob Lazzari and Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube. Bob and Nathan talk about the storied history of The Travelers Championship going back to the days when it was the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open. We also hear about the course at TPC River Highlands, the drama and heartbreak that took place this year on the 72nd hole this year, plus the impact that LIV Golf will have on the tournament field going forwa...
Aug 07, 2022•53 min•Season 9Ep. 21
In this special episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by one of the all-time great broadcasters, Brian Katrek. I've admired Brian's work for a long time. He's the gold standard in broadcasting. In this bonus edition, Brian shares his thought on: The late start he got in the game. The influence Greg Powers had on him and his career. His experience caddying on the PGA, Champions, and LPGA Tours. How he got his start in broadcasting. Plus his thoughts on LIV Golf....
Jul 29, 2022•57 min•Season 9Ep. 22
Former PGA Champions John Mahaffey & Shaun Micheel plus my Thursday Night Tailgate Co-Host Bob Lazzari and Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube join me. John Mahaffey shares his thoughts on The Open Championship and his experiences playing in 4 of them. We also hear about the advice Lee Trevino gave him that improved his short game and driving accuracy. I get John's thoughts on LIV Golf, his amazing comeback from 7 strokes down with 14 holes to play to win the 1978 PGA Cha...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 9Ep. 21
Rob Strano shares his thoughts on this year's Open Championship, the media's fixation on Tiger Woods, the strategy mindset shift players need to make when playing links golf, and what's coming up on his TV show The Golf Kingdom. Mark Wiebe won the 2013 Senior Open Championship. We get his perspective on what it's like to play in an Open Championship, who he likes at this year's tournament, what strategy changes players need to make to be successful playing links golf, and what his reaction would...
Jul 15, 2022•22 min•Season 9Ep. 20
Rob Strano shares his thoughts on this year's Open Championship, the media's fixation on Tiger Woods, the strategy mindset shift players need to make when playing links golf, and what's coming up on his TV show The Golf Kingdom.
Jul 15, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 20
Bill Bergin, Rees Jones, and Duane Horton from The McLemore join me in the final segment. We hear the exciting announcement that a second 18-hole course is being developed on the property. It will be called The Outpost and the course will contain 5 holes along the edge of Lookout Mountain providing incredible vistas. We also hear about Bill Bergin's experience playing in the 1984 Open Championship at St. Andrews when he shot 66 in the 3rd round, which was the low round of the tournament. Rees Jo...
Jul 14, 2022•37 min•Season 9Ep. 20
Talking Open Championship with Rob Strano, & Mark Wiebe, plus a big announcement about what's going on at The McLemore with Course Co-Designers Bill Bergin & Rees Jones, plus McLemore CEO Duane Horton. Rob Strano shares his thoughts on this year's Open Championship, the media's fixation on Tiger Woods, the strategy mindset shift players need to make when playing links golf, and what's coming up on his TV show The Golf Kingdom. Mark Wiebe won the 2013 Senior Open Championship. We get his ...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 9Ep. 20
In this segment of Next on the Tee, TP lets us know how he feels about LIV Golf & Ian Poulter. We discuss the rumors that 3 more of the Top 30 players could be headed to LIV after the Open Championship. We also get tips on how to improve our mental approach, how to put a poor shot in the rearview mirror, and not get ahead of ourselves when we're playing really well.
Jul 09, 2022•26 min•Season 9Ep. 19
In this segment of Next on the Tee, Bob Grissett gives us his list of the best ball strikers of all-time, including what made them so good. We hear about the phone conversation Bob had with Ben Hogan. We also hear the gruesome details of Tiger's injuries following his 2021 car accident. According to the doctor, Tiger's right leg was only attached by a few tendons.
Jul 09, 2022•23 min•Season 9Ep. 19
In this segment of Next on the Tee I'm joined for a 6th time by long-time favorite Chris Sheehan. Chris is the Head Golf Professional at one of the oldest golf courses in the country, the Pittsburgh Field Club. We hear all about the course's rich history, from the numerous legendary course designers who have lent a hand in designing or updating the course, to the incredible legend of the 18th hole where legend has it that some members died trying to climb the steep incline from tee to green, to ...
Jul 09, 2022•23 min•Season 9Ep. 19
In this segment of Next on the Tee, we meet Kyle Groth, Co-Founder, and CEO of Whiskers Laces, a company that makes quality shoelaces that add a splash of color to your golf shoes, dress shoes, boots, and/or sneakers. We hear how a kid from Del Ray Beach, Florida played his college baseball at Cornell University. We also learn where the idea for Whiskers Laces came from and the varieties that already got me buying nearly a dozen pairs. Set your shoes apart by checking out their great laces and c...
Jul 09, 2022•19 min•Season 9Ep. 19
In this edition, I'm joined by 3 of the Top Instructors in the game Tom Patri, Bob Grissett, and Chris Sheehan, plus Kyle Groth of Whiskers Laces. Tom Patri and I talked about the latest players to go over to join the LIV Tour plus the rumors that 3 more of the Top 30 players could be next. We also get tips for how to improve our mental approach regarding how to put a poor shot in the rearview mirror and not get ahead of ourselves when we're playing really well. Bob Grissett breaks down some of ...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 9Ep. 19
In this week's final segment of Next on the Tee, Michael Breed talks about his dream to play Major League Baseball and the time when he pitched back-to-back games one righthanded and the other lefthanded. We hear about something near and dear to his heart, the endowment fund he started for the men's golf team at his college alma mater Randolph-Macon College in honor of his coach Ted Keller. Michael also shares the story about his experience qualifying for and then playing in the 1994 Greater Har...
Jul 02, 2022•33 min•Season 9Ep. 18
In this segment, Dottie Pepper shares the story of how she became the first On-Course Commentator in Master's history and Tiger's surprise when he saw her walking inside the ropes. We hear stories of how she was able to get into Augusta National and down Magnolia Lane to see the final round of the 1987 Masters when she was a senior at Furman, plus, as a Seve fan, her disappointment when he hit his 2nd shot in the water on 15 during the final round of the '86 Masters. She answers Matthew Laurance...
Jul 02, 2022•25 min•Season 9Ep. 18
In this segment of the show, Nick O'Hern and I start off talking about what we'll learn in his new book "How To Play Your Best Golf, Strategies From A Tour Pro. I also get Nick's thoughts on players going over to the LIV Tour, what his strategy was that allowed him to beat Tiger Woods twice in World Match Play events, plus why players insist on going for the pin on 12 at Augusta National during the final round when we've seen so many of those shots wind up in Rae's Creek.
Jul 02, 2022•19 min•Season 9Ep. 18
2 time Major Champion Dottie Pepper, the only player to beat Tiger Woods twice in match play Nick O'Hern, & one of the Top Instructors and Host of A New Breed of Golf, Michael Breed, join me... Dottie Pepper became the first On-Course Commentator in Master's history. She shares the story of how that came about, plus Tiger's surprise when he saw her inside the ropes. She also tells the stories of how she was able to get into Augusta National and down Magnolia Lane to see the final round of th...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 9Ep. 18
Charlie Mechem has a new book out titled: "Arnie & Jack, Stories Of My Long Friendship with Two Remarkable Men". Listen in as Charlie shares several of the stories in the book including, how he convinced them to co-design The King & The Bear Course at the World Golf Village when neither wanted to do it. We hear how differently both men viewed playing golf when they got older. Charlie tells the hilarious story of how Arnie couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't go for it on 13 & 15 a...
Jun 25, 2022•22 min•Season 9Ep. 17
Our resident Director of Instruction Tom Patri shares his concerns about the LIV Tour, the proposed changes the PGA Tour is looking to make for next season, and if Will Zalatoris was his student, what he would have said to him Sunday night after his third 2nd place finish in a major. We also Tom's a tip on whether to forward press or not to forward press.
Jun 25, 2022•23 min•Season 9Ep. 17
Debbie O'Connell is annually recognized by the LPGA as a Top 50 Instructor. We delve deeply into our mental approach. We hear about what "flow state" is, her Keys To A Champion Mindset, how to not listen to our inner critic, plus how to stay in the moment when we're on pace to shoot our best round ever and our buddies say things like, "hey if you par the last 2 holes you'll break 80."
Jun 25, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 17
Steven Yellin delves deeply into brain function and how we've grooved our swings but our mind is what normally gets in the way of hitting consistently good shots. We learn about turning our intellect off, finding wholeness and the key element being the moment before we start our backswing.
Jun 25, 2022•24 min•Season 9Ep. 17
Our resident Director of Instruction Tom Patri shares his concerns about the LIV Tour, the proposed changes the PGA Tour is looking to make for next season, and if Will Zalatoris was his student, what he would have said to him Sunday night after his third 2nd place finish in a major. Debbie O'Connell is annually recognized by the LPGA as a Top 50 Instructor. We delved deeply into our mental approach. We hear about what "flow state" is, her Keys To A Champion Mindset, how to not listen to our inn...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 9Ep. 17
