VJ is back on the podcast this week. We talk about Ally Ewing's big win in Ohio, insight into her win, advice for golfers of all skill levels and how to be a better organized golfer.
Coach Zach Byrd joins us this week. He took over the women's golf program at Purdue earlier this summer and has hit the ground running. He is an incredible recruiter, motivator and will do a great job taking over at Purdue for Devon Brouse who was there for 25 years. Zach played at Coastal Carolina alongside Dustin Johnson, spent 10 years traveling the world as a professional before getting into coaching college golf. Helped coach Ole Miss to a SEC Championship and national championship team as ...
2 Time Mississippi Women's State Amateur Champion Mary Langdon Hardman joins us this week. We talk about life as a PGA TOUR Kid, her love of sports and how she got her late start playing competitive golf. Now a mother of 2, she was the medalist at the USGA Women's Mid-Am qualifier at Houston CC making it to the national tournament 2 years in a row. She just happens to be my oldest daughter.
This week's guest in Michigan Women's Golf Coach Jan Dowling now in her 10th season. She grew up outside Toronto before heading to the USA to play her college golf at Kent State. Jan played professionally for a couple of years before returning to Kent State to start her coaching career there as an assistant. She also spent time at University of Florida and Tennessee before becoming the head coach at Michigan. While at Michigan they have reached the NCAA Championship 4 different times including t...
We are back for season 6 and can't wait for everyone to get to know a few more college coaches along the way and many more of our guests. This week we have Mike McGraw the Baylor Men's Golf Coach with us with some great insight to college golf. He has been part of 3 National Championship teams over the years including stops at Oklahoma State, Alabama and he has turned the Baylor Men's Golf Team into a very competitive team both in the Big 12 as well as nationally.
We have the new Indiana University Women's Golf Coach Brian May with us this week. We get to know Brian better in this week's episode and relive his journey beginning as a club pro at Frankfurt CC to coaching at the college level. He spent 5 years in the club professional business before spending 8 years as the assistant for the Kentucky Women's program which is now a top 25 team nationally. He will be successful in resurrecting Indiana Women's golf back to both a Big 10 contender and national c...
This week we have Oregon Ducks Women's Golf Coach Derek Radley on the podcast. He graduated from Ferris State, worked as a golf instructor for several years, also he is married to Sara Brown who played the LPGA and was on Golf Channel's Big Break He caddied for her for a couple of years on the LPGA before he took the assistant women's golf coach job at Arizona where they won a NCAA Championship in 2018. He just finished his 4th season at Oregon after winning the 2022 PAC-12 and runner-up at the ...
We chat with Tom Shaw Abilene Christian Men's Golf Coach. They won the WAC for the first time in school history and qualified for the NCAA Regionals for the first time as well. Tom tells us about the rollercoaster finish to the conference tournament and the nerves that went with it, what it means to the program and how they will prepare for the regionals in California at the Stockton Regional. We also go back in time when he was a player at Georgia Tech under legendary Coach Puggy Blackmon, prof...
Garrett Runion LSU Women's Golf Coach joins us again to recap the Stanford Regional where his LSU Women's Golf Team punched their ticket to Greyhawk for the NCAA Championships. He was named SEC Co-Coach of the year and has rebuilt the program to a top 15 ranking this season after winning the SEC for first time in 30 years. We go over all 6 regionals and who made it and who missed. 6 regionals 4 teams advance and 2 individuals from each regional.
Coach Ryan Cabbage returns to the podcast to update us on Charlotte's Conference USA Title and another solid season for the Men's Golf Team. We preview the Men's NCAA Regional sites which are scheduled for May 16-18 2022 where 5 teams from each of the 6 regional sites will qualify for the NCAA Championship at Greyhawk CC in Arizona. We talk about Yale Golf Club where Charlotte is headed and the team atmosphere as they enter the post season.
Jim catches up with Scott Limbaugh, Men's Golf Coach at Vanderbilt now in his 10th season at the helm of one premier programs in men's college golf. Vandy just won back to back SEC Championships a week ago over Florida. They will be the #1 Seed at the Palm Beach Gardens Regional at PGA National. Scott gives us a little inside to the success that Vandy has had since he took over in 2012 and what to expect for the post season.
We have Ben Daughan, Coordinating Producer Tournaments, Golf Channel. He grew up in Maine, played college golf at Rollins College where he was on the winning National Championship team with PGA Tour player Rob Oppenheim. He started out as an intern for Golf Channel and has spent 20 years in several key roles. Ben tells us some fun stories about his early days with Golf Channel, his most memorable show and gives us an insight to producing golf both in studio and live coverage.
This is Jim's final Masters Diary Episode. His recap of Masters Saturday and the recap of special guest 2-Time Masters Winner Ben Crenshaw conversation on Golf Channel's Live From The Masters set. He talks about the leaders, Tiger Woods day, what to expect for the final day, insight to the prep for the show and of course his conversation with Ben Crenshaw. Ben goes over the entire hole location sheet with the crew and Jim recaps some of his questions to Ben. Enjoy.
Jim recaps Friday cut day at The Masters plus his conversations with Tom Watson and Raymond Floyd from the Golf Central Live From Set. Tiger makes the cut on a brutal Augusta National after a poor start, Tom Watson tells us how he dealt with nerves and his quest for the career grand slam. We talk with Raymond Floyd about the zone and his description of it, mentorship and what he is most proud of. Both tell us how to play Augusta National in the wind Enjoy.
What a Thursday at The Masters is was. Tiger Woods makes his comeback and he didn't disappoint. His 71 opening round was amazing. We sat down with Jack Nicklaus on Live From The Masters and I recap our visit with him and some of the questions that we asked him. My best day covering golf.
Tim Yelverton, short game instructor at Old Waverly Golf Club joins us to discuss and recaps the prep for this year's Masters. He is working with Kevin Kisner and Sepp Straka this week at Augusta National as they prepare for this week's Masters. We talk how they have prepared, strategy and how the golf course has changed since Monday.
This week I will be doing a daily diary from The Masters. Today's podcast is recap of Tuesday practice round. Big buzz around the media center as Tiger Woods announces he intends on playing this week. Can you say Comeback 3? I recap today's Live From The Masters Show with my take from Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Tiger's press conferences.
We are excited to have the most recent PGA Tour Winner Chad Ramey returning to the podcast to tell us about his big win at the Corales Puntacana Championship in his rookie season. He won in 2022 on the Korn Ferry Tour in Maine to secure his PGA Tour card for this season. He grew up on a 9 hole course in Fulton MS, played his college golf at Mississippi State and now is a PGA Tour Winner.
Jim catches up with an old friend from college golf. It's Jack Larkin winner of the 1979 US Jr. Boys Championship, UGA standout, has played in a US Amateur in 5 different decades a total of 17 USGA combined events in his career. We talk about balancing family, job and still staying very competitive among the over 50 gang. Great advice for junior golfers and parents.
We caught up with Jerry Haas, now in his 25th season at Wake Forest as the Men's Golf Coach. He played professionally for 10 years after an All-American college career at Wake Forest. His Uncle Bob Goalby won the 1968 Masters and multiple tournaments on both PGA and Champions Tour. His brother Jay also a multiple winner on both PGA and Champions Tour. Great advice for players of all levels. #WakeForestMGolf #NCAACollegeGolf
Charlie Ewing rejoins us on this week's podcast. He is in his second year as the head coach of the Mississippi State Women's Golf Team. We talk about his first year at the helm and their dream run during the SEC Tournament losing to Auburn in the finals. He tells us how he and his wife Ally juggle her LPGA schedule and his coaching duties and relive her two LPGA wins. We talk about the fall season and what lies ahead for the Bulldogs. @HailStateWG @allymc10 @HailState @LPGA
Joe LaCava joins us this week. He started caddying for his cousin 5-Time PGA Tour winner Ken Green in 1987 before switching over to Fred Couples bag where he was part of multiple tour wins including his 1992 Masters and 1996 Players Championship wins. Joe joined Tiger Woods in 2011 and is currently still on his bag. He was part of the historical 2019 Masters win in one of the best comebacks in sports. He tells some great stories from his hall of fame caddying career. @TigerWoods @fredcouplesgolf...
Get to know Diana Cantu, Tennessee Women's Golf Coach better in this week's podcast. She grew up in Monterey Mexico, played for the Lady Vols before getting into coaching. She was an assistant coach at Baylor before becoming the head coach at Maryland at 26 years old. Maryland improved in the 7 years that she was there making it to NCAA this past spring. We talk about this year's Lady Vols team and what lies ahead for them.
This will be one of our best podcast. We have Chicago White Sox Pitcher and former Mississippi State Bulldog Kendall Graveman. We talk about his College World Series experience and why playing for the MSU Bulldogs has been one of the high point so far in his career, his journey to Major League Baseball with all the ups and downs, injuries, dealing with being traded including the trade to the Astros in 2021, his Faith and how he is a husband first, dad second and baseball player 3rd.
Jim and Emma talk about growing up in a small town in Western Kentucky and her journey to the LPGA. She tells a great story on Nick Saban during her recruiting trip to Alabama and why she chose to play there in college. Winning US Women's Am, NCAA Individual title and the transition to the LPGA. The challenges of playing professionally and how she found her game again last season. #CallawayGolf #AlabamaWGolf #LPGA
We open up season 5 with former University of Tennessee women's golfer Golda Borst. She grew up in Sweden before making the trip over to the USA, was an assistant golf for LSU Women's Golf for 3 years, and now has been the head coach at Kentucky for 12 years. They made it to NCAA Championships last spring for the first time since 1992 and are ranked #34 nationally. @Kentuckywgolf @goldaborst @jensen_castle @ukcoachbmay
Jim and VJ Trolio review the 2021 golf season. They discuss Ally Ewing LPGA member and Chad Ramey a rookie on the PGA TOUR past tour season. Discussions on what to do during the winter months to keep your game sharp and some great insight from VJ on several other topics including college golf tips. Check it out today. #OnlyOneShot #LSUMGolf #OleMissMGolf #OldWaverly
Jim catches up with Allan Bratton, head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Allan was an All-American at OSU, 7 college wins, played the PGA Tour and has coached both the women and men at Oklahoma State. He won a NCAA Championship as a player and as a coach at OSU. The Cowboys are once again a top 5 team nationally. @OSUCowboysGolf @OSUcowgirlgolf @OSUBratton @RickieFowler @matthew_wolff5
Jim sits down with Dan Brooks Duke University Women's Golf Coach. His teams have won 7 NCAA Titles, 21 ACC Championships, 140 Team wins, 15 ACC Individual titles, 4 NCAA Individual title winners. Dan talks about his start in golf, how he got to Duke, building a winning tradition and what makes elite players elite. @DukeWGOLF #collegegolf #NCAAGolf
Jim has Garrett Runion LSU Women's Golf Coach back on for a second time. He was on in Season 1 Episode 14 back in April of 2020. He updates us on the progress of the LSU Women's Golf Team, review last season's run in the NCAA post season, and how the team has improved each week this fall including a big win at the inaugural Jack T Stephens Cup in Rogers Arkansas. @GRunionLSU @LSUWomensGolf #collegegolf #NCAAGolf
