This week's podcast details history in the making with Sam Puryear, the new men's and women's golf coach at Howard University. Sam has influenced many lives inside and outside of the game of golf, and was an instrumental cog in the system of revitalization of the East Lake area in Atlanta. He positively influenced and introduced golf to countless youths in the crime-infested, drug-stricken area near East Lake Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour Championship. Now, with the help of NBA's Steph Curry, ...
Aug 18, 2020•55 min•Season 2Ep. 43
We've waited until August for the first major championship of the 2020 calendar year, and we have the 2019 Low PGA Club Professional Rob Labritz joining us on this week's SCGS Podcast. Labritz is in San Francisco at Harding Park this week to compete in his 7th PGA Championship and brings us along for how he has prepared for this major, among many other topics. Listen to Rob's great thoughts about the game just before he goes toe-to-toe with the best players in golf and attempts to repeat his low...
Aug 04, 2020•55 min•Season 2Ep. 42
This edition of the Silver Club Podcast features the #2 ranked men's amateur in the world, Ricky Castillo. Castillo, who is a rising sophomore at the University of Florida, is embarking on three of the biggest events he could ever hope to play in; The Western Amateur, the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. We hear his thoughts on all three of these events as well as what drives him to succeed in the game of golf.
Jul 28, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 41
This episode features the duo of Will Smith and Mike McCartin of The National Links Trust whose plan includes the resurrection of three municipal courses in our nation's capital. East Potomac, Langston and Rock Creek are three courses that have major architectural and historical significance in the game of golf, but have not lived up to their potential as compelling public golfing venues. Smith and McCartin have aligned a few of the greatest architects of the modern era in Gil Hanse, Tom Doak an...
Jul 21, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 40
This new episode of the Silver Club Podcast brings in Jim McLean, World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame Instructor and owner of the World's #1 Golf School. Jim has taught countless players how to play better and has mentored dozens of instructors to achieve heights in the teaching world and beyond. Jim brings so much of his knowledge over his career to this podcast and explains the golf swing in a simple, yet effective manner. His also discusses his wonderful new book (15th published in his career), ...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This week's Silver Club Podcast chats with Neil Regan, the Club Historian at venerable Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY, host of the 2020 U.S. Open Championship. Hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan get to the bottom of Winged Foot's restoration by Gil Hanse as well as a view into how this great A.W. Tillinghast design will play in the fall as compared to the summer.
Jun 16, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 38
This week's Silver Club Podcast goes on location to Demon Deacon land in Winston Salem, NC to interview Head Coach Kim Lewellen, Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter, and players Emilia Migliaccio and Swing Liu...all of whom were instrumental in the Lady Deacs #1 ranking from Golfstat prior to the NCAA coming to an abrupt ending. Great people, players and coaches tell us everything we want to know about Wake Forest athletics and much more! This podcast drops on what would've been the final day of th...
May 27, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 37
This week's episode welcomes NBC/Golf Channel analyst Jerry Foltz. For over 20 years, Jerry has enlightened us on golf coverage with his quick wit, humor and thoughtful interview style. Well liked for his outgoing personality and deep knowledge of the game, Jerry dives into this weekend's Taylor Made Driving Relief Charity event featuring four of the best players in the game; Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff. These players will play for their respective charities whi...
May 14, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Is the game of golf an art or a science? This SCGS Podcast searches for that answer with Brett Cyrgalis, NY Post writer and author of a highly touted book, "Golf's Holy War" debuting today, May 5. Cyrgalis, an excellent player in his own right, tries to make sense in both sides of the argument of how golf has transformed over the years through technology.
May 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 35
This episode of the SCGS Podcast brings in Kelly Miller, lifelong amateur who has won club championships at two of the most hollowed grounds in golf; Seminole and Pine Valley. Miller, as President, runs two of the top courses in North Carolina at Pine Needles and Mid Pines. Among many great topics, listen to what the resort is doing to capture play in the era of a pandemic as well as what it was like having the late, great Peggy Kirk Bell as his mother-in-law.
Apr 28, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In a week that he should've been coaching his team at the SEC Championship, this week's podcast guest is J.C. Deacon. The University of Florida Men's Head Golf coach talks about his 2020 squad that features two Haskins Award finalist in Ricky Castillo and John Axelson. He also discusses what he learned playing with PGA Tour winner Ryan Moore at UNLV and how that propelled him to one of the best coaching positions in the country in Gainesville.
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 33
The SCGS Podcast goes for the two-fer this week with well-known @golfweek columnist & @GolfChannel contributor Eamon Lynch. Eamon opines about The Masters & its new November spot as well as the entire new golf landscape.
Apr 09, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 32
This podcast features Melbourne, Australia's Lukas Michel who won the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur in his first possible attempt at age 25 at Colorado Golf Club. He takes us through the ups and downs from his victory last fall to the postponement of the 2020 Masters and possible delay of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot as well due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 06, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Legendary NBC Play-By-Play Host Dan Hicks joins the Silver Club Podcast and brings us into his world of broadcasting golf, the Olympics as well as tells us about his wonderful marriage of 26 years strong to ESPN's Hannah Storm, a pioneer in sports broadcasting.
Mar 31, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This SCGS Podcast dives into the life of Karen Stupples, the 2004 Women's British Open Champion and 2x European Solheim Cup Team member and golf broadcaster. Karen helps us understand her upbringings in England and how she ultimately made to major championship stardom.
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 29
This edition of The SCGS Podcast dives into the life of consummate PGA Professional Bob Ford and his life in the game of golf. Bob dishes on the famed Seminole Pro-Member and how excited he and the club is about hosting the 2021 Walker Cup.
Feb 25, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 28
This final part of a multi-part series with the legendary (and fiery) Bob Toski discusses how he coached several LPGA and PGA Tour players over the years to major championship success and onto the Hall of Fame. In this episode, host Steve Scott helps to bring you closer to the stories that make up the fabric of the game.
Feb 06, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Part 2 of the podcast series with the legendary Bob Toski dives into stories of how he watched Ben Hogan practice, who gave him the nickname "The Mouse" and Brooks Koepka premonitions.
Jan 21, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Part 1 of a multi-part series with the legendary golf instructor Bob Toski is a must! He was the first living instructor inducted into the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame and has taught the greats of the game over the years. He was also the leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 1954 and shares his wealth of knowledge with our SCGS Podcast listeners.
Jan 10, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 25
This week's Silver Club Podcast covers the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and a few of the surrounding stories and players that encompass this do-or-die event. Steve and Colin take you inside the compelling and noteworthy people in the competitive game of golf.
Dec 12, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This SCGS Podcast features Hazeltine National's Head Professional Chandler Withington. He discusses being right in the middle of Team USA's success in the 2016 Ryder Cup, his thoughts about mentoring the next crop of PGA Professionals, and much more!
Oct 22, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This Silver Club Podcast showcases one of the best young teachers in the game with Boyd Summerhays. Boyd coaches top 15 ranked player in the world Tony Finau as well as guiding his son Preston (who joins us on the pod) to the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship this summer. Another can't miss episode of The SCGS Podcast!
Oct 01, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this Silver Club Podcast we talk to the victorious 2019 U.S. Walker Cup captain Nathaniel Crosby. Crosby discusses his team's recent come from behind victory at Royal Liverpool in England as well as his thoughts about being named captain of the 2021 U.S. Team at Seminole Golf Club.
Sep 17, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Our 20th episode of the Silver Club Podcast revisits with USGA's Jason Gore as we discuss everything from his extensive guitar collection to his latest role with golf's governing body.
Sep 09, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 20
It's Walker Cup week! On Part 1 of this SCGS Podcast with USGA's Jason Gore we discuss the Walker Cup, Jason's PGA Tour career as well as the 59 he shot in competition.
Sep 03, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This latest episode of the Silver Club Podcast was recorded live at Vinny Giles' home club, Kinloch Golf Club near Richmond, VA. Vinny recounts his time playing with Jack Nicklaus in the U.S. Open, what it was like to win the U.S. Amateur in 1972 after 3 runner-up finishes and why he remained an amateur golfer his entire life despite his amazing playing record.
Aug 23, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This episode of the Silver Club Podcast features the newly crowned Western Amateur Champion, Garett Rank. Rank has overcome cancer in his life and his "day job" is serving as an NHL referee. As a 31-year old mid-amateur, to win this prestigious event over the collegiate players is a feat unto itself.
Aug 09, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week's Silver Club Podcast revolves around the great stories of Ron Read, the starter at the U.S. Open from 1986-2010. Listen to what the scene was like in 1999 prior to starting Payne Stewart and Phil Mickelson as well as the great story of how the flag from the 17th green at Pebble Beach in 1982 finally got back to Tom Watson.
Jul 18, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week's Silver Club Podcast showcases the U.S., British and Canadian Senior Amateur Champion, Chip Lutz. Chip has had a career that has seen him accomplish almost everything possible as a senior amateur in the world. Listen to his great stories about learning from the great Byron Nelson, as well as his siblings unique names revolving around golf!
Jul 05, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Our Silver Club Podcast goes back in time today to discuss the birth of golf in Philadelphia and The East Falls Open, the longest surviving neighborhood golf tournament. It celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and has a long lineage to American golf. Chris Kallmeyer and Pete Trenham bring us the deep history of the great game in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
