Brad Gehl on Summer School, Q School, Caddy School

Brad Gehl returns to the pod to catch up on developmental tour life, or lack there of over the past year. The downtime created time to make a film, Summer School, which crosses the skateboarding and golf cultures.

We discuss the joys of city golf at Canal Shores (Chicago) and Rancho Park (LA).

Brad is dripped in a new LPGA #HoodieForGolf designed by Michelle Wie-West benefitting the LPGA Renee Powell Fund and the Clearview Legacy Foundation. The former provides needs-based grants to LPGA*USGA Girls Golf programs to help girls in Black communities participate in golf. This in the name of Renee Powell, the second Black player on the LPGA Tour. The latter helps endow and preserve the Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, OH. Renee’s father, Bill, established the golf club to counter racial discrimination he encountered returning from World War II. Today, Renee is the head pro at Clearview.

Brad has been on the bag recently for Michelle. He talks about the experience and his takeaways for his game.

He also looped for Justin Thomas at the PNC Championship where Justin and his father, Mike, took down the championship. Brad read one put and tried to give one line off the tee. Oh, and he range-findered a bunker on a Par 3 that led to the greatest meme video in the history of professional golf.

Fluff caddy sighting. Brad’s take? “Quickest first step in caddying.”

He discusses how COVID has affected the developmental tours and his plan for 2021.

HANGRY PROJECT & SUMMER SCHOOL. The Hangry Project was started by Brad and provides a stocked refrigerator at skate parks. This had led to meetings at city halls and now a short film “Summer School” that he wrote, shot and produced. Premieres in June. And check out the swag… approved by Augie - Swag Connoisseur.

We end with some glory days of junior and high school golf. Always fun to relive the moments of being a kid, especially when some of those kids are playing and winning on tour.