EDGA GOLFERS FIRST PODCAST

In episode 11 of the EDGA Golfers First Podcast, we give you an update on the latest tournament news from EDGA. 

You can hear a short clip from series two of the HOW I PLAY series, which is from Germany's Timo Klischan, and his national team coach Duncan Hanack. 

We reveal a brand new EDGA Ambassador who has enjoyed three careers and two lives. European Tour star Tony Johnstone has joined our quest to raise awareness of golf for the disabled.

And finally, we also play a clip from this week's PING Profile, featuring American Kenny Bontz.

So let's get to Episode eleven.  

In this episode you can hear four clips from Podcasts, and YouTube shows that EDGA has been involved in.

EDGA Ambassador Paul Waring and EDGA’s Brendan Lawlor featured on ‘Down the Line’ by Alex Evans - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJhnfcx2L_k&t=1399s

You can hear a short clip from series two of the HOW I PLAY series. This time Belgium's Adem Wahbi is joined by PGA Professional Marcus Bell.

For once I was on the other side of the microphone when guesting on the excellent Brain Booster Podcast by Karl Morris. You can hear the full interview on Apple Podcasts - The Brian Booster, or at https://podcasts.apple.com/…/karl-morris-the-…/id1258525394…

And finally, we also play a clip from this week's PING Profile which features Tony Poole, the Kiwi that made his home in Texas, https://www.edgagolf.com/profiles/58-tony-poole/

So let’s get to episode ten of the EDGA Golfers Podcast.

With still lots of uncertainty about what the future will look like post Covid-19, one thing we can be sure of, is that we are two weeks nearer to it being over than it was when I last spoke with you. EDGA has been extremely busy over this period. The Eligibility Team are working through the application processes, the Tournament Team are rescheduling events where possible and updating the regulations, and the Development Team are working virtually with the four member countries who successfully applied for a project with our eight step development plan, supported by The R&A.

In this episode we give some background to the decision of European Tour star Paul Waring to join the EDGA team as an Ambassador.

We update the current situation on tournaments including discussions around the European Championship and EDGA Badged events.

You can hear a short clip from series one of the HOW I PLAY series. This time it is from the reigning European Champion - Juan Postigo.

And finally we also play a clip from this weeks PING Profile which features Luis Ceola from Padova in Italy

So let’s get to Episode nine of the EDGA Golfers Podcast.

Although much of the world is socially distancing, isolating and in some cases quarantining, social interaction over the internet and telephone lines has reached an all time high. Personally I have now spoken with over 150 EDGA players, from those countries that have been on the front pages of the news, Itlay, Spain, the UK and now the United States, along with players in other affected countries.

Of course with pretty much all tournament play now postponed, golfers, coaches and therapists are looking to get their golf fix in some other way. EDGA recently launched our How I Play series. The "HOW I PLAY by EDGA", series features golfers with a variety of impairments share their experience and the strategies of how they adapt or adjust to perform to the best of their ability. You will be able to hear a short clip of Episode 1 with Mike Jones.

We also play a clip from this weeks PING Profile which features Helena Brobeck and Pieter van Duijn who talk us through the formative years of EDGA.

Over the last couple of weeks the world has taken on a very different feel. As governments scramble to deal with the spread of Covid-19, every facet of our daily life has been changed.

In this edition of the EDGA podcast we have included the EDGA statement on Badged events, we explain where we are with discussions on the now postponed 2020 European Championship, play a clip from this weeks PING Profile of Pedro Sottomayor and tell the story of Mike Jones.

In this episode we give a quick update on the Presidents Cup at Formby Hall, give you an insight into last weeks IGF and EDGA Consensus meeting which took place in London and looked at matters of eligibility.

We give you an update on how Covid-19 has affected the opening tournament of the EDGA season as the MENA Tour postpones the last six tournaments of its season.

So let’s get to another full episode of the Golfers First Podcast

In this episode we give an update on the MENA Tour entries, tell you a little about EDGA’s new event, the Southport Golf Coast Classic at Formby Hall, speak to all round good guy and rules official Rob Moss, who tells us about his experience at the R&A TARS course in St Andrews, and finally we give you an insight into how and why the ever popular EDGA Profiles came in to being.

So let’s get to another full episode of the Golfers First Podcast

This weeks Podcast is given over to findings from the recent EDGA Player survey which was distributed to 1,000 players in October 2019 and was open for 21 days. 

This week EDGA spoke at the Golf Course Association of Europe conference entitled, “European Golf Business Conference and Tech Show” in Cascais, Portugal. EDGA had been invited to do a session on the opportunities for the golf industry around golf for the disabled.

And finally we are able to reveal EDGAs newest member which is the Ukraine Golf Federation.

So let’s get to another full episode of the Golfers First Podcast

This warm-weather edition of the EDGA Golfers First Podcast visits Florida, Jordan, Melbourne and California. For good measure, we also have a short visit to Scotland.

I caught up with The MENA Tour Tournament Director Wayne Johnson in Jordan. The MENA Tour has just completed its qualifying school, but only a couple of days ago announced a collaboration with EDGA which opens up an opportunity for players who are looking to sharpen their competitive games to the professional level.

Val Wright of Scottish Golf explains how the EDGA backed Alfred Dunhill Links Foundation project, is rolling out in Scotland and the potential benefits for the game.

This weeks Player profile by Ping features Californian Dennis Duchi, who’s life was turned upside down, through a skiing accident. The profile can be seen on our website edgagolf.com/profiles or heard on the Tough Love and second chances podcast.

Golf is always being played somewhere in the world of EDGA. So in this episode, we hear from Dan Aldrich, of the North American One-Armed Golfer Association. The organisation has just completed a winter regional tournament in Florida.

So let’s get to Episode 3 of the Golfers First EDGA Podcast.

EDGA hit the ground running in 2020 with lots of activity behind the scenes. In this episode I caught up with the leader of the Net Ranking Rodney Reimer of Canada, our Director of Development Mark Taylor who talks about the EDGA eight step development programme which the R&A have got behind. Director of Golf Paul Phoi from Tiblisi Hills talks about the course and the charm of the town and people of Georgia, and we preview this weeks Tough Love and Second Chances Podcast, featuring Gianna Rojas.