Flagstick Podcast

After a very busy week away, the Flagstick Podcast returns with a show full of news and with plenty of analysis on the return of the LPGA Tour to Canada.

The CP Women's Open has not been conducted since 2019 due to the pandemic and fans turned out in droves at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club to see some of the most talented golfers on the planet.

We have a full wrap-up of the week including the win by Paula Reto, the takeaway for Brooke Henderson, and Lorie Kane's 30th and final CP Women's Open. We also discuss the impact on the local community and how the golf course and infrastructure made the tournament one to remember.

On the lesson tee Kevin Haime talks triggers to start your golf swing, and in Product Watch we dive into the winner's bag of Paula Reto and discuss some equipment trends on the LPGA TOUR that the average golfer should be paying attention to.

It's the week prior to the LPGA coming to playing in our backyard so you know the CP Women's Open has to dominate the show. We take a look at the history of the LPGA tournament in Ottawa, the tremendous field scheduled to play, what we think the atmosphere will be like, and many more angles on the championship.

As alwas there is plenty of news to share on regional and Canadian golf events, from OVGA tournaments and Hall fo Fame inductions to the success of players in the recent Canada Cup tournament.

In the tip this show, Kevin Haime shows how one-hand golf swings can help you learn to improve multiple aspects of your golf swing, while Product Watch has us exploring autonomous powered golf carts.

We also announce the winners of our YouTube contest presented by Cleveland Golf and Srixon Golf.

Updates coming at you this week on the Flagstick.com PGA of Ottawa Tour and the Zone Championship, the 81st Eastern Ontario Golf Championship, and the growing field for the 2022 CP Women's Open.

In Product Watch we discuss our own WITB (What's In The Bag) but focus on everything NOT golf clubs to allow every day golfers a look at what low handicap players and pros carry with them to the golf course.

In our feature interview we could have brought you some boring talk with a breakdown of the legalities happening between the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf but instead we thought we'd bring you some content that really matters - an interview with an excited ten-year-old, Landon Touchette, who just made his first hole in one.

It's been a busy last two weeks and we have plenty of news to share this week from our recent coverage of everything from Ottawa Valley Golf Association tournaments to the Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship.

In Product Watch we dive into the proliferation of special edition golf shoes - what they are and what we like about them.

Kevin and Jake Haime stop in from The Lesson Tee with some thoughts on having a better arm structure in the golf swing, and in the Back Nine we explore golf trips to Prince Edward Island, their popularity, and why golfers are flocking there to spend their vacations.

After a week hiatus due to technical issues, the boys are 1,300 kilometres apart but still getting together for Epsiode 15.

We catch you up on all the latest golf news from the Ottawa Valley with a recap of Intersectional play and the Senior Championships, share the name of the winner for the Senior Invitational at Brockville Country Club, and discuss the plan for the new home of Golf Canada and several more golf associations.

In the Lesson Tee with Kevin Haime, he provides a quick way to help you work on your chipping; and we address that area of the game even more in Product Watch where we give you the details on the new PING ChipR.

In our Back 9 feature interview, we sat down with 14 year-old Carlee Meilleur of Lansdowne, Ontario just moments after she won the Ontario Women's Amateur Championship for an in-depth talk about the victory, what it means, and more about her journey in golf.

We think you'll enjoy her perspective, which is well beyond her years.

It's that time of year when golf course ranking lists begin to appear all over the world.

Of course, what you think about them and their merit is up to you, but we take the time on the Back 9 this week to have a spirited discussion on the topic. Do they hold merit, are they misunderstood by golfers, courses, and marketers, and what value do they have beyond being the centre of debate? We give our take based on years of experience around them and trying to run an opinion-based rating from readers through the years.

On the** Front 9** we catch you up with the latest Ottawa Valley, Ontario, and Quebec golf tournament news, and in Product Watch we talk about some of our favourite styles of golf books, with some examples of ones we have enjoyed through the years.

On the** Lesson Tee**, Kevin and Jake Haime explore "bounce" on wedges and its role in helping you to hit better chips and pitches.

It's a jam-packed show this week as Jeff and Scott record after attending the CP Women's Open Media Day at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club.

Before they get deep into that they cover off some chatter about the Alexander of Tunis Championship, update you on the progress on Kurtis Barkley and his latest results in Ireland on the G4D (Golf For Disabled) Tour, and share some news on the latest Ontario Golf Hall of Fame induction announcements, including an award for somebody familiar.

We give you some details from our day at Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club including the some news on players commitments for the 2022 CP Women's Open and a first-hand look at the golf course that had more than 1100 trees decimated by a storm in late May.

Kevin Haime shows you how to minimize your wrist action in the swing and we take a closer look at the Srizon ZX-7 irons in product Watch.

In the Back Nine we have sit down interviews with CP Women's Open Tournament Director Ryan Paul, the legendary Lorie Kane, and 11-time LPGA TOUR winner Brooke Henderson.

Golf tournament season is ramping up an we have a deep line-up of notes to share this week on the Front Nine of the Flagstick Podcast.

Gord Percy, the 49th President of the PGA of Canada joins us for a feature interview on what we can expect from his tenure, we dive into one of the tools that helped Matt Fitzpatrick win the U.S. Open, and Kevin Haime shows us what he looks for in a golfer's takeaway to help the have better control of the game.

We also reveal some items from the tournament registration package for the 2022 Flagstick Two-Ball Championships, and have early details on a new contest coming up for our YouTube subscribers.

This episode is brought to you by TaylorMade Golf Canada with segment sponsorship by Greensmere G&CC, Metcalfe GC, Golf Sim Gurus, and the Kevin Haime Golf School.

After a week away (with good reason) the Flagstick Podcast returns. Scott spent the entirety of last week on a special and personal assignment that surrounded the playing of the 2022 RBC Canadian Open.

He shares his insight from the week in Etobicoke, Ontario, from both inside and outside the ropes. That includes the play of Rory, Justin Thomas, and Tony Finau, the Canada player angle, the overall success of the entire PGA TOUR event, and details of time spent with the two Canadians who survived the University of the Southwest golf team accident and, along with their families, were guests of Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum at St. George's Golf and Country Club and Islington Golf Club.

On the Front 9 we discuss the 11th LPGA TOUR win by Brooke Henderson, recent PGA of Ottawa and PLAY GOLF Junior Golf tour events, the Kingston Men's City Golf Championships, the upcoming Ontario Women's Match Play, and the opening of the new Short Game practice area at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club.

Kevin and Jake Haime share insight on the driver swing versus the iron swing, and in Product Watch we talk about factors that influence when you change out golf equipment for newer product.

Episode #10 is already here and this week we take a stroll down memory lane in the Back 9 to chat about pieces of golf equipment we played through the years and still have some fond memories.

On the Front 9 we update you on Ottawa area golf course recovery after last weekend's storm, bring you the latest results from the Flagstick.com PGA of Ottawa Tour, Ottawa Valley Golf Association, and PLAY JUNIOR GOLF Junior Tour, and provide Canadian updates on the Senior PGA Championship and next week's RBC Canadian Open.

On the Lesson Tee, Kevin Haime shows you how to smooth out your putting stroke, and the Product Watch segment has us comparing and contrasting distance measuring devices, putting GPS-based systems up against Laser Rangefinders.