Golf: next on the tee

What a wonderful time last night on Next on the Tee talking with two of the Top Instructors in the game Tom Patri & Alison Curdt Golf plus 1992 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and one of the all-time great on course broadcasters Mark Carnevale. Get tips to help improve your game and mental approach plus insights on the PGA Championship, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, the upcoming playoffs, plus a whole lot more.

Tim Simpson is one of the best ball strikers of all-time and a 4 time winner on the PGA Tour. Ian Baker Finch won the 1991 Open Championship.

I talk with Tim about his college playing days at the University of Georgia and some of the great talent he played with and against in the SEC. We also talked about his experiences playing at Augusta National, his mental approach, and his 1990 season when he finished T5 in the US Open, T12 in the Open Championship, and T8 at the PGA Championship. 

Ian Baker-Finch shared his memories from his 1991 Open Championship, the year he spent with the Claret Jug, his early 90's success at Augusta National, the two times he's been hit with a golf ball while broadcasting, plus what to expect this week at the FedEx WGC Tournament.

Top Instructor Tom Patri, former President of HBO Sports & now Head of his own Production Company Ross Greenburg, and the CEO of TaylorMade Golf David Abeles Join Me...

TP shares a special guest, one of his junior players known affectionately as Jack "The Whack". We hear about the great progress Jack is making including winning a couple of tournaments at the end of last year. Tom also shares his thoughts on Jon Rahm becoming the #1 player in the world and the computer ranking system. We also talk about why Jack Nicklaus is completely tearing down the Muirfield Village Golf Course now that the tournament is over and we get a few short game tips from him as well.

Ross Greenburg talks about the 1962 US Open documentary he did for the USGA and how it was a dream come true doing a respective of that tournament with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. He also told us about what his first visit was like to Augusta National and the feature film and documentary he did on the 1980 US Hockey team.

David Abeles shared the pride he has in the brand's players and the big win Jon Rahm had at The Memorial tournament, becoming the #1 player in the world. He reacted to my statement regarding the media being focused on the wrong/negative story, the ball moving prior to Rahm's chip shot on #16, instead of his great victory. He also talked about the energy and excitement around their young players: Rahm, Morikawa, and Matt Wolffe.

Former BC Lions WR and Chairman of Els for Autism Marco Iannuzzi plus The Golf Channel's Damon Hack Join Me. Marco and I talk about his college football days at Harvard and the Grey Cup Championship he helped the BC Lions win during his rookie season. Marco has been playing golf for years and we hear when and how he got introduced to the game plus how CFL legendary WR Geroy Simon gave him a set of clubs only to turn around and charge him for them after Marco took all the skins one day. Marco also talked about the great charity work he does for Els for Autism, Multiple Sclerosis of Canada, plus several other charities and why that's important to him.

Damon Hack talks about the work he's doing on his golf game with our resident Director of Instruction and mutual good friend Tom Patri. We also talked in depth about the show he hosted this week on The Golf Channel called Race and Sports in America. We hear about some issues that Damon has had with the police in his past plus the comments and insights shared by Charles Barkley, Ozzie Smith, Steph Curry, Jimmy Rollins and Troy Mullins on the show. We also talk about the role that sports plays in bringing us all together.

Top Instructor Tom Patri, 1983 PGA Champion Hal Sutton, and former LPGA Commissioner Charlie Mechem join me.

Tom shares his thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau's and if it's impressive or a back injury waiting to happen. He also shares some tips for how to successfully hit shots from a downhill just outside of a greenside bunker plus an uphill fairway lie when the ball is above our feet. 

I'm excited to have Hal Sutton back with me. We talked about his 1983 PGA Championship victory, dealing with major championship pressure, what he did with the Wanamaker Trophy following his win, and his stories from being a part of 4 Ryder Cup teams and the Captain of the 2004 team.

Former LPGA Commissioner Charlie Mechem joined me a couple of weeks ago and was so entertaining that listeners and I wanted him back on the show as quickly as possible. We'll talk more about the great encounters he's had with legends like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Neil Armstrong, and Paul Brown.

We'll hear the story of how The Golf Channel got started and reaction for it closing in Orlando from the guy who got it started Michael Whelan. We'll also get reaction of spectatorless Tournaments and Covid-19 from Tour Caddies Andy Lano & Kip Henley.

Top Instructors Tom Patri and Rob Strano plus former LPGA Commissioner Charlie Meachem Join Me. I talk with Tom about The Golf Channel laying most of their Orlando employees off and moving to Stamford, Connecticut, his recent trip to play Oakmont with Bob Ford, the two players who have now tested positive for Covid-19 and if The Masters will be played if the patrons can't be there. Rob shares his putting drill using golf ball sleeves, how to successfully hit from a downhill, side hill lie, and his "stranogy" for hitting more greens in regulation. Former LPGA Commission Charlie Meachem talks about his time working with Arnold Palmer, how Jack Nicklaus recommended him for the job as Commissioner, his visits with Mickey Wright, his friendship with Neil Armstrong, and the party where he sat next to former President Nixon.

On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by my Thursday Night Tailgate Co-Host Bob Lazzari and we welcome: Bobby Jones' grandson and Sports Psychologist Dr. Bob Jones IV, Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube, and LPGA Class A Teaching Professional & Director of Instruction at BethPage State Park Megan Younkman.

On this episode I'm joined by our resident Director of Instruction Tom Patri, former PGA Tour Pro David Ogrin, PGA Master Professional John Hughes, and Legendary Course Designer Rees Jones.

Tom Patri talks about his show that airs live Thursday nights on Instragram Live plus his negative and positive interactions with Tiger Woods and the impact having children has had on his attitude.

David Ogrin shares stories from his interactions with Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead, and what lead to the disappearance of Anthony Kim.

John Hughes shares great tips for how to handle the great tee shot that winds up in an unfilled divot. He shares his, 2 seconds to consistent putting drill.

Ress Jones rounds out the show sharing stories from creating some of his courses in particular The McLemore, Falcons Fires, and how he goes about setting up US Open sites. Rees also talks about how his courses are going about offsetting the advancements in technology.

On this episode Next on the Tee I'm joined by one of the Top Golf Course Designers Bill Bergin, Sun Mountain Golf Eastern Sales Manager Paul Branlund, and an earlier interview I did with former PGA Tour Caddie Andy Lano II following his visit to Ireland where he played one of the most unique courses in the world Old Head.

Bill Bergin updates us on his recent golf course design projects plus the work he did co-designing one of the top new golf courses in the country The McLemore. Bill worked with Rees Jones on The McLemore which sits on Lookout Mountain outside of Chattanooga. The views and the vistas from that course are spectacular. Hear how they were able to carve a championship level course into the side of that mountain. Paul Branlund will update us on their new golf bags, push carts, and travel bags they have for 2020. He also talks about their new Finn Cycles which are small motorcyles that courses are starting to adopt to replace golf carts.