Golf: next on the tee

This week on Next on the Tee my guests are Christian Sheehan, Head PGA Professional at Lebanon Country Club; Author and former ESPN & Golf Channel Producer Keith Hirshland and "The Wedge Guy" Terry Koehler.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Ben Hogan Golf CEO Scott White and world renowned Golf Course Architect Rees Jones join me.

I'll get an update from Scott Shite on the development and growth of the Ben Hogan brand since it's rebirth a couple of years ago. The last time Scott joined me, we talked about their irons but since then they've added a new line of wedges plus Scott hinted about the possibility of a new line of metal woods and a return to the golf ball market. We'll get an update on all of that.

Rees Jones has designed or re-designed many golf courses around the world including Bellerive Country Club the site of this year's PGA Championship, coming up the week of August 6th. His father, Robert Trent Jones, originally designed Bellerive in 1960 and Rees was asked to renovate the Club in 2005. So we'll get an indepth look at the course and what he expects from this year's PGA Championship.

Talking Golf Getaways host Mitch Laurance joins me fresh off his trip to the Boyne Golf Resort in Bar Harbor, Michigan. Hear Mitch talk about the wonderful experience he had playing 5 of the 10 championship golf courses they have there stretch across 3 different style resorts. If you're planning a golf getaway this summer check them online at www.boyne.com/golf

On this episode of Next on the Tee my guests are: my Thursday Night Tailgate Co-Host Bob Lazzari, renowned Golf Course Designer and one of Golf Inc. Magazine's Top 10 Most Innovative People in Golf, Bill Bergin and Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri.

Bob Lazzari - Bob lives in Eastern Connecticut and covers the Travelers Championship every year. He breaks down the tournament and the great things he saw from this year's winner Bubba Watson. He also talked about what it was like to be greenside last year when Jordan Spieth hit the shot of the year, chipping in from the sand to win in sudden death over Danile Berger.

Bill Bergin - Bill talks about his course design strategies and utilizing the Long Leaf Tee initiative which is a set of 7 tee boxes and you choose the tee to play based on how far you hit your driver. It makes the game more fun because you play the course length appropriate for your game. We also talked about the new 6 hole pitch & putt courses he designs that help you improve your short game which you can play in under an hour.

Tom Patri - Tom helped run the practice facility at Shinnecock Hills during the US Open. He shared his thoughts on the USGA, how they set up the course and why they keep getting it wrong. He also shared a couple of playing lessons for how to putt bermuda greens plus how to hit better tee shots into a stiff head wind.

On this edition of Next on the Tee we'll recap the US Open, talk about how the USGA handled the setup of Shinnecock Hills plus get a few playing lessons from Golf Academy Lead Instructor Rob Strano, and South Florida PGA Teacher of the Year Chris Czaja, plus hear about the hottest new equipment from SVP of Operations for the PGA Tour SuperStore, Randy Peitsch.

Top Instructor Rob Strano goes off on the USGA and how they handled the US Open and the set up of Shinnecock Hills. Rob talks about how they are an amateur organization trying to run a professional event and keep failing miserably. Hear his comments and suggestions for what needs to be done so it doesn't happen again next year at Pebble Beach.

PGA Tour SuperStore SVP of Operations shares his thoughts on the US Open and the impact it has on sales. They had a record breaking sales day on the Saturday before Father's Day, if that's any indication. Hear about some of the great services they offer that are free, like club fitting even if it's for your existing clubs no matter how long you've had them, golf ball fitting and even finding the perfect pair of shoes for your gate type. Randy also shared that 40% of all golf ball purchases are now for non-white golf balls. Players are now embracing all different colors. Hear all that and much more from Randy.

Chris Czaja - I got some much needed playing tips from Chris including how to play wedge shots from 80-100 yards in, how to hit better lag putts and short chip shots from right off the green.

On this US Open edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined by PGA Tour Pro and 2014 Midwest Classic Champion Zack Sucher, Top 40 Under 40 Instructor and frequent Co-Host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive Travis Fulton, plus Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri who joined me live from Shinnecock Hills.

Zack Sucher - Zack won 7 tournaments while playing in college at UAB including the 2007 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Championship and the 2008 Conference USA Championship. Hear his memories from winning those tournaments plus his 2014 win at the Midwest Classic on the Web.com Tour. He also shared his insights on the US Open and memories playing at Shinnecock Hills.

Travis Fulton - Travis helped breakdown the field at the US Open and who he expects to be on the leaderboard come late Sunday afternoon. Travis also talked about Bryson DeChambeau's technique, how he would play the Par 3 16th hole at Shinnecock, what's going on with Jordan Spieth's putting, plus he shared a playing lesson for how to handle a short pitch shot over water or a bunker.

Tom Patri - Tom is helping to run the practice facility this week at Shinnecok Hills. He gave us a rundown of the course conditions and what type of player he thinks will win this week. He also gave us a handful of players to watch out for and what the winning the score will be.

On this episode of Next on the Tee my guests are: LPGA Top 50 Instructor Debbie O'Connell, PGA Tour SuperStore Chief Marketing Officer Matt Corey and Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri.

We'll hear about the state of the LPGA plus get some playing lessons from Debbie O'Connell. We'll get an update on all the great things going on at the PGA Tour SuperStore and why they're growing and adding more stores in a time when most retailers and closing down theirs.Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri will be going back to where it all started for him, Shinnecock Hills, to help out by running the practice facility during the US Open. We'll get a report on how the course is looking plus who Tom thinks will fare well there.

Talking Golf Getaways Host Mitch Laurance Joins Me and Talks Cabot Cliffs, PineHurst, Streamsong Resort & More on this Segment of Next on the Tee.

TaylorMade Golf CEO David Abeles talks about the success players like Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy have had this year using their Twist Face technology. We also talked about what makes their TP5, TP5x and Project (a) golf balls the best golf balls on the market. He also gave us a peak into how they make can their equipment even better in the future.

Actor and Talking Golf Getaway Host Mitchell Laurance, TaylorMade Golf GEO David Abeles and PGA Professional Jason Hase join me.

Mitch shared stories from his recent ventures to Cabot Cliffs in Nova Scotia and the Streamsong resort outside of Orlando. We also talked their milestone 100th episode of Talking Golf Getaways, and his hickory shafted set of clubs endorsed by MacDonald Smith, one of the best players of the 1920's and perhaps the greatest player to never win a major.

TaylorMade Golf CEO David Abeles talks Twist Face technology, traditional iron sets vs. replacing the 4-6 irons with hybrids, the technology behind the Spider putter, and the difference between their TP5, TP5X and Project (a) golfballs.

PGA Professional Jason Hase talked about how to keep junior players excited about the game plus shared some tips for how to play better in windy conditions.