Golf: next on the tee

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro are : Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor Brady Riggs and #1 ranked Junior Golfer Avery Zweig.

Brady Riggs is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor and over the last 10 years he's published over 100 article in Golf Magazine and Golf Tip Magazine where he's a Senior Editor. He individually instructs members of the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Canadian Tour, Division 1 college players and top amateurs. Hear some of his best tips to lower your score plus how to get rid of back pain in your swing.

Avery Zweig has won over 100 tournament in Junior Golf and she's only 9 years old. She's set the scoring record in North Texas Junior PGA, a tour that Jordan Spieth, Brittany Lang and Hunter Maham played on as juniors.She's the #1 ranked player in the world for the high school graduating class of 2025. She made a double eagle at age 7 and set the North Texas Junior PGA scoring record of -8 under Par at age 8. She will be competing at this year's Drive, Chip and Putt Contest at Augusta National.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour legends, today's players, equipment manufacturers, top instructors, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf on Next on the Tee.

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro are : Broadcasting legend Ben Wright, former NHL star turned caddie and Celebrity Tour player Dan Quinn, and 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel.

Ben Wright broadcast golf tournaments for CBS sports for over 20 years and was the voice from the tower over the 15th green at the Masters. We'll talk to him about his 60 year friendship with Gary Player plus what it was like calling two of the greatest Masters of all-time, Jack Nicklaus' wins in 1975 and 1986.

Dan Quinn played in the NHL from 1983-1997. After retiring from hockey he began playing golf on the celebrity tour and caddying for some of the top pros on the PGA Tour. He's been on the bag for John Daly at the 2000 US Open and witnessed first hand one of Daly's biggest meltdowns on the 18th hole in the first round. He's caddied for Ernie Els, and most recently for Joost Luiten. We'll  hear his stories from inside the ropes plus what he's got coming up this season. 

Shaun Micheel won the 2003 PGA Championship. I'll catch up with Shaun as he prepares to get his game into shape for the 2016 season. I'll also get Shaun's insights how hard it is to stay on top once you get there plus dealing with social media when it's unkind.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour legends, today's players, equipment manufacturers, top instructors, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf on Next on the Tee.

This week on Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro my guest are: PGA Master Professional and Master of Clinical Psychology Alison Curdt plus PGA Hall of Famer Tony Jacklin.

Alison Curdt is one of only 11 women to be recognized as a PGA Master Professional. She was also recently named National Teacher of the Year. Hear her talk about that plus getting the opportunity to share her tips with Michael Breed on The Golf Fix which airs on The Golf Channel. Plus she shares a few tips with us to help save a stroke our 2 of our scores this weekend.

Tony Jacklin won the Open Championship in 1969 and the US Open in 1970. He won 4 times on the PGA Tour, 8 times on the European Tour and twice on the Champions Tour. He captained 3 victorious Ryder Cup Teams and was involved in one of the most famous moments in Ryder Cup history, “The Concession” when Jack Nicklaus conceded Jacklin’s 2 foot putt on the 18th hole to halve their match. What was going through his mind when that happened plus what was it like as an Englishmen to win and hold the Claret Jug? He tells us about all of that and more.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday morning starting at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour pros and legends, the game's top instructors plus equipment manufacturers, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro is Dr. Joe Parent, author of "Zen Golf, Mastering the Mental Game." We'll hear his lessons for how to enjoy the game and calm our minds down during times of adversity out on the course. We'll also discuss his new book, "The Best Diet Book Ever, The Zen of Losing Weight."

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday morning starting at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour pros and legends, the game's top instructors plus equipment manufacturers, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro are: LPGA Pro Missie Berteotti, PGA Pro Dave Stockton Jr., Top 50 Instructor Debbie O'Connell and PGA Pro Tim Hurja.

Missie Berteotti is making her 4th visit this week. She played on the LPGA Tour for 14 years and won over a million dollars on Tour. She won the 1993 Ping/Welch's Championship plus multiple Top 10 finishes including the 1988 LPGA Championship and US Open. She's one of the top instructors in golf. We'll talk more about her amazing career plus get some about the mental side of the game. Dave Stockton Jr., is also a multiple time guest. He too had a lot of success out on Tour. We'll get this thoughts on what's to come in the 2016 season plus some tips on how to improve our putting stroke and our mental approach around the greens. Debbie O'Connell will make it a trio of great friends joining on this episode. Debbie is also becoming a regular on The Golf Channel, sharing tips on the short game plus how to remain positive out on the course. We'll round out the show with Tim Hurja. Tim works with Tony Robbins so we talk about golf strategy and how we can get peak performance out of ourselves and every day...I hope you enjoy today's show as much as I enjoy doing it.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour legends, today's players, equipment manufacturers, top instructors, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf on Next on the Tee.

Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro this week are Champions Tour Player Bob Friend and the Voice of Golf Peter Kessler. Bob Friend Jr. has been playing on the Nationwide, PGA and Champions Tours since 1990. He has 2 professional wins and 26 Top 10 finishes. We'll chat about his preparation for this season plus what it hold for him. Peter Kessler will be back to share his insights and opinions about everything going on around the game of golf.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday at 10:00 AM as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour pros, legends, top instructors, equipment manufacturers, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf. Hear them all sharing their stories on Next on the Tee.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro is: PGA Tour Pro and the Co-Founder of the Salute Military Golf Association Jim Estes. Jim Estes is not only a PGA Tour Professional and one of the top golf instructors, but he also helps teach the game to our physically challenged wounded warriors. Jim is the co-founder of Salute Military Golf Association which is dedicated to helping rehabilitate wounded warriors through the game of golf. They are doing really great work, please check them out at www.smga.org.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour legends, today's players, equipment manufacturers, top instructors, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf on Next on the Tee.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro is former PGA Professional Christian Sheehan and 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel. I'll talk with Chris about his experience as an Assistant Pro and Director of Golf at 3 of the most prestigious course in the country: Bighorn Golf Club, Inverness and Oak Hill.  Shaun will be back sharing more of his stories, insights and experiences plus answering your questions as well. If you have a question you'd like Shaun to answer on this or a future show please go to our Facebook page and share it with us.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday morning starting at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour pros and legends, the game's top instructors plus equipment manufacturers, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro are: Scott Felix,one of America's Best 100 Club Fitters according to Golf Digest and PGA Tour Pro turned Broadcast, Paul Stankowski.

If you received new golf equipment for Christmas or are preparing to buy either a new set, driver, putter or other individual clubs, we'll talk with Scott about the importance of getting properly fit for those clubs and get optimal performance from them. Then I'll get Paul's thoughts on the 2016 season so far, and now that he's on the other side of microphone, how he walks the thin line of remaining one of the guys while providing an accurate description for what's going on out on the course. 

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour legends, today's players, equipment manufacturers, top instructors, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf on Next on the Tee.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro

This week Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro is former PGA Pro Donnie Hammond and 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel. I'll talk with Donnie about his time on Tour including his wins at the '86 Bob Hope Classic and '89 Texas Open, plus his tie for 5th at the '92 British Open. Shaun will be sharing more of his stories, insights and experiences plus answering your questions. If you have a question you'd like Shaun to answer on this or a future show please go to our Facebook page and share it with us.

Join Chris Mascaro every Saturday morning starting at 10:00 AM Eastern Time as he talks with PGA & LPGA Tour pros and legends, the game's top instructors plus equipment manufacturers, media members and all those impacting the great game of golf.

"You were the most informed interviewer I've ever encountered, not the easy things but the obscure. Good work." Paul Stankowski, PGA Tour Pro