Off Course with Claude Harmon

Golf performance coach Cameron McCormick joins the show and discusses how he got hooked on golf while growing up in Australia. McCormick met Jordan Spieth when he was 12 years old and the two have stuck together ever since — riding out the 3x major champ's nearly four-year winless drought. McCormick opens up about facing criticism, how Spieth's game got off track and what they did to bring it back.

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On this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, Jimmy Walker joins for a lengthy discussion on the state of golf. The major winner explains why he isn’t totally satisfied with his professional accomplishments, what it’s like to be in the zone and how he won the 2016 PGA Championship. Walker also shares advice for young rookies on Tour and how important making par really is on the scorecard to have an established career. Plus, the veteran discusses the grind of the long season and makes the case for a longer break on the PGA Tour schedule.

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In a special edition of Off Course — Claude Harmon is LIVE from GOLF's Top 100 Teachers Summit at Pinehurst. CH3 is joined by fellow Top 100 Teacher and Tour Coach, Sean Foley in front of their peers as they discuss working with his students, including Justin Rose, Lydia Ko, Danny Willet and Cameron Champ. Foley also lends his unique perspective to the game and how it's deeper than just being mental as well as his likes and dislikes about instruction in this day and age. With wisdom and hindsight, Foley also delves into how he over-coached his most high profile client during their four years together — Tiger Woods.

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In this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, four-time European tour winner Matt Wallace dissects his game and what he's learned from the best pros in the world. After joining the PGA Tour in 2020, the Englishman talks recent success including a 3rd place finish at the 2021 Valero Texas Open followed by T4 at the Zozo Championship. Wallace also shares the valuable lesson he learned from one year of playing collegiate golf and speaks openly about his fiery temper on the course.

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On this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, blockbuster star Michael Pena joins to discuss his impressive career in film and how Hollywood lead him to golf. From Oscar winning films to Marvel movies and binge-worthy shows, Michael’s at the top of his acting game yet is still like any amateur when the cameras are on him at the golf course - nervous! Find out how he took up the game shortly after hearing James Garner and Jack Lemmon obsess over the game on set, how he honed his skills reading books and the tales of hitting $5 buckets on the range as a struggling actor. Plus, why he loves playing old, institutional courses or as he calls them 'golf's versions of museums.'

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In this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, Tour Coach and GOLF Top 100 Teacher Boyd Summerhays joins to talk shop on all things golf. As a fellow first family of golf, the Summerhays have been synonymous with the sport for generations and Boyd speaks candidly about his own pitfalls of chasing perfection while playing professionally alongside the positive impact its had on him, his mentoring style, and preparing his children for a future in competitive golf. Boyd also details the lofty goals his star student has in his sights and why Tony Finau’s long-awaited second win only made him hungrier.

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On this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, former Aussie professional and current Sky Sports commentator Wayne Riley joins and shares how he got the nickname 'Radar' from the hit show M*A*S*H. Radar discusses how he fell in love with the sport growing up down under, offers his take on why there are so many great Australian golfers and why we'll definitely see another player as dominant as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. Plus, Radar shares why it's such an honor to walk alongside the pros and talk about the great game of golf after playing professionally himself.

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Robert Rock has played on the European Tour for 20+ years, but arguably most impressive is the fact that he now continues to compete AND coach other players including Matt Wallace at the same time. He discusses how he prepares to teach while teeing it up himself as well as what went into ousting Tiger Woods in the final pairing of the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Hint – he was thinking 'Don’t be the guy that shoots 85!’ The veteran also shares what it was like playing with Rory McIlroy while he was still an amateur.

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On this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, CH3 shares his first hand experience of Team USA's dominant victory over the Europeans at Whistling Straits. Claude discusses the major takeaways from the 43rd Ryder Cup, including how the American players came together under Captain Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson’s leadership going 5-0. There's also been a lot of chatter whether or not the home crowd was over the top and too much for a golf event. Plus, Claude answers your Ryder Cup questions!

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In this episode of GOLF’s Off Course with Claude Harmon III, Dan Hicks takes a trip down memory lane as one of the legendary voices of NBC Golf. For nearly 30 years, Hicks has had one of the best front row seats in sports - from working alongside Johnny Miller and now Paul Azinger, to taking over for Dick Enberg in the 18th tower and learning from the legendary Bob Costas - he’s seen it all. Hear his take on enhancing the audiences perspective, what it’s like to cover multiple sports and the story behind the famed Tiger Woods call in 2008 at Torrey Pines. "Expect anything different?"

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