Party of Fore: A Mistwood Golf Club Podcast

For this special Holiday episode, former Mistwood PGA Head Pro, Visanu Tongwarin. hops on the pod with Andy and Superintendent Ben Kelnhofer! Visanu is celebrating 25 years as a PGA professional and living the good life out in Colorado. The conversation is packed with semi-appropriate golf trip stories, fun times, and an appreciation for what's been built here over the years!

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Andy spent last week in Texas...and he was working! The PGA Annual Meeting also honored many with Illinois PGA ties, and you won't believe who Andy ALMOST got to golf with.

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Coming off the BMW Championship, we look back at the weekend. But, Andy had a near tournament win the same week at the Illinois PGA Professional Championship. Questions surround the Ryder Cup team and what about the McWethy Cup??? Foursomes are filling up for our charity event. Ben and Andy even go off the rails about wedding music, so stick around until the end!

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Andy and Ben are back with another nice focus on junior golf and getting your golfers to the next level! University of Illinois Women's Golf Coach, Renee Sloan, offers her experience and tips...also the guys put a bow on this year's Member-Guest tournament!

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It's an emergency episode of the podcast! Andy & Ben discuss what we know about the big surprise announcement of a PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger. So, staying true to form, the guys surprise 1st Assistant, Bobby, and PGA Head Golf Professional, Frank, with phone calls to get their reactions. BUT, the biggest surprise is Andy's wonderful wife, Gail, calling mid-show! It's the most thrilling 20 minutes in the podcasting world...maybe!

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Andy blazed through the competition at the Illinois PGA Match Play Championship this week...until he was tripped up by the talented, Chris French. He breaks it down, and an in-depth interview with the legend...Illinois Men's Golf Coach, Mike Small. He covers recruiting, mentality, preparation for tournaments and much more that will be useful information for golfers of any age.

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It's one of our FAVORITE weeks of the year when it comes to golf, and it's doubled up this year! Opening week at Mistwood and Masters week! Andy and Ben discuss some of the new excitement around the property, and celebrations coming for our 25th Anniversary. Then, it's all about the Masters picks and who we think is going to make some noise at Augusta.

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What an awesome way to start the golf season! Back fresh from the PGA Show, Andy and Ben dive into the new equipment hitting the market. This episode is packed with interviews with industry leaders, designers and reps from Callaway, Titleist, Mizuno and Srixon. Also, is Orlando and the Wisconsin Dells comparable? Andy weighs in.

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Pro Emeritus Dan Phillips has been at Mistwood since the beginning, and was close friends with Jim McWethy. This is an amazing episode for so many reasons...a look back at Jim, and what he built here--along with the new format of the McWethy Cup! Ben also turned Andy and Dan loose on the coaching and teaching chatter...if you listen, you will most likely become a better golfer!

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It's important to check-in on the ol' golf game...so for the first half of the podcast episode--Ben picks Andy's brain on what can be worked on this time of year. These tweaks or drills could make a difference in how you play! Then, which PGA players lost their card, what's up with the Will Zalatoris caddie situation...and LIV Golf continues to makes waves.

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