Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori

Karen Atkinson, Army Captain Reserve, Grant Recipient &  Board Member, Stand Up and Play Foundation, talks about how she has overcome her disability and how she is helping others do the same by educating adaptive athletes about the opportunities available through Foundations like Stand Up and Play Foundation.

Ann talks about the Stand Up and Play Foundation, a not for profit that makes active standing therapy a reality for individuals with mobility challenges. Karen Atkinson, Army Captain Reserve, Grant Recipient &  Board Member, Stand Up and Play Foundation, and Anthony Netto, S.A. retired military veteran, master golf professional, Founder, StandUpandPlayFoundation.org are guests and talk about how they both have overcome their disability and are helping others do the same.

Ann visits with Hall of Famer Renee Powell, and they discuss how she overcame racism throughout her life, and the work that Clearview Golf Club & the Powell Education Center in Canton, Ohio, are doing to promote diversity in the game.

Ann talks about the 2024 AIG Women's Open which took place at St. Andrews in Scotland, with Championship Dir. Zoe Ridgway, Martin Dempster, veteran golf writer for The Scotsman, and Hall of Famer Renee Powell, who was named an Honorary Member of the R&A.

Ann talks with veteran golf writer Ron Sirak, winner of the PGA of America Lifetime in Journalism Award, about Lydia Ko's Gold Medal, getting into the LPGA Hall of Fame, the difficulty of getting into the LPGA Hall of Fame, her career, and the success of Olympic Golf with a mixed-gender event on the horizon for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Ann visits with renown actor/excellent golfer Alex Hyde White about his passion for golf, similarities between acting and golfing, working with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Julia Roberts, and working in the Pro Shop of a golf club Bubba Watson owns.

Israel Tennis & Education Centers Foundation, about the great work the Foundation is going in teaching children in Israel tennis and life skills. He also talks about several fundraisers taking place in The Hamptons.

Ann connects with Jack Milko, SB Nation, on his Irish golf experience and his thoughts on Olympic golf format and who he thinks will be named 'Player of the Year.'

Ann visits with Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland, on what Irish golf has to offer, and tips on planning a trip. 

Ann talks with Alison Metcalfe of Tourism Ireland and to SB Nation golf writer Jack Milko about golf in Ireland and how best to plan a trip there. Ann visits with Yani Yair, Exe. VP, Development, for the Israel Tennis & Education Center's Foundation, about the important work of the Foundation, teaching tennis and life skills to children in Israel.