The Golf Insiders

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Holly G is in the studio in the studio on the eve of the Tour Championship with special co host Mike Jamison from the International Network of Golf and the Examiner.com. 

Mike just returned from Chicago  fundraiser the Freedom Golf Association. The organization that works with special needs golfers and was started  by amputee EQ Sylvester. The event was at Cog Hill. After that event there was a Wounded Warriors Project with special guest Rory McIlroy. After the events, Mike came away with a

After recapping the BMW Championship, Mike and Holly talk about Player of the Year. Jordan Spieth or Jason Day?

Although Day has been on a hot streak, Holly thinks it should be Spieth.

Holly mentions how the season started for Spieth and then

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, is the show's first guest and starts the Tour Championship conversation with The Golf Insiders .The final event is down to 29 Players now that Jim Furyk had to withdraw for a wrist injury.

Holly asks Bob about Jason Day’s response he made in the press conference recently about what he'd do with the $10

Holly brings up Jason Day's life story. Day said he's a simple man. Bob said

Mike, who was in Chicago and watched the players on Wednesday, said that it was very windy but Jason Day has played some incredible

"It’s reminiscent of

Holly asks if Jason has a big advantage because of the

Bob said "No." He feels that Day has a lot of confidence and is a very, very good

Holly asks Bob about Daniel Berger a rookie who is now 9th in the standings. Bob pointed out that Berger got  to the Tour Championship in his first year and that

Holly asks Bob about a long shot coming out of the pack. Bob said that the FedEx Cup is set up so everyone can win, but those out of the Top 5 would need a lot of things to happen. 

The Tour's nightmare scenario is

Holly, Mike and Bob then discuss Player of the Year.

Jordan Spieth has had 3rd best year in the modern year of the majors. Ben Hogan and Tiger Woods ... no

Bob said that this year there is an odd occurrence in the POY discussion with Jason Day having an historic year. Bob said that 5 wins in one year is a rarity. Day is the

In the second segment, Todd Lewis, the Golf Channel, joins Holly and Mike in the

Todd says that the Golf Channel is working for the fans and want them to get what they

Recently Golf Channel aired the Payne Stewart Award show which was awarded this year to Ernie Els. Todd has worked

Mike asks Todd about the final event and the playoffs.

Todd says that he's looking at Zach Johnson as his potential pick to win the Tour Championship. Johnson won the Open Championship

Todd also talks Player of the Year. Spieth and Day

Todd said that he asked 20 of the players in the field of 30 ... "If Jason Day wins

Four players said that they’d vote for Day, 6 said Spieth and 10 said

 Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, calls in to wrap up the

Holly asks Steve about the controversy with Suzanne

Steve said that Charlie Hull turned and walked away and the crowd erupted.

Angela Stanford who was 0-9 in Solheim Cup competition

Mike, Holly and Steve talk about the fallout from Pettersen’s

Steve and Holly talk about the official’s call not to have

Mike said that what was lost in all of it was Gerina Piller’s

This team was a reflection of their captain Juli Inkster.

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Holly G is in the studio with special guest Jay Golden, PGA instructor at Winter Pines Golf Course, who has been out on the Web.com Tour caddying and instructing Rob Oppenheim try to qualify for the PGA Tour. Oppenheimer finished 26th in the Web.com standings, just missing the automatic qualifying for his card given to the Top 25 on the Web.com Tour. Now Oppenheim heads into the qualifying tournament.

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in from BMW Championship at Conway Farms on the eve of the third leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. After a week off, the 70 players return as they head into the final stretch. Bob said he feels that the players are more rested than they were a year ago. There is no way you can do this mentally and physically without a break. This is a lot of high-end golf. 

Next year the week off comes right before the final FedEx Cup Championship and the Olympics are mixed in with the Tour schedule.

Jay asks Bob if he thinks the players have the feel that this is a gigantic event. Bob says "Honestly, No" and that's the hurdle the PGA is trying to overcome.

Bob said that after someone like Jordan Spieth finished 1st, 1st, 2nd and 4th in this year's major championships, how much does he have left in the tank to turn back around and head into the "Playoffs"?

Bob said that the "money part" of these tournaments is not the issue, Bob thinks it lacks what the majors have. They'd be better off with 3 events in a row and have them come a few weeks after the end of the season.  

Holly brought up the fact that Sergio Garcia took two weeks off and went on vacation and didn't play the first two events and still may win the final two playoff events. 

Jay mentioned that there are a lot of theories why the FedEx Cup started and then asked Bob why he thinks the PGA started the FedEx Cup playoffs?  Bob said that the Tour doesn't have a stake in the Major Championships and the Tour wanted to create something outside of the Majors. Before the FedEx Cup, golf died off at the end of the calendar year and no one paid attention to the tournaments in the fall. Bob feels that playoffs have done a great job at revitalizing the season. They came up with the point system.

"One of the reasons the NFL is so popular is that there is an 8-month break for fans and once the Super Bowl is over we can't wait for the next season to begin," Harig pointed out. "Having these tournaments is way better off than what we had before ..."I think it's great!, Harig stressed.

Holly asks Bob about Jordan Spieth and have we forgotten him already?  Bob said that Spieth said he hasn't had a let down after all of his success this year. Bob picked Hunter Mahan to win the BMW even though he's way down on the list. Who is going to win the hole thing depends on the Top 5 after the this week. Bob likes Rory.

The fifth major on the LPGA Tour,  the Evian Championship, was won by Lydia Ko who became the youngest player to ever win a Major.  Holly talks about the final event and that the LPGA players are headed to Germany for the Solheim Cup. 

Jay and Holly talk about the Web.com Tour playoff systems. Jay says that he "discovered" Caddying is 90 percent of what you don't say and 10 percent of what you do say. Jay said that he feels that as a caddy ... "You have to be Sigmund Freud and Butch Harmon at the same time."

Jay has also been working with Kaká from Orlando City Soccer on his golf game. Jay talks about how great an athlete and nice person Kaká is.

Jeff Babineau, Golfweek, calls in from Conway Farms and talks about the FedEx Cup Playoffs with Holly and Jay about the golf course. Jay asks Jeff if he thinks the FedEx Cup Playoffs are all that they are made out to be. Jeff said that he feels that it is better than what the Tour had and gives more of an exciting feeling to the Tour than in the past.

Holly asks if Billy Horschel's big three weeks last year changed his approach to golf moving forward? Jeff said he thinks it definitely puts a lot of pressure on Billy.

Jay talks with Jeff about how Spieth had such an incredible year and had an incredible run this year that maybe it took a lot out of him heading into the FedEx Cup playoffs. Jeff thinks that it might have caught up with Spieth.

Jeff thinks Zach Johnson will win this week. But no matter what happens there is a good field going into the Tour Championship regardless. 

Holly picks Jim Furyk.

Holly updates listeners on the Solheim Cup, which was something her team at the LPGA came up with in the 1990s. Holly was the Director of Communications at the time the Solheim Cup was "birthed."

Jeff Shain, Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in Hilton Head, S.C. and a contributor to PGATour.com, calls in to wrap up the show. Holly asks Jeff about the LPGA's last two weeks. Lydia Ko won the Evian. We in the media may have under played Lydia. Jeff recaps her blossoming career at such a young age. Ko won the Race to the CME Globe in 2014.  Jeff said that Lydia reminds her of Lorena Ochoa.

Holly then turns her attention to the Solheim Cup. Jeff said that this is a critical Solheim Cup for the USA being that the USA has lost two in a row and three consecutive losses would be devastating.

If you look at world rankings, the US is a stronger team on paper but he Europeans seem to have that team edge.  Jeff points out that these are almost the same two teams from a year ago that saw the Europeans stomped the USA team.

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Holly G is in the studio talking about Rickie Fowler's win at the Deutche Bank Championship in Boston over Henirk Stenson. Holly also takes listeners on a quick trip around the globe updating them on what's happening in golf.

Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, calls in to talk about the Deutsche Bank with Holly G and the listeners. Holly mentions that Henrik Stenson 16th hole on the final round where there was a lot more breeze coming in the face of the golfers that viewers who weren't there wouldn't know. He had the advantage of going after Fowler and still went with 6 Iron.  He acknowledged that the shot cost him the tournament. 

Holly talks to Steve about Fowler's patience with his game. Steve says that there seems to be a switch that Fowler turns on and becomes a different player and he's in a zone. Steve also said that Fowler's final round was a questionable one before the turn, then after that he flipped the switch and took off. He also got his putter going well.

Jordan Spieth missed the second straight cut and Steve talked about the mental strain for all the golfers over the past eight months including Spieth. "I need to walk with some cockiness in my step these next two tournaments," Spieth said.  Too much negative speak with himself during the week was not helpful for Jordan. 

Holly asks Steve about Jason Day maybe not playing the way he wanted to play. Day was battling a head cold all week but still played pretty well and is in a good position in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. 

With a week off the remaining FedEx Cup players get a week off before the final two week stretch. Holly asks Steve who he thinks has the best shot moving forward out of the Top 10. Steve really likes Day's chances with the way he has been playing but also said an angry Stenson is a dangerous one.

Holly asks Steve about the upcoming Evian Championship, the LPGA's 5th Major and the Solheim Cup. Steve feels that It doesn't get any bigger than these two weeks in France and Germany. A lot of the Korean players should play well this week since they don't have a week after that in the Solheim Cup.

Juli Inkster is trying to get the women ready and feel that they are the underdogs but Steve feels that on paper the USA should run away from the competition but the game is not played on paper. 

Dr. Bob Winters, Mental Conditioning Coach, talks with Holly about many of the facets of winning and golf. One of Dr. Bob's students, Kris Tamulus, won her first LPGA tournament at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic recently after more than 175 starts.

Holly and Bob discuss match play versus stroke play.  Holly asks Dr. Bob about the emotions, swings of momentum, the pressure on the players and teams and the fact that they are playing as a team. Dr. Bob feels that you need to give your partner confidence and give your opponents fits in match play. You start fresh on every hole and that is why it becomes so nerve racking for players. The little games within the game.

Dr. Bob Winters' latest book, Mistake Free Golf, is now on sale at any major book store, as well as ad www.drbobwinters.com.  Winters addresses the 9 most common mental mistakes players make and how to correct them.  If you can eliminate some of these mistakes you will enjoy the game so much more.

One of the courses featured on The Golf Insiders Golf Card, which was recently on sale, is the Zellwood Station Golf Club just north of Apopka. The Head Professional at Zellwood, Chuck McLoone, calls in to wrap up the show. Zellwood is about 6500 feet from the back tees but McLoone says don't let the length fool you as there are about 30-40 foot elevation changes throughout the course and a few holes are around crater junction, which used to be a sink hole and now is more of a natural area that is not typical for Florida. It's a good mix of golf holes and you'll need every club in your bag.

Holly and Chuck talk about an upcoming tournament hosted by Zellwood Station Veterans Association for the Disabled Veterans. Oct 17 is the 6th annual tournament. You can call the pro shop at (407) 886-3303 Ext 2 to sign your team up.  The course is located at 2126 Spilman Drive, Zellwood, FL  32798. 

Holly takes a minute to talk to Chuck about putting on the PGA Tour and the different techniques players use. She asks Chuck about some putting tips for amateurs. He said that the biggest problem for amateur golfers is that they don't get the putt to the hole. So pace is probably the most important part of the putt. Chuck said that when you go play a course, take about 15 minutes to familiarize yourself with the speed of the putting greens by spending those minutes gaining a feel for the speed. Putt completely across the green both ways if you can to gauge the speed.  He also said that players should be MORE aggressive from about 20 feet and in and not so tentative. 

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Host Holly G is at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championships. It's also the eve of the second event of the 2015 FedEx Cup playoffs, The Deutsche Bank Championship. 

Last week it was all Jason Day as he won The Barclays, his fourth event of the season, running away from the competition once again. On Sunday 

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in a talks to Holly to talk about Jason Day's confident play of late.  Bob feels that once again that once you break through things get easier.  Day shot a 63-62 to run away with the event.  Bob talks to Holly G about when is the last time that two players have been in the hunt for the Player of the Year. Jordan Spieth winning two majors and two other events and how well he has played. On the other hand, now you have Day who has won a major and three other events with one of those being a FedEx Cup event.  There's a possibility that Day could sweep the FedEx Cup and how would that stand up against what Spieth has done in the eyes of their peers who vote for POY?

Bob said that Spieth finished first, first, fourth and second in the majors this year so that may be the stat that seals it for Spieth. And he was one stroke away from being in the playoff at the Open Championship which could've been three in a row for Jordan. It's been one of the greatest years is major championship history.

Holly and Bob discuss Rory McIlroy's chances battling through injuries and how he might play the rest of the FedEx Cup playoffs this year? Bob said that Rory is more fresh now. He can play one week, get a week off and then play two in a row. Bob feels that it is a good decision by Rory to play how he has this past month.  Then a hard European Tour finish after that.

Bob and Holly talk about who has to make the biggest move this week to help their cause going forward. Hunter Mahan has been in eight straight Tour Championships since the FedEx Cup playoffs have started. If you get to Atlanta, you are putting at least 150,000 in your retirement account. He's 91st in points and has a lot of work to do this week to get to the BMW.

The Top 5 get to control their destiny in the FedEx Cup. May be one of the debatable things about the FedEx Cup format. Day can win the next two and may not win it all. Someone who is 2, 3, 4 or 5 can win the title if they win the last event.

Bob feels, that it's hard to play these big tournaments in consecutive weeks so it's great that they have a week off after this

Mitch Laurance, host of Golf Connections on PlayGolfGetaways.com , talks to Holly about the World Ams and 57 courses being played. There are about 3,500 golfers and about 70 or so flights. 

Players play four different golf courses during the event and experience all of the facets. There are also amazing deals at the 19th Hole, the food, the free cocktails, etc.  There are also so many side competitions going on and events for participants to compete in.

John Daly was at the World Am right after being in the hospital for a collapsed lung. Mitch said he got to spend some time with Daly and ask him how he was doing and ... John said "Okay, but added he was still scared."  

Mitch said it really is a mind boggling place with all the great golf courses in the area and the World Amateur event each year. For more information on the World Amateur or to compete next year, visit www.myrtlebeachworldamateur.com/

Jeff Shain, Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in Hilton Head, S.C. and a contributor to PGATour.com, calls in from nearby Hilton Head to talk to Holly G about Jason Day's recent accomplishments on Tour. Very impressive but befuddled some of the top players in the world. Jeff feels that once a player crosses over and wins one of the biggest events it really goes a long way in boosting their confidence where they can start winning more.

Holly asks Jeff about Brian Harman's two aces in one tournament. He was buying drinks and they were all doubles. Maxed out his credit card. Brian has a good year but hasn't been a contender this year like last year when he won.

Jeff discusses the second event of the FedEx Cup and the top players. Interesting to have the three guys together in Spieth, Day, and McIlroy. Jeff mentions the fact that Sergio Garcia is not playing the Deutsche Bank and was not at The Barclays. It's a big gamble just playing the last two events, but is an interesting strategy. 

Jeff says that in the past it seems that there are players who are just on the periphery in the standings that get hot and win it all like Horschel did last year. Jeff said it could be Robert Streb.

Wrapping up the hour of intelligent golf talk radio Holly talks to one of the featured golf courses on The Golf Insiders Golf Card, Justin Awtrey the General Manager of the DeBary Golf and Country Club. Justin talks about the renovations that were recently done to the course and the grand reopening. The country club put in some new Tiff Eagle greens and tilled them all. 

Has been voted a one of the top 100 courses over the years and a Four-Star course by Golf Digest Magazine and is celebrating its 25th Anniversary.

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Members join a family of clubs not just one club. Our DeBary Golf and Country Club ONE members receive 50 percent off at all the dinners at Debary Golf and Country Club, but they also get 2 free rounds of golf at every one of the clubs each month as well as two free meals at our business clubs. Swimming, fitness, tennis, golf.

Special Membership new golf members at DeBary Golf and Country Club who sign up by the end of September get 50 percent off dues the rest of the year.

Local listeners can also call 386-668-1705 and get in touch with DeBary Golf & Country Club. The club offers a beautiful clubhouse

The Golf Insiders VIP Golf Card is on sale for $99 at www.thegolfinsiders.com. Cardholders can play 18 holes of golf at each of the 11 participating golf courses around the Central Florida area. A round of golf and cart are included in the price for the cardholder. Purchase your Golf Insiders VIP Golf Card on The Golf Insiders web site or at www.740thegame.com. 

Host Holly G is in the studio on the eve of the Barclays, the first event of the 2015 FedEx Cup playoffs. 

Jeff Babineau, Golfweek, calls in to talk about Davis Love III's big win, at 51, at the Wyndham Championship while on the other side of the age spectrum, Lydia Ko winning in Canada

Holly and Jeff talk about the golfers who play well at this time of the year like Billy Horschel did last year and how you can make a lot of money.

People from all over the globe competing for the 125 PGA Tour cards

Martin Kaymer lost his PGA Tour by not playing a required 15 events splitting time between the European Tour and PGA Tour. Jeff said that Kaymer is out of the playoffs this year but win a major championship Kaymer will be alright moving forward.

Jeff mentions that Robert Streb got a huge jump on this season by playing the early events in the fall start of the 2014-2015 Tour start.  Already Rory McIlroy has committed to play in the early events of the upcoming 2015-2016 season.

Holly asks Jeff his thoughts on the upcoming FedEx Cup playoffs are there true favorites or will someone come out of the pack like last year?  

Holly says that someone with a hot short game might come out on top at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey this week with the greens being the way they are set up for The Barclays. Jeff said that he likes the rotation for the playoffs among courses and Plainfield is such a great old course. 

Matt Kuchar is Jeff's pick to win The Barclays this week. 

Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, calls in and starts things off talking about the U.S. Amateur Champion Bryson DeChambeaux who also won the NCAA individual men's title this year. Steve talks about Bryson's idiosyncrasies with his golf equipment. 

Holly and Steve also cover the LPGA and Lydia Ko's win and Stacey Lewis' who Steve seems a little snake bitten lately not being able to close out the tournaments. Lewis is playing at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic where the field is a little thin.

The 2015 Solheim Cup is in September and Paula Creamer and Brittany Lang were named as the captain's picks by Juli Inkster. He thinks Creamer was picked for experienced and thinks the Americans team looks really well statistically.  Last time the Europeans had the better numbers and ended up upsetting the USA on their home soil.

Jeff Shain, Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in Hilton Head, S.C., call in from beautiful South Carolina to talk about Davis Love III's win and the upcoming FedEx Cup playoffs. The third oldest, longest stretch of time between first and last wins.  His first win was in 1987. 

Tiger turns 40 in December. He still moves the needle in the ratings and the Wyndham printed an extra 47,000 tickets after Tiger announced he was playing Wyndham. Tiger did a little analysis of Davis' putting during the week and Davis gave Tiger the feel of Sedgefield Country Club that seemed to help Tiger out this past weekend.

Jeff wonders if Tiger had added one more start back in May might he have picked up enough points for him to make the playoffs? Holly mentions the putting hiccups Tiger has lately and the 11th hole when the wheels came off the cart for him with a triple bogey.

Three of Dustin Johnson's three wins have been 54-hole wins and Jeff talks about DJ avoiding the clunker back 9 on the final rounds.

Jeff mentions that four of the past five winners at the FedEx Cup have come off the pace and those who controlled their own destiny haven't been able to play well at East Lake to win it all. Jordan Spieth has the highest point total that there has ever been going into the FedEx Cup playoffs this year. Jeff Shain likes Spieth and DJ at the top of the leader board again, whereas Robert Streb might be a long shot as well as David Lingmerth.

Mike Jamison, Examiner.com and ING, calls in to talk to Holly about the PGA Expo in Las Vegas, that just ended. Cobra has recently introduced their new King Cobra driver. There was a demo day but it's mainly an apparel and fashion show. Tour Edge came out with a new limited edition hybrid with a slip stream sole. Chase 54 introduced a new line of apparel. One cool training aids was the Golf Chute by Chute Trainer that helps with the hip turns and adds distance off the tee using wind resistance in training. Mike said that a unique aspect is that the USA company employs physically challenged in the factory. 

Next week is the World Amateur Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The world Am is open to all golfers - 17 years old and above - with a certified USGA handicap or foreign equivalent. Features six competitive divisions.

The Golf Insiders VIP Golf Card is on sale for $99 at www.thegolfinsiders.com. Cardholders can play 18 holes of golf at each of the 11 participating golf courses around the Central Florida area. A round of golf and cart are included in the price for the cardholder. Purchase your Golf Insiders VIP Golf Card on The Golf Insiders web site or at www.740thegame.com. 

Host Holly G is in the studio talking about Jason Day's scoring record of 20-under par and first major win at PGA Championship.

Jordan Spieth finished second but is now the No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking edging out Rory McIlroy.

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in a talks to Holly about the great finish to the regular season and how the young stars have stepped up and become a force week in and week out. Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Day. Bob mentioned that the way Jason Day played on Sunday, he left no doubt that no one was going to catch him. 

Holly and Bob talk about the setbacks that have plagued Day over the past couple of years. His thumb, his back, vertigo, etc.  There was a lull after he won the Farmer's and didn't follow up so well at the Masters. 

Bob feels that Dustin Johnson's inauspicious start and how he rebounded is a good sign for DJ and he should walk away with good vibes.

One of the big surprises was that Adam Scott didn't make the cut at the PGA Championship and is set to play the Wydnham Championship along with Tiger.  The other golfer who was a bit of a surprise was Bubba Watson who didn't play well even though he was sort of a favorite after his success five years ago on the same course and being such a long ball hitter.  

Holly talks with Bob about Tiger's chances of coming in and winning or placing solo second at the Wyndham just to make the FedEx Cup Playoffs after such an off year.  The duo also discuss some of the players who also didn't make the FedEx Cup playoff.

Australian Freelance Journalist for Reuters and the Associated Press in Australia Ben Everill (@benevrill) calls in to talk with Holly and share with the listeners Jason Day's story. Day lost his father at 12 years old and was headed down the wrong path drinking alcohol and was getting in to at the time. If it wasn't for his mother sending him to a golf boarding school he wouldn't be a major champion today.

Ben talks about Day finding Tiger Wood's book at a young age and reading it and the influence it had on his life. Jason wanted to be the next Australian golfer to bring a major back to his home country.

"There were a litany of close calls over the years,  I think we have a future #1 on our hands and a four or five time Major champion," Everill.

Holly asks Ben about Jason Day's quote after the win and how something changed for him at the Open Championship.

"Something happened to me at the Open Championship this year. I don't know what it was, I don't know how it happened, but I was sitting there on Sunday of the fourth round, Monday morning, and I felt a calmness over me. And it just something clicked inside of me. And since then, I've been calm ever since. And I could not put my finger on what happened and why it clicked, but it just happened. And even though there could be stuff flying around me out there on the golf course, the ability to keep my cool and keep calm has happened since The Open Championship."

Everill was there and he confirmed that Day wasn't as nervy after that and the way he bounced back after that. It enabled to go the Canadian event and win that and then his success at the PGA Championship.

Holly asks about Day's battle with the vertigo that has seemed to haunt him on and off. Ben says that Day takes medicine for it now and there will be more tests in the future to see what the prognosis is but he feels Jason will have it the rest of his life.

Holly also talks to Ben about other Australian golfers like Marc Leishman, Adam Scott, Matt Jones and others. 

Holly mentions that Brooke Henderson's win at 17 years old and how she now receives her exempt status on the LPGA Tour. Typically a golfer has to be 18-years-old. 

Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, calls in to talk about the LPGA and women's golf in general. Holly and Steve talk about the younger players of today growing up in the world of new technology.

Steve feels that some of the best athletes in any sport are playing golf. These players would have typically gravitated to other sports.  Holly talks to Steve about the U.S. Amateur Championship. 

Jeff Shain, Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in Hilton Head, S.C., calls in to wrap up the show talking about the PGA Championship. Day broke records for the win and he didn't let anyone get withing two shots of him at any time. 

The Golf Insiders VIP Golf Card is now on sale for only $99 at www.thegolfinsiders.com. Cardholders can play 18 holes of golf at each of the 11 participating golf courses around the Central Florida area. A round of golf and cart are included in the price for the cardholder. Purchase your Golf Insiders VIP Golf Card on The Golf Insiders web site or at www.740thegame.com. 

Host Holly G is in the studio for on the eve of the PGA's final major championship of the season. Dr Bob Winters, David Leadbetter Academy, is the special guest in studio with Holly G. Dr Bob deals with some of the greatest players in the world and is one of the leading mental coaches.

Holly and Dr Bob talk about Dustin Johnson and coming back to golf and recount the penalty DJ incurred during the PGA Championship a few years ago.

European Tour player Shane Lowry wins the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by two shots holding off Justin Rose, Jim Furyk and Bubba Watson.

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls into the show from Whistling Straits.  Holly asks Bob about Rory McIlroy's return to the game after what looked like a horrific injury some 6 weeks or so ago. Bob said that Rory is looking and playing well.  His number one ranking in the world is on the line as Rory comes back to the game. Jordan Spieth has come on strong this year in McIlroy's absence and threatens to overtake McIlroy as the number one player in golf.

Holly asks Bob Harig about Dustin Johnson coming so close but not being able to finish the tournament after leading several rounds heading into the final day. Bob feels that the chances of Dustin or any other golfer repeating the penalty five years ago are so remote and he feels it is getting too much attention.

Dr Bob asks Bob Harig about the set up of Whistling Straits. Compared to Chambers Bay and the Open Championship, the greens and the fairways are lush green.  If the weather is good the scoring should be good.  Pete Dye course at it finest.

There was a bunch of rain on Monday which softened things up considerably but its 7,500 yards but with the conditions it will play even longer. 

Holly recants the darkness last year at Valhalla with Bob and all the chaos that ensued as the PGA, Mickelson, Fowler and McIlroy tried to get the final holes finished so they didn't have to come back the next day for one or two holes.  Bob said that "It could have been really bad.  Rory was trying to see what Phil and Ricky did and didn't have to play his second shot with as much pressure."  The PGA wanted to get it done and the weather was such a factor but maybe could have moved the tee times up that morning to help.

Holly asks Dr. Bob what it takes to breakthrough?  What's the mental difference between closing the deal, choking or just being able to stay in the moment. Hitting the shots in the moment. 

It comes down to are you a clutch or are you going to choke.  The best players in the world get the ball in the hole in the most efficient way.  They prepare themselves for these types of moments.  They become very consistent with their mind set and break it down to the simplest common denominator.  Don't let the enormity of the situation control the outcome. I don't have to make this any bigger than what it is.  It takes a lot of time and discipline to do that and that's why they come to see Dr Bob Winters and others like him.

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Host Holly G is back from vacation and is in the studio for another hour intelligent golf talk. 

Golf Digest Top 50 Coach @GaryGilchrist 

Golf Digest Top 50 Coach Gary Gilchrist calls in to help Holly G announce the winner of a free week of golf instruction from the Gary Gilchrist Summer Junior Golf Camp valued at $1,850. 

Students from all over the world come to train at Gary Gilchrist Academy and build confidence in their game.

Gilchrist, a South African golfer founded the academy in part because when he was growing up there wasn't much instruction available for junior golfers. Gilchrist commented that the game is growing and players are getting younger and younger. The juniors are now playing top golf courses

Alexander Hall was the winner 

Todd Lewis, Golf Channel, calls in to talk about Troy Merritt's win. Todd said that Troy has been going back and forth between the Web.com and the PGA Tour.  

Todd and Holly also talk about Jason Day's success at the RBC Canadian Open. Todd shares the story of Tiger and Jason playing together at The Open Championship.  Tiger missed the cut and Jason Day was playing well. Tiger looked Jason in the eyes and said "Go get them, you know what to do."  It meant a lot to Jason who idolized Tiger as a young kid. 

Todd shared that Day felt lost as a kid when he lost his father to cancer. Day's mother took out a second mortgage to send Jason to a boarding school that focused on golf. Jason was reluctant to go but read Tiger's book. After reading the book Day decided to focus all his energy on golf. 

Holly and Todd also talk about other top players like Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy. Holly asks Todd if he thinks McIlroy will play soon. Todd says one thing that any golfer does not want to do is come back early before your body is completely healed.

Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, is the next guest on the show talking about Inbee Park's win at the Ricoh Women's British Open Championship in Turnberry, Scotland completing the women's career grand slam. Steve talks about Inbee's putting and how she has played so well with it lately.

Holly asks Steve about Lydia Ko and Stacey Lewis's chances coming in the final major of the season. Steve points out that now there are a plethora of players playing well on the LPGA and not just one dominant player as in the past.

Steve talks to Holly about the upcoming PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Steve points out that three of the four championships this year will be held on a links style course this year. The two talk about the golf course there tends to favor the longer hitters like Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, and other bombers. 

 Jeff Shain, PGATour.com calls in to wrap up the show. Jeff will now be working for the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in Hilton Head, S.C.  Holly mentions that Jeff has been co hosting The Golf Insiders Show of late and filling in for Holly G and she says that will be missed. 

Holly and Jeff talk about the PGA Championship and some of the players who are under the radar and not really considered long hitters that may be in contention at the final major championship.

Jeff shares his thoughts about Rory McIlroy and when he might make it back?

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Host Jeff Shain, PGATour.comPrime Sports Network.com is in the studio for another hour intelligent golf talk while Holly G is on vacation. 

Bob Harig from ESPN.com, starts the show off calling in from the Robert Trent Jones GC, Gainesville, Va. site of the PGA Tour Quicken Loans National tournament. It's typically at the Congressional Golf Club in Bethesda, Md., but Bob stated that it can't be hosted there every year. The weather has been rainy and humid. Jeff and Bob talk about that it's the first time in 10 years, other than the Presidents Cup, that a PGA event has been at the RTJ course. 

Jason Day was back in the winner's circle at the RBC Canadian Open. Hit 3 birdies in a row to overtake Bubba Watson.

Jeff and Bob talk about Tiger Woods' performance of late and what the expectations should be given his swing changes and injuries. Bob says that Tiger needs to play these tournaments like no one cares what he shoots, but that's impossible.  But he needs the time on the course and maybe 10 tourneys down the road he emerges?

Jeff asks Bob about Tiger's explanation of what is going on with his swing and the technical terminology he uses that the media and general public just can't grasp. He's having a hard time getting rid of his old swing habits. It would be nice for him to say that I'm not at the level I want to be at this time and I have to take the bad with the good. Bob feels that how Tiger approaches the reasoning behind his swing change and isn't as humble as he should be.

Tiger thinks he can turn it around and he can find it.  Maybe he doesn't doubt creep in like most of us do. Does he think a major win is right around the corner? He thought so at the British Open and two holes in to the tournament it seemed that it was over.

Bob talked about his article he wrote on Tiger and how it seems like Tiger is rushing back all the time instead of taking it slowly. He thinks Tiger should play some of the first 6 events at the beginning of the 2015-2016 season to gain some FedEx points and get back into things at a little slower pace.

Adam Schupak, Golfweek, calls in to talk to Jeff from the 3M Championships in Minnesota and the Greats of Golf on Saturday Exhibition Scramble. It's like a Hall of Fame get together. The event is completely free. Players sign autographs on Saturday. Players tell stories about other players and needle one another. 

Jeff talks to Adam about the 144th Open Championship. Jordan Spieth was the story to coming so close to winning the third leg of the Grand Slam and then missing the playoff by one stroke. Adam talks about the great play of Zach Johnson. Two major championships and 12 PGA Tour wins and probably punched his ticket to the Hall of Fame.

Todd Lewis, Golf Channel, starts off the back nine portion of the show talking to Jeff about the Quicken Loans tournament, Rory McIlroy and other headlines in the world of golf. Billy Hurley III asks for help to find his missing father who went missing a couple weeks ago. Todd said they thought that Billy would talk about the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Annapolis, Naval Academy and other things ... and when he Billy pleaded with the media to help find his father it was a little shocking. Todd spoke with the police department and found out that Billy has not heard from his father but the police have tracked his credit card use in TexArkana. 

Jeff also talks to Todd about Sang-Moon Bae who has to leave the PGA Tour and serve his conscription in the South Korean military.  Maybe he thought the government would be lenient on him since the President's Cup is in Korea. Todd spoke with KJ Choi and found out that the public has turned away from Sang Moon Bae since he is trying not to do his public service.

Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, calls in to wrap up the hour to talk about the Women's British Open in Turnberry Scotland, the LPGA's 4th major championship of the season. Steve feels that this is one of the biggest for the LPGA and always wonderful when this venue rolls around and see how the best women golfers in the world play such a classic golf course.

Some of the best swings in golf come from the LPGA players. It's interesting to see how the best women in the game plod their way around the links golf course. Inbee Park is going for the career Grand Slam. She has some back trouble at the time and has "limped" in to the major. Steve said that back trouble is the worst for golfers as you don't know really exactly what you are doing.  Jeff and Steve discuss some of the LPGA golfers chances, like Michelle Wie, who is battling injuries and showed up to the tournament in a walking boot. Stacy Lewis is looking for her first major and it has been 54 tournaments since she won. Jeff mentions that Stacy has placed second many times and third as well.  Steve, who follows Stacey's game, said that Lewis' ball striking is the best that it has been in years. 

Jeff asks Steve about In Gee Chun, U.S. Women's Open Champion, chances of winning the fourth major on the LPGA. Steve said that In Gee is not fluent in English yet, but when she is she will have a lot to talk about with the media. The South Korean golfer is a math genius even though her nickname on the tour is Dumbo.  Steve said it's because she hears everything that is going on around her and has nothing to do with her intelligence.

As with any tournament, especially on a links course, the weather is a big factor and it's anybody's tournament to win.

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Host Holly G and Special Guest co-host Sean Gorgone, Whole Game Golf, Dewey's Sports Bar in Orlando are in the studio for another hour intelligent golf talk. Holly and Sean recap The Open Championship that was held at St. Andrews Golf Course in Fife, Scotland. Zach Johnson won the 144th Open Championship after a four hole sudden death playoff to become a two-time major championship winner with his win at The Masters in 2007.

Jeff Babineau, Golfweek, calls in after just returning from Scotland, and talks with Holly and Sean about the long week that was all worth it at the end. Jeff talks about Spieth being able to make it all the way to the 72nd hole and then Zach Johnson to win in a playoff was just great.

Jeff and Holly talk about the amateurs who were contending for the Open Championship this year. So many great story lines.

Holly talks to Jeff about a log jam of players who were in the mix on Monday final round. So many people playing well and a very exciting final day of a major championship. Jeff walked 18 holes with Tom Watson on the Friday and talks about that historic event.

Holly asks Jeff about the 17th hole and why it's so hard?   Also about all of the great players that were probably playing there for the final time.

Mike Bender, Mike Bender Golf Academy and Swing Coach for the 2015 Open Champion Zach Johnson and LPGA Winner Chella Choi, joins the show talking about his double wins this past weekend. Spoke with Zach Johnson after he won and he also called in and let Mike know that he will be sharing the Claret Jug with the team.

Mike said he always tells people, winning one is luck twice is skill. Mike says that Zach is a lot like all of us. He's not a bomber off the tee, he just hits it down the middle of the fairway and puts it on the green. He knows how to play golf courses using his game and doesn't try to play it any differently. He has always been a great putter and has been doing a lot better with the putter lately. 

Holly talks to Mike about how often he works with Zach. He has an efficient compact swing. Mike says he tries to take compensating moves out of people's golf swings.  Not all these extra moving parts. Zach has very good control through the impact zone. Mike was also saying that this year's Open Championship was a lot like when Zach won the Masters ... the golf course was playing long and not very many people could drive the greens.

Sean asks Mike about a shot of Zach's that could help the everyday player?

"One of Zach's strengths is that he hits his wedges on the lower side with a lot of spin. He also hits a draw shot and the ball is always landing on the green and spinning toward the hole," Bender said. "But for anyone, you have to have a favorite yardage with your wedge whether its 60-80 or 70-90 yards. Get really, really good at that distance. Then you can use that information and ability to gauge just how hard you need to the ball."

Holly also talks with Mike about the fact that he and Zach are both from Iowa. Mike says that there are some great junior golf programs in the state and there are a lot of good players from Iowa. 

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in to wrap up the show. Holly comments about Jordan Spieth sitting on the 18th green waiting on Zach Johnson to finish after just finishing one hole shy of making the playoff. Bob said the fact that he was there was a really nice gesture and showed something. I thought after he made the putt on 16 I thought he'd birdie the 18th and win it all. He didn't par the 17th and didn't birdie the 18th.  But both were very possible and it almost happened.

Holly and Sean talk with Bob about Jordan's statement about being between clubs on the 18. 

"Give the guy tons of credit for even being there," Harig said. "He birdied the first two holes on Thursday and was there until the final shot on 18. Amazing."

Holly asks Bob about Dustin Johnson almost running away with the tournament early. " He made it so easy the first two days," Harig said. ... "And then all of sudden it was just gone."