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Episode 133: Short Game Che...

03.22.2023

Parker McLachlin, aka @shortgamechef, is a winner on the PGA Tour and is now helping some of the world’s best players revamp their short game using modern techniques. We sat down with Keith Mitchell and Collin Morikawa’s greenside guru to ...

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03.22.2023 Episode 133: Short Game Chef's Secrets Parker McLachlin, aka @shortgamechef, is a winner on the PGA Tour and is now helping some of the world’s best players revamp their short game using modern techniques. We sat down with Keith Mitchell and Collin Morikawa’s greenside guru to ...
03.16.2023 Episode 132: Harry Higgs Has Opinions Harry Higgs would like you to know that these are his opinions, and his alone. The PGA Tour veteran joins the pod to give his unfiltered thoughts on the USGA and R&A;’s recent distance ruling, criticism from “Twitter warriors,” designated ...
03.13.2023 Episode 131: JJ Redick Gets Hot You’ve watched JJ Redick knock down three-pointers since his freshman year at Duke two decades ago. These days, when the 15-year NBA vet isn’t talking hoops on your TV, he’s likely grinding over his short game. The legendary sniper joins ...
03.01.2023 Episode 130: Still Chasing Scratch Five years after they first started recording their quest to a 0.0, Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratch are still doing exactly that. The co-hosts of golf’s favorite game improvement buddy podcast join host Tom Coyneto to unpack their up-and-down ...
02.25.2023 Episode 129: Getting Practical with Jon Sherman Should I attack this pin or play it safe? How do I move on from a bad shot? How do I get better during the offseason? For the answers to these and many other questions from Broken Tee Society members ...
02.18.2023 Episode 128: Welcome to Golf's Youtube Era Charlie Warzel writes about technology’s effect on culture, people and ideas for The Atlantic. This makes him the perfect person to ask the question: Why are we all addicted to watching the Trents and Big Randys of the world play ...
02.08.2023 Episode 127: Paper Tiger Nearly 20 years ago, TGJ Senior Editor Tom Coyne put life on hold, moved to Florida and dumped everything he had into chasing his dream of playing pro golf. He chronicled his journey in the NYT best-selling book Paper Tiger, ...
01.26.2023 Episode 126: Inside Netflix's Full Swing This February, pro golf will receive the F1 treatment thanks to Full Swing: an eight-part Netflix docuseries showcasing what life as a pro golfer was really like in 2022. Vox Media's Chad Mumm—a Broken Tee Society member known to pop ...
01.14.2023 Episode 125: What's Up with Crystal Downs? Mike DeVries has learned from the best. The Michigan native first picked up the game at Crystal Downs, trained under Tom Doak and worked for Tom Fazio. He's since made a name for himself by designing celebrated modern courses like ...
12.29.2022 Episode 124: On the Road with Bill Murray It’s not easy to pin down Bill Murray, but one way to do so, as podcast host Tom Coyne learned, is to ride shotgun with him across Georgia. In this candid conversation from the midst of a golf road trip ...
12.19.2022 Episode 123: The Many Shades of Andrew Green Andrew Green has become one of the hottest names in golf course architecture thanks to his renovation work at Inverness, Congressional, Oak Hill, Scioto, Wannamoisett and many other golden age classics in need of a refresh. But does he want ...
12.08.2022 Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting In 2004, software developer Mark Sweeney was fed up with missing putts. So he dedicated two years of his life to creating a system that delivers perfect reads. He called it AimPoint. You’ve seen players from Keegan Bradley to Lydia ...
11.22.2022 Episode 121: But My Friends Call Me Randy Tron doesn’t hold back on Twitter. Soly shared his No Laying Up origin story in #7, and DJ’s byline is a regular in The Golfer’s Journal. But what about the member of No Laying Up whose presence, quite literally, overshadows ...
11.07.2022 Episode 120: The Golf Life of Reilly You know Rick Reilly from the back page of Sports Illustrated, where he delivered 800 words of humor, heartbreak or heroism every week for 15 years. And though you’ve seen him at St. Andrews and read him at Augusta—his ‘96 ...
10.24.2022 Episode 119: Conor Moore, as Conor Moore Conor Moore believes he has no accent. But when the Irishman is impersonating the world’s most famous athletes, he’s got them all. Though this episode sounds like a cast of many, it’s just Moore and host Tom Coyne going deep ...
10.08.2022 Episode 118: Mark Broadie Thinks Putting Is Overrated We've all heard it: "Drive for show, putt for dough." But after speaking with Mark Broadie, the godfather of the game-changing Strokes Gained model, we're rethinking that position. Professor Broadie joins Tom Coyne live in the Broken Tee Society Discord ...
09.15.2022 Episode 117: Golf’s Treasure Hunter Ryan Carey wasn’t looking to become the world’s foremost golf memorabilia auctioneer. A lawyer by trade, Carey started Green Jacket Auctions as a side gig to feed his passion for the game’s history. 16 years and one very expensive set ...
09.08.2022 Episode 116: What Happened to Ben Garner? Unless you’ve already dug into Charlie Warzel’s profile in TGJ #21, you’ve probably never heard of Ben Garner. You’ve likely never heard about the kid who used to beat Tiger Woods (sometimes) and who buddied around SoCal with the future ...
08.24.2022 Episode 115: You Don't Know Doak Tom Doak has a reputation for being difficult. Golf media has described him as socially awkward and emotionally remote, traits that are often overlooked in favor of the brilliance he’s brought to course designs around the world. But there is ...
08.24.2022 Episode 115: You Don’t Know Doak Tom Doak has a reputation for being difficult. Golf media has described him as socially awkward and emotionally remote, traits that are often overlooked in favor of the brilliance he’s brought to course designs around the world. But there is ...
08.06.2022 Episode 114: Dottie Pepper Is Frustrated Dottie Pepper has little sympathy for the modern professional golfer. But you can’t blame her—the beloved CBS analyst and 17-winner on the LPGA never had anything handed to her. She turned down a Dinah Shore sponsor's exemption in college because ...
07.23.2022 Episode 113: The "Y" Word Ward Jarvis has gone from caddie to theology professor to firefighter to yip fixer. He joins host Tom Coyne to explain the science behind what he calls a “periodic loss of an automatic ability,” and how he helped three-time PGA ...
07.06.2022 Episode 112: No Place for Politics Thomas Friedman has been the foreign affairs Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times since 1995. He’s also in the Western Golf Association Caddie Hall of Fame. He’s been to Saudi Arabia, and he’s been inside the ropes, caddying for ...
06.21.2022 Episode 111: Fax Only Brad Faxon joins the podcast on the heels of a thrilling U.S. Open finish to reflect on what made Brookline such an enjoyable venue, and why we’re now seeing the fruits of his labor with Rory McIlroy. The pride of ...
06.08.2022 Episode 110: Inside the Saudi Situation Alan Shipnuck puts it plainly: "The professional game is at a crossroads. This is a monumental moment." Shipnuck joins the TGJ Podcast to unpack all the factors at play with LIV Golf, including money, ego, legacy, morals and the PGA ...
05.28.2022 Episode 109: Golf Without Limits If it sometimes feels like the future of golf is here, just wait ‘til you see what’s coming next. Transhumanist, Futurist, and avid golfer David Wood walks us through the approaching impact of artificial intelligence, automation and biotechnology on both ...
05.13.2022 Episode 108: The Irishman When one of the great talkers in golf has a few minutes to talk, you do precisely that. Paul McGinley rejoins the pod to pick up where we left off, diving into his life as a broadcaster, Champions Tour player, ...
05.06.2022 Episode 107: The Lesson in Their Loathing Jane Coaston doesn’t like golf, but when you listen to her explanation, we think there’s a very good chance that you’ll like Jane Coaston. In her recent piece “How Loathing Golf Taught Me to Confront My Own Prejudice,” the New ...
04.16.2022 Episode 106: Chasing Scratch In TGJ No. 19 we met Mike Shade & Eli Strait—hosts of the wildly popular Chasing Scratch podcast. Now, we hear from them live in the Broken Tee Society Discord server. Mike & Eli join host Tom Coyne to discuss ...
03.31.2022 Re-Teed: 2011 Masters Re-Teed—the series where we relive golf’s most exciting tournaments—is back. And this time we’re going deep on the 2011 Masters—the one where everything went right for Charl Schwartzel after everything went left for Rory. Featuring host Tom Coyne, TGJ editors ...
03.18.2022 Episode 104: The Answers Upstairs In TGJ No. 18, Daniel Riley’s “The Man Riding Clouds” introduced us to Peter Beames and a golf life that is hard to believe. We had a feeling that Peter might have more to say about his adventures if we ...
03.02.2022 Episode 103: A Drink at All the Tables From cleaning clubs to writing blogs to announcing the biggest events in golf, Shane Bacon has lived a golf life well beyond his years. He joins us via the Broken Tee Society to discuss how he went from grinding on ...
02.25.2022 Episode 102: Wrights and Wrongs Wright Thompson is one of only a few scribes who have the luxury of writing about whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Which is why it came as a bit of a surprise when his most recent book, Pappyland, centered ...
02.16.2022 Episode 101: The Curling Connection You know Beau Welling as the Senior Design Consultant to Tiger Woods’ TGR Design, with recent work including Payne’s Valley, Bluejack National and the forthcoming PGA Headquarters project in Frisco, TX. Here's what you're about to learn: He’s one of ...
02.05.2022 Meditations Over the next 30 minutes, we will attempt to refocus your energy, and recenter your mind, with a meditation designed specifically for golfers, but not just for golfers. If you are new to meditation, well welcome – this is a ...
02.05.2022 Episode 100 As we touch the century mark here at The Golfer’s Journal Podcast (where has the time gone?), we wanted to celebrate our 100th episode by giving something special to our listeners; something you can use over and over again. After ...
01.21.2022 Episode 99: Fairway Philosophy Matt Chominski is a professor of philosophy and theology at Delaware’s Archmere Academy—where once upon a time a young Tom Coyne wandered the halls. And when Chominski isn’t unpacking the fundamental truths of life, he’s putting some of those lessons ...
01.07.2022 Episode 98: Sandra Boynton, Dancing Hippos, and the Birth of Bandon Dunes Sandra Boynton has sold more than 70 million children’s books, 500 million greeting cards, and has been nominated for a Grammy. So what does she have to do with golf? According to her first publisher, Mike Keiser, Boynton’s work financed ...
12.22.2021 Episode 97: Dream On If we eat, sleep and breathe golf, then we are bound to dream about it. From struggling to pull the club back to eating ice cream with Gary Woodland, golf dreams can manifest themselves in infinite ways. But no matter ...
12.10.2021 Episode 96: Eastside Story After winning a national championship at Morehouse College, Olajuwon Ajanaku set his sights on a professional golf career. Despite some early success, he found himself struggling to meet the financial demands of chasing the dream. Instead of seeking sponsorship, he ...
12.03.2021 Episode 95: The Three Lidos Once upon a time there was a golf course called The Lido. Bernard Darwin called it “the finest golf course in the world.” And then? It disappeared. And now, there are three. On Ep. 95, Brett Cyrgalis, Gil Hanse and ...
11.19.2021 Episode 94: The Life and Times of Will Mackenzie Will MacKenzie has lived in an Alaskan cave for 30 days, worked as a kayak instructor in Montana, sold grilled cheeses at Grateful Dead concerts and won twice on the PGA Tour. He’s now found his footing as a caddie ...
11.03.2021 Episode 93: Mr. Top 100 Greg Ohlendorf knows the secret. He is one of two people to have ever played Golf Magazine’s World Top 100 Courses, Golfweek‘s Top 100 Modern and Top 100 Classic Courses, plus a course in all 50 states. The biggest lesson ...
10.27.2021 Episode 92: Introducing the Broken Tee Society (Live) Greetings from the new online home of the Broken Tee Society! To kick things off, host Tom Coyne is joined by TGJ staff for a live town hall discussing the details of our newly launched private community. Open to every ...
10.20.2021 Episode 91: Lifetime Amateur With appearances in nine Masters and two U.S. Opens, victories in the U.S. and British Amateur and five Walker Cup appearances, Vinny Giles is the most accomplished male amateur player alive. And—as you’ll hear—one straight shooter. On today’s podcast, host ...
10.07.2021 Episode 90: Views from the Hollins Tees Why are the Hollins tees at Pasatiempo—named for one of the longest hitters in women's history—so far forward? Why is putting the tee in the ground as a beginner so scary? How did Tom Coyne come up with the "Burger ...
09.21.2021 Episode 89: Why I Hate the Ryder Cup Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Even Michael Wolf who, just last week, took to Twitter to declare the 24 reasons he hates The Ryder Cup. After recovering from his initial shock (and perhaps some heartbreak), host Tom Coyne reached ...
09.16.2021 Episode 88: Chandler's Plan If you’re hungry for never-before-heard Ryder Cup stories, you’ve come to the right place. With stops at legendary clubs like Seminole, Merion and Hazeltine National, golf professional Chandler Withington has already lived a full golf life. And in a career ...
08.27.2021 Episode 87: Southern Style with Davis Love III Only 15 people in history have made more money on the golf course than Davis Love III. But now, at 57 years old with a newly-replaced hip, the World Golf Hall of Famer is trying his hand at some things ...
08.17.2021 Episode 86: Blazers Off with Roger Bennett Roger Bennett is well known in the soccer community as the co-host of the wildly popular podcast-turned-television-show Men in Blazers. But he’s also a huge golf fan. Today he joins host Tom Coyne to discuss hosting television coverage of the ...

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The Golfer's Journal Podcast episodes:

Episode 133: Short Game Chef's Secrets

Episode 132: Harry Higgs Has Opinions

Episode 131: JJ Redick Gets Hot

Episode 130: Still Chasing Scratch

Episode 129: Getting Practical with Jon Sherman

Episode 128: Welcome to Golf's Youtube Era

Episode 127: Paper Tiger

Episode 126: Inside Netflix's Full Swing

Episode 125: What's Up with Crystal Downs?

Episode 124: On the Road with Bill Murray

Episode 123: The Many Shades of Andrew Green

Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting

Episode 121: But My Friends Call Me Randy

Episode 120: The Golf Life of Reilly

Episode 119: Conor Moore, as Conor Moore

Episode 118: Mark Broadie Thinks Putting Is Overrated

Episode 117: Golf’s Treasure Hunter

Episode 116: What Happened to Ben Garner?

Episode 115: You Don't Know Doak

Episode 115: You Don’t Know Doak

Episode 114: Dottie Pepper Is Frustrated

Episode 113: The "Y" Word

Episode 112: No Place for Politics

Episode 111: Fax Only

Episode 110: Inside the Saudi Situation

Episode 109: Golf Without Limits

Episode 108: The Irishman

Episode 107: The Lesson in Their Loathing

Episode 106: Chasing Scratch

Re-Teed: 2011 Masters

Episode 104: The Answers Upstairs

Episode 103: A Drink at All the Tables

Episode 102: Wrights and Wrongs

Episode 101: The Curling Connection

Meditations

Episode 100

Episode 99: Fairway Philosophy

Episode 98: Sandra Boynton, Dancing Hippos, and the Birth of Bandon Dunes

Episode 97: Dream On

Episode 96: Eastside Story

Episode 95: The Three Lidos

Episode 94: The Life and Times of Will Mackenzie

Episode 93: Mr. Top 100

Episode 92: Introducing the Broken Tee Society (Live)

Episode 91: Lifetime Amateur

Episode 90: Views from the Hollins Tees

Episode 89: Why I Hate the Ryder Cup

Episode 88: Chandler's Plan

Episode 87: Southern Style with Davis Love III

Episode 86: Blazers Off with Roger Bennett