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- Under The Strap - Episode 22, 8/6/20 PGA Championship preview
We're just hours away from the start of the 102nd PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Before the first major tees off, caddies Scott Sajtinac (Jason Dufner), Kenny Harms (Kevin Na) and Damian Lopez (Michael Thompson) joined Under the Strap host T.J. Auclair for a preview of what's to come after their three days of scouting out the course. The three caddies talk about the intricacies of Harding Park, the attributes it'll take to win, analyze key holes, describe the "weirdness" of a major with no fans and more.
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56 min - Under The Strap - Episode 21, 8/4/20 with LPGA caddies Matthew Galloway, Patrick Smith and Cole Pensanti
The LPGA Tour returned to action for the first time since February last week with the LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio. It was the first LPGA event played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Afterwards, we caught up with caddies Matthew Galloway (Angel Yin), Patrick Smith (Lizette Salas) and Cole Pensanti (Cristie Kerr) to find out what their new normal was like, as well as what's coming up... including a trip to Scotland for the AIG Women's Open.
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47 min - Under The Strap - Episode 20, 8/3/20 with John Wood, Joe Skovron and John Rathouz
Unfortunately, the 2020 Olympics -- which would have been under way right now -- were postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We recently caught up with three caddies who were their for golf's return to the Games in 2016 in Rio. John Wood (Matt Kuchar), Joe Skovron (Rickie Fowler) and John Rathouz (Seamus Power) joined host T.J. Auclair to chat all about their experiences in Rio. They shared great stories about hanging with the Team USA basketball team loaded with NBA stars, what it was like to be an American as part of Team Ireland and a whole lot more.
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50 min - Under The Strap - Episode 19, 7/27/20 with J.J. Jakovac
In this week's 'Under the Strap' podcast, we welcome J.J. Jakovac. Jakovac caddies for one of the most talented young players in the game -- Collin Morikawa. In just 13 months together, the peer has collected two victories -- the latest coming at Muirfield Village in the Workday Charity Open in a thrilling playoff with Justin Thomas -- and Morikawa has soared in the Official World Golf Rankings. Jakovac told us about Morikawa's key attributes and shared several others stories, including what it was like to be part of the winning 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup contingent at Hazeltine and the time he Monday-qualified for a Korn Ferry Tour event only to have the player he typically caddied for go on to win that week.
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37 min - Under The Strap - Episode 18, 7/20/20 with Jerry Foltz, Kip Henley and Benji ThompsonIn this week's 'Under the Strap' podcast, host T.J. Auclair welcomes Golf Channel on-course reporter Jerry Foltz, along with caddies Kip Henley (Stewart Cink) and Benji Thompson (Lexi Thompson). Foltz shares his personal favorite caddie stories from his playing days, the guys discuss the person on Twitter who claimed a 4-handicapper could compete on the LPGA Tour and a whole lot more.
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1 hr 17 min - Under The Strap - Episode 17, 7/13/20 with Scott Sajtinac, Damian Lopez and Jeff WillettIn this week's podcast, host T.J. Auclair welcomes veteran caddies Scott Sajtinac, Damian Lopez and Jeff Willett. They talk about what things have been like under the PGA Tour's "new normal" since the restart in June -- including Lopez's own positive test for COVID-19 -- the aspects that have taken some getting used to, two weeks at Muirfield Village and more.
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1 hr 3 min - Under The Strap - Episode 16, 7/6/20 with with Austin Kaiser, Joe Greiner and Dave PelekoudasIn this week's 'Under the Strap' podcast, host T.J. Auclair welcomes PGA Tour caddies Austin Kaiser, Joe Greiner and Dave Pelekoudas. They caddie for Xander Shauffele, Max Homa and Sam Ryder, respectively. We learn about how they got their start on the PGA Tour -- including Kaiser passing up a career in law enforcement -- tales of busting chops with Tiger Woods and more.
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53 min - Under The Strap - Episode 15, 6/29/20 with Paul Goydos, Scott Sajtinac and Chris MazziottiIn this week's 'Under the Strap' podcast, host T.J. Auclair welcomes Paul Goydos, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, a five-time winner on the Champions Tour and a man who has fired a 59. We're also joined by Chris Mazziotti -- Goydos' current caddie (who was on the bag for the 59 at the John Deere Classic in 2010) -- and Scott Sajtinac, one of Goydos' former caddies, who was on the bag for Stuart Appleby's 59 at Greenbrier just weeks after Goydos went sub-60. We cover loads of topics and Goydos even provides some great caddie stories.
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1 hr 12 min - Under The Strap - Episode 14, 6/22/20 with Brian Reed, Johnny Thompson and Iration's Micah PueschelIn this episode of 'Under the Strap,' T.J. Auclair welcomes caddie Brian Reed and two of Reed's good buddies -- Johnny Thompson, a Tour rep for Callaway Golf and Micah Pueschel, lead singer for the popular reggae-rock band Iration. We hear about how golf has forged a special friendship for both Reed and Thompson with Pueschel (an avid golfer) and also learn about the lengths Pueschel will go to in order to play a great golf course while on tour with his band.
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55 min - Happy Hour Podcast - Episode 11, 6/18/20 with Damian Lopez, Brad Swearingen and Chad AntusIn this week's 'Happy Hour' podcast, host Damian Lopez welcomes fellow caddies Brad Swearingen and Chad Antus to learn all about their interesting paths to the PGA Tour. For his part, Swearingen is the self-proclaimed "Crash" Davis of the minor leagues, a part of seven wins on the Korn Ferry Tour, helping several players graduate to the PGA Tour... where Swearingen has also spent plenty of time as a caddie. Antus also explains the best way to land a bag on the bigger tours if you're an aspiring professional caddie.
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About Under the Strap
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Under The Strap is a unique golf podcast showcasing the authentic insider’s perspective of professional and amateur caddies. Under The Strap is a production of The Caddie Network and is published…
bi-weekly with extra episodes recorded around major events. The podcast is hosted by veteran PGA Tour professional caddie John Rathouz, who spent 16 years on tour and was on the bag for Top-10 finishes in the Masters, U.S. Open, and PGA Championship with John Merrick, and looped for Seamus Power in the 2016 Rio Olympics. In Under The Strap episodes, Rathouz catches up with the entertaining characters and influencers from the world of golf—past and present—who are closest to the action. Under The Strap covers the PGA Tour’s biggest events including The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, The Players Championship and the FedEx Cup, and offers insight into the game’s top players including Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and many more. Packed with fun and never-before-heard stories, listeners will enjoy learning from the access that only a caddie can provide.