We're Talking Golf

Special guest Sophie Walker of SkySports (U.K.), joins the show as a co-host for this episode as they welcome John Glenn, co-owner of Colour Path Golf Concepts.  John shares his revolutionary new teaching method and how it improves golfer's swings and short games through the use of colour coded "swing paths".   It is quickly growing in popularity in Europe, but also now in North America.  Colour Path Golf Concepts has partnered with the LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association Foundation to provide both LPGA Professionals and LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Site Directors with fun and engaging educational content.

In our second segment, the ever-engaging Sophie Walker shares some of the big news coming out of Europe and the Ladies European Tour, including exciting new events such as the ISPS Handa "mixed event" hosted by Niall Horan in Northern Ireland with the LET, LPGA and the men's European Tour.   She also discusses the new team event that will be played throughout the season in venues ranging from New York and London to Singapore.  

You're on the first tee and there is a large group of players watching everyone tee-off.  Perhaps you're putting for your first ever eagle or birdie.  Or maybe it's your first competitive event and you're not sure how to prepare for it. 

These are just some of the situations that our guest deals with.  Ina Kim Schaad is the 2019 US Women's Mid-Amateur champion and now a Mental Performance Coach with the renowned Dr. Gio Valiante of Fearless Golf.     

Dr. Gio is well known for his work with many professional players and through his appearances on the Golf Channel.   In our episode, we talk with Ina and how her journey in both golf and life brought her to being a Mental Performance Coach and working with one of the most well known performance psychologists.  

You won't want to miss this episode as Ina shares some of her thoughts on how she works with clients and how  she prepares herself not only in golf, but with aspects of her daily life.  We're available on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Deezer and more.

Produced by the World of Golf.

In our season opening episode, we discuss the new 2021 LPGA season with our guests — Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek and Sophie Walker of SkySports, joining us via Zoom from Florida and England.   On the menu for today's show includes an early season preview of the Tokyo Olympics and the women's golf competition, the Solheim Cup storylines to watch for, and the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions and the kick off to the best professional tour in women's golf. 

Co-hosts Douglas Maida and Shayain Gustavsp moderate the discussion including diversity in golf during "Black History Month" in the United States.   

"We're Talking Golf" is proud to announce that we were named as one of Feedspot's Top 40 Pro Golf Podcasts to follow in 2021.   Find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and iHeart Radio among other directories.

Bianca Pagdanganan burst onto the scene at the 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship a Aronimink.  After a slow start on Thursday, Bianca was at serious risk of missing the cut for her first major, but determined to play the weekend for her father and traveling companion, she went out and posted a score of 65 to make the cut.  On Saturday, she posted another 65 -- two sterling rounds of golf without a bogey ensured that Bianca was thrust onto the stage at Aronimink.  

A birdie putt on the very last hole of the tournament got Bianca into 9th place along with Lauren Stephenson and in doing so, she punched her ticket to Houston and the US Women's Open.  

In this Episode we chat with Bianca about how she started off in golf, came to the United States to play NCAA golf at both Gonzaga and Arizona.  We then reflect upon her experience at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, before we discuss her preparation for the US Women's Open.

Guests Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek and Sophie Walker, former LET player and now a broadcast analyst with Sky Sports, joins hosts Douglas and Shayain to discuss all things U.S. Women's Open.

Topics include a brief review of the host golf course, the anticipated course set-up, and discussion about potential contenders and players to watch.  To top it all off, our panel shares their picks for a potential winner and a "player to watch for".

It's a fun filled discussion with two of the games more knowledgeable golf analysts and writers. 

This Episode was recorded using Zoom Software, bringing together our guests from around the world.  There may be some sound differences because of the different locations.  We apologize for any inconsistencies in our sound recording.

Time Stamps:

3:20  - Champions Golf Course (Host Course)
6:35  - Jack Burke Jr., oldest living Masters Champion & Host at Champions Golf Club
12:40 - The U.S. Women's Open and the U.K./Europe 
15:10 - The 2-Course set up for Rounds 1 & 2
18:00 - Contenders & Players to Watch for
50:00 - Our Panel unveil their picks 

Golf fitness has exploded in popularity over the past few years with athletes such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brookes Koepka and Dustin Johnson all helping to popularize golf specific fitness training. 

Golf specific fitness training is not just for the pro's either.  It can help the recreational player improve their physical condition so that you can swing the club more easily and without pain or with less pain and downtime from injuries.

In this episode we are joined by Liesbeth Pauwels, one of the leading voices in the golf world for Golf & Body movement -- helping to produce not only better golfers but healthier and more physically fit people.  She discusses how this modern, holistic approach to better movement helps reduce injuries while helping you swing the club better. 

She is one of Europe's leading Golf & Body Movement experts -- listen in and you can learn more about how this works for golfers of all skill levels whether you are a professional player, competitive amateur to the recreational player or someone that is new to golf and wanting to enjoy the game even more.  She also shares with us some details about her annual golf retreat held every winter in sunny  southern Spain and how you can be a part of this fun event.

Liesbeth earned a degree in Kinesiology from UBC, is TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) Certified, and the director of LP Golf Performance (www.lpgolfperformance.nl ).  

In this episode, we chat with Beth Ann Nichols, a senior golf writer for a major golf publication.  We discuss the state of women's professional golf and the challenges that many of the best players in the world encounter in professional golf with sponsorships or the discrepancies in sponsorships.

We also discuss how sponsors like KPMG and the PGA of America are taking a lead in elevating women's golf through their sponsorship emphasis and courses selected to host the prestigious KPMG Women's PGA Championship.   Beth Ann is respected for her work in women's golf and she has become one of the leading writers giving a voice to women and the issues that they encounter in today's world of professional golf.   

We also discuss the latest LPGA tour event, the 2020 Drive On championship hosted at Reynolds Lake Oconee course in Greensboro, Georgia, rookie player Bianca Pagdanganan and the upcoming US Women's Open. 

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We discuss this important "major" with Karen Stupples, on-course analyst with the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past major champion (2004 AIG Women's British Open).  

We draw on Karen's expertise in women's golf to discuss the course at Aronimink and review some of the potential favourites for this year's Championship.  Check out our podcast for all of the background on this major tournament.

We have Karen Stupples, on-course analyst for the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past winner of the AIG Women's Open Championship as a our guest this week.  She joins us from Oregon where she is covering the LPGA's Cambia Portland Classic.  

We look back at the exciting week that was the LPGA's second major championship of the abbreviated season - the ANA Inspiration hosted by the Mission Hills course in Palm Springs, California.  After a final Sunday in which the two co-leaders, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson traded "blows", Mirim Lee of South Korea quietly went about her business, chipping in on 3 occasions, including an Eagle Chip on the last hole of the tournament to tie for the lead. 

Korda came to the 18th needing a birdie to win the tournament outright which would have been her first major victory.  She mustered par resulting a tie for first place with Mirim Lee.  Henderson meanwhile, smashed two shots to get onto the island green.  With a chip close to the hole, Henderson managed to make birdie, getting herself into the playoff as well.

We also look at the USGA US Open Championship that is being held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamoronek, New York.  Karen shares her insights into who she thinks the key players to watch and who may be the players with the best chance to hold the trophy on Sunday.

The World of Golf (www.worldofgolf.org) debuts its inaugural episode of "Talking Golf" with professional golf instructor Aimee Cho of MP Swing and YouTube's "Golf with Aimee" channel.  We explore her beginnings in Golf, how she came to be a professional player on tour and then made her way into teaching and media.