The Fire Pit Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
A Tribute to Tom Weiskopf
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Weiskopf was a man’s man, an outdoorsman who traveled the world to play golf, hunt and fish. Having conquered alcoholism (he had been sober sinc...
Fire Drill 040: Unintended Consequences
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill podcast, Alan Shipnuck, Ryan French, Mac Barnhardt & Michael Bamberger deconstruct a momentous day for the PGA Tour. Wher...
Fire Drill 039: Patrick Reed vs. Brandel Chamblee
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill podcast, Alan Shipnuck and Michael Bamberger welcome legal expert Jeffrey Toobin to discuss the Patrick Reed defamation lawsu...
Fire Drill 038: Blood on the Floor
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The golf melodrama took more wild turns as Tiger Woods jetted into Delaware to hold court while Patrick Reed sued Brandel Chamblee & Golf Ch., all...
Fire Drill 037: Opening Salvo
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the PGA Tour won the first of many legal battles versus LIV Golf. @AlanShipnuck was in the courtroom for all of the drama. In this Fire Drill p...
Fire Drill 036: The Voice of the Establishment
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill podcast, U.S. Presidents Cup captain @Love3d goes deep on his support for the PGA Tour, his contentious history with Greg Nor...
Manning Brother's Buddies Trip (Part 2)
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of this podcast about the greatest buddies trip happening in and around the playing of the 150th Open Championship, the Manning brothers, Er...
Manning Brother's Buddies Trip (Part 1)
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1 of this podcast, you’ll hear from Peyton, Eli and Cooper Manning, plus Eric Church, the country music star, Jim Nantz, the voice of golf, ...
Fire Drill 035: Open and Shut
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of a thrilling final day at the Open, Alan Shipnuck & Michael Bamberger reflect on Cam Smith’s stunning comeback and the anguish of w...
Fire Drill 034: Destiny Awaits
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the final round finally upon us, Alan Shipnuck, Michael Bamberger and Matt Ginella set the scene for what should an epic conclusion to the 150th ...
Fire Drill 033: Godspeed, Tiger
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the 18th hole as a backdrop for this Fire Drill pod, Michael Bamberger, Alan Shipnuck and Matt Ginella relive the conflicting emotions of watchin...
Fire Drill 032: Dawn to Dusk
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill podcast from St. Andrews, Michael Bamberger, Alan Shipnuck and Matt Ginella dissect a fascinating first round of the Open, in...
Fire Drill 031: On the Eve of The Open
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the 150th Open Championship, Alan Shipnuck, Michael Bamberger and Matt Ginella banter about how and why we got here, and how and why it ...
Fire Drill 030: To The Linksland
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Open pre, Ogilvy-Bamberger-Ginella-Shipnuck go deep on the charm/challenge of the Old Course, with lively stories about their own adventures t...
Fire Drill 029: The Inner Sanctum
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill, Matt Ginella checks in from Ireland, having just competed in golf’s most exclusive event, the JP McManus Pro-Am. With Mich...
Fire Drill 028: Open and Shut
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last Fire Drill podcast of a busy week, Geoff Ogilvy, Michael Bamberger & Alan Shipnuck go deep on long-hitting Matt Fitzpatrick’s breakt...
Fire Drill 027: A Wild One at the Open
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Fire Drill podcast goes deep on a thrilling third round: Geoff Ogilvy revels in the windy challenge; Alan Shipnuck hails Rory’s grit;...
Fire Drill 026: Cut Day at the U.S. Open
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the latest Fire Drill podcast, Ryan French goes deep on the unknowns near the lead, Ogilvy and Bamberger wax poetic about metal spikes and Jon Rah...
Fire Drill 025: Opening Salvos At The Open
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this instant-reaction Fire Drill podcast following the first round of the Open, Ryan French revels in the qualifiers on the leaderboard while Geoff...
Fire Drill 024: Final U.S. Open Preview
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the Open, Alan Shipnuck, Michael Bamberger and Ryan French offer a final Fire Drill preview, touching on Tiger’s absence, JT&rsquo...
Fire Drill 023: Boston Tee Party with Geoff Ogilvy
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fire Drill podcast, Geoff Ogilvy, Michael Bamberger, Alan Shipnuck and Ryan French preview the U.S. Open by discussing the qualifiers, the fav...
Fire Drill 022: Phil Faces The Music
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Open week began with lingering business: Phil Mickelson facing the free press. In this Fire Drill podcast, Alan Shipnuck and Michael Bamberger di...
Fire Drill 021: The Next USGA President, Fred Perpall
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fire Drill podcast, Michael Bamberger is joined by USGA president-elect Fred Perpall, who in 2023 will become the ruling body's first Black pr...
Fire Drill 20: Final Thoughts on the First LIV Event
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Shipnuck calls in from London to recap the inaugural LIV Golf event. Matt Ginella, Michael Bamberger and Ryan French join Alan to discuss the on-...
Fire Drill 019: LIV, Live from London
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this Fire Drill podcast, Alan Shipnuck calls in from England to discuss an eventful day at the inaugural LIV event, including his dust-up wit...
Fire Drill 018: Go Time for Phil and the Saudis
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following Phil Mickelson's announcement, the FPC team assembles to discuss the state of the game and the strengthening field for the first LIV Golf ev...
Fire Drill 017: The Comeback Kid
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final Fire Drill of a jam-packed week, Geoff Ogilvy joins Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck to relive, and add context to, Justin T...
Fire Drill 016: The Rielly Way
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The PGA Championship is our annual opportunity to celebrate club pros. In this Fire Drill podcast, Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck are joined by R...
Fire Drill 015: Midway at the PGA
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fire Drill podcast, Geoff Ogilvy joins Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck as they discuss how Southern Hills is playing, sing the praise...
Fire Drill 014: Rory, Tiger and Trump, oh my!
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill podcast, Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck recap the first round of the PGA Championship, which was dominated by Rory McIlr...
Fire Drill 013: Tiger Tales
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Few reporters have been closer to Tiger Woods than John Hawkins. In the latest Fire Drill podcast, Hawk joins Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck on t...
Fire Drill 012: Dreamers and Shadows
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fire Drill podcast, Ryan French and Laz Versalles join Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck for a non-traditional PGA Championship preview. Rya...
Fire Drill 011: Geoff Ogilvy and Michael Bamberger Preview the PGA
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Fire Drill podcast, Ogilvy, Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck go deep on the charm and challenge of Southern Hills and relive its previous maj...
Fire Drill 010: Show Me The Money
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a chaotic moment in professional golf. For this Fire Drill podcast, Alan Shipnuck and Michael Bamberger brought in the Jerry Maguire of PGA To...
Fire Drill 009: Trumped
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This PGA was supposed to be Donald Trump’s crowning moment in golf; everything changed on January 6th. Now Trump is in league with the Saudis, w...
Fire Drill 008: Bamberger! “Phil”! The FPC Is On Fire
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bamberger is the greatest golf writer alive, author of various classic books and winner of innumerable awards, including this year’s lif...
Journey to Kauai Recap
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Fire Pit podcast, Matt Ginella is joined by Colt Knedler and Patrick Koenig as they recap their recent Journey to Kauai. ...
Fire Drill 007: Masters Recap
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff Ogilvy, Alan Shipnuck, Ryan French, Laz Versalles and Matt Ginella put a bow on the 86th Masters. From Scheffler’s dominance to Tiger&rsqu...
Fire Drill 006: Cut Day at the Masters
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Ginella and Alan Shipnuck reflect on an action-packed Friday at Augusta National, featuring a Tiger rally and more Scheffler mastery.See omnystud...
Fire Drill 005: Masters Memories with Andy Ogletree
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Andy Ogletree won the 2019 U.S. Amateur, his future seemed unlimited. But injuries and the impact of Covid on the pro golf schedule have left him...
Fire Drill 004: Thursday Thoughts with Geoff Ogilvy
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this instant-reaction Fire Drill podcast, Geoff Ogilvy and Alan Shipnuck break down the first round of the Masters, going deep on Tiger, Cam Smith ...
Fire Drill 003: Stories From Augusta
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our Masters week coverage continues as Geoff Ogilvy rejoins the Fire Drill podcast to talk Tiger, conquering pre-tournament jitters and whom he thinks...
Fire Drill 002: Wednesday Wisdom with Laird Shepherd
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For a new Fire Drill pod from Augusta, we brought together the OG Geoff Ogilvy to offer advice to Masters rookie Laird Shepherd, reigning British Amat...
Fire Drill 001: Tuesday at the Masters with Geoff Ogilvy
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Fire Pit podcast has a new spinoff, the Fire Drill, which will bring to life the major championships and breaking news. For the debut of the Fire ...
The Truth About Phil and Saudi Arabia
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"As of this moment, the Saudi Golf League is dead; and Phil helped write the obituary." Matt Ginella and Alan Shipnuck huddle up for this "Fire Drill"...
Canal Shores Teams Up With Kemper Sports
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For all the people from Chicago, who, upon hearing the name Canal Shores are inspired to say, “I grew up playing there,” the 103-year-old iconic f...
Tim Rosaforte: Celebrating a Life and Legacy
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Rosaforte spent his life telling stories about golf’s greatest players. Now it’s time to tell Rosey’s story. A towering figure in the golf m...
2021 Wishbone Brawl
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the fourth Annual Wishbone Brawl at Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, Calif. It’s Saturday, November 20, and it’s a perfect afternoon for tourna...
RainDance National, a Fred Funk Design
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everything about RainDance National, a new golf course in Northern Colorado, is BIG, except for the guy who helped design it and the odds that it won’...
The Stockton’s
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Needless to say, Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, Calif., is a special place. Pull up, grab your clubs, throw a leash on your dog, walk to the recently re...
Ireland Recap
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After over 2,000 miles in 15 days, 12 courses, 50 Guinness, two goats, one trophy, a car ferry, spectacular cliffs, a dire wolf, a giant's causeway an...
Bandon Dunes is Back in The News
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Amateur or the Walker Cup were always the Holy Grails,” says Josh Lesnik, President of Kemper Sports, who manages Bandon Dunes. Lesnik was ...
Part 4: Laird Shepherd, The 2021 Amateur Champion
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One more time around the block as we get reflections and observations on what was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the Amateur Champion...
Part 3: Laird Shepherd, The 2021 Amateur Champion
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re just joining us, we’re about to tee off on the first tee at Nairn Golf Club in Scotland. It’s a Saturday afternoon in mid-June, it’s...
Part 2: Laird Shepherd, The 2021 Amateur Champion
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We collected over nine voices and 12 hours of interviews on the twists and turns of the 2021 Amateur Championship at Nairn Golf Club in Scotland. We t...
Part 1: Laird Shepherd, The 2021 Amateur Champion
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The British Amateur Championship is one of the oldest and greatest events in golf. The first, in 1885, was played at Hoylake in England. Bobby Jones...
Reporting and Sharing the Hayden Springer Story.
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So, by now, if you’re listening to this particular podcast, I’m going to assume you’ve either read or watched the Hayden Springer story on TheF...
Phil Mickelson, The Oldest on The Longest.
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Shipnuck has covered Phil Mickelson for the entirety of their careers. He was there every step of the way at the PGA Championship, including whe...
Part 3: Jay Bilas provides perspective on the NCAA and the Women's Golf Regional in Baton Rouge.
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are, almost exactly a week after Brad Hurlbut, the athletic director at Fairleigh Dickinson and member of the local NCAA Championship committe...
Part 2: NCAA Women's Golf Regional at Baton Rouge—Riggs and Barstool to the Rescue!
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bozoian, also known as Barstool Riggs, is the white knight who socially rode into Baton Rouge on a horse named Twitter, scooped up an assembled gr...
Part 1: The Breakdown of the NCAA Women's Golf Regional in Baton Rouge.
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So, I can assume you’ve seen it by now; the video of a guy, walking down some stairs, puts his hand on his chest, and like a fire-breathing dragon, ...
More on "Blood, Oil and Golf" and why the Saudi story matters.
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Fire Pit, Matt Ginella interviews Alan Shipnuck about his recent story on Saudi Arabia's attempt to buy some good global PR thr...
Info on The Monday Q
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan French of “Monday Q Info” on Twitter joins The Fire Pit Collective, a modern media network.From a TV on fire to the Fire Pit, we welcome Ryan...
“By the way, Roger...” Arnold Palmer tells his Maris story one more time.
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we kick off Season 2 of The Fire Pit Podcast, just a short reflection on where we’ve been since March, 2020, which is when, while in quarantine, ...
The Golf Man. Barry Grimes
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back at The Fire Pit dropping a podcast, which always feels good. We’ve been busy interviewing and editing season 2, which will start going ...
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE 2 – GOLF TO THE RESCUE!
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We started this podcast in April, not long after the country went into quarantine. And on April 18, we dropped episode two, a roundtable with industry...
A short tribute to Mike Keiser and Bandon Dunes.
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back, and as we continue a short hiatus between seasons one and two of The Fire Pit, we continue to go through our first season of recordings ...
Sir Nick Faldo gets no respect at sunrise.
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well, that was a blur and a blast. We produced 15 episodes (and a bonus) of this podcast, which wraps up Season 1. For the next few weeks, as a link t...
The making of "The Story," a song by Joe Horowitz, produced by Jacquire King
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every song is a story. This episode of The Fire Pit is a story about the making of a song, which happens to be the anthem we’ve adopted for this pod...
Barstool Riggs, Part 2: His 99 days at Pinehurst
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At this fire pit, we get the second half of Sam "Riggs" Bozoian's 99-day quarantine at Pinehurst, which includes a scramble match against Kevin Kisner...
No.14: BONUS EPISODE- Beating Bryson
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a special production of The Fire Pit. A mini mid-week episode, put together after my recent interview with Kevin Kisner, who’s comin...
Barstool Riggs, Part 1: His 99 days at Pinehurst.
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The story we tell today is that of Sam “Riggs” Bozoian escaping New York City to quarantine at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. He stayed t...
Forest Dunes: How an Arkansas trucker found golf gold in Michigan
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The story we tell today, sitting around an actual fire pit, is how and why Lew Thompson bought Forest Dunes in Roscommon, Michigan, the ridiculous dea...
Joe Carr’s life and legacy.
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this Father’s Day, a tribute to Joe Carr, who, along with his wife, Dorothy, raised six kids in a house overlooking the second green of Sutton Go...
Ashworth. How an American dream became a nightmare.
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re telling the story about John Ashworth, the man and the brand. From the trunk of a car to the No. 1 golf apparel company in the world, we hear ...
Building Bandon, Part 2: A closer look at Opening Day, the first tee shot and what the development of this destination has meant to the area and golf in America.
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 picks up on May 1st, 1999 on the eve of Bandon Dunes opening for business. I’m not even sure Mike Keiser could’ve dreamed something as big ...
Building Bandon, Part 1: Against all odds, Mike Keiser buys remote Oregon dunesland and hires a pair of rookies to help him build and manage a golf course.
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today you’ll hear part 1 of the building of Bandon Dunes, as told by Mike Keiser, the owner, David McLay Kidd and his father, Jimmy, the architects,...
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Part 2: building Kapalua, Sand Hills and success.
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 leaves off in 1985, when Ben Crenshaw convinces Bill Coore to partner up. In part 2, we get them through some lean years, making a name for the...
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Part 1: Becoming Coore & Crenshaw
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of the people, places and things that had an influence on what Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have become as architects, how and when they met, wh...
Walter Iooss Jr., Reflections on Michael Jordan, Tiger & more.
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Iooss Jr. shares several stories about his special relationship with NBA legend Michael Jordan, chasing Tiger Woods at a golf tournament, almos...
Ken Griffey Jr. on Tiger, fatherhood, & hitting back-to-back HRs w/Dad!
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, settle in, stoke that fire, because today we’re catching up with Ken Griffey Jr. He’s seventh on the all-time list of home run leaders with 65...
Child's Play: How Alan Shipnuck chased down Pebble Beach, Sports Illustrated and Ken Griffey Jr.
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Shipnuck, award-winning Senior Writer for Golf Magazine and Golf.com, joins The Fire Pit to tell the story of how he got the job at Pebble Beach ...
The States of The Game - Golf vs. Covid-19
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the benefits of being around a fire pit is that the conversation can go in a lot of directions. In this episode, it’s not one good story abou...
Mark Wiebe & John Ashworth: A Masters "Bro Deal"
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wiebe and John Ashworth share a story about a dream and deal they made as kids, which came true at the 1986 Masters.Wiebe, a two-time winner on t...
The Fire Pit with Matt Ginella Trailer
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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