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Last Checked: 2025-04-29 20:55:57

Episode 186: Live from Pinehurst

Tue, 29 Apr 2025

Nearly 30 years ago, Tom Pashley mailed a box of grass seed and sand to the Pinehurst resort in the ...

Episode 185: The Top 100 Golfers Ever

Thu, 17 Apr 2025

Today, we’re not chasing great. We’re chasing all-time, pantheon, tell-your-grandkids-about-it g...

Part 5 | The Making of The Masters | Monuments

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

This is part five of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner...

Part 4 | The Making of The Masters | Turn the Cameras On

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

This is part four of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner...

Part 3 | The Making of The Masters | The First Masters

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

This is part three of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inne...

Part 2 | The Making of the Masters | The World’s Finest Course

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

This is part two of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner-...

Part 1 | The Making of The Masters | Benevolent Dictator

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

This is part one of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner-...

Intro | The Making of the Masters

Sat, 05 Apr 2025

In the mid-1990s, Augusta National approached author David Owen about a book project to preserve the...

Mind Game: Dr. Judson Brewer, Unwinding Anxiety

Thu, 03 Apr 2025

The reason you struggle with bad habits or anxiety doesn't stem from a lack of willpower—it's like...

Episode 184: Willy Wilcox's Second Swing

Thu, 20 Mar 2025

Willy Wilcox had the ball-striking to compete on the PGA Tour, but behind every 300-yard drive was a...

Episode 183: How We Built Holderness & Bourne

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

Not all polos are created equal, and neither are the brands behind them. On the latest TGJ Podcast, ...

Mind Game: Cam Avery, Tame Impala

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

He left a promising junior golf career to chase the rockstar dream, and it came true. Cam Avery has ...

Episode 182: Movies with Balls

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

Enough about LIV and distance rules and slow play. It’s time for golf’s real burning questions: ...

Mind Game: Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

Sun, 16 Feb 2025

Steven Pressfield spent 20 years writing and pitching books to publishers without success. His break...

Episode 181: The Wicked Witch of the Links

Thu, 06 Feb 2025

Mary Kate Morrissey is seeing green. You might think playing Elphaba in the stage production of Wick...

Mind Game: Nick Kokonas, "Know What Good Is"

Thu, 30 Jan 2025

Twenty years ago, Nick Kokonas had one of the best meals of his life. Instead of giving compliments ...

Episode 180: Adam Scott's Best Golf Is Still to Come

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

It’s not often you hear a 44-year-old major champion say that this will be their best year ever, b...

Mind Game: J.A. Adande, Mastering the Fundamentals

Thu, 16 Jan 2025

Whether it’s Kobe, Michael or Tiger, it always comes back to the fundamentals. That is according t...

2025 Broken Tee Society Tour

Thu, 09 Jan 2025

For the past six years, members of The Golfer’s Journal—known as the Broken Tee Society—have t...

Episode 179: Bill & Tom’s Holiday Adventure

Sun, 22 Dec 2024

Recently, TGJ Editor Tom Coyne was joined by longtime friend (and Sullivan County GC co-owner) Bill ...

Mind Game: Dr. Ralph Esposito, The Healthy Golf Life

Wed, 11 Dec 2024

The body is not a machine, nor a temple. It is an infinitely complex and unique system, and accordin...

Episode 178: The Tiger Slam

Thu, 05 Dec 2024

It’s a feat that needs no introduction. As we approach the 25th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ four...

Mind Game: Colin O'Brady, The 12-Hour Walk

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

On Christmas Day in 2018, American endurance athlete Colin O’Brady woke up in a tent, by himself, ...

Episode 177: Brothers In Turf

Thu, 21 Nov 2024

It’s a sibling rivalry—with a Top 100 twist. As we head into the season of family gatherings, al...

Mind Game: Jason Kelce, Preparation Meets Opportunity

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

If you know ball, have a teenage daughter or have seen a commercial in the last six months, then Jas...

Episode 176: Ed Burns Turns to Golf

Thu, 07 Nov 2024

You likely know longtime Hollywood actor Ed Burns for his turn as Richard Reiben in Saving Private R...

Episode 175: Augusta in Arkansas

Mon, 21 Oct 2024

You’ve likely never heard of Warren Stephens—or his magnificent and critically acclaimed Arkansa...

Episode 174: The Rainmaker

Wed, 09 Oct 2024

 In 1989, IMG agent Hughes Norton showed up at Earl Woods’ front door. Tiger was 12—but Norton ...

Episode 173: Counting Cards with Tommy Hyland

Wed, 25 Sep 2024

During college in 1979, Tommy Hyland ran across a basic blackjack strategy book. Nearly a half centu...

Episode 172: Jon Sherman's Guide to Competitive Golf

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

Jon Sherman has developed a career, and a +2 handicap index, out of teaching boring golf. As the str...

Episode 171: The Royal County Down Difference

Tue, 10 Sep 2024

Northern Ireland was a different place when Scotsman Kevan Whitson took the Royal County Down head p...

Episode 170: On Tour with Micah Pueschel

Wed, 04 Sep 2024

If you know, you know: It’s Poosh! If that’s gibberish to you, pop in those earbuds and meet Mic...

Episode 169: A First Look at TGL

Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Last week, TGJ became one of the first media outlets to visit ⁠TGL's performance lab⁠ (which...

Episode 168: The Return of Castle Pines

Thu, 15 Aug 2024

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please con...

Episode 167: Garrett from Dude Perfect

Thu, 08 Aug 2024

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please con...

Episode 166: Bill Coore Goes to Antarctica

Tue, 16 Jul 2024

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please con...

Episode 165: Dhani Jones’ Keys to a Full Life

Wed, 03 Jul 2024

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please con...

Episode 164: Edoardo Molinari 2.0

Wed, 12 Jun 2024

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please con...

Episode 163: The Bard in Ireland

Fri, 07 Jun 2024

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please con...

Episode 162: The Original Caveman

Sun, 26 May 2024

Watch the latest TGJ Film here. Save 20% on Club Glove by becoming a member. Though at first glan...

Episode 161: The Best Major No One Remembers

Sun, 12 May 2024

Read the written version of this episode here⁠.  50 years ago, Trevino, Nicklaus, and Richard Ni...

Episode 160: The Man Behind Cabot's Empire

Sun, 21 Apr 2024

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Part 5 | The Making of The Masters | Monuments

Sun, 07 Apr 2024

This is part five of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner...

Part 4 | The Making of The Masters | Turn the Cameras On

Sat, 06 Apr 2024

This is part four of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner...

Part 3 | The Making of The Masters | The First Masters

Fri, 05 Apr 2024

This is part three of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inne...

Part 2 | The Making of the Masters | The World’s Finest Course

Thu, 04 Apr 2024

This is part two of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner-...

Part 1 | The Making of The Masters | Benevolent Dictator

Wed, 03 Apr 2024

This is part one of a five-part TGJ Podcast series which chronicles the origin, evolution and inner-...

Intro | The Making of The Masters

Wed, 03 Apr 2024

In the mid-1990s, Augusta National approached author David Owen about a book project to preserve the...

Episode 159: Ben & Charlie Go To Branson

Thu, 14 Mar 2024

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Episode 158: Full-er Swing

Sat, 02 Mar 2024

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Episode 157: Who Is Stephen Malbon?

Thu, 29 Feb 2024

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Episode 156: Golf’s Earnings Report

Thu, 15 Feb 2024

Is golf in a bubble or a sustained boom? Are lighted par-3 courses a fad or the future of new course...

Episode 155: The Science of Speed

Fri, 02 Feb 2024

After tracking 17 million swings from users of The Stack System, Canadian biomechanist Sasho MacKenz...

Episode 154: Drew Holcomb’s Wonderful World of Golf

Sun, 21 Jan 2024

Watch ⁠Local Rules: Nashville featuring Drew Holcomb here.⁠ Drew Holcomb is a critically acclai...

2024 Broken Tee Society Events Calendar Reveal

Wed, 10 Jan 2024

There are many perks that come with being a Broken Tee Society member, perhaps the least of which ar...

Episode 153: Smylie Kaufman's Second Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2024

Smylie Kaufman was once one of golf’s most exciting and popular young players—winning shortly af...

Episode 152: Mike Whan Addresses the Rollback Debate

Tue, 19 Dec 2023

The golf world took sides earlier this month when the USGA and R&A announced their plans to reig...

Mind Game 08: Kelly Slater, What Greatness Requires

Thu, 14 Dec 2023

A 30-plus year career at the highest level of surfing, 11 world titles, and an incalculable impact o...

Episode 151: Michael Wolf on Seth Raynor

Thu, 07 Dec 2023

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Mind Game 07: Massimo Pigliucci, Play Stoic Golf

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman emperor, once wrote: “You shouldn’t give circumstances the powe...

Episode 150: Padraig Harrington's Perspective

Thu, 16 Nov 2023

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Mind Game 06: Jason Kuhn, The Navy SEAL Way

Thu, 09 Nov 2023

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by member support. If you enjoyed this e...

Episode 149: On the Record with Amanda Renner

Thu, 02 Nov 2023

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this e...

Mind Game 05: Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast is reader-supported. If you enjoyed this episode, please c...

Episode 148: At Home with Keith Mitchell

Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Easygoing charisma, effortless steeze and bombed fade drivers have made Keith Mitchell a fan favorit...

Mind Game 04: Julie Elion, Building Self-Belief

Thu, 12 Oct 2023

The Golfer's Journal and this podcast is reader-supported. If you enjoyed this episode, please c...

Episode 147: Sean Foley's Philosophy

Fri, 06 Oct 2023

If you prefer that your golf instructors stick to sports, steer clear of Sean Foley. The longtime me...

Mind Game 03: Sahil Bloom, Take Daily Action

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Focus on one big goal at a time. Say no more than you say yes. Be more productive by being less busy...

Episode 146: Ryder Cup Preview

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

Few golf writers know the Ryder Cup like Shane Ryan. Since his book, The Cup They Couldn’t Lose: ...

Mind Game 02: Kyle Allen, Have a Plan

Wed, 13 Sep 2023

Since the Super Bowl era began in 1967, only 800 men have started an NFL game at quarterback. Kyle A...

Episode 145: The Valentine Legacy

Sat, 09 Sep 2023

As a kid, Tom Valentine called Merion Golf Club “the family farm.” His grandfather tended the gr...

Mind Game 01: Dr. Mark Lowry, Concentration, Confidence and Commitment

Wed, 30 Aug 2023

The brain processes roughly 70,000 thoughts per day. With 100 billion neurons connected nearly 500 t...

Episode 144: Billy Walters Tells All

Fri, 18 Aug 2023

You might have heard that gambling legend Billy Walters is releasing a book, and that Phil Mickelson...

Episode 143: Gary Williams Has Stories to Tell

Fri, 28 Jul 2023

The Golfer's Journal Podcast is made possibly by member support .If you enjoyed this episode, pl...

Re-Teed: 2017 Open Championship

Sat, 15 Jul 2023

Welcome back to Re-Teed—the show that relieves some of golf’s most memorable tournaments. This t...

Episode 141: An Insider's Look at Liverpool

Sat, 08 Jul 2023

Joe McDonnell has always known good golf. He grew up in Hoylake and has been a member of Royal Liver...

Episode 140: A Course Called Home

Mon, 26 Jun 2023

The Golfer's Journal is made possible by member support. If you'd like to support the show, ...

Episode 139: LACC for Normal People

Tue, 13 Jun 2023

The Golfer's Journal Podcast is made possible by member support. If you'd like to support th...

Episode 138: David McLay-Kidd Is Busy

Tue, 30 May 2023

Friend-of-the-program David McLay-Kidd makes his return to the TGJ Podcast from the site of his high...

Episode 137: Cameron McCormick Wants to Change Your Mind

Tue, 16 May 2023

What does it take to be the best in the world? Or maybe just better than yesterday? If anyone knows ...

Episode 136: Lou Stagner's Numbers Never Lie

Wed, 26 Apr 2023

The Golfer's Journal Podcast is made possible by member support. If you'd like to support th...

Episode 135: The Philosopher and the GOAT

Sun, 16 Apr 2023

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Episode 134: Handicapping The Masters

Mon, 03 Apr 2023

After an award-winning career as a PGA teaching professional, Keith Stewart is going all in on somet...

Episode 133: Short Game Chef's Secrets

Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Parker McLachlin, aka @shortgamechef, is a winner on the PGA Tour and is now helping some of the wor...

Episode 132: Harry Higgs Has Opinions

Thu, 16 Mar 2023

Harry Higgs would like you to know that these are his opinions, and his alone. The PGA Tour veteran ...

Episode 131: JJ Redick Gets Hot

Mon, 13 Mar 2023

You’ve watched JJ Redick knock down three-pointers since his freshman year at Duke two decades ago...

Episode 130: Still Chasing Scratch

Wed, 01 Mar 2023

Five years after they first started recording their quest to a 0.0, Mike & Eli of Chasing Scratc...

Episode 129: Getting Practical with Jon Sherman

Sat, 25 Feb 2023

Should I attack this pin or play it safe? How do I move on from a bad shot? How do I get better duri...

Episode 128: Welcome to Golf's Youtube Era

Sat, 18 Feb 2023

Charlie Warzel writes about technology’s effect on culture, people and ideas for The Atlantic. Thi...

Episode 127: Paper Tiger

Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Nearly 20 years ago, TGJ Senior Editor Tom Coyne put life on hold, moved to Florida and dumped every...

Episode 126: Inside Netflix's Full Swing

Thu, 26 Jan 2023

This February, pro golf will receive the F1 treatment thanks to Full Swing: an eight-part Netflix d...

Episode 125: What's Up with Crystal Downs?

Sat, 14 Jan 2023

Mike DeVries has learned from the best. The Michigan native first picked up the game at Crystal Dow...

Episode 124: On the Road with Bill Murray

Thu, 29 Dec 2022

It’s not easy to pin down Bill Murray, but one way to do so, as podcast host Tom Coyne learned, is...

Episode 123: The Many Shades of Andrew Green

Mon, 19 Dec 2022

Andrew Green has become one of the hottest names in golf course architecture thanks to his renovatio...

Episode 122: The Man Who Hacked Putting

Thu, 08 Dec 2022

In 2004, software developer Mark Sweeney was fed up with missing putts. So he dedicated two years o...

Episode 121: But My Friends Call Me Randy

Tue, 22 Nov 2022

Tron doesn’t hold back on Twitter. Soly shared his No Laying Up origin story in #7, and DJ’s byl...

Episode 120: The Golf Life of Reilly

Mon, 07 Nov 2022

You know Rick Reilly from the back page of Sports Illustrated, where he delivered 800 words of humor...

Episode 119: Conor Moore, as Conor Moore

Mon, 24 Oct 2022

Conor Moore believes he has no accent. But when the Irishman is impersonating the world’s most fam...

Episode 118: Mark Broadie Thinks Putting Is Overrated

Sat, 08 Oct 2022

We've all heard it: "Drive for show, putt for dough." But after speaking with Mark Broadie, the godf...

Episode 117: Golf’s Treasure Hunter

Thu, 15 Sep 2022

Ryan Carey wasn’t looking to become the world’s foremost golf memorabilia auctioneer. A lawyer b...

Episode 116: What Happened to Ben Garner?

Thu, 08 Sep 2022

Unless you’ve already dug into Charlie Warzel’s profile in TGJ #21, you’ve probably never hear...

Episode 115: You Don't Know Doak

Wed, 24 Aug 2022

Tom Doak has a reputation for being difficult. Golf media has described him as socially awkward and ...

Episode 114: Dottie Pepper Is Frustrated

Sat, 06 Aug 2022

Dottie Pepper has little sympathy for the modern professional golfer. But you can’t blame her—th...

Episode 113: The "Y" Word

Sat, 23 Jul 2022

Ward Jarvis has gone from caddie to theology professor to firefighter to yip fixer. He joins host To...

Episode 112: No Place for Politics

Wed, 06 Jul 2022

Thomas Friedman has been the foreign affairs Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times since 1995. He’...

Episode 111: Fax Only

Tue, 21 Jun 2022

Brad Faxon joins the podcast on the heels of a thrilling U.S. Open finish to reflect on what made Br...

Episode 110: Inside the Saudi Situation

Wed, 08 Jun 2022

Alan Shipnuck puts it plainly: "The professional game is at a crossroads. This is a monumental momen...

Episode 109: Golf Without Limits

Sat, 28 May 2022

If it sometimes feels like the future of golf is here, just wait ‘til you see what’s coming next...

Episode 108: The Irishman

Fri, 13 May 2022

When one of the great talkers in golf has a few minutes to talk, you do precisely that. Paul McGinle...

Episode 107: The Lesson in Their Loathing

Fri, 06 May 2022

Jane Coaston doesn’t like golf, but when you listen to her explanation, we think there’s a very ...

Episode 106: Chasing Scratch

Sat, 16 Apr 2022

 In TGJ No. 19 we met Mike Shade & Eli Strait—hosts of the wildly popular Chasing Scratch podcas...

Re-Teed: 2011 Masters

Thu, 31 Mar 2022

Re-Teed—the series where we relive golf’s most exciting tournaments—is back. And this time we’...

Episode 104: The Answers Upstairs

Fri, 18 Mar 2022

In TGJ No. 18, Daniel Riley’s “The Man Riding Clouds” introduced us to Peter Beames and a golf...

Episode 103: A Drink at All the Tables

Wed, 02 Mar 2022

From cleaning clubs to writing blogs to announcing the biggest events in golf, Shane Bacon has lived...

Episode 102: Wrights and Wrongs

Fri, 25 Feb 2022

Wright Thompson is one of only a few scribes who have the luxury of writing about whatever he wants,...

Episode 101: The Curling Connection

Wed, 16 Feb 2022

You know Beau Welling as the Senior Design Consultant to Tiger Woods’ TGR Design, with recent work...

Meditations

Sat, 05 Feb 2022

Over the next 30 minutes, we will attempt to refocus your energy, and recenter your mind, with a med...

Episode 100

Sat, 05 Feb 2022

As we touch the century mark here at The Golfer’s Journal Podcast (where has the time gone?), we w...

Episode 99: Fairway Philosophy

Fri, 21 Jan 2022

Matt Chominski is a professor of philosophy and theology at Delaware’s Archmere Academy—where on...

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

Fri, 07 Jan 2022

Sandra Boynton has sold more than 70 million children’s books, 500 million greeting cards, and has...

Episode 97: Dream On

Wed, 22 Dec 2021

If we eat, sleep and breathe golf, then we are bound to dream about it. From struggling to pull the ...

Episode 96: Eastside Story

Fri, 10 Dec 2021

After winning a national championship at Morehouse College, Olajuwon Ajanaku set his sights on a pro...

Episode 95: The Three Lidos

Fri, 03 Dec 2021

Once upon a time there was a golf course called The Lido. Bernard Darwin called it “the finest gol...

Episode 94: The Life and Times of Will Mackenzie

Fri, 19 Nov 2021

Will MacKenzie has lived in an Alaskan cave for 30 days, worked as a kayak instructor in Montana, so...

Episode 93: Mr. Top 100

Wed, 03 Nov 2021

Greg Ohlendorf knows the secret. He is one of two people to have ever played Golf Magazine’s World...

Episode 92: Introducing the Broken Tee Society (Live)

Wed, 27 Oct 2021

Greetings from the new online home of the Broken Tee Society! To kick things off, host Tom Coyne is ...

Episode 91: Lifetime Amateur

Wed, 20 Oct 2021

With appearances in nine Masters and two U.S. Opens, victories in the U.S. and British Amateur and f...

Episode 90: Views from the Hollins Tees

Thu, 07 Oct 2021

Why are the Hollins tees at Pasatiempo—named for one of the longest hitters in women's history—s...

Episode 89: Why I Hate the Ryder Cup

Tue, 21 Sep 2021

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Even Michael Wolf who, just last week, took to Twitter to de...

Episode 88: Chandler's Plan

Thu, 16 Sep 2021

If you’re hungry for never-before-heard Ryder Cup stories, you’ve come to the right place. With ...

Episode 87: Southern Style with Davis Love III

Fri, 27 Aug 2021

Only 15 people in history have made more money on the golf course than Davis Love III. But now, at ...

Episode 86: Blazers Off with Roger Bennett

Tue, 17 Aug 2021

Roger Bennett is well known in the soccer community as the co-host of the wildly popular podcast-tur...

Episode 85: Live from The Olympics

Tue, 03 Aug 2021

Good morning, Tokyo! On this week's TGJ Podcast, we catch up with friend of the show Chris Reimer, w...

Episode 84: Royal Etiquette

Tue, 13 Jul 2021

We all remember where we were during Jordan Spieth’s infamous drop on No. 13 at Royal Birkdale dur...

Episode 83: Doctor's Orders

Thu, 01 Jul 2021

For 35-year-old Zach Kahl, one foggy, early-morning round ended with an unexpected, life-altering tr...

Episode 82: Hunting Sasquatch with Gary McCord

Tue, 15 Jun 2021

At 73 years young, and after a career in golf that would be too wild for the movies, there’s only...

Episode 81: The Kings of Cannery Row

Thu, 03 Jun 2021

Want to hear about a bet over killing Bin Laden? Well, on a road trip from TGJ HQ to Gearhart—and ...

Episode 80: Light In Paspalum's Shadows

Sun, 16 May 2021

On Sept. 26, 1783, a great schooner shoved off from London. The Comte du Nord's captain, a notorious...

Episode 79: My Friend, LaJethro

Fri, 30 Apr 2021

The last year brought a legion of new golfers into the fold. Some will stay for good, and some are s...

Episode 78: The Rise of Don Rea

Thu, 15 Apr 2021

While Don Rea's previous career involved enforcing the rules, he's now tossing them out the window a...

Episode 77: The Masters Theme: A Review

Tue, 06 Apr 2021

The twinkling piano notes are unmistakable, but did you know that the Masters theme song has actual ...

Episode 76: Office Hours with Sid Matthew

Wed, 24 Mar 2021

Meet Sid Matthew, your favorite golf historian’s favorite golf historian. In TGJ No. 15 we explore...

Re-Teed: The 2015 Players Championship

Wed, 10 Mar 2021

Welcome to the next Re-Teed, TGJ’s look back at golf’s greatest tournaments. The first edition f...

Episode 74: From Gamer to Golfer

Thu, 25 Feb 2021

Grip, stance, posture...yawn. Has junior instruction grown stale? Richard Franklin thinks so. After ...

Episode 73: Lessons in Leadership with Paul McGinley

Thu, 11 Feb 2021

He wasn’t the biggest, flashiest or longest, but one look at Paul McGinley’s resume—four Europ...

Episode 72: A Compendium of Golf's Cheaters

Thu, 28 Jan 2021

Sandbaggers, ball-droppers and lie-fluffers, oh my! Getting cheated in golf can stay with you—just...

Episode 71: The Sober League

Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Yes, in TGJ No. 14, Coyne chronicled the hellish battles he and four others had with substance abuse...

Episode 70: Inside the PGA Tour’s Traveling Circus

Wed, 30 Dec 2020

What are you left with after 19 years as a communications executive for the PGA Tour’s biggest eve...

Episode 69: Ben Rector’s Off-Stage Addiction

Wed, 16 Dec 2020

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ben Rector writes from a place of vulnerability, forming a bond wi...

Episode 68: Golf According to Spencer Hall

Thu, 03 Dec 2020

College football fans know the legendary writing, podcasting and Twitter rants of Spencer Hall. But ...

Episode 67: Mike Madden and the Invisible Hand of Golf

Thu, 19 Nov 2020

If you’re open to it, the game can provide some life-changing surprises. So it is with Mike Madden...

Episode 66: Jim Fitzpatrick’s Endless Summer

Thu, 05 Nov 2020

 It’s been a hell of a ride. In the early 1950s, he was watching declassified rocket explosions f...

Episode 65: Chris Solomon and the Traveling Bag

Mon, 19 Oct 2020

Fresh off his byline in TGJ No. 13, Golfer’s Journal Contributor Chris Solomon returns to the show...

What's Next for Golf?

Mon, 12 Oct 2020

This week on TGJ Digital we released “Now What?” — a new feature where contributing writer Wil...

Episode 64: The Johns of Aronimink

Mon, 05 Oct 2020

With Aronimink Golf Club set to host the KPMG Ladies PGA Championship, Tom Coyne and Casey Bannon pa...

Episode 63: Behind USGA Lines

Tue, 15 Sep 2020

The USGA Museum has been closed to the public for months. But that didn’t stop TGJ Senior Writer a...

Episode 62: Lester George Live from Ballyhack

Wed, 02 Sep 2020

“I’ve always said that if other architects would stay out of Virginia, then I’d stay out of th...

Episode 61: Expand Your Mind with Charles Lindsay

Wed, 12 Aug 2020

Charles Lindsay describes himself as “a conceptual artist-adventurer, whose work synthesizes ideas...

Episode 60: Ken Wang

Thu, 30 Jul 2020

Ken Wang has a degree in economics from MIT, is the brother of fashion designer Vera Wang, and, most...

Episode 59: Good News is Just a Phone Call Away

Tue, 14 Jul 2020

COVID, cheating, distance debates, course closures and a lack of diversity—golf’s recent news cy...

Episode 58: Real Talk with Colton Craig

Thu, 02 Jul 2020

Colton Craig is a 27-year-old golf-course architect and founder of the Perry Maxwell Society. Over t...

Episode 57: Yes In a Heartbeat: Annika at Colonial

Thu, 11 Jun 2020

You know she teed it up with the men. But there’s still much to learn about Annika Sorenstam’s t...

Episode 56: Dr. George F. Grant

Thu, 04 Jun 2020

Before there was the broken tee, there was the original one. Host Tom Coyne and Assistant Editor Cas...

Episode 55: Shrink the Game with Ken Kearney

Thu, 21 May 2020

Ken Kearney went from a decorated Irish amateur player to a career in finance to golf-course archite...

Episode 54: Dispatches From the New Frontier

Wed, 06 May 2020

Contributing Editor D.J. Piehowski makes his return to the TGJ Podcast—reading his thorough TGJ No...

Episode 53: The Pandemic Diary

Thu, 16 Apr 2020

No place is safe from the ravages of the COVID-19 virus, even host Tom Coyne’s beloved Carne Golf ...

Episode 52: The Last Time Golf Stopped

Wed, 08 Apr 2020

Host Tom Coyne serves as our commanding general on this docu-pod exploration of golf through World W...

Episode 51: Life on the Inside

Tue, 24 Mar 2020

Renowned sports psychologist Dr. Bob Winters returns, this time to answer subscriber questions about...

Episode 50: 24 Hours at Sawgrass

Wed, 11 Mar 2020

This is the 17th Players Championship for TGJ editor and grizzled vet Travis Hill. He gave newbie Ca...

Episode 49: Finding your Center with Geoff Cunningham

Sat, 29 Feb 2020

Artist. Photographer. Tequila drinker. Soul surfer. Hickory player. Club maker. Linksoul Creative Di...

Episode 48: Sheep Ranch Preview Announcement

Fri, 14 Feb 2020

ATTENTION: TGJ Subscribers will be playing Bandon Dunes’ Sheep Ranch masterpiece before it opens t...

Episode 47: Challenge Days ft. Shane Bacon

Sat, 08 Feb 2020

Is a bad day on the course really better than a good day anywhere else? On episode 47 of the TGJ Pod...

Episode 46: The Next 20 Years

Sat, 25 Jan 2020

Where will we play? How much will we pay? How many holes, with what tools and what will we wear? Gol...

Episode 45: The War on Par ft. Gil Hanse

Thu, 09 Jan 2020

TGJ No. 10 introduces us to the Ohoopee Match Club—a discreet Georgia playground designed specific...

Re-Tee: 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines

Fri, 27 Dec 2019

The greatest tournaments live on in our collective memories. But they also provide a sometimes shock...

Episode 43: Brough Creek National

Thu, 05 Dec 2019

From message board idea to functioning golf course to the pages of TGJ No.10, Brough Creek National ...

Episode 42: The Lost Strantz Tapes

Wed, 20 Nov 2019

While reporting TGJ No.10’s, “The One Less Travelled,” contributor Jay Revell stumbled upon a ...

Episode 41: Bob Ford

Wed, 06 Nov 2019

He’s watched Ben Hogan write checks to settle debts, walked off Arnie’s home course rather than ...

Episode 40: Bizarre Golf History

Fri, 18 Oct 2019

Who holds the rightful claim to America’s first golf club? How did three different players lose in...

Episode 39: Swing Thoughts with Dr. Bob Winters

Thu, 03 Oct 2019

Breathe. Rotate. Don’t blow it left. Don’t think about your ex. Get your hands to the proper spo...

Golf and the Climate Crisis

Tue, 17 Sep 2019

Inspired by the frightening story of Scotland’s Montrose Golf Links in TGJ No. 9, host Tom Coyne s...

Episode 37: Joel Murray from Canal Shores

Wed, 28 Aug 2019

The latest TGJ Podcast finds Tom Coyne sitting down with actor and comedian Joel Murray at American ...

Episode 36: Rob Collins and Sweetens Cove

Thu, 15 Aug 2019

We celebrate the return of Sweetens Cove to the pages of TGJ with a conversation between Contributin...

TGJ Podcast 35: Wendell Haskins and Sadena Parks

Thu, 01 Aug 2019

From music videos at Def Jam to Director of Diversity at the PGA of America, Wendell Haskins has bui...

Episode 34: Royal Portrush

Tue, 16 Jul 2019

After 68 years, the Open Championship has finally returned to Royal Portrush and Northern Ireland. H...

Episode 33: Dinner with David McLay Kidd

Mon, 08 Jul 2019

After playing Gamble Sands together, Tom Coyne joins course architect David McLay Kidd and the rest ...

Episode 32: Jimmy Dunne

Tue, 25 Jun 2019

After 36 holes incredible together at Shinnecock and NGLA, Tom Coyne sits down with Jimmy Dunne, one...

Episode 31: U.S. Open Recap with Jim Moriarty

Tue, 18 Jun 2019

Go behind the scenes at the 2019 U.S. Open with Jim Moriarty. In the latest TGJ podcast, host Tom Co...

Episode 30: Anthony Pioppi

Wed, 29 May 2019

Tom Coyne sits down with author Anthony Pioppi to discuss why it's not the quantity of the holes tha...

Episode 29: New York, New York

Thu, 09 May 2019

Comedian Paul Gutkowski describes what it's really like to be a golfer in New York City.

Episode 28: Masters Road Trip

Thu, 18 Apr 2019

Host Tom Coyne takes a few of his buddies on a once in a lifetime trip to The Masters

Episode 27: No Laying Up: Chris Solomon

Thu, 04 Apr 2019

From the pages of No.7: A deep dive into the origins No Laying Up with co-founder Chris Solomon

Episode 26: The Roadie: Aaron Dill

Thu, 28 Mar 2019

Aaron Dill takes us on a tour of the Titleist tour truck on location at The Player's Championship

Episode 25: The Ace Pod

Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Episode 24: Billy Collins

Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Tom Coyne sits with the former U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins

Episode 23: Geoff Ogilvy

Thu, 10 Jan 2019

Geoff Ogilvy is a major champion that also happens to be a Golfer's Journal contributor. The former ...

Episode 22: Our favorite stories of 2018

Fri, 28 Dec 2018

To wrap up 2018, Publisher Brendon Thomas and Managing Editor Travis Hill join the podcast to discus...

Episode 21: Larry Wilmore

Wed, 19 Dec 2018

After serving as a writer and contributor on shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Office and ...

Episode 20: Keith Cutten

Tue, 20 Nov 2018

Keith Cutten is a Canadian golf course architect and the author of the new book, "The Evolution of G...

Episode 19: Job Fickett and Adam Heindorff

Tue, 06 Nov 2018

Job Fickett was the TGJ reader that pitched the story that ended up becoming "Game of Pixels" in TGJ...

Episode 18: Jim Dodson (Live at Pinehurst)

Thu, 11 Oct 2018

Jim Dodson has written more than 10 books about golf, ranging from his personal experience with the ...

Episode 17: The Long Road to the PGA Tour

Wed, 26 Sep 2018

There are thousands of professional golfers in the world and most never make it to the PGA Tour. Aft...

Episode 16: Gil Hanse

Wed, 29 Aug 2018

Gil Hanse is one of the most prolific architects working in golf today. His original work can be see...

Episode 15: Jim Moriarty

Wed, 15 Aug 2018

Jim Moriarty has covered golf for more than 40 years as a reporter, author and photographer. He join...

Episode 14: The Links Episode

Tue, 24 Jul 2018

On the heels of The Open at Carnoustie, we put together an episode celebrating the things that ...

Episode 13: Australian Golf with Curtis Luck

Mon, 09 Jul 2018

In our TGJ No. 4 Q&A, we discussed a number of things with young Australian standout Curtis Luck –...

Episode 12: Jamie Kennedy's Golf Marathon

Thu, 21 Jun 2018

This week marks the Bandon Solstice event, where a group of people get together to try to play all f...

Episode 11: Inside TGJ No. 4

Wed, 06 Jun 2018

Managing editor Travis Hill takes you step-by-step through the latest issue of The Golfer's Journal ...

Episode 10: No Scars - The Story of Len Mattiace

Wed, 09 May 2018

People like Len Mattiace often turn into footnotes of history as the guys who almost got it done. B...

Episode 9: The Courses That Stick with Andy Johnson

Wed, 18 Apr 2018

Andy Johnson is a TGJ contributor who first started writing about golf course architecture for his w...

Episode 8: Riley Johns and Keith Rhebb

Wed, 04 Apr 2018

Our guests today are Riley Johns and Keith Rhebb, two golf course architects who recently completed ...

Episode 7: Shane Bacon and Chris Solomon

Wed, 21 Mar 2018

TGJ contributors Shane Bacon (Fox Sports) and Chris Solomon (No Laying Up) join the podcast to dis...

Episode 6: Will Leitch

Wed, 07 Mar 2018

Will Leitch is not a golfer, which, in a strange way, is a major reason we wanted him to write for T...

Episode 5: Brendon Thomas and Travis Hill

Wed, 21 Feb 2018

With TGJ No. 3 about to ship to subscribers, we wanted to look back at how and why The Golfer's Jour...

Episode 4: Geoff Cunningham

Thu, 08 Feb 2018

Geoff Cunningham is – among many, many other golf things – the creative vision behind Linksoul. ...

Episode 3: Tom Coyne / Sacred Sands

Tue, 09 Jan 2018

Tom Coyne has played every links course in Ireland and Scotland, written four books and a screenplay...

Episode 2: Travis Hill / Sweetens Cove

Tue, 26 Dec 2017

Managing editor Travis Hill talks through his transformative trip to Sweetens Cove, a nine-hole gem ...

Episode 1: Caleb Hannan / Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch

Thu, 14 Dec 2017

In our debut episode, writer Caleb Hannan explains what it's like to play the mysterious Sheep Ranch...