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
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Episode 167: Garrett from Dude Perfect
Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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Episode 166: Bill Coore Goes to Antarctica
Tue, 16 Jul 2024
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Episode 165: Dhani Jones’ Keys to a Full Life
Wed, 03 Jul 2024
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Episode 164: Edoardo Molinari 2.0
Wed, 12 Jun 2024
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Episode 163: The Bard in Ireland
Fri, 07 Jun 2024
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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
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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
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Episode 158: Full-er Swing
Sat, 02 Mar 2024
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Episode 157: Who Is Stephen Malbon?
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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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
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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
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Mind Game 06: Jason Kuhn, The Navy SEAL Way
Thu, 09 Nov 2023
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Episode 149: On the Record with Amanda Renner
Thu, 02 Nov 2023
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Mind Game 05: Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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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
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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
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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
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Episode 139: LACC for Normal People
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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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
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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...