WGHOF Member Stories Episodes

Listen to the life stories of the game's greatest players and contributors. Each are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
March 20, 2023

Larry Nelson - Part 2 (The Major Championships)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Larry Nelson looks back on his three major championship wins and a few of the near misses. He begins by recounting his hometown win at the 1981 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club sporting...

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March 20, 2023

Larry Nelson - Part 1 (The Early Years and Tour Wins)

Larry Nelson, 2006 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame and winner of 3 majors, joins us to tell his story beginning with his days growing up in Georgia, getting drafted to serve in the U.S. Army in Vietnam …

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March 19, 2023

Hale Irwin - Part 2 (The U.S. Open Wins)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Hale Irwin looks back on the importance of notching his first career win at Harbour Town in 1971, the first of three wins at the Heritage. He then relives each of his three U.S. …

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March 19, 2023

Hale Irwin - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Hale Irwin, a 3-time U.S. Open winner and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, shares his memories of growing up as a baseball Cardinals fan in Kansas and Colorado and learning the game of golf on sand …

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March 17, 2023

Deane Beman - Part 3 (Transforming the PGA Tour as Commissioner)

World Golf Hall of Fame member and Commissioner of the PGA Tour from 1974 - 1994, Deane Beman completes his life story by reflecting back on his time leading the Tour through transformative change. He remembers the early chal...

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March 17, 2023

Deane Beman - Part 2 (Tour Life and Becoming Commissioner)

World Golf Hall of Fame member, Deane Beman recounts his decision to turn professional after a very successful amateur career, his Tour wins and the hand injuries that ultimately led him to accept the job as PGA Tour Commissi...

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March 17, 2023

Deane Beman - Part 1 (The Amateur Career)

Deane Beman, Commissioner of the PGA Tour from 1974 - 1994 and World Golf Hall of Fame member tells us about his early days as an elite Amateur player. Deane recounts shooting 113 in his first tournament and then playing …

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March 16, 2023

Hollis Stacy - Part 3 (The 1983 Peter Jackson Classic and 1984 Women'…

Hollis Stacy, winner of 18 LPGA titles, four majors and a World Golf Hall of Fame member, recounts her final two major championship wins, the 1983 Peter Jackson Classic (now the du Maurier) and her third Women's U.S. Open in …

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March 16, 2023

Hollis Stacy - Part 2 (Winning Back-to-Back Women's U.S. Opens

4-time major championship winner Hollis Stacy looks back an her early LPGA Tour years and her love of golf in Japan. After picking up her first Tour win in 1977 in her home state of Georgia, Hollis quickly validated that …

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March 16, 2023

Hollis Stacy - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Hollis Stacy recounts growing up in Savannah, Georgia as the fourth of ten children. With sports-minded parents and the competitive instincts developed with nine siblings, Hollis took a liking t...

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March 14, 2023

Jack Nicklaus - Part 2 (Philanthropy, Course Architecture and Friends…

Perhaps the greatest the game of golf has ever seen, Jack Nicklaus joins us to share his favorite golf moment and where he would take a career mulligan (or two). He remembers his good friend Arnold Palmer, talks with pride …

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March 14, 2023

Jack Nicklaus - Part 1 (The Early Years and the Evolution of Technolo…

Arguably, the greatest professional golfer of all time, Jack Nicklaus, joins us to reminisce about his 60+ year friendship with Bruce Devlin and the early days traveling the globe together, promoting the game. Winner of 18 ma...

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March 13, 2023

Tony Jacklin - Part 3 (The Open Championship and Ryder Cup)

One of England's finest golfers ever, Tony Jacklin, begins by recalling his Open Championship victory in 1969 at Royal Lytham and several close calls, with his loss to Lee Trevino at Muirfield in 1972 his toughest loss. Tony ...

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March 13, 2023

Tony Jacklin - Part 2 (The 1970 U.S. Open)

World Golf Hall of Fame member, Tony Jacklin, recounts his early days on the PGA Tour as the first Brit to ever play golf full-time for a living. He and Bruce discuss how the game and the equipment have evolved …

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March 13, 2023

Tony Jacklin - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Tony Jacklin, World Golf Hall of Fame member, winner of the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open and Ryder Cup star shares his memories of learning the game in Scunthorpe, England, his early influencers like Dow Fins...

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