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Sept. 16, 2023

Mark Brooks - Part 3 (The 1996 PGA Championship and the Majors)

Mark Brooks, winner of the 1996 PGA Championship, takes us through that win at Valhalla in a playoff with Kenny Perry, the last time the sudden death format was used in that event. Mark recounts his experiences in the other …

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Sept. 16, 2023

Mark Brooks - Part 2 (The Tour Wins)

Winner of the PGA Championship in 1996, Mark Brooks takes us through each of his PGA Tour victories beginning with the "Greater Slam", winning the Greater Hartford Open, the Greater Greensboro Open and the Greater Milwaukee O...

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Sept. 16, 2023

Mark Brooks - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Major Championship winner Mark Brooks recalls being introduced to golf by his grandfather and his first golf experiences playing on a 6-hole sand green course in rural Oklahoma. He looks back on his collegiate career at the ...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Jan Stephenson - Part 4 (The Later Wins and Life After the LPGA)

One of the hardest working golf professionals of her time, WGHOF member Jan Stephenson recalls her final few victories on the LPGA Tour before personal loss and a violent mugging led to a premature end to her illustrious care...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Jan Stephenson - Part 3 (More LPGA Wins & the Majors)

Jan Stephenson, 16-time winner on the LPGA Tour and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, reflects back on her 3 major championship wins including the 1981 Peter Jackson Classic, the 1982 LPGA Championship and the 1983 Wom...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Jan Stephenson - Part 2 (Early Wins and Being the Face of the LPGA To…

3-time major championship winner, Jan Stephenson, reflects back on her early years on the LPGA Tour and recounts several of her 27 professional wins including her first at the 1973 Wills Australian Ladies Open. Jan describes ...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Jan Stephenson - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Jan Stephenson recalls her formative years growing up in Australia as a multi-sport athlete with an early passion for surfing before turning to golf and winning everything as a junior player. Li...

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Sept. 14, 2023

Justin Leonard - Part 3 (The 1999 Ryder Cup)

In this thrilling conclusion of a three-part series with Justin Leonard, listeners are invited to embark on a journey through Leonard's professional career from 2000 onward. An episode filled with vivid insights and reflectio...

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Sept. 14, 2023

Justin Leonard - Part 2 (The 1997 Open Championship)

In this riveting second part of a three-part series, we delve into the professional career of golf legend Justin Leonard, a name synonymous with determination and prowess on the green. The episode invites you to journey throu...

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Sept. 14, 2023

Justin Leonard - Part 1 (The Early Years)

In this gripping first episode of a three-part series with Open Champion Justin Leonard, we explore the foundations of Leonard's remarkable golf journey as we delve into Leonard's early triumphs and the experiences that shape...

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Sept. 13, 2023

Sandra Post - Part 3 (The Later Years)

One of Canada's finest golfers, Sandra Post recounts her final few years on the LPGA Tour by describing the transformational impact that David Foster and the Colgate-Palmolive Company had on women's golf in the 1970's and 198...

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Sept. 13, 2023

Sandra Post - Part 2 (The 1968 LPGA Championship)

Major Championship winner Sandra Post started her professional career in style as the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. Her inaugural win was the 1968 LPGA Championship in a playoff over Kathy Whitworth. Her play that ...

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Sept. 13, 2023

Sandra Post - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Winner of the 1968 LPGA Championship, Sandra Post takes us back to her first encounter with women golfers, a detour on a baseball spring training trip in Florida with her father, at age 5. Sandra befriended LPGA Founder Maril...

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Sept. 12, 2023

Charles Coody - Part 2 (The Rest of the Story)

1971 Masters Champion, Charles Coody, puts us inside the room at the annual Champion’s Dinner at Augusta and recalls his fondest memories of the Par 3 tournament with his grandsons caddying (and hitting the occasional putt). ...

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Sept. 12, 2023

Charles Coody - Part 1 (The Masters 1971)

50 years on from his Masters triumph, Charles Coody recounts his early life, committing to golf as his livelihood after being inspired while seeing Hogan and Snead at Colonial CC as a 14-year old. Hear about life on the road …

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Sept. 11, 2023

David Graham - Part 2 (The Major Championships)

World Golf Hall of Fame member and two-time major winner, David Graham recalls the most memorable of his 37 professional wins including his first on the PGA Tour, a playoff victory over, none other than, Bruce Devlin. He look...

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Sept. 11, 2023

David Graham - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member and two-time major winner, David Graham joins us to reminisce about his early life in Australia leading up to his first U.S. PGA Tour event in 1969. Hear how Bruce Devlin helped him overhaul …

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Sept. 10, 2023

Bruce Devlin - Part 4 (Life After the Tour)

Bruce Devlin looks back on his work after the PGA Tour which included a brief stint on the Senior Tour. He caught the course design bug beginning in the late 1960's and that, along with his pioneering days as a …

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Sept. 10, 2023

Bruce Devlin - Part 3 (The Majors)

Bruce Devlin takes us back in time to review his record in golf's major championships which included 16 top-ten and 30 top-25 finishes and 61 consecutive cuts made from 1964 - 1972. He would take his one career mulligan at …

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Sept. 10, 2023

Bruce Devlin - Part 2 (The Tour Life)

Bruce Devlin looks back on his favorite wins on the PGA Tour including the time he got a quick lesson from Jack Nicklaus and then went on to beat him by 4 shots for his first victory. It would be …

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Sept. 10, 2023

Bruce Devlin - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Listen as Bruce Devlin recounts his early life and his introduction to golf after his father loses an arm in an auto wreck. From "Master Plumber" to professional golfer in just a few short years, Bruce tells of his Amateur …

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Sept. 9, 2023

Lanny Wadkins - Part 2 (The Ryder Cup and the Majors)

The World Golf Hall of Fame member looks back on his Major Championship record including a near-miss at the Old Course and his win at the 1977 PGA Championship at Pebble Beach in a playoff with Gene Littler. He recalls …

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Sept. 9, 2023

Lanny Wadkins - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Fasten your seatbelts as World Golf Hall of Fame member Lanny Wadkins joins Bruce & Mike for a rollicking ride through his early Amateur career, his first Masters at age 20 playing with Gene Sarazen and his love for the …

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Sept. 8, 2023

Nathaniel Crosby - U.S. Walker Cup Captain

Hear tales from the Crosby "Clambake" featuring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dean Martin (Bruce's long-time partner) and many others. Listen as Nathaniel recalls negotiating with Deane Beman as a teenager, his amateur golf successe...

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