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Sept. 23, 2024

Jan Stephenson - Part 2 (Early Wins and Being the Face of the LPGA Tour)

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 how her life changed when, in 1977, Sport Magazine used a photo of a bra-less Stephenson, not intended for publication, on the cover of their magazine. She relates how, in the crazed aftermath of that photo, LPGA Commissioner Ray Volpe recognized an opportunity to change the...
Sept. 23, 2024

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. Listen in as she remembers her first failed attempt at qualifying for the LPGA Tour and returning home with no money to jobs as a barmaid, public relations professional and model before returning to the U.S. to earn her card. She was, by her own admission, a free spirit, agita...
Sept. 21, 2024

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 1980's. Their sponsorship brought more fans and opportunities. Sandra's thoughts constantly return to the advice her airplane seat mate, Kathy Whitworth gave her once about what it takes to win. She remembers the kindness of her fellow players when it came to advice and coun...
Guest: Post, Sandra
Sept. 21, 2024

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 year earned her Rookie of the Year honors. Listen in as Sandra describes traveling the U.S. with her roommate Renee Powell and hear about the hardships Renee and Althea Gibson endured on Tour. She found winning to be difficult in those early years but still managed 8 wins an...
Guest: Post, Sandra
Sept. 21, 2024

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 Marilyn Smith at that event in 1953, met Babe Zaharias three years later and played in an exhibition with the great Kathy Whitworth. She won virtually everything in Canada as a junior golfer and reflects on the Canadian golf greats that preceded and followed her career. Sandra Po...
Guest: Post, Sandra
Sept. 19, 2024

Pat Hurst - Part 3 (The Solheim Cup)

In the conclusion of our three-part interview with major champion Pat Hurst, she reflects on her experiences as a Solheim Cup player and captain, sharing heartwarming stories of camaraderie and competition on the international stage. She takes us back in time to when she first started her professional career, revealing the valuable lessons she's learned along the way. Pat opens up about the changes she would make if she could rewrite her golfing history, and you won't want to miss which moment s...
Guest: Hurst, Pat
Sept. 19, 2024

Pat Hurst - Part 2 (Winning the 1998 Dinah Shore)

In this second part of our interview with LPGA major champion Pat Hurst, we delve deeper into the remarkable moments and milestones that have shaped her illustrious golfing career. From her exhilarating win at the Dinah Shore in 1998 to her triumph at the 2005 State Farm Classic, Pat takes us on a captivating journey through her most cherished moments on the fairways. Life outside of golf also played a significant role in Pat's story, as she shares her experiences of becoming a mother and how i...
Guest: Hurst, Pat
Sept. 19, 2024

Pat Hurst - Part 1 (The Early Years)

We embark on a journey through the remarkable career of major champion Pat Hurst. This is the first of a three-part series that dives deep into her life story, from her early college days to her triumphant entry into the professional golf world. After learning the game at age 11, Pat quickly blossomed into an accomplished player, winning the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior. Stakes us back to her college years at San Jose State, where her passion for the sport began to flourish. She shares heartwarming ...
Guest: Hurst, Pat
Sept. 18, 2024

Davis Love III - Part 3 (The Majors and Team Competition)

Davis Love III, 2-time winner of the Players Championship and1997 PGA Champion, looks back on his performances across each of the majors and shares his favorite Open Championship venues. Davis recounts his experiences with team play at the Alfred Dunhill Cup with Tom Kite and Fred Couples, as well as the Presidents Cup and the Ryder Cup. A 6-time participant in each as a player, he was also honored to Captain teams in both competitions, with a heart-breaking Ryder Cup loss at Medinah in 2012 fol...
Sept. 18, 2024

Davis Love III - Part 2 (The 1997 PGA and 2003 Players Championships)

Davis Love III, major championship winner and Ryder Cup Captain, relives many of his PGA Tour victories including his five wins at the Heritage, three Wyndham titles and two triumphs at the International. Davis recounts his 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot, one of the most dominating major wins in golf history, where he finished under a rainbow, suggesting the spiritual presence of his PGA-member father and memories of his passing nearly ten years before. He also takes us through his second ...
Sept. 18, 2024

Davis Love III - Part 1 (The Early Years and Tour Wins)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Davis Love III shares his boyhood memories of learning the game under the watchful and loving eye of his father, famed teacher, Davis Love, Jr., his college days at the University of North Carolina and his amateur successes including his selection to the 1985 Walker Cup team that prevailed at Pine Valley GC. Davis recalls his first Tour win at Harbour Town in 1987 (4 more wins there to follow), the loss of his father in a tragic plane crash, his first Tournament Pl...
Sept. 17, 2024

Jerilyn Britz - Part 2 (The 1979 Women's U.S. Open)

Ready to tee off with golf legend Jerilyn Britz? We take a swing at the highlights of her career, the ups and downs on the LPGA Tour and her now famous resistance move taught by Joe Nichols; a game changer that catapulted her to a major win. Like an exhilarating round on the greens, we explore how Jerilyn traded her lack of confidence in tournament play for the thrill of watching a fellow competitor excel, proving there's much to be learned in the shared joy of success. Pull up a seat on our vi...
Sept. 17, 2024

Jerilyn Britz - Part 1 (The Early Years)

What does it take to turn pro in golf at the age of 31? Major Championship winner Jerilyn Britz, our remarkable guest this episode, shares her compelling journey from her first introduction to golf - hunting for balls in a cornfield with her dad and brother - to becoming a professional golfer. She didn't have the background most pros had; she was self-taught, inspired by Patty Berg, and learned the game from her boss and golf magazines. Her story is a testament to the power of passion and persev...
Sept. 16, 2024

Craig Stadler - Part 3 (The Later Wins and the Ryder Cup)

Craig Stadler, 1982 Masters winner, reflects on his later PGA Tour victories including a playoff win at the 1991 Tour Championship at Pinehurst #2, a second World Series of Golf championship and, at age 50, the B.C. Open which he won, with son Chris on the bag, just a week after capturing the Players Championship on the Senior Tour. He recounts his Ryder Cup team experiences including a win at PGA National in 1983 playing for Captain Jack Nicklaus. Craig Stadler looks back on a career well-playe...
Sept. 16, 2024

Craig Stadler - Part 2 (The 1982 Masters and Early PGA Tour Wins)

Major championship winner Craig Stadler looks back on his early victories on the PGA Tour including his first at the 1980 Bob Hope Desert Classic. He had a career year in 1982 when he won 4 times and was the Tour's leading money winner but the highlight was his triumph in the Masters Tournament besting Dan Pohl in a playoff on the first (10th) hole after watching his 6-shot lead at the turn on Sunday dwindle away to nothing. His playoff win over Raymond Floyd at the World Series of Golf and prev...
Sept. 16, 2024

Craig Stadler - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Masters Champion Craig Stadler recounts his formative years growing up in Southern California and learning the game at La Jolla Country Club. His game developed quickly at USC during which time he won the U.S. Amateur at Inverness in 1973. He fondly recalls his 1975 Walker Cup experience at the Old Course where teammate Jerry Pate created the moniker that would stick forever, "Walrus". Craig recalls the work he put in to develop his left-to-right ball flight and the anxiousness of his first Mast...
Sept. 15, 2024

Jenny Lidback - Part 2 (Winning the 1995 du Maurier Classic)

Named Peru's "Golfer of the 20th Century", Jenny Lidback recounts her days as a touring professional getting her start on the Epson Tour before graduating to the LPGA circuit. If you're going to win once on the LPGA Tour it might as well be a major championship. Jenny looks back on her win at the 1995 du Maurier Classic where she prevailed by one stroke over Liselotte Neumann at Beaconsfield Golf Club. She played for the World Team eight times in the Handa Cup and dabbled with golf on the Leg...
Sept. 15, 2024

Jenny Lidback - Part 1 (The Early Years)

The winner of the 1995 du Maurier Classic, Jenny Lidback, begins her story recounting life as the daughter of an Italian mother and a Swedish father growing up in Lima, Peru. Born into a golfing family, Jenny's grandfather was one of the founders of Lima Country Club and access to the game and great instruction enabled her to develop her game quickly. After a move to Baton Rouge, Jenny began taking lessons from Gardner Dickinson in Palm Beach, Florida and she performed well in Junior events arou...
Sept. 14, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 4 (The Later Years)

Newly-minted World Golf Hall of Fame member, Sandra Palmer concludes her look back at a remarkable career by reflecting on her final wins on the LPGA Tour and remembering the great players she had the privilege of competing with. Sandra delves into the evolution of golf equipment and what it's done for the game. Witness the triumphs, the heartbreaks, the shots that could've been, and the shots that were - including Sandra's close calls in several other majors. This episode is about gratitude - ...
Sept. 13, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 3 (The 1975 Women's U.S. Open)

Two-time major winner, Sandra Palmer continues her recollection of women's golf on the LPGA Tour in the 70's as she takes us on a captivating ride through his victories at Green Gables Country Club in Colorado, the Cameron Park Country Club, and Kendall Lake's Golf Club in Florida. Be inspired as Sandra dives deep into her formula for staying fit, her quest for consistency in her game, and her fascinating story of having her mentor, Max Weinstein, present at one of her crucial wins.&nbs...
Sept. 13, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 2 ( The 1972 Titleholders Championship)

The winner of 19 events on the LPGA Tour, Sandra Palmer takes us back to her first few years as a professional where everything was new and winning was difficult. Sandra recounts her first professional win at the 1970 Tokay Classic in Japan where first prize paid 10% of the men’s prize. She remembers playing with Joe Namath in a pro-am event at the Desert Inn where she holed a green-side bunker shot for eagle to beat Donna Caponi for her first LPGA title. Sandra’s first major came in the last ed...
Sept. 13, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Our inspiring conversation with Sandra Palmer, a 2024 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame, traces her journey from her humble beginnings in Fort Worth and Maine to her crowning as an iconic figure in the world of golf. A testament to her grit and determination, Sandra shared how she discovered her passion for golf at age 13 and how the sport served as a sanctuary during her turbulent childhood. Not your ordinary caddy, her knack for never losing a ball made her a favorite among gamblers, p...
Sept. 12, 2024

Mark Calcavecchia - Part 3 (The Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup)

The 1989 winner of the Open Championship at Royal Troon, Mark Calcavecchia continues his story by recounting the thrills and agony of representing your nation in team competition. He begins with the painful U.S. loss in the 1987 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village under Captain Jack Nicklaus and continues with a tough draw at the Belfry two years later. Listen in as Mark takes us through his roller coaster match with Colin Montgomerie in the "War by the Shore" in 1991 and hear Captain Dave Stockton r...
Sept. 12, 2024

Mark Calcavecchia - Part 2 (Tour Wins and the 1989 Open Championship)

Major championship winner Mark Calcavecchia looks back on many of his 29 global pro victories including the 1988 Australian Open, three wins at the Phoenix Open by a combined 20 strokes and the 2005 Canadian Open. He takes us into Butler Cabin in 1988 at the Masters as he anxiously watches to see what Sandy Lyle might do from the fairway bunker on the final hole (we know what happened). We finish this segment with his detailed recounting of his 4-hole playoff win at the 1989 Open Championship at...