Full Send with Christina Kim & Alan Shipnuck

Christina and Alan are joined by former LPGA player Jeehae Lee, founder of SportsboxAI, a new app that creates 3-D models of your swing on a cell phone. They discuss how the technology is reshaping swing instruction and relive Jeehae’s LPGA days alongside Christina. A lively discussion about Tiger and Charlie also ensues. 

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Having just returned from Goat Hill, Alan brings to life the good vibes and great play at the Wishbone Brawl. Christina leads a debate about the taut race between Nelly Korda and J.Y. Ko for LPGA player of the year. And the co-hosts also enthuse about Rory’s nipple-baring tantrum and, more momentously, the single swing by Tiger Woods that melted the Internet.

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ust hours after the last putt dropped Christina relives an emotional tournament week during which she lost a chance at victory but held on to secure her card for next season. Alan offers an update on his Mickelson biography, a preview of his trip to the Wishbone Brawl and, perhaps, the Sand Belt Classic in Melbourne, Australia.

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Christina is grinding at home, gearing up for the final tournament(s) of the season, while Alan struggles to reacclimate to real life after a week at Bandon Dunes. They also touch on the culture clash of Korean-Americans playing in Korea as well as the two books Alan has coming out next year, including his juicy biography of Phil Mickelson.

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Christina goes deep on the changes to her action while Alan frets about the state of his game ahead of the Uncle Tony Invitational. They also have a spirited discussion about Rory McIlroy’s victory and the new USGA limits on driver length, including a dissection of Phil Mickelson’s disingenuous comments on the topic.

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Christina and Alan drill down on the Solheim Cup, trying to understand the U.S.‘s struggles…and what that might mean for the Americans at the Ryder Cup. They also have a lively debate as to whom should be the PGA Tour player of the year. Christina’s recent sojourn to scout out upcoming LPGA venues amidst a hurricane is relived in harrowing detail. 

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Christina calls in for a final time from overseas to discuss her wrenching missed cut at Carnoustie. Alan expresses misgivings about the champion golfer of the year, Anna Nordqvist, over her support of Golf Saudi. And they riff on shanks and other assorted horrors.

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After a last minute exemption into the Women’s Open Championship, Christina calls in from Carnoustie, where she is entranced by the celebrated links. Alan leads a spirited discussion about the competitors playing down the wrong fairways at the U.S. Amateur. And both hail Ryann O’Toole’s breakthrough win at the Women’s Scottish Amateur.  

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Christina calls in from the Kingdom of Fife, where she is continuing her love affair with links golf and preparing for the Scottish Women’s Open. This gets Alan ruminating on the golf and cultural differences between Scotland and Ireland. They also discuss Nelly Korda’s golden performance in Tokyo and what her starpower means for women’s golf. 

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Christina calls in from Northern Ireland amidst a tour of great links courses as she enjoys a week off between the Irish and Scottish Women’s Opens. Inspired, Alan waxes about his favorite linksland. They also relive the Evian 

Championship and men’s Olympic competition. 

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One of the LPGA’s players most popular players with her colleagues, Tiff Joh, joins the podcast to discuss her retirement from the tour and new job coaching at the collegiate level. Christina reminisces with her old friend about some of their hijinks while Alan and Tiff talk about surfing and her best fiend, Jane Park, around whom the golf world has rallied as her baby daughter Grace fights for her life. 

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Christina calls in from France to preview the Evian Championship, leading to a lively debate with Alan, who is circumspect about the tournament’s abrupt elevation to major championship status. They look back at the Open Championship and Collin Morikawa’s game-changing win and look ahead to the Olympics, where the top women have been the U.S.’s most enthusiastic competitors.

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Christina and Alan welcome Solheim Cup star Angel Yin for a lively discussion about life on tour, staying patient between victories and shrinkage affecting British streakers. Angel also offers a honest look at the financial pressure for the average LPGA player. 

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