The Tour Backspin Show

The Tour Backspin Show

History of the PGA TOUR in the 1960s and 1970s. In depth interviews, stories, and historic tournament recaps. Listen to The Tour Backspin Book Club re-broadcasts. larrybaush.substack.com

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January 31, 2025 20 mins
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Sit back and enjoy this conversation between The Tour Backspin Show host, Larry Baush, and Bruce Devlin and Mike Gonzalez, co-hosts of the podcast Fore The Good of The Game. Bruce and Mike talk about their mission to interview every member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and every winner of a major on the PGA TOUR and the LPGA Tour.

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Dick Lotz won the 1970 Kemper Open against a tough field at the Arnold Palmer designed Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC. Dick spoke with The Tour Backspin Show about his memories from that week.

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May 11, 2022 11 mins



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May 4, 2022 12 mins



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May 3, 2022 5 mins



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April 27, 2022 9 mins



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A move to February on the tour schedule resulted in very chilly temperatures and windy conditions at Pecan Valley Golf Course in San Antonio in 1970. It was two Northern California boys who handled the weather best.



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March 17, 2022 6 mins

Jack Nicklaus beats Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer for the 1971 money titles by winning the Walt Disney World Golf Classic. Listen to find out how. Subscribe to the Tour Backspin newsletter for more stories like this, play WHAT HOLE IS IT? for fun and prizes, a little trivia, just for fun and see a vintage golf ad from the 1960s or 1970s. Available on Substack or at tourbackspin.com.



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