We're Talking Golf

Should I get my child into golf?  Or should I let them discover golf on their own?  How early is too early?  Or what should I do as a parent to support my child in golf?  

These are just some of the topics that renown golf teacher Michelle Holmes shares with us in this episode.  As golf grows in popularity throughout the world in places like the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, and Colombia among many others, one ...

Join our special guest host, Cathy Kim, the Director of Golf for Baltimore Country Club as she interviews our guests from Gachon University based in Seoul, South Korea.   We go behind the scenes to learn how golf is different in Korea and how it has become such an important part of the culture.   As one guest  says about golf, it is more popular than religion in South Korea.   And one of the key differences is how they organize and...

Today, it may seem commonplace to see Thai payers competing for victory on the LPGA, but there was a time not too long ago when there was a single pioneer carrying the responsibility of representing Thailand on the LPGA.    Virada Nirapathpongporn, or Oui Virada,  was the first player from Thailand to achieve full time membership status on the LPGA.  

She relocated to Florida from her home in Bangkok to attend the Leadbett...

Research has shown  that playing golf has demonstrable benefits for people.  Whether it be improved quality of life, increased life expectancy, or improved mental health, golf has been a significant catalyst for people in realizing these benefits.  In today's episode, special guest host Cara Erdheim Kilgallen explores the topic of "Health, Wellness, and Golf" with Liesbeth Pauwels.   

For close to a decade, ...

As part of an ongoing series featuring equipment and training, we introduce you to CTRL Golf (Control Golf) and their Swing Master.  It is a new training aid designed to help golfers improve their swing using some innovative and proprietary technology.    In this  Episode,  we are joined by Nick Bockenfeld, a PGA member, and Ryan Johnson a professional player, as they discuss the Swing Master, how it improves a golf swing, and how ...

The Solheim Cup is the single most important Cup competition in women's golf.  In this biennial competition, the United States women have competed against the best women from Europe since 1990.  The US hold a 10 - 7 advantage over their European counterparts, but the European team are the defending champions and will have "home field" advantage as the 2023 event will be hosted at Finca Cortesina Golf Club near Malaga...

Susan Strange, Mandy Snedeker, Ellie Day, Jan Jacobsen -- these are just some of the women that author Janet Thompson interviews for her new book -- The Golfer's Wife.   

In this episode, we discuss Janet's new book, her experience with interviewing the women married to professional players, and Golf's impact on their lives.  Janet also shares her experience as the wife of a recreational golfer, her love-hat...

Success was all that Gabriella Then knew as a junior player.  She was a member of the winning Junior Solheim Cup team, she won numerous AJGA events, and she was recruited to USC when she was 14 years of age.  After a successful career at the University of Southern California, Gabby (as her friends know her), turned professional, playing for 2 seasons on the Epson Tour (formerly the Symetra Tour).  But when she recorded a bogey on h...

As we kick off a new Golf Season for 2022, change is afoot in Europe.  The European Tour rebrands itself the DP World Tour, increasing prize money across the board for its players.  The Ladies European Tour (LET) is fresh off of a thrilling Solheim Cup performance and appears to be in the ascendancy from years previous.   

Joining us is our special guest Richard Kaufman, the SkySports golf commentator covering both the DP ...

In our first episode of the new golf season, we are joined by Dr. Jim Afremow, a renowned sports psychologist.    Drawing on his extensive experience working with professional athletes and teams,  Jim shares an inside look into mental performance and what successful athletes do in preparation for their success.   

We also discuss working with junior players, teaching them the skills for success whether it be in golf, sport...

After a glittering career at USC and in her Rookie year of professional golf, Annie Park graduated to the LPGA looking to build on her success.    She won  4 - times in her freshman year, including the NCAA Div I Individual Championship while leading her USC Trojans to the NCAA National Title,.  In her first year as a professional, she won 3-times on the Symetra Tour, earning Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year all while fini...

As part of our continuing series focusing on golf around the world, and women's professional golf in particular, this episode looks at the Emergence of Thailand as a rising golf powerhouse.
 
Joining us in this episode are special guests, Pajaree Anannarukarn and Pinyada Kuvanun.
They chat with us about their year in golf, some of the challenges and accomplishments of this past year, and they discuss their expe...

2021 US Women's Open Champion Yuka Saso and fellow LPGA professional, Bianca Pagdanganan join us to discuss their year in golf, the experience of winning the US Women's Open, and representing their home country of the Philippines at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and meeting the PGA players at the Olympics - including Rory McIlroy.   They also take some time to share their thoughts with us on how golf is growing in the Phi...

Luiza Altmann is the highest ranked player in Brazil and is currently a member of the Ladies European Tour (the LET).   While there have been other women from Brazil playing professional golf, Luiza is something of a "trailblazer" having also played a season in Asia on the KLPGA (Korea).   While football or soccer, is the sport most closely associated with Brazil,  Golf is growing, partly due to the 2016 Olympic Games hos...

As Golf in the Olympics becomes a more regular occurrence, the growth of the game is bound to grow and expand from its traditional base of support to many other nations across the globe as their athletes vie for the much coveted Olympic medal.

In Today's episode, we focus on the Netherlands and the growth and development of the sport through the emergence of more modern coaching and training techniques and methods.  W...

It's U.S. Women's Open Week and the 76th Edition of the Championship is hosted by the Olympic Club in San Francisco  This historic venue has hosted several memorable USGA championships over the years, including the 1955 US Open, where Ben Hogan lost in a playoff to an unsung player - Jack Fleck.   The ultimate irony for Mr. Hogan was Jack Fleck was one of the very first players on the PGA to play with the newly developed ...

In this episode, we have two fitness and conditioning specialists join us to discuss what golfers need to be aware of when they hit the tee box or the practice range for a proper warm up so that you can avoid injuries and enjoy your best golf. 

In the second segment of our show, we do a "deep dive" into the modern approach to fitness that is a more holistic approach, helping golfers better understand how their b...

In this Episode we meet a new professional player where we discuss her journey to professional golf.   There are many different paths that players take in becoming professional golfers and working towards their goal of making it to the "big tour" -- whether it be the PGA or in this case, the LPGA.   Often times it can be a lonely journey, sacrificing a robust social life in exchange for hitting golf balls, working on the ...

Special guest Sophie Walker, former professional player on the Ladies European Tour and now an analyst with Sky Sports and BBC Five Live joins us to preview golf's very first major of the season.   

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (the LPGA) has its first major championship on April 1 - 4th, 2021.  Held each year at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs, ...