The Thing About Golf Podcast
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The Thing About Golf Podcast
Estimates say there are as many as 60 million golfers in the world and we all know at least some of them who are completely addicted. The question is why? Join us as we try to discover the answer to that burning question, interviewing golfers both famous - and not - on a monthly quest to solve the r...
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The Thing About Golf: #145 Michele Watts
If you’re prone to the occasional temper tantrum after a three-putt and you’re looking for some perspective about golf, this is the episode for you. <...
The Thing About Golf: #144 Jennifer Lucas
Some golf stories are just part of a much bigger and more important life story and on Episode 144, we meet just such a guest.
Jennifer Lucas wo...
The Thing About Golf: #143 Billy Horschel
Many in the public eye have taken to speaking without saying much in this modern media age, but not Billy Horschel.
The 38-year-old Floridian h...
The Thing About Golf: #142 Bill Fields
How much do those who chronicle golf influence broader thinking about the game? And who are the people who cover the game, anyway?
On episode 1...
The Thing About Golf: #141 Andrew Coltart
He’s familiar to many through his work as a commentator for Sky Sports, but Scotland's Andrew Coltart is much more than that.
A two-time Austra...
The Thing About Golf: #140 Sir Bob Charles
Every major victory is historic in its own right, but for Sir Bob Charles his 1963 Open win was a first on multiple fronts.
Charles was the fir...
The Thing About Golf: #139 David Leadbetter
Few people in any industry can claim to have altered the direction of that industry, but David Leadbetter is one.
When a playing career eluded...
The Thing About Golf: #138 Andrew Cotter
They're the voices that accompany our enduring memories of the game but TV commentators often have more to their story - and connections with the game...
The Thing About Golf #137: Soren Kjeldsen
One of the most underappreciated achievements in the professional game is longevity. Earning and keeping a PGA TOUR or DP World Tour card for years sp...
THE THING ABOUT GOLF #136: COLIN DALGLEISH
Ask most recreational players their dream job and 'professional golfer’ will be pretty high on the list. But not all who have the opportunity to join...
The Thing About Golf #135: Greg Turner
Our guest this episode is one of New Zealand’s most successful professional players, boasting four European Tour titles and nine victories in this par...
The Thing About Golf: #134 David Rickman
Golf is different things to different people, which is part of the game’s great charm. For some, it’s clubs and gear which grab the attention, while o...
The Thing About Golf #133: Lucas Herbert
He first burst onto the scene as a talented amateur with a sensational finish in the 2014 Australian Masters, followed by an 11-hour overnight drive t...
The Thing About Golf: #132 Karen Stupples
It was a meteoric rise to fame for Karen Stupples when she claimed the 2004 Women’s British Open with a final-round 64 after opening eagle-albatross o...
The Thing About Golf #131: Tim Barter
There are many in the golf commentary business who add little to a broadcast, but Sky Sports’ Tim Barter is certainly not among them.
Fr...
THE THING ABOUT GOLF: #130 Rich Beem
Rich Beem is one of the game’s best characters of the past 30 years and his 2002 PGA Championship win over a charging Tiger Woods remains among the mo...
THE THING ABOUT GOLF: #129 JAVIER BALLESTEROS
John Huggan sits down with Seve Ballesteros’ son, Javier, to talk life, golf, the Ryder Cup, the state of the world game and plenty more.
Few go...
The Thing About Golf: #128 Jim Nantz
There is perhaps no more familiar voice in the game than that of Jim Nantz, host of CBS’ golf coverage, including almost 40 years of The Masters.
The Thing About Golf: #127 Peter Baker
At the age of four, Peter Baker wrote down that he wanted to be a professional golfer. At 14, he played representative golf with the seniors. At 21, h...
The Thing About Golf: #126 Richard Gillis
For most, golf is a passion, but for many others, it’s also a business. The golf industry is both large and diverse, ranging from tour professionals a...
The Thing About Golf: #125 Trevor Immelman
Rarely has a player sported the green jacket with such style than our latest guest and one of golf’s greatest assets, Trevor Immelman.
However,...
The Thing About Golf: #124 Ryan French
Our special guest this week discusses the new media landscape, building a media business when you had no intention of ever doing so and the challenges...
The Thing About Golf: #123 Stephen Gallacher
This week John Huggan catches up with a true golfing stalwart who has spent more than 20 years plying his trade on the European Tour.
Stephen Ga...
The Thing About Golf: #122 Henrik Stenson
He was part of one of the most epic duels in Open history, when he and Phil Mickelson went head to head for the Claret Jug last time golf's most prest...
The Thing About Golf: #121 Jane Crafter
Few figures in Australian golf would boast a better pedigree, or could claim a longer contribution to the game, than 1997 Women’s Australian Open winn...
The Thing About Golf #120: Howard Clark
He might not be the best-known name in golf, but England’s Howard Clark was a stalwart of the European Tour in a time of major changes for the profess...
The Thing About Golf #119: Mark James
A stalwart of the European Tour during the boom years of the 1980s and '90s, Mark James had a ringside seat to some of the most exciting times the men...
The Thing About Golf #118: Geoff Shackelford
There are few writers in golf whose words have appeared in as many publications and on as many different “new media” platforms as the prolific Geoff S...
The Thing About Golf #117: Brandel Chamblee
There might not be a more polarising voice in modern golf media than Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee and he doesn't disappoint in this wide-rang...
The Thing About Golf #116: Ian Baker-Finch
He is known as one of the nicest people in golf, but he might also be one of the most thoughtful. Ian Baker-Finch, 1991 Open champion, sat down with J...
The Thing About Golf #115: Ben Crenshaw
Two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw is as much a part of Augusta folklore as any past champion. Now one of the game’s leading course designers, Crens...
The Thing About Golf #114: Nick Dougherty
Three-time DP World Tour winner turned Sky Sports commentator Nick Dougherty is a firm believer in golf as metaphor for life and the 41-year-old has h...
The Thing About Golf #113: Wayne 'Radar' Riley
From the humble courses of southern Sydney to the top levels of the game, Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley has been in and around the game of golf for more than 50...
The Thing About Golf #112: Evan Droop
Anyone who spends a lifetime in golf will have gathered plenty of knowledge and insight which simply can’t be learned from a book.
Yarrawonga M...
The Thing About Golf #111: Ronan Rafferty
From child prodigy to multiple European Tour winner, Ronan Rafferty has seen just about everything in golf.
Popular wherever he went, Rafferty...
The Thing About Golf #110: Vinny Giles
Not every great amateur turns professional but that doesn’t mean they can’t make a living out of the game.
Vinny Giles is one of the game’s gre...
The Thing About Golf #109: Henry Cussell
Some people have never known a life that didn't include golf and while they may not have a high profile those people are almost invariably among the m...
The Thing About Golf #108: Nadene Gole
Nine wins from 15 starts including all six Australian state titles and the national championship as well … If somebody told you a golfer had achieved...
The Thing About Golf #107: Matt Fitzpatrick
In many ways Matt Fitzpatrick is an unlikely major champion. His game isn’t as flashy as some but he works hard — and smart — to get everything out of...
The Thing About Golf #106: Andrew Langford-Jones
Few in Australian golf have seen as much of the game as Andrew Langford-Jones.
From hanging with Tiger Woods to advocating for halving field siz...