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Episode 62: TGH 62: The Life & Times of Ben Wright

March 8th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 5 mins

augusta national, ben wright, golf, golf history, jack nicklaus, the masters

Episode #61 is the 4th installment of my sitdown interview with Masters Announcer, Ben Wright. In the previous installments Mr. Wright shared some amazing stories with us including- his friendship with Ben Hogan, how he helped put the Beatles on tv for the first time, when Jack Nicklaus shed a tear from a fellow player, how Ben felt that he had jinxed a player at the Masters, how he punched out another player and many many stories that have never previously been shared.

On this installment Ben shares a few more stories and adds a bit of color to the stories he has shared before.

It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with broadcasting legend, Ben Wright - I sincerely hope you have enjoyed our time together.

Episode 57: TGH 57: Stories of the Game with Ben Wright

January 4th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min

augusta national, ben hogan, bobby jones, golf, golf history, golf stories, jack nicklaus, the masters

History is all about stories and on this episode we get right to the chase in a game I call "Name Assocition." I simply say a name to Ben Wright and then stand back and wait to hear a wonderful story - an often a story I had never heard before.

Stories on Seve, Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Ken Venturi, Byron Nelson, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Dan Jenkins, Peter Allis, Sean Connery, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus.

Some of these stories will make you laugh...others may shock you.

A note to parents: adult language is present in this podcast.

Episode 54: TGH 54: The Masters: The Making of a Major

November 9th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 26 mins

augusta national, bobby jones, golf, golf history, golf majors, green jacket, the masters

We welcome back to the podcast Jeff Martin, golf researcher and founder of Thinking About Golf. After to listening to Episode #3, Jeff decided to do some research - little did he know that his research would encompass hundreds of hours to get to the very root of the questions;
When did the The Augusta National Invitational become the Masters?
When did the Masters become a Major Championship?
And the search for the lost apostrophe...

Listen in and learn more about what is usually the first major of the year and in 2020 will be the last major of the year.

Episode 53: TGH 53: The Evolution of Augusta Part 2: Holes 10-18

November 4th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 30 mins

alister mackenzie, augusta national, bobby jones, golf, golf design, the masters

On this episode of TalkinGolf History, the gentlemen from Evalu18 dive into the second nine of Augusta National and how it has evolved since its inception. We end this show discussing what if anything we might recommend in terms of restoring ANGC.