TalkinGolf

Episode 110: TGH 110: The Rise & Demise of the Ben Hogan Company, Part 3

October 15th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 5 mins

ben hogan, golf, golf equipment, golf history, spalding

The third and final episode of the Rise and Demise of the Ben Hogan Golf Company. John Barba of MyGolfSpy joins us once again to tell the final chapter of this iconic brand, but unlike our other Rise and Demise stories, this brand may yet rise again!

Episode 87: TGH 87: The Rise & Demise of MacGregor Golf Part 1

July 30th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  45 mins 10 secs

ben hogan, byron nelson, golf equipment, golf history, macgregor golf

Once again we are joined by John Barba of MyGolfSpy fame to help us tell the amazing story of MacGregor Golf - a company that had the opportunity to be the greatest golf equipment company of all-time and yet met with the demise of so many other great companies that showed promise.

This show will be aired in two parts.

Episode 78: TGH 78: The Rise & Demise of Penfold Golf

February 27th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 20 secs

golf, golf equipment, golf history, james bond, mygolfspy, penfold golf

Another great episode from our series on the birth and death of great golf companies. We welcome back John Barba of MyGolfSpy to the show to tell the unbelievable story of Penfold Golf - the company that wouldn't die...until it did.

If you are a fan of James Bond, you may remember that James Bond played a Penfold Hearts Golf Ball.