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Episode 88: TGH 88: The Rise & Demise of MacGregor Golf Part 2

August 9th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  55 mins 33 secs

ben hogan, golf, golf history, history, jack nicklaus, macgregor golf

John Barba of MyGolfSpy joins us for the exciting conclusion of the Rise & Demise of MacGregor Golf. The company has started its death spiral, but there is a ray of hope on the horizon. How does a golf course design deal help bring an end to MacGregor? Listen to find out...

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

March 7th, 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 3rd, 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 50: TGH 50: Saint Andrew's Golf Club

October 14th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 32 mins

golf history, jack nicklaus, john reid, st andrew's, usga

Saint Andrew's Golf Club in New York is known as the club of many firsts - it is the seed that grew golf across the United States. We dive into the history of one of the five founding clubs of the USGA and how a three hole course in a cow pasture helped start a golf craze that spread across the United States.