TalkinGolf

Episode 150: TGH 150: Interview with Padraig Harrington Part 2

March 16th, 2026  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 5 mins

golf, golf history, padraig harrington, pga championship, the open

Padraig Harrington joins us for part 2 of our interview with the three time major champion. In this episode we dive into his historical year of 2008, when he claimed the Open and PGA Championship within a couple of weeks of one another. Paddy also dives into the mental side of the game in this brilliant and insightful interview.

Episode 132: TGH 132: They Won For Everyone

May 11th, 2025  |  Season 7  |  26 mins 28 secs

caucasian clause, golf, golf history, golf majors, pga championship

The week leading into the 2025 PGA Championship, I thought I would reshare one of our fan favorite podcasts titled, "They Won for Everyone." This podcast tells the story of golf's systematic discrimination and the events that led to the striking of the PGA's Caucasian Clause.

Next week the TalkinGolf History podcast will have a brand new podcast on the History of James Braid.

For the US Open we will cover the History of Oakmont Country Club.

Episode 117: TGH 117: Instruments of Change: Mosk & Sifford

May 22nd, 2024  |  Season 6  |  58 mins 4 secs

charlie sifford, golf history, pga, pga championship, stanley mosk

We welcome author Peter May back to the podcast to discuss his latest book: "Changing the Course: How Charlie Sifford & Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA."

A wonderful expansion on the DocuPod I recorded years ago by the title: "The Caucasian Clause." Peter May's study of the events that took place between 1896 and 1962 was thorough and tells the story, while not a happy one, of the creation of the PGA, the PGA Tour and the PGA Championship we know today.

Episode 103: TGH 103: The Restoration of Oak Hill: The Back 9

May 7th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  54 mins 41 secs

donald ross, golf, golf history, oak hill, pga championship

In episode #103 we kickoff where we left off in episode #102 - we make the turn to discuss Andrew Green's transformational restoration of Oak Hill's back nine and mix in some history you might not get anywhere else.

Episode 102: TGH 102: The Restoration of Oak Hill: The Front 9

April 24th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 48 secs

donald ross, golf, golf design, golf history, oak hill, pga championship

We are joined by renowned golf course architect, Andrew Green to discuss the history and restoration of the Donald Ross classic, Oak Hill's East Course which will be the host of the 2023 PGA Championship.

On this podcast we dive into the front nine - how they changed over the years, how Andrew and his team restored them and then we sprinkle in a little bit of history behind each golf hole for measure.

Episode 83: TGH 83: The Caucasian Clause

May 15th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  26 mins 38 secs

caucasian clause, golf, golf history, pga, pga championship

This is the story of how the PGA of America's Caucasian Clause came to be and how it was banished in 1961, and how three men fought back against professional sports only racist bylaw.

This podcast tells the stories of triumph and misery which take place from 1896 to 1962.

A special thanks to our musicians
Matty Cupelli - "Touch"
Music Fellows - "Dream"
MRTN - "Searching"
MRTN - "Fragile"
Three amazing artists and four amazing songs which help us tell this story.

Episode 76: TGH 76: Mr. 59

January 9th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 27 mins

al geiberger, golf, golf history, golf record, mr. 59, pga, pga championship

A wonderful interview with the wonderful man, Al Geiberger, the first man in the history of golf to break golf's version of the 4 minute mile...breaking 60!

We dive into how Mr. Geiberger entered the game, his early amateur days, his stories from the tour which include Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, his PGA Championship, his Players Championship and of course a run down of his 59 and how he kept himself in the zone.

We would like to take a moment to thank La Quinta Country Club for allowing us to record our interview in their boardroom.
Also very special thanks to artist Jim Fitzpatrick for allowing TalkinGolf History to use his painting of Mr. 59!

Episode 67: TGH 67: The Birth and Death of Golf in America

May 3rd, 2021  |  Season 3  |  27 mins 24 secs

charleston golf, first golf, harleston green, kiawah island, pga championship, usga

Our latest episode of Golf From the Fringe: The Birth and Death of Golf In America: The Story of Harleston Green, is the true story of how the game of golf came to America in the mid-1700s. This story takes place over a 60 year period from 1739 to 1799 and tells the story of America's first golfers, first golf course and first golf club and how they semmingly like the colony of Roanoke disappeared in the middle of the night.

I can't tell you how proud of how this show came together - in my book its an instant classic.

Soundtrack:
"The Rise" by MRTN
"Touch" by Mattia Cupelli
"Forgotten" by Whitesand
"Hidden Past" by Kevin MacLeod