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Episode 131: TGH 131: The Top 100 Golfers

April 20th, 2025  |  Season 7  |  51 mins 9 secs

golf, golf history, nicklaus, the open, top 100 golfers, us open, usga, woods

Today on the podcast I interview author Michael Arkush about his new book, The Golf 100: A Spirited Ranking of the Greatest Players of All-Time.
I think you will really enjoy this show - we took a slightly different route and focused on some of the lesser known golfers and in the end I debate Michael a bit on his Top 10.

Listen to the podcast and let me know what you think - who is in your Top 10 of all-time? Let me know on twitter @shistorians

Episode 125: TGH 125: Short Stories

December 28th, 2024  |  Season 6  |  18 mins 43 secs

golf, golf history, short stories, st andrews, the open, us open, usga

I thought we could finish out the year with five short golf history stories.
Five amazing stories that are likely too short to be a full length podcast.

The Five Stories:

1. How the Western Golf Association Almost Convinced the USGA to Change Their Name
2. How a Newspaper Misprint May Have Cost a Golfer a Major
3. A Mental Lapse in the 1950 US Open Playoff
4. The Quirky Story of the First Playoff in Major Championship History
5. The Golfer Who Refused to Win a Major

Delightful and short stories sure to entertain. Happy New Year Everyone!

Episode 118: TGH 118: The Gathering at Pinehurst

June 6th, 2024  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 44 mins

donald ross, golf, golf history, pinehurst, us open, usga

As we close in on the 124th playing of the US Open at Pinehurst, I thought it would be a great time to rollback the podcast to a show we recorded during the pandemic.

Recorded and filmed from Golf Club Atlas Headquarters in Pinehurst, NC, this podcast includes the Founder of Golf Club Atlas, Ran Morrisett, Kyle Frantz Golf Design, former President of the Donald Ross Society, Brad Becken, CEO of Story Lounge Film Company and current President of the Donald Ross Society and myself.

A great podcast that celebrates Pinehurst and the genius of Donald Ross.

Episode 104: TGH 104: The History of LACC

June 4th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  49 mins 23 secs

beverly hills golf, golf, golf history, lacc, los angeles country club, us open, usga

Episode #104 welcomes back the USGA, with USGA Golf Historian, Katie Boyce who joins the show to discuss the History of LACC, the history of golf in Los Angeles and the USGA in California.

We hope you enjoy this wonderful pre-US Open podcast!

Episode 98: TGH 98: The Radioactive Golfer

January 17th, 2023  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 8 mins

eben byers, golf, golf history, oakmont, us amateur, usga

In Episode 98, golf historian Dave Moore joins the show to share the tragic story of US Amateur Champion, Eben Beyer who conquered the game of golf but was struck down in his youth by radium poisoning. It goes down in golf history as one of golf's saddest stories.

Episode 84: TGH 84: The Champion Who Lost His Mind

June 13th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  43 mins 43 secs

brookline, golf, johnny mcdermott, major champion, us open, usga

TalkinGolf - the golf podcast that's made in Australia but heard around the world

Episode 81: TGH 81: The History & Restoration of Cobbs Creek

April 21st, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 19 mins

cobbs creek, golf, golf history, philadelphia, usga

I am joined by authors, historians and golf course architecture enthusiasts, Mike Cirba and Dr. Joseph Bausch to discuss the amazing history and the future restoration of Philadelphia’s first public golf course, Cobbs Creek.

Episode 77: TGH 77: A Golf Historian's Guide to Pinehurst

January 24th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 20 mins

donald ross, golf, golf history, pinehurst, pinehurst resort, usga

After a year in the works the TalkinGolf History Podcast is proud to release, "A Golf Historian's Guide to Pinehurst" an in depth and intimate look at Pinehurst through the eye's of one of its historians. Pinehurst is called America's Home of Golf - listen in and learn how it earned that moniker.

A special thanks to our guest, Chris Buie, the Pinehurst Resort and the Tufts Archives for hosting us. If you have the opportunity please consider donating to the Tufts Archives.

Episode 73: TGH 73: The Voice of Inverness

September 1st, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 39 mins

golf, golf history, inverness club, lpga, solheim cup, us open, usga

TalkinGolf - the golf podcast that's made in Australia but heard around the world

Episode 69: TGH 69: Did Ben Hogan Win 5 US Opens?

June 16th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 19 mins

ben hogan, golf, golf history, hale america national open, us open, usga

Episode #69 is a fascinating show on one of golf's most mysterious debates - Did Ben Hogan win 5 US Opens and not 4? The story hinges on the designiation of the 1942 Hale America National Open, which was held in place of the canceled 1942 US Open. Some have fought for decades to declare this event a US Open while others have scoffed at the idea.

Author Peter May recently published a new book, "The Open Question: Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversey" joins us on the show to argue the case for Ben Hogan winning his 5th US Open.
Its a great interview which ends with my thoughts on the controversy.