Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe English drought (curse??) at the Open Championship: What gives?
Season 7 Episode 15
In 1992, Nick Faldo held off John Cook at Muirfield to win his third Open Championship. As it happened, this is the last time an English golfer ever …
11 months ago
America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 2: The Rise of Azinger
Season 7 Episode 14
Following the blowouts of 2004 and 2006, the lowest point in US Ryder Cup history, the Americans needed a visionary leader. Tiger Woods was out with …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 1: The Miserable Years
Season 7 Episode 13
In 2008, after a disastrous start to the decade, the American Ryder Cup system faced a big problem: How do we start winning again? This series docume…
1 year ago
Weird Oakmont: How the ghosts of Pittsburgh still reign at America's toughest course
Season 7 Episode 12
Oakmont Country Club will hold its tenth U.S. Open next week, and a tour of its past champions shows how the hardscrabble philosophy of its founders …
1 year ago
Rory, Tiger, and Tom: The great equipment controversies
Season 7 Episode 11
What happens when a winner's equipment is found to be nonconforming after the fact? The answer is, "nothing," at least in terms of the result. But as…
1 year ago
The PGA Championship's Match Play era, and a ridiculous record you never knew existed
Season 7 Episode 10
For about 40 years in major championship history, winning the PGA required a test of endurance that seems absurd today. In the midst of tracking down…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rory and Northern Ireland: The Complicated Relationship
Season 7 Episode 9
In a place where nobody escapes politics, Rory McIlroy has done his best to stay neutral, despite a tragic family history with the Troubles.
Hosted b…
1 year, 1 month ago
When Jim Murray fought Augusta National on race
Season 7 Episode 8
L.A. Times Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Murray was one of the most celebrated sports columnists of his era, at a time when columnists held more influenc…
1 year, 2 months ago
Facing the Music: Players who speak to the media after tough losses
Season 7 Episode 7
From Greg Norman to Jordan Spieth, there is a long tradition of players speaking to the media after tough losses, but it's a tradition that is being …
1 year, 2 months ago
How the four majors became the four majors
Season 7 Episode 6
In 1934, when the first Masters tournament was held, nobody in golf would have been able to tell you what the "majors" were, and if they had an opini…
1 year, 3 months ago