Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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, 5 months 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.
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1 year, 6 months 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
Tiger vs. Sergio: The Great Feud (Part 2)
Season 7 Episode 5
The final part of our short series, chronicling the latter half of their rivalry and the infamous fried chicken incident.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Tiger vs. Sergio: The Great Feud (Part 1)
Season 7 Episode 4
It started at the turn of the century and ran hot for 15 years. From the PGA Championship at Medinah the 2013 Players Championship, there wasn't an o…
1 year, 8 months ago
Revolutions Part 3: Life After Tiger, the Great Schism
Season 7 Episode 3
The story of the last 20 years of professional golf is the story of growth's consequences, and is highlighted by the emergence of LIV Golf, the PGA T…
1 year, 8 months ago
Revolutions Part 2: The Tiger Slam, aka the best golf ever played
Season 7 Episode 2
As the game's greatest player finalized a swing change that would take him from merely sensational to transcendent, and began playing a revolutionary…
1 year, 8 months ago
Revolutions Part 1: Arnold Palmer, IMG, and the early disruptors
Season 7 Episode 1
This three-part podcast series attempts the big task of summarizing how the world of golf, from the professional to the recreational, has evolved ove…
1 year, 8 months ago