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Back to SearchThe Tragic Brilliance of Young Tom Morris
Season 5 Episode 19
The fate that has befallen Young Tom Morris, the greatest golfing talent of the 20th century, is to be known, but only in outline. His singular talen…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ryder Cup Radicals: The LIV Conundrum, Sambuca, and Other Serious Matters
Season 5
On the first-ever Ryder Cup Radicals, Shane, Joel, and Luke jump into the deep end with a discussion of the LIV Golf imbalance—the US can have LIVers…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Sandbag that Changed Golf: Deepdale, 1955
Season 5 Episode 18
The concepts of honor and integrity in golf are inseparable from the inevitability of cheating. The former are prominent because the latter is so eas…
2 years, 11 months ago
Fear and loathing at Winged Foot '74: The USGA's response to Johnny Miller
Season 5 Episode 17
When Johnny Miller shot his famous 63 in the final round at Oakmont in 1973, it instantly became one of the most staggering achievements in the histo…
3 years ago
The six women who played on the PGA Tour
Season 5 Episode 16
This May marks the 20th anniversary of Annika Sorenstam playing the Bank of America Colonial at Colonial Country Club, where she became the first wom…
3 years ago
The Basque Heritage of Jon Rahm: A Story that Goes Back Millennia
Season 5 Episode 15
A key component of Jon Rahm's identity, and one that's not often discussed in English-speaking media, is his Basque heritage. The Basque people repre…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Reckoning at Shoal Creek: When golf's race problem came out of the shadows
Season 5 Episode 14
In 1990, the PGA Championship was set to be played at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club near Birmingham, Alabama. The course had hosted the tournamen…
3 years, 1 month ago
Seve Ballesteros: The Legend and the Reality
Season 5 Episode 13
There was never a moment when Seve Ballesteros wasn't scrambling, when he wasn't recovering, when he wasn't looking for the outrageous miracle. That'…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Collapse: Greg Norman, 1996, and the final round that lives on
Season 5 Episode 12
It's one of the most infamous moments in golf: Greg Norman taking a six-shot lead into the final round at Augusta National, only to live out every go…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ronald Reagan, a loaded gun, and the forgotten hostage crisis at Augusta National
Season 5 Episode 11
On an October day in 1983, Charlie Harris drove his blue Dodge pickup through gate three at Augusta National. His goal? To talk to Ronald Reagan, who…
3 years, 2 months ago