Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 months ago
The 1983 Rebellion: The PGA Tour's original crisis
Season 5 Episode 10
In 1983, under the leadership of Deane Beman, the PGA Tour faced the first great challenge to its existence. The leading players of the time, from Ja…
3 years, 7 months ago
Full Swing Wrap: An interview with Executive Producer Chad Mumm
Season 5 Episode 9
After recapping and analyzing every episode of the new Netflix golf series, Full Swing, it was time to bring our questions to the man who put it all …
3 years, 8 months ago
Full Swing Thoughts Ep. 8: And then there was Rory
Season 5 Episode 8
The final episode of Netflix’s new golf series, Full Swing, and of our limited-run podcast recapping the show, is all about the star power of Rory Mc…
3 years, 8 months ago
Full Swing Thoughts Ep. 7: Mito Pereira and Sahith Theegala suffer the rookie blues
Season 5 Episode 7
As the Netflix series on golf, Full Swing, approaches the end, our podcast recapping the show can’t help but judge the seventh episode through the pr…
3 years, 8 months ago
Full Swing Thoughts Ep. 6: Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa, and the dreaded contrast
Season 5 Episode 6
After a triumphant run of episodes in the new Netflix golf series, Full Swing, our podcast recapping the show was more critical of a sixth installmen…
3 years, 8 months ago