The Golf Guy
Podcast Episodes
Larry the Golf Guy interviews a wide variety of guests from within the golf industry – ranging from top teaching pros, club pros at leading clubs, golf architects, industry and golf association executives, and others.
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The Golf Guy Podcast — Kyle Porter of Normal Sport
Kyle Porter is a golf writer and one of the keenest observers of the golf scene today. After a dozen ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Don Rea, Jr., 44th President of the PGA of America
Don Rea, Jr., was recently elected president of the PGA of America. We talk with Don about his journey from ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — PGA Teaching Pro and Champion Adaptive Golfer Chris Biggins
Chris Biggins was born with cerebral palsy, had braces on both legs until 10th grade, and has had numerous medical ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Former SCGA President Ed Holmes
Ed Holmes has had a long and distinguished career as a Board member and leader for various golf associations in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Lizette Salas, LPGA Tour Star
Lizette Salas has come a long way in golf, from her first day going with her dad to the local ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Sheena Willoughby of the Dunvegan Hotel in St. Andrews
Thirty years ago, Sheena and Jack Willoughby, newly married, purchased the Dunvegan Hotel, which sits just a bit more than ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Stanford All-American Megha Ganne
Megha Ganne is entering her junior year at Stanford after a season which saw her earn first-team All-American honors and ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Hall of Fame Coach Carrie Forsyth
Carrie Forsyth retired last year after a tremendous 24-year run as head coach of the UCLA Women’s Golf Team, where ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jaden Soong, 125th SCGA Amateur Champion and 14-Year Old Golf Phenom
Jaden Soong is a rare talent. Having started in golf at age 3, he has compiled a remarkable resume in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Suzy Whaley, PGA of America Hall of Famer and the 41st President of the PGA of America
Suzy Whaley has had an amazing career in golf — member of the PGA of America Hall of Fame, 41st ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Gary McCord, long-time PGA Tour player and CBS golf commentator
Gary McCord had a lengthy career on Tour, playing in over 400 PGA Tour events and then playing in another ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Rod Trump, Founder & Chairman of High Pointe Golf Club
Rod Trump is a passionate golfer who was looking for a golf course to purchase. Rod discovered High Pointe in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Hall of Fame Coach Andrea Gaston
Andrea Gaston has had a stellar coaching career, highlighted by her 22-year run as coach of the USC Women’s Golf ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Gary Van Sickle, long-time golf writer
Gary Van Sickle has covered golf for more than 4 decades, including 125 majors and 14 Ryder Cups. We talk ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — David Frost, 10-time winner on the PGA Tour
David Frost has had a wonderful career on tour, winning 10 titles on the PGA Tour and another 6 titles ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Don Pooley, multiple winner on the PGA Tour and 2002 US Senior Open champion
Don Pooley had a long career on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, highlighted by his victory in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Award winning golf journalist Bill Fields
Bill Fields has had a long and distinguished career as a golf journalist, and among other awards has received the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Mike Donald, long-time PGA Touring Pro and 1990 US Open Runner-Up
Mike Donald had a long career on the PGA Tour, making nearly 300 cuts and winning the 1989 Anheuser-Busch Classic. ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Geoff Lofstead, Executive Director of the South Florida PGA Section
Geoff Lofstead is the Executive Director of the South Florida PGA Section, one of the leading sections in the country. ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Evan Schiller, Famed Golf Course Photographer
Having photographed over 700 courses, Evan Schiller is perhaps the most celebrated golf course photographer in the world. We talk ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Bob Dolan, Professional Emeritus at Columbia Country Club
Bob Dolan had a stellar 28 year run as only the third Head Professional in the long history of Columbia ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — 4-Time All-American Rachel Kuehn of Wake Forest
Rachel Kuehn is one of the top collegiate players in the game. We talk to Rachel about growing up as ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Famed Golf Architect Rees Jones
Rees Jones is one of the most celebrated golf architects in history. As the son of the famous golf architect ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Dan Hicks of NBC Sports
Dan Hicks has had a stellar career at NBC Sports for the past 32 years, including serving as the lead ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Best-Selling Author Alan Shipnuck
Alan Shipnuck is one of the leading sportswriters and authors in golf, and most notably has recently published “LIV and ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Anne Walker, Head Coach of the Stanford Women’s Golf Team
Anne Walker, the Margot and Mitch Milias Director of Women’s Golf at Stanford, has had a remarkable record in her ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Mark Hissey, Senior VP for Development at Discovery Land Company
Mark Hissey has had quite an interesting journey, from growing up in an impoverished area of Wales to attending Harvard ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Ball Rollback, Jon Rahm to LIV and the Year in Review with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
With 2023 rapidly coming to a close, we catch up with our friend Brady Riggs about the seismic events in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — John Bodenhamer, Chief Championships Officer of the USGA
John Bodenhamer is on the senior leadership team at the USGA and oversees all aspects of the USGA’s 15 championships, ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Kevin Hammer, USGA Executive Committee Member
We talk with Kevin Hammer about growing up in South Florida and being immersed in the game at a young ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Doug Ferguson, AP National Golf Writer
Doug Ferguson has been the AP national golf writer for 25+ years and has received many awards for his work, ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jay Karen, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association
We talk with Jay Karen, long-time CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association, about the mission of the NGCOA ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Emilia Migliaccio, Commentator, NBC Sports/Golf Channel
We talk with Emilia Migliaccio who is currently a commentator for NBC Sports/Golf Channel. Emilia has had a stellar junior ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Emily Palmer, Chief Member Services Officer of the USGA
We talk with Emily Palmer, Chief Member Services Officer of the USGA. Emily was a Division I golfer at Northern ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — A Preview of the Ryder and Solheim Cups with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
We talk to Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs about the upcoming Ryder and Solheim Cups, including the make-up of the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Seth Waugh, CEO of the PGA of America
We talk to Seth Waugh about his journey from the world of finance to CEO of the PGA of America. ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Rhett Evans, CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
We talk with Rhett Evans, long-time CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, about the mission and vision ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Allisen Corpuz, 2023 US Women’s Open Champion
We talk with our reigning US Women’s Open Champion Allisen Corpuz about taking up the game at age 4, her ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Josh Sens of Golf Magazine
We talk with long-time Golf Magazine writer Josh Sens about how he got started writing in the golf space and ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Nathan Grube, long-time Tournament Director of the Travelers Championship
We talk with Nathan Grube, the long-time tournament director at The Travelers Championship, about his journey from growing up in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — SCPGA Hall of Fame Teacher Alison Curdt
Dr. Alison Curdt is one of the most notable teachers in Southern California. She is a dual PGA and LPGA ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Darren Davis, Golf Course Superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club
Darren Davis is a nationally recognized golf course superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club and a former President of the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Dean Knuth, The Pope of Slope
Dean Knuth was the longstanding Senior Director of Handicapping, GHIN and Green Section Administration at the USGA, and was the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Tom Wildenhaus, Director of Golf at Olde Florida Golf Club
Tom Wildenhaus is the longstanding Director of Golf (and more) at Olde Florida Golf Club and 2021 PGA Golf Professional ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — A US Open Preview (and much more) with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
We preview the upcoming US Open at LACC with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs. We also discuss the seismic events ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Ray Cronin & Jim Butler of Club Benchmarking
Club Benchmarking has revolutionized the private club business by providing data-centric products and services which allow clubs to have the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Michael Bamberger, best-selling author and senior writer at the Fire Pit Collective
For our 60th episode, we speak with best-selling author Michael Bamberger about his journey in golf, his experiences as a ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — The Maggie Hathaway Project, with Akbar Chisti of Seamus Golf and Kevin Gigax of the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation
In conjunction with the return of the US Open to LA after 75 years, LACC, the USGA and the SCGA ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jim Richerson, 42nd President of the PGA of America and GM at Riviera Country Club
We talk to Jim about his long and distinguished career in the golf industry, starting with a 17-year stint with ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Kevin Heaney, long-time Executive Director of the Southern California Golf Association
Kevin Heaney recently retired from the Southern California Golf Association after a long and stellar career. We talk with Kevin ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — John McNair, COO of JC Resorts
We talk with John McNair about his journey in golf from player to club pro to the management side of ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — John Sawin, Vice President & Director of Golf at the Pebble Beach Company
We talk with John Sawin, VP & Director of Golf at Pebble Beach, about growing up as a junior golfer ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — A Masters Preview (and much more) with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
We preview the upcoming Masters tournament with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs, including the likely contenders, the impact of the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Fred Perpall, 67th President of the United States Golf Association
We talk to Fred Perpall about his journey from growing up in Nassau, Bahamas, to becoming the 67th President of ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Ted Antonopoulos, Honorary Golf Professional at Mayacama Golf Club
We talk to Ted Antonopoulos, long-time head professional at Mayacama Golf Club, about his wonderful career in the game. Starting ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Ken Morton, Jr., of Haggin Oaks and Morton Golf
We talk to Ken Morton, Jr., who along with his dad and brother run the Haggin Oaks golf operation in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Dan Rapaport of Barstool Sports
Dan Rapaport, after having spent time as a golf journalist at Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest, is now both a ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Joe Grohman, 2021 PGA of America Patriot Award winner
We talk to Joe Grohman, who is a nationally recognized golf instructor specializing in rehabilitation clinics for disabled veterans, blind ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Mike Loustalot, Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist of Sagacity Golf
We talk with Mike Loustalot of Sagacity Golf. Mike’s career in the golf industry has involved using data to more ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Paul Levy, 40th President of the PGA of America
We talk with Paul Levy, 40th President of the PGA of America, about his career as a club professional and ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Matthew Kent, former touring professional and founder of Kent World Travel
We talk to Matt Kent about his playing career as the #1 amateur in South Africa and his time on ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Tom Addis III, Executive Director Emeritus, SCPGA, and 29th President of the PGA of America
We talk with long-time SCPGA Executive Director and former PGA of America President Tom Addis III about his many stellar ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Rob Oosterhuis, GM/COO at Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club
We talk to Rob Oosterhuis about growing up as the son of golfing great Peter Oosterhuis, his playing career and ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jim Smith, Jr., COO/Director of Golf at The Philadelphia Cricket Club
We talk to Jim Smith, Jr., about his path to The Philadelphia Cricket Club, what life is like at the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jason Epstein, Director of Golf & Athletics at Congressional Country Club
We talk to Jason Epstein about his journey in the game to his present position at Congressional Country Club, some ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — David Reasoner, Head Professional at The Ridgewood Country Club
David Reasoner has spent his entire professional career at The Ridgewood Country Club. We talk to David about how he ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Craig Kessler, Director, Public Affairs, SCGA
Craig Kessler is Director, Public Affairs at the SCGA. Craig is regarded as the gold standard in public advocacy for golf. We talk ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jared Doerfler of the Perfect Putt Newsletter
Jared Doerfler is the creator of the Perfect Putt, a free weekly newsletter which covers the business side of golf. ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Jill McGill, 2022 US Senior Women’s Open Champion
We talk to Jill McGill about her playing career and her great victory this past summer in the US Senior ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Mike Harmon, Former Tour Player and Director of Golf at Secession Golf Club
We talk to Mike Harmon, who played the PGA Tour and was the Director of Golf at Secession Golf Club ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
With the PGA Tour season wrapping up, we catch up with our friend Brady Riggs on the year in golf. ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Cary Cozby, Director of Golf at Southern Hills Country Club
We talk to 2016 PGA Professional of the Year Award winner Cary Cozby about his life in golf. We discuss ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Bob Vokey of Titleist Vokey Design Wedges
We talk to Bob Vokey about his legendary career as a clubmaker and in particular his creation of Titleist Vokey ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Luke Reese, author of the golf book “One for the Memory Banks”
We talk to Luke Reese about his terrific new book “One for the Memory Banks”, which details the wonderful experiences ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Sean Palmer, Director of Golf at The Union League of Philadelphia
We talk to Sean Palmer, Director of Golf at The Union League of Philadelphia, about how he has led the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Eric Eshleman, Director of Golf at The Country Club of Birmingham
We talk to 2019 PGA Professional of the Year Award winner Eric Eshleman about his life in golf and his ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Antitrust Expert Craig Seebald on the LIV-PGA Tour Antitrust Case
In this episode of The Golf Guy Podcast, we go into depth on the LIV-PGA Tour antitrust case with Craig ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Jimmy Roberts of NBC Sports
We talk to Jimmy Roberts of NBC Sports about his life in golf and his stellar career in sports as ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Walter Driver Jr., former President of the USGA
In this episode of The Golf Guy Podcast, we talk to Walter Driver Jr., former President of the USGA, about ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Jim Hirsch of Recoveryshot.org
We talk to Jim Hirsch, a long-time writer and producer in the entertainment industry and the CEO of Recoveryshot.org, whose ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Dr. Steven Hollar
Dr. Steven Hollar is a member of the Western Golf Association and a golf aficionado who has played all over ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — SCGA President Nikki Gatch
We talk with SCGA President Nikki Gatch about her life in the game of golf, and her unique status of ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs on LIV Golf, the US Open and Much More
We talk with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs about LIV Golf, the US Men’s and Women’s Opens, Stanford’s victory in ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Scott Nye, Director of Golf at Merion Golf Club
We talk to Scott Nye about Merion and its place in golf history, both past, present and future, as Merion ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Hall of Famer Amy Alcott
We talk to Amy Alcott about her stellar career in golf, which began with her putting to soup cans she ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Ted Bishop, 38th President of the PGA of America
We talk to Ted Bishop, 38th President of the PGA of America, about his experiences with some of the legends ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Jeff Kiddie, Head Golf Professional at Aronimink Golf Club
We talk to Jeff Kiddie about his path from a young golfer in the Rochester, NY area to head golf ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – A 2022 Masters Preview and Much More with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
We talk with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs about what’s up with Phil, the recent Dinah Shore Tournament and the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Larry Dornisch, Director of Golf at Muirfield Village Golf Club
We talk to Larry Dornisch, long-time Director of Golf at Muirfield Village Golf Club and recent winner of the PGA’s ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Brendan Walsh, Head Professional at The Country Club
With the 2022 U.S. Open being held at The Country Club, we get the chance to talk with long-time head ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – PGA Club Pro Tony Roberto
We talk with long-time PGA Club Pro Tony Roberto about the golf scene in New England and his experiences at ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Concert Golf Partners CEO Peter Nanula
We talk with Peter Nanula, CEO of Concert Golf Partners, about his career in the golf industry and how Concert ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – LPGA Founder Shirley Spork
We talk with 94 year old LPGA Founder and PGA Golf Hall of Famer Shirley Spork about her remarkable life ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – A 2022 Kick-Off Conversation with Brady Riggs
As we start the new year, we talk with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs about predictions for the coming year ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Kevin Gigax
Kevin is the long-time Executive Director of the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation. We discuss how the Foundation operates in Southern ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – John R. Rydell II
John has had long career in golf, both as a player dating back to his days as captain of the ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Joe & Patrick Casey
A 2-for-1 on this edition of The Golf Guy Podcast. We talk with Joe Casey, long-time PGA member going back ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast – Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup and more with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs
As we head into the Ryder Cup, we have a lively and extended conversation with Top 100 Teacher Brady Riggs ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — A Pre-Torrey Pines US Open chat with former USGA President Jim Vernon
Jim Vernon was USGA President when the US Open was last held at Torrey Pines in 2008. We talk about ... Listen Now ➞
The Golf Guy Podcast — Kay Cockerill, Two-Time US Women’s Amateur Champion and NBC Sports/Golf Channel Commentator
Kay Cockerill has had a stellar career as a commentator at The Golf Channel for nearly 30 years. We talk ... Listen Now ➞