On this week's show, I'm joined by the great Tom Patri, 9-time winner between the PGA & Champions Tours Tom Purtzer, the Pittsburgh Field Club's Head Golf Professional Chris Sheehan, and the Curator of History at Oakmont and Allegheny Country Club, David Moore.
TP and I go back to his 1981 D2 National Championship while he was at Florida Southern. We hear about the penalty levied on him and his team in 1980 that cost them the National Championship and how they used that to fuel them to win it the next year. Tom shares some advice for kids and their parents looking to play college golf and he talks about the great player that Andy Bean was. We lost Andy a couple of days ago.
Tom Purtzer won 9 times between the PGA & Champions Tours. One of the many amazing things about his accomplishments is that he won tournaments over the course of 3 different decades, winning in 1977, '84, '88, and '91. We get into one of his professional wins not on the PGA Tour, a 10-stroke victory at the 1979 Japan vs. USA Golf Matches. He also takes us inside his conversation with Ben Hogan at the Champions Dinner prior to the Colonial National Invitational.
Chris Sheehan is the Head Professional at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Chris has worked at some of the most prestigious courses in our country like Oak Hill, Inverness, and Lebanon Country Club. Along his golf journey, he got to work with Bill and Craig Harmon. Chris and I get into the rich history of PFC. The club is 142 years old and beginning preparation for their 150th anniversary in 2032. We hear about Alexander Findlay's original course design plus the Hall of Fame Designers who have tinkered with the course over the years like A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones, and Tripp Davis. We also hear the tale of the 18th hole which was transformed from a 275-yard Par 4 into a Par 3 after a few members died climbing up the steep elevation change from the tee to the green.
David Moore is the Curator of Collections at Oakmont and Allegheny Country Clubs. David tells some fantastic Arnold Palmer stories that give great insight into who Mr. Palmer was. We go way back and hear the history behind the first 25 years at Oakmont. He also shares his insights on the origin of the Stimpmeter, the Golf Heritage Society's National Convention, the work he did at Montclair Golf Club in New Jersey, and an inexpensive DIY project to display your autographed golf balls.
Tour Legends John Mahaffey & Jim Gallagher Jr., Plus Talking Golf Getaways Host Mitch Laurance, and From Srixon/Cleveland Dustin Brekke & Eddie Drye Join Me...
Tom Patri, Billy Mayfair, Hal Sutton, & Olin Browne Join Me...
John Cook, Champions Tour Pro & Sirius/XM Host, Shares His Thoughts on the Ryder Cup, Working with Patrick Cantlay, & His Transition to the Broadcast Booth...
Tim Simpson, One of the Best Ball Strikers of All-Time, Tells How Lyme Disease Robbed Him of His Chance To Play in the Ryder Cup Plus His Relationship with Sam & JC Snead...
Olin Browne, Champions Tour Pro & 2011 US Senior Open Champion, Talks About the New World Champions Cuip, Bernhard Langer the Prankster, & Accuracy of the Tee...
Matthew Laurance, Host of Backspin Golf, Talks Ryder Cup, His Friendship with Billy Joel Band Drummer Liberty DeVitto, & Being Recognized by the PGA For His Contributions to the Game...
Champions Tour Pros John Cook, Tim Simpson, & Olin Browne Plus Backspin Golf Host Matthew Laurance Join Me...
Remembering Silly Season, Ryder Cup Review, the Golf Heritage Society, Plus Tips for Cold Weather Play...
Talking Ryder Cups Past & Present Plus Jr. Solheim Cup with Scott Verplank, Damon Hack, and Avery Zweig, Plus the Golf Adventures of Wayne Talsky...
Great Tips from Top Instructors Tim Cusick & Shane LeBaron, Plus Reflections From 1979 Bay Hill Invitational Champion Bob Byman & 1977 US Amateur Champion John Fought
Tour Legends Dottie Pepper & John Mahaffey Talk Winning Majors, Solheim Cup, Ryder Cup, Ben Hogan, & Making the Transition to TV.
Tim Simpson, One of the Best Ball Strikers of All-Time, Talks About The Introduction of Metal Woods, Evolution of the Golf Ball, & Winning When You Don't Have Your "A" Game...
Kip Henley, PGA Tour Caddie Talks US Ryder Cup Team, Par 3 Hole-In-Ones Don't Count, & Finding The Right Player...
Dennis Walters, World Golf Hall of Famer, Talks Overcoming Adversity, US Amateur Championship, Bobby Locke, Jack Nicklaus, & Being Inducted into the HOF...
Tom Stankowski, former Arizona State All-American, Joins Me...
We Talk Tour Rivalries, the Evolution of the Golf Ball, Choosing the US Ryder Cup Team, A Caddie's Life, Clutch Shots, & Overcoming Adversity...
Top 100 Instructor Eric Johnson Talks Olympics, Golf in Big Sky Country, Mental Game, & Putting...
Hal Sutton Talks Olympic Golf, Xander Schauffele's Big Win, Developing a Winning Mentality, & Controlling the US Ryder Cup Team Room
Shaun Micheel, 2003 PGA Champion, Talks Sr. Open Championship, Links Golf, & the Surprise Place that 7-Iron He Hit to 2 Inches on 18 at that '03 PGA Is Today...
Buffalo Dunes Head Golf Professional Jason Hase Helps Improve Your Wedge Game...
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