This week I am joined by 2 legends of the game, John Cook and John Mahaffey, plus one of the great players in Western Pennsylvania history Bob Friend Jr., and Top 100 Instructor and Pittsburgh native Eric Johnson.
John Cook and I go back to his epic victory at the 1983 Canadian Open when he defeated Johnny Miller on the 6th playoff hole. We hear how, in his 2nd season on Tour, he held up to the pressure of trying to win arguably the 5th biggest event on Tour at the time, over a legend like Miller. We also get into the great things his father Jim did to advance PGA Tour purses plus John's course design work.
John Mahaffey won the 1978 PGA Championship at Oakmont. We go back to that tournament and hear what it was like for him to get that win after having lost 2 previous US Opens. John would double down on that PGA victory by winning the very next week at the American Optical Classic over the only Optometrist on Tour, Dr. Gil Morgan. John also shares his memories of being a part of the victorious 1979 Ryder Cup team and why it's the most scared he's ever been.
Bob Friend Jr. was a grinder on Tour for over 20 years. He's also one of the best players in Western Pennsylvania golf history. He won the 1984 & '85 Western Pennsylvania Amateur Championships. He backed that up by winning the '85 Pennsylvania State Amateur Championship. We hear about all 3 of those victories plus insights into some of the other great area courses he enjoys including his own club, Oakmont Country Club.
Eric Johnson has been named a Top 100 Instructor for over a decade now. He spent 17 years at Oakmont CC, several of which were as the Director of Instruction. He's now at Yellowstone Golf Club in Big Sky, Montana. We hear about Yellowstone and some other great Montana courses that should be on our list to play. Eric recently took a trip to Southern California where he played Monterey Peninsula CC, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, and Spanish Bay. If that wasn't great enough, he followed that up with a visit to Pine Valley. We hear about all of that plus we get a tip for how to play better as the temperatures go down and the turf gets harder.
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Jim Gallagher Jr. Talks Family, Setting the Course Record at The Olympic Club, Winning the Tour Championship, Beating Seve, and a Fairy Tale Story Winning the FedEx St. Jude...
John Mahaffey Talks Winning the 1986 Players Championship, His Struggles at the ’81 Masters, & Being A Part of the 1979 Ryder Cup Team...
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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...
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