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The Thing About Golf Podcast #67 – Lee Westwood
Next year will mark Lee Westwood’s 30th year as a professional and while the game’s Grand Slam titles have eluded him, he has achieved every other measurable milestone in the game.
1 Jun 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #65 – Peter Kostis
For a generation of golf watchers, he was the voice of CBS broadcasts, breaking down swings courtesy of the Konica Minolta BizHub Swing Vision camera between bringing insightful on course analysis.
4 May 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #63 – Masters special with Eamon Lynch
A career in journalism outside the game has informed and shaped Eamon Lynch’s work within it, making him one of the most important public voices of this modern tumultuous time in golf.
6 Apr 2022
Huggan: The Masters is far from perfect, but the golf always wins
More than three decades have passed since my first visit to Augusta National Golf Club. The first of Nick Faldo’s three victories in 1989 was my maiden Masters. And yes, I was excited.
5 Apr 2022
Huggan: Sawgrass’ finish doesn’t live up to the hype
This is difficult for me. As someone who leans left politically – here a good fit for anyone who deals with professional golfers as much as I do – this is a tough thing to admit.
10 Mar 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #59 – Paul Lawrie
It was one of the most brutal Opens in recent memory but Paul Lawrie's brilliance in winning at Carnoustie in 1999 is all too often overlooked.
16 Feb 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #57 – Frank Nobilo
He’s best known by an entire generation for his TV commentary, but Frank Nobilo was a formidable player in his day.
19 Jan 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #56 – Hazel Irvine
TV is how most of us consume the bulk of our golf and those who are the face and voice of the medium help shape how we view the game.
9 Dec 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #55 – Peter McEvoy
The notion of the career amateur is long gone but among the last of that crop was today’s guest, two-time British Amateur champion Peter McEvoy.
24 Nov 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #51 – Neil Coles
John Huggan describes Neil Coles as the best golfer Americans have never heard of.
29 Sep 2021
Huggan: Europe’s Ryder Cup imbalance
It’s only been “Europe” since 1979, of course. Before that, hapless bands of professional stragglers drawn from only Great Britain and Ireland made biennial attempts to take on the might of the United States of America in the Ryder Cup.
21 Sep 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #49 – Roger Maltbie
For a generation of golf fans Roger Maltbie is known only as a TV commentator but the NBC stalwart is so much more than that.
1 Sep 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #47 – Renton Laidlaw
Peter Alliss might have had golf’s most recognisable voice but it’s almost a dead heat with Scotland’s Renton Laidlaw.
4 Aug 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #45 – Denis Pugh
From Colin Montgomerie to Francesco Molinari, and countless others in between, there isn’t much Denis Pugh hasn’t seen or done in the world of elite player coaching.
30 Jun 2021
Huggan: British Amateur farce
Not every golfing eye is on Torrey Pines and the US Open this week – 5,100 miles from San Diego, another major championship is taking place.
17 Jun 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #43 – Padraig Harrington
Three majors and a Ryder Cup captaincy might be the highlights of a stellar career but as John Huggan puts it in the introduction, the most impressive thing about Padraig Harrington is that he’s basically a good bloke.
31 May 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #41 – Curtis Strange
He’s remembered by most – and rightly so – for his two US Open wins, but Curtis Strange's achievements in the game go far beyond that.
28 Apr 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #39 – R&A Chief Martin Slumbers
In the world of golf administration there is no more important role than Chief Executive of the R&A.
1 Apr 2021
Huggan: Who is Lee Westwood?
Lee Westwood has been a constant in professional golf for more than two decades. And of late, the Englishman has reminded those in America just how good a player he remains. Here, some of those who know him best, Westwood himself and top names in golf discuss the person and the player.
16 Mar 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #37 - Nick Price
Of all the players who have ascended to World No.1 since the rankings began in 1986, Zimbabwe’s Nick Price is the one who attracts the least attention.
3 Mar 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #35 - Dame Laura Davies
For more than 30 years Laura Davies has been a breath of fresh air in the game.
3 Feb 2021
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