Silver Club Golfing Society Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The SCGS Podcast with hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan is helping connect our listeners and our SCGS members with the amateur game, focusing on the game's history, its finest competitors, and the amazing grounds over which we play.
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It's U.S. Open week as we speak with James Nicholas who is heading to his first major championship at Oakmont. Listen to how far James has come in his career as well as the special bond that our co-host Colin Sheehan and James share from their days at Yale University. Join our celebration with James as he previews his exciting week ahead!
This week's podcast features Michael McDermott, the Masters Designated Marker. This position goes to the best player at Augusta National and will play alongside the professionals during The Masters if the field is an odd number of players where there would not be full group present. He would play alongside to accompany them around the course and pace the group properly. It is a very high honor that is only bestowed on a few people in the history of the club. We are honored to have Michael join us to share his thoughts on the game and get to know his Golf Bridge Society better as well.
This week's Silver Club Podcast features the world traveling golfer, Paul Rudovsky. At 79, Rudovsky is retired from a long career in finance, which allowed him to travel for work and make time for his favorite pastime, golf. A self-described “Type A”, Paul graduated from MIT and then business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, which gives us background to his meticulous organization. Among the ledgers he keeps is a spreadsheet of every golf course that has ever appeared on a major U.S. or World Top 100 list. His golf adventures, which have taken him to 45 countries on six continents, are driven, Rudovsky says, by an eagerness to “learn about architecture, meet great people and see the evolution of golf design from the munis in Queens, New York that I grew up on to the most famous courses in the world.”
This week, Louis Brown, the 2024 USGA Senior Amateur Champion joins the Silver Club Podcast. Louis recently captured the most coveted title in senior amateur golf and is now exempt into many prestigious USGA events such as the 2025 US Senior Open as well as the 2025 and 2026 US Amateur. Additionally, he made history by becoming the first Silver Club Golfing Society member to win a USGA event. (www.silverclubgs.com)
This Silver Club Podcast takes an inside look into the 1996 US Amateur. Steve and Kristi Scott dive into the thoughts and feelings they had as they attempted to stop Tiger Woods' historical US Am three-peat on August 25, 1996.
This Silver Club Podcast takes an inside look into the 1996 US Amateur. Steve and Kristi Scott dive into the thoughts and feelings they had as they attempted to stop Tiger Woods' historical U.S Am three-peat on August 25, 1996.
In this episode of the Silver Club podcast, David Jones, better known as the UK Golf Guy, joins Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan for an in-depth look at where you can play in the UK and Ireland in 2024. The also cover what courses you may not know of but are "must play" destinations. This episode is your ticket to overseas golf...reach out to us at contact@silverclubgs.com or www.silverclubgs.com for more information and savings on overseas travel!
PGA Professional Michael Block has taken the golf world by storm in 2023 at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill, and he stops by the Silver Club Podcast to share some of his latest happenings. His star-in-the-making oldest son, Dylan, has big hopes for his spot in the professional game soon as well. Dylan hits the ball a country mile as easily clocks ball speeds in the mid 190's, flying his driver 330+. Father and son share a great banter throughout!
It's Masters week! This week's Silver Club Podcast with The Short Game Chef, Parker McLachlin, is perfect for this time of year. He's a PGA Tour winner and now coaches some of the best players in the world on the short game. The Chef has some sweet recipes for success that you're not going to want to miss!
This week's guest on the Silver Club Podcast is Ben Silverman. Ben connected with NFL QB Aaron Rodgers to win the 2023 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He also just won on the Korn Ferry Tour at the 2023 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic for his second victory on that tour. More of a late bloomer to the game, Ben gives us great insight to the life of a professional golfer a few drills that the weekend warrior can put into their repertoire to improve.
PGA Professional Chander Withington has transformed his life from golf professional at Hazeltine (see episode 23) to full time artist with the launch of his new company, Archive 22 (archive22.com). In this episode he gives us insight on why he made the move to his love of golf history and more.
This week's Silver Club Podcast highlights "Fast Eddie" Fernandes, a 2-time World Long Drive Champion. Just this past week, he hit a drive 411 yards to win the World Long Drive Senior Division in Mesquite, Nevada. Routinely producing ball speeds over 200 mph, "Fast Eddie" will give you a glimpse into his world of long drive and teach you a few secrets that has led to his success.
This week's Silver Club Podcast highlights well-known golf broadcast host Lisa Cornwell and her journey from an All-American junior golfer all the way to her upcoming book and brand new podcast, "Like It Is". Lisa continues to stand up for women everywhere with her courage and her unwavering message.
This week's Silver Club Podcast welcomes back-to-back U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange. He shares his experience of winning the 1988 U.S. Open at this year's venue, The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Strange added to the lore in Brookline by defeating Nick Faldo in an 18-hole Monday playoff. He shares that story, among others this week!
The PGA Championship edition of the Silver Club Podcast features Colin Swatton, former coach, caddie and mentor of 2015 PGA Champion Jason Day. Colin talks about his experiences with Jason as well as how he would tackle a practice round on a course that is new...just like the revamped Southern Hills is to most of the field. He also explains what he loves about his new gig as a broadcaster at PGA Tour Live.
It's Masters week 2022 and Sirius XM's Brian Katrek joins the Silver Club Podcast! BK dishes on his experiences around Augusta National from broadcasting to playing. He will be on his perch on the 15th and 16th holes calling the action this year!
Our latest episode highlights Rob Labritz as our guest as he makes his PGA Tour Champions debut tomorrow in Naples, Florida at the Chubb Classic. Rob was victorious at the qualifying tournament in December and has geared up for the last couple months in anticipation of his first start. Listen to all he has done get ready for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This first Silver Club Podcast of 2022 showcases the great PGA coach Rick Sessinghaus. Although he is an all-encompassing PGA Coach, he specializes in the mental side of golf and holds a Masters and Doctorate Degree in Applied Sports Psychology. Rick's mental approach has been etched into the mind of Collin Morikawa, helping him achieve a current #2 ranking in the world. If you want to improve your mind on the course, this episode is for you!
The final episode of 2021 for the Silver Club Podcast features "The Coach" Jonathan Coachman. An electric personality and voice for CBS Sports, PGA Tour Live, EA Sports and CEO of Coach Picks. The Coach brings the energy and explains why Tiger Woods is his favorite athlete of all time and, as the former voice of the World Long Drive, why they need to return to action on the big networks.
This episode of the Silver Club Podcast highlights the bubbly Wake Forest All-American and victorious Curtis Cup Team member, Emilia Migliaccio. In this podcast, Emilia describes the moment when she knew she would be in a playoff for the 2021 Augusta National Women's Amateur as well as where she hopes to see her life move towards via her blossoming media career.
During the second week of the 2021 French Open in Paris, we have a man who has won on both the ATP Tennis Tour as well as in the New South Wales PGA Championship in professional golf. Scott's multi-sport story is also one for the ages of both tragedy and triumph where he delivers a lot of heartfelt life lessons along the way.
This week's podcast highlights Jason Caron, the 2020 PGA Professional Player of the Year. Jason serves as the head professional at The Mill River Club on Long Island, NY and had a banner year in 2020 to capture PGA Player of the Year honors. He joins us in advance of next week's PGA Professional Championship in Port St. Lucie, FL where he is vying to be one of the 20 players who earns a berth into the PGA Championship at Kiawah in a few weeks' time.
The 2021 Masters week edition of the Silver Club Podcast brings back Tripp Bowden (Former Augusta National caddie) as he shares some new and entertaining stories about the history of the club. He also dishes on this year's conditions after being one of the lucky ones to traverse the grounds during Monday's practice round.
This 50th edition of the Silver Club Podcast features PGA Tour player, architecture enthusiast Zac Blair and Tree Farm course shaper Kye Goalby. Both gentlemen bring the stories, the comedy and and the insight into their new golf course project near Aiken, SC. You're going to want to hear what these guys have to say about golf.
This episode of the Silver Club Podcast features David Armitage, PGA Master Professional and coach to world-class stars such as Ernie Els and Tom Lewis, to name just a few. David talks about his new book uncovering secrets of the bunker game and gives us insight to what it's like to coach some of the best players on the planet.
The latest edition of the Silver Club Podcast welcomes golf writer and host of Beyond the Clubhouse podcast, Garrett Johnston. Garrett connects you to the game by explaining topics such as how he got Jim Nantz to voice over his podcast to what the media landscape looks like in the Covid age on the PGA Tour.
The final SCGS Podcast of 2020 may be the funniest of all time. J.J. Killeen has had tremendous success both on the course and off and he joins us for our final pod of the year. He's entertaining, informative and just plain "nails" when it comes to delivering the information you need to hear from an accomplished player.
The first caucasian caddie at Augusta National and accomplished author, Tripp Bowden, joins the Silver Club Podcast this week to banter about the upcoming 2020 Masters Tournament. The discussions revolve around the favorites this week to the difficulty of the green complexes as well as how close Tripp was to caddying for Phil Mickelson in the tournament one year. Enjoy!
This week's Silver Club Podcast showcases one of the top mid-amateur players in the country, Michael Muehr. He shares great stories with us such as his partner hitting a putter in an alternate shot event playoff off the tee and what it was like to get the better of President Trump on the course before he took on the White House.
This week's SCGS podcast is just a timeless classic that connects our listeners into the inner sanctum of Winged Foot Golf Club, host of this week's 120th U.S. Open Championship. Their club historian, Neil Regan, joins Steve and Colin to explain the nuances of the greens, the restoration process and so much more!
This week's podcast details history in the making with Sam Puryear, the new men's and women's golf coach at Howard University. Sam has influenced many lives inside and outside of the game of golf, and was an instrumental cog in the system of revitalization of the East Lake area in Atlanta. He positively influenced and introduced golf to countless youths in the crime-infested, drug-stricken area near East Lake Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour Championship. Now, with the help of NBA's Steph Curry, Sam has taken the reigns on a newly formed program at Howard that we'll be hearing a lot from over the years to come.
We've waited until August for the first major championship of the 2020 calendar year, and we have the 2019 Low PGA Club Professional Rob Labritz joining us on this week's SCGS Podcast. Labritz is in San Francisco at Harding Park this week to compete in his 7th PGA Championship and brings us along for how he has prepared for this major, among many other topics. Listen to Rob's great thoughts about the game just before he goes toe-to-toe with the best players in golf and attempts to repeat his low PGA Professional honors.
This edition of the Silver Club Podcast features the #2 ranked men's amateur in the world, Ricky Castillo. Castillo, who is a rising sophomore at the University of Florida, is embarking on three of the biggest events he could ever hope to play in; The Western Amateur, the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. We hear his thoughts on all three of these events as well as what drives him to succeed in the game of golf.
This episode features the duo of Will Smith and Mike McCartin of The National Links Trust whose plan includes the resurrection of three municipal courses in our nation's capital. East Potomac, Langston and Rock Creek are three courses that have major architectural and historical significance in the game of golf, but have not lived up to their potential as compelling public golfing venues. Smith and McCartin have aligned a few of the greatest architects of the modern era in Gil Hanse, Tom Doak and Beau Welling to create three uniquely new layouts that will connect the game of golf to the national parks and the communities that they reside in.
This new episode of the Silver Club Podcast brings in Jim McLean, World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame Instructor and owner of the World's #1 Golf School. Jim has taught countless players how to play better and has mentored dozens of instructors to achieve heights in the teaching world and beyond. Jim brings so much of his knowledge over his career to this podcast and explains the golf swing in a simple, yet effective manner. His also discusses his wonderful new book (15th published in his career), "Build Your Swing; Position Teaching in the Modern Age".
This week's Silver Club Podcast chats with Neil Regan, the Club Historian at venerable Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY, host of the 2020 U.S. Open Championship. Hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan get to the bottom of Winged Foot's restoration by Gil Hanse as well as a view into how this great A.W. Tillinghast design will play in the fall as compared to the summer.
This week's Silver Club Podcast goes on location to Demon Deacon land in Winston Salem, NC to interview Head Coach Kim Lewellen, Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter, and players Emilia Migliaccio and Swing Liu...all of whom were instrumental in the Lady Deacs #1 ranking from Golfstat prior to the NCAA coming to an abrupt ending. Great people, players and coaches tell us everything we want to know about Wake Forest athletics and much more! This podcast drops on what would've been the final day of the 2020 NCAA Women's Golf Championships.
This week's episode welcomes NBC/Golf Channel analyst Jerry Foltz. For over 20 years, Jerry has enlightened us on golf coverage with his quick wit, humor and thoughtful interview style. Well liked for his outgoing personality and deep knowledge of the game, Jerry dives into this weekend's Taylor Made Driving Relief Charity event featuring four of the best players in the game; Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff. These players will play for their respective charities while showcasing the iconic Seminole Golf Club for the first time on TV...and Jerry will be calling all the action on the ground for NBC!
Is the game of golf an art or a science? This SCGS Podcast searches for that answer with Brett Cyrgalis, NY Post writer and author of a highly touted book, "Golf's Holy War" debuting today, May 5. Cyrgalis, an excellent player in his own right, tries to make sense in both sides of the argument of how golf has transformed over the years through technology.
This episode of the SCGS Podcast brings in Kelly Miller, lifelong amateur who has won club championships at two of the most hollowed grounds in golf; Seminole and Pine Valley. Miller, as President, runs two of the top courses in North Carolina at Pine Needles and Mid Pines. Among many great topics, listen to what the resort is doing to capture play in the era of a pandemic as well as what it was like having the late, great Peggy Kirk Bell as his mother-in-law.
In a week that he should've been coaching his team at the SEC Championship, this week's podcast guest is J.C. Deacon. The University of Florida Men's Head Golf coach talks about his 2020 squad that features two Haskins Award finalist in Ricky Castillo and John Axelson. He also discusses what he learned playing with PGA Tour winner Ryan Moore at UNLV and how that propelled him to one of the best coaching positions in the country in Gainesville.
The SCGS Podcast goes for the two-fer this week with well-known @golfweek columnist & @GolfChannel contributor Eamon Lynch. Eamon opines about The Masters & its new November spot as well as the entire new golf landscape.
This podcast features Melbourne, Australia's Lukas Michel who won the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur in his first possible attempt at age 25 at Colorado Golf Club. He takes us through the ups and downs from his victory last fall to the postponement of the 2020 Masters and possible delay of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot as well due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Legendary NBC Play-By-Play Host Dan Hicks joins the Silver Club Podcast and brings us into his world of broadcasting golf, the Olympics as well as tells us about his wonderful marriage of 26 years strong to ESPN's Hannah Storm, a pioneer in sports broadcasting.
This SCGS Podcast dives into the life of Karen Stupples, the 2004 Women's British Open Champion and 2x European Solheim Cup Team member and golf broadcaster. Karen helps us understand her upbringings in England and how she ultimately made to major championship stardom.
This edition of The SCGS Podcast dives into the life of consummate PGA Professional Bob Ford and his life in the game of golf. Bob dishes on the famed Seminole Pro-Member and how excited he and the club is about hosting the 2021 Walker Cup.
This final part of a multi-part series with the legendary (and fiery) Bob Toski discusses how he coached several LPGA and PGA Tour players over the years to major championship success and onto the Hall of Fame. In this episode, host Steve Scott helps to bring you closer to the stories that make up the fabric of the game.
Part 2 of the podcast series with the legendary Bob Toski dives into stories of how he watched Ben Hogan practice, who gave him the nickname "The Mouse" and Brooks Koepka premonitions.
Part 1 of a multi-part series with the legendary golf instructor Bob Toski is a must! He was the first living instructor inducted into the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame and has taught the greats of the game over the years. He was also the leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 1954 and shares his wealth of knowledge with our SCGS Podcast listeners.
This week's Silver Club Podcast covers the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and a few of the surrounding stories and players that encompass this do-or-die event. Steve and Colin take you inside the compelling and noteworthy people in the competitive game of golf.
This SCGS Podcast features Hazeltine National's Head Professional Chandler Withington. He discusses being right in the middle of Team USA's success in the 2016 Ryder Cup, his thoughts about mentoring the next crop of PGA Professionals, and much more!
This Silver Club Podcast showcases one of the best young teachers in the game with Boyd Summerhays. Boyd coaches top 15 ranked player in the world Tony Finau as well as guiding his son Preston (who joins us on the pod) to the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship this summer. Another can't miss episode of The SCGS Podcast!
In this Silver Club Podcast we talk to the victorious 2019 U.S. Walker Cup captain Nathaniel Crosby. Crosby discusses his team's recent come from behind victory at Royal Liverpool in England as well as his thoughts about being named captain of the 2021 U.S. Team at Seminole Golf Club.
Our 20th episode of the Silver Club Podcast revisits with USGA's Jason Gore as we discuss everything from his extensive guitar collection to his latest role with golf's governing body.
It's Walker Cup week! On Part 1 of this SCGS Podcast with USGA's Jason Gore we discuss the Walker Cup, Jason's PGA Tour career as well as the 59 he shot in competition.
This latest episode of the Silver Club Podcast was recorded live at Vinny Giles' home club, Kinloch Golf Club near Richmond, VA. Vinny recounts his time playing with Jack Nicklaus in the U.S. Open, what it was like to win the U.S. Amateur in 1972 after 3 runner-up finishes and why he remained an amateur golfer his entire life despite his amazing playing record.
This episode of the Silver Club Podcast features the newly crowned Western Amateur Champion, Garett Rank. Rank has overcome cancer in his life and his "day job" is serving as an NHL referee. As a 31-year old mid-amateur, to win this prestigious event over the collegiate players is a feat unto itself.
This week's Silver Club Podcast revolves around the great stories of Ron Read, the starter at the U.S. Open from 1986-2010. Listen to what the scene was like in 1999 prior to starting Payne Stewart and Phil Mickelson as well as the great story of how the flag from the 17th green at Pebble Beach in 1982 finally got back to Tom Watson.
This week's Silver Club Podcast showcases the U.S., British and Canadian Senior Amateur Champion, Chip Lutz. Chip has had a career that has seen him accomplish almost everything possible as a senior amateur in the world. Listen to his great stories about learning from the great Byron Nelson, as well as his siblings unique names revolving around golf!
Our Silver Club Podcast goes back in time today to discuss the birth of golf in Philadelphia and The East Falls Open, the longest surviving neighborhood golf tournament. It celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and has a long lineage to American golf. Chris Kallmeyer and Pete Trenham bring us the deep history of the great game in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
John Steinbreder joins the Silver Club Podcast to discuss his latest visit to the home of golf in St. Andrews, Scotland as well as the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Bandon Dunes. Co-hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan also discuss NCAA men's and women's finals recently finished with Standford men and Duke women taking the crowns.
Join us for the latest Silver Club podcast where Golfweek Magazine's college golf insider, Lance Ringler joins us for a rundown of great NCAA info. He is in Fayetteville, AR for 2 weeks covering the best in the college game and he gives us some great insight on a lot of great stuff!
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the first SCGS Major, The Palmer Four-Ball at Bay Hill. Steve Melnyk shares both touching and hilarious accounts of a storied career in golf spanning over 50 years. From playing in the Masters with Jack Nicklaus to calling the action at Amen Corner on CBS, Melnyk has done it all in golf.
We are on location in Augusta this week for our Masters Week podcast. This pod features Tripp Bowden, the very first white caddie at Augusta National. He shares tremendous insight on what it was like to tour Augusta National thousands of times over the years. We are also joined by golf savvy guests John Bannon, Jimmy Petrino and Tripp's father Doctor Joe Bowden who is interwoven into the fabric of this famous golf club. This is must listen!
This bonus coverage from the Augusta National Women's Amateur following up on our recent podcast with Wake Forest senior Jennifer Kupcho. Kupcho, the #1 ranked women's amateur is leading heading into the final round by one shot. We get insight both on the grounds and from inside her family.
In the latest episode of the Silver Club Podcast, World's #1 ranked woman amateur and 2018 NCAA Champion joins us to discuss her rise in the game and her thoughts on the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur. This episode recorded on site from Wake Forest University.
In the latest episode of The SCGS Podcast, FOX Sports' Shane Bacon join us to discuss how he got into the game, his days as a caddie at St. Andrews as well as his ever-growing role as the face and voice of FOX Sports.
In this episode (Part 2 of 2) of The SCGS Podcast, Andy Johnson, creator of thefriedegg.com comes back with hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan to continue the discussion on coddled Tour players, what makes a great tournament course as well as Andy's own great tournament play. A great look behind the curtain of the architectural mind.
In this episode (Part 1 of 2) of The SCGS Podcast, Andy Johnson, creator of thefriedegg.com joins in the fun with co-hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan. The trio talks TPC Sawgrass during Players Championship week as well as other courses that inspire and others that just aren't that memorable and why. A great look inside the mind of a true architecture savant.
Co-hosted by Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan, in this episode, Steve sits down for Part 2 with the legendary teaching mind of Bill Harmon. Bill discusses Jack Nicklaus vs. Tiger Woods off the tee to his personal battle with addictions and the positives that have come from being 26 years sober.
Co-hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan discuss golf swings and their effectiveness in the Trackman launch monitor era, then legendary instructor Bill Harmon brings us inside one of the great golfing families in this podcast!
Hosts Steve Scott and Colin Sheehan discuss Riviera Country Club, college golf and Matt Kuchar's dilemma of short arms and deep pockets, then Steve interviews 2018 U.S Mid-Amateur Champion Kevin O'Connell.
4:10 Colin Sheehan discusses his connection with the amateur game
10:40. Colin talks coaching the Yale Men's golf team
16:00. Matt Parziale joins in
22:00 Matt talks about quarterfinal comeback after being 5 down with 8 to go
32:30. Matt discusses The Masters Invitation
44:00. Matt talks making clutch putts under pressure
51:00 Matt speaks about getting hooked on golf as a junior
58:00. Matt talks about who motivates him
1:01:00 Matt discusses his new career path
1:06:20 Matt talks Walker Cup