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    #173: Sarah Kemp, Olive Spitty and Paul McLean

    en-usJuly 22, 2020
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    About this Episode

    It has been a long time between drinks for the women of the LPGA Tour, so we chat with Sarah Kemp who’s been locked down in Florida for months awaiting the grand return next week. It’s a chat of safety, careful planning … and the usual banter about her rugby league leanings!

    Continuing the girl power, we chat with 11-year-old Olive Spitty after she set a course record with a 73 at Kerang Golf Club, then marvel at the achievements of Issy Taylor, Kirsten Rudgeley and Karis Davidson to boot.

    Then Bushnell boss Paul McLean joins us to chat about the revolutionary product changing the way we hear golf … yes, hear! This brings a chat about some of our hosts’ musical leanings on the golf course and, as usual, Andy Maher and Mark Hayes get a bit carried away.

    All this and more on episode #173!

    And to enter the competition to win a Bushnell Wingman, CLICK HERE!
    Using the competition guidelines, as promised, here are a few of our hosts’ song lists to pump into the Wingman...

    Stacey Peters
    Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
    Firework – Katy Perry
    I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
    Caution – The Killers
    To The Left – Beyonce
    Steady Steady – The Crime Wives
    Hot n Cold – Katy Perry
    Oh Please – Tom Grennan
    I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
    Come Again – Damn Yankees

    Martin Blake
    Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
    Celebrity Skin – Hole
    I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
    Heroes – David Bowie
    Drive – The Cars
    Wings Of An Eagle – Russell Morris
    Good Riddance – Green Day
    Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
    Heavy Heart – You Am I

    Paul McLean
    U2- Beautiful Day
    Your Song- Elton John
    Mondays Experts – Weddings Parties Anything
    Power and the Passion- Midnight Oil
    A New England- Billy Bragg

    Mark Hayes
    Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
    Playing To Win – Little River Band
    Jimmy Sharman’s Boxers – Midnight Oil
    Blow It High Dough – Tragically Hip
    Rock And Roll – Gary Glitter
    Plus
    Golf Star – Young Jeffrey’s parody of “Rock Star” by Nickelback, from Live 95.5 radio station in Portland Oregon

    Andy Maher
    Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones
    Green Grass - Tom Waits
    Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett
    Grazing In The Grass - Chet Atkins
    The Grass Is Green - Nelly Furtado
    Green Grass Vapours - Angie Stone
    Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen
    Song Of Sand - Suzanne Vega
    Sands Of Time - Fleetwood Mac
    Straight Down the Middle - Bing Crosby

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