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Chris Finn CEO of Par4Success was our guest in season 6 and with the spring nearly around the corner we wanted to re-release our sit down with him. We talk fitness, gaining speed, strength and the 4 areas 85% of the folks fail on mobility and strength. They work with juniors, college golfers, top amateur and professionals as well. Very informative on what you can do to get better.

We look back at the Life of George Bryan founder of Old Waverly and Mossy Oak Golf Courses. One of the most influential business men in Mississippi who brought the US Women's Open Golf to Old Waverly, US Women's Mid-Am and US Women's Amateur. He had vision that very few have and worked hard to make those visions a reality. We hear from VJ Trolio, Thomas Gallagher, Toxey Haas (Haas Outdoors) and his son Wilkes to reflect on his incredible life.

VJ Trolio, head golf instructor at Old Waverly Golf Club discusses current junior golf topics and the state of the game in 2024. Great insight from one of the brightest minds in the game.

Alexis Rather joins us again this week to discuss being named 2024 Women's Assistant Coach for the USA Palmer Cup Team. She was named 2023 National Assistant Coach of the year by Women's Golf Coaches Association. In her 14th year at LSU she has been a huge part of their success over those years. We discuss preparation for the Palmer Cup and what lies ahead for the LSU Women's Golf Team this spring of 2024.

Get to know Arizona State Men's Golf Coach Matt Thurmond better as we discuss 2024 Palmer Cup, college golf, importance of relationships in life, how he got into coaching and his influences. We also talk about the impact his dad, who also was a coach, had on his life. One of the best coaches in college golf and even better person.

44 year old Josh Teater will return to the PGA Tour for the 3rd time as a Korn Ferry Tour Graduate. We relive that nerve wracking week in Indiana where he started #34 and needed a top 5 to get into the Top 30 to get his PGA TOUR Card. Hear his story here and how his faith has kept him grounded and personal belief that his best his ahead of him. The emotions run high in this week's podcast because as in the SEC "It just means more" 

Rachel Kuehn joins us this week to discuss Wake Forest Women's Golf NCAA Championship week. She is a 4 Time All-American, 2 Time Curtis Cup, 4 Time Palmer Cup Team Member. We talk about how she deals with expectations, pressure, match play and what it has been like to follow in her mother Brenda's footsteps at Wake Forest. Get to know Rachel a little bit better in this week's podcast.

Part 2 with Golf Channel's Steve Burkowski. He is the college golf insider for the Golf Channel and we dive deep into the current state of college golf. What teams on both the Women's and Men's side who could contend for the NCAA Title. What individuals to watch for. Why Stanford Women's team has been so dominate, and the parity on the men's side. Will we see a Vandy vs North Carolina match up at Grayhawk or will some other team step up?

Part 1 of our conversation with Golf Channel's Steve Burkowski talking about his journey to the Golf Channel, his take on the College Golf Today, and what makes Elite Golfers Elite. We had so much fun talking with him that we had to split it up into 2 different episodes. Check out Part 2 with Steve Burkowski in our next episode where we talk specifically about the teams and individuals in the college game.

Ron Read the author of "Starting the US Open from Shinnecock to Pebble Beach" Ron spent 44 years starting with the Northern California Golf Association and the USGA. He started from the ground up running tournaments, handicap development, and of course the starter of the US Open for 22 straight years. So many amazing stories from the US Open and other Championships. You can read more at https://www.ronread.com after you hear from him on this week's podcast.

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We have PGA Tour Caddy Ted Scott on this week's podcast. He is currently working for Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler. He spent 15 years on Bubba Watson's bag, Grant Waite and a Paul Azinger as well. He talks about the pressure of expectations, several great stories from the PGA Tour, his faith and how his  Sunday Sermon on Instagram originated. Wonderful insight to PGA Tour success.

VJ is back on the podcast this week. We talk about Ally Ewing's big win in Ohio, insight into her win, advice for golfers of all skill levels and how to be a better organized golfer.

Coach Zach Byrd joins us this week. He took over the women's golf program at Purdue earlier this summer and has hit the ground running. He is an incredible recruiter, motivator and will do a great job taking over at Purdue for Devon Brouse who was there for 25 years. Zach played at Coastal Carolina alongside Dustin Johnson, spent 10 years traveling the world as a professional before getting into coaching college golf. Helped coach Ole Miss to a SEC Championship and national championship team as an assistant.

We have the new Indiana University Women's Golf Coach Brian May with us this week. We get to know Brian better in this week's episode and relive his journey beginning as a club pro at Frankfurt CC to coaching at the college level. He spent 5 years in the club professional business before spending 8 years as the assistant for the Kentucky Women's program which is now a top 25 team nationally. He will be successful in resurrecting Indiana Women's golf back to both a Big 10 contender and national contender.

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This week we have Oregon Ducks Women's Golf Coach Derek Radley on the podcast. He graduated from Ferris State, worked as a golf instructor for several years, also he is married to Sara Brown who played the LPGA and was on Golf Channel's Big Break  He caddied for her for a couple of years on the LPGA before he took the assistant women's golf coach job at Arizona where they won a NCAA Championship in 2018. He just finished his 4th season at Oregon after winning the 2022 PAC-12 and runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Championship, the ducks are now one of the elite programs in women's golf. He and Sara have 3 children Palmer, Ryder and Azalea.

Jim catches up with Scott Limbaugh, Men's Golf Coach at Vanderbilt now in his 10th season at the helm of one premier programs in men's college golf. Vandy just won back to back SEC Championships a week ago over Florida. They will be the #1 Seed at the Palm Beach Gardens Regional at PGA National. Scott gives us a little inside to the success that Vandy has had since he took over in 2012 and what to expect for the post season.

This is Jim's final Masters Diary Episode. His recap of Masters Saturday and the recap of special guest 2-Time Masters Winner Ben Crenshaw conversation on Golf Channel's Live From The Masters set. He talks about the leaders, Tiger Woods day, what to expect for the final day, insight to the prep for the show and of course his conversation with Ben Crenshaw. Ben goes over the entire hole location sheet with the crew and Jim recaps some of his questions to Ben. Enjoy.

What a Thursday at The Masters is was. Tiger Woods makes his comeback and he didn't disappoint. His 71 opening round was amazing. We sat down with Jack Nicklaus on Live From The Masters and I recap our visit with him and some of the questions that we asked him. My best day covering golf.

Jim catches up with an old friend from college golf. It's Jack Larkin winner of the 1979 US Jr. Boys Championship, UGA standout, has played in a US Amateur in 5 different decades a total of 17 USGA combined events in his career. We talk about balancing family, job and still staying very competitive among the over 50 gang. Great advice for junior golfers and parents.

Charlie Ewing rejoins us on this week's podcast. He is in his second year as the head coach of the Mississippi State Women's Golf Team. We talk about his first year at the helm and their dream run during the SEC Tournament losing to Auburn in the finals. He tells us how he and his wife Ally juggle her LPGA schedule and his coaching duties and relive her two LPGA wins. We talk about the fall season and what lies ahead for the Bulldogs. @HailStateWG @allymc10 @HailState @LPGA