The 19th Hole Golf Show

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Talking tracking golf performance with Game Golf CEO John McGuire May 25, 2016

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Game Golf CEO John McGuire joins the show for a fascinating conversation about his company, the evolution of golf performance tracking technology, how his product might integrate with other tracking technologies in the future and how the company is giving away up to $1 million this summer.

Why Phil Mickelson avoided jail and Muirfield is in Open purgatory May 22, 2016

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Phil Mickelson can thank a pair of 2014 cases for why he isn't in handcuffs right now, charged with insider trading and securities fraud. We explain that precedent and how Mickelson was a pawn of the feds. New GNN team member Kevin Power joins the show to talk about Muirfield's decision to remain an all-male club, talking about the implications for them, the Open Championship, the R&A, the Scottish economy and more. We also delve into Rory McIlroy's issue activism and the potential influence he could have on the game and his peers.

Sawgrass is playing soft and Jason Day is dominant May 13, 2016

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Day 1 of The Players Championship showed us several things: There's a reason they're changing the greens at Sawgrass, Jason Day is the best in the world right now and Jordan Spieth is facing a crisis on many fronts.

How golf screwed up the Olympics May 05, 2016

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As more and more players announce they're taking a pass on the Olympics, it's becoming clear that golf's Olympic representatives created the mess the sport is now facing. We also look at why golf might be hurting itself with young golfers by not taking a social stand.

The past and future of irons with TaylorMade's Bret Wahl Apr 28, 2016

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TaylorMade VP Bret Wahl joins our show to talk about his 20-year career of designing irons, including his favorites, the biggest innovations and what golfers can expect to come from TaylorMade in the near future.

Why Olympic golf will be fine and we need to stop worrying about Tiger Woods Apr 20, 2016

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Adam Scott has announced he won't play the Olympic golf tournament, so what can be done to make it more appealing to top male players, who seem to have the issues with it? Also, Tiger Woods did something, but why is golf still obsessed with a guy who could barely walk four months ago?

Reacting to Jordan Spieth's Masters letdown Apr 13, 2016

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On this week's podcast, we go in-depth on Jordan Spieth's Masters letdown, including how he handled the 12th hole, his mini-comeback and how he handled the gauntlet of gotchas in the post-tournament news conference and green jacket ceremonies. Also, we resoundingly answer how this will affect Spieth with caddie Michael Greller as a guide.

Masters preview with 1984 contestant Clark Burroughs Apr 06, 2016

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We preview the 2016 Masters with Clark Burroughs, who played in the 1984 Masters as an amateur. The former NCAA men's individual champion talks about his Augusta National experience and we talk about the field, the favorites and their chances in the context of the tournament and Vegas odds.

Back to back weeks, for golf and for me Apr 01, 2016

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With the Masters a week away, we look at what Jordan Spieth must do at the Shell Houston Open to prep his first major title defense. We also look at the four favorites for Augusta National. Lydia Ko could win her second major in a row at the ANA Inspiration. And your humble host is getting ready for his major: welcoming a second child!

TGA Premier Junior Golf owner Josh Jacobs Apr 01, 2016

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TGA Premier Junior Golf owner Josh Jacobs joins us for a conversation about laying the foundation for the next generation of golfers, what the sport needs to do to get more people playing and what we can do to help.

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