The Clubhouse with Shane Bacon

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Ep. 27 - Ryder Cup preview w/ Paul Azinger Sep 17, 2016

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Former Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger joins Shane this week to discuss the upcoming event. Despite better talent, what do the Americans have to do to get over the hump and win this year? What are the key characteristics that Zinger saw in his 2008 winning team that he also sees in this team? Plus, with one spot open, Zinger makes the case for a very special player that should make the team and could really help the Americans with his intangibles. Listen to find out who.

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Ep. 26 - GoDaddy & PXG founder Bob Parsons Aug 29, 2016

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Billionaire Bob Parsons, original founder of GoDaddy.com, joins Shane this week on The Clubhouse. Parsons recently launched Parsons Xtreme Golf, a line of high-end golf equipment. He discusses what got him into the golf business, how he plans to change golf equipment, what it's been like to have his products grow extremely fast in their first few months, and potential clients on the PGA tour they could bring on in the future.

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Ep. 25 - Rio Olympics course designer Gil Hanse Aug 23, 2016

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Shane is back from three weeks of travel covering and hosting multiple FOX Sports golf events to sit down and chat with Gil Hanse, the man who designed the golf course for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Hanse, who beat out Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, and Gary Player to win the design bid, discusses what went into the years it took designing the course, his thoughts on the event, and the future of golf in the Olympics.

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Ep. 24 - Former USGA Executive Director David Fay Aug 10, 2016

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This week Shane sits down with David Fay, the former Executive Director of the USGA and someone who played a key role in getting golf into the Olympics. Fay discusses golf in Rio this year, his reasoning for pushing so hard to get golf in the Olympics, why some players who opted out of the event are probably regretting it, and much more!

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Ep. 23 - Major season recap & Stephan Jaeger Aug 02, 2016

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With a Jimmy Walker win at the PGA Championship this weekend wrapping up the major season, Shane recaps what has been quite an interesting year. He explains why this is the only year we've had all first-time major winners where all four golfers could absolutely win another major (2:45), why it's time to hang up the talk of a golf "Big 3" highlighting Day, McIlroy, and Spieth (7:40), and Shane looks back at the top moments that will resonate in our memories when we think back on the 2016 major season (11:50). Plus, overshadowed by the year's last major, Stephan Jaeger set every scoring record possible with a dominating win on the Web.com tour this weekend. Jaeger posted an opening round record 58 en route to a 30-under-par victory for his first win on the tour. He joins Shane to talk about his record breaking weekend.

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Ep. 22 - PGA Championship preview w/ Kevin Van Valkenburg Jul 26, 2016

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We're cranking out majors on the PGA tour! Fresh off the Open Championship, Shane and ESPN's Kevin Van Valkenburg preview this week's PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey. The guys get into a great discussion around the game today, chatting about Rory McIlroy both on and off the course and who in sports he compares to (12:00), where Phil Mickelson ranks amongst the greatest players of all time (22:30), and what a win this week at the PGA Championship would mean for the careers of some of the top players in the sport today (26:00).

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Ep. 21 - Phil & Tiger w/ Alan Shipnuck Jul 20, 2016

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On the heels of another second place finish from Phil in last week's Open Championship, and Tiger's announcement he will not compete in the PGA Championship, Shane and Sports Illustrated's Alan Shipnuck discuss the careers of both men. Shipnuck has an interesting thought on what a comeback would look like from Tiger at this point, and what a major win could do for his career (4:30). Plus, the dichotomy of the relationship between Phil and Tiger - How Tiger used to ridicule Phil for certain aspects of his personal life, and how that has now completely blown up in his face (8:15). Shipnuck also shares a tremendous story of Phil giving a kid dating advice, and what that kid went and did with the advice Phil gave him... (34:20)

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Ep. 20 - Open Championship recap w/ Scott Van Pelt Jul 18, 2016

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Shane recaps a fantastic finish to the Open Championship at Royal Troon. Another first-time Major winner, Henrik Stenson, has Shane looking back at all the first-time winners since 2009 and he projects the careers moving forward for all of them. Plus, Phil Mickelson finishes second, AGAIN. Shane looks back on his career full of second-place finishes. Then, the one and only Scott Van Pelt joins Shane to talk about his first time watching the Open as a spectator in 20 years.

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Ep. 19 - Open Championship preview w/ Gary Player Jul 13, 2016

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Legendary Hall of Famer Gary Player is back on the Clubhouse Podcast this week! A three-time champion of the event, Gary previews the Open Championship and gives his thoughts on what it takes to win and how he was so successful during his career. Plus, he is very opinionated about players like Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth pulling out of the Olympics.

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Ep. 18 - Hall of Famer Juli Inkster Jul 05, 2016

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Shane discusses Dustin Johnson's US Open follow-up win at the WGC-Bridgestone and how, with controversies behind him, he's starting to establish himself as one of the most likable players on the tour and growing a solid fanbase. World Golf Hall of Famer Juli Inkster stops by the podcast to discuss this week's LPGA US Open!

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