The Par Train | A Mental Golf Show

Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A popular short-form series compiling bite-sized insights to lift you up and challenge your thinking on the way to your next round. Today's LFG episode is about waiting for things to be perfect vs. moving forward with what you have right now. Getting it done will always beat getting it right. Ev and Cerm hope this episode helps you enjoy the ride again. If you like t...

What better way to start off 2026 year than than with one of the most powerful episodes Ev and Cerm ever recorded -- a tribute episode with their 4 most powerful moments after hearing the tragic news that PGA Tour Winner and Par Train alum Grayson Murray passed away. With the Sony Open happening last week (The last tournament Grayson won), and the goal to start 2026 off with intentionality and gra...

Ev and Cerm hop aboard a unique style of podcast to preview the 2026 PGA Tour season. Who wins, who loses, what rule changes should be made, and what it'll all mean for the golf fan. If you want to prep for the 2026 PGA Tour Season, this episode is for you. New Secret Weapon for the Golf Course: Want a little boost to stay calm and collected on the golf course? Mojo Country Club gummies have time-...

Ev and Cerm hop aboard one of their favorite podcasts of the year, where each of them picks their 4 favorite soundbites from podcasts in 2025 to get you in the right frame of mind to play the best golf of your life in 2026. If you're sick of not getting better each year, or want to get better than ever, this episode is for you.  New Secret Weapon for the Golf Course: Want a little boost to stay ca...

Trying to catch up? New to the Train? Want a refresher of the month prior? Monthly recaps is for you! The Par Train editor extraordinaire, Brett, hops aboard the mic and picks his favorite 5-7 minute clip of every episode from December. Here are the episodes from December: #436 - A Pebble Beach Winning Formula - Taking Ownership Without Taking it Personally #439 - Chipping Away - The Round That Ch...

What better way to start the year than to look back at one of the most listened to moments on The Par Train in 2025 -- Rory Mcilroy's Historic 2025 Masters Win. Ev and Cerm pressed record minutes after Rory put on the green jacket, and listening back to this episode will not only fire you up and bring back amazing memories -- it'll prime you for your best year in 2026 with a master class (see what...

Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A popular short-form series compiling bite-sized insights to lift you up and challenge your thinking on the way to your next round. Today's LFG episode is about the self regulation theory and why what you're doing right now is probably wasting all of your energy Hope this helps you enjoy the ride! If you like the podcast, you'll love our YouTube. Hop aboard the chann...

As the new year approaches, Matt Myers — Evan’s fitness and nutrition coach from Nerd Fitness , hops aboard the train to help the passengers explore the side of golf most players avoid — their health. What's most important: Fitness or nutrition? Where are most golfers getting this wrong? Before a round, what actually matters most — sleep, what you eat, or how you warm up? Together, Evan and Matt d...

Ev and Cerm hop aboard another end-of-year goals podcast, but don't just look ahead to 2026, they face the music about what they got wrong in 2025. If you want to play the best golf of your life in 2026, this podcast is for you. Happy holidays to all of the passengers out there! New Secret Weapon for the Golf Course: Want a little boost to stay calm and collected on the golf course? Mojo Country C...

Ev and Cerm hop aboard an emergency pod after Ev's most important round (maybe ever). He went with his own, natural swing. He rolled it inside. He played like an athlete. And something changed... forever. If you're an overthinking, a tinkerer, struggling right now or just want to feel fired up after listening to a game changing round... this ep is for you! New Secret Weapon for the Golf Course: Wa...

Trying to catch up? New to the Train? Want a refresher of the month prior? Monthly recaps is for you! The Par Train editor extraordinaire, Brett, hops aboard the mic and picks his favorite 8-10 minute clip of every episode from November. Here are the episodes from November: #430 - Replay Rate - A World Series MVP Mindset with David Freese #432 - Chipping Away - The Tinker Trap #433 - This One Thou...

Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A popular short-form series compiling bite sized insights to lift you up and challenge your thinking on the way to your next round. Hope this helps you enjoy the ride! If you like the podcast, you'll love our YouTube. Hop aboard the channel here today ! Join our weekly Train of Thought newsletter to keep your game on track and get first access to merch drops! As alwa...

Fresh off her win at the 2025 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational, Mina Harigae returns to the Par Train to share one of the most relatable journeys in golf. She’s lived it all: losing her LPGA Tour card, rebuilding her belief, nearly winning the U.S. Women’s Open, feeling the weight of expectations at Pebble… and finally breaking through on her home turf. Mina breaks down the exact mindsets and...

Ev and Cerm are back aboard for episode 2 of our new mini-series, Origin Stories , where we dive into the backstories that shaped our love for this beautiful, crazy game. This week, it’s all about Ev. You’ll hear: What it was like growing up a golf nut… while not letting himself touch a club The thing he did early on that helped him break 80 in four years — and why he doesn’t do it today His first...

Ev and Cerm hop aboard a special new mini series called Origin Stories where they deep dive into each other's backstory with this beautiful, crazy game. This week is all about Cerm. What it was like growing up in a family with 3 brothers, all of which got D1 college scholarships. What does he regret? How did he get introduced to the game? What was his greatest golf memory? Low point? What does he...

Jhared Hack, pro golfer, hops aboard the Train for a second time to help us unpack how he's playing the best golf of his life (and he's shot a 57 and a 60 before in the matter of two weeks). He challenged us to think differently about every golf shot with a simple question. If you want to break 100, 90, 80, 70 more often or even for the first time, this episode is for you. New Secret Weapon for th...

Ev and Cerm hop aboard a hilarious Train where they unpack the end of the year learnings, recent struggles, aha moments, and bonehead mistakes that all lead to one main question -- is tinkering a trap? Are we getting better or just messing around. If you're thinking about what you need to work on going into the offseason, this episode is for you.  Feel Better Hack: Want to get your health and ener...

Trying to catch up? New to the Train? Want a refresher of the month prior? Monthly recaps is for you! The Par Train editor extraordinaire, Brett, hops aboard the mic and picks his favorite 8-10 minute clip of every episode from October. Here are the episodes from October: #424 - Why Goal Setting is Getting In Your Way (According to a +5 Handicap) #426 - The Untold Theory Why Golfers Aren't Getting...

In honor of the 2025 World Series ending in dramatic fashion last night, Ev wanted to bring back his favorite interview of all time. Hometown hero, 2011 World Series MVP, and now golfer... David Freese . David hops aboard the Train to talk about the parallels between being down in the count with 2 strikes and the series on the line and staring down a narrow fairway, the importance of having comfor...

Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A popular short-form series compiling short form insights to lift you up and challenge your thinking on the way to your next round. Hope this helps you enjoy the ride! If you like the podcast, you'll love our YouTube. Hop aboard the channel here today ! Join our weekly Train of Thought newsletter to keep your game on track and get first access to merch drops! As alwa...

Gary Wheeler, long-time passenger on the Train, sent Ev a message about how nervous he was for the chance to win his 3rd straight club championship. He had no idea where the ball was going, and didn't know what to do. Ev sent him a podcast to listen to about "wanting it too much" and to use his "lack of form" as permission to remove expectations. Gary ended up WINNING his 3rd straight senior club...

Welcome to another episode of the Replay Rate mini series where we take our most popular episodes from years ago and bump them to the top of the podcast feed because who doesn't need a good refresher? Dr. Joe Parent (@drjoeparent | www.zengolf.com), best-selling author of Zen Golf hops aboard the Train for his second time by popular demand. But this time, doc is here to help you with your putting....

Ev recently played a round with a better takeaway (less inside), the positions were hitting the marks, and the ball striking was worse than ever. And then Ev had an epiphany—a new theory as to why, when golfers make positive changes in their swing, it never sticks. To unpack and pressure test this theory, Ev asked Keith Bennett , top 100 golf coach and +2 handicap, to hop aboard the podcast for a...

Trying to catch up? New to the Train? Want a refresher of the month prior? Monthly recaps is for you! The Par Train editor extraordinaire, Brett, hops aboard the mic and picks his favorite 8-10 minute clip of every episode from September. Here are the episodes from September: #418 - The Dentist Who Made The U.S. Open:  Turning Regret into Rocket Fuel #420 - The Myth of Mastery - Why Scratch Golfer...

Jack Courington, +5 handicap, and former college teammate at Missouri State with co-host Cerm, hops aboard the Train to unpack how he's playing the best golf of his life today without practicing vs. college when he practiced every day. Jack digs into why goal-setting is getting in your way, and so much more. Want to learn from a +5 how to lower your own handicap? This episode is for you. New Gear...