Weekday Golf

In Part 2 of our conversation with Olympic Club instructor Nic Noya, we shift from Nic’s playing career to how he now thinks about coaching—and what actually helps golfers improve and perform on the course. Nic breaks down how he evaluates players, why he focuses on ball flight over mechanics, and how he tailors his approach depending on the person in front of him. Through contrasting examples—inc...

In Part 1 of our conversation with Olympic Club instructor Nic Noya, we start with Nic’s own golf story: growing up as one of the top junior players in Northern California, competing against future PGA Tour names like Bryson DeChambeau, Austin Smotherman, and Kurt Kitayama, and trying to understand what truly separated the best from everyone else. Nic reflects on the players who became his measuri...

Golf has a way of inspiring some pretty ridiculous behavior among friends. In 2024, our friend Jerry played 201 rounds of golf. So heading into 2025—with his first baby on the way and a job search underway—we started wondering: how many rounds would he actually play this year? What began as a casual conversation at the bar turned into a secret betting pool predicting Jerry’s entire golf year. And...

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Tom Johnson. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, it’s worth starting there. After sharing the story of his journey through professional golf and recovery, Tom turns to what he’s learned from the game since then. We talk about how his experience as a player shaped his philosophy as a teacher, why ego can be the biggest obstacle in improvement, and what sep...

Tom Johnson has lived many lives in golf. A standout junior player from Northern California, Tom went on to play college golf at Northwestern alongside future world #1 Luke Donald before turning professional and competing on the PGA Tour. After years grinding on tour and chasing the next level, golf eventually stopped being fun. In this first part of our conversation, Tom shares the story behind h...

Oliver loves the grind. Preston loves the hang. In this episode, we explore how two very different personalities experience the same game — from preparation and practice to identity, self-esteem, and why we keep coming back to golf. Along the way we talk about pre-round routines, the mental side of the game, and how our friendship somehow works despite (or maybe because of) approaching the game in...

Nicole McGirr (a.k.a. “Magic”) joins Weekday Golf for a laughter-filled hang on what actually helps golfers get better: strength, mobility, balance, and smarter expectations. We talk TPI assessments (and why your “golf fitness handicap” is probably higher than you think), the real tradeoff between technique vs. physical limitations, and what it’s like growing up in golf as a girl. Plus: warmup rou...

Listener mailbag time. We debate sandbagging and golf reputations, how we handle slow play, our on-course rituals, music etiquette, the shots that make us uncomfortable, and our favorite betting games—including Scotch and the O’Hara trifecta. Contact us: weekdaygolfpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @weekdaygolfpodcast YouTube: @weekdaygolfpodcast Twitter/X: @weekdaygolfpod Design by: Austin Wooldridge...

Josh Zander, GOLF top 100 instructor and all around great guy, joins us to discuss his upbringing in Venezuela, playing in the 1992 US Open at Pebble Beach, and his innate urge to help everyone with their golf swing. We talk about the number one thing most students don't work on enough, playing on the Golden State Tour, and how to get your mind right when you have a 3-footer for a personal rec...

Golf, perhaps more so than any other sport, is often passed down from parent to child (as it was for Oliver and Preston). Our friends David and Luke Johnson join us to talk about what it's like to be a father/son duo who are also golf buddies. Hear their stories about how to make golf fun for kids, what the soul of golf means at different life stages, and parenting approaches when it comes to...

You never forget your first real golf trip. Beyond the stories and memories, we discuss what has to happen behind the scenes to make a golf trip truly special. Matching outfits preferred. Contact us: weekdaygolfpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @weekdaygolfpodcast YouTube: @weekdaygolfpodcast Twitter/X: @weekdaygolfpod Design by: Austin Wooldridge Music provided by: ⁠https://www.classicals.de/mozart-fi...

Our friend Scott Oxandaboure - the Olympic Club's 2025 Club Champion - joins us to share his fascinating golf journey from junior golf in San Diego to playing on the USC men's golf team and professional golf aspirations. We discuss the role that community plays in his appreciation of golf, and how he approaches the game as a working stiff, busy dad, and mid-am. Contact us: weekdaygolfpodcast@gmail...

Where does our appreciation for the soul of golf come from? We take a shallow dive into our golf upbringings (thanks, Dad), from playing 54 holes a day during teenage summers, to the ebbs and flows of college golf. Contact us: weekdaygolfpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @weekdaygolfpodcast YouTube: @weekdaygolfpodcast Twitter/X: @weekdaygolfpod Design by: Austin Wooldridge Music provided by: ⁠https://...

Merry New Year! After several months of talking about what we were going to talk about, we had an epiphany that what we loved about golf was its soul: playing the game, the friendships, the games, the trips - all of it. We discuss what the soul of golf means to us and set the table for what's to come. Contact us for feedback at: weekdaygolfpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @weekdaygolfpodcast YouTu...