Golf Smarter Mulligans

Whether you've played your entire life or new to the game, basic etiquette is important to know and understand. The rules of golf are simple and most people can play without needing a rule book. But every golfer, should be well aware of golf etiquette. Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show...

Golf on TV is not funny unless Gary McCord is talking. Gary joins GOLF SMARTER to discuss the upcoming the party that is the Waste Management Phoenix Open, USGA rules, his time on the tour, comedian/actor Steve Martin and what's wrong with your game. Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show y...

Do have an emotional caddy on the course? The difference between a contender and a pretender is the strength of your emotional muscle. Author and former tour player John Haime joins Fred to discuss the importance of emotional competencies. Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game, so we’re now accepting tips on the homepage at GolfSmarter.com. Please show your support...

Eben Dennis is a golf lifer who grew up getting instruction from some of the greats including Jimmie Demeret, Jackie Burke and Ben Hogan. He was a scratch golfer as a teen and targeted to be one of greats on tour, but a spinal issue took him away from the game that he loved so much. This week on the episode #211 of the GOLF SMARTER podcast, Eben shares his stories and tips on how he came back to b...

Sean "The Beast" Fister, three time long drive champion provides tips on being a range rat, driving the ball long and accurate, his mental game in competition, and which ball he prefers to use for practice. Not unlike your caddy, or the beverage cart attendant, or the kid who cleans your clubs, Golf Smarter is a weekly entertainment service that enhances your game. That’s why we’ve added a Tip Cup...

Jaacob Bowden is a golf instructor and writer who is also the subject of a documentary called "Chasing The Dream" about a couple of athletes in different sports who are trying to make the big time. As of this December 2009 recording, Jaacob was working to qualify for the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach and the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews. Jaacob also talks about the difference between swingi...

112: Part 2 with PGA Certified Instructor John Grund was originally behind our paywall, so it’s never been published publicly before. This episode focuses on finding the right instructor, understanding the essence of golf and what it takes to be a winner, and the stories and secrets and that PGA Teaching and Touring pros are usually sharing with the general public. We also learn what made Tiger a...

PGA Teaching Professional John Grund provided such an important revolation that we also used it for the closing quote. Here's what we want to know... is the perfect swing going to help you win golf tournaments? Have you ever seen two players on the tour with the exact same swing? There's much more to lower scores than the picture perfect swing. That's what GOLF SMARTER is all about. Here's another...

Author Scott Gummer has discovered a fascinating untold story of a depression era character who shot 116 the first time he played golf and followed it up six months later with a 77 on his second round. Fascinated by golf's baffling complexity and dissatisfied by instructor's explanations, Homer Kelly had a 28 year odyssey that resulted in a book called the "Golfing Machine" published in 1969. Toda...

If you EVER do business on the golf course, learning how to identify the four different golf personalities can give you a huge advantage. In episode 109 of GOLF SMARTER Mulligans Podcast, Fred Greene talks with Jennifer Munro of GolfMindRX.com who understands that traits which are so essential to good performance in business are very influential in how individuals behave and perform on the course....

In part 2 of our conversation with Stan Utley, he addresses more questions from listeners and talks about his mental approach and strategy towards lower scores. Golf Smarter and Golf Smarter Mulligans are brought to you by DynamicGolfers.com/golfsmarter. Join host Fred Greene and thousands of golfers around the world who start each morning with a short, yet effective video workout designed specifi...

Former PGA Tour Winner and one of Golf Digest’s America’s Top 50 Coaches, Stan Utley, talks about his book "The Art of Scoring. The ultimate on-course guide to short game strategy and technique” in part 1 of 2 episodes Golf Smarter and Golf Smarter Mulligans are brought to you by DynamicGolfers.com/golfsmarter. Join host Fred Greene and thousands of golfers around the world who start each morning...

106: This is our final 2021 entry into our series featuring conversations with the late Tony Manzoni, probably the most impactful teacher, based on listener feedback, that we’ve ever featured in the 16 years of doing game improvement interviews on the Golf Smarter podcast. Tony’s ability to make his students great ball strikers wasn’t his only focus. In this episode we also discuss the mental and...

105: Even though Tony Manzoni had tremendous success coaching the Men’s golf program at College of the Desert, he didn’t focus on Men’s golf only. Tony had tremendous respect for the women’s game and believed that amateur golfers at all skill levels could learn a lot from watching the LPGA Tour. He also spent a lot of time working with children who were exceptional golfers and had a future in the...

104: Tony Manzoni taught a very effective method of the golf swing that he learned from his years of intense studying what made Ben Hogan great. We discuss it in depth in this episode that is also available on our YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV channel using an early video conference platform called Blab. This was a full decade before the world became comfortable with video conversation. This is the se...

103: This is the sixth of nine episodes featuring our many interviews with the late Tony Manzoni that covered everything from golf courses to his effective swing method to close friend Frank Sinatra. So many listeners confuse with Tony’s swing with Stack & Tilt. Tony addresses the difference and why Stack & Tilt may work for some, but will eventually create back problems. Tony’s book “The Lost Fun...

102: Beyond being a great golfer and teacher, Tony Manzoni had so much more to his life than the game. In this conversation we get into an interesting discussion of what it’s like to live in the shadow of a high profile father, then pursuing a career choice in the same field. Examples discussed include Steph Curry and Frank Sinatra Jr. We then continue to discuss taking your game to the next level...

101: In our fourth consecutive episode dedicated to the lessons of the late Tony Manzoni, we continue to discuss how to elevate your game to the next level one club at a time. We learn how to lower scores through your putter. Also discussed is the elusive lob wedge and whether amateurs keep it in their bags. Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move. Better Golf Forever.” is available onc...

100: This is our third of nine consecutive episodes featuring the late Tony Manzoni. This time around we go to the first of two parts with Tony discussing tips, insights, and strategies on how to be more consistent with each golf club in your bag. In this episode we explore improvements with your putter, 8 iron, and lob wedge. We’ve scheduled to have him come back next week to discuss more wedges,...

Our second of nine episodes featuring the late Tony Manzoni goes beyond swing mechanics, this time Tony talks about “Your Intent” and how it needs to be aligned with your performance, and visa versa. Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move. Better Golf Forever.” is available once again in either paperback or kindle formats. Find it at https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Fundamental-Simple-Bette...

By overwhelming demand, the next 9 episodes of Golf Smarter Mulligans feature some of our many conversations with the late Tony Manzoni. Tony was an amazing golf instructor who passed away in 2018. We first met him in 2009, and in the dozen or so times he was on the podcast with us, emails flooded in with more positive feedback than any other teacher featured. Tony’s book, The Lost Fundamental, On...

Harding Park in San Francisco hosted its first Major in 2020, But in 2009 when the world couldn’t get enough of the young phenom Tiger Woods, Harding Park played host to The Presidents Cup. In this episode, host Fred Greene goes behind the scenes to bring us along for his very first live professional golf event to go inside the media center, talk to fans, volunteers and vendors, and offers you the...

In 2009, The President’s Cup was held at Harding Park in San Francisco. The next day, Golf Smarter listeners drove North across the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County (home of podcast host Fred Greene) to play 18 holes at Peacock Gap Golf Course. After our round, we gathered for dinner and a live conversation between listeners and our special guest, Jesse Ortiz of Bobby Jones Golf. This was just a...

Katherine Roberts, a longtime friend of GOLF SMARTER has a great book called "Swing Flaws and Fitness Fixes" where she provides tips, drills and advice on how to improve flexibility, strength and stamina. Do you realize how important your breathing is to your success on the course? We talk a lot about breathing and how it can impact your focus and power, plus she provides a stretching exercise to...

Golf In The Kingdom is most popular golf novel in history. Author Michael Murphy returns to the GOLF SMARTER podcast to discuss the impact of the book, the movie, its legacy, the Esalen Institute, and more.