Chasin' Birdies

This week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies brings on a familiar face and a past guest, Rocco Mediate. We catch up with Rocco to talk all things golf while he’s on a break between tour events. What has he been up to? Listen to find out. The episode opens with some good banter. He competed in the Chubb Classic and talks a little about his game and how he still has some work to do to get ready for the 20...

Whether it’s golf or any other sport, we’re all about it on Chasin’ Birdies. Today’s guest is a perfect example of one who can’t get enough of golf but has been chasin’ birdies in life their whole career. Bob Pompeani from KDKA Pittsburgh joins us on this episode of chasin’ birdies. In fact, Bob just received the Sports Broadcaster of the Year award for 2022. Bob was a little late to the tee…so we...

This week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies consists of your two favorite hosts yucking it up over some golf talk, winter blues, and a Patrick Reed rant from Pepe. Tune in now for a fun filled episode that will get you chucklin’. Part of a Podcast is knowing the host(s). We like to drop our banter sessions from time to time..and this week’s episode was NOT planned. After a recording failure with a high...

You know you’re guilty of this…showing up to the range 20 minutes (if you’re lucky) before your tee time and ‘trying’ to stretch. Swing a heavy club, touch your toes, loosen up with a wedge..we all do it. But the real work is done in the offseason. We dive into some good stretch talk with Kyle Valery and Chris Wilke from Stretch Affect in San Diego, CA. The show opens up with a basic understanding...

New year..new episode..and a new topic for discussion on Chasin’ Birdies: Food. On today’s episode, we bring on Starvin Marvin Jr to chat it up about his food obsession. Since COVID hit, his Instagram handle has grown, and he posts some pretty amazing creations that he makes in the kitchen.  We open up the show and talk about who is Starvin Marvin Jr and how in the world did this happen? His...

Christmas is right around the corner. With our final episode of 2022, we turn the mics over to ourselves and are happy to bring you this little banter sesh. We think you’ll like it. But then again, we won’t make any promises. The episode opens up with us talking about our current life situation. What’s been happening? What’s new? We dive into our reflection period for 2022. Chasin’ Birdies hit som...

Gabe Landeskog joins us on today’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. The Swedish NHLer won the Stanley Cup in 2021-2022 with the Colorado Avalanche, and just like us; he can’t get enough of chasin’ that white ball around. We open up the episode and touch briefly on the great state of Colorado. Pepe asks for a look-in at Gabe’s offseason and where he goes during that time. Gabe explains how he got his st...

People of the universe…we are stoked to bring you this new episode of Chasin’ Birdies. Today’s guest is well-known on the PGA Tour. Not because of his driving distance or putting skills but because of his being a top-tier caddie for Rickie Fowler and Tom Kim. Joe Skovron joins us today to talk about golf..and more golf. We open up the episode by diving into Joe’s early career and how he linked up...

Cole Taylor has written songs for some big country artists. Cole Swindell, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Line, just to name a few. He does, however, try to write a few birdies on the scorecard from time to time. We open up the interview and learn a little more about Cole. Growing up in Georgia and already friends with Cole Swindell, he had music in his blood. Coming up 13 hours short of his de...

We all love to chase birdies on the course. Like golf, life has its ups and downs. That’s the case for Damon West. Author of “The Coffee Bean,” Damon has positively impacted thousands of people after his life was changed while in prison. The episode opens up with us diving into Damon’s early life. A football QB, Damon found himself addicted to drugs. While in some trouble with the law due to a cri...

In a world that’s full of competition, it’s hard enough to keep your squad relevant in the college sports world. It’s even harder to build a program from scratch…and only have one year to recruit. That’s exactly what Sean Covich had to do when he was hired to head up the Men’s Golf program at WVU. Work in a cubicle, recruit and be ready for Fall golf in twelve months.  We open up the episode...

This week’s guest is no different than our past guests on Chasin’ Birdies…well, maybe he is. James Wisniewski joins us on this week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies to talk about all things golf, hockey, gambling, and more! Hailing from Sherwood Country Club, James stays chasin’ birdies on the reg.  We open up the episode and dive into some hockey talk. James had a phenomenal career in the NHL pl...

As we open up the episode, we admit that Roger was hard to nail down..and we weren’t kidding! We are stoked to have Roger on today’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies to talk all things life and golf with Roger. We start off by diving into Roger’s beginning into the game of golf. His Father was a big influence on his love for the game. Growing up outside of Chicago led to many opportunities surrounding g...

We have a special episode drop of Chasin’ Birdies today with Mark Brant. We need to pay homage to the troops and those who protect this great Country, and no better way to show that love than with a guy whose golf career came AFTER the military.  We open up the episode and discuss with Mark his college days at Murray State and how he transitioned over to the Air Force Special Warfare division...

Every now and then, we like to bring on a guest who’s either a pro golfer or one that is a helluva lot better than us two. Today’s guest accomplishes just that. We welcome Ben Carr on today’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. The Georgia Southern 5th-year senior battled hard in the U.S. Amateur Championship, where he ended up losing 1-down to Sam Bennett.  We open up the episode and talk to Ben a l...

We’ve had a good run with all our NHL buds..and this one is no different. We welcome Haydn Fleury on this week’s episode. The newly signed Tampa Bay Lightning joins us to talk golf, Ireland, and what’s going on in his world. We open up the episode and talk about where Haydn grew up in Western Canada. Hockey was innately in his blood, and it wasn’t too long after before golf was, too. We talk about...

The bottom line is this: we all love golf. Whether we’re interviewing a country singer or an athlete, golf always is the common denominator. Although you may not know our guest this week, it’s apparent his golf game is up to par. We welcome Noah Mullens onto this week’s show. The 2022 West Virginia State Amateur Champion sealed the victory at The Greenbrier by firing a four-round total score of -5...

If you follow us on social media or even listened to past episodes, you know that the 2022 Ireland trip was highly anticipated. Now, it’s over. We bring you this episode as a Pepe x Bash banter sesh and call in three of our buddies who were on the trip. We talk golf, travel, and what it was like playing across the pond. Our lineup of courses we played is Portstewart, Portrush, Royal County Down, A...

People! Welcome, Mr. Kyle Long to this week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. The former NFL player turned golf junkie can’t get enough of chasin’ that white ball. Lucky for us, we nailed him down on a day where he was taking a break from the strenuous game of golf. We open the episode with us discussing Kyle’s career and how he came up through the ranks to make it to the NFL. We talk football, and Ky...

Country music isn’t always about beers or trucks…and golf isn’t always about what you shoot!  No better person can attest to this than George Birge. The Nashville singer joins us on today’s episode to talk…well, golf and music. Recorded in Pittsburgh at 93.7 The Fan (Thank y’all!), we open up the episode and get to learn a little more about George. Growing up in West Texas is what we all imag...

From Moscow Mules to a Transfusion Mix (just add Vodka), there’s no better craft mixer in the game than Owen’s Craft Mixers. Josh Miller, founder of Owen’s Craft Mixers, joins us on Chasin’ Birdies to talk about his leap-of-faith journey to start one of the most notable brands in the drink game today. This guy not only chases birdies on the course but has chased (and caught) birdies in LIFE. We op...

We certainly love bringing you a new guest every other week. At the same time, we love having our Banter Sesh where we talk some shit, discuss the current state of Chasin’ Birdies, and overall just banter. This is exactly what this episode is; Pepe and Bash just talking.  We played in the 2022 Pete Dye Member Guest in Bridgeport, WV. We discuss this event and how we failed miserably. Pepe cou...

It’s 2022 and we live in a social media-driven world. Ever hear of Taylor Cusack? One of golf's top female social media influencers and she’s here today on Chasin’ Birdies to tell her story and why her love for golf still remains strong. Give her a follow on Instagram or Tik-Tok. You won’t be disappointed. For Taylor, it’s all about the content. And today, this episode of Chasin’ Birdies is great...

Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Ohio State Buckeye Ryan Shazier joins us on this week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. An extremely humble and grateful person, Ryan opens up about his early rise to the NFL before it tragically ended in 2017. This hasn’t stopped Ryan from being determined to keep chasin’ birdies in life and that is exactly what he’s doing. Tune in..we cover so much in this episode! This...

6x PGA Tour winner Rocco Mediate joins us on this episode of Chasin’ Birdies. At 59 years young, there’s still plenty of gas left in his tank. We talk about his start on tour in 1986, the 2008 US Open, and what he’s doing now on the Champions Tour. This episode will keep you listening and wanting more! Although there were bigger moment’s in Rocco’s career (like beating Tiger Woods or winning 6x on...