FORE the Good of the Game

Two-time major winner and victorious Ryder Cup Captain Dave Stockton recalls his first PGA Championship win at Southern Hills CC in 1970, drawing on a valuable lesson from Don January on how to "play" with Arnold Palmer. He was the only player to best par that hot weekend, taking down Bob Murphy and "The King" in his last real chance at the Career Grand Slam. Dave Stockton shar...

Winner of the 1993 PGA Championship Hal Sutton recalls his first agents including Augusta National Chairman, Fred Ridley, and Mark McCormack's organization, IMG, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple P...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Nick Price remembers his second PGA Championship win at Southern Hills, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple Podcasts      https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fore-the-good...

3-time major winner Nick Price recalls his final PGA Tour win at the 2002 Colonial and he and Bruce Devlin reminisce about their times with Mr. Hogan, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple Podcasts      htt...

Winner of 21 PGA Tour titles, Lanny Wadkins had a beer in hand when he learned that the playoff to determine the winner of the 1977 PGA Championship at Pebble Beach would start, not on Monday, but right now! He and Gene Littler set out for the first sudden-death playoff in the history of the event, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the sho...

Hal Sutton, veteran Ryder Cup player and Captain, recalls the most emotional week of his competitive career, the 1999 Ryder Cup at The Country Club and how he partnered with Justin Leonard on Saturday afternoon in a four-ball match against Olazabal and Jimenez and set the stage for Justin to be the hero ... a day early. Hear Hal Sutton recount his memories from that week, "FORE the Good of th...

The hottest player on the planet in 1981 and winner of that year's Open Championship at Royal St. Georges, Bill Rogers remembers the time that burnout set in and the desire to compete on golf's grandest stages was gone. Still, he has no regrets and is grateful for all that he experienced in golf, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support...

2-time major winner, Dave Stockton only played in two Open Championships. This was typical of many of the players in his era for a variety of practical reasons. Listen in as Dave and Bruce Devlin recall the challenges of overseas travel and how Dave chose family over prestige, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/...

One of the all-time greats, Tom Watson, reflects on his 1977 Open Championship win at Turnberry over Jack Nicklaus in what was one of the finest head-to-head duels in major championship history. Tom Watson shares the memories of his 2nd Open win, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  O...

The "Black Knight", Gary Player recalls his Open Championship win at Carnoustie in 1968 and laments Jean Van de Velde's epic melt-down there 31 years later, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Ap...

Open Championship winner and CBS broadcast Ian Baker-Finch relates the in-depth preparation required to cover live golf and how it can go very wrong sometimes, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple Podcasts...

Al Geiberger recalls the short-lived joy of winning the 1966 PGA Championship when, hours later, he and Bruce Devlin learned of the tragic death of Tony Lema and his wife Betty, in a plane crash. They both look back on the loss of their friend, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our...

When World Golf Hall of Fame member Sandy Lyle won the Open Championship at Royal St. George's in 1985 he was not too familiar with the history of this great event. That soon changed as he recalls his golf history lesson, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website         ...

1964 PGA Champion Bobby Nichols recalls the drubbing he and Tony Lema received at the hands of Bruce Devlin and Sir Bob Charles in the final match of the CBS Golf Classic later that year, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/...

1993 winner of the PGA Championship Paul Azinger talks about how he and others looked for "The Edge" against their fellow competitors, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple Podcasts      https://p...

1999 Captain for the U.S. side at the 1999 Ryder Cup, Ben Crenshaw talks about their miraculous victory and the personal bonding that takes place in the team room. He asked future President George W. Bush to provide some inspiration that year, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our...

Major Championship winner Angela Stanford reflects back on her favorite team moment, contributing a full point to an amazing United States comeback in the 2015 Solheim Cup. Down by four points heading into the Sunday singles matches, the U.S. won 8 of 12 matches and tied one to  win 14.5 - 13.5, the closest matches to-date. Angela Stanford shares the thrill of winning as a team, "FORE the Goo...

World Golf Hall of Fame member, Nick Price, fondly recalls sharing drinks from the Claret Jug with his golf buddies after his 1994 Open Championship win at Turnberry, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple P...

Bruce Devlin recalls the time he won the Carling World Open at Royal Birkdale, celebrated a bit too much and World Golf Hall of Fame member Lee Trevino had to put him to bed, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/...

1966 PGA Champion and "MR. 59" Al Geiberger remembers the time he was in the hunt at the Greater Greensboro Open when the crowd started getting behind this young Mexican-American newcomer. He knew there was only one thing for him to do, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  O...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Gary Player, when asked what he would have done differently if he knew at age twenty what he knows now, didn't hesitate to recall something he could have done which might have helped him win a few more major championships, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/r...

3-time major winner Mary Mills recalls representing the Hogan Company when Gary Player called to ask Mr. Hogan for a lesson, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple Podcasts      https://podcasts.apple.com/us...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Amy Alcott fondly recalls the international travel shared with her golfing friends around the world when she played DJ and the bus was often transformed into a Karaoke bar, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethego...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Nick Price recalls his first win on the PGA TOUR and all that came with it at the 1983 World Series of Golf at Firestone C.C. by four over Jack Nicklaus, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/rev...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Curtis Strange talks about playing right-handed golf as a natural left-hander, "FORE the Good of the Game." Give Bruce & Mike some feedback via Text. Support the show Follow our show and/or leave a review/rating on:  Our Website            https://www.forethegoodofthegame.com/reviews/new/  Apple Podcasts      https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fore-t...