FORE the Good of the Game

Davis Love III, 2-time winner of the Players Championship and1997 PGA Champion, looks back on his performances across each of the majors and shares his favorite Open Championship venues. Davis recounts his experiences with team play at the Alfred Dunhill Cup with Tom Kite and Fred Couples, as well as the Presidents Cup and the Ryder Cup. A 6-time participant in each as a player, he was also honore...

Davis Love III, major championship winner and Ryder Cup Captain,  relives many of his PGA Tour victories including his five wins at the Heritage, three Wyndham titles and two triumphs at the International. Davis recounts his 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot, one of the most dominating major wins in golf history, where he finished under a rainbow, suggesting the spiritual presence of his PGA-me...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Davis Love III shares his boyhood memories of learning the game under the watchful and loving eye of his father, famed teacher, Davis Love, Jr., his college days at the University of North Carolina and his amateur successes including his selection to the 1985 Walker Cup team that prevailed at Pine Valley GC. Davis recalls his first Tour win at Harbour Town in 1987 (4...

Ready to tee off with golf legend Jerilyn Britz? We take a swing at the highlights of her career, the ups and downs on the LPGA Tour and her now famous resistance move taught by Joe Nichols; a game changer that catapulted her to a major win. Like an exhilarating round on the greens, we explore how Jerilyn traded her lack of confidence in tournament play for the thrill of watching a fellow competit...

What does it take to turn pro in golf at the age of 31? Major Championship winner Jerilyn Britz, our remarkable guest this episode, shares her compelling journey from her first introduction to golf - hunting for balls in a cornfield with her dad and brother - to becoming a professional golfer. She didn't have the background most pros had; she was self-taught, inspired by Patty Berg, and learn...

Craig Stadler, 1982 Masters winner, reflects on his later PGA Tour victories including a playoff win at the 1991 Tour Championship at Pinehurst #2, a second World Series of Golf championship and, at age 50, the B.C. Open which he won, with son Chris on the bag, just a week after capturing the Players Championship on the Senior Tour. He recounts his Ryder Cup team experiences including a win at PGA...

Major championship winner Craig Stadler looks back on his early victories on the PGA Tour including his first at the 1980 Bob Hope Desert Classic. He had a career year in 1982 when he won 4 times and was the Tour's leading money winner but the highlight was his triumph in the Masters Tournament besting Dan Pohl in a playoff on the first (10th) hole after watching his 6-shot lead at the turn o...

Masters Champion Craig Stadler recounts his formative years growing up in Southern California and learning the game at La Jolla Country Club. His game developed quickly at USC during which time he won the U.S. Amateur at Inverness in 1973. He fondly recalls his 1975 Walker Cup experience at the Old Course where teammate Jerry Pate created the moniker that would stick forever, "Walrus". ...

Named Peru's "Golfer of the 20th Century", Jenny Lidback recounts her days as a touring professional getting her start on the Epson Tour before graduating to the LPGA circuit. If you're going to win once on the LPGA Tour it might as well be a major championship. Jenny looks back on her win at the 1995 du Maurier Classic where she prevailed by one stroke over Liselotte Neumann a...

The winner of the 1995 du Maurier Classic, Jenny Lidback, begins her story recounting life as the daughter of an Italian mother and a Swedish father growing up in Lima, Peru. Born into a golfing family, Jenny's grandfather was one of the founders of Lima Country Club and access to the game and great instruction enabled her to develop her game quickly. After a move to Baton Rouge, Jenny began...

Newly-minted World Golf Hall of Fame member, Sandra Palmer concludes her look back at a remarkable career by reflecting on her final wins on the LPGA Tour and remembering the great players she had the privilege of competing with. Sandra delves into the evolution of golf equipment and what it's done for the game. Witness the triumphs, the heartbreaks, the shots that could've been, and the...

Two-time major winner, Sandra Palmer continues her recollection of women's golf on the LPGA Tour in the 70's as she takes us on a captivating ride through his victories at  Green Gables Country Club in Colorado, the Cameron Park Country Club, and Kendall Lake's Golf Club in Florida. Be inspired as Sandra dives deep into her formula for staying fit, her quest for consistency in her g...

The winner of 19 events on the LPGA Tour, Sandra Palmer takes us back to her first few years as a professional where everything was new and winning was difficult. Sandra recounts her first professional win at the 1970 Tokay Classic in Japan where first prize paid 10% of the men’s prize. She remembers playing with Joe Namath in a pro-am event at the Desert Inn where she holed a green-side bunker sh...

Our inspiring conversation with Sandra Palmer, a 2024 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame,  traces her journey from her humble beginnings in Fort Worth and Maine to her crowning as an iconic figure in the world of golf. A testament to her grit and determination, Sandra shared how she discovered her passion for golf at age 13 and how the sport served as a sanctuary during her turbulent childh...

The 1989 winner of the Open Championship at Royal Troon, Mark Calcavecchia continues his story by recounting the thrills and agony of representing your nation in team competition. He begins with the painful U.S. loss in the 1987 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village under Captain Jack Nicklaus and continues with a tough draw at the Belfry two years later. Listen in as Mark takes us through his roller coa...

Major championship winner Mark Calcavecchia looks back on many of his 29 global pro victories including the 1988 Australian Open, three wins at the Phoenix Open by a combined 20 strokes and the 2005 Canadian Open. He takes us into Butler Cabin in 1988 at the Masters as he anxiously watches to see what Sandy Lyle might do from the fairway bunker on the final hole (we know what happened). We finish...

The winner of the 1989 Open Championship at Royal Troon and 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, Mark Calcavecchia, relives his early days growing up in Nebraska and developing his self-taught game in Florida before winning the State High School Championship and attending the University of Florida.  He recounts his first win at Charlie Coody's course in Abilene and his win at the Honda Classic in...

In this captivating final installment of a three-part interview with Carol Semple Thompson, a revered figure in the world of amateur golf and a World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, we explore the remarkable journey and insights of one of the game's true legends. Hosted by Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin, this episode offers an intimate look into Carol's extraordinary career, her unique persp...

In this second installment of our three-part series with World Golf Hall of Famer Carol Semple Thompson, we delve deeper into the remarkable journey of this distinguished amateur golfer. Hosts Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin engage Carol in a captivating conversation that traverses her incredible 22-time victory in the Pennsylvania Women's Amateur Championship, highlighting not just her skill...

In this first installment of a three-part series on "FORE the Good of the Game," we delve into the remarkable life and career of World Golf Hall of Fame member Carol Semple Thompson. As a storied amateur golfer, Carol shares her unique and inspiring journey, offering listeners an intimate glimpse into her experiences and the evolution of women's golf. The episode begins with Carol r...

We get "the rest of the story" from 1987 Masters Champion, Larry Mize, as he talks about his favorite moments at the other majors and the pressure, and pleasure, of competing for his country at the 1987 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village for Captain Jack Nicklaus. We continue with his Champions Tour experiences and future schedule as he looked forward to competing in the Masters in 2022. Lar...

Augusta, Georgia native and winner of the 1987 Masters Tournament, Larry Mize recalls his early days as a professional and revisits each of his wins on the Japan and PGA Tours including his exciting playoff victory in that Masters against two of the finest players in the world at that time, Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman. Listen in as Larry, who played the golf of his youth just across the fence...

Major Championship winner Larry Mize begins his life story recounting the days of his youth growing up in Augusta, Georgia. With the support of his parents, Larry was able to develop his game at Augusta C.C. as a boy and later developed a fondness for Augusta National and the Masters, first working there as a scoreboard operator at age 13. It was there that his dreams of playing professional golf...

Mary Bea Porter-King looks back on a professional career and what could have been, before looking forward to life after the Tour serving the Game. She talks about her time as a golf broadcaster working with the likes of Fran Tarkenton and Jimmy Demaret. Mary Bea co-founded the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association in 1998 which has produced several USGA champions over the years including Michelle W...

Mary Bea Porter-King begins this episode recounting her early years on the LPGA Tour and the challenges faced by women athletes of that era. She shares her bittersweet memories of her sole Tour win in 1975 when, instead of receiving encouragement and accolades from her coach, she heard feedback that created self-doubt and got her away from doing the things that made her successful. Mary Bea looks...