Next on the Tee: Where Golf Legends Live & Your Game Gets Better

On this episode I'm joined by 1989 Open Champion and 4 time US Ryder Cup team member Mark Calcavecchia, one of the great Amateur players, Broadcasters, and now Instructors in our game Bobby Clampett, one of the most decorated Instructors in our game, and 2 time Tennessee Teacher of the Year Virgil Herring, and former Tour Caddie of the Legends Larry Malestic. Mark Calcavecchia and I talk about his...

Top Instructors Tom Patri and Tim Cusick plus 4 time winner on Tour Chip Beck, and Uneekor's VP of Marketing Greg Sabella join me. This week TP and I talk Ryder Cup and if JT did enough to silence critics after his 5th place finish at the Fortinet Championship. Tom shares his thoughts on whether Sergio should have been allowed to buy his way onto the European team, and if he will be watching Tiger...

It's a special Girls Night Out edition of Next on the Tee featuring my guests, Top 100 Instructor Kellie Stenzel, Co-Host of the new Three Courses show on Golf Nation.com Hannah Leiner, and 8 time Canadian Women's World Long Drive Champion Lisa "Longball" Vlooswyk. Kellie Stenzel had a very successful junior golf and college career. She won the 1982 New York State Girl's Amateur Championship and t...

In this special segment of the show I am joined by one of the Top PGA Club Professionals of our time, 1979 Ohio PGA Section Champion, and a member of the 2023 South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame Class, Rick Werner.  Rick and I start off by going back to his days at the University of South Dakota and the tremendous success he had there. We hear the story about the date he went on with Cheryl Ladd when t...

On this episode, I'm joined by one of the most innovative minds in our game, Manitoba Golf Hall of Famer Terry Hashimoto, 2013 Senior Open Champion Mark Wiebe, Co-Host of the Golf Nation show Three Courses Gabi Powel, and all-time great Instructor Tom Patri. TP and I get into Zach Johnson's 6 Ryder Cup Captain's picks plus a great video of Padraig Harrington breaking down why some players succeed...

On this episode I talk with LPGA Legend and should be World Golf Hall of Famer Jane Blalock, one of the most influential marketers in the game's history Rich Katz, and PGA Professional and long-time Woods family friend Joe Grohman. Jane and I discuss the upcoming Senior US Women's Open for which she helped lobby the USGA. We talk about the possibility of the LPGA Legends Tour adding more majors in...

John Simpson is the Founder of the On Course Foundation, dedicated to assisting our wounded Veterans and helping them learn or relearn how to play the game through their Adaptive Golf program. If you are a Veteran or know one who would like to see how they can get you back in the game, please look them up online at www.oncoursefoundationusa.org. John's golf industry career took off when he wrote t...

On this episode, I'm joined by all-time great Instructor Tom Patri, Two-Time Winner on the PGA Tour Richard Zokol, Equipment Expert Michael Vrska, and all-time great Hockey Analyst Darren Pang. This week TP shares his thoughts on Tiger joining the Player Policy Board, did Justin Thomas do enough at the Wyndham Championship to get on the US Ryder Cup team, what about Sam Burns or Bryson DeChambeau,...

On this episode, I'm joined by Golf Course Design Hall of Famer Rees Jones plus 3 of the Top Instructors in our game Dr. Alison Curdt, Cindy Miller, and Dave Stockton Jr. Rees Jones is one of the all-time great course designers. Son of Robert Trent Jones, and brother to Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Rees carved out his own Hall of Fame career. We hear about the second course he's working on with Bill B...

On this episode, I'm joined by Top Instructors Tom Patri and Shane LeBaron plus former 5-time winner on Tour and Golf Channel Analyst Jim Gallagher Jr., and the Founder & CEO of LOHLA Sport Lisa O'Hurley. A theme this week is looking back at The Open and the tremendous performance of Brian Harman. I also get reaction to the cheating scandal on the Canadian Tour. You'll also hear: Tom Patri sha...

In this episode, I'm joined by one of the all-time great golf writers Ron Sirak, St. Louis Sports Hall of Famer Jay Delsing, 1978 PGA Champion & 1986 Players Champion John Mahaffey, and 1996 Texas Open Champion David Ogrin. I get all four guys to weigh in on this week's Open Championship, their experience playing in or covering The Open, plus if there is a path back for Jay Monahan. We also di...

In this episode, I'm joined by Top Instructor Tom Patri, former Tour Players Bob Friend Jr. and John Cook, plus Whisky Run Golf Club Owner Luke Nieuwland. Tom gets credit where credit is due for accurately picking Rickie Fowler to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic. We also talk about how to pick the right bounce for your wedges, the amazing Bernhard Langer, and how different the game is over in Scot...

In this episode I'm joined by Top Instructor Tom Patri, Champions Tour Pro Rob Labritz, Edel Golf CEO Doug Coors, & PGA Professional turned fantastic Artist Chandler Withington. TP shares his insights on Rickie Fowler and why he will win this season, plus unconventional swing success, gaining length through technology, and the challenge of teaching this generation's junior golfers. Rob Labritz sha...

One of the great Actors of our time, Laura Cayouette, joins me in this special bonus episode of Next on the Tee. Laura shares her stories of: Living in a commune at age 12 How a girl from Maryland with a degree in English comes to get to Masters degree at the University of South Alabama. The sometimes scary times of being a young beautiful woman trying to get into Acting. What it's like working wi...

Rick Reilly joins me in this special segment of the show. Rick shares his thoughts on: The US Open and LA Country Club LIV/PGA Tour merger Phil Who's the greatest of all-time Jack or Tiger His 694 tries to make a hole in one Some of his favorite golf holes Living in Italy during the Covid outbreak. Playing golf with Donald Trump And much more...

This week I am joined by Blue Tee Golf Co-Founder Drew Koehler, Top 50 LPGA Instructor Debbie O'Connell, and 1992 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Mark Carnevale. Drew Koehler tells the story of how 3 friends with broken range finders thought there must be a better way so they decided to start and fund their own golf technology company. You'll how they got their idea off the ground, took on the big boy...

In this episode, I'm joined by our Resident Director of Instruction Tom Patri, one of the Top Golf Course Designers of our time Bill Bergin, PGA Professional and Top Adaptive Golf Instructor Joe Grohman, and the President of the Golf Heritage Society Dr. Bern Bernacki. Tom Patri shares his shock at the announced merger/partnership between the PIF & PGA Tour. We hear about Tom's relationship with J...

In this episode, I'm joined by 1987 US Amateur Champion and 5-time winner on Tour Billy Mayfair, the Director of Golf at Alpine Country Club and US Kids Master Professional John Mascari, and our resident Director of Instruction Tom Patri. Billy Mayfair takes us back to the 1998 Nissan Open when he became the only player to ever beat Tiger Woods in a playoff. We hear how he birdied the last hole to...

In this episode you'll hear from Bobby Jones' grandson Dr. Bob Jones IV, Golf Channel Host Damon Hack, and the Host of the Rappers Don't Golf podcast and Author Tucker Booth. Doc shares his thoughts on the PGA Championship, Brooks' win, and the emergence of Michael Block. We also talk about the power of self-confidence, how to deal with tournament pressure and our country's loss of spiritual direc...

This week on the Next on the Tee podcast my guests are: Top Instructor Tom Patri, PGA Professional & amazing Photographer Evan Schiller, PGA Tour Legend Bruce Devlin, and former Tour Player turned Top Orthopedic Surgeon Bill Mallon. Hear their insights on: Oak Hill Getting a date vs. making your tee time Bill Strausbaugh The making of the Evan Schiller golf calendar Jack Nicklaus 1968 US Open & 19...

On this episode my guests are 2019 Champions Tour Player of the Year Scott McCarron, MLB Legend Fred Lynn, Champions Tour Pro Paul Stankowski, Srixon/Cleveland Golf VP of Sales Eddie Drye, and 2014 Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year Kevin Roman. Scott McCarron and I talk about his recent performance at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic and we look ahead to the back-to-back majors they have coming up at...

This week I'm joined Top Instructor Tom Patri, the only Artist to be commissioned by the USGA & R&A to paint their championship courses Linda Hartough, 2-time winner on the PGA Tour, now Top Instructor Rick Fehr, and The Wedge Guy Terry Koehler. Tom Patri talks about the 47.5% tax rate the Australian government hit LIV Tour winner Talor Gooch with. We also hear about one of the hidden gem courses...

What a great time this week on a VERY special Happy Birthday to Me episode of the show. I got to spend it with four of my favorite people on the planet, Top Instructor Tom Patri, my all-time favorite Author and TV Producer Keith Hirshland, plus 2 fantastic Actors & Show Hosts Mitch & Matthew Laurance. Tom Patri and I looked back at The Masters plus we discussed our Top 5 players of all time and a...

America's Caddie Michael Collins joins me in this bonus segment of the show. Michaels shares his story of how wanting to make his mom laugh put him on the path to becoming a comedian. We hear about how he got over the fear of going up on stage the first time and the rush of getting that first laugh. Michael shares the story of meeting his first PGA Tour Pro, Omar Uresti, and how laughter helped Om...

This is the 10th year in a row that I've been blessed to spend time with Gary Player prior to Masters week. This year we talked about: His search to still play better at 87 years of age. How he kept his mind and body sharp back when traveling from tournament to tournament in the 1950s & 60s was much more of a grind than it is now. If LIV Golf will have longevity. The importance longevity should pl...