Only One Shot Golf

Part 1 of our conversation with Golf Channel's Steve Burkowski talking about his journey to the Golf Channel, his take on the College Golf Today, and what makes Elite Golfers Elite. We had so much fun talking with him that we had to split it up into 2 different episodes. Check out Part 2 with Steve Burkowski in our next episode where we talk specifically about the teams and individuals in the coll...

We have Ellen Port who has won 7 different USGA Championships (Joanne Carner has 8 titles), 4 US Women's Mid-Ams (3 different decades), 3 US Sr Women's Amateurs. St Louis Sports and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Member. Member of 1994 and 1996 USA Curtis Cup Team, Captain of the winning USA 2014 Curtis Cup Team. First woman to win the St. Louis Amateur in 2021. An amazing amateur career, mother, wi...

Season 7 begins with 2 of the finest people you can meet, Tony and Libby Pancake. Libby was an incredible junior and amateur player winning several state titles in Indiana. Tony is now the director of golf at Crooked Stick GC in Carmel IN. They talk about their golf, their advice for junior golfers, the differences from when they played and now and so many life lessons. "Don't let golf be your ido...

Get to know 2022 US Amateur Champion Sam Bennett a little bit better in this week's podcast. We talk about what it was like growing up on a 9 hole golf course in Madisonville TX, becoming an All-American at Texas A&M and topping it off with winning the 2022 US Amateur this past summer. His story is one that you don't want to miss and I guarantee that you will enjoy this one.

Bryce Lewis joins us again this week. He first was on Season 4 Episode 10 in July 2022. What a summer he had winning the 2022 Sunnehanna Amateur, 4th Northeast AM, 5th Southern AM, Tennessee Golf Association Player of the Year, Round of 32 US AM and won the Purdue Fall College event as well. We talk about the magical summer and we relive his experience caddying for teammate Caleb Surratt at the PG...

Let's talk fitness and how we can gain some distance and speed in our golf swing. Chris Finn of Par 4 Success joins us to discuss how they have helped juniors, college golfers, professionals and amateurs like you increase speed, strength and mobility. 85% of folks who take the rotation test fail 1 of the 4 areas of rotation. 1.Hips  2.Shoulders 3. Thoracic Spine 4. Neck Rotation. They use data com...

Ron Read the author of "Starting the US Open from Shinnecock to Pebble Beach" Ron spent 44 years starting with the Northern California Golf Association and the USGA. He started from the ground up running tournaments, handicap development, and of course the starter of the US Open for 22 straight years. So many amazing stories from the US Open and other Championships. You can read more at https://ww...

We have PGA Tour Caddy Ted Scott on this week's podcast. He is currently working for Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler. He spent 15 years on Bubba Watson's bag, Grant Waite and a Paul Azinger as well. He talks about the pressure of expectations, several great stories from the PGA Tour, his faith and how his  Sunday Sermon on Instagram originated. Wonderful insight to PGA Tour success.

VJ is back on the podcast this week. We talk about Ally Ewing's big win in Ohio, insight into her win, advice for golfers of all skill levels and how to be a better organized golfer.

Coach Zach Byrd joins us this week. He took over the women's golf program at Purdue earlier this summer and has hit the ground running. He is an incredible recruiter, motivator and will do a great job taking over at Purdue for Devon Brouse who was there for 25 years. Zach played at Coastal Carolina alongside Dustin Johnson, spent 10 years traveling the world as a professional before getting into c...

2 Time Mississippi Women's State Amateur Champion Mary Langdon Hardman joins us this week. We talk about life as a PGA TOUR Kid, her love of sports and how she got her late start playing competitive golf. Now a mother of 2, she was the medalist at the USGA Women's Mid-Am qualifier at Houston CC making it to the national tournament 2 years in a row. She just happens to be my oldest daughter.

This week's guest in Michigan Women's Golf Coach Jan Dowling now in her 10th season. She grew up outside Toronto before heading to the USA to play her college golf at Kent State. Jan played professionally for a couple of years before returning to Kent State to start her coaching career there as an assistant. She also spent time at  University of Florida and Tennessee before becoming the head coach...

We are back for season 6 and can't wait for everyone to get to know a few more college coaches along the way and many more of our guests. This week we have Mike McGraw the Baylor Men's Golf Coach with us with some great insight to college golf. He has been part of 3 National Championship teams over the years including stops at Oklahoma State, Alabama and he has turned the Baylor Men's Golf Team in...

We have the new Indiana University Women's Golf Coach Brian May with us this week. We get to know Brian better in this week's episode and relive his journey beginning as a club pro at Frankfurt CC to coaching at the college level. He spent 5 years in the club professional business before spending 8 years as the assistant for the Kentucky Women's program which is now a top 25 team nationally. He wi...

This week we have Oregon Ducks Women's Golf Coach Derek Radley on the podcast. He graduated from Ferris State, worked as a golf instructor for several years, also he is married to Sara Brown who played the LPGA and was on Golf Channel's Big Break  He caddied for her for a couple of years on the LPGA before he took the assistant women's golf coach job at Arizona where they won a NCAA Championship i...

We chat with Tom Shaw Abilene Christian Men's Golf Coach. They won the WAC for the first time in school history and qualified for the NCAA Regionals for the first time as well. Tom tells us about the rollercoaster finish to the conference tournament and the nerves that went with it, what it means to the program and how they will prepare for the regionals in California at the Stockton Regional. We...

Garrett Runion LSU Women's Golf Coach joins us again to recap the Stanford Regional where his LSU Women's Golf Team punched their ticket to Greyhawk for the NCAA Championships. He was named SEC Co-Coach of the year and has rebuilt the program to a top 15 ranking this season after winning the SEC for first time in 30 years. We go over all 6 regionals and who made it and who missed. 6 regionals 4 te...

Coach Ryan Cabbage returns to the podcast to update us on Charlotte's Conference USA Title and another solid season for the Men's Golf Team. We preview the Men's NCAA Regional sites which are scheduled for May 16-18 2022 where 5 teams from each of the 6 regional sites will qualify for the NCAA Championship at Greyhawk CC in Arizona. We talk about Yale Golf Club where Charlotte is headed and the te...

Jim catches up with Scott Limbaugh, Men's Golf Coach at Vanderbilt now in his 10th season at the helm of one premier programs in men's college golf. Vandy just won back to back SEC Championships a week ago over Florida. They will be the #1 Seed at the Palm Beach Gardens Regional at PGA National. Scott gives us a little inside to the success that Vandy has had since he took over in 2012 and what to...

We have Ben Daughan, Coordinating Producer Tournaments, Golf Channel. He grew up in Maine, played college golf at Rollins College where he was on the winning National Championship team with PGA Tour player Rob Oppenheim. He started out as an intern for Golf Channel and has spent 20 years in several key roles. Ben tells us some fun stories about his early days with Golf Channel, his most memorable...

This is Jim's final Masters Diary Episode. His recap of Masters Saturday and the recap of special guest 2-Time Masters Winner Ben Crenshaw conversation on Golf Channel's Live From The Masters set. He talks about the leaders, Tiger Woods day, what to expect for the final day, insight to the prep for the show and of course his conversation with Ben Crenshaw. Ben goes over the entire hole location sh...

Jim recaps Friday cut day at The Masters plus his conversations with Tom Watson and Raymond Floyd from the Golf Central Live From Set. Tiger makes the cut on a brutal Augusta National after a poor start, Tom Watson tells us how he dealt with nerves and his quest for the career grand slam. We talk with Raymond Floyd about the zone and his description of it, mentorship and what he is most proud of....

What a Thursday at The Masters is was. Tiger Woods makes his comeback and he didn't disappoint. His 71 opening round was amazing. We sat down with Jack Nicklaus on Live From The Masters and I recap our visit with him and some of the questions that we asked him. My best day covering golf.

Tim Yelverton, short game instructor at Old Waverly Golf Club joins us to discuss and recaps the prep for this year's Masters. He is working with Kevin Kisner and Sepp Straka this week at Augusta National as they prepare for this week's Masters. We talk how they have prepared, strategy and how the golf course has changed since Monday. 

This week I will be doing a daily diary from The Masters. Today's podcast is recap of Tuesday practice round. Big buzz around the media center as Tiger Woods announces he intends on playing this week. Can you say Comeback 3? I recap today's Live From The Masters Show with my take from Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Tiger's press conferences.