The Golf Minded Podcast

This week we have on our special guest Dave Fink, better known as Coach Fink from Los Angeles, CA. Dave shares his story from when he  started to play golf and what it was like to fall in love with the game. Now, being an instructor, he breaks down how he teaches the feeling of golf, not the swing thoughts. No matter what your swing looks like, he can get you fixed up. 

We have reached our 50th episode of The Golf Minded Podcast. We had the pleasure of hosting Chip Essig, a PGA Tour Champions rules official. He has also worked as a PGA Tour rules official and been a part of several Major Championships. We dive into different scenarios from past tournaments and what the rulings meant, we discuss Chip's favorite moments as a walking referee, especially when wa...

Such a fun episode this week on the podcast. We have on our special guest Steve Vaught. We dive into everything LIV Golf and what it means for the PGA Tour, we of course talk about Rickie Fowler and his future in golf, and we make the official picks on air for the teams for the upcoming event, Battle At the Hills.

This week we discuss the ages and world rankings of the newest LIV players, we touch on Tony Finau finally breaking through on the PGA Tour, and we dive in a bit deeper to the upcoming Battle At the Hills event. We also share the incredible story behind why we believe Tiger is easily passing up on almost $1 billion dollars. Integrity is everything.  

Coming off a Major victory for Cameron Smith, this week we go down under to Australia and talk golf with Ron Chopper.  We discuss how Matt became Ron on social media, and what growing the game of golf in Australia could mean for the future. Check out his youtube videos, you won't be disappointed. 

This week we welcome golf back home for the The Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews. This episode we dive into Tiger's recent comments about LIV and what it means to be apart of the PGA Tour, we also touch on the history of The Old Course and how different the course has become over the years. We also break down a WITB from 2005 when Tiger won at the 134th edition of The Open C...

Such a fun episode this week. We dive into our past rounds on the golf course, we talk about the NBA's current free agency and where players are going, we also unpack the concept of what it really means to grow the game of golf. 

This week we dive into our first live recording of the podcast. We recorded live in the studio with video that will be available to watch on our YouTube channel. We have on our special guest this week Tyler McGinsie, we discuss the upcoming annual Grover Golf Open. We also have Jonathan Loftberg on this episode. 

Its US Open week!! We dive in and discuss the 3rd Major of the year in Brookline, Massachusetts. We make our picks for the week, we go over the players in the field, those who have the best odds to win and those who are less likely.  We touch on the results of the first ever LIV Tour event and breakdown the payouts for each player. 

This week we dive into the Saudi-backed LIV Tour and all the chaos surrounding it. We also have on our special guest  Mat Blair, a teaching professional from northern Indiana. We discuss his style of teaching, and why he prefers execution over the mechanics in the golf swing. We also dissect how the PGA Tour has been a monopoly since our childhood and we didn't even know it?!

This week we have on David Thore, better known on social media as @medicinal_golf. On this episode we talk about Par-Tee Anywhere (Mobile Golf Equipment) and what it is. David shares his golf journey to this point, and what its like working in the golf industry. We have some great laughs tonight, and find out how small the world really is. We also have our first weekly segment with Bob Kitchen tal...

This week our special guest is Mike Bartels known on social media as @pinsandpassports. We caught up with Mike right before his "mandatory midweek golf round". If you don't know what that is, take a listen to find out.  We discuss what its been like to grow an Instagram following trough photography and videography on the golf course. We also touch on Greyson golf apparel which is wo...

Its PGA Championship time! Our special guest this week is Devin DeBay, a regional tech for Titleist, a Titleist staffer, and a PGA of Canada member at Fox Harbor Resort in Nova Scotia. We discuss our picks and what to look for this week at Southern Hills. We briefly talk about equipment and a training aid that is currently "legal" on tour, and it seems to be true, that hockey players can...

This week our special guest is Aaron Seifert better known on social media as Golf Guy Films. We had a blast this episode talking about everything golf. We discuss the 4 Major Championships of golf and put them in order of merit, We also discuss the controversy behind the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League. Kyle also gets pretty passionate about the PGA Tour and what it means to him..

This week we have our first episode where we are not recording live together due to sickness. We keep it pretty simple and get back to our roots as we gear up for a full month of guests. We discuss our picks for the Wells Fargo Championship, we touch on golf superpowers and what they would be, we also discuss Rory signing his extension with TaylorMade. Golf season is here and we go over all the up...

This week we have on our special guest Daire Kullar. A former teaching pro from England. He gave Kyle some lessons and helped with his golf swing in Arizona. We discuss DiscoverGolf and where it all started, we unpack how powerful social media can really be, and we talk about his close friendship with European Tour player Jordan Smith. 

This week we have on our special guest Josh Park.  He is a teaching pro at Super Range Golf in Orange, California. We talk about his past and what golf was like when he was growing up. We also discuss what is like to have a lesson with Josh and he breaks down what it means to work on a swing journey rather than a "basic lesson". 

This week we have on our special guest Bob Kitchen from Maple Hill Golf in Grandville, Michigan. We discuss a lot of different things on this episode including club equipment, the different limits of golf equipment, and what equipment may or may not be right for you. Tonight we just scratched the surface of what is to come.

This week we have on our special guest The GolfBaller. We talk about his set up in Brentwood, California, the power of positivity, and the magnitude of social media. We also discuss gambling and what its like to win big on the roulette table. Tiger is back in the field this week, time for The Masters!

This week we have on our special guests Joel and Jamie Pera. We discuss what their company Just A Potamus is doing in the month of April for Autism awareness. They have such a moving story, that makes you want to get involved and help in any way you can. 

This week we have on our special guest Jason Hiland. He is the founder and owner of Sub70 Golf. We discuss his past and the future for the brand, we talk about their new facility in Sycamore, IL and what it looks like for the fitting process. 

This week on the podcast we have on our special guest The Buttsy. He is an amateur professional golfer, a self-proclaimed semi-pro comedian, a plus-sized model and just a down to earth dude. We discuss everything from golf, to guns, and even a comedy cooking show. 

This week we have on our special guest Brad Converse, the owner of The Bradley Putter Company. We discuss the process from start to finish on what it looks like to order a truly custom putter from his company. The options are endless on what can be created based on your vision alone. He shared with us his most wild request to date for a putter from a Military Veteran, and you won't believe th...

This week we bring back on our special guest Kash Bellar, who is fresh off the plane from Puerto Rico. We catch up with Kash on the college life, we discuss what the transition has been like from high school golf to Division 1 in college, and we have some laughs along the way. 

This week we have on professional golf instructor Brian Wilbor aka Bdubski Golf from Arizona. We discuss the importance of fitness for the golf swing and what it takes to lower your score through flexibility and practice. We also touch on his philosophy of the game and where it is heading in the near future.