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Today, Raf and Mike host 5-time PGA Tour winner, Billy Mayfair. Billy currently competes on the Champions Tour and joins us live from this week's event: Invited Celebrity Classic in Irving, Texas at Las Colinas Country Club. We cover the latest topics on tour, from Sun Devil Alumni Jon Rahm's Master's victory and Phil Mickelson's amazing T2 finish. Billy shares his first experience...

Today our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak with Rick Young about the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Rick has been contributing to golf news for over 40 years. Currently working for Score Golf Magazine, the Toronto Star newspaper and My Golf Spy providing feedback on equipment. We talk about the LIV golfers playing this week, our picks, Tiger's expectatio...

Today our hosts, Rafael Kalamat and Mike Bleackley speak with Gary Williams, host of 5 Clubs Golf Podcast and SiriusXM's PGA Tour Radio personality. We recap the World Golf Championship (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club where Sam Burns drummed Cam Young (6&5) and Rory McIlroy defeated Scottie Scheffler in the consolation match. The golf ball and bifurcation.... this...

Today our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley broadcast from our Vancouver studios at Evolve Creative Solutions Inc, in Vancouver, Canada.  We speak to Golf Channel's Todd Lewis and SiriusXM/CBS contributor Greg DuCharme about this past weekend's action at the Players Championship and dive into Scottie Scheffler's new role as Captain America and the new world number 1 in golf.  To...

Join Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley as they host an action-packed episode featuring three celebrated guests. "Fairways Of Life" host and Golf Channel analyst, Matt Adams, PGA and Champions Tour veteran, host of "Beyond The Fairways" podcast, and ESPN personality, Jay Delsing and legendary sports broadcaster and Golf Channel personality, PGA Tour Champions "Learning Center" host, Vince Cellin...

Today one of our host's, Michael Bleackley chats with 2-time PGA Tour winner, Len Mattiace.  We start off talking about Len's charity endeavours for The First Tee (North Florida) and his "Stop The Bully" campaign including Len's upcoming charity event the "Bentley Players Party".   Don't worry, we definitely talk golf. We recap the ending of this last weekend's PGA Tour playoff finish, C...

Today, Raf and Mike speak with Hope Barnett from the LPGA Organization. Hope has been with the LPGA for a few years as a Senior Content Creator, recently being promoted to Host.  Hope shares her experiences while working amongst LPGA stars the past few years and insight into future content the LPGA is producing.  Make sure to watch these clips: LPGA  Series: Drive On https://youtu.b...

Today Raf and Mike chat with Mark Baldwin, who recently appeared in a documentary series produced by The Fire Pit Collective called "The Grind" available on Youtube (link below). Mark is a true journeyman pro, he's played on the Korn Ferry Tour and has qualified for 5 PGA Tour events making the cut in 3 of them.  He shares his experience from the 2022 PGA Tour Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament,...

What a podcast today! Raf and Mike have a compelling conversation with Fast Eddie Fernandes, 2-time Volvik Masters World Long Drive Champion (2018,2022). Eddie is a true powerhouse athlete, hitting 480 yard drives in competition and impressive swing speed data even at 52 years old. He's made it to final stage of Champions Tour Q school too.  Eddie recaps stories about Tiger Woods critiquing h...

Today our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley chat with Sara Winter about her passion for golf and plans to turn professional. She is preparing for LPGA Q-School this coming August.  Sara shares more about her journey in golf, her ambassador role with Taylormade, as well playing in an Aramco LPGA event last year and her first experiences with tournament golf.  Sara's channels:&nbs...

Our hosts, Raf and Mike chat with Jay Delsing, former PGA Tour veteran and Champions Tour member turned analyst. Jay hosts a weekly show on ESPN, a podcast and formerly worked for Fox Sports.  We cover a lot on this podcast starting with Si Woo Kim's victory at the Sony Open in Waikiki, Hawaii, to Jay's career on the PGA including wild stories of playing with Mac O'Grady using a bag of multid...

Today our hosts, Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak with Omar Uresti, PGA Tour veteran, Nationwide and Canadian Tour Winner. Omar shares stories about playing with Tiger Woods during the 1997 Phoenix Open (Currently Waste Management), recaps his record performance of 9 birdies in a row on the  @PGATOUR  and some great stories about growing up in Texas and meeting players like Rob...

Today our hosts, Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley kick off 2023 with PGA Champions Tour member Rob Labritz.  We talk about Rob's schedule for 2023, his game and what he is working to improve for this season, his supporting team and how they help him stay strong and ready to compete. As well Rob recaps what is in his bag and for fun we dive into what a golf club member would have to do in...

In this episode of The Golf Podcast Live our hosts, Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley talk with the PGA Tour Champions newest rookie member: Brian Cooper. We talk about his career path, Golf Channel's Big Break appearances and his plans for Champions Tour.   More information on Brian:  Brian's emotional journey was well rewarded recently and made headlines after earning one of 5 tour...

Today our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley chat with Barney Adams, founder of Adams Golf (sold to Taylormade in 2012).  His new business, Breakthrough Golf Technology (BGT) revolutionized putter shafts and recently adding driver and wedge shafts to the product line up.  In this episode we talk about Canadian golfers, such as Adam Svensson who just won the RSA Classic event on t...

Our hosts Michael Bleackley and Rafael Kalamat discuss the latest news from the pro circuit. This week Bernhard Langer claims another victory on the Champions Tour continuing to chase down Hale Irwin's record of 45 wins.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Langer Russell Henley earns his fourth PGA Tour win at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.  https://en.wikipedia....

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley talk to Rick Fehr, two-time PGA Tour winner and 17 year member, including time on the player advisory council.  Rick Fehr is currently the Director of Instruction at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish, WA, Aldarra is ranked one of Washington State's top private golf courses.  Recently recognized by Golf Digest as one of the Best Teachers in the...

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak with renowned golf photographer Evan Schiller about his golf career, both as a touring professional, teacher and how he evolved into photography and videography.  Evan's name may not sound familiar, those within the industry consider him a household name, earning accolades from many of golf's top architects who have contracted him to shoot...

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley welcome back Rob Labritz for our 50th episode.  We talk about Rob's rookie year on the PGA Tour of Champions and his expectations for the Charles Schwab Cup and the next season.  While Rob is on tour he still maintains the Director Of Golf position at GlenArbor Golf Club in New York.  Rob's links:  PGA Tour: https://www.pgatour.com...

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley welcome back Gary Williams from 5 Clubs Golf and SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio for the 3rd time.  Gary lives in North Carolina within miles from Quail Hollow Golf Club, the site for the 2022 Presidents Cup, Gary shares his local knowledge of the course and it's famed history on the PGA Tour, as well the transformation Quail Hollow has undergone from th...

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley welcome another Canadian Golf Hall Of Famer, Richard Zokol, aka: Disco Dick. He became well known on the PGA Tour for wearing headphones at the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1982. Upon completion of the round Larry Rinker shouted "Disco Dick" to Richard and the name stuck.  We discuss Richard's golf path from amateur college success to eventual succe...

Moe Norman is a Canadian golf legend, there is limited content available about Moe, author Andrew Stelmack has put together a novel highlighting Moe's life and has received confirmation from many of Moe's adoring fans that he has nailed the story.  Andrew shares how he came up with the concept for the novel and his fascination with Moe Norman. We had a great conversation recollecting stories...

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley welcome back PGA Tour legend John Cook.  We recap the 2022 PGA Tour Championship where Rory Mcilroy chased down Scottie Scheffler to claim over 26 million dollars in prize money for the season.  John shares his thoughts on players who have joined the LIV Golf Series/Tour including his good friend David Feherty, the recent addition to the LIV...

Presented by:    @Argolf USA     Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley get Todd's insights on the PGA Tour vs LIV Golf lawsuit happening tomorrow, a farewell to Sir Nick Faldo, as well the Fedex Cup about to start this week.   Todd tells a great story about meeting President Bill Clinton at an event surrounding the Humana Challenge from the mid 2000s. &n...

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak with Tim Petrovic about his top PGA Tour moments, shared  some funny stories when playing on the Champions Tour and lots more. Tim is a staff player with ARGolf USA and showcased his preferred putters and a personal tour of his golf/man cave live on the show.    Find us:  www.thegolfpodcast.live