The Meaning of Golf

Peter Donahue joins Andy for a wide ranging conversation. Pete gives his thoughts on the most recent podcast, Andy recaps the recent history of the Minnesota Vikings, and they cover the various stories we tell ourselves on the course, and how they are not always very helpful.

Pete, Jantzen, and Andy dive deep into a Yale University study on how the temperature of your drink impacts the way you see other people. They discuss the implications of this, and whether we have as much ownership over our thoughts, opinions, and even golf games as we think we do.

Andy is joined by special guests Steve Schreck and Alex Prior to preview the 2021 TGP Fall Staff Trip. They start out by discussing the Dunes Club and Lost Dunes. They share what they believe makes each course great, as well as what they look for in a golf course. At the end, the teams and format for the 2021 trip are announced to some contention.

Pete L, Jantzen, and Andy ask questions about fandom. Should we ever question who we root for? They then dive into the Ryder Cup this year and discuss which team we should pull for this year.

Pete and Andy are joined by Peter Donahue to discuss trends in golf instruction, teaching and coaching since he joined the golf business in 1978. They cover why certain trends gained traction, and what impact it has had on teaching today.

Peter Donahue joins Andy, Jantzen and Pete to discuss what separates the truly great courses. They then dive in to Zen Golf and react to the topics of tension and confidence.

Pete, Jantzen and Andy discuss the recent trend of tour players "texting with Tiger." They then share their dream foursome, with analysis over what are the most important factors to consider when answering this important question. 

Andy and Peter recap their summer of golf. They discuss Tiger Woods' putting course in California, Peter's summer golf lessons, a contentious golf match, and much more.

Pete, Jantzen and Andy recap their recent trip to Lawsonia before jumping into the deep end of anxiety in golf, and how changing perspectives can be helpful.

Peter Donahue, Peter L, and Andy check in and talk about the less glamorous work of running a golf camp, a quote from Ram Dass, Golf in the Kingdom, and much more!

Pete, Andy, and Steve Schreck (!) come to you live from the patio at Canal Shores in our first podcast of the summer. They discuss all things related to excuses in the game of golf, and much more!

Tom Coyne's new book, A Course Called America, was released yesterday and features a chapter on Canal Shores, and two sentences mentioning a junior golf camp. Andy asks Peter to tell the story of how we got to this point.

Pete, Jantzen, and Andy discuss "The Tiger 5," stats that Tiger Woods tracks when playing golf. 

Andy, Pete, and Jantzen discuss a theory from French Philosopher Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) regarding the terms the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real. These ideas work together help give an understanding of how we see the world. As always, they cover how these ideas relate to and help us better understand golf and ourselves.

Pete, Jantzen and Andy discuss golf excuses, an exercise by Vision 54 coaches Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson about playing your best and worst golf. They end with a thought experiment developed by author Byron Katie called Inquiry.

Peter Donahue, Jantzen Miserak, Peter Leinenweber, and Andy Hayes come together once and for all to make the case that playing with fewer clubs is a better way to play golf. Unfortunately the audio file was damaged so the audio is not up to our standards. We thought it would be better to release it as is than to try to recreate the magic. Please consider this as "the lost episode."

Andy, Pete, and Jantzen recap their social media fast, and discuss the trade offs that come with it. They also go on a deep dive in exploring what exactly is awareness and how can being aware of our awareness impact our lives and our golf game.

Pete, Jantzen and Andy discuss an excerpt from the book the Art of Learning, as recommended by Scott Fawcett. They they go into an idea presented by Erik Anders Lang regarding fate and logical determinism, and jump down the rabbit hole of free will and how it all relates to golf.

Pete, Peter, and Andy give some brief thoughts on the Masters tournament before diving deep into some golf philosophies inspired by Beatle George Harrison. They end by hearing Peter Donahue's origin story of how and why he began using 1/2 set of clubs in the mid 80's, way before it was cool.

Pete, Andy, and Jantzen discuss the idea that if everyone's dreams came true in relation to their golf game, they actually wouldn't like golf anymore. They also cover Patty and Spieth's wins from the weekend in golf, Mighty Ducks Game Changers, and more!

Andy is joined by Peter Donahue and Jantzen to discuss some technical parts of the golf swing. Certain things are caused, and certain things are allowed. When you cause something that should be allowed, poor shots occur.

Pete, Jantzen, and Andy discuss Paul Casey's 300 yard carry shot with a persimmon driver, Bryson vs. Westwood, a Walt Whitman quote from Ted Lasso, and ways to play more valuable golf.

Andy is joined by the Godfather of Golf, Peter Donahue and they dive in to the differences between "Golf" and "The Golf." They talk about the difference between being asleep and awake, about how the great religions and golf seem to be asking some of the same questions, and how Tiger Woods' journey has shown him going from asleep to awake.

Peter, Andy and Jantzen discuss the one year anniversary of golf being shut down due to Covid, walking, rakes in bunkers, reactions to Bryson and Spieth at Bay Hill, and Andy asks for advice about returning to social media.

Andy is joined by The Godfather of Golf, Peter Donahue in a new series sharing Andy's "Theories of the Game." They share their "conversion" stories from North Berwick, and Pine Valley, and talk about ways they have grown in their understanding of and asking questions about what exactly golf is.