Bag Rats
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBag Rats is a golf podcast by the golf addict for the golf addict. Covering all things golf, including the best stories surrounding the game that you haven't heard.
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Episode #13 - Edgartown Golf Club with Mark Hess
August 19, 2021 23:42 - 34 minutes - 64.1 MBMark Hess is the GM at Edgartown Golf Club in Edgartown, MA. Mark has spent decades with the Club and has made the island home for him and his family. Without spoiling too much, Mark and I talked about the interesting dynamic of living on an island in New England year round, and what the 9-hole track he runs means to the local community and the summer crowd. Check out the Club's website for aerial shots of the course and a writeup of its history.
Episode #12 - Tom Coyne
July 21, 2021 00:31 - 43 minutes - 99.7 MBTom Coyne is an award winning author. Tom got his first big career break at the ripe age of 24, whereby his novel A Gentleman's Game was picked up and produced into a motion picture. Tom has written several other books since including Paper Tiger, A Course Called Ireland, A Course Called Scotland, and most recently A Course Called America. Tom and I spoke about his introduction to the game of golf, blazing his own trail as a writer, the genesis of his "A Course Called..." selection of books,...
Episode #11 - Alex Myers
June 08, 2021 19:14 - 27 minutes - 62 MBAlex Myers is a senior write at Golf Digest. Alex writes a column called the Grind and hosts a podcast called Local Knowledge with Daniel Rapaport and Keely Levins. Alex and I chatted about his introduction to the game of golf and how it inspired his career as a sports writer. Alex also told me about some of his coolest experiences through his career including run ins with Jim Nantz, Lee Trevino, Danielle Kang, and others. One time he even saw Gary Player eat a cookie. Check Local Knowledg...
Episode #10 - Quogue Field Club with Ian Andrew
May 26, 2021 17:44 - 52 minutes - 120 MBQuogue Field Club is a 9-hole track located on Long Island. It’s a beautiful course that renowned golf course architect Ian Andrew has done restoration work for in recent years. Ian and I chatted about what went into the process of modifying and restoring certain parts of this Bendelow classic. Ian also shared some interesting insight regarding how the course compares to some of the heavy hitters in the area including Shinnecock and National. Spoiler Alert: It’s a completely different golf e...
Episode #9 - Bob "Shoe" Gaspar
May 04, 2021 18:26 - 23 minutes - 43.2 MBBob “Shoe” Gaspar is the director of Outside Happiness at Bandon Dunes. Shoe grew up in southern California, where he was introduced to the game of golf. He later moved north to Bandon and worked several different jobs before retiring. After retiring, Shoe became restless. At the time, Mike Keiser was in town with ambitions to build a world class links course in Bandon. Shoe became involved in developing the caddy program at Bandon Dunes in the course’s formative years. Shoe later transiti...
Episode #7 - Ken Duke
April 28, 2021 00:04 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBKen Duke is a professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Ken’s story is one of tremendous resilience. In the 7th grade, Ken was diagnosed with scoliosis. He had surgery to correct the dramatic curvature of his spine and was able to resume playing the game he loved, although not without modifying his swing first. After a strong high school career in Arkansas, Ken played division 2 golf at Henderson State University. Ken spent the next 20 years floating between severa...
Episode #7 - Adam Schriber
April 20, 2021 18:32 - 27 minutes - 50.5 MBAdam Schriber is a world class swing coach. He has coached several successful professional golfers including Sam Ryder and David Lipsky. Most notably, Adam coached Anthony Kim from his days as a teenager growing up in Los Angeles to his attainment of legendary status on the PGA Tour. Adam and I chatted about his humble beginnings in golf and how his single mother sacrificed endlessly to help him achieve his dream of playing professionally. After a stint on the Web.com Tour, among other mi...
Episode #6 - Masters Recap / RBC Heritage Preview
April 14, 2021 20:33 - 39 minutes - 72.6 MBHey Guys! I’ve got a bit of a unique episode this week. I sat down with my buddy Pat McCann to chat about the Masters and to review the upcoming RBC Heritage this weekend. Pat shares my love of golf and is an avid sports gambler. I had a short lived sports betting career after going down big in my first week a few years back. So I thought it would be nice to get some commentary from him on the unfolding of the Masters and the upcoming tournament this weekend. I’m going to do Major tournament...
Episode #5 - Pete Flory
April 07, 2021 00:29 - 39 minutes - 71.4 MBHello Friends (*Jim Nantz Voice*) It's Masters Week! In honor of this week at Augusta, I thought we'd profile another world class golf course: the 'lost' Lido Golf Club. I spoke with Pete Flory, an amateur golf historian who, through his love of golf, began digitally rendering famous golf courses a few years ago. As Pete spent more and more time on his hobby, he decided to take on a major challenge. He was going to render the world famous Lido. For those who aren't familiar, the Lido is reg...
Episode #4 - Corey Harris
March 31, 2021 00:24 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBCorey Harris is the head golf professional at the Washington Club in Connecticut. No restaurant? Good, no annual operating losses or monthly restaurant minimums to worry about. No tee times? Even better, you can slip out for a quick nine whenever you please. The Washington Club is well over 100 years old, and is rooted in idiosyncratic tradition. I first came upon the Club upon reading about it in David Owen's article in The Golfer's Journal Issue #4. I was immediately struck by the Headli...
Episode #3 - Chris Condon
March 23, 2021 16:47 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBChris Condon has been a PGA Tour Photographer for over two decades. His job has afforded him access to numerous incredible behind the scenes moments with the biggest personalities in golf, both on and off the course. Chris and I spoke about our mutual love of the game, spending most of his career in the prime Tiger Woods years, a few of his iconic photographs, Jordan Spieth's inevitable comeback, and the most interesting people he has come to know through the course of his career. It was w...
Episode #2 - Josh Peyton
March 16, 2021 15:05 - 29 minutes - 54 MBAfter sustaining an injury on one of several tours in Iraq, Josh Peyton returned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC to recover for 2 years. It was there that Josh began regularly playing golf with colleagues who were recovering from injuries themselves. After being discharged from the hospital, Josh began to miss the camaraderie of his weekly rounds of golf. At a career crossroads, Josh had no clue what he wanted to do next. He only knew that he wanted to help others. It wa...
Episode #1 - Paul Tesori
March 09, 2021 16:56 - 41 minutes - 75.4 MBPaul Tesori is a PGA Tour caddy who has worked for Webb Simpson since 2011. They've won several times on Tour together, including a U.S. Open victory in 2012 at the Olympic Club and a 2018 Player's Championship win at TPC Sawgrass. Paul shared some captivating insights about the 2018 Player's Championship Victory ahead of this weekend's 2021 Player's. Paul and I also chatted about his time spent working with several Tour professionals, his collegiate career at the University of Florida, his...