Local Knowledge
462 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★ - 148 ratingsThe best golf stories have multiple layers to them. In each episode, Local Knowledge dives deep into a subject golfers want to know about, whether it’s about the game they play, the competition at the highest level, or the surprising ways golf factors into larger conversations throughout society. Hosts Alex Myers, Keely Levins, Shane Ryan and Sam Weinman weave together original interviews, Golf Digest reporting, and additional elements to tell the type of compelling stories that have been a Golf Digest staple for decades.
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Episodes
Fantasy Fix: WGC Mexico Championship
February 28, 2017 22:10 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBGolf Digest editors Alex Myers and Joel Beall discuss Rory McIlroy's return to golf at the first World Golf Championship of the season.
Episode 72: More Calls! How To Play A Top 100 Course & What's Up With Tiger
February 23, 2017 16:53 - 20 minutes - 19 MBGolf Digest editors Sam Weinman and Keely Levins answer a series of listener calls, touching on everything from Tiger Woods' health, how to play a top 100 course, and what grip you should use. To have your question answered on the air, call 212-286-1812.
Fantasy Fix: Honda Classic
February 22, 2017 13:50 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThe PGA Tour heads east for the start of the Florida Swing in the Honda Classic. Can Rickie Fowler win at PGA National? Golf Digest editors Alex Myers and Joel Beall discuss.
Episode 71: Bubba Watson, and now, listener call-ins!
February 16, 2017 14:26 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBBubba Watson, defending champion of the Genesis Open, talks with Golf Digest's Ashley Mayo about life on tour and dealing with haters on social media. Also, editors Sam Weinman and Keely Levins respond to listener calls. To ask your question, call and leave a message at 212-286-1812.
Fantasy Fix: Genesis Open
February 15, 2017 13:07 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBGolf Digest's Alex Myers, Joel Beall and Stephen Hennessey discuss the players to watch at Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles for the Genesis Open.
Audio Short: Joe Buck's Errant 9-iron
February 11, 2017 19:40 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBJoe Buck tells the story of his errant approach shot at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am that struck an old woman.
Episode 70: Inside the Hot List
February 08, 2017 18:23 - 29 minutes - 27 MBEach year Golf Digest goes through the exhaustive process of rating and reviewing the newest golf clubs on the market. The result is our annual Hot List, which is the best place to start for golfers looking to upgrade their equipment. Golf Digest senior editors Mike Stachura and Mike Johnson join Sam Weinman to talk about putting together the Hot List, what the biggest surprise were this year, and what we can deduct from Tiger Woods' recent move to TaylorMade.
Fantasy Fix: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
February 08, 2017 14:47 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBOur Fantasy Fix gurus Alex Myers and Joel Beall are joined by fellow Golf Digest editor Steve Hennessey to discuss the best bets at this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Among the topics of discussion: Will two-time AT&T winner Dustin Johnson be finally win again with Wayne Gretzky as his partner?
Episode 69: Is Phoenix's Crazy Atmosphere Good For Golf?
February 01, 2017 15:12 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBNo tournament in golf compares to the Waste Management Open considering its rowdy atmosphere. Golf Digest's Sam Weinman, Ashley Mayo, and Brian Wacker discuss whether the scene is good for golf, or if it goes too far.
Fantasy Fix: Waste Management Phoenix Open
January 31, 2017 10:59 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBGolf Digest's Alex Myers and Joel Beall are back, talking about the players they think will play well at the uniquely rowdy Waste Management Phoenix Open. The guys also dish on who they were able to grab in the draft for their golf fantasy league team, Masters of None, and their picks for Super Bowl XL
Episode 68: Maverick McNealy
January 26, 2017 11:26 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBStanford All-American Maverick McNealy, the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world, talks to Golf Digest's Ryan Herrington to discuss college golf. McNealy reveals what it's like to try to chase down Tiger Woods' all-time victory mark at Stanford and why after graduating this spring he might bypass professional golf for a job in the business world.
Fantasy Fix: Farmers Insurance Open
January 24, 2017 21:32 - 21 minutes - 15.4 MBGolf Digest editors Alex Myers and Joel Beall discuss this week's Farmers Insurance Open, including Tiger Woods' return and Jason Day looking to get back to the winner's circle.
Episode 67: Justin Thomas
January 20, 2017 12:20 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBWith two wins to start 2017, Justin Thomas is the hottest player in golf. He joins Sam Weinman and Ashley Mayo to talk about his new role in helping to feed the hungry alongside Citi, why Jordan Spieth doesn't respond to texts, and why he feels the need to treat himself after a big win.
Episode 66: Kyle Thompson
January 19, 2017 15:06 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBGolf Digest’s Alex Myers talks to Kyle Thompson, winner of the Web.com Tour’s wild season-opening event. Thompson, 37, talks about the crazy weather players faced in the Bahamas, where his winning score was the only under-par total for the week. He also discusses what life is like as a five-time winner on the developmental tour who has bounced back and forth between the PGA and Web.com tours.
Fantasy Fix: CareerBuilder Challenge
January 18, 2017 10:52 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBGolf Digest editors Alex Myers and Joel Beall are back again, explore the best options for your Fantasy golf lineup at the CareerBuilder Challenge in Palm Springs, Calif. Among the players discussed is Bill Haas, the 2010 and 2015 winner who has earned more money in the event than any player in tournament history.
Fantasy Fix: Sony Open in Hawaii
January 10, 2017 11:26 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBGolf Digest fantasy experts Alex Myers and Joel Beall breakdown the first full-field PGA Tour event of 2017, the Sony Open in Hawaii. Topics for discussion include two-time Sony winner Jimmy Walker's driver tweak, buddies Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, and whether Hideki Matsuyama's hot play continues at a tournament where he has never made the cut.
Episode 65: The inside story of our America's 100 Greatest Golf Course ranking
January 04, 2017 18:52 - 36 minutes - 30.5 MBGolf Digest senior architecture editor Ron Whitten talks with Sam Weinman about Golf Digest's biennial ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, how we construct the ranking, who votes on it, and what makes a great golf course.
Fantasy Fix: SBS Tournament of Champions
January 04, 2017 11:17 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBGolf Digest's Fantasy Gurus Alex Myers and Joel Beall return for the new year with their analysis of the 32-player field at the SBS Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Among their topics: the pros/cons of taking defending champion Jordan Spieth in this limited-field event.
Episode 64: Golf's Top Newsmakers of 2016
December 21, 2016 14:05 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBRyan Herrington, Jaime Diaz and Alex Myers discuss golf's biggest newsmakers in 2016. The conversation touches on memorable players (Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth) and moments (Ryder Cup, Olympic golf) as well as the passing of Arnold Palmer.
Episode 63: The New Rules Of Golf Etiquette
December 14, 2016 12:28 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBGolf Digest editors Sam Weinman, Keely Levins, Alex Myers, and Joel Beall discuss the do's and don'ts of golf etiquette, and how they've evolved in the 21st century.
Episode 62: The best golf gift ideas
December 07, 2016 14:57 - 19 minutes - 16.8 MBGolf Digest fashion director Marty Hackel talks with Sam Weinman about what makes a great golf gift, and the best ideas for 2016.
Episode 61: Tiger Woods Returns To Golf!
November 29, 2016 21:56 - 26 minutes - 23 MBWith Tiger Woods set to return to competition after 15 months away from the game, Golf Digest's Sam Weinman, Matthew Rudy and Brian Wacker discuss Woods' outlook and what would constitute a successful showing.
Episode 60: The dos and don'ts of the college golf search process
November 17, 2016 14:25 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBJohn Brooks, a former college golf coach who founded Red Numbers Golf, a company that helps juniors navigate the college placement process, talks with Golf Digest's Ryan Herrington about the college search process. Brooks discusses how high schoolers—and their families—can make the search less daunting and find the right place to continue their golf careers.
Fantasy Fix: The RSM Classic
November 16, 2016 02:10 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBGolf Digest's Alex Myers and Joel Beall offer their expert analysis for 2016's final official PGA Tour event, the RSM Classic. A year ago at Sea Island, Kevin Kisner finally ended a run of close calls with an six-stroke victory. Will Kevin Chappell, a six-time tour runner-up including here a year ago, be this year's break-through winner? Or will Brandt Snedeker, Zach Johnson or Matt Kuchar, who all live in the area, enjoy being at home?
Episode 59: How to set up the perfect golf trip
November 10, 2016 13:51 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIt's the time of year where many golfers are already thinking ahead to planning their annual golf trip for 2017. Golf Digest editors Sam Weinman, Ashley Mayo and Alex Myers discuss what's needed to set up the perfect trip: How do you balance on and off course activities? How competitive should it be? How do you set up tee times and logistics? And, most importantly, how do you keep everybody happy?
Fantasy Fix: OHL Classic at Mayakoba
November 09, 2016 13:57 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThe field is wide open at this week's OHL Classic at Mayakoba, but Golf Digest's Alex Myers and Joel Beall can help you lock in on your fantasy lineup The recent play of Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley and Ryan Moore is something our guys discuss, along with whether this is another course where we'll see low scores.
Episode 58: Florian Fritsch (aka the Euro Tour pro who doesn't fly)
November 03, 2016 12:55 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBEuropean Tour pro Florian Fritsch shares his fascinating story with Golf Digest's Alex Myers. The 31-year-old German retained his tour card in 2016 despite not flying to a single event. Fritsch tells the story of how his fear of flying started after playing college golf in the U.S. and how he has managed to continue playing professional golf while only driving and taking a trains and ferries.
Episode 57: Jon Rahm
October 27, 2016 12:44 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBJon Rahm joins Golf Digest's Ryan Herrington on this week's podcast. Rahm, the 2016 college player of the year at Arizona State, needed just four PGA Tour starts in the summer to earn enough money to qualify full-time in 2016-17. He talks about the quick assimilation into PGA Tour life, how he survived four years of college and the four-wheeled present he bought himself after earning his tour card.
Fantasy Fix: WGC-HSBC Champions
October 26, 2016 13:15 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThe PGA Tour plays in Shanghai this week at the WGC-HSBC Champions event, and our fantasy gurus, Alex Myers and Joel Beall, discuss Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and other smart plays for your fantasy lineup.
Episode 56: Madelene Sagstrom
October 20, 2016 12:45 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBSweden's Madelene Sagstrom shattered nearly every Symetra Tour record in 2016, becoming the first player not just to earn $100,000 in a single season, but also break the $150,000 mark. The 23-year-old former college golfer at LSU joined Golf Digest's Alex Myers to discuss the dominant season, what she's looking forward to about playing the LPGA Tour in 2017 and ... jigsaw puzzles.
Fantasy Fix: CIMB Classic
October 19, 2016 10:19 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBAlex Myers and Joel Beall, our Fantasy Golf gurus, discuss the players to watch for (and a few to avoid) when filling out your lineups for the CIMB Classic in Malaysia.
Episode 55: The Golfers On The Famed "Sully" Flight
October 14, 2016 15:45 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBAmong the fortunate passengers on US Airways Flight 1549 were six golfers headed for a buddies weekend in Myrtle Beach. One of those golfers, Jeff Kolodjay, joins Sam Weinman to talk about the most surreal episode of his life, and seeing that story depicted on the big screen in the new movie "Sully".
Fantasy Fix: 2016-'17 PGA Tour preview
October 12, 2016 10:32 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBOur fantasy experts, Alex Myers and Joel Beall, preview the 2016-'17 PGA Tour season from a Fantasy perspective, highlighting some of the up and comers (such as Jon Rahm) and sleepers to watch for. They also give you their picks for this week's Safeway Open.
Episode 54: Tiger's Return On Hold
October 10, 2016 23:09 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBAlex Myers and Joel Beall hold an emergency podcast to discuss Tiger Woods' abrupt withdraw from this week's Safeway Open and the postponement of his much-anticipated return to competitive golf.
Episode 53: Brandel Chamblee
October 05, 2016 15:34 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThe outspoken former tour player and Golf Channel analyst talks to Alex Myers about the recent Ryder Cup, his on-air spat with David Duval, and whether Phil Mickelson was vindicated by the Ryder Cup win.
Episode 52: A Wacky Start To Ryder Cup Week
September 29, 2016 22:11 - 19 minutes - 18 MBGolf Digest editors Alex Myers, Geoff Shackelford, and Brian Wacker discuss an eventful build-up to the 2016 Ryder Cup, from Phil Mickelson's spat with Hal Sutton, to Danny Willett's brother stirring the pot.
Episode 51: Arnold Palmer's life and legacy
September 26, 2016 17:18 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBGolf Digest senior writer Jaime Diaz talks to digital editor Sam Weinman about Palmer's remarkable gift for human connection, and his underrated playing career.
Episode 50: Mike Tirico
September 24, 2016 11:23 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOn the eve of the 40th Ryder Cup, one of NBC's lead announcers, Mike Tirico, joins Alex Myers on the Golf Digest Podcast. Tirico talks about his transition to NBC from ESPN, his plum assignments since coming over, his place in cable TV history, his Super Bowl prediction and why we all owe Tiger Woods and Chris Berman (Yes, Chris Berman) a debt of gratitude.
Episode 49: Andrew "Beef" Johnston
September 22, 2016 15:05 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBAndrew "Beef" Johnston, cover star of our October issue, talks to Alex Myers about his dizzying rise to fame, and his hopes for 2017.
Fantasy Fix: Tour Championship
September 21, 2016 13:47 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBThe 2015-16 PGA Tour season comes to a close at the Tour Championship with our fantasy gurus Alex Myers and Joel Beall giving their picks for East Lake. They also mull who wins the player of the year award and who gets the final U.S. Ryder Cup captain's pick.
Vin Scully On Sandy Koufak
September 16, 2016 19:32 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBLegendary baseball play-by-play announcer tells a story about Sandy Koufax.
Episode 48: TaylorMade CEO David Abeles
September 16, 2016 14:16 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBTaylorMade CEO/president David Abeles joins Ryan Herrington on the Golf Digest Podcast to talk about the challenges that the golf-equipment industry faces and why the consumers should be bullish about the future golf.
Episode 47: Tiger Woods announces his return to golf
September 07, 2016 20:32 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn the wake of Tiger Woods' announcement he hopes to return to competition in October, Golf Digest editors Ryan Herrington, Sam Weinman, and Alex Myers discuss what it means for golf, and how competitive Woods can expect to be.
Fantasy Fix: BMW Championship
September 07, 2016 13:58 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBWe're getting into crunch time for the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs. Our fantasy experts, Alex Myers and Joel Beall, discuss if there's anybody besides Rory McIlroy that you should be taking for your fantasy lineup from the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club outside Indianapolis.
Fantasy Fix: Deutsche Bank Championship
August 31, 2016 17:38 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBOur fantasy fix gurus, Joel Beall and Alex Myers, preview the Deutsche Bank Championship, with its Labor Day Monday finish at TPC Boston, by offering their expert advice on who to pick for the second FedEx Cup Playoff event.
Episode 46: Ryder Cup roundtable and all things across the pond
August 31, 2016 10:39 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWith the U.S. and the European Ryder Cup team rosters starting to fill out, the upcoming event at Hazeltine National is starting to get interesting. Golf Digest editors Sam Weinman, Ryan Herrington and Alex Myers are joined by our European reporter, John Huggan, to discuss how things are shaking out and which team has the edge.
Episode 45: Jim Furyk
August 23, 2016 12:08 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBPGA Tour veteran Jim Furyk joins Golf Digest's Alex Myers to discuss his recent bit of golf history, shooting a 58 at the Travelers Championship, along with his attempt to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team (in which he already an assistant captain) and the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Episode 44: Chubby Chandler
August 17, 2016 13:25 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBGolf agent Chubby Chandler joins Sam Weinman to talk about the state of the golf business, his view on the Olympic Games, and the future of the European Tour.
Episode 43: The Olympic Golf Scene In Rio
August 10, 2016 11:48 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBGolf Digest's Sam Weinman talks to Geoff Shackelford about the scene so far in Rio, where golf is making a return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.
Fantasy Fix: The Olympics & John Deere Classic
August 10, 2016 11:29 - 22 minutes - 21 MBGolf Digest editors Alex Myers and Joel Beall discuss the field in the Olympic men's golf competition, and why Martin Kaymer could be a sneaky pick for a gold medal.