Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori
392 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAward-winning sports talk show host, network golf correspondent and author, Ann Liguori, talks with top names in sports, with a heavy emphasis on golf, her passion. Described as "a woman who has transformed sports broadcasting," Ann is a trailblazer in the industry as the first woman to host a call-in sports talk show on WFAN-NY, the first all-sports radio station in the country; one of the 'originals' on Golf Channel where she hosted her own weekly, prime-time series, golfing with and interviewing stars in sports, entertainment and business; and the host, executive producer and owner of the award-winning cable series, "Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori," a treasure chest of interviews she has done with legends in sports.
In her "Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori" podcast, Ann takes you inside the lives and minds of the current-day movers and shakers, stars and influencers in sports and entertainment. Billed as one of the best interviewers in the business, Ann has a way of getting the most out of her fascinating guests. You will enjoy hearing both fun and serious discussion, keen insight and opinions, on a wide variety of issues and topics in golf and beyond. Be sure to reach out to Ann with questions, comments and your own opinions on the subjects she and her guests discuss.
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Episodes
314: Sports Innerview - 06/29/2024 - Pat Bradley, Ward Clayton, Fiona Togher and Gerry MaGuire
July 10, 2024 21:37 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn visits with LPGA Hall of Famer and legend Pat Bradley; Ward Clayton, author of 'The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National,' and Fiona Togher, GM, Carne Golf Club and Gerry MaGuire, Chairman, Carne Golf Club, about the western Ireland gem's incredible journey, through the hardships of Covid, to a thriving international membership.
313: Sports Innerview - 06/22/2024 - Max Togisala
June 23, 2024 01:16 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBMax Togisala talks about pursuing competitive golf after a ski accident left him paralyzed, how the VertaCat enhances his game and his health, and his future plans in and outside of adaptive golf tourneys.
312: Sports Innerview - 06/22/2024 - Andy Bessette
June 21, 2024 14:56 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBAnn visits with Travelers VP Andy Bessette about this week's Travelers Championship, it's elevated 'Signature' status, and the top players who will be competing.
311: Sports Innerview - 06/22/2024 - Nathan Grube
June 21, 2024 14:55 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBAnn talks with Nathan Grube, Tournament Director, Travelers Championship, about the preparations for the PGA Tour 'Signature Event' and the star players who will be there to compete.
310: Sports Innerview - 06/22/2024 - Steve Doudt
June 21, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBSteve Doudt, an Air Force combat controller, who became paralyzed from the waist down from a motorcycle accident, talks about overcoming the challenges from his accident, the benefits of using the VertaCat, the importance of being able to transfer from a sitting to standing position, and playing in The Cairns Cup, a 'Ryder Cup like' match play event for adaptive golfers.
310: Sports Innerview - 06/22/2024 - Michael Whelan
June 20, 2024 23:58 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBAnn visits with Michael Whelan, who programmed The Golf Channel in the early days, and who talks about his award-winning TV Sports career, his long-time battle with mental illness l, and his more recent fight against cancer.
309: Sports Innerview 06/14/2024 - Martin Davis, Julia Pine
June 15, 2024 03:07 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn visits with Golf Historian Martin Davis about the 2024 inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame recently moved back to Pinehurst, N.C., and to USGA's Julia Pine about the departments of the USGA who have relocated to Pinehurst.
308: Sports Innerview - 06/15/2024 - Julia Pines
June 10, 2024 22:50 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBAnn visits with USGA's Julia Pine on the move of various USGA departments to Pinehurst, the World Golf Hall of Fame's move back to Pinehurst, the toughness of Pinehurst #2, Yuka Sasso's U.S. Women's Open win and more.
307: Sports Innerview 06/01/2024 - Michael Whelan
June 01, 2024 14:34 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn visits with Michael Whelan, the programming and production architect of the Golf Channel in the early days of the niche cable network and mental health advocate, as they discuss the beginnings of one of the first niche cable channels, his mental health struggle and his battle against cancer.
306: Sports Innerview - 05/27/2024 - MaGuire, Togher
May 27, 2024 11:15 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBAnn visits with Carne Golf Club's Chairman Gerry MaGuire and GM Fiona Togher about Carne's extraordinary dunes links experience in Western Ireland and how they bounced back from Covid depths.
305: Sports Innerview - 05/18/2024 - Pat Bradley
May 13, 2024 01:41 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAnn talks with LPGA legend Pat Bradley about her illustrious career, being honored with Beth Daniel at the Cognizant Founders Cup, her thoughts on Nelly Korda's win streak, the fact that she stopped Nancy Lopez's win streak in 1978 and the Mass. Golf House housing her own trophies and memorabilia.
304: Sports Innerview 05/11/2024 - Steve Doudt, Max Togisala, Anthony Netto
May 07, 2024 23:22 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn talks with adaptive golfers Steve Doudt, Max Togisala, and Anthony Netto, Co-Founder of the VertaCat, the all-terrain mobility rider that elevates the athlete in a standing position, about adaptive golf in general, and on the VertaCat's many benefits for adaptive golfers and beyond.
303: Sports Innerview - 05/11/2024 - Ward Clayton
May 06, 2024 22:48 - 18 minutes - 17 MBAnn talks with Ward Clayton, author of 'The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National.'
302: Sports Innerview - 04/28/2024 - David Leadbetter
April 28, 2024 18:09 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAnn visits with world renown golf instructor David Leadbetter and they discuss GolfZon Range Leadbetter and how golf instruction has changed through the years.
301: Sports Innerview 04/27/2024 - Joe LaCava, Ian Woosnam
April 26, 2024 18:42 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn talks about her new book, 'Life on the Green, Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf,' with 1991 Masters Champion and 8-time Ryder Cup competitor Ian Woosnam about the 2024 Masters, about his thoughts on LIV golfers playing in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage, and being the Global Ambassador for Apes Hill Barbados Resort; Ann also visits with Hall of Famer Joe LaCava as he recalls the nuances of Tiger Wood's comeback Masters win in 2019.
300: Sports Innerview - 04/21/2024 - Ian Woosnam
April 21, 2024 22:33 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBAnn visits with 1991 Masters Champion Ian Woosnam as they discuss Scottie Scheffler's decisive win at The Masters, his opinion about LIV players qualifying for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black and being a Global Ambassador for Apes Hill Barbados.
299: Sports Innerview 04/12/2024 - Austin Rhodes and John Patrick, Joe LaCava
April 12, 2024 23:17 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn Liguori broadcasts from The Masters in the Augusta National Golf Club Media Center, visits with long-time Augusta natives and talk show hosts, Austin Rhodes and John Patrick, about the changes they've seen through the years at The Masters, their favorite Masters moments, and more. Ann plays a portion of an interview she did with Hall of Fame caddie Joe LaCava as they reminesce about Tiger Woods' 2019 comeback to win his 5th Green Jacket. Ann talks about her new book, 'Life on the Green, ...
298: Sports Innerview 04/09/2024 - Joe LaCava
April 10, 2024 02:09 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAnn visits with legendary caddie Joe LaCava, who caddied for Freddie Couples for 20 years, including Freddie's 1992 Masters win, and for Tiger for 12 years, including Tiger's incredible comeback Masters title in 2019. LaCava remembers in detail the nuances of Tiger's win for the ages; what it's been like for him to caddie at The Masters for 25+ years, about reading the greens, interacting with the champions, and on caddying for Patrick Cantlay in the 2024 Masters.
297: Sports Innerview 03/23/2024 - Anthony Netto
March 22, 2024 19:41 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAnn visits with Anthony Netto, Co-Founder of the VertaCat, an all-terrain mobility rider for paralyzed and challenged golfers. Netto has been paralyzed since the nineties and discusses how golf has saved his life and the life of many disabled veterans. Netto, with Co-Founder, Tim Nicholson, manufacture the VertaCat, featuring cutting-edge technology and engineering which allows the rider a sit-to-stand, zero friction experience. www.VertaCat.com
296: Sports Innerview 02/24/2024 - Sherri Steinhauer, Alcide Deschesnes, Martin Chuck, Gemma Dryburgh
February 21, 2024 22:31 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn visits with former LPGA 2-time Major winner Sherri Steinhauer; Canadian co-founder of The One Club, Alcide Deschesnes; top PGA Golf Coach and Instructor Martin Chuck; and Scottish LPGA personality, Gemma Dryburgh.
295: Sports Innerview 02/17/2024 - Alcide Deschesnes
February 17, 2024 16:18 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBCanadian entrepreneur Alcide Deschesnes, talks with Ann about the training device he and his late brother Jimmy developed. Alcide, a mechanical engineer and MBA grad., developed The One Club with his brother, who was a physician, and who lost his battle with MS. Alcide talks about the journey to bring The One Club to mass market and how the memory of his beloved brother continues to inspire him.
295: Sports Innerview 02/17/2024 - Martin Chuck
February 17, 2024 16:16 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBAnn catches up with Golf Digest Top 50 and Golf Magazines' Top 100 Golf Instructor Martin Chuck, and they discuss his background, his golf school in Arizona, several training devices he's created to help students, and how to stay ahead of the competitive field of golf training devices.
294: Sports Innerview 02/17/2024 - Sherri Steinhauer
February 17, 2024 15:29 - 16 minutes - 15 MBAnn visits with former LPGA Tour star Sherri Steinhauer, 2-time Major Champion, about her passion for pickleball! In fact, Sherri was at the PGA Show to promote Selkirk, a leading brand at the forefront of Pickleball's growth. Sherri talks about the similarities and differences between golf and pickleball, why the sport has become so popular, and her plans to continue to play pickleball and more tourneys in golf on the Legends Tour.
293: Ann as guest on ESPN Lexington radio with Matthew Laurance
February 11, 2024 17:48 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBAnn is a guest on ESPN Lexington radio with host, Matthew Laurance, about her book, 'Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf,' Hatherleigh Press/Penguin/Random House
292: Sports Innerview 02/03/2024 - Irish Guests at PGA Show
February 02, 2024 00:59 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBAnn visits with the Irish at the PGA Show to talk about what the Emerald Isle offers for golf and beyond: Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland; Wilma Erskine, Ambassador, Royal Portrush; Charlene Reid, Senior Ass't/PGA Professional, Royal Portrush; John McLaughlin, North West Coast Irish Links; Alan Maloney, Mount Falcon; Michael Murphy, GM, Waterville House & Golf Links; Marcus Doyle, Dir of Golf, Druids Glen, and Joe Shannon, G Golf Ireland.
291: Sports Innerview 01/20/2024 - Gemma Dryburgh
January 20, 2024 04:28 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBAnn talks to Scottish LPGA Tour star Gemma Dryburgh as they discuss what she's learned from seven years on the LPGA Tour; how the Tour has emerged during that span; how growing up golfing in Scotland shaped her game; what she's done with the toilet she won for capturing the 2022 Toto Japan Classic; and her goals for 2024.
290: Sports Innerview 01/13/2024 - Donnie Dawson
January 12, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBAnn talks with Donnie Dawson, Founder of 'Annie's Revenge Jamaica Invitational Pro-Am,' about the all-inclusive Jamaican pro-am tournament and the authentic Jamaican experience.
289: Sports Innerview 11/04/2023 - Ottavio Coppola
November 04, 2023 00:57 - 13 minutes - 12 MBAnn visits with Ottavio Coppola, the Golf Manager at Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort, located 90 miles NW of Rome, in Tuscany, in Porto Ercole, Italy. They discuss the championship layout, tranquility and beauty of the resort, the distinction of Argentario Golf being Italy's only PGA National Golf Course, the environmental sustainability of the course, and whether he thinks Italy, having hosted the Ryder Cup, will help make the sport more popular to Italians.
288: Sports Innerview 10/21/2023 - Gavin Dear, Zane Smith
October 19, 2023 21:42 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn talks with Gavin Dear of Shot Scope about the company's innovative rangefinder technology, ways in which amateur and professional golfers collect and analyze stats from their game and his thoughts on whether more tournaments will eventually allow pros and caddies to use rangefinders. Ann also visits with Zane Smith of GF Sports & Entertainment, about the World Long Drive Championship, the growth of the sport and how athletes crush drives over 450 yards.
287: Sports Innerview 10/21/2023 - Zane Smith
October 18, 2023 23:04 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBAnn chats with Zane Smith, Vice President of Business Operations, GF Sports & Entertainment, about the World Long Drive Championship, why the sport has grown in popularity, athletes competing and prize money; and what's all involved with these golfers crushing drives over 450 yards.
286: Sports Innerview 10/21/2023 - Gavin Dear
October 18, 2023 13:07 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBAnn talks with former top amateur player Gavin Dear of Shot Scope about their latest technology and applications for amateur players with state-of-the-art Rangefinders, watches, and their performance tracking data platform.
285: Sports Innerview 10/07/2023 - Matt Adams, Catherine Martin
October 05, 2023 13:12 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn wraps up her Ryder Cup coverage from Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy, analyzing Europe's huge victory over the U.S., 16 1/2 - 11 1/2 and talking about many of the side stories and issues that developed during the competition with Matt Adams, Host, Fairways of Life, Commentator for Ryder Cup Int'l Radio and contributor, NBC and Golf Channel. Ann then visits with Catherine Martin, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, for Ireland, about Adare Manor, in SW Ir...
284: Sports Innerview 10/07/2023 - Catherine Martin
October 04, 2023 21:58 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBAnn visits with Catherine Martin, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, for Ireland, about the excellent job the Italians did hosting the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, in Rome, Italy, and looking ahead to the 2025 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in SW Ireland.
283: Sports Innerview 10/07/2023 - Matt Adams
October 04, 2023 14:51 - 37 minutes - 34 MBAnn recaps a compelling week at the Ryder Cup in Rome, Italy, with Matt Adams, Host of Fairways of Life, & Ryder Cup radio commentator, on Team Europe's success, Team USA's mistakes, Patrick Cantlay's less than subtle protest, caddie Joe LaCava's antic and much more.
282: Sports Innerview 09/30/2023 - Matt Adams, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka Pressers
September 28, 2023 19:06 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn broadcasts from the Ryder Cup and Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy, with guest Matt Adams, Broadcaster for the Ryder Cup world feed and Host, 'Fairways of Life,' about the nuances of this Ryder Cup; which team the course favors, can the controversial Captains Picks on both teams handle the pressure and much more; in addition to interview audio from the Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka pressers.
281: Sports Innerview 09/30/2023 - Matt Adams
September 28, 2023 11:55 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBAnn talks with Matt Adams, Broadcaster for the Ryder Cup World Feed, Host of 'Fairways of Life,' NBC/Golf Channel contributor, about the nuances of the 2023 Ryder Cup, why this Ryder Cup is most meaningful in the golf landscape, Monte Simone course set-up, which team the course favors, and which team has the best chance to win and why.
280: Talkin' Golf - 09/09/2023 - Frank Nobilo
September 04, 2023 22:25 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBAnn and CBS Sports Analyst Frank Nobilo look back at the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour Season and Frank defends the U.S. Ryder Cup Captain's Picks.
279: Sports Innerview 09/02/2023 - Madeleine Blais
August 31, 2023 16:20 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAnn visits with author Madeleine Blais about her new book, 'Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble.' The book shares details about Alice Marble's fascinating life and gives attention to the extraordinary tennis champion who also helped Althea Gibson break the color barrier in tennis, writing a scathing open letter on the importance of the USTA allowing African Americans to play in the U.S. National Championships, now the U.S. Open, in which Gibson gained entry to in...
279: Sports Innerview 09/02/2023 - Andy Taylor
August 31, 2023 16:18 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBAnn visits with Andy Taylor, the 'Voice of Arthur Ashe Stadium' at the U.S. Open for 22 years, as he shares fun stories he witnessed throughout the years while announcing, and what led to his gig there.
278: Sports Innerview 09/02/2023 - Andy Taylor, Madeleine Blais
August 30, 2023 20:08 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn visits with Andy Taylor, the 'Voice of Arthur Ashe Stadium Court' at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship for 22 years and talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Madeleine Blais, about her most recent book, 'Queen of the Court, the Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble,' giving much over due recognition to this multi-talented champion, who with her persistent outspokenness and support for Althea Gibson, helped break the color barrier in tennis.
277: Sports Innerview 8/26/2023 - Michael Hebron
August 28, 2023 01:39 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBAnn connects with world renowned PGA Golf Instructor Michael Hebron on 'The Art and Zen of Learning Golf' as one of his books is titled, and the best way to learn golf and improve your game, based on Hebron's extensive research.
276: Sports Innerview 08/19/2023 - Bill Mackedon, Jill McGill, Mark Cannizzaro
August 16, 2023 16:52 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn shares interviews she has done with PGA Instructor Bill Mackedon, Director of Golf at The Rock Golf Club in Wading River, N.Y., on transitioning athletic skills from other sports to golf; Jill McGill, 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Champion, on the work she is doing to raise awareness of ovarian cancer for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance; and with NY Post Sports Columnist Mark Cannizzaro on Phil Mickelson and the latest firestorm involving Billy Walters book which details more info on Mic...
275: Sports Innerview 08/19/2023 - Mark Cannizzaro
August 15, 2023 00:58 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBAnn talks with Mark Cannizzaro, Sports Columnist, NY Post, about Phil Mickelson's gambling woes, excerpts from convicted gambler Billy Walters new book saying Phil asked Billy to place a $400,000 wager on the 2012 Ryder Cup and his opinion on LIV Golf.
274: Sports Innerview 08/19/2023 - Jill McGill
August 15, 2023 00:44 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBAnn visits with Jill McGill, winner of the 2022 U.S. Women's Senior Open, about the work she is doing to promote ovarian cancer research with the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Jill's sister is an ovarian cancer survivor. Ann and Jill also talk about the depth in the women's game, both on the amateur and professional levels.
273: Sports Innerview 08/12/2023 - Bill Mackedon
August 07, 2023 23:05 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIf you play tennis, baseball and/or hockey, you may be interested in transitioning to golf without making huge adjustments. Ann talks with Bill Mackedon, Dir. of Golf, The Rock, Wading River, N.Y., about transitioning from other sports to golf and applying what you know from other sports to golf.
272: Sports Innerview 08/05/2023 - Gary McCord, Bernhard Langer
August 04, 2023 12:08 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn visits with former PGA Tour player and CBS Golf Commentator Gary McCord on his storied career, broadcasting golf; why he got kicked off Masters coverage and many other stories he shares on his new podcast with Peter Kostis called 'Off Your Rocker.' Ann talks with the legendary Bernhard Langer about the secret to his longevity and winning ways.
271: Sports Innerview - 07/30/2023 - Tiernan Byrne
July 31, 2023 18:53 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBTiernan Bryne of Club Choice Ireland, talks about the SE of Ireland as an excellent golf, culinary and sightseeing destination, full of options and history, and how Club Choice can custom make an ideal golf trip.
271: Sports Innerview - 07/30/2023 - Alison Metcalfe
July 31, 2023 18:51 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBAlison Metcalfe, VP, Tourism Ireland, shares tips on organizing a trip to Ireland, talks about the championships being held in Ireland in the future, and the accessibility of golf in the Emerald Isle.
270: Sports Innerview - 07/229/2023 - Bernhard Langer
July 23, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBBernhard Langer, the winningest golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, soon to turn 66, having won a record 46 PGA Tour Champions titles and a record 12 Senior Championship titles, shares the keys to his longevity and success, his thoughts on upcoming Ryder Cup and how he feels about the proposed agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
269: Sports Innerview 07/22/2023 - Dave Marr, Mary Bea Porter, Colin Burns
July 19, 2023 17:36 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAnn talks to long-time radio and TV golf commentator Dave Marr about the Senate hearing inquiry into the PGA Tour proposed partnership with the Saudi Public Investment Fund; to Mary Bea Porter, former LPGA Tour player and Co-Founder, Hawaii State Junior Golf Asso., on Hawaii's Allisen Corpuz's U.S. Women's Open win; and to Colin Burns, former G.M., Winged Foot Golf Club, on the Lifetime Achievement Award he received from Prince Albert of Monoco.