We're Talking Golf
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Join host Douglas Maida as they discuss all things Golf — bringing golf news from around the world to the world. Our show has a strong focus on the LPGA and Women's Golf, plus the PGA Tour and other Golf topics. From time to time, we feature guests from the Golf Channel, professional players, writers and analysts. We will also feature coaches, instructors and specialists on occasion. We look forward to having you join us. .~ Recognized as the one of the Top 40 Golf podcasts** Our podcast is produced by the World of Golf (www.worldofgolf.org). .**(Feedspot.com 2021.01.28)
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A Life Well Played - Kris Tschetter
January 24, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBShe played on the LPGA for 25 seasons, becoming a household name to fans of women's golf. Coming from Sioux Falls, South Dakota to attend Texas Christian University, little did Kris Tschetter know what life had in store for her. As a Division 1 player, she searched the Fort Worth area for a regular practice facility, eventually joining Shady Oaks Golf Club. It was there that she was befriended by Shady Oaks most famous member and indeed one of the finest players to ever swing a golf clu...
Kids, Parents & Golf -- Am I doing the Right things?
November 07, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBShould I get my child into golf? Or should I let them discover golf on their own? How early is too early? Or what should I do as a parent to support my child in golf? These are just some of the topics that renown golf teacher Michelle Holmes shares with us in this episode. As golf grows in popularity throughout the world in places like the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, and Colombia among many others, one of the biggest areas of growth involves children and young people. ...
Focus on Korea & How Golf became a National Pastime
August 25, 2022 18:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBJoin our special guest host, Cathy Kim, the Director of Golf for Baltimore Country Club as she interviews our guests from Gachon University based in Seoul, South Korea. We go behind the scenes to learn how golf is different in Korea and how it has become such an important part of the culture. As one guest says about golf, it is more popular than religion in South Korea. And one of the key differences is how they organize and teach golf at University in addition to the golf academies a...
A Pioneer of Thai Golf on the LPGA -- Oui Virada
July 14, 2022 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBToday, it may seem commonplace to see Thai payers competing for victory on the LPGA, but there was a time not too long ago when there was a single pioneer carrying the responsibility of representing Thailand on the LPGA. Virada Nirapathpongporn, or Oui Virada, was the first player from Thailand to achieve full time membership status on the LPGA. She relocated to Florida from her home in Bangkok to attend the Leadbetter - IMG Academy as a teenager. From there, she moved into NCAA Div...
Health, Wellness, and Golf with Liesbeth Pauwels & Cara Kilgallen
July 06, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBResearch has shown that playing golf has demonstrable benefits for people. Whether it be improved quality of life, increased life expectancy, or improved mental health, golf has been a significant catalyst for people in realizing these benefits. In today's episode, special guest host Cara Erdheim Kilgallen explores the topic of "Health, Wellness, and Golf" with Liesbeth Pauwels. For close to a decade, Liesbeth has been at the front of this movement that seeks to enrichen the lives of ...
Equipment - The Swing Master
June 20, 2022 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBAs part of an ongoing series featuring equipment and training, we introduce you to CTRL Golf (Control Golf) and their Swing Master. It is a new training aid designed to help golfers improve their swing using some innovative and proprietary technology. In this Episode, we are joined by Nick Bockenfeld, a PGA member, and Ryan Johnson a professional player, as they discuss the Swing Master, how it improves a golf swing, and how to incorporate it into a regular practice session.
Stacy Lewis Talks Solheim Cup and the End of an Era
April 12, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBThe Solheim Cup is the single most important Cup competition in women's golf. In this biennial competition, the United States women have competed against the best women from Europe since 1990. The US hold a 10 - 7 advantage over their European counterparts, but the European team are the defending champions and will have "home field" advantage as the 2023 event will be hosted at Finca Cortesina Golf Club near Malaga, Spain. Stacy Lewis will captain the 2023 US Women's Team against Team ...
The Golfer's Wife - with author Janet Thompson
April 03, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBSusan Strange, Mandy Snedeker, Ellie Day, Jan Jacobsen -- these are just some of the women that author Janet Thompson interviews for her new book -- The Golfer's Wife. In this episode, we discuss Janet's new book, her experience with interviewing the women married to professional players, and Golf's impact on their lives. Janet also shares her experience as the wife of a recreational golfer, her love-hate relationship with the sport, and how it became such an important part of her life....
The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Gabby Then
February 18, 2022 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBSuccess was all that Gabriella Then knew as a junior player. She was a member of the winning Junior Solheim Cup team, she won numerous AJGA events, and she was recruited to USC when she was 14 years of age. After a successful career at the University of Southern California, Gabby (as her friends know her), turned professional, playing for 2 seasons on the Epson Tour (formerly the Symetra Tour). But when she recorded a bogey on her 72nd hole, at the LPGA's Stage-1, of Q-School, she missed ...
Talking Golf in Europe - The DP World Tour and the Ladies European Tour
February 15, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBAs we kick off a new Golf Season for 2022, change is afoot in Europe. The European Tour rebrands itself the DP World Tour, increasing prize money across the board for its players. The Ladies European Tour (LET) is fresh off of a thrilling Solheim Cup performance and appears to be in the ascendancy from years previous. Joining us is our special guest Richard Kaufman, the SkySports golf commentator covering both the DP World Tour and the LET. In this episode, we discuss the increasing ...
The Champions Mind - A Look Inside Mental Performance
January 28, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBIn our first episode of the new golf season, we are joined by Dr. Jim Afremow, a renowned sports psychologist. Drawing on his extensive experience working with professional athletes and teams, Jim shares an inside look into mental performance and what successful athletes do in preparation for their success. We also discuss working with junior players, teaching them the skills for success whether it be in golf, sports in general, or more importantly, in life. "The younger you are th...
The Champions Mind - A Look Inside Mental Performance
January 28, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBIn our first episode of the new golf season, we are joined by Dr. Jim Afremow, a renowned sports psychologist. Drawing on his extensive experience working with professional athletes and teams, Jim shares an inside look into mental performance and what successful athletes do in preparation for their success. We also discuss working with junior players, teaching them the skills for success whether it be in golf, sports in general, or more importantly, in life. "The younger you are th...
The Quiet Inspiration that is Annie Park
December 13, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBAfter a glittering career at USC and in her Rookie year of professional golf, Annie Park graduated to the LPGA looking to build on her success. She won 4 - times in her freshman year, including the NCAA Div I Individual Championship while leading her USC Trojans to the NCAA National Title,. In her first year as a professional, she won 3-times on the Symetra Tour, earning Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year all while finishing the year as the top player. That's when adversity st...
Focus on Thailand --The Revolution Continues
November 07, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBAs part of our continuing series focusing on golf around the world, and women's professional golf in particular, this episode looks at the Emergence of Thailand as a rising golf powerhouse. Joining us in this episode are special guests, Pajaree Anannarukarn and Pinyada Kuvanun. They chat with us about their year in golf, some of the challenges and accomplishments of this past year, and they discuss their experiences in growing up in Thailand learning to play golf and how their individu...
Talking Golf with Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan
October 17, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB2021 US Women's Open Champion Yuka Saso and fellow LPGA professional, Bianca Pagdanganan join us to discuss their year in golf, the experience of winning the US Women's Open, and representing their home country of the Philippines at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and meeting the PGA players at the Olympics - including Rory McIlroy. They also take some time to share their thoughts with us on how golf is growing in the Philippines and some of the things that could help grow the sport even mor...
Luiza Altmann - LET Professional Player and Pride of Brazil
September 04, 2021 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBLuiza Altmann is the highest ranked player in Brazil and is currently a member of the Ladies European Tour (the LET). While there have been other women from Brazil playing professional golf, Luiza is something of a "trailblazer" having also played a season in Asia on the KLPGA (Korea). While football or soccer, is the sport most closely associated with Brazil, Golf is growing, partly due to the 2016 Olympic Games hosted in Rio de Janeiro , and partly as the country continues to grow eco...
Focus on the Netherlands: The Rise of Golf
August 15, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBAs Golf in the Olympics becomes a more regular occurrence, the growth of the game is bound to grow and expand from its traditional base of support to many other nations across the globe as their athletes vie for the much coveted Olympic medal. In Today's episode, we focus on the Netherlands and the growth and development of the sport through the emergence of more modern coaching and training techniques and methods. We visit with Liesbeth Pauwels, an internationally recognized golf & fitnes...
76th U.S. Women's Open Championship with Aimee Cho
June 01, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIt's U.S. Women's Open Week and the 76th Edition of the Championship is hosted by the Olympic Club in San Francisco This historic venue has hosted several memorable USGA championships over the years, including the 1955 US Open, where Ben Hogan lost in a playoff to an unsung player - Jack Fleck. The ultimate irony for Mr. Hogan was Jack Fleck was one of the very first players on the PGA to play with the newly developed "Ben Hogan Signature series Golf Clubs". The venue was also host to...
Our Spring Fitness Special
May 20, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBIn this episode, we have two fitness and conditioning specialists join us to discuss what golfers need to be aware of when they hit the tee box or the practice range for a proper warm up so that you can avoid injuries and enjoy your best golf. In the second segment of our show, we do a "deep dive" into the modern approach to fitness that is a more holistic approach, helping golfers better understand how their body moves, the role that body motion and sequence plays in helping you to gener...
The Long and Winding Road - One Woman's Journey into Professional Golf
April 29, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this Episode we meet a new professional player where we discuss her journey to professional golf. There are many different paths that players take in becoming professional golfers and working towards their goal of making it to the "big tour" -- whether it be the PGA or in this case, the LPGA. Often times it can be a lonely journey, sacrificing a robust social life in exchange for hitting golf balls, working on the swing, wedge game or putting. The stress from the long hours of practi...
Spring is in the Air - The 2021 ANA Inspiration
March 26, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSpecial guest Sophie Walker, former professional player on the Ladies European Tour and now an analyst with Sky Sports and BBC Five Live joins us to preview golf's very first major of the season. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (the LPGA) has its first major championship on April 1 - 4th, 2021. Held each year at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs, California), it traditionally provides exciting events and the 2020 champi...
Spring is in the Air - The 2021 ANA Inspiration
March 26, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSpecial guest Sophie Walker, former professional player on the Ladies European Tour and now an analyst with Sky Sports and BBC Five Live joins us to preview golf's very first major of the season. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (the LPGA) has its first major championship on April 1 - 4th, 2021. Held each year at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs, California), it traditionally provides exciting events and the 2020 champi...
A Colourful Approach to Golf & Ladies European Tour
March 15, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBSpecial guest Sophie Walker of SkySports (U.K.), joins the show as a co-host for this episode as they welcome John Glenn, co-owner of Colour Path Golf Concepts. John shares his revolutionary new teaching method and how it improves golfer's swings and short games through the use of colour coded "swing paths". It is quickly growing in popularity in Europe, but also now in North America. Colour Path Golf Concepts has partnered with the LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association Foundation ...
Talking the Mental Approach to Golf with Ina Kim-Schaad of Fearless Golf
February 28, 2021 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBYou're on the first tee and there is a large group of players watching everyone tee-off. Perhaps you're putting for your first ever eagle or birdie. Or maybe it's your first competitive event and you're not sure how to prepare for it. These are just some of the situations that our guest deals with. Ina Kim Schaad is the 2019 US Women's Mid-Amateur champion and now a Mental Performance Coach with the renowned Dr. Gio Valiante of Fearless Golf. Dr. Gio is well known for his work wi...
Talking LPGA and the 2021 Season Ahead
February 08, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBIn our season opening episode, we discuss the new 2021 LPGA season with our guests — Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek and Sophie Walker of SkySports, joining us via Zoom from Florida and England. On the menu for today's show includes an early season preview of the Tokyo Olympics and the women's golf competition, the Solheim Cup storylines to watch for, and the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions and the kick off to the best professional tour in women's golf. Co-hosts Douglas Maida and S...
Bianca Pagdanganan -- A Star is Born
December 07, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBBianca Pagdanganan burst onto the scene at the 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship a Aronimink. After a slow start on Thursday, Bianca was at serious risk of missing the cut for her first major, but determined to play the weekend for her father and traveling companion, she went out and posted a score of 65 to make the cut. On Saturday, she posted another 65 -- two sterling rounds of golf without a bogey ensured that Bianca was thrust onto the stage at Aronimink. A birdie putt on the very...
The 75th U.S. Women's Open -- A Preview
December 04, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBGuests Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek and Sophie Walker, former LET player and now a broadcast analyst with Sky Sports, joins hosts Douglas and Shayain to discuss all things U.S. Women's Open. Topics include a brief review of the host golf course, the anticipated course set-up, and discussion about potential contenders and players to watch. To top it all off, our panel shares their picks for a potential winner and a "player to watch for". It's a fun filled discussion with two of the games...
Golf and Body Movement with Liesbeth Pauwels
November 17, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBGolf fitness has exploded in popularity over the past few years with athletes such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brookes Koepka and Dustin Johnson all helping to popularize golf specific fitness training. Golf specific fitness training is not just for the pro's either. It can help the recreational player improve their physical condition so that you can swing the club more easily and without pain or with less pain and downtime from injuries. In this episode we are joined by Liesbeth Pau...
Women's Professional Golf and Beth Ann Nichols
October 27, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBIn this episode, we chat with Beth Ann Nichols, a senior golf writer for a major golf publication. We discuss the state of women's professional golf and the challenges that many of the best players in the world encounter in professional golf with sponsorships or the discrepancies in sponsorships. We also discuss how sponsors like KPMG and the PGA of America are taking a lead in elevating women's golf through their sponsorship emphasis and courses selected to host the prestigious KPMG Wome...
2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
October 07, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBWe discuss this important "major" with Karen Stupples, on-course analyst with the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past major champion (2004 AIG Women's British Open). We draw on Karen's expertise in women's golf to discuss the course at Aronimink and review some of the potential favourites for this year's Championship. Check out our podcast for all of the background on this major tournament.
2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
October 07, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBWe discuss this important "major" with Karen Stupples, on-course analyst with the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past major champion (2004 AIG Women's British Open). We draw on Karen's expertise in women's golf to discuss the course at Aronimink and review some of the potential favourites for this year's Championship. Check out our podcast for all of the background on this major tournament.
The ANA Championship in Review & A look at the US Open
September 18, 2020 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBWe have Karen Stupples, on-course analyst for the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past winner of the AIG Women's Open Championship as a our guest this week. She joins us from Oregon where she is covering the LPGA's Cambia Portland Classic. We look back at the exciting week that was the LPGA's second major championship of the abbreviated season - the ANA Inspiration hosted by the Mission Hills course in Palm Springs, California. After a final Sunday in which the two co-leaders,...
The Hardest Working Golf Teacher on Social Media
September 15, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThe World of Golf (www.worldofgolf.org) debuts its inaugural episode of "Talking Golf" with professional golf instructor Aimee Cho of MP Swing and YouTube's "Golf with Aimee" channel. We explore her beginnings in Golf, how she came to be a professional player on tour and then made her way into teaching and media.