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WGHOF Member Stories Episodes

Listen to the life stories of the game's greatest players and contributors. Each are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Aug. 25, 2024

Sandra Haynie - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1965 LPGA Win)

4-time major championship winner and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Sandra Haynie begins her story as a young girl in Texas, learning the game under the watchful eye of her father Jim and A.G. Maxwell who shaped her g...

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Aug. 14, 2024

Nick Price - Part 3 (The Major Championships)

Three-time major championship winner, Nick Price, begins by taking us back to the early frustrations and heartbreaks at the majors including the challenges of Augusta and tough Open Championship losses to Seve at Lytham in 19...

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Aug. 14, 2024

Nick Price - Part 2 (PGA Tour Wins)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Nick Price looks back on his 18 PGA Tour wins including his first at the 1983 World Series of Golf at Firestone CC and recalls what a 10-year exemption can do for one's attitude. He talks about ...

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Aug. 14, 2024

Nick Price - Part 1 (The Early Years)

A 2003 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame and the winner of three major championships and one Players Championship, Nick Price joins us to talk about growing up in Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe), learning the game as ...

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Aug. 12, 2024

Curtis Strange - Part 4 (1989 U.S. Open and the Majors)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Curtis Strange recounts the second of his consecutive U.S. Open victories, this one at Oak Hill in 1989 and ultimately, his final win on the PGA Tour. Listen in as he talks about the other major...

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Aug. 12, 2024

Curtis Strange - Part 3 (Tour Wins and the 1988 U.S. Open)

A winner of 17 PGA Tour events and 2-time U.S. Open Champion, Curtis Strange, reflects back on each of his tour wins including an early playoff victory over Lee Trevino in Houston, besting his college roommate, Jay Haas, in H...

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Aug. 12, 2024

Curtis Strange - Part 2 (Amateur Experience and Early Life on the Tou…

Curtis Strange, World Golf Hall of Fame member, recounts his amateur experiences winning the 1974 Western Amateur over good friend and Wake Forest teammate, Jay Haas, and playing on the winning side in the 1975 Walker Cup at...

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Aug. 12, 2024

Curtis Strange - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and back-to-back winner of the U.S. Open Championship, Curtis Strange joins us to tell the story of his start in golf as his game developed under the watchful eye of his golf professional...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Dennis Walters - Part 6 (In My Dreams I Walk With You)

World Golf hall of Fame member Dennis Walters wraps up his life's tale with Bruce and Mike by proudly sharing the progress made with bringing the game of golf to many who had no prior access. Winning the inaugural U.S. Adapti...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Dennis Walters - Part 5 (The Dogs and The Show)

In this installment of Dennis Walter's life story he tells us about the five dogs who he rescued and how they rescued him. All featured in his trick shot shows over the years, they have been trained as service dogs and have b...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Dennis Walters - Part 4 (Adaptive Golf is Born)

In this episode with World Golf Hall of Fame member Dennis Walters, we learn about how "Adaptive Golf' was born, out of ingenuity, necessity and passion. Dennis hits ball seated on a golf cart and early on, a family mechanic ...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Dennis Walters - Part 3 (Out of Despair Springs Hope)

In this third part of our six-part series with Dennis Walters, he takes us back to his college days playing golf for North Texas State University as their team captain. With some collegiate and amateur success in the game, De...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Dennis Walters - Part 2 (Caddie Lessons)

Dennis Walters continues to recount his youth learning the game and valuable life lessons working as a caddy and picking balls at the driving range at clubs near his New Jersey home. He recalls seeing Patty Berg and Sam Snead...

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Aug. 8, 2024

Dennis Walters - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Dennis Walters begins his life story by describing his improbable path to the HOF and the endorsements of Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player which were so essential to his induction. Listen in as Den...

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Aug. 7, 2024

Jim Furyk - Part 4 (The Majors and The Ryder Cup)

9-time Ryder Cup player Jim Furyk reflects on his performances in the majors where he missed only one cut in his first 24 events. Jim recorded 15 top-5 finishes in addition to his win at the 2003 U.S. Open and had several gr...

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