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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.
Dec. 5, 2024

Hale Irwin - Part 5 (Final Tour Wins and the 1994 President's Cup)

Hale Irwin, 3-time winner of the U.S. Open, concludes his look back on his PGA TOUR days by recounting his final few individual and team wins. As a 45-year-old Hale prevailed at the 1990 U.S. Open at Medinah with a …

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Dec. 5, 2024

Hale Irwin - Part 4 (1977 - 1984)

5-time Ryder Cup player, Hale Irwin covers the middle years of his professional career beginning with a 3-win 1977 and his second Ryder Cup appearance. Hale's 1979 year was pretty special with a U.S. Open triumph at Inverness...

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Dec. 5, 2024

Hale Irwin - Part 3 (1968 - 1976)

20-time winner on the PGA Tour, Hale Irwin takes us back to his early days on Tour and shares the lessons he learned from mentors like Bruce Devlin and Dale Douglas. Surviving the pressures of being a "Monday qualifier", Hale...

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Nov. 14, 2024

Jack Nicklaus - Part 3 (The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open)

Jack Nicklaus, winner of 18 professional major championships and two U.S. Amateur titles, joins us for a look back at his experience in the majors. In this episode we explore his U.S. Open record. Listen in as Jack recounts h...

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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. …

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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 …

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Aug. 1, 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. 1, 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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July 25, 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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July 25, 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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March 21, 2024

Larry Nelson - Part 3 (The Ryder Cup and Senior Tour)

The major champion who didn't learn the game until age 22, Larry Nelson looks back on his trips over the pond for the Open Championship before taking us back into the transformative years of the Ryder Cup. His first was …

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March 14, 2024

Bernhard Langer - Part 7 (The Senior Tour - Act 2)

We conclude our 7-part series with Bernhard Langer by looking back on his final two Senior majors including his win at the 2023 U.S. Senior Open at SentryWorld. He took down Wisconsin natives Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly to...

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March 14, 2024

Bernhard Langer - Part 6 (The Senior Tour - Act 1)

In this sixth episode of our seven part series with World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer, we begin with him reflecting on his recently passed mother and how she influenced him as a human being. Bernhard then delves …

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March 14, 2024

Bernhard Langer - Part 5 (Later Ryder Cups and Being Captain)

In this final episode of our five-part series with golf legend Bernhard Langer, we delve into his remarkable Ryder Cup experiences and his unparalleled success on the Champions Tour. A two-time Masters champion and World Golf...

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March 14, 2024

Bernhard Langer - Part 4 (The Majors and Early Ryder Cup)

In this installment of our five-part series with golf legend Bernhard Langer, we delve deeper into his remarkable journey and perspectives on golf. This episode uncovers Langer's initial struggles and eventual love for Links ...

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