FORE the Good of the Game

Episodes

Dec. 5, 2024

Hale Irwin - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Hale Irwin, a 3-time U.S. Open winner and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, shares his memories of growing up as a baseball Cardinals fan in Kansas and Colorado and learning the game of golf on sand greens at the local...

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Nov. 28, 2024

Shaun Micheel - Part 4 (Late Career and Life After Golf)

We conclude our visit with Shaun Micheel, 2003 PGA Championship winner, with a look back at this second-place finish to Tiger Woods in the 2006 PGA at Medinah CC and making it to the final match in the World Match Play at Wen...

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Nov. 28, 2024

Shaun Micheel - Part 3 (The 2003 PGA Championship)

Shaun Micheel begins this episode by recounting his breakthrough win at the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill CC which featured a closing 7-iron shot for the ages to within inches on the hole. Ironically, this triumph only ad...

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Nov. 21, 2024

Shaun Micheel - Part 2 (Early Professional Career)

The winner of the 2003 PGA Championship Shaun Micheel continues his story with a look back on his early professional days traveling the globe. Shaun first headed to the Sunshine Tour in South Africa and then the mini-tours in...

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Nov. 21, 2024

Shaun Micheel - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Major championship winner Shaun Micheel begins his life story by recounting his childhood and early interest in aviation instilled by his father Buck, one of FedEx's original pilots. After a family relocation near a golf cour...

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Nov. 20, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 4 (Solheim Cup and the 2019 Senior Slam)

Major Champion Helen Alfredsson wraps up her life story by painfully recalling several close calls in the U.S. Women's Open with real chances to prevail in 1993, 1994 and 2008. Helen was a participant in the inaugural Solheim...

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Nov. 20, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 3 (Three Wins at the Evian Masters)

The winner of four tournaments before they were considered LPGA major championships, Helen Alfredsson continues her life story recounting her individual accomplishments in the world of women's golf from 1994 forward. Coming ...

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Nov. 20, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 2 (1993 Dinah Shore)

Helen Alfredsson, winner of 29 professional events including 7 on the LPGA Tour, takes us back to her early days starting out on the Ladies European Tour where she began as its Rookie of the Year in 1989. A bit ahead of her t...

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Nov. 20, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Helen Alfredsson, winner of the 1993 Dinah Shore, joins Bruce and Mike and begins her story as a child in Gothenburg, Sweden. A multi-sport athlete in her youth, Helen was introduced to golf by her father, himself an accompli...

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Nov. 19, 2024

Steve Elkington - Part 2 (The 1995 PGA Championship)

Major Championship winner, Steve Elkington, reflects on how a close call at the Open Championship at St. Andrews in 1995 prepared him to win the PGA at Riviera weeks later. He talks about his two Tournament Players Championsh...

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Nov. 19, 2024

Steve Elkington - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Victorious at the 1995 PGA Championship and two-time winner of the Players Championship, Steve Elkington remembers his early days of golf in Wagga Wagga, Australia and those who influenced and mentored him including Alex Merc...

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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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Nov. 7, 2024

Peter Dawson - Part 4 (Open Championship History & Highlights)

In this final episode of our visit with former R&A Secretary Peter Dawson we explore the history of the Claret Jug and its' engraver as he recalls some of his favorite Open Championship moments. Peter served the game in a va...

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Nov. 7, 2024

Peter Dawson - Part 3 (R&A Secretary & Golf in the Olympics)

In this third of a four-part interview with Peter Dawson, listen in as he recounts his early days as Secretary of the R&A. Peter gives us insights into the private club that is the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and...

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Nov. 7, 2024

Peter Dawson - Part 2 (Business Career and Joining the R&A)

Peter Dawson, long-serving Secretary of the R&A who played an instrumental role in the return of golf to the Olympic Games, recounts his days in the commercial world in various leadership positions with industrial companies. ...

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Nov. 7, 2024

Peter Dawson - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Former Secretary of the R&A, Peter Dawson joins us to relate his life story that began in Aberdeen Scotland. Born to non-golfing parents, Peter found his way to golf at age 11, paying the princely sum of one pound sterling fo...

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Nov. 6, 2024

Mark Brooks - Part 3 (The 1996 PGA Championship and the Majors)

Mark Brooks, winner of the 1996 PGA Championship, takes us through that win at Valhalla in a playoff with Kenny Perry, the last time the sudden death format was used in that event. Mark recounts his experiences in the other m...

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Nov. 6, 2024

Mark Brooks - Part 2 (The Tour Wins)

Winner of the PGA Championship in 1996, Mark Brooks takes us through each of his PGA Tour victories beginning with the "Greater Slam", winning the Greater Hartford Open, the Greater Greensboro Open and the Greater Milwaukee O...

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Nov. 6, 2024

Mark Brooks - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Major Championship winner Mark Brooks recalls being introduced to golf by his grandfather and his first golf experiences playing on a 6-hole sand green course in rural Oklahoma. He looks back on his collegiate career at the ...

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Nov. 5, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 4 (The Solheim Cup and the HOF)

Join us for the captivating conclusion of our four-part interview with World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley on "FORE the Good of the Game." In this episode, we delve deep into Pat's illustrious career, exploring her jou...

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Nov. 5, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 3 (Winning Four More Majors)

In this enthralling third episode of our four-part series with World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley, we focus on her remarkable 1986 season, a year that cemented her legacy in the annals of golf history. This segment of...

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Nov. 5, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 2 (The 1980 Peter Jackson and 1981 Women's U.S. Op…

In this second installment of our four-part series with World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley, "FORE the Good of the Game" delves deeper into the remarkable career and personal insights of one of golf's greatest legends....

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Nov. 5, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 1 (The Early Years)

In this first installment of a four-part series on "FORE the Good of the Game," hosts Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin engage in a delightful conversation with World Golf Hall of Fame member, Pat Bradley. This episode, rich in ...

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Nov. 4, 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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