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FORE the Good of the GamePeter 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 variety of other roles including an 11-year stint as President of the International Golf Federation and as current Chairman of the Official World Golf Ranking Board. He ends with a playful introduction of Bruce as "Champion Golfer of the Year" and his reflections on a life well-lived and a lifetime of service to golf. Peter Dawson concludes his l...2024-11-0731 min
FORE the Good of the GamePeter 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 how it differs in purpose and mission from the R&A Companies, formed in 2004, as the world-wide counterpoint to the USGA, which governs golf in the United States and Mexico. He remembers the significant accomplishments of his term including spearheading golf's return to the Olympic Games, overseeing the 250th anniversary celebrations of the Club, the re-write...2024-11-0731 min
FORE the Good of the GamePeter 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. Becoming a member of the R&A in 1994, Peter soon became involved with the Rules of Golf Committee, serving as an official in several major championships. He share a few of his favorite (and frightful) experiences on the golf course. When Michael Bonallack planned to step down from the Secretary's role at the R&A, Peter was convinced by friends to apply for...2024-11-0728 min
FORE the Good of the GamePeter 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 for his annual subscription at Lothianburn Golf Club. A family move to Essex took him to Thorpe Hall Golf Club, the home course to famous English amateur Sir Michael Bonallack, whom Peter would ultimately succeed as the Secretary of the R&A. Peter captained the men's golf team at Cambridge University in 1969, the year Tony Jacklin became the first...2024-11-0730 min
The Sports Media PodcastEpisode 57: Big 12/Pac-12 and the Future of College Sports Plus Peter SchragerThe Big 12’s blockbuster media deal with ESPN and Fox Sports gets top billing on this week’s pod as Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss the fallout from the story Ourand broke with Michael Smith over the weekend. The duo goes in-depth with a story Marchand broke earlier this week about Amazon’s plans to produce daily sports talk studio shows. They also highlight the NWSL championship game’s primetime performance on CBS and offer a quick preview for when they take the podcast live at the Media Innovators conference in New York at the end of this month.2022-11-021h 13