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The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 127 Revisiting A Childhood Memory.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, This influential golf influencer went to the driving range on a night before imminent rain was to be forecasted for the next 4 days here in the Sacramento area in late March 2025. And tonight I also found out that green fees are far more expensive than I thought at the place where I relucantly relinquish gobs of money for less than ideal driving range balls. So I took a courage pill and forked over $26.00 for ran...
2025-03-3029 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 126 Meeting A Sacramento Golf Institution.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I wanted to share that I had a great outing to the driving range at Sacramento National on 3.22.25. I also wanted to share that I had a great time practicing with my new Scottie Scheffler Inspired / Style 5 iron with the correctly molded grip to enhance the attention that needs to be paid to having proper golf fundamentals. I used a Golden Ram Tour Grind Axial 5 iron. I also had a good session with m...
2025-03-2324 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 120 Breakthrough Sessions.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, In the episode I vented about a less than ideal golf experience that I had this past weeekend trying to play golf somewhere that had a cooler climate. I took a risk and it didn't work out. I also had the chance to get out and practice at the Sacramento National at Haggin Oaks driving range where I had a breakthrough with regard to alignment and setup. And met up with a couple...
2024-08-1234 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 119 Plane Crash at Sacramento National Golf CourseSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, A small airplane took off on Sunday afternoon August 4th 2024 from McClellan AFB / Airport and crash landed on the east side of the Sacramento National / Haggin Oaks Blue And Red Nine golf course pro shop and blue and red practice putting green. The Piper PA 28 Cherokee had an engine failure and the pilot had to make an emergency landing. Miraculously this crash landing did not cause any substantial injury to either the pilot, golfers, or...
2024-08-0736 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 118 Majors Are Supposed To Be Difficult.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, Got to do another talk and drive about golf on my way to a coastal destination in Sonoma County California. Got to pontificate about the importance of making an American major golf championship difficult. So many people think that birdies and eagles make for more entertaining major championship golf but, they are wrong. To me birdiefest golf is really boring. Thank you for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Visit Wild F...
2024-07-0129 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 117 Buying Balls at WalmartSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, Got to play again after work this past friday in late June 2024 and I bought some balls from Walmart that were a bit more reasonable than another golf store that I visited recently. Also got to play Hiddenbrooke for the 2nd time this month and was surprised how differently the course played with little wind. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast!!Check out my most recent video:htt...
2024-06-3028 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 116 Finding Purpose In A Golf ShotSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,Got inspired after hitting the range at Sacramento National after feeling sick to my stomach watching myself in my most recent video waggling the club and not being anchored in my stance. Thanks to Rick Shiels for making a helpful video about hitting the ball high and low and with a draw and a fade. Also shared info on a new golf handicap / index provider. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podca...
2024-06-1913 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 115 2024 US OPEN Final ThoughtsSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, It was really hard to see Rory not win the US OPEN on Father's Day when he had it in the palm of his hand. Rory should have faced the media and shaken Bryson's hand. Bryson earned the win of the US OPEN and won the hearts and minds of many golf fans. Hope you have a great week.Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Support the s...
2024-06-1817 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 114 Friday Afternoon at Hiddenbrooke Golf ClubSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, I had a really fun outing at Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo California in June of 2024. I had a ball learning more about what it is like to play golf in the wind. It was a pleasant close to the bay type of an outing that really had some brilliant cool breezes that I really enjoyed after a dreadful Friday at work. Anyway I played the Palmer tees and I got to play a US Open...
2024-06-1721 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 111 Shooting 9 Under Par in a Best Ball TournamentSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,I was in a twosome in a best ball tournament and my partner and I shot a combined score of 9 under par 58 finishing 2nd place behind a group that shot 56. The tournament took place at Davis Golf Course in Davis California which is a par 67 golf course. I really tried to summarize what the experience was like because I have never been that successful at doing golf, ever. The group had planned to be a...
2024-05-1923 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 110 Old Girl Gets A New Shaft.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow golfists,Got to try out a few clubs that were worked on recently which included an old fairway metal wood getting a new shaft. I also changed shafts on an old pitching wedge. Special shout out in this episode goes out to Mr. Tilk from Orange County California. He messaged me this week and it was nice to hear that someone actually listens to this podcast regularly. If you would like me to ment...
2024-05-0621 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 109 Scottie Scheffler Wins The Masters, Again....!!Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow Golfists,I really enjoyed watching the final round of The Masters with Mr Producer. It was so awe inspiring to watch Scottie Scheffler win his 2nd Green Jacket at The 2024 Masters Tournament in Augusta Georgia. His performance on that day showed me that he had a 15th club in the bag that gave him the confidence to be able to tackle any and every shot that was presented to him during the Final Round. His pat...
2024-04-1628 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 108 A Bit Of A Shuffle Step at The Arnold Palmer.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow golfists, I watched a bit of golf last weekend and it was a great victory for Scottie Scheffler. He got a new Taylor Made mallet putter and he was really rolling the rock really well at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and won the tournament at 15 under par. I shared a bit of time with Mr Esch and viewed his huge golf collection that is up for sale on Facebook Market Place. He has a se...
2024-03-1218 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 107 Putting In Gale Force WindsSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, First of all, thank you for downloading and listening to any of my golf related podcast episodes. I hope that listening to any of these golf episodes helps you thrive throughout your day in one way or another. I try to be a bit irreverent and I try to tell it like I see it. I got to visit a putting green on a Sunday afternoon in-between the final 2 NFL football games of t...
2024-02-0521 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 105 PNC Championship CommentaryMerry Christmas Fellow Golfists,Got to watch a little bit of the final round of the PNC Championship before Sunday afternoon Fortiner football in December 2023. Got to see legends of the game play golf with members of their families and it was enjoyable to watch. It was inspiring to see golf again. I don't see myself watching much golf on the PGA Tour in 2024. But at least it was possible to see this event after significant rain in the Orlando Metropolitan area this weekend and at least it didn't get postponed to finish on a Monday. T...
2023-12-1743 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 103 New 2 Iron Outing at Sacramento NationalSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists!!I purchased a new to me 2 iron from a bargain rack at Play It Again Sports and tonight was my first outing with it. It is a Ben Hogan Apex Redline 2 iron with the Hogan Apex Extra 4 shaft. I hit a few good ones but all in all I think that this particular shaft was worth the price. If I ever get my hands on a Wilson Staff Gooseneck FG53 2 iron I just might put...
2023-11-0411 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 102 A Grand Night Out at Sacramento NationalSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, Well it was rare for me to actually have fun at Sacramento National on a night that had a gorgeous sunset, gorgeous moon, and a gentle breeze that kept things relatively cool on a Friday night in middle to late October 2023. On this night I shared the time between hitting mostly fully dimpled Srixon Marathon Range balls with my Wilson Staff Goosenecks, new to me Ping Tisi driver and new to me Callaway S2H2...
2023-10-2140 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 101 Fortinet Championship Wrap UpSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I got to catch the final round of the 2023 Fortinet Championship from Silverado Resort in Napa California on the Peacock channel and was so happy to see Sahith Theegala win his first ever tournament on the PGA Tour!!The powers at be decided to reroute the golf course for this tournament to enhance the drama coming down the stretch to have much more of a climactic ending to this great event.
2023-09-1822 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 100 Shooting 75 and Loving It!Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, This host made an investment in a golf training aide product that already shaved 5 strokes off my game in my most recent golf outing. I shot 75 on a golf course where I normally shoot 80 or 81. Under difficult conditions at my local municipal golf course I had a very good day of golf. I owe my success this past weekend to the device that is called the Leadbetter "Straight Away" training device from Performance Golf.
2023-09-0630 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 99 Remembering the Ben Hogan Golf CompanySend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I wanted to share that I listened to a great historical podcast last night and thought that Conor T. Lewis and his TalkinGolf Podcast did a great job discussing the history of the Ben Hogan Golf Company with John Barba of MyGolfSpy.com. This episode was so great at describing and documenting all of the great history that happened when Mr Hogan was involved in his company. I always thought that a golf club wit...
2023-08-3038 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 98 Cool Hands with a Wilson Staff FG53 GooseneckSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I was able to play my last round of golf of the summer before Mr Producer goes back to school. I was fortunate enough to be able to finally play Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo California. This was the site of the 2000 through 2002 Samsung World Championship on the LPGA Tour. This golf course was "such good fun" to play with so many Justin Rose-isms of having many "ebbs and flows" and many "peaks and vall...
2023-08-2139 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 97 Wilson Staff FG53 Gooseneck Irons ReviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I wanted to share an episode where I talked about what my most recently purchased golf iron set means to me and how they feel in my hands. The shafts that are in these irons are still very good. I had a good late morning outing at the Indian Creek Country Club Driving Range in Loomis California before temperatures reached 100 degrees. The driving range ball quality was simple and decent. The driving range was simpl...
2023-08-1437 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 96 TKGP Visit: Laguna Seca Golf RanchSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I was able to take a trip to the Monterey Peninsula area and cool off from being socked into triple digit temperatures in Northern California for a few days in early August 2023. I was very excited to play golf at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey California. I had a ball meeting the staff and playing a Robert Trent Jones Senior and Junior collaboration golf course that was constructed in 1970. The course was an e...
2023-08-0948 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 95 Mustache EnvySend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I wanted to share a great weekend of golf that was the week of The Open Championship from Royal Liverpool at Hoylake and visiting the 3rd round of the Reno Tahoe Open which is also known as the Barracuda Championship from Old Greenwood Golf Course in Truckee California. I had a great time visiting Old Greenwood last Saturday. I followed Cameron Champ for the front 9 and it was an amazing time of see...
2023-07-2752 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 94 The Open from Royal Liverpool / Reno Tahoe Open Preview with my Uncle MikeSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,Just wanted to see what my Uncle Mike thought about this weekend with The Open Championship from Royal Liverpool. It was great to chat with him about golf and what it means to him. I enjoy his viewpoints and perspective regarding golf and it was great to be able to play golf with him when I got the chance at his home club at Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby Oregon back when I wa...
2023-07-2137 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 92 Loyal Golf Fans Need Not VisitSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,The 123rd US Open happened last weekend and it was troubling that many golf fans in Southern California were denied the ability to purchase regular grounds tickets to be able to attend the third major golf championship of 2023. Numerous golf fans make major championships far more memorable and far more relevant. If I lived in Southern California I would have wanted to attend and enjoy the US Open golf tournament at LACC. The "lack the...
2023-06-2337 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 90 Koepka Takes 3 Majors In New York StateSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Again Fellow Golfists,Well Brooks Koepka just won his third Major Championship in New York State. He dominated on Sunday during the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill CC in Pittsford New York, just outside of Rochester. He won with a winning score of 9 under par over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler. This marks his fifth major championship win. A little known PGA professional named Michael Block from Arroyo Trabuco GC in Miss...
2023-05-2324 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 89 PGA Championship PreviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,It's time for the 2nd major championship of 2023 and it is being held at Oak Hill CC in Pittsford New York. I am looking forward to this championship unfolding this weekend. I had a good drive into work this morning. I hope that you have a good day and thank you for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast!GOD Bless You!Say "Hello" To Someone Today!Sup...
2023-05-1925 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 87 Too Far For Too LongHello again fellow Golfists,Happy Master's Week 2023. I have been really looking forward to The Masters this year and I am now saddened because of the weather forecast going into this weekend. I hope the tournament happens in it's entirety with out any issues. I have been really thinking about the future of golf and the issue of rolling the golf ball back. I share my opinions as it relates to the amateur game. Thank you for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Happy Easter!!GOD Bless America!!
2023-04-0634 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 86 The Players Championship PreviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, It's Players Championship week and I offer my thoughts on this tournament happening at TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. This golf fan hopes that it stays firm and fast throughout the weekend with no precipitation making the course soft and sluggish. It's a shot makers golf course that demands the player to curve and finesse the golf ball every which way he can while playing this week on tour. It's...
2023-03-1030 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 85 That Egret Stole My Ball!Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow Golfists, I shared a few of thoughts on the final round at the 2023 Honda Classic at PGA National today. Congratulations to Chris Kirk for his first victory on the PGA Tour in 8 years. Glad to see that the one club that wasn't Callaway didn't cost him the whole enchilada today, his Taylor Made Stealth 3 wood. He was able to regroup on the 18th in regulation and forced a playoff and eventually won it all. I...
2023-02-2718 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 81 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach National AM PRO PreviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Well it's Groundhog Day, again, which means that we need to chat about a certain tournament where big time golfers don't even bother to show up. The Pebble Beach weekend on the PGA Tour is upon us and I wanted to share my opinions of what I think of this weeks tournament. I think that I failed to share that the price for a spectator grounds pass at this tournament starts at $95.00, which is highway robbery on US101. Nob...
2023-02-0334 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 80 Trying ListenApp and California Arizona Swing on the PGA Tour PreviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, In this episode I am trying ListenApp and I hope that you follow me so maybe we can have ListenApp call in talk shows in the future that are devoted to hearing your comments or opinions of golf to you. I have always wanted to be a radio show host and trying this helps me to gain experience. I follow the podcast "If You Don't Like That" Podcast hosted by Grant Napear and I enjoy con...
2023-01-1922 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 79 Honoring Isao AokiSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Happy New Year 2023 from The Knackered Golfist. I am sorry but I am not really feeling like the golf bug is biting me at the moment. I am looking more forward to NFL football rather than watching PGA Tour golf on TV. And I am not looking forward to golf broadcast commercials. NO PLAYING THROUGH!!!! Yikes!!The new year is upon us and we here are neck deep in the raging waters with all of the rain a...
2023-01-1239 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 78 A Grand Day Out at The 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and SpaSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,I had a great day out at the first event of the 22 - 23 PGA Tour season at the 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa. I had a great time meeting and chatting with fellow golfists that had really cool stories to share about what golf means to them. I especially enjoyed sitting next to a lovely couple, who shared their pork jerky with me and who also happened to be from Gi...
2022-09-1825 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 77 Fortinet Championship Preview SpectacularSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hi Again Folks, NFL Football is here and that means that summer will end like it usually does. I'm going to see the PGA Tour in Napa California this weekend at the Fortinet Championship at Silverado Golf Resort in Napa California. Stop me and say hi. I would enjoy chatting with you about something and have you on the show! I will be there Saturday. I am going to try and plumb bob my way around Silverado this Saturd...
2022-09-1545 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 76 The Five Hours of Blue Rock Springs WestSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, Just wanted to share my most recent golf outing at Blue Rock Springs Golf Course in Vallejo California. I got to play the West Course recently. I chatted about my most recent golf round, who I played with, how long it took, funny things that happened, playing in older style golf shoes, new but older clubs I picked up, dealing with a herniated putter, my new handicap index, trying to putt with a sp...
2022-08-0740 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 75 First Impressions Of A Bay Area Golf CourseSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, In this episode, I chatted about a new golf course that I got to play going into the last weekend in July 2022. This course had significant changes in elevation which I really like. It reminded me of a course that I used to play when I was in college. I got to play the East Course at Blue Rock Springs Golf Course in Vallejo California. I shot 82 out there and had a good...
2022-08-0239 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 74 Final Round Commentary of the 150th Open Championship from The Old Course at St. AndrewsSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello fellow Blokeish Golfists, Here is me getting up with a chipper attitude and not sounding as groggy as I did yesterday. I really enjoyed the drama that unfolded today during the final round of The Open at St. Andrews. I enjoyed sipping ginger beer and munching on traditional scottish chips while making quirky comments inbetween the brilliant new Mercedes C Class commercial was exciting. Regrettably I couldn't have been more distracted from the golf than I wa...
2022-07-171h 28The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 72 Why You Should Care About The Open Championship At The Old Course ?Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow golfists, I am really excited to see this years playing of the 2022 Open Championship from The Old Course at St Andrews in Fife Scotland. The Old Course is the most famous golf course in the world and it is the site of this year's tournament. So far this week has been filled with historic nostalgia as it relates to celebrating past Open Champions. Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Sir Bob Charles, and many other past winners were...
2022-07-1545 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 71 Sunday Afternoon in 102 DegreesSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hi again Fellow Golfists, I was inspired to play golf after watching the Genesis Scottish Open today from North Berwick Scotland at the Renaissance Club. Xander Schauffele won today in Scotland and is now a favorite to win The Open at St Andrews next week. I really enjoyed seeing the Scottish Links on the telly and got me really excited for this week watching Rick Schiels doing run up videos at St Andrews. The No Laying Up guys were...
2022-07-1122 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 70 Emergency Episode: Best Score of 2022Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, Well today is an emergency episode for a great score that I shot out at Davis Golf Course in Davis California back on Friday July 8 2022. I played after work on a Friday afternoon and shot 71 on a course where par is 67. +4 is my lowest 18 hole round of 2022, but 71 is the lowest round of my life. Its the best round that I have had in many years. I owe it to many small menta...
2022-07-0914 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 69 Is The Game Growing?Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Again Fellow Golfists, Just wanted to share my most recent golf outings to 2 courses in my town. And to share a new segment called "Is The Game Growing?" The Knackered Golfist enjoyed an outing to Diamond Oaks Golf Course in Roseville California and Ancil Hoffman Golf Course in Carmichael California. Found myself being a bit under-clubbed for the first outing but found which clubs work for me in the second outing. I am a...
2022-07-071h 05The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 68 How many 1 iron hits does it take to get to the center of the fairway?Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I had my first golf outing of 2022 and it was glorious. I got to play Davis Golf Course in Davis California in late June 2022 and I had a ball. I love this old school style of a golf course and how it plays inbetween tree lined bermudagrass fairways. It is a simple but elegant golf course experience that is affordable and without any gimmicks. I played the back nine with the new 2022 Taylo...
2022-06-2545 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 67 Final Round of the 2022 US Open CommentarySend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, Here is a bit of commentary of the final round of the 2022 US Open at The Country Club in Brookline Massachusetts on Father's Day. This tournament is really one for the ages and it was an amazing tournament to watch! Congratulations to Matthew Fitzpatrick and Billy Foster!! Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast #theknackeredgolfistpodcastSupport the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck...
2022-06-201h 21The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 65 2022 PGA Championship Final Round CommentarySend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I was able to do a bit of commentary again for this final round of the 2022 PGA Championship from Southern Hills in Tulsa Oklahoma. I lost my cool a few times and ended up being "passionate" at the television. This tournament was a bit unrewarding to watch for the past 2 days. But I am happy to see that Justin Thomas came out on top, defeating Will Zalatoris in a 3 hole aggregate playoff.
2022-05-2353 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 64 2022 PGA Championship PreviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, Well its May and that means that it is PGA Championship week from Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa Oklahoma. In this episode, I offer a bit of trivia and how much it would cost me for some Boiling Hot Tulsa Style Southern Hills Ginger Ale. It is so sad to not see Phil back to defend his title.I hope that this event really goes well and is able to...
2022-05-1943 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 63 Final Wrap Up on the 2022 MastersSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow golfists, It's Monday after The Masters and I just wanted to drive to work and talk about The Masters and why it was such a great week for major championship golf. I shared a few stories and shared that I see a bit of resemblance in Scottie Scheffler to a certain Spanish legend. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast.GOD Bless America!!#theknackeredgolfistpodcastSupport the sho...
2022-04-1233 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 61 Fore Please, The Knackered Golfist, Now Driving........Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,Well its Masters Week in 2022 and I am really looking forward to watching this tournament on CBS television this weekend. This has to be the most highly regarded sporting event on the entire earth. I enjoy watching the press conferences and pre tournament festivities that lead up to the start of the tournament.Enjoy Waterloo Sparkling Water, the Georgia Peach Flavor!!!Please Polar Seltzer Water make a peach flavor!!!
2022-04-0954 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 60 Dell Technologies Match Play from Crenshaw National Golf ClubSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,Today I was watching some of the final day of the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship at Crenshaw National in Austin Texas. Scottie Scheffler looks quite sharp and very promising to win this week on the PGA Tour against Steve Kinser. Corey Conners looks like he is in control in his match against Dustin Johnson. Next week is the Valero Texas Open from TPC San Antonio in San Antonio Texas. Its 2 weeks till...
2022-03-2735 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 58 The Knackered Man CanSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, In this episode I reflect on certain happenings that occurred this week in addition to Jack Nicklaus celebrating his 82nd birthday on Friday January 21, 2022. I had a difficult week and have decided that I need to take a break from golf for a wee bit. I appreciate you for checking in and giving this episode a listen. Go Fortiners!! Happy golf deals to you all!Thanks for listening to The K...
2022-01-2257 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 57 Merry New Year 2022Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, Get ready for a long and painstaking year full of golf stuff from The Knackered Golfist Podcast. I made this episode because I was inspired and also for me to have material to listen to on the way to work. In this episode I did a bit of reflecting on stuff from my golfing past and remembered what it was like to be in the company of people on the golf course, and for...
2022-01-1440 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 56 Needing A Golf BuddySend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,Excited to share a new addition to my golf club collection. I just published a new video for The Knackered Golfist on YouTube. I purchased a Titleist Tour Model forged bladed 1 iron. And in this episode I rambled on about wanting to have a golf buddy who could possibly be located in the Greater Sacramento California Metropolitan area. I have not had a consistent golf friend to maybe go to the range with or t...
2021-11-2247 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 55 A Bit Of Goodwill FindingSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,In this episode I made a recording while I was coming home from work trying not to get lost. We finally had a bit of rain to bring us out of the drought. Not!! I found a brilliant partial set of forged blades at my local Goodwill store. These clubs are so good that I bought the other 2 clubs that were missing from the set. I found a balata golf ball in my bu...
2021-11-0240 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 54 Golf Shoe RevelationSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I had a revelation at the Sacramento National driving range this afternoon and I hope that you enjoy it. I am looking forward to playing golf for the first time in many months tomorrow so I went to the range to practice a little bit. We are now in October autumn. It is cooler, the leaves are changing colors, and my home golf course didn't aerify their greens at the beginning of October 2021. T...
2021-10-1523 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 53 Steve Stricker For Governor of Wisconsin in 2022Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Again Fellow Golfists,It was a great week to watch golf on NBC tv. The Ryder Cup was an impeccable display of talent, maturity, youth, and inexperience. The United States team defeated the European team by a wide margin. USA 19 Europe 9 was the final score and it was an brilliant display of golf for all to see. I was thankful to have a guest on that understood what this all meant. Thanks for liste...
2021-09-2849 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 52 Hot And Not Breezy Labor Day Weekend Sunday Night at the Sacramento National Driving RangeSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, I schweated many balls tonight at the Sacramento National Driving Range on the Sunday Night of the Labor Day Weekend. It was hot with no breeze to do any sort of cooling. 86 degrees after 9pm was a bit schweaty tonight. Thank gracious that I brought my towel to dry off my schweat. Anyway it was fun to let a young chap hit my 2 persimmon fairway woods. He hit my Bridgestone Rextar 3 and 4 wood. ...
2021-09-0849 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 51 Cool Breezy August Night at The Sacramento National Driving RangeSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, I finally was able to get out to the driving range to try out my new Founders Club Series 200 Forged irons and my new Bridgestone Rextar Persimmon 4 wood. These clubs are spectacular and have amazing feel. Special shout out to Jake from Brady Bay Florida for sending me a Founders Club Series 200 Forged pitching wedge. Also special shout out to Doug Oughton of Oughton's Golf Repair for setting the proper loft and...
2021-08-2338 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 50 Equatorial Roll at Sacramento NationalSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,The Knackered Golfist got to go to the putting green again at Sacramento National this week to practice putting with his Taylor Made Manta 48 inch Long Putter. He offered a few closing thoughts on the recent playing of The Open championship from Royal St. George's in Sandwich England UK. This last Sunday he was able to finally see Cameron Champ win the 3M Open. This marks his 3rd time on the PGA Tour and...
2021-07-3029 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 49 Final Round Coverage with Wrap Up from The Open From Royal St. George'sSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, I tried to get up early for the final round but Nothing But Commercials made it very difficult for me to stay engaged with the early round coverage. Coupled with the endless mobile phone commercials and blackheaded golf club manufacturers yelling at me so early in the morning, it was really tough for me to keep watching. However I did enjoy the Doosan commercials where diggers were moving the earth. Coverage provided by NBC...
2021-07-1841 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 48 3rd Round Saturday Wrap-Up From The Open at Royal St. George'sSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists,I did a two-fer today with golf watching and golf chatting. I chatted with Danny King in my last episode but in this episode I reflected on what I watched and experienced with the 3rd Round coverage of The Open at Royal St. George's. I'm a bit torn on who to root for now. Oosthuizen, Morikawa, and Spieth are all at the top of the leaderboard. Who knows if the wind will blow tomorrow, The...
2021-07-1730 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 47 Catching Up With Danny King from the London Borough of Ealing United KingdomSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, In this episode I got to catch up with Danny King from Ealing West London UK. Danny is a part of the greens committee at his home golf course called Brent Valley Golf Club in Hanwell. I chatted with Danny back in early January of 2021 and we were both excited for The Open Championship to return to prominence in July at Royal St. George's after being cancelled last year. Danny offered to be my "feet...
2021-07-1742 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 45 2021 US Open Review 5 Days LaterSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Again Fellow Golfists,I wanted to share a closure podcast on the 2021 US Open from Torrey Pines. This major golf championship was riveting to watch on tv on Father's Day and I am becoming more accepting of John Rahm being the winner of this years championship. I was rooting for Louis Oosthuizen to win. I thought that Bryson played far too slow and played a part in "The Ooster" losing his mojo while waiting for a gaggle of...
2021-06-2625 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 44 2021 US Open Final Round Back 9 Commentary From Torrey PinesSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Welcome Fellow Golfists, In this episode I was able to do a bit of commentary of the back 9 at the US Open from Torrey Pines in San Diego California. It was fun to do this and I hope that it is the culmination of every thing that this venue was hoping for. I wanted Louis Oosthuizen to win but John Rahm won instead. Bryson played a part in this happening too. Happy Father's Day from The Knack...
2021-06-211h 56The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 42 I Love The Olympic ClubSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfist,Yesterday and today I was able to watch the best golf coverage by any network of 2021. At the time of this recording the 2021 US Women's Open was being held at The Lake Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco California. I love The Olympic Club. I have been there 4 total times in my life and it has been an amazing experience each time. The course is just below Daly City in South San Francisco Cali...
2021-06-0648 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 41 Phil Mickelson Cuts Through The Wind at KiawahSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,PHIL MICKELSON WON THE PGA!!!!!Hope you had a great day watching Phil Mickelson win his 6th Major Championship at TPC Kiawah Island outside of Charleston South Carolina. I've been watching golf for a long time and I have reached a point where I am at a crossroads of either doing my own golf commentary or stomaching Sir Nick Faldo pouring a glass of whiskey in an era when we probably shouldn't be d...
2021-05-2532 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 40 Sacramento National At Haggin Oaks Putting Green UpdateSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, Well it has been awhile since putting together a golf related episode but I wanted to let you know that I am in a golf holding period. My interest in golf has come down significantly since Hideki Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters Tournament back in April. It was such a spectacular win and I am so happy for Japan and so happy for him. I picked him to win and I wish that I bet...
2021-05-1321 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 39 Care Package Spectacular with Jesse ParraSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,I received an amazing care package from a good friend that was highlighted on episode 34 of The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Jesse Parra sent me an amazing gift for Masters Week 2021. I called him and we chatted about what was in the parcel that he sent to me. I sincerely want to thank Jesse for his amazing care package and I want to thank you for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Jesse also gave me his...
2021-04-0725 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 37 LIVE Play by Play of Round 3 on the back 9 at the 2021 Players ChampionshipSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,I wanted to practice my play by play golf commentary of shots as they happen at the 2021 Players Championship at TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. I had fun watching and working on precision of thought, smoothness of delivery, and volume of presentation. I did become a bit excited at times. I hope that you enjoy my version of the golf commentary. I am rooting for Lee Westwood to win the 2021 Play...
2021-03-1443 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 36 Tad Moore from Selma AlabamaSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello fellow Golfists, Welcome to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. I had a distinct honor and privilege to have a chat with Mr Tad Moore. Tad Moore is located in Selma Alabama and his career has allowed him to travel all around the world, working with world renowned golf brands, and world renowned professional golfers. His love of golf developed at a very young age. Originally from Toledo Ohio, Tad Moore became the Chief Designer for Maxfli / Dunlo...
2021-02-2843 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 35 Max Homa Wins at RivieraSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,Max Homa won at Riviera today and it was great to see him win his 2nd tournament on the PGA Tour. I was again sad to see that Tony Finau could not seal his 2nd win on tour. But Max Homa is from Burbank California. I used to work at DeBell Golf Course in Burbank which means that Max Homa very likely played at DeBell GC back when he was young. I enjoyed remembering my time...
2021-02-2214 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 34 Jesse Parra from Phoenix ArizonaSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, I had an amazing conversation with Jesse Parra from Phoenix Arizona. He lives in the golf capital of the South West United States. The AZ is known for being the home of PING and is the home of many many golf courses in addition to many many used golf club stores with very large inventories of used classic vintage golf clubs. We talked about how he loves to search for amazing pieces of history to rest...
2021-02-201h 06The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 33 Feeling KnackeredSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, I am a bit knackered on a Friday night. The PGA Tour is visiting Southern California to be at Riviera CC for the 2021 Genesis Invitational. I had a bit of trouble remembering a few details regarding my experience there. So I am off to bed to rest up for this weekend. Thank you so much for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCh...
2021-02-2017 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 32 Paging Mr. Profen, Mr. Profen you have a telephone call at the front desk.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Knackered Golfists,I hit 370 balls today at the range and I wanted to share with y'all that I have achieved the mythical golf ball hitting euphoric high. Not really. I will however need to visit with Mr. Ibu Profen. I was excited to watch the magnificent presentation of Pebble Beach Golf Links on CBS this afternoon from the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Classic. CBS did an immaculate job presenting Pebble Beach in all of her...
2021-02-1424 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 31 Koepka Wins the Phoenix Open.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,In this episode I try to watch golf and talk golf at the same time. I try to be couch commentator to add validity to whatever Justin Leonard isn't talking about. I am really missing Gary Koch from this NBC broadcast. Anyway, I talk briefly about Dustin Johnson's win in Saudi Arabia this week and express hopes for next weeks Pebble Beach Am - Pro from Monterey. Koepka creeps up and wins with a eagle chip...
2021-02-0834 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 30 Do all Ping Anser putters feel the same?Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Welcome Fellow Golfists,Tonight on The Knackered Golfist Podcast: Jack Nicklaus turns 81. Is Spalding making golf balls again? Do you play with two drivers? Will golf equipment companies encourage you to buy 2 drivers? Are all Ping Anser putters the same? And, does the Stroker Super Grip make a putter feel better? Thank you very much for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Please subscribe. Also check out my YouTube C...
2021-01-2339 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 29 My Uncle Mike Barr from Sherwood OregonSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, In this episode of The Knackered Golfist Podcast, I got to chat with my Uncle Mike about Golf. He is a resident of the Portland Oregon metropolitan area of the Pacific Northwest. He is retired and has loved sharing his golfing time with a certain group of friends that he has golfed with for many years. He was fortunate to be able to attend the famed 1996 United States Amateur Championship at Pumpkin Ridge Golf...
2021-01-1835 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 28 Bob Friend Veteran PGA Touring Professional from Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,On this episode of The Knackered Golfist Podcast, I had an amazing opportunity to speak with a gentleman who encapsulates golf in its purest form. Bob Friend is a veteran of the PGA Tour and competed in 5 Major Golf Championships back in the 1980's and 1990's. US Opens at Winged Foot Golf Club in 1984, The Country Club in Brookline Massachusetts in 1988, Oakmont Country Club in 1994, and at Pinehurst No.2 in 1999. He also competed in the 1999 PGA...
2021-01-1754 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 27 Mark Hanson from Clear Lake MinnesotaSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, For this episode of The Knackered Golfist Podcast I was fortunate to speak with Mark Hanson from Clear Lake Minnesota. He is an avid golf club collecting enthusiast and golf club restoration enthusiast. He has purchased golf clubs for his collection and has since worked to restore many of them. He has gained much experience in recent months and now is able to sell his restored golf clubs using Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, The Forged Golf...
2021-01-1732 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 26 Danny King from London Borough of Ealing United KingdomSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists,I reached out to my Forged Golf Club Appreciation Facebook page and asked if anyone wanted to talk about golf and I this kind chap said that he was interested. I was lucky enough to chat with him about the current state of affairs in the UK as far as COVID golf lockdown goes. He is in his mid 40's and we both share an admiration for Sir Nick Faldo. He is on the greens com...
2021-01-111h 10The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 25 Jim Higginbottom from Fenton MissouriSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, I reached out and spoke with Jim Higginbottom from Fenton Missouri. He reached out to me when I posted that I wanted to speak to someone about golf. He shared that he had a hole in one at the 11th hole at Aberdeen Golf Club in Eureka Missouri. He shared stories about his TItleist T100s Irons that he used his 9 iron to make the hole in one back on December 10 of 2020. We talked about the 1...
2021-01-1124 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 24 Kapalua MemoriesSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, In this episode I remember my experience playing Kapalua's Plantation course, the site of this weeks 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions on the PGA Tour. I was married back in 2001 and I got to play golf on my honeymoon at The Plantation Course. The course was immaculate, challenging, and very memorable. I also talk briefly about a recent bargain find and read viewer comments from my Nick Faldo youtube video that is up to 41000 views. The link...
2021-01-0931 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 23 2021 A Golf OdysseySend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, Happy New Year 2021! This episode is a bit of a brainstorming episode. I spoke about Sir Nick Faldo at the 13th hole on sunday at the 1996 Masters, Peter Kostis, Greg Norman, CBS Golf, Ken Venturi, Frank Chirkinian, Erik Anders Lang and his Adventures in Golf YouTube videos, The Open VS The British Open, and the most amazing shot that I ever hit at my home course. Also please go to Amazon and...
2021-01-0528 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 22 Tim Hovancsek, Author of "Heaven's Nice, Been There Twice" is a PGA Master Professional.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Welcome to The Knackered Golfist Podcast, Tim Hovancsek PGA Master Professional is someone who has been an integral part of Sacramento California area golf for over 30 years. Originally from Cleveland Ohio, Tim Hovancsek started teaching and instructing golf in the Phoenix Arizona area and then later in the Sacramento California area. I first met Tim at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento California as a golf instructor back in 1990 and is my first and only gol...
2020-12-2648 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 21 Offer Up Buy With A Bit Of VerplankingSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again fellow Golfists,I wanted to share a purchase that I made by using OfferUp. This included making a journey to about an hour and a half away from my home. I visited Paradise Valley Golf Course in Fairfield Ca, Napa Golf Course in Napa Ca, and Eagle Vines Golf Club in Napa Ca, and Whitney Oaks Golf Club in Rocklin Ca. We went putting green hopping and started a new game called "flip that cup". I boug...
2020-11-2931 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 20 Dustin Johnson's Beard Wins The Masters.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Knackered Golfists, Its been a dreary year but this weekend Dustin Johnson finally won his second major championship, The Masters. I did a live play by play account of the final round at The Masters. I love The Masters and I love that I was able to put this episode together with a bit of help from Mr. Frog, including commentary and historic recollection from past Master's Tournaments. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podc...
2020-11-151h 29The Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 19 Favorite holes at Augusta NationalSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello fellow Golfists, The new 2020 Master's Journal is out and it shows number 12 with fall color on the cover. It is worth the 10 quidd for this soon to be collectors item. In this episode I talk about my favorite holes at Augusta National. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist. Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck out The Knackered Golfist on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheKnackeredGolfist
2020-11-0222 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 18 Random Golf Memory: Hitting Peter Jacobsen's 9 iron.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists,I had an opportunity back in 1995 at the Franklin Templeton Funds Shark Shootout to see Peter Jacobsen hit balls on the range after his round. I then took an opportunity to hit one of his golf clubs. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist. Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck out The Knackered Golfist on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheKnackeredGolfistThis epi...
2020-11-0208 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 17 Random Golf Memory: Visiting Ben Hogan's Tomb.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, I had an opportunity to visit Ben Hogan's Tomb in Fort Worth Texas back in 2012. This allowed for another opportunity that I will never forget. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist.Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck out The Knackered Golfist on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheKnackeredGolfistThis episode brought to you by the Forged Golf Club Appreciation page on Facebook
2020-11-0108 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 16 Putting With A New Golf BallSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Fellow Golfists, My preferred golf ball is no longer being manufactured. My golf ball used to be the 2018 Srixon Q Star Tour golf ball. This ball is still being produced but it doesn't work for me anymore. I did a bit of research today to find a replacement and I have found a new ball that at least works on the green. I started with a sleeve of the new neon yellow Taylor Made Tour...
2020-11-0111 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 15 Putting Green Talk with Frankie and DaveSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello again Golfists, I wanted to start a new segment called "Putting Green Talk" with The Knackered Golfist. Here I met Frankie who was gaming a stainless steel Ping Pal 2 and Dave whom I chatted with about the current state of affairs in golf. We rehashed old ways to play golf and we talked about one of our preferred local courses called Ancil Hoffman Golf Course in Carmichael California. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist. Supp...
2020-10-2611 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 14 Ping B60 Putter Review with Franklin Funds Shark Shootout at Sherwood CC Memories.Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Welcome to The Knackered Golfist. In this episode I talk about another new putter for my collection. The Ping B60 is a major championship winner from the US Open to the British Open from what I remember. I review a stainless steel B60 putter in this episode and really wanted to get this club back in my hands from when I had one back in the 90's. I also reminisce about attending the Franklin Funds Shark Shootout in 1994 and...
2020-10-2519 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 13 Bi-Annual Greens Renovation, Sergio Wins a Rooster, Ping 5 By Karsten Putter Review, and TKGP RANT!!Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hello Fellow Golfists, In this episode I explain the importance of bi annual greens aerification that takes place during the beginning of October. Sergio finally won again in Jackson Mississippi. I bought a new putter off of ebay from BobsBetterGolf from Lansdale Pennsylvania. Its the Ping 5 By Karsten putter. Many thanks to BobsBetterGolf for sending me a putter cover!! And I had my first TKGP RANT!!Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Check out m...
2020-10-1033 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 12 Safeway Open Practice Putting Green ExperienceSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!In this episode, I got to go to Silverado Golf Resort to buy a few Safeway Open hats. But the bonus was to get to practice for a little bit of time on the Silverado Golf Resort practice putting green, which is a PGA Tour practice putting green. This was a privilege to be able to practice on because I was not a paying golfer but I did spend money in the golf shop. Anyway, I also got to see som...
2020-09-3016 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 11 MB, SS, and BC Ping Putter TestSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!In this episode, I take 3 of my Ping putters to the putting green. I use a Magnesium Bronze Ping My Day, a Stainless Steel Ping Zing 2, and a Beryllium Copper Ping Pal 6 during this session. I found that using the Seve toe up putting technique has helped me again to stay consistent around the hole. I am continually impressed by the performance of these classic putters. By the way, this green was a bit knackered. Thanks for listening to Th...
2020-09-2618 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 10 Random Golf Memory: Miller BarberSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!In this episode I remember when I walked 18 holes with Miller Barber at the 1992 Raley's Senior Gold Rush. He had a very unique swing. He was one of the founding members of the Senior PGA Tour. I was reminded of his swing after seeing Mathew Wolff play at the US Open this past weekend. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist Podcast. Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck out The Knackered Golfist on YouT...
2020-09-2309 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 9 Bryson Breaks Winged FootSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!In this episode I remember what I observed watching the Final Round of the 2020 US OPEN at Winged Foot Golf Club. Bryson DeChambeau from Clovis California made a historic win being the only player under par shooting 6 under par 274 winning by 6 shots. Is golf in a good place with bombing and gouging at US Opens? Can historic and classic designed venues still be used in the US OPEN rotation? Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist. Support the show
2020-09-2116 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 8 2020 US Open At Winged Foot PreviewSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Hi again Golfists, Here is my attempt to do a preview show for the 2020 US Open from Winged Foot in New York. I am excited to see how this venue plays for all the world to see. Thanks for listening to The Knackered Golfist. Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck out The Knackered Golfist on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheKnackeredGolfistThis episode brought to you by th...
2020-09-1715 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 7 Stewart Cink wins the 2020 Safeway Open at SilveradoSend Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!47 year old Stewart Cink won the 2020 Safeway Open at Silverado this week. His success comes after his last win which was at the 2009 British Open at Turnberry in Ayrshire, Scotland. His win was a family affair as his son Reagan worked the bag as his caddie. It was also great to get a glimpse of the up and coming Harry Higgs as a swashbuckling Texan whose style of play is a bit more sassy than the average PGA Tour player. His...
2020-09-1412 minThe Knackered Golfist PodcastTKG Ep 1 Who is The Knackered Golfist?Send Me A Text Message I would love to know where you are listening to me from!!Here I introduce myself and why I think that older golf equipment is still as relevant as ever. I love and appreciate older golf equipment. Especially on the municipal golf course. Golf is too expensive. Ever sink a birdie with a 5 dollar putter and watch someone sink a bogey with a 300 dollar putter? Support the show#theknackeredgolfistpodcast@theknackeredgolfistCheck out The Knackered Golfist on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheKnackeredGolfistThi...
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