TeeTalk

Episode 50: Ken Thompson, True Sports (Golf Shafts)

January 31st, 2020  |  51 mins 57 secs

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Episode 50 has Scott flying solo while Stefan attended the Waste Management Open in Phoenix.

We do a quick wrap of the week past including the European Tour, LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, and some events from the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.

Ken Thompson of the PGMC/ ACCRA Division of True Sports joins us as the guet to discuss their latest products for 2020 including some enviromentally-focussed initiatives.

The MailBag is full of travel and equipment questions and we welcome a special guest for a "Would You Rather" Quiz.

Episode 49: Michael Gligic, PGA TOUR Player/Korn Ferry Tour Winner

January 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

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Scott is away at the PGA Merchandise Show so Stefan welcomes guest host Rich McLean, a Golf Canada rules official and Head referee at the Flagstick Open presented by TaylorMade and adidas Golf.

The pair break down the week that was on various golf tours around the world, chat about memories of Jack Nicklaus as he turns 80.

We welcome back Canada's Michael Gligic, a rookie on the PGA Tour to share how his Fall season went and what he is looking ahead to in 2020. He discusses the state of Canadian Golf, the PGA TOUR learning curve, his success on the Korn Ferry Tour and other development circuits, and some thoughts on the 2020 RBC Canadian Open at St. George's Golf & Country Club.

Rich also adds in some insights on various rules issues in the game, including backstopping and putters that can stand up by themselves.

Episode 48: Cam Davis, PGA Tour Player / Sony Open Wrap-up

January 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 13 mins

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The PGA Tour is back to full field events and we break down the win by playoff by Cam Smith at the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff over Brendan Steele.

Fresh off his tie for 9th in Hawaii, another Australian, Cam Davis, joins us for the feature interview to share his thoughts on his pro golf journey. We chat life on the road, how important the 2017 Australian Open win was for his career, and what he learned in his rookie year on the PGA TOUR in 2019. We also discuss the wild fires in Australia and how people from their country are raising funds to help those affected.

The Mail Bag throws us a few curve balls this week with questions that range in subject from fashion colours of the year, how Easter may affect The Masters viewership and how many weeks in a row should a golfer play before taking some time off.

We also discuss the unauthorized Charle Woods swing video and the social media contest the LPGA ran to decide their "Player of The Decade."

Episode 47: Tomo Bystedt, TaylorMade Golf Product Creation

January 10th, 2020  |  1 hr 28 mins

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Season Two of the Flagstick.com TeeTalk Podcast gets underway with a recap of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, a summary of how some of the Canadians are faring so far this season on the PGA TOUR, and a preview of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Our feature interview highlights a chat with Tomo Bystedt, the Director of Product Creation for TaylorMade Golf, recorded at The Kingdom in Carlsbad, Calfornia. Tomo delves deep into the details of the company's new SIM metalwoods, and shares his insight on working with tour staff players like Tiger Woods in crafting new clubs.

We look ahead to the 2020 Men's Major Championships and make some predictions, discuss the broadcast team on NBC Golf, and give our opinion on an LPGA Player of the decade social media contest.

In the Mail Bag we answer your questions about the future prospects of Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods , Matt Wolff, and Collin Morikawa, talk grips, and debate whether a lottery windfall would prompt us to build our own golf courses.

Episode 46: 2019 Year In Review / Presidents Cup

December 19th, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins

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2019 is in the books for the Flagstick.com TeeTalk Podcast and we close it out with our thoughts on the Presidents Cup and all it entailed.

We dig through the highlights (and a few low-lights) for the 2019 golf season as we saw it, inject our own personal moments of the season, and take a wander through the Men's Major Championships of the last decade.

To close it all out Scott challenges Stefan to the "Money List Game" - taking a guess at who finished higher on the PGA TOUR money list in 2018/2019.

Enjoy, thanks for listening in 2019, and tune in early in 2020 for more shows!

Episode 45: Nick Taylor, PGA TOUR winner and Presidents Cup preview

December 11th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins

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TaylorMade staffer and PGA TOUR winner Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C. joins us for a feature interview. We discuss his relationship with golf equipment, the resurgence in his game over the last 18 months, the state of Canadian Golf, and his thoughts on the 2020 RBC Canadian Open at St. George's G&CC.

We discuss this week's Presidents Cup, the fallout of the rules violation by Patrick Reed at the Hero World Challenge, and wrap up several other events around the world.

In the Mail Bag we discuss the prospect of Tiger Woods returning to the #1 world ranking, how many pairs of golf shoes you should have, investing in a driver or a putter, and how Stefan took his shot and found his way to being a caddy on the PGA TOUR.

Episode 44: Aaron Cockerill, European Tour member

November 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min

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Fresh from the European Tour Qualifying School where he tied for 5th place, Canada's Aaron Cockerill joins the show from South Africa. He shares the highs and lows of 2019, the emotions of securing greater status for 2020, and what he looks forward to.

He details travels in twenty-five countries and four continents over the last year, enjoying Q-School celebrations with his parents on-site in Spain, and the six hours it took to scroll through his congratulatory messages.

We also wrap up the LPGA TOUR and European Tour seasons and take on a variety of subjects in the Birdie vs Bogey segment. That means opinions on the Hero World Challenge, tape-delayed golf coverage, high-top golf shoes, multi-hole playoffs only using one hole, coloured golf balls, the icon level of #7 at Pebble Beach and starters at public courses/resorts.

In the Mail Bag we answer your questions about how close is acceptable to use a laser rangefinder, where to do a golf trip in the southern U.S. with a casino available that is not Las Vegas, when should you test golf clubs, and some gift ideas under $150.

Episode 43: Hannah Hellyer, Symetra Tour Player

November 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 31 mins

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Canada's Hannah Hellyer joins us to give insight on her first season as a full-time professional golfer on the Symetra Tour. The things she learned, how she got there, and her plans on how she will move forward.

We take a look at the recent success of Brendon Todd on the PGA TOUR, the season ending events for the LPGA and European Tours, and bring you a heartwarming golf story from Argentina.

In Birdie or Bogey we take on course rankings lists, par five holes you cant reach in two, amateurs having their name on their golf bag, and the best post-round beverage places in golf.

The Mail Bag has brings us questions about how many golf balls we carry in our bags, the most spectacular shots we have witnessed, and we come up with our new rules to guide golf forever.

Episode 42: Tony Harris, Golf & Sports Artist

November 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 38 mins

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Golf provides a lot of artistic scenes and few capture them better than Canada's Tony Harris. He joins the podcast to talk about his work painting hundreds of golf holes, his love of the game, as well as becoming the go-to painter for the NHL.

We pack in the games this show with a lot of topics ranging from how well the International team will do at the Presidents Cup, will Tiger Woods win multiple times in 2020, will Michelle Wie every play on the LPGA TOUR again, and what lies ahead for Brooks Koepka in his quest to win more majors.

In Birdie or Bogey we discuss Cobra Golf's signing of Jason Dufner, is The Players Championship a major championship, and the future of golf club manufacturing.

In the mailbag we answer questions about Ireland vs Scotland for golf, are Anser style putters all the same, and much, much more.

Episode 41: Lauren Kim, LPGA TOUR member and Symetra TOUR Winner

November 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 23 mins

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A lot of LPGA talk this week on the podcast. We discuss the Q-Series rules controversy and welcome in Stanford grad Lauren Kim to talk about her successful play at the Q-Series.

She also outlines the joys of success in NCAA Golf, an inspiring message from Tiger Woods, finding inspiration to keep going as a professional golfer, and how pros adapt to courses from week to week.

In the MailBag we share take on why you might not want to have a 64-degree wedge in your bag, our favourite episodes of the season, destinations to play golf in Ontario, and we each build a used golf bag for $800.