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Top Golf Course Designer Bill Bergin joins me in this segment of the show. Bill updates us on what's going on with several of his course design and restoration projects like The McLemore, Waterfall, and Oaks Country Club, which is down the street from this week's PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bill gives me advice on how to play McLemore since my buddies and I are headed back there this week for our annual golf trip. McLemore is an award-winning design and the 18th hole has been named one of the Top 10 Finishing Holes in all of golf. We also hear about his experience playing in the 1984 Open Championship at St. Andrews when he finished 14th and his 3rd round 66 was tied for the best round of the tournament.

Top Instructor, Kevin Roman joins me in this segment of the show. Kevin shares his memories from playing in the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine. He talks about being paired with Matt Kuchar and Louie Oosthuizen in the first two rounds. We also hear about the practice round he played with Louie and Rory McIlroy and how far Louie outdrove Rory. We get some great chipping tips including set-up, ball position, and club selection. Plus, how much his new Srixon ZX irons and Cleveland Golf wedges have improved his game including hitting 2 flagsticks on his approach shots during the qualifying round for the US Senior Open.

Chris Koske has a rich background in the game of golf. He spent several years in the marketing department at Callaway Golf and now is the Chief Marketing Officer for Edel Golf. Chris takes us through their Golf Digest Gold Award-winning putters and wedges. We hear about how far off most of us are with aiming our putters, plus their elaborate fitting process that will help us make more putts and hit our wedges much closer to the hole.

One of my all-time favorite people, Matthew Laurance, joins me in this segment. Matthew shares memories from his very first commercial, a 5-second appearance on a local Coke commercial in New York, and the pride that invoked for his father. I also ask Matthew about the incredible number of cigarettes they smoked during the filming of Eddie & the Cruisers, and how he survived that. I also get his thoughts on The Masters, Tiger's performance there, and his experience playing Harbor Town Golf Links.

Bob Ford is one of the all-time great PGA Professionals. He's been inducted into several halls of fame including the PGA Professional Hall of Fame and he was recently recognized with the Bob Jones Award for his great contributions to the game of golf. Bob was the Head Golf Professional for several decades at Oakmont Country Club in the summer and Seminole Golf Club in the winter. We hear several of his memories from both clubs plus his thoughts on the Saudi League and Arnold Palmer's final US Open appearance in 1994 which concluded on Friday afternoon while the infamous police chase was going on with OJ Simpson out in LA.

Scott McCarron talks about driving distance, what his is now versus when he first joined the PGA Tour. We also hear about the back-to-back majors they have coming up on the Champions Tour, dealing with missing 1-foot putts, and how to have a winning mindset vs. playing not to lose.

One of the all-time greats on the baseball diamond Fred Lynn joins me in this special edition of Next on the Tee. What stands out about Fred during our conversation is his enthusiasm and optimism...and you know how much I love that. We hear about how he started out as a 4 sports star in college playing football, baseball, basketball, and running track. How he actually started his college career on a football scholarship at USC. He discusses his transition to focusing on baseball as a CF and Pitcher. Helped USC win 3 straight College Baseball World Series. He tells the story about their incredible comeback down 7-0 in the bottom of the 9th to the University of Minnesota, who had Dave Winfield on the mound, and winning 8-7. We also hear about the 1975 World Series, the Red Sox trading him to the Angels, teaching himself how to play golf, the fun he had playing golf with Jim Rice, and the plea to his old college football teammate Lynn Swann to get him on at Augusta National. Fred was so much fun to talk to. I hope you enjoy this segment as much as I did.

In this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by 2019 Champions Tour Player of the Year Scott McCarron, one of the all-time great PGA Professionals Bob Ford, Actor turned ESPN Radio Host Matthew Laurance, and Edel Golf's Chief Marketing Officer Chris Koske joined me. Scott McCarron talks about his driving distance now versus when he first joined the PGA Tour. We also hear about the back-to-back majors they have coming up on the Champions Tour, dealing with missing 1 foot putts, and how to have a winning mindset vs. playing not to lose. Bob Ford is in several hall of fames including the PGA Professional Hall of Fame and he was recognized with the Bob Jones Award for his great contributions in the game. Bob was also the Head Golf Professional for several decades at both Oakmont Country Club and Seminole Golf Club. We hear several of his memories from both clubs plus his thoughts on the Saudi League and his stories about playing with Arnold Palmer. Matthew Laurance shares memories from his very first commercial and the number of cigarettes they smoked during the filming of Eddie & the Cruisers. We also hear his thoughts on The Masters, Tiger's performance, and his experience playing Harbor Town Golf Links. Chris Koske takes us through their Golf Award-winning putters and wedges. We hear about how far off most of us are with aiming our putters, plus their elaborate fitting process that will help us make more putts and hit our wedges much closer to the hole.

One of my favorite people to talk to, Frank Nobilo, joins me in this segment of the show. Franks talks about what he saw while broadcasting this year's Masters Tournament. We hear about Tiger's performance, Rory electrifying the patrons on Sunday, if Rory can carry that over to next year's Masters, Frank's memories of playing Southern Hills, the site of this year's PGA Championship, and how this generation of players compares to the players of the '60s & '70s.

Suzy Whaley shares her thoughts on what we saw at this year's Masters Tournament including her time in the broadcast booth. We hear the story behind how she got hooked on golf at age 9 by going over to the driving range to compete with the boys, her passion for inclusion and growing the game as President of the PGA of America, and the record-setting day her daughter Kelly had recently on the Ladies European Tour.