Next On The Tee With Chris Mascaro, Golf Podcast

Two time major champion Tony Jacklin talks about winning those tournaments, how the British media drove him to move to the US, what it was like captaining 3 Ryder Cup victories back when the European team had never won and his new book "Bad Lies, A Story of Libel, Slander& Professional Golf."

Mr. Nichols shared his story about starting out as a caddy at age 9 and being the personal caddy for Dodgers legend Pee Wee Reese. He recounted his victory in the 1964 PGA Championship over Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan. We also talked about the influence Dr. Cary Middlecoff had on him, his victories at the 1962 St. Petersburg Open, the 1973 Westchester Classic and getting a second life in golf when the Senior Tour started.

Top Instructor Tom Patri talks about the impact that the coronavirus is having on the livelihoods of PGA & LPGA Professionals around the world. He also talks about the fluid swing Seve had and how we can emulate it and how he dealt with the pressure of winning a Division 2 National Championship at Florida Southern.

Jane Geddes, 2 time LPGA Major Champion and Florida State Hall of Famer joins me. Jane shares her thoughts on the impact the coronavirus is having on every professional tour. She also shares memories of Mickey Wright and how she went from the front office of the LPGA Tour to being the Vice President of Talent Relations for the WWE.

On this week's show I'm joined by 2 time LPGA Major Champion Jane Geddes, Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Richard Zokol, and Top Instructor Tom Patri. Hear their insights on the impact the coronavirus is having on all of the professional Tours as well as local PGA & LPGA Professionals. There are a lot of empty practice ranges out there right now. Jane also talks about how she went from the front office of the LPGA Tour to being the Vice President of Talent Relations for the WWE. Richard Zokol talks about detaching our focus from results and to the process of the next shot plus how his new free app Mind Track Golf can help us do just that. Tom Patri talks us through hitting more fluid shots the way Seve did and how he dealt with the pressure of winning a Division 2 national champion at Florida Southern.

Golf Channel Academy Lead Instructor Brian Jacobs weighs in on the technology debate, playing the right set of tees, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, plus tips for how to chip it close from 20, 30, 40 yards out and develop feel from 20, 30, 40 feet from the hole.

Scott Felix, Golf Digest Top 100 Fitter, talks about how to get properly fit for your clubs, how to use that wrench that came with your driver, getting fit for your putter plus explains what the heck smash factor is.

Todd Beach, TaylorMade Sr. Vice President of Research, Development, & Engineering takes us through their new innovations for 2020 including the technology behind their new SiM family of woods and irons, plus their new wedge designs and enhancements on their Spider Putter and golf balls.

On this edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined by TaylorMade Golf's Vice President of Research, Development, & Engineering Todd Beach, Top 100 Club Fitter Scott Felix, and Golf Channel Lead Instructor & a Top Teacher in New York Brian Jacobs. Todd Beach takes us through their new innovations for 2020 including the technology behind their new SiM family of woods and irons, plus their new wedge designs and enhancements on their Spider Putter and golf balls. Scott Felix helps us understand how to adjust our drivers, how a shorter shaft can actually lead to better drives, what smash factor means, and how important it is to get fit for your putter. Brian Jacobs weighs in on the technology issue and teaches us how to take all of those good swings we had on the driving range and transition them to the course. He also shares tips for how to develop feel for 20, 30, and 40 yard chip shots plus 20, 30, and 40 foot putts.

Top Instructors Shane LeBaron & Stan Utley help you improve your short game and make more putts on this segment of Next on the Tee.

Kraig Kann, former Golf Channel Lead Host and current Host on Sirius/XM's PGA Tour Channel, joins me on this segment of Next on the Tee. Kraig shares his memories of working at The Golf Channel when they first got started, covering his first Masters Tournament, playing Augusta National on media day, thoughts on the technology issue, plus what he's doing now with the Kann Advisory Group.

Perry French, Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO Territory Manager and Class A Teaching Professional, shares insights on their new technology that can help us hit better, straighter drives, better bunker shots and sink more putts. He also helps us understand how to pick the right bounce for our wedges.

On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by Perry French, Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO Territory Manager and Class A Teaching Professional, Kraig Kann, Sirius/XM PGA Tour Channel Host, and Top 100 Instructors Shane LeBaron and Stan Utley. We'll be talking what's new from the Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO brands for 2020, plus how to play better in soggy, damp conditions, how to determine the bounce you need on your wedges, plus more short game and putting tips.

Veteran Tour Caddie Andy Lano II, shares his thoughts on the Patrick Reed situation, how technology is impacting the game, and how he and Kenny Perry tried to judge the wind and the shot when they came to the 12th hole at Augusta National each year.

Top Instructor Tom Patri shares his thoughts on the Patrick Reed situation. TP pontificates, "If Arnold Palmer was the Presidents Cup Captain instead of Tiger Woods? Do you think Patrick Reed gets on the plane for Australia and is part of the team?" TP also shares tips to knock the rust off your golf swing if its been in hibernation for the winter.

2013 Senior Open Champion Mark Wiebe joins me on this segment of Next on the Tee. Mark shares his thoughts on the Patrick Reed situation, takes us inside the mind of a Tour player and how their thought process differs from ours, plus shares tips to help improve our mental approach to the game.

On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by 2013 Senior Open Champion Mark Wiebe, 25 year Tour Caddie Andy Lano II, and our resident Director of Instruction and Top Instructor Tom Patri.

Rob Strano can be seen on The Golf Channel Golf Academy, is the Host of The Golf Kingdom, and is annually recognized as one of the Top Instructors in the state of Florida. Rob helps get the rust off your golf swing as well as shares a simple tip for how judge what club you need if you have an obstacle to get over quickly, and how to choose which club to use if you're just short of the green but you've got 70-80 feet to the pin.

David Lee is the founder of Gravity Golf which has been endorsed by Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, and Chi Chi Rodriguez. He shares the principles of his golf swing method and why 3 of the game's greatest legends use them. He also shares the story of how a fishing trip with Mickey Mantle created the light bulb moment for what has become Gravity Golf.

Jonathan Yarwood has worked with 2005 US Open winner Michael Campbell as well as two US Amateur winners, two US Girls winners, three AJGA players of the year, a winner on the PGA, LPGA, European, Challenge, Asian and Australasian tours as well as a slew of amateur victories and notable ranked players. Jonathan talks about what it was like being a part of Michael Campbell's major victory. He also talked about working with Nick Faldo and Seve Ballesteros and their will to be great. He weighs in on the technology issue and spending time with Tony Jacklin.