Recap The 150th Open at St Andrews | Rafael Kalamat & Michael Bleackley

Today our hosts recap the 150th Open Championship at The Old Course at St Andrew’s Golf Club in Fife, Scotland.

Champion: Cameron Smith

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Kraig Kann = SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio Host

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Kraig Kann returns to talk with our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley about the 150th Open Championship player predictions, Tiger Woods chances and latest news in professional golf.

Kraig is a communications expert, the founder of Kann Advisory Group , former Chief Communications Officer of the LPGA Tour and former Golf Channel analyst. His knowledge about golf provides fantastic insight, he is always a pleasure to speak with.

Also in this episode, Mike recaps his experience from the LIV Golf event recently held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.

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Closing Ceremonies – LIV GOLF Invitational – Portland 2022

Golf Portland 2.0-2022

We go live from the closing ceremonies at the first North American LIV Golf event held at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon.

 

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LIV Golf Portland 2.0 | 2022

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[EP 039] 

The Golf Podcast | Live with Mike & Raf at LIV Golf Portland 2.0

Today we recap the first few days of the LIV Golf event in Portland, Oregon at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

We cover the overall experience of this event, including the unique team names and members of each team along with additional prize money. This event being a shotgun format is different than PGA Tour’s format, however it does provide an action packed afternoon for spectators. The fan zone has interactive games, food carts, live musicians and dj’s and really cool merchandise.

The press conference with Brooks Keopka, Pat Perez and Patrick Reed was entertaining to say the least, Rafael and Michael provide opinions on what was said including feedback on some of the hypocrisy happening in golf right now.

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John Cook

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[EP 038] 

The Golf Podcast | Live With John Cook – PGA & Champions Tour Legend – Golf Channel Analyst

Our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak with PGA Tour and Champions Tour veteran, John Cook. They recap the 2022 Canadian Open at St George’s Golf Club In Toronto, Canada. As well John’s victory in 1983 where he defeated Johnny Miller in a 6 hole playoff while Jack Nicklaus was one stroke short of making the playoff.

John elaborates on his role as an analyst and share some great stories from the 1993 Ryder Cup at The Belfry Golf Club and lots more.

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Mark Zecchino

Mark Zecchino

[EP 037] 

The Golf Podcast | Live With Mark Zecchino – Sirius XM Host – TSN And Golf Talk Canada Host

Today we recap the RBC Canadian Open, Brook Henderson winning the Shoprite LPGA Classic and the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational.

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Alan Shipnuck 

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[EP 036] 

The Golf Podcast | Live With Alan Shipnuck – Sports Illustrated – Fire Pit Collective Member

Today our hosts Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak with writer Alan Shipnuck. Alan has been getting lots of media attention lately in regards to his new book titled PHIL: The Rip Roaring (and unauthorized) Biography Of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar.

We talk about the new book and this year’s controversy with Phil Mickelson, the LIV Golf Tour starting this week at Centurion Golf Club in London, England too. Check out the Fire Pit Collective for more excellent golf content.

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Vince Cellini

Vince Cellini

[EP 035] 

The Golf Podcast | Live With Vince Cellini – Champions Tour Learning Center Host

Today our hosts, Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley speak to Vince Cellini, current host of Champions Tour Learning Center, previous Golf Channel Host, including shows such as Golf Talk Live and The Big Break.

We talk about the future of the Champions Tour, Phil Mickelson, how Vince got started in broadcasting and some fun stories Vince recalls from his career.

 

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Yohann Benson

Yohann Benson

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The Golf Podcast | Live Yohann Benson – RDS Analyst – PGA Canada Member – PGA Tour Caddy

Today our host Michael Bleackley speaks with Yohann Benson , PGA of Canada member from Montreal, Canada. We talk about Yohann’s playing career, caddying for Mark Hubbard, Adam Hadwin, Russell Knox, his experiences while qualifying for the 2008 US Open, The 2022 PGA Championship and much more.

 

Yohann’s Info: “My love and passion for the game was instantaneous” Yohann joined as a member the beautiful Whitlock Golf and Country Club where his grandfather Tom Benson was a member for over 50 years.

After a brief but successful amateur career, Yohann left for the United States to improve his game and to see first hand how the best players in the world train and play.

His first taste of international competition happened in 2008 when he joins the Mackenzie Tour and qualifies to play in one of golf’s most prestigious events, The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, the first time he rubs elbows with the greats of the game.

 

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Rob Labritz

Rob Labritz

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The Golf Podcast | Live with Rob Labritz – PGA Tour Champions Member

Today our host Rafael Kalamat and Michael Bleackley talk with PGA Champions Tour rookie Rob Labritz after his first major (Regions Tradition), Rob had played 8 events already and sits in 41st place on the Charles Schwab Money List with just over $140,00 0 in earnings. Rob is scheduled to play the remaining 17 events of the season.

 

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